"New" Astroboy trailer 2003 series

[Guest wildpegasus]

Well I got the download completed and watched the show, and I actually liked it quite a bit. Sad and very poignant at times, which I liked (especially how the guy's son dies and he decides to try to replace him with the robot he was told to stop building). It had such a nice human quality to it.

 

This was in English, and the date said 1982. Good show. I think I might see if I can find more online.

 

Having lots of free time to download stuff is good. 

This is a quick little tidbit I wrote about the first few episodes awhile back. Spoilers within so you probably shouldn't read it right away. It contains some stuff not shown in the first few episodes of the North American Astroboy.

 

 

 

 

 

In the Canadian or American version the 2nd episode is The Robot Circus. In the original it's actually the 3rd with the 2nd episode being titled Astroboy vs Atlas. I believe the version over here combined the first two episodes into one. I mention this because the 2nd original episode is crucial to the Astroboy universe. It explains how Skunk corrupts Atlas as a youngster which helps show how he evenually turns out the way he does. They also show how the relationship between Guiss, Skunk a younger Livian and Atlas works. Guiss is abusive to both to Atlas and Livian which ends up with Guiss killing Livian for essentially nothing and sending Atlas over the edge. Livian had been the good influence on Atlas and his most true friend. It was because of her that Atlas couldn't finish off Astro at the bottom of the sea because of the seeds of goodness she had planted in Atlas' head. Back on topic, Atlas chases after Guiss is in a car in an awesome scence sending Guiss over the cliff. Afterwards, he goes back to his home and mourns over Livian who is broken into tiny pieces. Than, he commits suicide? That was my interpertation of it but I'm not sure if he did or just rebuilt himself as we see in the episode when Atlas steal Astro's parents he's much bigger and has been rebuilt but I don't think they ever tell you who did it. Perhaps my favourite episode of the whole series. Awesomely done.

 

I don't know if they talk about this in the english versions but Atlas has something called the omega factor? implanted in him which helps influence him. I can't go back to check because I lent my Astro away but I think that's what it is. They also show how the Astro plans were "stolen" so Atlas could be made. Nicely done too btw.

 

To the best of my memory, the music is done better in the original version although the starting is pratically identical. The one good thing I thought the English version did was have that game at the end where you have to guess what Astro lied about in his report to the computer ?. Although Astro techinically can't lie, I thought it was a good idea for the young ones to get involved with the show. After rewatching some of the series, I can't really think of another animation series that I've seen which is better overall.

 

 

 

Ray, did they have "Ric Flair's" music playing while Astro was being born? I think that might be one of the things that was cut out. I've actually never seen the 1st episode in English since the 80s.

[Guest Ray]

Ray, did they have "Ric Flair's" music playing while Astro was being born? I think that might be one of the things that was cut out. I've actually never seen the 1st episode in English since the 80s.

Nope, didn't have Flair's music. That would've been nice though.

[Guest wildpegasus]

Ray, did they have "Ric Flair's" music playing while Astro was being born? I think that might be one of the things that was cut out. I've actually never seen the 1st episode in English since the 80s.

Nope, didn't have Flair's music. That would've been nice though.

That's too bad. I remember marking out like there was no tomorrow after watching that for the first time last year. The music was just so great for that show.

[Guest wildpegasus]

http://www.animax.co.jp/

 

 

 

Some kind of list of the top 100 ROBOT anime. I have no idea what the rules were for this list

 

ROBOT ANIME

 

1) Mobile Suit Gundam

2) Neon Genesis Evangelion

3) Doraemon

4) Brain Powered

5) Tetsuwan Atom (1963)

6) Mazinger Z

7) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

8) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

9) Overman King Gainer

10) Dr. Slump Arale-Chan (1981)

11) New Mobile Report Gundam W

12) Astroboy Tetsuwan Atom (2003)

13) King Of Braves GaoGaiGar

14) Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

15) Martian Successor Nadesico

16) Kiteretsu Daihyakka

17) Mobile Fighter G Gundam

18) Vision Of Escaflowne

19) Mobile Police Patlabor

20) Armored Trooper VOTOMS

21) Turn A Gundam

22) Hurricane! Iron Leaguer

23) Mobile Suit V Gundam

24) Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex

25) Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War In The Pocket

26) Super Dimensional Fortress Macross

27) Giant Robo

28) Cyborg 009 (2001)

29) Cyborg 009 (1968)

30) Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team

31) After War Gundam X

32) Medarot

33) Time Bokan series Yatterman

34) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

35) Gunbuster: Aim For The Top!

36) Rahxephon

37) Gunparade March ~Arata Naru Kougun Uta~

38) Aura Battler Dunbine

39) Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters In Space

40) Zoids New Century/Zero

41) Angelic Layer

42) Yuusha Raideen (1975)

43) Spirit Hero Wataru

44) Getta Robo

45) Tetsujin 28 (1963)

46) Gear Fighter Dendoh

47) Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

48) Yatterman

49) Round Vernian Vifam

50) Metal Armor Dragonar

 

51) The Big O

52) Robot Hunter Casshan

53) Macross 7

54) Cutey Honey

55) Heavy Metal L-Gaim

56) Legendary Giant God Ideon

57) Chou Denji Robo Combattler V

58) Rokushin Gattai God Mars

59) Tetsujin 28 (2004)

60) Time Bokan

61) Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh

62) Choujuushin Gravion

63) Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig

64) Muteki Choujin Zambot 3

65) Vandread The Second Stage

66) Change!! Shin Getter Robo

67) Blue Comet SPT Layzner

68) Great Mazinger

69) Tatakai! Chou Robot Seimeitai Transformers

70) Vandread

71) Mobile Suit Gundam I

72) Medarot Tamashii

73) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Last Blitz Of Zeon

74) Combat Mecha Xabungle

75) Macross Plus

76) Gad Guard

77) Densetsu No Yuusha Da Garn

78) NG Knight Lamune & 40

79) Mobile Suit Gundam F91

80) Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine

81) Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers Of Sorrow

82) Lord of Lords Ryu Knight

83) Beast Wars: Chou Seimeitai Transformers

84) Yuusha Exkaiser

85) Android Kikaider: The Animation

86) Gasaraki

87) Mobile Suit SD Gundam

88) Muteki Koujin Daitarn 3

89) Chouja Raideen (1996)

90) Yuusha Keisatsu J-Decker

91) Candidate For Goddess

92) Cyborg Kuro-Chan

93) Machine Robo: Revenge Of Chronos

94) Choujuu Kishin Dancougar

95) Madou Oh Granzort

96) VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire

97) Kenran Butou Sai: The Mars Daybreak

98) UFO Robo Grendizer

99) Shutsugeki! Machine Robo Rescue

100) Fang Of The Sun Dougram

 

 

WP -- Hmmm, Astroboy 2003 must be having newness power because it's not as good as the 80s series. I'd like to see more of the 60s series but I have no problem with it being there. The 80s series seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. It's not new anymore and it wasn't the series from the 60s which is the original series that did SO much for anime. A shame that it got lost in the shuffle but that's just the way the ball rolls sometimes I guess.

 

What does everybody else think of this list. Do you think Astro should have been positiioned differently? Where are your favourites at? Do you agree with this list? Disagree with this list?

[Guest Ray]

Here's a link that should help you out.

