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Despite his German-sounding name, Danke Stadt has no known special meaning in either Japanese or English.<\/p>\n
His forked beard, somewhat flat hair swoop covering one large eye and dark bags under the other, make for a somewhat ominous\u00a0figure.<\/p>\n
With such a menacing appearance, it might be easy to mistake Danke Stadt for a straight up villain. \u00a0However his character is a bit more complex than that. \u00a0In fact, you can practically feel the melancholy wafting off him. \u00a0So, while\u00a0he is driven to commit menacing deeds, they are usually the acts of desperation of someone perpetually down on his luck.<\/p>\n
Although he got off to a rather villainous start in his namesake role in Chief Detective Kenichi<\/em> (1954-58), Danke has also had memorable roles in the\u00a0Astro Boy<\/em> (1952-68)<\/a>\u00a0chapter “Black Lux” (1957)\u00a0as the captive of Black Lux<\/a>, and later in the chapter “Beginning of the Contradiction” (1967) as a wood carver rendered obsolete by computer technology.<\/p>\n If you spot an appearance not already listed, please let us know in the comments section below!<\/p>\n Chief Detective Kenichi\u00a0<\/em>as “Danke Stadt”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Black Lux”) as “the man in custody” Hikari<\/em><\/p>\n\nManga Appearances<\/h3>\n
\n1954<\/h4>\n
\n1957<\/h4>\n
\nLion Books<\/em>\u00a0(“Twin Murder”) as “the\u00a0sculptor”<\/p>\n
\n1959<\/h4>\n
\n1967<\/h4>\n