Astro Boy

Astro Boy

ENDED1 Seasons52 Episodes7.7
NetworkNippon TV
First AiredOct 1, 1980
Last AiredDec 23, 1981
Runtime24 min
Created ByOsamu Tezuka

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
Mari Shimizu
Atom (voice)
Hisashi Katsuta
Hisashi Katsuta
Dr. Ochanomizu (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Ichiro Nagai
Detective Tawashi (voice)
Katsuji Mori
Katsuji Mori
Atlas (voice)
Masako Sugaya
Masako Sugaya
Uran (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Yusaku Yara
Detective Nakamura (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 52 episodes

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The Birth Of Astro Boy
E1The Birth Of Astro Boy
Oct 1, 198024m
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.
Astro Boy Vs. Atlas
E2Astro Boy Vs. Atlas
Oct 8, 198024m
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...
The Robot Circus
E3The Robot Circus
Oct 15, 198024m
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".
Save the Classmate
E4Save the Classmate
Oct 22, 198024m
Rescued from the circus by Dr. Elefun, Astro Boy starts school and struggles with the bullying from classmates for being a robot.
Atlas Lives Again
E5Atlas Lives Again
Oct 22, 198024m
Astro's must stop Atlas' scheme to enslave humanity by series of technological thefts, one of which involves Astro's proposed robotic parents.
Robotland
E6Robotland
Nov 5, 198024m
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.
Frankenstein
E7Frankenstein
Nov 12, 198024m
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.
The Red Cat
E8The Red Cat
Nov 19, 198024m
A red cat becomes the only clue to the mystery of children who are disappearing.
The Crystal of the Desert
E9The Crystal of the Desert
Nov 26, 198024m
While exploring a forest that has become a desert, Astro Boy discovers that Atlas is involved.
The White Planet
E10The White Planet
Dec 3, 198024m
Astro aids a championship racer who hopes to win a global race.
A Robot President
E11A Robot President
Dec 10, 198024m
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.
Goliath's Head
E12Goliath's Head
Dec 17, 198024m
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...
The Light Ray Robot
E13The Light Ray Robot
Dec 24, 198024m
Skunk causes trouble again, this time capturing a robot capable of invisibility hoping to use it in his schemes.
Uran, the Tomboy
E14Uran, the Tomboy
Jan 7, 198124m
Astro meets his new sister, Uran.
Robio and Robiette
E15Robio and Robiette
Jan 14, 198124m
Astro gets involved in a rivalry between robotic "families". However the two of the robots from the competing camps fall in love.
Astro Fights Aliens
E16Astro Fights Aliens
Jan 21, 198124m
Astro captains the Second Expedition to Mars where strange creatures have been seen.
Save the Carolina 3
E17Save the Carolina 3
Jan 28, 198124m
Astro attempts to stop Skunk's outer space pirating attempt when one of his classmates is kidnapped.
The Rainbow Comet
E18The Rainbow Comet
Feb 4, 198124m
On a school field trip to see the Rainbow Comet up close, Astro and classmates are kidnapped by Atlas.
The Death Balloon
E19The Death Balloon
Feb 11, 198124m
Balloons modelled in the shape of Astro are attacking people in the city and its up to Astro to clear his name.
The Transformation Robot
E20The Transformation Robot
Feb 18, 198124m
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.
The Wreck of the Titan
E21The Wreck of the Titan
Feb 25, 198124m
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.
The Liar Robot
E22The Liar Robot
Mar 4, 198124m
A school field trip is interrupted by a robot constantly lying about a impending earthquake.
The Girl from Alsoar
E23The Girl from Alsoar
Mar 11, 198124m
Astro Boy meets a mysterious woman and must stop a hostile alien invasion.
The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 1)
E24The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 1)
Mar 8, 198124m
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.
The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 2)
E25The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 2)
Mar 25, 198124m
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?
The Robot Vikings
E26The Robot Vikings
Apr 1, 198124m