 

http://www.astroboy-online.com/forums/inde...act=ST&f=1&t=79

Might just be a slow server, but I can't seem to get that to work. Hmm...

 

I wanted to get the 60's episode(s) it has.

[Guest wildpegasus]

Here's a link that should help you out.

 

http://www.astroboy-online.com/forums/inde...act=ST&f=1&t=79

Might just be a slow server, but I can't seem to get that to work. Hmm...

 

I wanted to get the 60's episode(s) it has.

Hmmm, I wouldn't know because I don't get too deep in the downloading stuff. Cybroton on the site posts episodes from the 3 different series once in awhile with easy access so it's possable he could put an episode for download on the site in the future. He had the 1st episode of the 60s and a couple of others for download on the message board but they're down now. I posted a message there in a rescent thread about it so we'll see how that turns out. If he puts one up I'll notify you about it.

[El Psycho Diablo 0]

I -really- don't like that list.

 

Mainly the fact Eva and Wing rate so high.

[Guest wildpegasus]

I -really- don't like that list.

 

Mainly the fact Eva and Wing rate so high.

I must say I really enjoy Evangelion. I've only watched half of it but so far I'm impressed. The only Gundam I've watched is the Gundam Wing show that was shown on TV not too long ago. Enjoyed that as well especially the starting of the show. I hear the earlier series are better however. What would you have at the top of your list? Remember, it's just a robot anime list so leave other stuff out. Astroboy deserves to be up high. I know that. So does Giant Robo but I don't know which Giant Robo version they're talking about. I only watched the later one.

[Guest Rob Edwards]

I've never seen Astroboy before but the show certainly does look interesting, I'd truly appreciate it.

[Guest wildpegasus]

I've never seen Astroboy before but the show certainly does look interesting, I'd truly appreciate it.

Hello Rob! Good to see you. This is where all the cool kids hang out at! The Astroboy forum!

 

Being just a touch older than most posters here I guess allowed me to be part of the Astroboy generation while other who were born just a touch later seemed to miss it which is unfortunate. Yes, the show is interesting and a great piece of work. Like I said before you watch other shows from around that time period and they don't hold up as well. However, Astroboy I appreciate even more than I did before.

[Guest wildpegasus]

Ray, good news. I asked Cybotron to put up the original English dub of the 60s version and he did it! It's easier than pie to download as it comes up right away after you click the link.

 

Here is the link. I don't know how long this will be up for.

 

http://www.astroboy-online.com/forums/inde...ct=ST&f=1&t=574

 

Enjoy!

[Guest Ray]

Downloading now~!

[Guest wildpegasus]

Downloading now~!

Good. It's an interesting comparison to the 80s series and how the show was the same but yet different in ways.

[Guest Ray]

I finally got around to watching the 60's episode I downloaded. Good, but I think I prefer the 80's episode though. Two main things I preferred in the 80's show - there's a great deal of poignancy that comes from the fact that the real boy, before he dies, gives his father the idea to build a boy robot which will eventually become his replacement - and his father is a bit too evil/crazy in the 60's, and I preferred the way he lost Astro by making a mistake and telling him to get lost, instead of selling him like he did in the 60's.

[Guest wildpegasus]

I finally got around to watching the 60's episode I downloaded. Good, but I think I prefer the 80's episode though. Two main things I preferred in the 80's show - there's a great deal of poignancy that comes from the fact that the real boy, before he dies, gives his father the idea to build a boy robot which will eventually become his replacement - and his father is a bit too evil/crazy in the 60's, and I preferred the way he lost Astro by making a mistake and telling him to get lost, instead of selling him like he did in the 60's.

I prefer the 80s too but just like with Benoit and the Dynamite Kid I'd rather have one of each than 2 of the same. The one thing I couldn't believe is how much stuff they put into one episode. And this is a series with over a 100 episodes containing several different ideas. They could've gone on forever with this series especially if it was paced out.

[Guest The Ohtani of Time]

http://www.animax.co.jp/

 

 

 

Some kind of list of the top 100 ROBOT anime. I have no idea what the rules were for this list

 

ROBOT ANIME

 

1) Mobile Suit Gundam

2) Neon Genesis Evangelion

3) Doraemon

4) Brain Powered

5) Tetsuwan Atom (1963)

6) Mazinger Z

7) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

8) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

9) Overman King Gainer

10) Dr. Slump Arale-Chan (1981)

11) New Mobile Report Gundam W

12) Astroboy Tetsuwan Atom (2003)

13) King Of Braves GaoGaiGar

14) Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

15) Martian Successor Nadesico

16) Kiteretsu Daihyakka

17) Mobile Fighter G Gundam

18) Vision Of Escaflowne

19) Mobile Police Patlabor

20) Armored Trooper VOTOMS

21) Turn A Gundam

22) Hurricane! Iron Leaguer

23) Mobile Suit V Gundam

24) Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex

25) Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War In The Pocket

26) Super Dimensional Fortress Macross

27) Giant Robo

28) Cyborg 009 (2001)

29) Cyborg 009 (1968)

30) Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team

31) After War Gundam X

32) Medarot

33) Time Bokan series Yatterman

34) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

35) Gunbuster: Aim For The Top!

36) Rahxephon

37) Gunparade March ~Arata Naru Kougun Uta~

38) Aura Battler Dunbine

39) Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters In Space

40) Zoids New Century/Zero

41) Angelic Layer

42) Yuusha Raideen (1975)

43) Spirit Hero Wataru

44) Getta Robo

45) Tetsujin 28 (1963)

46) Gear Fighter Dendoh

47) Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

48) Yatterman

49) Round Vernian Vifam

50) Metal Armor Dragonar

 

51) The Big O

52) Robot Hunter Casshan

53) Macross 7

54) Cutey Honey

55) Heavy Metal L-Gaim

56) Legendary Giant God Ideon

57) Chou Denji Robo Combattler V

58) Rokushin Gattai God Mars

59) Tetsujin 28 (2004)

60) Time Bokan

61) Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh

62) Choujuushin Gravion

63) Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig

64) Muteki Choujin Zambot 3

65) Vandread The Second Stage

66) Change!! Shin Getter Robo

67) Blue Comet SPT Layzner

68) Great Mazinger

69) Tatakai! Chou Robot Seimeitai Transformers

70) Vandread

71) Mobile Suit Gundam I

72) Medarot Tamashii

73) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Last Blitz Of Zeon

74) Combat Mecha Xabungle

75) Macross Plus

76) Gad Guard

77) Densetsu No Yuusha Da Garn

78) NG Knight Lamune & 40

79) Mobile Suit Gundam F91

80) Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine

81) Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers Of Sorrow

82) Lord of Lords Ryu Knight

83) Beast Wars: Chou Seimeitai Transformers

84) Yuusha Exkaiser

85) Android Kikaider: The Animation

86) Gasaraki

87) Mobile Suit SD Gundam

88) Muteki Koujin Daitarn 3

89) Chouja Raideen (1996)

90) Yuusha Keisatsu J-Decker

91) Candidate For Goddess

92) Cyborg Kuro-Chan

93) Machine Robo: Revenge Of Chronos

94) Choujuu Kishin Dancougar

95) Madou Oh Granzort

96) VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire

97) Kenran Butou Sai: The Mars Daybreak

98) UFO Robo Grendizer

99) Shutsugeki! Machine Robo Rescue

100) Fang Of The Sun Dougram

 

 

WP -- Hmmm, Astroboy 2003 must be having newness power because it's not as good as the 80s series. I'd like to see more of the 60s series but I have no problem with it being there. The 80s series seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. It's not new anymore and it wasn't the series from the 60s which is the original series that did SO much for anime. A shame that it got lost in the shuffle but that's just the way the ball rolls sometimes I guess.

