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In Japanese, the characters oh<\/em> (\u5927) means “big” and meh<\/em> (\u76ee) means “eyes”. So Tamao’s name means “Big Eyes” Tamao – a product of his large glasses and an equivalent to the term “Four-Eyes” in English.<\/p>\n Tamao is an earnest young lad who is usually easy to spot by his round head, and slightly surprised expression – enhanced by his large (and presumably) thick glasses.<\/p>\n Tamao is a very typical boy. Given his appearance and large glasses, he’s often the target for a bit of bullying – usually at the hands of Shibugaki<\/a> – however, despite that he still has a certain self-confidence. Not nearly as adroit as his good pal, Kenichi<\/a>, can fall victim to his own desires and sometimes overestimates his abilities and bravery. However, in the end, he is a true friend and will go out of his way to help his classmates. As such, he appears almost exclusively in the slightly nerdy, but still quite capable friend role.<\/p>\n Tamo, made his first appearance in Ambassador Atom<\/em>\u00a0(1951)<\/a>, and even though he appeared alongside the much more established, Kenichi<\/a>, he is more or less the star of the show. However, even though in the original version of the Astro Boy<\/em> (1952-68)<\/a> chapter \u201cAstro\u2019s Parents<\/a>\u201c it is Tamao who is the one who feels sorry for his robot friend and pleads with Dr. Ochanomizu<\/a> to create a Mother<\/a> and Father<\/a> for Astro Boy<\/a> – the scene was later rewritten by Tezuka and the role handed over to Kenichi<\/a> instead. Although he is staunchly grounded as part of the Astro Boy<\/a><\/em> (1952-68) cast, he also made an appearance in The Strange Boy<\/em> (1961).\u00a0 Also, in the Black Jack<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(1973-83) chapter \u201cYou Did It!\u201d he,\u00a0Kenichi<\/a>, and Shibugaki<\/a> are all reunited and appear to lend support to their classmate, Astro Boy<\/a>, who is on trial.<\/p>\n If you spot an appearance not already listed, please let us know in the comments section below!<\/p>\n Ambassador Atom<\/a><\/em>\u00a0as “Tamao”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(\u201cAstro\u2019s Parents<\/a>\u201c) as \u201cTamao\u201d Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Red Cat”) as “Tamao” Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“The Coral Reef Adventure”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Electro”) as “Tamao” Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Shootout In The Alps”) as “Tamao” Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“The Mysterious Ball”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Fortress of the Centaurs”) as “Tamao” Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Secret of the Egyptian Conspirators”) as “Tamao” Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Space Snow Leopard”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“The White-Hot Being”) as “Tamao” Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Space Parasites”) as “Tamao” Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“The Brain Swap”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Blue Knight”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Ti-tan”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Zoloman’s Jewels”) as “Tamao” Black Jack<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Leaf Buds”) as “a classmate” Black Jack<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“You Did It!”) as “a classmate”<\/p>\n Black Jack<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Move, Solomon!”)\u00a0as “a classmate”<\/p>\n Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Space Doll”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n Dari the Robot Nurse<\/em><\/p>\n Atom Cat<\/a><\/em> (\u201cAtom the Orphan\u201d) as \u201cTamao\u201d<\/p>\nDistinguishing Features<\/h3>\n
Status: Secondary\u00a0Star (\u2605\u2605)<\/h3>\n
Notable Roles<\/h3>\n
\nManga Appearances<\/h3>\n
\n1951<\/h4>\n
\n1952<\/h4>\n
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Gas People<\/a>“) as “Tamao”
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Frankenstein<\/a>“) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n
\n1953<\/h4>\n
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Sea Serpent Island”) as “Tamao”
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Flying Skyscraper”) as “Tamao”
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Mission to Mars”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n
\n1954<\/h4>\n
\n1955<\/h4>\n
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Gernica”) as “Tamao”
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Youth Gas”) as “Tamao”
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Yellow Horse”)\u00a0as “Tamao”<\/p>\n
\n1956<\/h4>\n
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Atlas”) as “Tamao”
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“The Midoro Swamp”) as “Tamao”
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Robot Bombs”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n
\n1957<\/h4>\n
\n1958<\/h4>\n
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Count Bat”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n
\n1959<\/h4>\n
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Subterranen Tank”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n
\n1960<\/h4>\n
\n1961<\/h4>\n
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Plant People”) as “Tamao”
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“The Hot Dog Corps”) as “Tamao”
\nAstro Boy<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(“The Third Magician”) as “Tamao”
\nThe Strange Boy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
\n1962<\/h4>\n
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Robot Land”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n
\n1964<\/h4>\n
\n1965<\/h4>\n
\n1966<\/h4>\n
\n1967<\/h4>\n
\nAstro Boy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(“Beginning of the Contradiction”) as “Tamao”<\/p>\n
\n1974<\/h4>\n
\nBlack Jack<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(“Teacher and Pupil”) as “a classmate”<\/p>\n
\n1975<\/h4>\n
\n1978<\/h4>\n
\n1981<\/h4>\n
\n1982<\/h4>\n
\n1986<\/h4>\n
\n1987<\/h4>\n