Anime Overview
Astro Boy
After losing his only child, Dr. Umatarou Tenma builds Atom, a cutting edge robot fashioned in the boy's likeness, hoping to fill the void. When Tenma rejects his creation, Atom is sold to a traveling robot circus where performers are treated as disposable. Freed by Dr. Ochanomizu, a compassionate scientist who defends robot rights, Atom begins to carve out…
Characters
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Related Anime
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Atom: The Beginning
Prequel | 2017
Pluto
Spin-Off
Tetsuwan Atom: Uchuu no Yuusha
Summary
Astro Boy (1980)
Alternative Version | 1980
Astro Boy (2003)
Alternative Version | 2003
Go Astro Boy Go!
Alternative Version | 2019
Staff
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Tezuka, Osamu
Director, Episode Director, Script
Takai, Tatsuo
Music
Dezaki, Osamu
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Furukawa, Masashi
Editing
Hayashi, Masayuki
In-Between Animation
Jinguu, Satoshi
In-Between Animation
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Episode 12: Cruciform Island
Aired Mar 19, 1963
Episode 11: Time Machine
Aired Mar 12, 1963
Episode 10: The Fool Ivan
Aired Mar 5, 1963
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Astro Boy episode guide
193 tracked episodes
Astro Boy characters
6 featured characters
Astro Boy staff
6 featured staff credits
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