Hiromichi Matano
Director
Atom: The Beginning (2017)
Season 1
Base on Japanese manga series written and illustrated by tetsuro Kasahara, with writing contributions by Makoto Tezuka and Masami Yuki. The series is a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy manga series, depicting the events up until the birth of "Astro Boy". Opening Theme "Kaidoku Funou" is performed by After the Rain". Ending Theme "Hikari no Hajimari" is performed by Yoshino Nanjou.
Released April 15, 2017
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Anime: Seinen, Drama, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.robot, tmdb.anime, imdb.robot, imdb.robot-sci-fi, imdb.experimental-series, imdb.anime-animation, tmdb.android + 7 more, tmdb.prequel, tmdb.mecha, tmdb.osamu-tezuka, tmdb.astro-boy, imdb.seinen-anime-animation, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.hand-drawn-animation
Production Companies: OLM, Production I.G, Signal.MD
Network: NHK G
S1E1 - Birth of the Mighty Atom
An experiment with A106 doesn't quite go as expected which leaves Hiroshi late for his part-time job and Umataro tending to his wounds.
April 15, 2017, midnight
S1E2 - Bewusstsein
Hiroshi and Umataro present at Nerima University for their work on A106. Meanwhile, Ran has some trouble head her way.
April 22, 2017, midnight
S1E3 - Pursuing the Respective Leads
An odd inspector stops by looking for a robotic dog, and the whole gang ends up trying to help him find it.
April 29, 2017, midnight
S1E4 - Welcome to Nerima U Festival
Hiroshi and Umataro are struggling to bring in customers with their udon during the school festival. Meanwhile, Ran and Motoko are attacked.
May 6, 2017, midnight
S1E5 - Step on it! Maruhige Shipping
Umataro, Hiroshi, and Six help Motoko move into her new place, but on the way to make the delivery, something goes amiss with the robots in town.
May 13, 2017, midnight
S1E6 - Lab 7's Annihilation
Horoshi and Umataro get in a fight, and both are unwilling to apologize. Motoko tries to reunite the guys by reminding them why they became partners.
May 20, 2017, midnight
S1E7 - Ran and Princess Teru
Ran and her teammates are busy preparing for a robot competition when Hiroshi makes a surprise visit to her club. How does Ran's robot do?
June 3, 2017, midnight
S1E8 - Robot Wrestling
The robot wrestling tournament is underway, and Six has his hands full with his first challenge. Is he able to overcome it?
June 10, 2017, midnight
S1E9 - Six is Unfit to Fight
The robot wrestling tournament continues as Six advances into the semi-finals, yet he doesn't seem to be ready for the next round. What could be wrong?
June 17, 2017, midnight
S1E10 - Battle Royal
The ultimate robot battle is here! The faceoff between Dr. Lolo and Umataro is on. Who will come out the victor?
June 24, 2017, midnight
S1E11 - A Dialogue
The final showdown between Mars and Six begins. Which robot will come out on top?
July 1, 2017, midnight
S1E12 - Beginning
Umataro and Hiroshi try to figure out a way to fix Six, which begs the question: was the Bewusstsein project successful?
July 8, 2017, midnight
Network: NHK G
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 300 min.
Released: April 15, 2017
Last Air Date: July 8, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 18+
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