After Dr. Boyton, head of the Ministry of Science, loses his son Astro in a road accident, the doctor decides to rebuild him as a robot; much to the chagrin of his fellow scientists. The doctor names the robot Astroboy, activates the robot and takes him home. They live a happy life until Tenma realizes that his son will never grow, unhappy with this and increasingly flustered with the damage Astroboy causes, Tenma finally disowns the robot and sells him to a robot circus. The little robot is forced to fight for the pleasure of the audience, or be turned into scrape metal. But after saving the people from a fire, Astroboy is recovered by the new head of the Ministry, Dr. Elefun, so he may help the whole of human and robot kind.
Released: 1963
Language: English subtitled / English dub / Japanese
Alternate Title: Tetsuwan Atomu (Japan)
Style: 2D animation
Number of Episodes: 193
Based on: Osamu Tezuka
Of Interest: The American translation was cancelled after 104 episodes due to it being in black and white and dealing with "depressing" issues, but in Japan, it went on for a full 193 episodes.
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Astroboy(1963)