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Astro Boy

Astro Boy

20037.91 Season50 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Takayuki Matsutani
Written by Osamu Tezuka
Produced by Tsuneyuki Morishima
NetworksFuji TVKansai TVHokkaido Cultural BroadcastingSendai TelevisionSAGA TVTNCKochi Sun Sun BroadcastingTV ShizuokaUMK TV MiyazakiNSTFukushima TVKTN

Top Cast

Makoto Tsumura

Makoto Tsumura

Atom (voice)

Miki Maruyama

Miki Maruyama

Uranium (voice)

Hisashi Katsuta

Hisashi Katsuta

Professor Ochanomizu (voice)

Shin'ya Ohwada

Shin'ya Ohwada

Nagamiya Tenma (voice)

Kazuo Kumakura

Kazuo Kumakura

Higeoyaji (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About Astro Boy

Astro Boy is a animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, family, comedy, kids series that first aired in 2003 exploring themes of android, mecha, based on manga, anime, osamu tezuka, astro boy. Created by Takayuki Matsutani, it stars Makoto Tsumura, Miki Maruyama, Hisashi Katsuta. 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.

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