 

What does everybody else think of this list. Do you think Astro should have been positiioned differently? Where are your favourites at? Do you agree with this list? Disagree with this list?

Thats an impressive list pegasus, where did you get it, and have you seen many of the new astroboy episodes?

[Guest wildpegasus]

http://www.animax.co.jp/

 

 

 

Some kind of list of the top 100 ROBOT anime. I have no idea what the rules were for this list

 

ROBOT ANIME

 

1) Mobile Suit Gundam

2) Neon Genesis Evangelion

3) Doraemon

4) Brain Powered

5) Tetsuwan Atom (1963)

6) Mazinger Z

7) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

8) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

9) Overman King Gainer

10) Dr. Slump Arale-Chan (1981)

11) New Mobile Report Gundam W

12) Astroboy Tetsuwan Atom (2003)

13) King Of Braves GaoGaiGar

14) Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

15) Martian Successor Nadesico

16) Kiteretsu Daihyakka

17) Mobile Fighter G Gundam

18) Vision Of Escaflowne

19) Mobile Police Patlabor

20) Armored Trooper VOTOMS

21) Turn A Gundam

22) Hurricane! Iron Leaguer

23) Mobile Suit V Gundam

24) Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex

25) Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War In The Pocket

26) Super Dimensional Fortress Macross

27) Giant Robo

28) Cyborg 009 (2001)

29) Cyborg 009 (1968)

30) Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team

31) After War Gundam X

32) Medarot

33) Time Bokan series Yatterman

34) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

35) Gunbuster: Aim For The Top!

36) Rahxephon

37) Gunparade March ~Arata Naru Kougun Uta~

38) Aura Battler Dunbine

39) Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters In Space

40) Zoids New Century/Zero

41) Angelic Layer

42) Yuusha Raideen (1975)

43) Spirit Hero Wataru

44) Getta Robo

45) Tetsujin 28 (1963)

46) Gear Fighter Dendoh

47) Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

48) Yatterman

49) Round Vernian Vifam

50) Metal Armor Dragonar

 

51) The Big O

52) Robot Hunter Casshan

53) Macross 7

54) Cutey Honey

55) Heavy Metal L-Gaim

56) Legendary Giant God Ideon

57) Chou Denji Robo Combattler V

58) Rokushin Gattai God Mars

59) Tetsujin 28 (2004)

60) Time Bokan

61) Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh

62) Choujuushin Gravion

63) Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig

64) Muteki Choujin Zambot 3

65) Vandread The Second Stage

66) Change!! Shin Getter Robo

67) Blue Comet SPT Layzner

68) Great Mazinger

69) Tatakai! Chou Robot Seimeitai Transformers

70) Vandread

71) Mobile Suit Gundam I

72) Medarot Tamashii

73) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Last Blitz Of Zeon

74) Combat Mecha Xabungle

75) Macross Plus

76) Gad Guard

77) Densetsu No Yuusha Da Garn

78) NG Knight Lamune & 40

79) Mobile Suit Gundam F91

80) Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine

81) Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers Of Sorrow

82) Lord of Lords Ryu Knight

83) Beast Wars: Chou Seimeitai Transformers

84) Yuusha Exkaiser

85) Android Kikaider: The Animation

86) Gasaraki

87) Mobile Suit SD Gundam

88) Muteki Koujin Daitarn 3

89) Chouja Raideen (1996)

90) Yuusha Keisatsu J-Decker

91) Candidate For Goddess

92) Cyborg Kuro-Chan

93) Machine Robo: Revenge Of Chronos

94) Choujuu Kishin Dancougar

95) Madou Oh Granzort

96) VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire

97) Kenran Butou Sai: The Mars Daybreak

98) UFO Robo Grendizer

99) Shutsugeki! Machine Robo Rescue

100) Fang Of The Sun Dougram

 

 

WP -- Hmmm, Astroboy 2003 must be having newness power because it's not as good as the 80s series. I'd like to see more of the 60s series but I have no problem with it being there. The 80s series seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. It's not new anymore and it wasn't the series from the 60s which is the original series that did SO much for anime. A shame that it got lost in the shuffle but that's just the way the ball rolls sometimes I guess.

 

What does everybody else think of this list. Do you think Astro should have been positiioned differently? Where are your favourites at? Do you agree with this list? Disagree with this list?

Thats an impressive list pegasus, where did you get it, and have you seen many of the new astroboy episodes?

Well I got it from http://www.astroboy-online.com/ who in turn got it from http://www.animax.co.jp/ . I'm sorry but I'm not sure exactly where it comes from on that site. Take care.

[Guest wildpegasus]

Have fun reading. Please comment if anyone finds anything interesting.

 

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/...l?oneclick=true

 

Astro Boy a birthday star

March 8 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese men are reliving their childhood as the nation prepares to celebrate its beloved cartoon hero, writes Shane Green.

 

 

On most Japanese rail platforms, the imminent closure of the doors is announced by a nondescript series of chimes. It saves passengers from being squashed by the automatic doors, with the bonus of feeling like they are boarding an ice-cream van rather than a squashy commuter train.

 

There are chimes on Takadanobaba station, on the line circling inner Tokyo. A few weeks ago, they changed the recording, making the act of boarding a train an unexpected opportunity for thousands of middle-aged Japanese to relive their childhood.

 

As the silver and green trains are about to depart, the speakers pump out the chirpy signature tune of the 1960s cartoon character and series by the same name, Astro Boy, or Mighty Atom as he is known in Japan.

 

The reason for the change is a landmark event in Japanese pop culture. On April 7, Japan will celebrate the birthday of Astro Boy. When Astro Boy was created by the legendary Osamu Tezuka in the 1950s, he was placed in the distant future that would be home to boy robots. And so it was that he was created on April 7, 2003.

 

Takadanobaba has got in on the act because this was the location for the fictional science ministry where Astro Boy was created. "The music reminds me of watching Astro Boy when I was little," says Masako Okazaki, a 48-year-old office manager. "It reminds me of my sweet old days."

 

Like millions of children in the 1960s, Okazaki faithfully watched the scratchy black-and-white episodes featuring Astro Boy, the first Japanese "manga" or comic character to be animated for television.

 

"The cartoon gave me the idea that science could bring us a wonderful world," recalls Okazaki. "I loved Astro Boy as a hero. I still remember the final episode where he flew into the sun to save the earth."

 

Along the platform, Haruo Munefusa, a 44-year-old paramedic with the Tokyo Fire Department, has heard that we are talking about Astro Boy. "He was my childhood hero," he volunteers. "He was a symbol of justice, of good over evil. Astro Boy encouraged me that even a kid can correct bad behaviour by big adults," says Munefusa, who in part credits the boy robot with his career choice in the emergency services.

 

On the streets of Takadanobaba, the story is the same. Underneath the railway bridge is a huge mural of Astro Boy. "Happy Birthday Atom" posters are plastered on lamp posts, and there will be a costume parade.

