Astro Boy (1980)

Astro Boy

In 2030 AD, after being abandoned by his creator, a young boy robot is rescued by an Android Advocate, Dr Elefun, who adopts him as his own and guides him in the use of his special powers to aid and protect mankind and robot-kind.

Released Oct. 1, 1980 Episode 24 min 2+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Shounen, Comedy, Family, Kids, Science Fiction, Superhero

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Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Runtime

Production Companies: Tezuka Productions, Mushi Production, Nippon Television Network Corporation

Network: Nippon TV

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb

7.3

/1103/

Trakt

/56/

TMDb

/82/

Letterboxd

3.6

/875/

MAL

7.1

/6953/

Osamu Tezuka
Director

Mari Shimizu
Atom (voice)

Hisashi Katsuta
Dr. Ochanomizu (voice)

Ichiro Nagai
Detective Tawashi (voice)

Katsuji Mori
Atlas (voice)

Masako Sugaya
Uran (voice)

Yusaku Yara
Detective Nakamura (voice)

S1E1 - The Birth Of Astro Boy

Dr Boynton is so driven by his work as a robot engineer thst he neglects his promise to spend time with his son Toby at an amusement park. As Toby leaves the park, he is caught in a traffic collision. Before dying, Toby has his father promise him to make the new robot in his image and treat it like a son. Overcome with grief, Boynton completes the project and brings "Toby" to life. Unknown to Dr Boynton, a shady criminal called Skunk stole the plans for "Toby" and plans to make a robot of his own with a new circuit known as the Omega Factor.

Oct. 1, 1980, midnight

S1E2 - Astro Boy Vs. Atlas

Dr. Boynton and Toby depart on an ocean liner for America. Not knowing his own strength, Toby causes a huge mess during dinner. Angrily, Dr Boynton rejects Toby on the spot, declaring that he's just a robot and that he has no son. Meanwhile, Skunk attempts to teach Atlas his criminal ways and eventually takes Atlas on a mission to steel gold from the same boat that Dr Boynton and Toby are on...

Oct. 8, 1980, midnight

S1E3 - The Robot Circus

Toby has been enslaved by a robot circus owner and is forced into manual labour. There he befriends a young circus worker named Kathy. Dr Boynton's associate, Professor Elefun, comes to fetch Toby but the ringmaster refuses to let him go... Toby receives his new name, "Astro".

Oct. 15, 1980, midnight

S1E4 - Save the Classmate

Rescued from the circus by Dr. Elefun, Astro Boy starts school and struggles with the bullying from classmates for being a robot.

Oct. 22, 1980, midnight

S1E5 - Atlas Lives Again

Astro's must stop Atlas' scheme to enslave humanity by series of technological thefts, one of which involves Astro's proposed robotic parents.

Oct. 22, 1980, midnight

S1E6 - Robotland

Astro and Dr. Elefun visit a fairytale theme park after an escaped swan/princess crash lands in their yard and tells them of the robots' plight.

Nov. 5, 1980, midnight

S1E7 - Frankenstein

Skunk convinces a powerful robot called Frankenstein to aid him in his crime spree. This crime wave leads to the deactivation of almost all robots in the city, including Astroboy.

Nov. 12, 1980, midnight

S1E8 - The Red Cat

A red cat becomes the only clue to the mystery of children who are disappearing.

Nov. 19, 1980, midnight

S1E9 - The Crystal of the Desert

While exploring a forest that has become a desert, Astro Boy discovers that Atlas is involved.

Nov. 26, 1980, midnight

S1E10 - The White Planet

Astro aids a championship racer who hopes to win a global race.

Dec. 3, 1980, midnight

S1E11 - A Robot President

Astro and his teacher, Daddy Walrus, are invited to the inauguration of the first robot president and are caught up in a plan to stop the ceremony.

Dec. 10, 1980, midnight

S1E12 - Goliath's Head

After a spacecraft crashes to the earth Astro rescues a mining robot, Goliath, from the flames. Dr Elefun has Goliath's head removed as it contains a powerful neutron beam. But soon the head is stolen and Goliath starts to search for it...

Dec. 17, 1980, midnight

S1E13 - The Light Ray Robot

Skunk causes trouble again, this time capturing a robot capable of invisibility hoping to use it in his schemes.

Dec. 24, 1980, midnight

S1E14 - Uran, the Tomboy

Astro meets his new sister, Uran.

Jan. 7, 1981, midnight

S1E15 - Robio and Robiette

Astro gets involved in a rivalry between robotic "families". However the two of the robots from the competing camps fall in love.

Jan. 14, 1981, midnight

S1E16 - Astro Fights Aliens

Astro captains the Second Expedition to Mars where strange creatures have been seen.

Jan. 21, 1981, midnight

S1E17 - Save the Carolina 3

Astro attempts to stop Skunk's outer space pirating attempt when one of his classmates is kidnapped.

Jan. 28, 1981, midnight

S1E18 - The Rainbow Comet

On a school field trip to see the Rainbow Comet up close, Astro and classmates are kidnapped by Atlas.

Feb. 4, 1981, midnight

S1E19 - The Death Balloon

Balloons modelled in the shape of Astro are attacking people in the city and its up to Astro to clear his name.

