Character profile
Umatarou Tenma
天馬午太郎Tenma Hakase (天馬博士) / Dr. Tenma
Biography
Umatarou Tenma is a renowned roboticist who serves as Japan's Minister of Science. The name Tenma is explained as meaning “Pegasus,” or literally “Heaven-horse,” in Japanese.
Story spoilers
After his nine-year-old son Tobio dies in a car accident, Tenma decides to recreate him as the invincible robot Atom.
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