Anime Profile: Astro Boy (1980)
Fields | USA Info | Japanese Info | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
Title | Astro Boy (1980) | Tetsuwan Atom (1980) (ιθ γ’γγ ζ°) |  |
Released | 52 TV Episodes | 52 TV Episodes | |
Dates | May 28, 2002 (VHS), Nov 22, 2005 (DVD) | Oct 1, 1980βDec 23, 1981 | |
Company | Manga Ent. | Tezuka Prod., Mushi Prod., NTV | |
Creator | Osamu Tezuka | ||
Director | Tetsu Dezaki, Noburo Ishiguro | ||
Genre | Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi | Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi | |
Related | Astro Boy | Tetsuwan Atom | |
· · · | Astro Boy (2003 remake) | Tetsuwan Atom (2003 remake) | |
· · · | Astro Boy (2009 movie) | ATOM (2009 movie) | |
Characters | Astro Boy β | Atom β | |
· · · | Atlas β | Atlas β | |
· · · | Daddy Walrus β | ||
· · · | -- more listed below -- | -- more listed below -- |
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Description: Astro Boy (1980)
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!
