Astro Boy
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[edit] Details
Japanese Name: 鉄腕アトム
Genres: Adventure, Mecha, Science Fiction, Shounen
Original Run 1963-01-01 to 1966-12-31
Number of Episodes: 193
Opening Themes: "Tetsuwan Atom" by Kamitakada Shounen Gasshoudan
(information taken from Anime News Network)
[edit] Plot Summary
Astro Boy is a science fiction series set in a future where androids co-exist with humans. Its focus is on the adventures of the titular "Astro Boy", a powerful robot created by the head of the Ministry of Science Dr. Tenma (Dr. Boynton in the first series English anime, Prof. Balfus in the Canadian dub of the second series) to replace his son Tobio (or Astor Boyton III in the first series English anime, Toby in the remake of the first series English anime). After Tobio died in a car accident, Dr. Tenma built Astro in Tobio's image and treated him as lovingly as if he were the real Tobio, but soon realized that the little android could not fill the void of his lost son, especially since Astro couldn't grow or express human aesthetics (in one set of panels, Astro is shown preferring the mechanical shapes of cubes over the organic shapes of flowers). In the original 1960 edition, Tenma rejected Astro and sold him to a cruel circus owner, Hamegg (also known as Caccitore), who abused the performers. In the 1980 edition, Astro naïvely signed himself away to the circus owner.
While Astro languished in Hamegg's circus, Professor Ochanomizu (Dr. Packadermus J. Elefun in the first series & second series, Prof. Peabody in the Canadian dub of the second series, and Dr. O'Shay in the third series), the new head of the Ministry of Science, noticed Astro Boy performing in the circus. He managed to make Hamegg turn Astro over to him. He brought Astro along and treated him gently and warmly, becoming his legal guardian. He soon realized that Astro was gifted with superior powers and skills, as well as the ability to experience human emotions.
(information taken from Wikipedia)
[edit] Voice Actors/Actresses
Mari Shimizu as Atom
Fumio Wada as Higeoyaji
Hisashi Katsuta as Dr Ochanomizu
Hisashi Yokomori as Dr. Tenma
Kazuko Yoshikawa as Uran
Kiyoshi Komiyama as Cobalt
Koichi Chiba as Police Inspector Tawashi
(information taken from Anime News Network)
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