A boy comes of age, with the help of talking animals, in this cartoon fantasy. ... raises and trains young Ren — who grows to become Kyuta — in “The Boy and The Beast.” ...

The boy’s father bought the construction worker a new rope. He told a reporter that he gave his son “a good talking to and and explained what he did was very dangerous. He has promised he will ...

Japanese old and young are celebrating the birth date of cartoon character Astro Boy, who was recognised as an envoy by one Tokyo ward and resident of a town north of the capital.