 

In the western Japanese town of Takarazuka - the home town of Astro Boy's creator, Tezuka - they also have big celebrations planned. The Astro Boy Birthday Festival includes a marching band, baton twirlers and all-day screenings of the Astro Boy series.

 

Then there is one of the biggest television events in Japan this year. NHK, the national broadcaster, will televise the "lost" episode, shown only once in Japan when the original black-and-white series screened in the early 1960s. It turned up three years ago in warehouse in the United States.

 

Even Triumph Japan, the maker of intimate apparel, has joined in the celebrations. As part of its program of one-off theme items, it has produced the Astro Boy bra, with the cups in the shape of Astro Boy's head. For what it is worth, he faces away from the wearer and his facial features have been omitted. This may have been the moment that Astro Boy became Astro Man, but we will never know.

 

What is it about the little boy robot that engenders such love (and in the case of the bra, lateral thought), and has middle-aged men on a Tokyo railway station becoming sentimental?

 

First, there is his story. There have been changes over the years, but basically it begins when the son of an industrialist is killed in a car accident. His father is determined to bring him back to life and creates the boy robot. Depending on the version, Astro Boy is either separated from or rejected by his father.

 

He is adopted by a professor, who refits him with special powers and his life of fighting for the forces of goodness begins. The Astro Boy story-lines are wild and fantastic, variations on the theme of Astro Boy confronting and succeeding over evil humans and sometimes robots.

 

Then there is Astro Boy himself. Pint-sized with big eyes and round face, he packs a punch. He has rocket-powered legs, arms with the power of 800 horsepower, and shoots bullets from his hips. One of the sessions at the Astro Boy Birthday Festival is titled "Astro Boy: His Seven Kinds of Powers and Mechanical Engineering".

 

Tezuka, regarded as the "god of manga" in Japan, brought Astro Boy to life in the early 1950s in black-and-white drawings. With the spread of television, Astro Boy seemed the ideal character to animate. The show was a huge success in Japan, but also found a massive audience overseas, including Australia. A colour series followed, and another is in the works.

 

For Japan, the boy robot became a symbol of the nation's resurgence. Junichi Murakami, who runs the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum, says many Japanese companies use Astro Boy's image as the symbol of high-quality, made-in-Japan products.

 

"But what Osamu Tezuka wanted to express was not like that," says Murakami. "He wanted to question the science-is-everything society, rather than advocating high technology. I assume that he had complicated feelings when he saw Astro Boy become popular worldwide with this misinterpretation."

 

Yet Astro Boy is credited with helping Japan achieve leadership in robot technology. In other cultures, robots have been perceived as a menace. In Japan, Astro Boy is a role model. If there is a real-life descendant, it is probably the child-sized Asimo robot being developed by Honda, designed to function in an environment with humans.

 

Even as we approach his birthday in the once-distant future, Astro Boy's relevance and popularity seem as strong as ever here. Thirteen years of economic decline and political scandal have robbed the Japanese of self-confidence, and there is a desperate urge to find local heroes. A boy robot with rocket-powered boots remains the perfect idol.

 

 

WP -- Great article which I hope everyone enjoys. It just goes to show you how influential Astroboy really is. On people and the way they see life and of course all day Astroboy screenings! Parades! Can't beat that! Or maybe you can. I loved this part of the article.

 

"Even Triumph Japan, the maker of intimate apparel, has joined in the celebrations. As part of its program of one-off theme items, it has produced the Astro Boy bra, with the cups in the shape of Astro Boy's head"

 

Trish Stratus + Astroboy bra + Maple Leafs on her face = Some very impure WP thoughts

 

Hmmm, just noticed that the article mentioned 800 horsepower. I don't know why they said that because Astro actually has 100,000 horsepower and at one point in the manga 1 million horsepower.

[Guest wildpegasus]

Thought you'd like this Ohtani of time. The lyrics of the Astroboy starting and end theme songs. This is for anyone who finds it frustrating when trying to remember certain songs but can only remember certain parts. Enjoy.

 

 

 

http://www.astroboy-online.com/lyrics.php

 

1980's Color Series

Opening Credits

Soaring high in the sky,

He may be small but only in size.

AstroBoy, AstroBoy,

He is brave and gentle and wise!

 

Stronger Than all the rest,

this mighty robot will pass the test,

Oh villans fear him, so we cheer him,

The amazing AstroBoy!

 

When you need someone strong,

Our robot friend will never be long.

AstroBoy, AstroBoy,

He will try to right any wrong!

 

When there's danger near by,

No matter who, what, where, when or why.

He'll defend us, he'll defend us,

The amazing AstroBoy!

 

Closing Credits

Come and join us in a melody,

A song of happiness for you and me.

Sing of joy, sing about a boy,

Little hero, AstroBoy!

 

Come and join us in a fantasy,

We can all be heros, you and me.

Sing of joy, sing about a boy,

Little hero, AstroBoy!

 

Lighting up the way for all,

For soon he will fight for right,

Strong as steel and with a heart of gold.

 

Sing of glory,

Pour your heart our,

Your voices will be heard,

And it's raining out with love for all.

 

 

 

WP -- Just noticed how fitting these songs would be for Benoit as an entrance theme. If I remember correctly RRR might've already modified the opening song before to do exactly that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1960's B&W Series

Opening Credits

There you go AstroBoy,

On your flight into space.

Rocket high, Through the sky,

More adventures to do all day.

 

AstroBoy bombs away,

On your mission today.

There's a count-down, And a blast-off.

Everyday is go AstroBoy!

 

AstroBoy as you fly,

Strange new worlds you will spy.

Atom-celled, Jet propelled,

Fighting monsters high in the sky.

 

AstroBoy there you go,

Will you fight friend or foe,

Cosmic Ranger, Laugh at Danger,

Everday is go AstroBoy!

 

Crowds will cheer you, You're a hero,

As you go, go, GO ASTROBOY!!!

[Guest Ray]

Anyone know any good anime hubs on DC++ with low share limits? I keep planning to look for more but I never get around to it.

 

I managed to get into this one: sanctuary.otaku-anime.net:555 but only found Episode 1 and 2. And I've seen 1 and 2 was too big to download at the moment...

[Guest wildpegasus]

http://anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=331

 

 

For all those interested, more information about the Astroboy bra!

 

Triumph of Japan (an intimate apparel maker) has created a special Astro Boy bra in celebration of Astro Boy's birthday on April 7, 2003. While you can't get your hands on one of these, you can see what it looks like and read up on the "special features" of the bra. Update: Now with a video of the bra being modeled.

 

According to the press release:

"The bra is a dual structure bra with an inner and outer cup in the shape of Astro Boy's head. In order to make a metallic image like a robot, the outer cup surface used a glossy enamel material. To create the face, a special hologram print was used to render Astro Boy in 3D. If the outer cups are removed, a red heart (which represents the warm heart of Astro Boy) on the left cup will light up. On the right cup is printed the circuit diagram of Astro Boy's head and the pupil will blink at random in green & red.

 

On the strap and the side part, the energy pouring code required for Astro Boy's birth is represented.

