Cartoonist Tezuka's characters aid Japan fencing

Cartoonist Tezuka's characters aid Japan fencing

TOKYO, Japan - Women's sabre fencer Misaki Emura (L) poses as "Princess Sapphire," the protagonist in the popular comic series "Princess Knight" written by the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2015, together with the legendary manga character "Astro Boy" in a publicity blitz led by the Japan Fencing Federation to promote the sport.

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    TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Fencing Federation unveils in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2015, new characters produced jointly with Tezuka Productions Co., an animation production company created by the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, for use in a publicity blitz for the sport. The characters include "Astro Boy" while Yuki Ota, a two-time Olympic foil silver medalist, and six other medalists will also be drawn as Tezuka characters for the campaign.