Astro Boy

2003
Astro Boy

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Power Up! Apr 06, 2003

When Astro is activated the city's power starts to drain, and he must try and stop the robot Magnamite from destroying everything. Armed with Kokoro (the ability of free will) Astro discovers his purpose for being activated.

EP2 Rocket Ball Apr 13, 2003

When a friendly robot-dog invites Astro to watch a game of Rocket Ball, he looks forward to a fun day at the ballpark, Instead, the game turns chaotic when the robot players start destroying the stadium and threatening the human spectators. Astro must find a way to save the humans and get the robot athletes under control!

EP3 Destination Deimos Apr 20, 2003

On Deimos, one of the two moons of Mars, robot miners ignore the orders of their human foreman and mysteriously begin digging on their own. Astro must work fast to discover the cause of the robots' strange behavior before Intergalactic Security exterminates them for disobeying.

EP4 Into Thin Air Apr 27, 2003

The evil Skunk tricks Denkou, an "Invisible Robot," into committing a string of robberies. Astro soon realizes that Denkou is not bad, she just doesn't know the difference between right and wrong and Astro is the only one that can teach her.

EP5 Rainbow Canyon May 04, 2003

An experiment in advanced weather technology has turned a desert canyon into fertile farmland, and proven once again that humans and robots can work together, But a sudden rash of earthquakes and storms threatens to wreck the project. It's up to Astro to find out who is behind the evil plan.

EP6 Birth of Atlas May 11, 2003

Dr. Tenma builds a powerful robot named Atlas whose abilities rival Astro's, But Atlas has a rebellious nature and begins to destroy Metro City. Astro must save the city from Atlas, while beginning to learn the secrets of his own past.

EP7 Astro Vs. Atlas May 18, 2003

As Atlas continues his rampage, Astro learns the truth about his own past. With the memory circuits reactivated, Astro remembers being created, rejected, abandoned by Dr. Tenma, Astro must face difficult questions about his own identity and his ultimate destiny.

EP8 Neon Express May 25, 2003

When Kato hides a hyper-accelerator virus on the robotic super train Neon Express, it sends the train and its passengers speeding out of control. Astro must rescue the passengers and prevent the train from crashing into the center of Metro City.

EP9 Franken Jun 01, 2003

A mysterious robot terrifies humans as he hunts for scrap robot parts and uses them to rebuild his own malfunctioning system. The police target the robot for destruction, but he may not be the "evil robot" he appears to be, and Astro must uncover the truth before its to late.

EP10 The Venus Robots Jun 08, 2003

In order to take advantage of their special freezing powers, Dr Tenma pretends to be the long-awaiting leader of a group of advanced robots. The Robots don't realize that their freezing functions cause terrible destruction by freezing everything in sight. Can Astro convince the Robots to reject Tenma's evil influence?

EP11 Robot Circus Jun 15, 2003

A robot circus star named Reno is revealed to be a human boy in disguise. Astro must save the circus, and prevent the authorities from taking the boy from his robot family.

EP12 Reviving Jumbo Jun 22, 2003

Skunk reactivates Jumbo, a giant robot and uses him to stage a daring prison break. Astro must stop Jumbo and turn him back into the gentle giant that he really is.

EP13 Little Sister, Big Trouble Jul 06, 2003

Doctor O'Shay creates a robot-sister, Zoran, for Astro. While Zoran is off exploring she is captured by the giant robot bird Katari, and only her powerful big brother can save her!

EP14 Micro Adventure Jul 13, 2003

A micro-robot attacks Zoran's operating system from the inside. Astro must shrink down to microscopic size and go inside of Zoran's system to fight the micro-robot and save his sister.

EP15 Only a Machine Jul 20, 2003

Astro must stop Erasabot from sucking out the artificial intelligence from all the robots in Metro City.

EP16 Robot Hunters Jul 27, 2003

An android robot hunter is attacking innocent robots and dismantling them for sale on the black market. Astro befriends the hunter and tries to help him overcome the programming he was given by Skunk.

EP17 The Rise of Pluto Aug 03, 2003

Pluto vows to become the supreme robot champion of the world. As he defeats his rivals, he gains their special powers and becomes even stronger. Astro is the only one left who can stop Pluto.

EP18 The Fall of Archeron Aug 10, 2003

EP19 Robot Boy Aug 17, 2003

Astro's human friend Matthew loves robots so much that he pretends he is one. But when he tries to use "robot" powers to save his mom from a space shuttle accident, it's up to Astro to save them both.

EP20 Dawn of the Techno-Revolution Aug 24, 2003

With his authority challenged by Shadow, Dr. Tenma sets out to prove that Astro is loyal to the robot cause and will join them in leading the robot revolution.

