Speaking of Astro Boy. Many years ago I was on a technical tour of the Sony R&D facility in Tokyo where innovations like U-matic and Betamax were developed. Security, as you might imagine, was high.

I noticed something posted on a bulletin board that I remember to this day.

It showed Astro Boy walking along, with gears and other parts falling out of him in a trail, being followed by stereotypical spies gathering up the pieces behind him. There was a big notation in Japanese that I couldn't read, but the meaning was absolutely clear nonetheless!