Astro Boy

Astro Boy

1980
Astro Boy
Astro Boy

Astro Boy

7.3 | en | Animation

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.

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EP52  Astro's First Love
Dec. 23,1981
Astro's First Love

As Astro attempts to recover stolen plans for a robot he is helped by Niki, a girl robot, with whom he falls in love.

EP51  The Secret of the Mayas
Dec. 16,1981
The Secret of the Mayas

Astro explores the Great Pyramid of the Mayas and encounters a mysterious sphinx.

EP50  The World of Odin
Dec. 09,1981
The World of Odin

Dr Elefun and Astro join Captain Claud and his crew as they search for the sacred ground of Odin.

EP49  Uran Falls in Love
Dec. 02,1981
Uran Falls in Love

Uran falls in love with a Zeus the Destroyer, a robot with Astro in his sights.

EP48  The Human-Faced Rock
Nov. 25,1981
The Human-Faced Rock

There is a legend about a strange rock with the face of a man that sits on top of a mountain overlooking a village - when it turns its face towards the lake, the village will be destroyed.

EP47  The Hijacked Airship
Nov. 18,1981
The Hijacked Airship

High-jackers take over an Airship whilst Astro and his class are visiting. Astro needs to save the day, but he has none of his powers.

EP46  Outer Spaceport R-45
Nov. 11,1981
Outer Spaceport R-45

Space pirates have been raiding the area around Spaceport R-45 and Astro is needed to investigate.

EP45  Uran's Quest
Nov. 04,1981
Uran's Quest

An Amusement Park's computer malfunctions and causes havok after Uran asks it where God lives.

EP44  The Snow Leopard
Oct. 28,1981
The Snow Leopard

After it snows in summer, Astro investigates the cause.

EP43  Atlas Forever
Oct. 21,1981
Atlas Forever

When space stations around Saturn and Jupiter are attacked, Atlas is blamed. After he defeats 100 ships, Astro becomes involved.

EP42  The Robots Nobody Wanted
Oct. 14,1981
The Robots Nobody Wanted

Three robot workers that have been rejected from their jobs help Astro.

EP41  The Genie from Outer Space
Sep. 23,1981
The Genie from Outer Space

After a large meteorite falls into a mountain valley some distance away, Dr Elefun, Astro, and a team of scientists head off to investigate the crash.

EP40  Blackie Young
Sep. 16,1981
Blackie Young

After Dr Elefun receives a large package and re-assembles the parts of a robot, Astro and Daddy Walrus travel Antarctica to investigate.

EP39  The Man-Made Solar Sphere
Sep. 02,1981
The Man-Made Solar Sphere

The great detective Shalock Holmespan and Astro investigate the unusual incidents around a man-made solar sphere.

EP38  The Anti-Proton Gun
Aug. 19,1981
The Anti-Proton Gun

The most powerful gun ever made is up for grabs in space and Astro must make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

EP37  Lilly on Peligro Island
Aug. 05,1981
Lilly on Peligro Island

Astro finds 43 messages-in-a-bottle and sneaks out at night to investigate what is going on at Peligro Island.

EP36  The Monster of Clarken
Jul. 22,1981
The Monster of Clarken

A greedy gold hunter attempts to steal gold from the Golden Coral Forest. Can Astro stop him in time for the fish of reef to survive?

EP35  The Secret of Bee City
Jul. 15,1981
The Secret of Bee City

Astro and Uran visit Bee Island, but after meeting a mysterious boy they need to find out just what is going on the Bee City?

EP34  The Baby Elephant Pook
Jul. 08,1981
The Baby Elephant Pook

After a real baby elephant is found in a robot safari park, Astro has to save both it and everyone from a giant robot elephant, Zohra.

EP33  The Runaway Subway Train
Jul. 01,1981
The Runaway Subway Train

A brand new subway train that can go 180km/h runs out of control and Astro has to save those on board.

EP32  The Return of Queen Cleopatra
Jun. 17,1981
The Return of Queen Cleopatra

Cleopatra has reappeared and Astro must find out the mystery behind her.

EP31  Speeding Through the Storm
Jun. 03,1981
Speeding Through the Storm

Whilst on a field trip to an old steam engine, a violent storm hits.

EP30  Uran's Twin
May. 13,1981
Uran's Twin

Uran gets her wish of being able to be in two places at once - this way she can stil do what her parents want and go to robot wrestling.

EP29  The Great Meltdown
May. 06,1981
The Great Meltdown

Livian appears to Astro to warn him of danger to the polar icecaps. Is Atlas involved?

