Series synopsis
Astro Boy, also known as ASTROBOY 鉄腕アトム is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy family comedy kids television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 6, 2003. It ended on March 28, 2004. It stars Makoto Tsumura, Miki Maruyama, Hisashi Katsuta and Shin'ya Ohwada.
Astro is a robotic boy created by Dr. Tenma to replace his late son. When Tenma destroys his laboratory and shuts down Astro, the Ministry of Science revives him and tries to give him a normal life as a 6th-grade student who occasionally helps keep renegade robots from causing harm.
Premise
Astro is a robotic boy created by Dr. Tenma to replace his late son. When Tenma destroys his laboratory and shuts down Astro, the Ministry of Science revives him and tries to give him a normal life as a 6th-grade student who occasionally helps keep renegade robots from causing harm.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Makoto Tsumura as Atom (voice)
- Miki Maruyama as Uran (voice)
- Hisashi Katsuta as Ochanomizu Hakase (voice)
- Shin'ya Ohwada as Nagamiya Tenma (voice)
- Kazuo Kumakura as Higeoyaji (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 50 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 50 | April 6, 2003 | March 28, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Power Up! When Astro is activated the city's power starts to drain, and he must try and stop the robot Magnamite from destroying everything. Armed with Kokoro (the ability of free will) Astro discovers his purpose for being activated. |
April 6, 2003 |
| 2 |
Rocket Ball When a friendly robot-dog invites Astro to watch a game of Rocket Ball, he looks forward to a fun day at the ballpark, Instead, the game turns chaotic when the robot players start destroying the stadium and threatening the human spectators. Astro must find a way to save the humans and get the robot athletes under control! |
April 13, 2003 |
| 3 |
Destination Deimos On Deimos, one of the two moons of Mars, robot miners ignore the orders of their human foreman and mysteriously begin digging on their own. Astro must work fast to discover the cause of the robots' strange behavior before Intergalactic Security exterminates them for disobeying. |
April 20, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2003 |
| Last aired | March 28, 2004 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 09:30:00 |