Jetter Mars

Jetter Mars (ジェッターマルス, Jettā Marusu) is an anime series directed by Rintaro and conceptualized by Osamu Tezuka. It was produced by Toei Animation and debuted on Fuji TV on the 3rd of February, 1977. The story follows a robot boy named Jetter Mars who must learn the difference between right and wrong under the care of two conflicting parental figures: Director Yamanoue, who wishes to use Mars as a tool for war, and Professor Kawashimo, who believes Mars should be raised similarly to a human boy.

Jetter Mars was conceptualized as an animated television show, but supplemental manga were published alongside the show's run to promote the show. Primarily, Ikehara Shigeto's version of the manga published in TV Land magazine, which had some of its chapters reprinted and compiled into a paperback manga in 2019.