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Afill’s\u00a0name is derived from the Japanese word for “duck” (ahiru<\/em>).<\/p>\n With a name like that, it should come as no surprise that Afill is easily recognizable by his pug nose, monkey-like ears and wide, exaggerated (almost duckbill-like) lips.<\/p>\n Afill may be a career bit player, but he is a specialist at using his somewhat odd appearance to really inject a bit of energy into whatever scene he’s in. \u00a0Although he has had a few roles as a key antagonist – primarily as part of a threesome with his co-conspirators Kao Sekken<\/a> and Gratin<\/a> – \u00a0he is generally known for throw-away roles, cast as a servant, a henchman, a passenger, a customer, or simply a man-in-the-crowd.<\/p>\n One of Tezuka’s oldest Stars, Afill got his big break in the amateur work\u00a0Lost World<\/em> [Manuscript] (1946), however his official debut is as the leader of the Mamango Secret Society crooks in Lost World<\/em> (1948)<\/a>. \u00a0Although he has\u00a0no series to really call his own, he has\u00a0made several\u00a0appearances in Lion Books <\/em>(1956-57) and\u00a0Black Jack<\/em> (1973-83)<\/a>. \u00a0He was also memorable in\u00a0the Astro Boy<\/em> (1952-68)<\/a>\u00a0chapter “Secret of the Egyptian Conspirators” (1959).<\/p>\n If you spot an appearance not already listed, please let us know in the comments section below!<\/p>\n Lost World<\/em> [Manuscript] as “Afill”<\/p>\n Lost World<\/em> as “the leader of the Mamango Secret Society”<\/p>\n Goto Matabei\u00a0<\/em>as “Afill, the Southern Barbarian”<\/p>\n Lion Books<\/em> (“The Black Space Ray”) as “a customer at the dance hall”<\/p>\n Lion Books<\/em> (“The Multi-Eyed Devil”) as “a passenger on the train”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/em><\/a> (\u201cSecret of the Egyptian Conspirators\u201d) as “the man on the train who warns Higeoyaji<\/a>” The Runaway Tanker<\/em> as “a passenger on the ship”<\/p>\n Lion Books<\/em> (“Serenade of Pig’s Navel”) as “one of the Soviet agents”<\/p>\n Black Jack<\/em><\/a> (“Miyuki and Ben<\/a>“) as “a police officer” Black Jack<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Mistress Shiraha”) as “Hakuyo’s secretary” Black Jack<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Country Clinic”) as “a passenger on the bus”<\/p>\n Black Jack<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Teratoid Cystoma – Part 2”) as “a doctor”<\/p>\n Black Jack<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Younger Brother”) as “Eichi’s older friend” Afil is a career bit player. Although he has had a few roles as a key antagonist – primarily with his co-conspirators Kao Sekken and Gratin – he is generally known for throw-away roles, cast as a servant, a henchman, a passenger, a customer, or simply a man-in-the-crowd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5262,"parent":6169,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[249],"class_list":["post-1022","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-star-system","tag-lost-world-cast","has-thumbnail"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6vZWu-gu","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1022"}],"version-history":[{"count":67,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12399,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1022\/revisions\/12399"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Distinguishing Features<\/h3>\n
Status: Minor Star (\u2605)<\/h3>\n
Notable\u00a0Roles<\/h3>\n
\nManga Appearances<\/h3>\n
\n1946<\/h4>\n
\n1948<\/h4>\n
\n1954<\/h4>\n
\n1956<\/h4>\n
\n1957<\/h4>\n
\n1959<\/h4>\n
\nHikari\u00a0<\/em>as “one of the gangsters”<\/p>\n
\n1969<\/h4>\n
\n1971<\/h4>\n
\n1973<\/h4>\n
\nMicroid S\u00a0<\/em>(\u201cTokyo in Ruins\u201d)\u00a0as “a taxi driver”<\/p>\n
\n1974<\/h4>\n
\nTigerland<\/em> as “Masaru’s Secretary”<\/p>\n
\n1975<\/h4>\n
\n1976<\/h4>\n
\n1977<\/h4>\n
\nBlack Jack<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“The Nekogami Clan”) as “the Nekogami clan’s servant”<\/p>\n
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