and Tanino Liberatore; first appeared in 1978, in Italian, in the magazine Cannibale Uèr, an "electro-chemical" android capable of human feelings, in the Italian comic book Milady 3000 by Magnus (1980) Link is an android in a team of human agents in the Italian comics series Agenzia Alfa, published by Sergio Bonelli (1997–present; Nathan Never and Legs Weaver are on the same team, although having series of their own). Link's name could be a tribute to Adam Link. His look has some similarity to Star Treks Data in an alternate timeline, except for a silver strip of hair on top of his head. South American The Stellar Warriors from Karmatron by Oscar González Loyo (1986) Tonto and Lothar from The Metabarons (1992–2003) Manga (Japanese comics) Giant Robo in the manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (1967–1968) Doraemon in the manga of the same name by Fujiko Fujio (1969) Chihiro and Robita plus various other robots from Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix (1971) Arale Norimaki, the main character of Dr. Slump; also Obotchaman (1980-1984) Marilyn, named after Marilyn Monroe, in Kazuo Umezu's 1982 manga My Name is Shingo Sergeant Metallic, Android 8, Android 16, Android 17, Android 18, and Android 19, all created by Dr. Gero (Android 20) from Dragon Ball (1984–1995) Banpei and Sigel in Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima (1988–present) Project 2501 in Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell, a Japanese manga that describes an espionage AI that achieves sentience (1991) Alpha Hatsuseno, Kokone Takatsu, Maruko Maruko, Director Alpha Koumiishi (female robots) and Nai (a male robot) in the manga series Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano in Kodansha's monthly seinen magazine Afternoon (1994–2006) Rin Asakura, Bathyscaphe and other robots, cyborgs and space vessels that look like humans in The World of Narue by Tomohiro Marukawa (1999–2012) Chi and other Persocoms from the manga Chobits (2001–2002) Chachamaru Karakuri, plus other robots in the manga Negima by Ken Akamatsu (2003–2012) Tres Iques from Trinity Blood by Sunao Yoshida (2004–present) Flandre, Flanders and Francesca from the anime Princess Resurrection (2005–2013) Nano Shinonome and Biscuit #1 and #2 from Nichijou by Keiichi Arawi (2006–present) Mira Yurizaki from Dimension W by Yūji Iwahara (2011–present) Villain Bots from My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi (2016–present) Astro Boy (original name: Mighty Atom) in the manga of the original name by Osamu Tezuka (1952-1968) Comic strips Awbry from the comic strip Nancy Beetle Bot from the comic strip Beetle