Format: TV
Episodes: 52
Episode length: 24 min
Status: Finished
Aired from: Oct 1, 1980
Until: Dec 23, 1981
Season: Fall 1980
Source: Manga
Average score: 69%
Mean score: 70%
Popularity: 4,514
Favorites: 93
Studio: Tezuka Productions
Producers: Madman Entertainment, Manga Entertainment
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mecha
Romaji: Tetsuwan Atom (1980)
English: Astro Boy (1980)
Native: 鉄腕アトム
Synonyms: Tetsuwan Atom Astroboy

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Astro Boy (1980)

★ 6.9 4,514 members

Creating a robotic boy in the image of his recently deceased son Tobio, Professor Tenma thought nothing could go wrong now that his beloved child had been "reborn"... that is, until he comes to realize that this invention could never replace his son. Before long, however, the robot is kidnapped and spirited away to a robot circus in America, where he is soon rescued by Dr. Ochanomizu, and taken into his care. Tobio is given the new name Tetsuwan Atom, and transforms into Japan's crime-fighting hero, although his anti-violent pacifist views and overall childlike naivety tend to clash with his battles often.

(Source: Anime News Network)