EP21 Dragon Lake Aug 31, 2003

Astro must find the poison around Dragon Lake. When he gets there he meets the eccentric explorer Gulliver, and they face-off against the toxic Repo Girls in a fight to save Dragon Lake.

EP22 The Legend of Tohron Sep 07, 2003

Astro must protect Princess Abby against a plot to take over her ancient land of Mayura.

EP23 Lost In Outland Sep 14, 2003

While saving the planet from a falling satellite, Astro is damaged and loses his memory. Boon, a scientist with a mysterious past, tries to help Astro recover before another satellite hits Earth.

EP24 March of the Micro Bears Sep 21, 2003

When Shadow unleashes an army of mind-controlling teddy bears on Metro City, it's up to Astro to stop them before they take over the entire population.

EP25 Deep City Sep 28, 2003

An underground city threatens the environment, so the environment fights back--tree roots attack the city and its people. Astro must restore the delicate balance of nature to save the humans.

EP26 The Blue Knight Oct 05, 2003

When air-blimp is threatened with a wormhole device, Astro is blamed and arrested. The Blue Knight helps him escape from jail, and together they must save the blimp and prove Astro's innocence.

EP27 Old Dog, New Tricks Oct 12, 2003

Astro partners with Yuko's Uncle Wally to solve a series of baffling robberies involving a dragon-like robotic monster.

EP28 Hydra-Jacked Oct 19, 2003

A power station orbiting the Earth is set to self-destruct, and Astro partners with the Blue Knight to try to save the robots. They uncover a secret regarding the corrupt humans who caused the danger.

EP29 The Case of the Phantom Fowl Oct 26, 2003

EP30 Geo-Raider Nov 02, 2003

Astro joins an expedition to the center of the earth, when a member of the crew causes a mutiny. Only Astro can protect the crew and save the expedition before an eruption of lava destroys them all.

EP31 Gideon Nov 09, 2003

EP32 The Secret of Blue Knight Nov 16, 2003

When Astro and The Blue Knight try to stop illegal, underground robot fights, they are forced to fight each other. As they prepare for battle, Astro learns the truth about The Blue Knight's past.

EP33 Fairy Tale Nov 23, 2003

EP34 Shape Shifter Nov 30, 2003

EP35 Firebird Dec 07, 2003

EP36 Space Academy Dec 14, 2003

EP37 Atlas Strikes Back Dec 14, 2003

EP38 Battle-Bot Dec 28, 2003

EP39 Time Hunters Jan 11, 2004

EP40 Escape from Volcano Island Jan 18, 2004

EP41 Avalanche Jan 25, 2004

EP42 Battle of Steel Island Feb 01, 2004

EP43 Undercover Feb 08, 2004

EP44 Into the Dragon's Lair Feb 15, 2004

EP45 Night Before the Revolution Feb 22, 2004

EP46 Robotonia Feb 29, 2004

EP47 Showdown in Robotonia Mar 07, 2004

EP48 Journey to Tomorrow Mar 14, 2004

EP49 Astro Reborn Mar 21, 2004

EP50 The Final Battle Mar 28, 2004

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Released: 06 April 2003 Ended
Producted By: Sony Pictures
Country: Japan
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Astro is a robotic boy created by Dr. Tenma to replace his late son. When Tenma destroys his laboratory and shuts down Astro, the Ministry of Science revives him and tries to give him a normal life as a 6th-grade student who occasionally helps keep renegade robots from causing harm.

