Anime Profile: Astro Boy
Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
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Title |
Astro Boy (1980 Remake) |
Tetsuwan Atom(1980 Remake) (鉄腕アトム（新) |
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Released |
52 TV Episodes | 52 TV Episodes | |
Dates |
May 28, 2002(VHS), Nov 22, 2005(DVD) |
Oct 1, 1980–Dec 23, 1981 | |
Company |
Manga Ent. | Tezuka Prod., Mushi Prod., NTV | |
Creator |
Osamu Tezuka | ||
Director |
Tetsu Dezaki, Noburo Ishiguro | ||
Genre |
Adventure, Drama, Mecha | Adventure, Drama, Mecha | |
Related |
Astro Boy | Tetsuwan Atom | |
· · · |
Astro Boy(2003 remake) |
Tetsuwan Atom(2003 remake) |
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Characters |
Astro Boy | Atom | |
· · · |
Atlas | Atlas | |
· · · |
Daddy Walrus | ||
· · · |
Dr. Boynton | Dr. Tenma | |
· · · |
Dr. Elefun | Dr. Ochanomizu | |
· · · |
Uran | Zoran |
Last I checked, this anime was available on DVD at Amazon.com and Anime Nation.
Anime Description: Astro Boy
This is a color remake of Astro Boy that debuted in Japan in 1980.
Dr. Boynton (Tenma) created a robot after the loss of his son Toby (Tobio) in a horrible accident. Modeled to look and act just like him, he hoped to fill in the void that his son left behind. However, realizing that a robot could never replace his son, he discarded his invention by giving it to a circus in America. However, it is here that Astro is found by the kindly robot scientist Dr. Ochanomizu, and give a new name and identity.
From that day on, he was known as Astro Boy. A powerful robot fighting for the peace of both robots and humans alike!
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