ASTRO BOY, originally named Tetsuwan Atom, was created in 1951 by Japanese cartoonist and animator Osamu Tezuka, only six years after the end of World War Two. The original Astro Boy episodes were first screened in black and white on Japan's Fuji Television network in 1963. These original episodes were conceptualised and directed by Osamu Tezuka. These episodes were updated in 1982 by Noboro Ishiguru (with full co-operation from the Tezuka estate) and produced in colour.
Doctor Boyton Astro Boy's creator
Daddy Walrus Astro's school teacher
Uran Astro's sister
Jump Toby's dog
Atlas Astro's arch-enemy (and also Astro's brother!)
Livian Atlas' companion.
Guiss The creator of Atlas and Livian.
Skunk Japanese criminal
Mandrake V Descendant Mandrake I.
Inspector Gumshoe Police chief
Chief McClaw Gumshoe's assistant
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80s intro:
original intro:
1. The Birth of Astro Boy 2. Colosso 3. Expedition to Mars 4. The Sphinx 5. Cross Island 6. Grass Boy 7. Zero, the Invisible Robot 8. Silver Comet 9. Hullabaloo Land 10. The Spirit Machine 11. Strange Voyage 12. The Artificial Sun 13. The Deep Freeze 14. One Million Mammoth Snails 15. Gangor the Monster 16. Secret Agent 3-Z 17. The Haunted Ship 18. Time Machine 19. The Cosmic Giant 20. Toxor, the Mist Man 21. Satellite R-45 22. Sea Serpent Isle 23. The Deadly Flies 24. Kingdom of the Sea 25. The Strange Birthday Presents 26. Don Tay's Infernal Machine 27. Pearl People 28. The Wacky Machine 29. Memory Day 30. The Super Duper Robot 31. Mysterious Cosmic Rays 32. The Moon Monsters 33. The Three Magicians 34. The Beast From 20 Fathoms (The Lost Episode) 35. Planet X 36. The Elixir of Life 37. Astro Boy Goes to School 38. The Asteroid Menace 39. The Mysterious Cat 40. The Abominable Snowman 41. Deadline to Danger 42. The Island of Mystery 43. Ditto 44. Cleopatra's Heart 45. The Return of Cleopatra 46. Phantom Space Ship 47. The Gigantic Space Crab 48. The Great Space Horse 49. 3D Tee Vee 50. Westward Ha! 51. Jimbo the Great 52. Snow Lion 53. Dogma Palace 54. The Man-Made Iceberg 55. Vampire Vale 56. The Terrible Tidal Wave 57. The Viking King [aka] Vikings 58. The Devil Doll 59. Dinosaur Dilemma 60. The Clock Tower Mystery 61. The Flower Monster 62. Attack From Space 63. Shipwreck in Space 64. Big Titan 65. Mission to the Middle of the World 66. Inca Gold Fever 67. The Monster Machine 68. The Hooligan Whodunit 69. Funnel to the Future 70. Super Brain 71. A Mighty Minute 72. The Dream Machine 73. The Robot Olympics 74. Dunder Bird of Doom 75. Dolphins in Distress 76. The Mad Beltway 77. The Terrible Time Gun 78. Space Princess 79. Mighty Microbe Army 80. Horrible King Horrid 81. Mystery of Amless Dam 82. Galon From Galaxy 83. The Three Robotiers 84. Brother Jetto 85. Angel of the Alps 86. Magic Punch Card 87. The Great Rocket Robbery 88. Contest in Space 89. Gift of Zeo 90. A Deep Deep Secret 91. The Wonderful Christmas Present 92. Uncharted World 93. Jungle Mystery 94. The Terrible Spaceman 95. The Mighty Mite From Ursa Minor 96. General Astro 97. Mystery of Metalman 98. Super Human Beings 99. Phoenix Bird 100. Menace From Mercury 101. Dangerous Mission 102. Planet 13 103. Prisoners in Space 104. Double Trouble
Astro Boy Theme tune lyrics (original version)
There you go, Astroboy, on your flight into space. Rocket high, through the sky For adventures soon you will face. Astroboy bombs away, On your mission today, Here's the count down, And the blast off, Everything is go, Astroboy! Astroboy, as you fly, Strange new worlds you will spy, Atom celled, jet propelled Fighting monsters high in the sky, Astroboy, there you go, will you find friend or for, Cosmic ranger, laugh at danger, everything is go, Astroboy! Crowds will cheer you, you're a hero, as you go, go, go, Astroboy!