For the English version, the producers, NBC Enterprises settled on "Astro Boy" after discussions between producer Fred Ladd and representatives from NBC. Of the first 124 episodes created (there were 193 total), 104 were adapted into the English version by Fred Ladd, and initially syndicated from September 7, 1963 through August 20, 1965, with repeats continuing until the series was withdrawn from syndication in the early 1970s. The names were adjusted for American audiences. Frederik L. Schodt, who created the English version of the original comic, said that the names were “cleverly” changed for American tastes. In one Astro Boy manga story Tezuka expressed frustration towards the restrictions passed by American television networks on the adaptation of the newly titled Astro Boy television series. The U.S. version did not air an episode showing a dog being operated on, as the producers believed it was too cruel and grotesque to show. Tezuka criticized this as hypocrisy, as non-Japanese eat and kill animals in manners he described as “grotesque.” Tezuka added that many White people in Africa shot animals for sport, yet people in England spread false rumors about Japanese people eating dogs. In 2007 and 2008, Cartoon Network broadcast and webcast NBC’s syndicated edition of the original 1960s episodes as a part of its late night Adult Swim line-up. Only the first 52 episodes were aired. The Right Stuf International and Madman Entertainment have recently released the entire dubbed series on DVD in two box sets. The Right Stuf sets also include episodes 1, 20, 34, 56, and 193 in Japanese with English subtitles, a behind-the-scenes film, and an interview with Fred Ladd.
Apr 04, 1964
A robot named Astro Boy is built. He replaces Dr. Boynton's dead son. Realizing he's not a real boy, Dr. Boynton sells him to the circus. After saving the circus owner's life, Astro Boy gets his freedom and Elefun as mentor.
Sep 14, 1963
Robots are now mass produced, so when Astro Boy wants a mom, Elefun has a mom and dad made for him. A colossal robot short-circuits and helps bank robbers. Only Astro Boy can stop it.
Sep 21, 1963
When the first expedition to Mars fails because of a mutiny by the crew, Astro Boy is appointed commander of the second expedition.
Sep 28, 1963
Astro Boy is tricked by Clyde Snidely and a band of Arab cutthroats into helping them search for "treasure" in the desert.
Oct 05, 1963
Cross Island is a mysterious uncharted island in a little-known sea. Here, a task force of robots work in great secrecy, extracting valuable stores of uranium.
Oct 12, 1963
One night, during a storm, Astro Boy meets Lodar, a boy from another planet. Lodar has come to warn us of an invasion of flying saucers from his world.
Oct 19, 1963
Yes, it is true. Someone has finally learned how to blend etheric resin with clear plastic to produce an invisible robot.
Oct 26, 1963
Young Tommy Speed prepares to enter the World Champion Motor Car Race with his supersonic car, the Silver Comet.
Nov 02, 1963
Princess Lollipop flees Hullabaloo Land. Astro Boy tries to help but she's forced back. He visits Hullabaloo Land with Elefun. It only appears to be an amusement park.
Nov 09, 1963
It finally happened in the little mid-European land called Shangri-Lee. An absolute dictator rose to power. Rudolph Hatter (his enemies called him Mad Hatter) was ruthless. Like other madmen before him, he sought to rule the world.
Nov 16, 1963
When notorious Louie the Lug hides aboard a space ship bound for the moon, Astro Boy leaps aboard just before blast-off.
Nov 23, 1963
Film mogul Elia Belial had suddenly become one of the wealthiest men on earth, yet, he hadn't made a picture in years. What was the source of his sudden wealth?
Nov 30, 1963
Crime knows no boundaries - not even the North Pole! Sharkey Dirk and his gang of cutthroats had become the Scourge of the Arctic!
Dec 07, 1963
Professor Nutty Fruitcake, living alone in his secluded mountain observatory, has taken to a unique hobby: growing giant fruits and vegetables. When the novelty of giant watermelons and tangerines wears thin, the Professor takes to breeding giant animals - in particular, giant snails.
Dec 14, 1963
In the year 2000, there were robots aplenty. Since human beings no longer worked, there was a wide assortment of robots, big and little, fat and thin, tall and short, to perform every conceivable menial task. But nowhere was there a robot like Gangor, the Monster.
