1-1-1963 to 12-31-1966

Astro Boy was created by Doctor Boyton when his son Toby died in a car accident. Astro is an exact match for Toby. And was origionally called Toby by his \\\\\\\'father\\\\\\\'.

When Astro was first built, Doctor Boyton wanted to keep him a secret. But people eventually found about him and he became a hero.

Astro was seperated from his father during a cruise. Astro saved the ship from some ice burgs, when he returned, his father had disappeared. Astro was tricked into signing himself over to a robot circus. It was in the robot circus that he met Kathy, who gave Astro his name; Astro Boy.

After the Robot Circus, Astro was taken back to Japan by Doctor Elefan, a scientist who had recently been apointed head of the Ministry of Science.

Astro went to school and eventually, Doctor Elefan built parents for Astro. Astro now lives with them and his dog, Jump.

Later, Doctor Elefan built a sister for Astro and called her Uran. Uran is a very mischevious girl and often gets herself and Astro into a lot of trouble.

Astro Boy 1980 remake
Manga Entertainment
52 Episodes at 25 Minutes each it ran from 10-1-1980 to 12-23-1981

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Astro Boy 2003 4-6-2003
Sony Pictures International
50 Epidodes

Astro is a robotic boy that posses super human powers and an artificial intelligence system that is unparalleled to any robot. His creator, Dr. Tenma, created him to replace his late son, Tovio. Dr. Tenma soon destroys his laboratory, after the creation of Astro, and shuts down Astro. Soon after, Dr. O\\\\\\\'Shay, the head of the Ministry of Science revives Astro, and tries to give him a normal life as a 6th grade student that helps the police agency keep renegade robots and bigot humans from causing harm. Astro faces extreme racism for being a robot, and he must discover the truth about his creator Dr. Tenma.

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Astro Boy Manga published in Kobunsha\\\\\\\'s comic magazine \\\\\\\'Shonen\\\\\\\' from 4-1952 to 3-1968.
Manga volumes 1 to 23 released from 3-27-2002 to 1-28-2004

In the distant year 2003, Japan is a techonological utopia, and robots are everywhere. One such robot, Tobio, was built by the brilliant Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son. But when it soon becomes apparent that Tobio is an imperfect copy of his departed child, Dr. Tenma throws him out. He is rescued from the scrap heap by the benevolent Professor Ochanomizu, a crusader for robot cival rights. Now the little robot, renamed Astro Boy, is given a mission to defend Japan and the world from all manner of sinister threats. Using his seven super-abilities and 100,000 horsepower worth of strength to battle evil, Astro hopes to set an example to the world of the good which all robots are capeable of.

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Astro Boy: Hero of Space - Movie was adapted from the original tv series.
It was released 7-25-1964 and was distributed by Nikkatsu. The movie was created from a compilation of Episodes 46, 56 and 71 from the original TV series.