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== Anime and Manga ==
* Despite ''[[Astro Boy (manga)|Astro Boy]]'' being frequently compared with Pinocchio, he himself rarely expresses a desire to become a real boy (which is somewhat ironic, considering he was originally a [[Replacement Goldfish]] for a real boy). In fact, on the few occasions he does get upgrades to become more human-like, he ends up regretting it and comes to the conclusion that being the best robot he can be is more important than being more like a human. This trope is played somewhat straight in the story of ''Zolomon's Jewel'' in the manga, which features L-44, a robot who signs up for a dangerous mission that ends up costing him his life because he wants to earn enough money to pay for a [[
* ''[[Chobits]]''
* Subverted in ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' in regards to Android 18. When Krillin wishes to Shen Long for her to become fully human, he is unable to, so Krillin wishes for the bomb in her body to be removed instead. Technically, 18 (and 17, her twin brother) is a cyborg, so her human parts are intact ([[Babies Ever After|hence, Marron]]), whereas Androids such as 16, 19, and number 8 from the original ''Dragonball'', are purely robotic.
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