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webberrules Astro Boy Mighty Atom is such an underrated series I have a bit of a soft spot for. I say "a bit" since I watched the English dub of the series in my childhood, and I do not like the English dub that much anymore. The domestic bias is so annoying to the point that the only way to watch the original Japanese version is to either watch it online on KissAnime or order the DVDs from Japan. I am from Australia, so that is why I said it. The animation is not the stereotypical style used in Japanese animation, which is a good thing. The voice acting by Makoto Tsumura as Atom, Hisashi Katsuta as Professor Ochanomizu, Shinya Owada as Doctor Tenma and Shadow, Miki Maruyama as Uran, Banjo Ginga as Officer Tawashi, Koji Ishii as Acetylene Lamp, Kosei Tomita as Higeoyaji, Akiko Kawase as Yuko Kisaragi, Kazuki Yao as Skunk, Hideyuki Tanaka as The Blue Knight, the list goes on, is fantastic. The music by Takashi Yoshimatsu is great and gives that orchestral composition that the English dub lacks, which is generic electronic music. The writing is great, which is a delicate balance of being epic and episodic, which is thanks to Chiaki Konaka, Ai Ohta, Keiichi Hasegawa, Sadayuki Murai, Kenji Konuta, Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy, Marc Handler, Hirotoshi Kobayashi, and Larry Biscof cooperating into the production of this series. The American writers must be fluent in Japanese, so much so they wrote the episodes in said language in a studio in Japan.
rorymacveigh Out of all three of the versions, I'd have to say this one is by far the best version of the Astroboy cartoons. It's structured, its well animated, its got a great storyline with some well developed characters and it's generally a fun watch for adults and children alike. Again there are some gripes and some changes between the Japanese and American dubs, mainly being the lack of an episode here and there as well as the removal of many scenes which link back to Astro's past as Tobio, the son of Tenma. Because American Children's TV is more censored than Japanese Children's TV, a large number of scenes involving the death of the real Tobio and the creation of Astro are removed so as not to seem disturbing, these scenes however do appear in the Japanese Original Version, so if it's story you're looking for, you'll find it there. It also attempts to try and appeal to the more modern audience with catchphrases such as 'Let's Rocket' and other things that make it more like a Pokemon Cartoon, dampening down the more serious story. Thankfully, these unnecessary pieces of silliness are reduced to only two or three episodes which have little to no impact on the overall story. This series also has probably the best version of Dr Tenma. In the 1963 version he was a loud mouth and obnoxiously silly character which wasn't fun to watch, he just seemed really insane. As for the 1980 version he wasn't as mad, but he was still quite a stroppy and unenjoyable character. This version, he is subtle, calculative, manipulative and generally just down right evil. The character behind Tenma is much more developed, as is seen in the final few episodes of the series where Astro's past is revealed. Instead of getting rid of Astro because he was clumsy or couldn't grow or something stupid like that, instead he removes Astro because Astro starts to develop the same defiance as the original Tobio did, sort of a Totalitarian type father who doesn't take questioning of his authority well. Although quite clee- shee with the dark gloomy castle and the organ playing, he truly is a fantastic villain. There are also some more light hearted tones with Astro's silly sister Zoran and his friends who keep getting into mischief. Overall, a really fun series and definitely worth a watch.
atomius i personally rate this series 9/10. I have never seen the first ones but i think the sound and graphics are pioneering, like those of star wars in the 70s and 80s. The backgrounds could beat poke'mons in two seconds, and i love the way that the animation rolls nicely. The characters i am undecided on. For two reasons, one, some i hate utterly, and two, some i really like. The robot astroboy himself certainly is a great character, but his voice reminds me of a squeaky ballerina. I expected more of a gruff voice. Tenma certainly is well played, and while some of the plots deserve to be stuck onto he first doctors plots in the sixties, others are unbelievable but fit well. Skunk, the criminal, certainly contains good villain style. Id recommend this cartoon to any body who likes good anime shows, or robots and technology.
StayinFrosty Having good memories of the Astroboy series that aired in the 80's, I was excited to hear about a remake. Overall I'd say the new crew has done a fine job. There are some changes in the story line (Astro working at a circus, getting his trademark red boots, etc) but these may be revealed later. It doesn't seem to have as clear allegories for racism and segregation either, but again, there is still time for this to show up. The show retains a similar look to the original Astroboy with great visuals. The music captures the style of the show very well.I'm not too keen on some of the voices, though. I have only seen the English-language dub so I don't have the original Japanese for comparison, but I find Astro's voice to be somewhat out of place. Another character, Dr. Tenma, is a slender Asian man and has a voice that sounds like James Earl Jones! Those two aside, the other voices are pretty good. I also especially like that Astro's rockets still have the same sound as the 80's show!As for editing, a real problem with anime aired in the United States, I can't give definite comment, having never seen the original Japanese series. I did notice that Astro was told he was based on a real boy without mentioning what happened to that boy (he was killed in a car accident before the series takes place). A couple characters' names have been changed as well, Dr. Ocha-no-mizu (whom I knew as Prof. Peabody, others, Dr. Elefun in the last series) is now called Dr. O'Shay. I'm not sure why. If they wanted to shorten it, they could've just called him "Dr. Ocha" ("tea" in Japanese). Astro's sister, Uran (Sarah, Astrogirl), is now called Zoran. Once again, I'm not sure why. Also note, it's now called "Astro Boy" (2 words) instead of Astroboy (1 word). Maybe to distinguish between the old and new series?Another thing I've noticed is that at least some of the episodes are being aired out of order. E.g. Astro's first day of school after we'd already seen him there, his sister appearing with no explanation as to where she came from, only to vanish again until her proper introduction several weeks later. I've learned that this is the distributor's doing and not that of the network that airs the show. I wonder why companies do this. Do they think the viewers won't notice?Overall, "Astro Boy" seems to be a decent update of the classic show. I look forward to the new movie (slated for 2005).

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