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Astro Boy ·鉄腕アトム

In 2030 AD, after being abandoned by his creator, a young boy robot is rescued by an Android Advocate, Dr Elefun, who adopts him as his own and guides him in the use of his special powers to aid and protect mankind and robot-kind.

ja
Animation
Action & Adventure
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Comedy
Family
Kids
Created By

Osamu Tezuka

First Aired on

Oct 01, 1980

1 seaons till Dec 23, 1981

Popularity: 15.4383
75 votes
Networks
(JP)
Production

Tezuka Productions (JP)Mushi Production (JP)Nippon Television Network Corporation (JP)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Astro's First Love

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 52 episodes

Astro Boy

Aired

52 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Birth Of Astro Boy24 min

    Dr Boynton is so driven by his work as a robot engineer thst he neglects his promise to spend time with his son Toby at an amusement park. As Toby leaves the park, he is caught in a traffic collision. Before dying, Toby has his father promise him to make the new robot in his image and treat it like a son. Overcome with grief, Boynton completes the project and brings "Toby" to life. Unknown to Dr Boynton, a shady criminal called Skunk stole the plans for "Toby" and plans to make a robot of his own with a new circuit known as the Omega Factor.

  • Episode 2Astro Boy Vs. Atlas24 min

    Dr. Boynton and Toby depart on an ocean liner for America. Not knowing his own strength, Toby causes a huge mess during dinner. Angrily, Dr Boynton rejects Toby on the spot, declaring that he's just a robot and that he has no son. Meanwhile, Skunk attempts to teach Atlas his criminal ways and eventually takes Atlas on a mission to steel gold from the same boat that Dr Boynton and Toby are on...

  • Episode 3The Robot Circus24 min

    Toby has been enslaved by a robot circus owner and is forced into manual labour. There he befriends a young circus worker named Kathy. Dr Boynton's associate, Professor Elefun, comes to fetch Toby but the ringmaster refuses to let him go... Toby receives his new name, "Astro".

  • Episode 4Save the Classmate24 min

    Rescued from the circus by Dr. Elefun, Astro Boy starts school and struggles with the bullying from classmates for being a robot.

  • Episode 5Atlas Lives Again24 min

    Astro's must stop Atlas' scheme to enslave humanity by series of technological thefts, one of which involves Astro's proposed robotic parents.

Crew & Team

Mitsunari Makino

Art Direction

Nao Sakaguchi

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