Dec 21, 1963
President Pudge of Udopia feared for his life, and understandably so. The Presidents of several other countries had all been attacked by Secret Agent 3-Z.
Dec 28, 1963
Astro Boy and his pal Specs visit a carnival fun house where Specs is frightened by all the tricks played on them.
Dec 29, 1963
One day, excitable Mr. Pompous was relaxing at home when suddenly a mysterious ship crashed through his front door. Clearly the ship was something from the future.
Jan 03, 1964
From deep in space, intelligent forces have been studying the earth with an eye toward establishing a colony there. The colony, once established, would take over the planet, paving the way for mass settlement by those evil forces.
Jan 10, 1964
When early American astronauts reported seeing "fireflies" in space, they posed a riddle that intrigued men of science for decades. In the year 2000, the intrepid Doctor Bolt - astronomer, adventurer, astronaut - decided to investigate on his own.
Jan 17, 1964
Space stations are nothing new in the year 2000. A number of them dot the Milky Way between here and Andromeda, like floating islands in the sky. One of the largest is Satellite R-45, a way station for trans-galaxy flights. Ships from every part of the Milky Way moor at R-45's massive Spaceports. Interplanetary travelers stay at ultra-modern hotels and exotic wares from all over the universe are sold in exclusive shops. When Astro Boy arrives one day, he discovers a pair of fumbling souvenir vendors hawking stolen wares! A bit of ingenious sleuthing reveals that the ...
Jan 24, 1964
Sitting alone at the beach one day, watching wave after wave break on the lonely sand, Astro Boy spots a mysterious bottle being washed ashore. The bottle proves to contain a note calling for help and rescue from a dreaded, but unknown, uncharted island called Sea Serpent Isle.
Jun 04, 1963
A mysterious epidemic grips the city! Everywhere, men and women drop suddenly into comas.
Feb 07, 1964
There is laughter when a strange-looking, almost sinister, robot swathed in a trench coat confronts Astro Boy and Doctor Elefun, demanding that they accompany him to an unknown kingdom at the bottom of the sea.
Feb 14, 1964
On his most recent birthday, Astro Boy received an amazing gift, something he had always wanted... a little sister! She was a gift of Doctor Packadermus J. Elefun, head of the Institute of Science, and she was the image - the very image - of Astro Boy, but with pigtails.
Feb 21, 1964
It was perhaps natural that Don Tay should hate civilization. After all, were not his ancestors simple, hard-working peons, captured and exploited by the cruel conquistadors?
Feb 28, 1964
Time after time, mysterious forces destroy the huge underwater dam being built by the Institute of Science. Why would anyone wish to destroy it?
Mar 06, 1964
Professor I. Q. Plenty startled a group of greedy plant owners by announcing that he had perfected the very thing they were seeking: a Robot Wacky Inducer - a machine that could actually make troublesome robots wacky, and therefore harmless. All Professor Plenty asked for his machine was an annual rental fee of 50 million dollars! The plant owners accepted. Next, the Professor went to Doctor Elefun and offered to withdraw his machine, a device that could affect every robot in the city - including Astro Boy - for a mere 80 million dollars! Doctor Elefun refused to be ...
Mar 13, 1964
Once a year in the 21st century, the citizens of earth celebrate Memory Day. On that day, they honor the memories of family members who have traveled so far into the universe that they are gone for years at a time!
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Apr 03, 1964
Astroboy joins forces with #7 and his group of space troopers to battle aliens who have invaded the Moon.
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From time to time, the civilized world is shocked to hear of the sightings of various and assorted monsters: the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland, the Mediterranean colocynth - a prehistoric fish actually caught in the late 1950s, etc.
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Astro Boy Season 1 (1963) is released on Apr 04, 1964. Watch Astro Boy online - the English Animation TV series from Japan. Astro Boy is directed by Osamu Tezuka,Gisaburô Sugii,Hideaki Yamamoto,Shuji Konno and created by Osamu Tezuka with Ray Owens and Gilbert Mack. Astro Boy is available online on Funimation Now and Retrocrush.