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Astro Boy

1980- 1981

1 Seasons

52 Episodes

7.8(93 votes)

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Animation

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Comedy

Family

Kids

Overview

In 2030 AD, after being abandoned by his creator, a young boy robot is rescued by an Android Advocate, Dr Elefun, who adopts him as his own and guides him in the use of his special powers to aid and protect mankind and robot-kind.

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Production Companies

Tezuka Productions

Mushi Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Mari Shimizu

Mari Shimizu

Atom (voice)

Hisashi Katsuta

Hisashi Katsuta

Dr. Ochanomizu (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Detective Tawashi (voice)

Katsuji Mori

Katsuji Mori

Atlas (voice)

Masako Sugaya

Masako Sugaya

Uran (voice)

Yusaku Yara

Yusaku Yara

Detective Nakamura (voice)

Creative team

Created by: Osamu Tezuka
Written by: Osamu Tezuka
Produced by: Hidehiko Takei

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