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Sources that might indicate whether or not Urasawa took inspiration from this for Billy Bat.

I tried looking into it and couldn't really find anything. But Urasawa was inspired by Tezuka in general.

I've heard of it simply because it was Tezuka's last work, but I don't know anything about it. I just read the synopsis and it does sound pretty cool.

Yes No Ok

The 10G thing just ruins his credibility. Without that, his top end would be like around 40% of Base Vegeta I'd say.

People say the Rurouni Kenshin one is decent

Dragon Ball, by a longshot, largely because talking to people about it on these websites was an external motivator to delve into it. Other than that, probably Evangelion or Hunter x Hunter (pre Dark Continent).

I agree that stories don’t need any of those things to be good but i still don’t think dragon ball is the best. you can make a case for the fight choreography. As shounen jump goes, it’s very very good.

The CSM movie is very good but, like most battle shounen arcs adapted into movie format, I think it just works better in manga format. Still, the first half (i.e. the part before the continuous action scenes that are strung together) is directed very well, and the arguably ill-suited format...

It’s not an unreasonable criticism. It’s also not a bad thing per se, most directors revisit a lot of the same themes and plot elements, including the most acclaimed ones like Miyazaki and so on. I do personally think that his last three movies have been way too similar to each other though...

It's a Lower Thug

GridZero and I were talking about this in 2014 One day...

Madoka’s got some subversive elements, but “magical girl, but dark/becomes corrupted/etc” isn’t uncommon in the genre either, like in Sailor Moon for example. I’d have to watch his stuff again (it’s been like 10 years) but I think Urobuchi’s stuff generally ended on a hopeful or positive note...

Yeah and they're just normiecore enough for people to go ooh aah Ohhh look it's magical girls but dark, also look at how their wishes create despair Ohhh look it's Fate, I know Saber, also look at them talk philosophy at each other Ohhh look it's Minority Report, also look at them quote...

Nah I wouldn't say that he's a poor man's Konaka (that is to say, yes, he's different enough), but I do think he's overall a lesser storyteller in terms of conveying his themes in a natural way. I can see why people would get more attached to his characters and narratives though.