Feb. 11, 1981, midnight

S1E20 - The Transformation Robot

Astroboy visits a robot inhabited island where gangsters attempt loot uranium resources by enlisting the help of and a robot who can transform into any shape.

Feb. 18, 1981, midnight

S1E21 - The Wreck of the Titan

After luxury spaceliner Titan is struck by an asteroid, Astro and several others escape to the moon. They land in a crater with an atmosphere and Astro discovers the wreck of a Russian spacecraft from 1990.

Feb. 25, 1981, midnight

S1E22 - The Liar Robot

A school field trip is interrupted by a robot constantly lying about a impending earthquake.

March 4, 1981, midnight

S1E23 - The Girl from Alsoar

Astro Boy meets a mysterious woman and must stop a hostile alien invasion.

March 11, 1981, midnight

S1E24 - The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 1)

A power-hungry Sultan commissions a powerful fighting robot named Bruton (Pluto in the original), and sends him to battle seven of the world's strongest robots: Mont Blanc, Molnar, Brondo, Zeron, Hercules, Photar, and Astro.

March 8, 1981, midnight

S1E25 - The Greatest Robot in the World (Part 2)

With only three of the most powerful robots in the world remaining (Hercules, Photar and Astro), can they stop Bruton before he destroys them all?

March 25, 1981, midnight

S1E26 - The Robot Vikings

A wild gang of viking robots rampage through the city, causing havoc and destruction.

April 1, 1981, midnight

S1E27 - The Time Machine

A time traveling detective arrives from the future and enlists Astro and the infamous surgeon, Black Jack, to save the life of a prince from the past.

April 8, 1981, midnight

S1E28 - The Robot Stuntman

After a tour of a movie studio where Uran meets her idol, Astro has to investigate the story of a tiny stunt robot called Sam.

April 29, 1981, midnight

S1E29 - The Great Meltdown

Livian appears to Astro to warn him of danger to the polar icecaps. Is Atlas involved?

May 6, 1981, midnight

S1E30 - Uran's Twin

Uran gets her wish of being able to be in two places at once - this way she can stil do what her parents want and go to robot wrestling.

May 13, 1981, midnight

S1E31 - Speeding Through the Storm

Whilst on a field trip to an old steam engine, a violent storm hits.

June 3, 1981, midnight

S1E32 - The Return of Queen Cleopatra

Cleopatra has reappeared and Astro must find out the mystery behind her.

June 17, 1981, midnight

S1E33 - The Runaway Subway Train

A brand new subway train that can go 180km/h runs out of control and Astro has to save those on board.

July 1, 1981, midnight

S1E34 - The Baby Elephant Pook

After a real baby elephant is found in a robot safari park, Astro has to save both it and everyone from a giant robot elephant, Zohra.

July 8, 1981, midnight

S1E35 - The Secret of Bee City

Astro and Uran visit Bee Island, but after meeting a mysterious boy they need to find out just what is going on the Bee City?

July 15, 1981, midnight

S1E36 - The Monster of Clarken

A greedy gold hunter attempts to steal gold from the Golden Coral Forest. Can Astro stop him in time for the fish of reef to survive?

July 22, 1981, midnight

S1E37 - Lilly on Peligro Island

Astro finds 43 messages-in-a-bottle and sneaks out at night to investigate what is going on at Peligro Island.

Aug. 5, 1981, midnight

S1E38 - The Anti-Proton Gun

The most powerful gun ever made is up for grabs in space and Astro must make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

Aug. 19, 1981, midnight

S1E39 - The Man-Made Solar Sphere

The great detective Shalock Holmespan and Astro investigate the unusual incidents around a man-made solar sphere.

Sept. 2, 1981, midnight

S1E40 - Blackie Young

After Dr Elefun receives a large package and re-assembles the parts of a robot, Astro and Daddy Walrus travel Antarctica to investigate.

Sept. 16, 1981, midnight

S1E41 - The Genie from Outer Space

After a large meteorite falls into a mountain valley some distance away, Dr Elefun, Astro, and a team of scientists head off to investigate the crash.

Sept. 23, 1981, midnight

S1E42 - The Robots Nobody Wanted

Three robot workers that have been rejected from their jobs help Astro.

Oct. 14, 1981, midnight

S1E43 - Atlas Forever

When space stations around Saturn and Jupiter are attacked, Atlas is blamed. After he defeats 100 ships, Astro becomes involved.

Oct. 21, 1981, midnight

S1E44 - The Snow Leopard

After it snows in summer, Astro investigates the cause.

Oct. 28, 1981, midnight

S1E45 - Uran's Quest

An Amusement Park's computer malfunctions and causes havok after Uran asks it where God lives.

Nov. 4, 1981, midnight

S1E46 - Outer Spaceport R-45

Space pirates have been raiding the area around Spaceport R-45 and Astro is needed to investigate.

Nov. 11, 1981, midnight

S1E47 - The Hijacked Airship

High-jackers take over an Airship whilst Astro and his class are visiting. Astro needs to save the day, but he has none of his powers.

Nov. 18, 1981, midnight

S1E48 - The Human-Faced Rock

There is a legend about a strange rock with the face of a man that sits on top of a mountain overlooking a village - when it turns its face towards the lake, the village will be destroyed.

Nov. 25, 1981, midnight