<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
by	O
Tezuka	O
as	O
a	O
full-color	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
his	O
popular	O
manga	O
series	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
unfavorable	O
circumstances	O
during	O
the	O
pre-production	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
led	O
him	O
to	O
abandon	O
it	O
temporarily	O
and	O
create	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
Osamu	O
Tezuka	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
was	O
n't	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
comic	O
book	O
form	O
,	O
written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Tezuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
color	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
for	O
his	O
landmark	O
manga	O
Tetsuwan	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
,	O
(	O
known	O
to	O
western	O
audiences	O
as	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
financial	O
distress	O
of	O
Mushi	O
Productions	O
,	O
the	O
copyrights	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
characters	O
were	O
in	O
limbo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
then	O
redesigned	O
Atom	O
slightly	O
,	O
and	O
renamed	O
him	O
as	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
element	O
mirrors	O
the	O
disagreement	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
characters	O
Dr.	O
Tenma	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Ochanomizu	O
in	O
Tetsuwan	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
storylines	O
in	O
the	O
episodes	O
of	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
were	O
remakes	O
of	O
classic	O
and	O
beloved	O
stories	O
Tezuka	O
wrote	O
and	O
drew	O
in	O
his	O
Tetsuwan	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
manga	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Artificial	O
Sun	O
and	O
The	O
Last	O
Day	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
he	O
wrote	O
and	O
illustrated	O
his	O
Tetsuwan	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
manga	O
,	O
Tezuka	O
stayed	O
away	O
from	O
graphic	O
violence	O
in	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
typical	O
traits	O
of	O
his	O
works	O
are	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
moral	O
values	O
,	O
humanity	O
and	O
strong	O
emotiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
received	O
by	O
Japan	O
's	O
population	O
with	O
mixed	O
feelings	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
wanted	O
the	O
original	O
Tetsuwan	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
and	O
some	O
accepted	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
wholeheartedly	O
as	O
a	O
different	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
successfully	O
secured	O
the	O
copyrights	O
on	O
all	O
his	O
characters	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
Tezuka	O
founded	O
Tezuka	O
Productions	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
color	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Tetsuwan	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
initially	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
a	O
hit	O
,	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
from	O
the	O
60	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
expected	O
from	O
Osamu	O
Tezuka	O
,	O
he	O
put	O
his	O
"	O
character	O
acting	O
company	O
"	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Star	O
System	O
,	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
define	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Creator	O
of	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
 '	O
incredible	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
and	O
heart	O
,	O
and	O
creator	O
of	O
Miri	O
and	O
Melchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
included	O
himself	O
also	O
in	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
,	O
appearing	O
as	O
friend	O
and	O
advisor	O
to	O
Mars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	O
#	O
Title	O
Guest	O
character	O
Aired	O
Short	O
Summary1	O
Mars	O
is	O
born	O
,	O
year	O
2015Faitan	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
1977	O
Today	O
's	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
day	O
as	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
is	O
activated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
easily	O
defeats	O
it	O
though	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
wraps	O
up	O
the	O
episode.2	O
Counterfeiting	O
robot	O
gangnone	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
1977	O
It	O
's	O
another	O
day	O
full	O
of	O
nothing	O
but	O
studying	O
for	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Avex	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
five-disc	O
DVD	O
Box	O
set	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
complete	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
records	O
containing	O
the	O
musical	O
score	O
of	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
were	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
series	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
only	O
LP	O
record	O
,	O
it	O
contained	O
several	O
songs	O
along	O
a	O
mini-drama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mars	O
Single	O
Record	O
6	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
opening	O
and	O
ending	O
songs	O
of	O
the	O
Jetter	B-Application
Mars	I-Application
anime	O
,	O
along	O
the	O
theme	O
song	O
for	O
the	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Yumiko	O
Igarashi	O
and	O
Kyoko	O
Mizuki	O
's	O
classic	O
shōjo	O
manga	O
Candy	O
Candy	O
:	O
</s>