 

Additionally, a counter is attached to the bottom of the coordinating skirt. The counter which blinks red enlivens the atmosphere of countdown of waiting eagerly for the birthday of Astro Boy. (Countdown is not actually carried out) . "

 

Basically, there is a lot of detail in the clothing that is not readily apparent from the PR photo.

 

The bra will be exhibited at the Triumph 2003 spring-and-summer new product show (the hall : Heiwajima, Ota-ku Tokyo Distribution Center, Tokyo) held on November 6 and the 7th. There are no plans to sell it.

 

For More Info and to see the bra, please visit Triumph Japan

 

See the bra being modeled, courtesy of Mainichi News.

 

 

 

http://www.triumphjapan.com/triumph/release/021106_main.html

[El Psycho Diablo 0]

Thought I'd pass this on, to those if you interested.

 

Astro Boy (1980) on R4 DVD

[Guest wildpegasus]

Thought I'd pass this on, to those if you interested.

 

Astro Boy (1980) on R4 DVD

Some talk about it going on here.

 

 

http://www.astroboy-online.com/forums/inde...ct=ST&f=1&t=779

 

Sounds pretty expensive. However, it doesn't look like we're ever going to be able to get the original Japanese footage of the 80s series which is too bad. I've got 1/2 of the series in bootleg (bad subs and a touch of other problems but certainly watchable) loaned off to my friend right now and have been hoping for the remaining eps but I don't know if they're coming. If they never come about I might have to get the Madman eps some day or something. Buyer beware -- A lot of people don't like bootlegs because they say it supports mafia, terrorists, kills kittens and doesn't help the anime companies themselves so watch out.

[Guest Ray]

Suppose this is the best place to ask this. I was browsing some hubs on DC++ looking for stuff to download and I came across these two:

 

astroboy.09.frankenstein

astroboy.10.uran.the.tomboy

 

Are these episodes from the 80's series? Because that's the one I liked. if so are they good/recommended? Thanks.

[Guest wildpegasus]

Suppose this is the best place to ask this. I was browsing some hubs on DC++ looking for stuff to download and I came across these two:

 

astroboy.09.frankenstein

astroboy.10.uran.the.tomboy

 

Are these episodes from the 80's series? Because that's the one I liked. if so are they good/recommended? Thanks.

frankenstein could be from the 60s or the 80s. The two series would often share similar stories. Since Uran the Tomboy is from the 80s I assume this one if from the 80s too. If so, frankenstein was pretty good but I can't vouch anything for the English version anymore because it's been a long time since I saw that.

 

Uran the Tomboy is pretty good overall. Likewise, I can't comment on the quality of the English version.

 

WP -- Who watched the first 1/2 of the Astroboy series and did not see 1 legit bad episode. All were at least good.

[Guest wildpegasus]

As taken from the www.astroboy-online.com site

 

Osamu Tezuka’s message:

 

What I try to appeal through my works is simple. The opinion is just a simple message that follows: "Love all the creatures! Love everything that has life"! I have been trying to express this message in every one of my works. Though it has taken the different forms like "the presentation of nature" "the blessing of life" "the suspicion on too much science oriented civilisation" anti war and so on.

 

 

Maybe we can start some conversation on this. Do people think Tezuka has successfully illustrated this message throughout his pieces of work?

 

At first glance it may seem a little odd that this is a message Tezuka is conveying throughout his works where in a series such as Astroboy where we have so many people dying. And not "meaningless" charactors nobody cares about as we often see in TV shows or the movies. All the charactors that die in Astroboy have been built up so the audience cares something about them and with that I think lies the key to Tezuka's message. We care about every single death that happens in Astroboy. Even the "enemies" of Astro. Not one single person in the series is made for the audience to cheer when he's dead. We respect all life.

 

I remember that episode where Atlas is using up earth energy for his crystal castle and as a result is causing death to several animal creatures indirectly on earth. I couldn't help but feel sorry for the all the animals. Even though their charactors hadn't been built up they were shown in a sympathetic state where the viewer could not help but feel for them. Again, love all life depicted in the "the presentation of nature" as Tezuka said in his message.

 

That brings me to the episode that I'm forgetting now where that guy dressed up as a cat is protecting a bunch of nature's creatures. In it he goes on about humans are disrectful to animals with the example of the racehorse who is forgotten about after he is broken down from racing so much. Just stuff that makes you think.

 

Now if we go to the first couple of episodes we see the respect life belief of Tezuka once again. In these episodes we see Atlas getting abused and as a result the disasterous effects it has on his charactor. By people not respecting the life of Atlas at the very beginning we see how it helps to shape and mold Atlas in the future. LIvian the only one who respects Atlas life is the guiding force in the good side of Atlas, now and in the future. When Livian is killed unnecesarily it also sends Atlas over the edge. Everything in these 2 episodes is about respecting life.

 

 

 

 

 

An interesting piece about Tezuka and the Lion King on the internet

 

http://www.google.ca/search?q=cache:YdbgX4...boy+essay&hl=en

 

Special excerpt from Dreamland Japan

"Osamu Tezuka's 'Lion King'"

 

 

 

Editor's note: The Disney hit movie The Lion King borrowed heavily from a manga and film created by Osamu Tezuka, Japan's "God of Comics." The Disney company denies any borrowing took place at all, but that defense is ridiculous. In this excerpt from Dreamland Japan, Fred Schodt looks at this controversy. The section is part of a larger chapter on Tezuka and his masterpieces, including Phoenix, Black Jack, and Tetsuwan Atom (starring a character that you may already know as Astro Boy--did you know Astro Boy was based on a Japanese manga?). Copyright restrictions prevent us from uploading Tezuka's artwork onto the Internet, but check out Dreamland Japan for a particularly stunning drawing from the original Tezuka work showing "the lion in the clouds" (when the lion son gains strength from seeing his dead father's shape in the clouds in the sky--does this scene sound familiar Disney fans?).

 

 

 

IF OSAMU TEZUKA had been alive in the summer of 1994 he would have been wickedly amused. Just as Disney's latest animated feature The Lion King was being heralded as a critical and box-office success in America, rumor exploded in the U.S. manga and anime fan community and on the Internet that Disney animators had relied upon--perhaps even plagiarized--a television animation series made by Tezuka in the 1960s known as Kimba, the White Lion, and the manga on which it is based.

 

The similarities were striking. Both The Lion King and Kimba, the White Lion are coming-of-age tales set in Africa starring young lions--"Simba" in the case of The Lion King and "Kimba" in the English version of Tezuka's series--who have to regain their thrones after their fathers have been killed. In both works the protagonist lions are aided by comical and hysterical birds (a hornbill in Lion King and a parrot in Kimba) that act as messengers and by a wise and elderly baboon-like mentor. In both films the heroes have to confront and defeat an evil usurper lion with a scar over the left eye, who is supported by a band of comical hyena henchmen.

 

Furthermore, in both films there are remarkably similar scenes of lions perched on jutting outcrops of rock, and--most suspicious of all--scenes of young lions looking up at either the clouds or the starry sky and seeing images of their beloved parents.

 

When Charles Burress, a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle wrote an article on July 11, 1994, titled "Uproar Over 'The Lion King,'" the story broke into the mainstream U.S. media, generating considerable coverage in major newspapers and on national television. The official Disney company response, as first reported in the Chronicle on July 14, was that The Lion King was an original work, and that none of the people involved in creating The Lion King "were aware of Kimba or Tezuka."