EP28  The Robot Stuntman
Apr. 29,1981
The Robot Stuntman

After a tour of a movie studio where Uran meets her idol, Astro has to investigate the story of a tiny stunt robot called Sam.

EP27  The Time Machine
Apr. 08,1981
The Time Machine

A time traveling detective arrives from the future and enlists Astro and the infamous surgeon, Black Jack, to save the life of a prince from the past.

EP26  The Robot Vikings
Apr. 01,1981
The Robot Vikings

A wild gang of viking robots rampage through the city, causing havoc and destruction.

EP25  The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 2)
Mar. 25,1981
The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 2)

With only three of the most powerful robots in the world remaining (Hercules, Photar and Astro), can they stop Bruton before he destroys them all?

EP24  The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 1)
Mar. 08,1981
The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 1)

A power-hungry Sultan commissions a powerful fighting robot named Bruton (Pluto in the original), and sends him to battle seven of the world's strongest robots: Mont Blanc, Molnar, Brondo, Zeron, Hercules, Photar, and Astro.

EP23  The Girl from Alsoar
Mar. 11,1981
The Girl from Alsoar

Astro Boy meets a mysterious woman and must stop a hostile alien invasion.

EP22  The Liar Robot
Mar. 04,1981
The Liar Robot

A school field trip is interrupted by a robot constantly lying about a impending earthquake.

EP21  The Wreck of the Titan
Feb. 25,1981
The Wreck of the Titan

After luxury spaceliner Titan is struck by an asteroid, Astro and several others escape to the moon. They land in a crater with an atmosphere and Astro discovers the wreck of a Russian spacecraft from 1990.

EP20  The Transformation Robot
Feb. 18,1981
The Transformation Robot

Astroboy visits a robot inhabited island where gangsters attempt loot uranium resources by enlisting the help of and a robot who can transform into any shape.

EP19  The Death Balloon
Feb. 11,1981
The Death Balloon

Balloons modelled in the shape of Astro are attacking people in the city and its up to Astro to clear his name.

EP18  The Rainbow Comet
Feb. 04,1981
The Rainbow Comet

On a school field trip to see the Rainbow Comet up close, Astro and classmates are kidnapped by Atlas.

EP17  Save the Carolina 3
Jan. 28,1981
Save the Carolina 3

Astro attempts to stop Skunk's outer space pirating attempt when one of his classmates is kidnapped.

EP16  Astro Fights Aliens
Jan. 21,1981
Astro Fights Aliens

Astro captains the Second Expedition to Mars where strange creatures have been seen.

EP15  Robio and Robiette
Jan. 14,1981
Robio and Robiette

Astro gets involved in a rivalry between robotic "families". However the two of the robots from the competing camps fall in love.

EP14  Uran, the Tomboy
Jan. 07,1981
Uran, the Tomboy

Astro meets his new sister, Uran.

EP13  The Light Ray Robot
Dec. 24,1980
The Light Ray Robot

Skunk causes trouble again, this time capturing a robot capable of invisibility hoping to use it in his schemes.

EP12  Goliath's Head
Dec. 17,1980
Goliath's Head

After a spacecraft crashes to the earth Astro rescues a mining robot, Goliath, from the flames. Dr Elefun has Goliath's head removed as it contains a powerful neutron beam. But soon the head is stolen and Goliath starts to search for it...

EP11  A Robot President
Dec. 10,1980
A Robot President

Astro and his teacher, Daddy Walrus, are invited to the inauguration of the first robot president and are caught up in a plan to stop the ceremony.

EP10  The White Planet
Dec. 03,1980
The White Planet

Astro aids a championship racer who hopes to win a global race.

EP9  The Crystal of the Desert
Nov. 26,1980
The Crystal of the Desert

While exploring a forest that has become a desert, Astro Boy discovers that Atlas is involved.

EP8  The Red Cat
Nov. 19,1980
The Red Cat

A red cat becomes the only clue to the mystery of children who are disappearing.

EP7  Frankenstein
Nov. 12,1980
Frankenstein

Skunk convinces a powerful robot called Frankenstein to aid him in his crime spree. This crime wave leads to the deactivation of almost all robots in the city, including Astroboy.

EP6  Robotland
Nov. 05,1980
Robotland

Astro and Dr. Elefun visit a fairytale theme park after an escaped swan/princess crash lands in their yard and tells them of the robots' plight.

EP5  Atlas Lives Again
Oct. 22,1980
Atlas Lives Again

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

EP4  Save the Classmate
Oct. 22,1980
Save the Classmate

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

EP3  The Robot Circus
Oct. 15,1980
The Robot Circus

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".

EP2  Astro Boy Vs. Atlas
Oct. 08,1980
Astro Boy Vs. Atlas

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...

