Astro Boy (TV 1/1963)
Alternative title:
Mighty Atom
Tetsuwan Atom (Japanese)
鉄腕アトム (Japanese)
Genres:
action,
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. (from manga)
User Ratings:
244 ratings have been given [details]
Number of episodes:
193
Episode titles: We have 193
Production cost:
¥2,100,000 (per episode)
Vintage:
1963-01-01 to 1966-12-31
1970-09-27 to 1972-10-08 (South Korea, TBC)
1974 (México - Canal 5)
1980 (Colombia - Cadena Uno)
2007-07-15 (USA, Cartoon Network - Adult Swim)
Opening Theme:
"Tetsuwan Atom" by Kamitakada Shounen Gasshoudan
Official website:
鉄腕アトム @ TEZUKA OSAMU @ WORLD (Japanese)
Links: We have 3
Trivia: We have 2
Comment:
Often referred to as the first Anime TV series, but it is not. The first Japanese animated TV series was Manga Calendar, however Tetsuwan Atom was the first Japanese animated TV series to feature an ongoing plot.
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DVD (Region 1) |
Astro Boy - Ultra Collector's Edition Set 1 (Dub.DVD) 2006-03-28 (from $68.87) |
Astro Boy - Ultra Collector's Edition Set 2 (Dub.DVD) 2006-08-29 (from $499.99) |
Astro Boy - Mini Set 1 (Dub.DVD) 2009-10-06 (from $20.60) |
Astro Boy - Mini Set 2 (Dub.DVD) 2009-10-06 (from $20.60) |
Astro Boy - The Beginning (Dub.DVD 1) 2009-10-06 (from $22.94) |
LaserDisc |
Astro Boy [Dub] (LD 1) 1993-04-22 |
Astro Boy [Dub] (LD 2) 1994-07-09 |
Legend of the Forest w/ Astro Boy Bonus [Dub] (LD) 1995-10-04 |
Novel |
Astro Boy - Essays [Fred Schodt] (Novel) 2007-09-01 (from $13.56) |
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Series Director: Osamu Tezuka
Script:
Aritsune Toyota (15 episodes eps 70, 75-76, 78, 83-84, 86, 97, 100, 105, 110-111, 118, 121, 157 )Atsushi Takagi (ep 166) Eiichi Yamamoto (4 episodes eps 63, 71, 74, 77 )Gisaburō Sugii (ep 148) Jinzo Toriumi (eps 123-124) Kahei No (14 episodes eps 67, 72, 87, 92, 99, 113, 115, 119, 141, 146, 158, 167, 171, 183 )Masaki Tsuji (9 episodes eps 79, 81, 85, 93, 101, 103-104, 107, 109 )Osamu Tezuka (6 episodes eps 89-90, 102, 116, 122, 193 )Shūji Hirami (ep 136) Tatsuo Shibayama (8 episodes eps 50, 57, 62, 65, 73, 80, 91, 191 )Yoshiyuki Tomino (15 episodes eps 96, 98, 128, 131, 133, 138-139, 149, 156, 163, 173, 179, 181, 188, 192 )
Episode Director:
Atsushi Takagi (7 episodes eps 56, 83, 98, 115, 126, 137, 150 )Chuzo Katayama (12 episodes eps 42, 55, 59, 81, 88, 95, 108, 144, 155, 168, 172, 177 )Daisaku Shirakawa (ep 39) Eiichi Yamamoto (17 episodes eps 7, 13, 18, 25, 29, 35, 48, 52, 57, 61, 63, 66, 68, 71, 74, 77, 176 )Gisaburō Sugii (14 episodes eps 6, 12, 17, 24, 28, 33, 38, 45, 49, 53, 89, 106, 119, 148 )Masaharu Endō Minoru Okazaki (6 episodes eps 130, 140, 145, 152, 159, 165 )Osamu Dezaki (5 episodes eps 112, 123, 132, 143, 175 )Osamu Tezuka (16 episodes eps 1-5, 11, 19-22, 41, 67, 90, 102, 122, 193 )Rintaro (18 episodes eps 26, 31, 37, 43, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 65, 69, 72, 75, 79, 86, 93, 95, 99 )Shûji Konno (8 episodes eps 9, 15, 23, 27, 32, 80, 101, 109 )Tatsuo Shibayama (eps 40, 116) Yoshiyuki Tomino (25 episodes eps 96, 104, 111, 114, 120-121, 124-125, 128, 131, 133, 138-139, 149, 156, 160, 163, 171, 173, 179-181, 183, 188, 192 )Yûsaku Sakamoto (9 episodes eps 4, 10, 16, 47, 64, 70, 82, 164, 189 )
Music: Tatsuo Takai
Editing: Masashi Furukawa
Key Animation:
Eiji Tanaka Fujiko F. Fujio Fujiko Fujio A Gisaburō Sugii Hideaki Kitano Jirō Tsunoda Kazuko Nakamura Kozo Masanobu Noboru Ishiguro Nobuhiro Okasako Shigeyuki Hayashi Shinji Nagashima Shotaro Ishinomori
Theme Song Performance: Kamitakada Shounen Gasshoudan
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Animation Production: Mushi Production
Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network
Production: Mushi Production
Sound: Aoi Studio
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Editing: Pablo Zavalo
Theme Song Lyrics: Don Rockwell
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Distributor: Image Entertainment (LaserDisc)
Licensed By (Australia): Madman Entertainment
Production: Video Promotions
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Broadcaster: Tongyang Broadcasting Company (from 26 September 1970) |
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Distributor: JBGroup |
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