 

In Japan, understandably, the story was even bigger news, and Disney's response was like oil tossed on a fire of already inflamed national passions and wounded pride. An editorial in the prestigious Asahi newspaper on August 27 took the form of a "letter" to the late Walt Disney in heaven, appealing to his sense of justice. Led by manga artist Machiko Satonaka, a protest petition was signed by hundreds of Japanese fans and prominent manga artists and delivered to the Disney distribution company on Earth. In both America and Japan, emotions were exacerbated by the fact that the Disney company has often taken extremely hard-line legal positions toward what it views as infringements of its copyrights. Since Japanese have often been accused of being copycats by Americans, there was also a delicious irony in the idea that the Disney company might have copied the work of Tezuka, who is often called the "Walt Disney of Japan."

 

I was quoted in the July 14 edition of USA Today as saying that the Disney assertion was "preposterous." I said this not only because of the obvious similarities in the works, but because I knew how the animation industry operates. It takes hundreds of people to make a feature-length animation, and many of Disney's animators certainly grew up watching Tezuka's work. I wasn't the only one to make this observation. As animation historian Fred Patten would document in a 1995 report titled "Simba vs. Kimba: Parallels between Kimba, the White Lion and The Lion King," the Kimba animated series was syndicated by NBC in 1966 and shown widely throughout the United States until the late 1970s. Furthermore, the nature of animation is such that artists rely heavily on any visual reference materials they can get their hands on, especially when trying to depict the movements of animals such as lions. It would be hard to imagine that they did not refer to documentaries of lions, and--especially since it was one of the few animation films with a lion star--to Tezuka's Kimba, the White Lion.

 

Moreover, although Tezuka was virtually unknown in most circles in the United States, this was certainly not true in the animation industry. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Tezuka's short experimental films, Broken Down Film and Jumping, were widely shown at animation festivals around the U.S. Tezuka had also won awards in both the U.S. animation and comics industries. And because of Disney's huge presence in Japan (merchandise, Tokyo Disneyland), Disney company higher-ups regularly visit Tokyo, where Tezuka's legacy and his lion characters are impossible to ignore. The giant Seibu Corporation, which owns train lines, department stores, and one of Japan's most popular baseball teams (the Seibu Lions), licenses one of Tezuka's lions and plasters its image on baseball caps and advertisements throughout Japan.

 

Tezuka visited the United States regularly while he was alive. I personally accompanied him in the 1980s to Disney World in Florida, to the Disney animation studios in Burbank, California, and to the house of Disney animation luminary Ward Kimball. In 1964, at the New York World's Fair, Tezuka had even met Walt Disney, whom he considered his idol. As the story Tezuka loved to recount goes, he spotted Mr. Disney, ran up to him excitedly like an ordinary fan and introduced himself. To Tezuka's never-ending delight, Mr. Disney reportedly said that he was well aware of Tezuka and Astro Boy, and someday "hoped to make something like it."

 

How the late Walt Disney would have handled the 1994 "Kimba vs. Simba" dispute is anyone's guess, but one suspects he might have been more sensitive to the underlying emotions than was his company. When the controversy first erupted, opinion in the fan community was highly polarized between Disney loyalists who rejected outright any resemblance between the two films, and Japanimation fans who overemphasized the resemblance and hoped Tezuka Productions would "stick it to Disney." Lost in the heated exchange of charges and countercharges was the fact that homages and references to other works are quite common in the animation industry. Moreover, if one accepts that Disney company animators who worked on The Lion King referred to Tezuka's creation and that the similarities in concept, character designs, and certain specific situations are more than coincidence, it must also be noted that Tezuka's Kimba and Disney's The Lion King also have fundamental differences, especially in their storylines.

 

Kimba, the White Lion is an English remake of the 1965 Japanese animated series Jungle Taitei, or "Jungle Emperor," which is in turn based on an over-530-page manga of the same name that Tezuka serialized between 1950 and 1954 in the monthly boys' Manga Shonen. Although humans never appear in Disney's The Lion King, the original Jungle Emperor manga is a tale of three generations of lions who fight to protect the animal kingdom from humans. Leo, (who became Kimba in the English animation) is raised by humans and at one point wears pants. He learns human speech and tries to organize and civilize the animal kingdom to compete with humans. In a gripping finale, Leo dramatically sacrifices himself to save a dear human friend. As Tezuka wrote in an afterword to a 1977 edition, all in all there were eight book editions of the manga published, and for each edition there were considerable changes made to target audiences of different ages and to cater to reader expectations in different eras. Further changes were made for the animation, and for the English version of it.

 

Jungle Emperor became one of Japan's most beloved manga and animated works, but in both formats it displays Tezuka's weakness--an excessive desire to please his fans and to satisfy his own intellectual curiosity, the result occasionally verging on a narrative goulash. The printed manga story has gags, comedy, tragedy, allusions to ancient tectonic plates and "supercontinents," and exotic medical conditions. Since the young Tezuka was a great fan of American animation, his animals look like Disney animals. His depictions of African natives, moreover, drew upon images from Tarzan movies and now politically incorrect depictions in American comic strips. As for the animation, despite Kimba's great charm, it was made as a long-running television series with 1960s technology; Disney's Lion King is clearly better crafted, with a more polished storyline.

 

Ultimately, the Lion King vs. Kimba controversy is a case-study in cultural attitudes toward dispute resolution. Litigation is socially frowned upon except as a last resort in Japan, and the Tezuka family, which still controls Tezuka Productions, was not interested in confronting or suing Disney. Tezuka, after all, had himself been a Disney fan. And there may also have been reluctance over giving too much exposure to the old animation series because of an ongoing lawsuit to reassert rights to the series outside of Japan (ownership of the basic story or manga books was never in dispute), and because the Tezuka people were sensitive to the previous criticism of how African natives were depicted in the manga version.

 

The Disney company response, on the other hand, was typical of modern American corporate culture, where denials of wrongdoing are automatically issued to stave off potential lawsuits. Ironically, the entire controversy could easily have been resolved by a simple tip of the hat to Tezuka, either in the form of a film credit or a public statement. Instead, one year later, T-shirts were still being sold at American comic conventions that showed Tezuka's Kimba in front of a mirror seeing a reflection of the face of Disney's Simba. Underneath, the caption reads, "The Lyin' King: Mirror mirror, on the wall, who created me after all?"

 

Text copyright 1996 by Frederik L. Schodt. Material may be viewed and downloaded for personal use only.

[Guest wildpegasus]

NBC really screwed with Tezuka's "Kimba" though so we never got to see his complete vision.

