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Astro Boy (manga)

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Related anime:
    Astro Boy (TV 1/1963) (1963-01-01 to 1966-12-31, adaptation)
      Astro Boy: Hero of Space (movie) (1964-07-25, compilation, episodes 46, 56, 71)
      Astro Boy (TV 2/1980) (1980-10-01 to 1981-12-23, remake)
        Astro Boy (TV 3/2003) (2003-04-06 to 2004-03-28, remake)
          Astro Boy - Tetsuwan Atom (manga) (2003-07-28, adaptation)
    Astro Boy: Shinsen-gumi (movie) (2001-07-20)
    Pluto (manga) (2004-09-30, spinoff)
    Astro Boy (U.S. movie) (2009-10-10, adaptation)

Alternative title:
Iron Arm Atom 
Mighty Atom 
Tetsuwan Atom (Japanese) 
鉄腕アトム (Japanese) 
Genres: action , adventure , comedy , science fiction 
Themes: mecha 
Objectionable content: None 
Plot Summary: In the distant year 2003, Japan is a techonological utopia, and robots are everywhere. One such robot, Tobio, was built by the brilliant Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son. But when it soon becomes apparent that Tobio is an imperfect copy of his departed child, Dr. Tenma throws him out. He is rescued from the scrap heap by the benevolent Professor Ochanomizu, a crusader for robot cival rights. Now the little robot, renamed Astro Boy, is given a mission to defend Japan and the world from all manner of sinister threats. Using his seven super-abilities and 100,000 horsepower worth of strength to battle evil, Astro hopes to set an example to the world of the good which all robots are capeable of. 
User Ratings: 69 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 8 votes (sub:3, raw:2, Eng:2, others:1
1 Italian
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 Excellent: 8 votes (Eng:4, dub:2, sub:1, others:1
1 Dutch
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 Very good: 11 votes (Eng:5, dub:4, sub:2)
 Good: 14 votes (Eng:8, sub:4, dub:1, others:1
1 French
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 Decent: 9 votes (Eng:6, sub:1, others:2
1 Indonesia
1 Spanish
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 So-so: 8 votes (Eng:3, dub:1, sub:1, others:3
2 French
1 Danish
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 Not really good: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Weak: 3 votes (dub:1, Eng:1, others:1
1 Danish dubbed
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 Bad: 5 votes (Eng:2, dub:1, others:2
1 Danish
1 Swedish
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 Awful: -
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Seen in part or in whole by 255 users, rank: #305 (of 4133)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.710 (Good−), std. dev.: 2.2529, rank: #3030 (of 4136)
Weighted mean: 6.711 (Good−), rank: #2932 (of 4136) (seen all: 8.31 / seen some: 6.82 / won't finish: 4.29)
Bayesian estimate: 6.772 (Good−), rank: #2164 (of 2592)
Number of tankoubon: 23 
Vintage:
1952-04 to 1968-03 (Kobunsha's comic magazine "Shonen") 
2002-03-27 (USA: Dark Horse) 
Release dates: We have 258
Links: We have 1
Review:
Astro Boy 1&2 GN (Oct 2, 2008)
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Graphic novel
    Astro Boy (GN 1) 2002-03-15
    Astro Boy (GN 2) 2002-05-07
    Astro Boy (GN 3) 2002-05-29 (from $9.95)
    Astro Boy (GN 4) 2002-06-21 (from $6.22)
    Astro Boy (GN 5) 2003-07-30 (from $6.67)
    Astro Boy (GN 6) 2002-08-23 (from $6.22)
    Astro Boy (GN 7) 2002-09-20 (from $6.67)
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    Astro Boy (GN 22) 2004-01-01
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Japanese staff
Japanese companies
Story: Osamu Tezuka 
Art: Osamu Tezuka 
Copyright:
Tezuka Production Company Ltd. 
Tezuka Productions 
Publisher:
Kobunsha (Serialization, Tankoubon) 
Kodansha 
Serialized In: Shonen 
Japanese cast
(none)
English staff
English cast
Translation: Frederik L. Schodt 

Collection Design:
David Nestelle 
Lani Schreibstein 
Consulting Editor: Toren Smith (Studio Proteus) 
Editing: Chris Warner 
Introduction: Frederik L. Schodt 
Publisher: Mike Richardson 
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand) 
Lettering:
Digital Chameleon 
SNO Cone Studios (vols. 14-23) 
Licensed by: Dark Horse Comics 
Retouch:
Digital Chameleon 
SNO Cone Studios (vols. 14-23) 
Translation: Studio Proteus 
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher:
Glenat 
Kana 
Panini Comics (expired) 
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Translation:
Alberto Aldarabí (Spain Vol.) 
Marc Bernabé (Spain Vol.) 
Verónica Calafell (Spain Vol.) 

Consultant: Enric Piñeyro (Spain Vol.) 
Editing:
Estela Montetes (Spain Vol. 5-8) 
Eva Lechuga (Spain Vol. 1-4) 
Félix Sabaté (Spain Vol. 12-14) 
Irantzu Piquero (Spain Vol. 13-14) 
Mar Calpena (Spain Vol. 9-12) 
Editorial Director: Joan Navarro (Spain Vol.) 
Graphic Design:
Dani Barbero (Spain Vol. 12) 
Diego Mallo (Spain Vol. 1-3) 
José Miguel Alvarez (Spain Vol. 4-14) 
Luis Domínguez (Spain Vol. 12-14) 
Retouch & Lettering: Manolo Vázquez (Spain Vol.) 
(none)
Spanish companies
Publisher: Glènat España (Spain) 
German staff
German companies
(none)
Publisher: Carlsen Comics 
German cast
(none)
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Publisher: Standaard Uitgeverij 
Translation: Nippon Consulting bvba 
Dutch cast
(none)
Danish cast
Danish staff
Translation:
Alex Jørgensen (Vol. 2-3) 
Maja Rydskov (Vol. 1) 
(none)
Danish companies
Publisher: Carlsen - Danmark 
Swedish staff
Swedish cast
Translation: Nora Wigzell 
(none)
Swedish companies
(none)
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