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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Seasons & Episodes

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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
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

Producted By

Tezuka Productions , Nippon Television Network Corporation

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