[Guest wildpegasus]

For the USA manga fans:, August 13, 2000

Reviewer: Dr. Murakami Hiroshi (Tokyo Japan) - See all my reviews

 

Astroboy(Japanese original name is "Tetsuwan Atom", which means Armstrong Atom or Mighty Atom by the author's English titles written in manga books) is the first attempt of the weekly TV animation series made in Japan. It was released in Japan from Jan 1st 1963 until Dec 31th 1966 (4 years) with 193 episodes in total in B/W films. In Japan the watching rate was usually more than 30% and the highest marked astonishing 40.7 %. In USA, the on air was discontinued by the claim of parental movement insisting the story contains strong brutal actions, so only early part of the total episodes were available outside of Japan. The original Tetsuwan Atom was written in the form of Manga (comic) on the monthly books started from 1951. The author Tezuka Osam (Tezuka is the family name) was the best manga writters in history and in his lifetime he wrote more than one hundred fifty thousand pages of manga manuscripts (about more than 500 manga books) and directed many animation films for commertial TVs and non commertial experimentals. Outside of Japan, very small part of his huge amount of work is known. Atom is just 1% of him. The Atom series contains many classical SF spirits and rich ideas. The design of the machines and buildings are elegant decora style possibly Germanic. This Atom series influenced many Japanese kid at that time to make many engineers to have desire to make humanoid robots with intellect. etc, etc, Enjoy

 

WP -- Some nice information that I thought everyone would like to read. I liked this quote. "In Japan the watching rate was usually more than 30% and the highest marked astonishing 40.7 %" Amazing!

[Guest wildpegasus]

Some more helpful Astroboy info

 

http://www.google.ca/search?q=cache:WLQqwg...y+TV+tome&hl=en

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the Astroboy guide at TV Tome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 1963 black & white version of Astroboy was the first anime to cross the Pacific and penetrate American television. It was highly successful as it drew the highest ratings at that time. It was later taken off the air in 1966 as it completed its 104 episode run (193 episodes in Japan) and was losing its popularity due to its non-colour and "depressing" themes and story lines.

 

 

 

 

In 1980 however, Astroboy was reborn in Japan and was brought back to North America in 1982 in a 51 episode colour series (52 episodes in Japan).

 

 

 

 

The English version was edited and had a bit censoring from the original Japanese version. It contained subject matter that would be inappropriate for the North American audience. Matter such as your typical violence, suicide, and death. This guide, however, will only cover the original JAPANESE version as it is easier to do since I have the Japanese series.

 

 

 

 

If you are looking for the colour Astroboy series on DVD, I would suggest looking on eBay or perhaps at an online anime store. As of yet, only Part 1 (episodes 1-26) of the 2-part box set is out. DO NOT get the English dubbed version of the series as a lot of the material in the series was cut and won't make much sense if you watch it! Also, the dubbed version has practically all the episodes shifted around. The episode list on this site is the proper order in which they were originally aired.

 

 

 

 

If you are interested in DVDs of the new Astroboy series, I suggest checking out eBay for them. I however, won't get it until the series is finished and an actual box set comes out rather than buying multiple volumes.

 

Show Information

 

First Aired January 1963

Last Aired December 2003

Status Returning Series

Running Time 30 min

Country Japan

Network Other

 

 

Show Stars

 

Tabitha St. Germain - Additonal Voices

Lara Jill Miller - Alejo & Vivienne (1963 version)

Kumai Motoko - tamao)(voice: Japanese version)

Billie Lou Watt - Astro Boy

 

 

This show's information is edited by: barryska

 

 

ASTROBOY EPISODE LIST JAPANESE

 

We can use this as a reference whenever we're talking about a particular show

 

 

