Astroの例文や意味・使い方に関するQ&A

A: × When "Astro Boy" (first shown in 1963) was acquired by the U.S. network NBC, the production company made huge profits due to the foreign exchange market of the time.
✓ When "Astro Boy" (initially released in 1963) was acquired by the U.S. network NBC, the production company made huge profits due to the foreign exchange market of the time.

A: American Dollars -> U.S. Dollars
100,000 horse-powered boy: not sure what this means

Overall it sounds pretty natural though!

A: × Originally, Astro Boy was to be broadcast in 13 episodes, or 13 weeks, from January 1, 1963 to the last week of March of the same year.
✓ Astro Boy was originally meant to be broadcasted as 13 episodes over the span of 13 weeks from January 1, 1963 to the last week of March of the same year.

× It was feared that the more the show was produced, the more money it would lose, but the plan was to gradually reduce the production costs per episode by using production techniques such as combining one used picture with another used one .
✓ It was feared there would be a loss in revenue the more episodes were produced, so they planned to gradually reduce the cost per episode by using production techniques such as combining one used picture with another one.

× In addition, Tezuka (and Koide) devised a plan to make up the shortfall in production costs by releasing Astro Boy products in one go after the TV broadcast ended and using the resulting royalties.
✓ In addition, Tezuka (and Koide) devised a plan to make up for any losses by releasing Astro Boy merchandise as soon as the series ended and using the resulting royalties.

A: × It was Astro merchandise that came to rescue him in financial difficulties.
✓ It was Astro merchandise that came to rescue him from his financial difficulties.

× The idea that animated characters could be used as intellectual property (and they are protected by law) was astounding to Japanese people back then.
✓ The idea that animated characters could be used as intellectual property (and that they are protected by law) was astounding to Japanese people back then.

× On the other hand, Japanese movie and television companies were not so interested in the merchandising rights business even though they learned about it and accepted.
✓ On the other hand, Japanese movie and television companies were not so interested in the merchandising rights business even though they learned about it and (had) accepted (it).

× The business model became known in Japan, led by stationery companies, not them.
✓ The business model became known in Japan and was led by stationery companies, not them.

I wasn't too sure about the meaning of "accepted" and the meaning of the final sentence