A wild gang of viking robots rampage through the city, causing havoc and destruction.
The Time Machine
E27The Time Machine
Apr 8, 198124m
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.
The Robot Stuntman
E28The Robot Stuntman
Apr 29, 198124m
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.
The Great Meltdown
E29The Great Meltdown
May 6, 198124m
Livian appears to Astro to warn him of danger to the polar icecaps. Is Atlas involved?
Uran's Twin
E30Uran's Twin
May 13, 198124m
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.
Speeding Through the Storm
E31Speeding Through the Storm
Jun 3, 198124m
Whilst on a field trip to an old steam engine, a violent storm hits.
The Return of Queen Cleopatra
E32The Return of Queen Cleopatra
Jun 17, 198124m
Cleopatra has reappeared and Astro must find out the mystery behind her.
The Runaway Subway Train
E33The Runaway Subway Train
Jul 1, 198124m
A brand new subway train that can go 180km/h runs out of control and Astro has to save those on board.
The Baby Elephant Pook
E34The Baby Elephant Pook
Jul 8, 198124m
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.
The Secret of Bee City
E35The Secret of Bee City
Jul 15, 198124m
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?
The Monster of Clarken
E36The Monster of Clarken
Jul 22, 198124m
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?
Lilly on Peligro Island
E37Lilly on Peligro Island
Aug 5, 198124m
Astro finds 43 messages-in-a-bottle and sneaks out at night to investigate what is going on at Peligro Island.
The Anti-Proton Gun
E38The Anti-Proton Gun
Aug 19, 198124m
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.
The Man-Made Solar Sphere
E39The Man-Made Solar Sphere
Sep 2, 198124m
The great detective Shalock Holmespan and Astro investigate the unusual incidents around a man-made solar sphere.
Blackie Young
E40Blackie Young
Sep 16, 198124m
After Dr Elefun receives a large package and re-assembles the parts of a robot, Astro and Daddy Walrus travel Antarctica to investigate.
The Genie from Outer Space
E41The Genie from Outer Space
Sep 23, 198124m
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.
The Robots Nobody Wanted
E42The Robots Nobody Wanted
Oct 14, 198124m
Three robot workers that have been rejected from their jobs help Astro.
Atlas Forever
E43Atlas Forever
Oct 21, 198124m
When space stations around Saturn and Jupiter are attacked, Atlas is blamed. After he defeats 100 ships, Astro becomes involved.
The Snow Leopard
E44The Snow Leopard
Oct 28, 198124m
After it snows in summer, Astro investigates the cause.
Uran's Quest
E45Uran's Quest
Nov 4, 198124m
An Amusement Park's computer malfunctions and causes havok after Uran asks it where God lives.
Outer Spaceport R-45
E46Outer Spaceport R-45
Nov 11, 198124m
Space pirates have been raiding the area around Spaceport R-45 and Astro is needed to investigate.
The Hijacked Airship
E47The Hijacked Airship
Nov 18, 198124m
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.
The Human-Faced Rock
E48The Human-Faced Rock
Nov 25, 198124m
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.
Uran Falls in Love
E49Uran Falls in Love
Dec 2, 198124m
Uran falls in love with a Zeus the Destroyer, a robot with Astro in his sights.
The World of Odin
E50The World of Odin
Dec 9, 198124m
Dr Elefun and Astro join Captain Claud and his crew as they search for the sacred ground of Odin.
The Secret of the Mayas
E51The Secret of the Mayas
Dec 16, 198124m
Astro explores the Great Pyramid of the Mayas and encounters a mysterious sphinx.
Astro's First Love
E52Astro's First Love
Dec 23, 198124m
As Astro attempts to recover stolen plans for a robot he is helped by Niki, a girl robot, with whom he falls in love.

About Astro Boy

Astro Boy is a animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, comedy, family, kids series on Nippon TV. The show first aired on Oct 1, 1980 and currently has 1 season and 52 episodes. Astro Boy has ended after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 7.7/10 based on 82 votes. The cast includes Mari Shimizu, Hisashi Katsuta, Ichiro Nagai, Katsuji Mori, Masako Sugaya. Created by Osamu Tezuka.

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