Ambassador Atom

{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}

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| name = Ambassador Atom

| image = Ambassador_Atom_Cover.jpg

| caption = A color cover page of Ambassador Atom

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| ja_kanji = アトム大使

| ja_romaji = Atomu Taishi

| genre = Adventure, science fiction, humor

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| type = Manga

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| author = Osamu Tezuka

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| magazine = Shōnen

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| first = April 1951

| last = March 1952

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{{nihongo|Ambassador Atom |アトム大使|Atomu Taishi}} is a manga short series written by Osamu Tezuka. It was originally serialized in Kobunsha's Shōnen magazine from 1951 to 1952.{{Cite web|url=http://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/13.html|title=Ambassador Atom｜MANGA｜TEZUKA OSAMU OFFICIAL}} The series is mostly noted for introducing the character Astro Boy.{{cite book |last=Schodt |first=Frederik |date=2007 |title=The Astro Boy Essays |publisher= Stone Bridge Press |page= 16 |isbn= 978-1933330549}} The series would be released as Chapter 0 in the original Astro Boy tankōbon volumes published by Kodansha.