Amazing 3 (Japanese title:W3 - Wonder 3) is an Osamu Tezuka manga and an anime series. Osamu Tezuka and his creations commemorated on two stamps Dr. Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫 Tezuka Osamu, November 3, 1928 - February 9, 1989) was a Japanese manga artist and animator born in Ōsaka. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to in the Western world by the portmanteau Japanimation. ...

The story involves Patrol W3, three humanoid extraterrestrial special agents who visit planet Earth to decide whether or not it should be destroyed. They assume the physical forms of a rabbit (Captain Bokko a.k.a. Bonnie), a horse (Nokko a.k.a. Ronnie), and a duck (Agent Pukko a.k.a. Zero). They befriend an earth boy, Shinichi Hoshi (Kenny Carter in English version); together with Shinichi's secret agent brother Koichi, they fight crime and remedy world problems. They ground travel in the Big Wheel, a large tire-shaped vehicle with passenger space in its center. Extraterrestrial, as an adjective, refers to something that originates, occurs, or is located outside Earth or its atmosphere. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus The bane of Australian farmers - the wild rabbit An old rabbit trap Rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae bird family. ... Shinichi Hoshi (星 新一 Hoshi Shinichi, September 6, 1926 - December 30, 1997) was a Japanese novelist and science-fiction writer. ... Firestone tire A tire (U.S. spelling) or tyre (UK spelling) is a roughly toroidal piece of material placed on the circumference of a wheel, either for the purpose of cushioning or to protect the wheel from wear and tear. ...

The anime series based on it was also made by Tezuka. It was released in 1967. 52 episodes were produced in black and white by Mushi Productions. The series has not been officially released on video or DVD in the United States since the American 16mm negatives and audio tracks appear to have been lost or destroyed. However, a dozen or so episodes do exist which were videotaped from Los Angeles' KCOP during the summer of 1974. These episodes - along with a few additional episodes in the original Japanese - are available on two semi-bootleg DVDs. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Amazing 3 make a cameo appearance in the Astro Boy: Omega Factor game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance released in 2004, along with several other characters created by Osamu Tezuka. Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂; (NASDAQ: NTDOF), (TYO: 7974)) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. ... The Game Boy line is the best-selling handheld to date The Game Boy Advance (GBA) is a handheld videogame console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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