EP1  The Birth Of Astro Boy
Oct. 01,1980
The Birth Of Astro Boy

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.

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7.3 | en | Animation , Comedy , Family | More Info
Released: 1980-10-01 | Released Producted By: Tezuka Productions , Nippon Television Network Corporation Country: Japan Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.astroboy-online.com/wiki/
Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Mari Shimizu , Hisashi Katsuta , Ichiro Nagai

Director

Mitsunari Makino

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Tezuka Productions , Nippon Television Network Corporation

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rorymacveigh Following the International Success of the 1963 version, an updated version of the show Astroboy was well in the works and in 1980, the show make it's television debut. This was the first show to have Astroboy in colour and also included many improvements, mainly in terms of the animation. Rather than it's predecessor, this show is much smoother in it's animation, with all the glitchy missed out frames now added in like they should have been in the first place. This show however loses out in terms of it's tone. The 1980s version has a much more darker tone to it, where a majority of Astroboy's missions end with bittersweet results.The story is pretty much the same as the original, but it has had some tweaks, but that depends mainly on which version you watch. In the Japanese dub the story starts much like before. Tobio Tenma is killed in a traffic accident and Dr Tenma vows to fill the place in his heart with an overpowered and heavily armed boy robot to take his place. However, the differences begin here when during construction, a set of the blueprints for Astro are stolen by a thug named Skunk who takes them to his evil paymaster. In the months following his completion, Astro grows up as a normal little boy, enjoying the comforts of the life he had before (with the addition of being a robot and being able to fly and shoot lasers from his fingers). However, one day Astro becomes entranced by a strange urge to wander through the streets, this urge brought on by his brother, Atlas, who was built by the Evil Scientist bent on using him for his own evil deeds. When trying to rescue Astro, the tank in which they use to find him suddenly becomes blood-hungry and goes on a rampage. Astro puts his powers to the test and destroys the evil machine. After recovering, Astro and his father go on a cruise. However, Skunk and his evil master have other plans as they hope to sink the cruise ship by crashing it into an iceberg so they can claim all the gold held in the hold. Meanwhile Astro has problems as his father disowns him for being clumsy. Upset, Astro is befriended by a Circus Leader who urges him to sign a contract and join his circus. A few moments later, Atlas arrives and the ship is suddenly surrounded by an Icefield that he created. Astro goes out to clear the field of dangerous blocks and he successfully saves the ship. Moments later, he faces his brother for the first time and the pair battle it out in the ice field. Astro's innocent nature makes him unaware of the danger and he is quickly subdued by his more powerful brother. With Astro's batteries quickly drained (I'll tell you this happens a lot throughout this series), Atlas almost destroys him but instead flies away in order to save Livian, a Maid Robot he became emotionally attached to in an earlier scene. With Astro now out of power, the Circus leader puts him in a suitcase and takes him away, leaving Dr Tenma without a son for the second time. Meanwhile Atlas finds that Livian has been destroyed by the evil master for some trivial mistake and so he vows revenge attempting to kill the evil master. After being heavily damaged by missiles, he knocks the evil master from a cliff in his car in what apparently destroys him (it is later revealed he survived). Losing power, Atlas taps into a device that will rebuild and upgrade him into the super robot. Following this, the story is similar from before in that Astro is forced to perform in the circus although there are minor tweaks here and there, but it generally stays the same.As for the American Dub, all the parts involving Atlas are removed, which I think is silly because when Atlas appears in later episodes, no one knows who he is or where he came from, in the Japanese version, you are able to find out what his mysterious past is and thereby put a name to a face, rather than just having this strange character appear before us.How does this show stand? Actually not bad. I mean it has some really dark undertones, such as racism and prejudice as well as there being a lot of bittersweet endings to Astro's endeavours, but overall it's quite an enjoyable show. The animation is remarkably good compared to the earlier show and some of the stories are quite unique. Overall, I'd recommend this film to older children because a lot of people do get killed and the violent undertones don't exactly suit. But other than that, It's still pretty good...
elshikh4 This is one of my favorites. While my childhood our national TV blessed us with so many classics. And when it comes to the Japanese school of animation, then all of its work are classics. Majingâ Zetto (1972) "known by the name of Mazenger in the Arabic version". Takarajima (1978) or Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Hello! Sandy Bell (1981). Meitantei Holmes (1984) or the comic Sherlock Holmes. Cubitus (1989). They are all unforgettable shows. Shin Tetsuwan Atom (1980), or Coocky El-Ajeeb for me, is no exception. I was waiting, so craving, to watch every episode. And really it didn't disappoint me at all. Not even once. The character was 100% human while being robot. I think the real secret of him is being that all-time-child-superman which's an original idea indeed. The direction was very interesting. There were many artistic touches (After 20 years I still recall some moving endings). The drawings were perfect with yummy colors and attractive personality. The imagination was thrilling and droll. Let alone some messages this show managed to deliver with the fun as well. And I'll never forget the character of the younger brother who says only (rabble.. rabble)! This is a review and maybe a tribute to some of my childhood's best memories. A wonder boy, a wonder series as well.
