Umataro Tenma - Tumblr Posts

I wanna say 03, but a lot of people are saying that (and for a good reason) but I wanna go with something else

I really liked 80s Tenma. Aside from that one scene where he gets upset at Astro, he seems like a genuinely good dad. And hey, he doesn't sell his child off to a robot circus, so that's something

Shame he just dies after like the 2nd episode in a throwaway line though lmao

Alright guys, I gotta know…

Who’s your favorite Tenma?

I did it. As the mad lad I am I did it lmao. Behold, the Sexyman Star System.....

(also I forgot Black Jack AUGHH i might draw him in eventually but he's in the bg i guess)

original (it was originally created by maggotpee on instagram if i'm not mistaken)

Quick doodle of Dr. Parental Neglect

(Also I liked him with lashes so it's canon in my heart now)

This whole series is Tenma and Ochanomizu fighting over Astro's custody

Do you remember now?

Kinda hurried sketch bc I’ll be away for the weekend and if I didnt take this out of my system I would explode

I was explaining Astro Boy to my gf and when I got to Uran she went, "so basically each doctor made his robot kid based on his ex boyfriend" and I've been thinking about it ever since

Atom the Beginning redraw thingie bc I'm not entirely sure how to feel abt this anime's existence yet BUT. I do love Ochan and Tenma interacting 😭😭😭😭

Ok sooo Astro boy Phantom of the Opera (kinda) au ✨

SO. Since 03 Tenma pretty much IS the Phantom (and I started shipping the old men real bad) I started cooking this

The story is that Ochan is a medic and Tenma a cientist. They're old friends, but then Tobio dies (as he does) and Tenma isolates himself and makes a pact (with a demon or spirit ig?) to trade half of his soul to bring his son back (which leaves some scars or stuff hence the mask)

The half soul is used to make a new soul for Tobio's body, restored with mechanical prosthetics by his father. But the new soul isn't Tobio. It's a new life, a new person, who just carries his memories. Tenma acts overprotective and possessive of him, hiding them from the world, so the kid eventually runs away and finds Ochanomizu, seeking help. Ochan names him "Astro" since he loves the sky and stars so much and cares for the kid.

Anyway cut to Ochan spending like 80k words knocking some sense on his problematic boyfriend's head, Tenma ruins everything then learns to value his son's life etc etc and I hope they all become a happy family the end

…It would be a while before he could fully re-introduce himself to the world that was being built around him. A world built by Ochanomizu and Atom. However loudly the robot-fearing minority might bark, they couldn't hold a candle to the bright future those two promised.

-> Fanart for @good-wine-and-cheese 's AMAZING fic, The Indomitable Human Soul! I love this paragraph and how it captures Tenma's silent admiration for Ochanomizu and Astro!

The birth of Atom

Been working on this one for a while, finally done!

Insane how Tezuka just sat down and wrote the greatest enemies to lovers old man yaoi this side of the galaxy and didn't even realize it