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Bagifan123 requested I do a picture of Bagi in the clutches of yet another scientist who sees her as nothing more than a lab animal.

This was a challenge at first, because I'd never heard of Bagi in fifty some years on this planet. Sadly, Osama Tezuka's works aren't widely distributed in the U.S. I knew about Astro Boy and Phoenix, but not a lot else. Fortunately I was able to find the film "Bagi Monster of Mighty Nature" on Youtube and I was able to get a feel for the character. If you want to see it, too, it's still on Youtube - - at least until some copyright holder finds out.

I like Bagi. The film could use a better script, but Bagi is a strong, interesting character. And before anyone asks, the design for the scientist character is lifted from another Tezuka work, "Metropolis". I did that to give the picture a Tezuka feel.