David Kelly I grew up watching this show religiously. I'd get up before school at 6.00am and be awestruck at the animation and mature themes. There was an overriding feeling of darkness and despair whilst sitting there with the morning sunrise coming through the curtains of my home. The show had its lighter moments for sure, but scenes of robots with seemingly human like appearance getting destroyed (violently) was something of an awakening to me, especially since I was more familiar with the more kiddie friendly "Thomas The Tank Engine". "Astro Boy" was also very intelligent and philosophical for a show basically aimed at the young and this is why the show has held up very well.A great series which has now been transferred to DVD in an excellent box set! Long live Astro!
Old Joe When it comes to discussing which is the greatest cartoon in the world, it can be a hot topic to debate. However be sure to hear one name that will come up time and time again, ‘Astroboy'. He is a legend of the cartoon genre. I like him, because we can all learn a valuable lesson from what he stands for and how he goes about trying to fit into the world. Although I am a little old to like such a program, I am proud to admit that Astroboy still gives me great pleasure anytime I see him. In the year 2000, after the loss of his beloved son Toby in a car accident, Dr. Boynton built an android in his image. Soon, Dr. Boynton figured out that this android would not grow up to the son that he had lost. However he loses the robot to a greedy circus ringleader who made him part of the robot circus. However at the circus, the robot meets Kathy, a kind person who gave him the name Astroboy and let him go with Dr Elfun from the ministry of Science to be used for the good of all. Astro was designed with super powers, the ability to fly, powerful light beam emitters from his eyes which serve as a searchlight, heightened hearing, a machine gun on his hips, ultra-strength of 100,000 horsepower, and a powerful laser from his finger. This cartoon is brilliant Japanese animation. People from that part of the world are extremely talented, are should be proud of what they can do. The creator of Astroboy is Osuma Tezuka. I like what he did for children's' TV. His role in making Astroboy the success it was is phenomenal. He took on the roles of creating the original story, Framework, main Character design and Screenplay. The director of this version of Astro is Noboru Ishiguro, and I really like the cartoon that he gave us. Tezuka has done many works, but I am certain that Astroboy would have to be up there as one of his finest achievements. I also like the simple but effective message Tezuka had in bringing us Astroboy:"What I try to appeal through my works is simple. The opinion is just a simple message that follows: 'Love all the creatures! Love everything that has life'! I have been trying to express this message in every one of my works. Though it has taken the different forms like 'the presentation of nature' 'the blessing of life' 'the suspicion on too much science oriented civilisation' anti war and so on."There was only a few people doing the voiceovers to the characters of Astroboy (in English), but they were extremely well done. I enjoyed all the characters that appeared in the stories of Astroboy. Astro was an exciting robot, who at an instant would go into battle to save anyone from anything remotely evil. Add in Dr Elfun, Daddy walrus, Astro's parents and sister ‘Uran' and his friends from the local school he attended, life was pretty good for Astro. However, he did have his enemies. The human criminals included Skunk, a greedy man whose only use for robots was to make him rich. Yet Astro's greatest war was with a mighty robot, his brother Atlas. Atlas was like a human criminal, only with super powers. Astro and Atlas had many a fight, with no standout winner. Atlas wanted power and used the earth as his playground. Astro had to save the day many times from Atlas, with the consequences being great for each robot many times. The fitting tribute for this cartoon is seeing a 17 tape video collection produced by local Australian video group, Siren Entertainment. If you have access to seeing them, by all means do so. Also having all the great merchandise with Astro is another avenue that helps keep his ‘legend' alive. Such items as key rings, t-shirts and coffee mugs still available today, shows me that Astro is as popular as he ever was. When I think of my childhood, cartoons are a big part of it. Early morning viewings with cartoons such as Inspector Gadget, Voltron and He-Man. However Astroboy has and always will have a special place in my heart. With the passing of Osuma Tezuka (1928-89), we have all lost a great man of the animated Television profession. Astroboy was a Japanese creation many years before people in Western society began viewing it. I am thankful that I had the chance to see it, because Astro has only taught me good things. I love the musical theme(s) that accompany this cartoon. Furthermore when people still say the name ‘Astro' today, it at least proves to me that this cartoon will live on for many decades to come.