Editing Tetsujin 28-go (section)

==Legacy==
* The [[shotacon]] genre of Japanese fiction, which focuses on a sexual attraction to young boys, is said to be linked to ''Tetsujin 28-go''{{'}}s Shotaro as an early example of the archetypal boys the genre focuses on; indeed, the term "shotacon" is said to be short for "Shotaro Complex".<ref name="Otaku Sexuality p.236">Saitō Tamaki (2007). "Otaku Sexuality" in Christopher Bolton, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr., and [[Takayuki Tatsumi]] ed., page 236 ''[http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/B/bolton_robot.html Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605115230/http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/B/bolton_robot.html |date=2011-06-05 }}''. University of Minnesota Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8166-4974-7}}.</ref>
* [[Guillermo del Toro]] has cited the series as an influence on his movie ''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'', depicting a series of battles between human-controlled giant robots and [[kaiju|giant alien monsters]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/63167 |title=Mr. Beaks Talks PACIFIC RIM, World Building And Gargantuas W/ Guillermo del Toro And Travis Beacham! |publisher=Aintitcool.com |date=2013-07-08 |access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref>
* Shotaro's name was borrowed by [[Katsuhiro Otomo]] for the [[Shotaro Kaneda (Akira)|protagonist]] of his manga, ''[[Akira (manga)|Akira]]''. He also borrowed the name Shikishima for the colonel and the name of Shikishima's son, Tetsuo, for the character Tetsuo Shima; he has stated in the ''Akira Club'' book that it could be said that Akira is based on ''Tetsujin 28-go'' (Akira himself is referred to as "No. 28" by the scientists experimenting on the espers).
* The U.S. edition of the show, ''Gigantor'', was spoofed in ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''{{'}}s "Torboto" sketch.