The Mysterious Underground Men tells the story of Mimio the talking rabbit, as he struggles to prove his humanity while helping his friends save Earth from an invasion of angry humanoid ants. (Source: PictureBox) Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Remake of Tezuka's 1948 one shot ''The Mysterious Underground Man'' 
The parents of Isami Nishitani were killed aboard world's first stratospheric rocket ship Luna Park I when the ship exploded. Isami's father was a chemistry professor who left behind a ear of a rabbit which would make the brains of a human work considerably faster. Prof. Frankenstein succeeds in the experiment which transforms the the ear into a human being. Isami, intent on revenging his parents, volunteers as test pilot for earth-penetrating train Luna Park III invented by the designer Sullivan along several other people , including his pet rabbit who was transformed into a human being.

Tribute animation by Yoh Yoshinari featuring Tezuka characters.

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