Season 1

1. 1-1 01-Jan-1963 The Birth of Astroboy

2. 1-2 08-Jan-1963 Frankenstein

3. 1-3 15-Jan-1963 Adventure on Mars

4. 1-4 22-Jan-1963 Guernica

5. 1-5 29-Jan-1963 Sphinx

6. 1-6 05-Feb-1963 Lightning Man

7. 1-7 12-Feb-1963 Captain Atom

8. 1-8 19-Feb-1963 Ghost Manufacturing Machine

9. 1-9 26-Feb-1963 Black Looks

10. 1-10 05-Mar-1963 The Fool Ivan

11. 1-11 12-Mar-1963 Time Machine

12. 1-12 19-Mar-1963 Cruciform Island

13. 1-13 26-Mar-1963 The Eyes of Christ

14. 1-14 02-Apr-1963 The Artificial Sun

15. 1-15 09-Apr-1963 Plant People

16. 1-16 16-Apr-1963 The Vehicle, White Planet

17. 1-17 23-Apr-1963 Robot Land

18. 1-18 30-Apr-1963 Gadem

19. 1-19 07-May-1963 Astro Boy vs. Garon

20. 1-20 14-May-1963 Gaseous Beings

21. 1-21 21-May-1963 SatelliteR-45

22. 1-22 28-May-1963 Sea Serpent Island

23. 1-23 04-Jun-1963 The Mutant

24. 1-24 11-Jun-1963 The Submarine Kingdom

25. 1-25 18-Jun-1963 The Deep-Underground Tank

26. 1-26 25-Jun-1963 Atlas

27. 1-27 02-Jul-1963 Planet Pearl

28. 1-28 09-Jul-1963 Mad Machine

29. 1-29 16-Jul-1963 The Memorable Day

30. 1-30 23-Jul-1963 Fuhrer ZZZ

31. 1-31 30-Jul-1963 The Black Cosmic Ray

32. 1-32 06-Aug-1963 Hot Dog Corps

33. 1-33 13-Aug-1963 Two Magicians

34. 1-34 20-Aug-1963 Midoro Marsh

35. 1-35 27-Aug-1963 The Human Farm

36. 1-36 03-Sep-1963 The Religion of Pui Pui

37. 1-37 10-Sep-1963 Uran

38. 1-38 17-Sep-1963 The Disturbed Small Planet

39. 1-39 24-Sep-1963 Red Cat

40. 1-40 01-Oct-1963 Neo Caesar

41. 1-41 08-Oct-1963 X Bomb

42. 1-42 15-Oct-1963 The Yellow Horse

43. 1-43 22-Oct-1963 His Highness Dead Cross

44. 1-44 29-Oct-1963 The Egyptian Conspirators

45. 1-45 05-Nov-1963 Cleopatra's Necklace

46. 1-46 12-Nov-1963 The Robot Spaceship

47. 1-47 19-Nov-1963 The Cosmic Crab

48. 1-48 26-Nov-1963 The Tenma Tribe

49. 1-49 03-Dec-1963 Transparent Giant

50. 1-50 10-Dec-1963 Astroboy Goes to the West

51. 1-51 17-Dec-1963 The Little Elephant Pura

52. 1-52 24-Dec-1963 The Snow Lion

53. 1-53 31-Dec-1963 Goodbye 1963

54. 1-54 04-Jan-1964 Duel on the Alps

55. 1-55 18-Jan-1964 Rejuvenating Gas

56. 1-56 25-Jan-1964 Earth Defense Army

57. 1-57 01-Feb-1964 Robot School

58. 1-58 08-Feb-1964 The Thirteen Mysterious Statues of God

59. 1-59 15-Feb-1964 The Robot Buron X

60. 1-60 22-Feb-1964 The Demon Bees

61. 1-61 29-Feb-1964 Space Parasites

62. 1-62 07-Mar-1964 The Phantom Ship

63. 1-63 14-Mar-1964 The Artificial Iceberg

64. 1-64 21-Mar-1964 Count Bat

65. 1-65 28-Mar-1964 Brave Escapee

66. 1-66 04-Apr-1964 The Space Viking

67. 1-67 11-Apr-1964 Heroes of the Night

68. 1-68 25-Apr-1964 Rebellion of the Dinosaur People

69. 1-69 02-May-1964 The Secret of the Clock Tower

70. 1-70 09-May-1964 Rafflesia

71. 1-71 16-May-1964 The Last Day of Earth

72. 1-72 23-May-1964 7 Days of Drifting in Space

73. 1-73 06-Jun-1964 Big Titan

74. 1-74 13-Jun-1964 Earth Expedition

75. 1-75 20-Jun-1964 Flying City

76. 1-76 27-Jun-1964 The Monster Machine

77. 1-77 04-Jul-1964 Cape Town Lullaby

78. 1-78 11-Jul-1964 The World in Five Hundred Thousand Years

79. 1-79 18-Jul-1964 Dr. Brain

80. 1-80 25-Jul-1964 Humanoid Bill

81. 1-81 01-Aug-1964 Dreaming Machine

82. 1-82 15-Aug-1964 The Robot Olympics

83. 1-83 22-Aug-1964 The Strange Bird, Garuda

84. 1-84 29-Aug-1964 The Dolphin Civilization

85. 1-85 05-Sep-1964 The Demented Beltway

86. 1-86 12-Sep-1964 The Time Gun

87. 1-87 19-Sep-1964 Princess Kaguya

88. 1-88 26-Sep-1964 The Bacteria Corps

89. 1-89 03-Oct-1964 Gomes' Ghost

90. 1-90 10-Oct-1964 The Robot Fortress

91. 1-91 24-Oct-1964 Garon's Counterattack

92. 1-92 31-Oct-1964 Three Robot Knights

93. 1-93 07-Nov-1964 Cobalt

94. 1-94 14-Nov-1964 Angel in the Alps

95. 1-95 21-Nov-1964 The Evil Punch Card

96. 1-96 28-Oct-1964 Robot Future

97. 1-97 05-Nov-1964 Confrontation in Space

98. 1-98 12-Dec-1964 Zeo's Legacy

99. 1-99 19-Dec-1964 Little Columbus

100. 1-100 26-Dec-1964 The Robot House

101. 1-101 02-Jan-1965 The Unmapped World

102. 1-102 09-Jan-1965 Queen of the Devils' Place

103. 1-103 16-Jan-1965 Stairs Leading into Space

104. 1-104 23-Jan-1965 The Devil's Balloon

105. 1-105 30-Jan-1965 General Atom

106. 1-106 06-Feb-1965 The Boy from Outer Space

107. 1-107 13-Feb-1965 Release of the Earth

108. 1-108 20-Feb-1965 Saturn Man

109. 1-109 27-Feb-1965 Phoenix

110. 1-110 06-Mar-1965 Expedition on Mercury

111. 1-111 13-Mar-1965 Robot Polymer

112. 1-112 27-Mar-1965 Samson's Hair

113. 1-113 03-Apr-1965 "Back," the Country without Laughter

114. 1-114 10-Apr-1965 Metro Monster

115. 1-115 17-Apr-1965 The Big Runaway Safe

116. 1-116 24-Apr-1965 The Biggest Robot on Earth (part one)

117. 1-117 01-May-1965 The Biggest Robot on Earth (part two)

118. 1-118 08-May-1965 Robot Grabby

119. 1-119 15-May-1965 The Flying Lens

120. 1-120 22-May-1965 Time Hunter

121. 1-121 29-May-1965 Ganimate

122. 1-122 05-Jun-1965 The Monster Mantler

123. 1-123 19-Jun-1965 Captain Dog

124. 1-124 03-Jul-1965 Parting Gift

125. 1-125 10-Jul-1965 Find the Bacteria

126. 1-126 17-Jul-1965 Roboids

127. 1-127 24-Jul-1965 The Experimental Robot

128. 1-128 31-Jul-1965 Treasures of the Inca Empire

129. 1-129 14-Aug-1965 Atom vs. Atom

130. 1-130 21-Aug-1965 The Storm on Mars

131. 1-131 28-Aug-1965 The Moon Champion

132. 1-132 04-Sep-1965 Prince Louis

133. 1-133 11-Sep-1965 Revenge After Ten Years

134. 1-134 18-Sep-1965 Operation Escape

135. 1-135 25-Sep-1965 The Robot-Dog Backy

136. 1-136 02-Oct-1965 Inspector Jaguar

137. 1-137 09-Oct-1965 Little Cooley

138. 1-138 16-Oct-1965 A Long Day

139. 1-139 23-Oct-1965 Astro Boy Stolen

140. 1-140 30-Sep-1965 The King and Atom

141. 1-141 06-Nov-1965 The Locomotive March

142. 1-142 13-Nov-1965 Minya's Star

143. 1-143 20-Nov-1965 Bird Street Story

144. 1-144 27-Nov-1965 Lost Friendship

145. 1-145 04-Dec-1965 Atom in the Deep Sea

146. 1-146 11-Dec-1965 Report from the Future

147. 1-147 18-Dec-1965 Mid-air Screen

148. 1-148 25-Dec-1965 Robio and Robiet

149. 1-149 01-Jan-1966 The Can Capriccio

150. 1-150 08-Jan-1966 Miss Magnet

151. 1-151 15-Jan-1966 Lonely Atom

152. 1-152 22-Jan-1966 The Robot Bombs

153. 1-153 29-Jan-1966 The Red Merry-Go-Round

154. 1-154 05-Feb-1966 Blue Bird Story

155. 1-155 12-Feb-1966 The Crazed Boundary

156. 1-156 19-Feb-1966 Robot Mayor

157. 1-157 26-Feb-1966 Gypsy's Star

158. 1-158 05-Mar-1966 Funny Companion

159. 1-159 19-Mar-1966 Devil and Angel

160. 1-160 26-Mar-1966 The Golden Flute

161. 1-161 02-Apr-1966 Dream-selling Aliens

162. 1-162 09-Apr-1966 Operation Candy

163. 1-163 16-Apr-1966 Road to Another World

164. 1-164 23-Apr-1966 The Space Spider

165. 1-165 30-Apr-1966 A Great Fuss over Babies

166. 1-166 07-May-1966 The Jewel-Eating Monster

167. 1-167 14-May-1966 Plenty of Balloons

168. 1-168 21-May-1966 The Island That Jumped Up

169. 1-169 28-May-1966 Gift from the Future

170. 1-170 04-Jun-1966 Two Princesses

171. 1-171 11-Jun-1966 Kutcher Forever

172. 1-172 25-Jun-1966 The Herald Brothers

173. 1-173 02-Jul-1966 Robotty

174. 1-174 09-Jul-1966 The Great Submarine Canal

175. 1-175 23-Jul-1966 Robot Wars (part one)

176. 1-176 30-Jul-1966 Robot Wars (part two)

177. 1-177 06-Aug-1966 The Gigantic Robot

178. 1-178 20-Aug-1966 Chi-tan's Nighttime Adventure

179. 1-179 10-Sep-1966 Ghost Manufacturing Machine

 

180. 1-180 24-Sep-1966 Demented Cobalt

181. 1-181 01-Oct-1966 Japanese People from Space

182. 1-182 08-Oct-1966 Time War

183. 1-183 22-Oct-1966 Star of Africa

184. 1-184 29-Oct-1966 Monsters Come out at Night

185. 1-185 05-Nov-1966 Baily's Legend

186. 1-186 19-Nov-1966 Tengu of Kurama

187. 1-187 26-Nov-1966 Confusion at the Shooting Studio

188. 1-188 03-Dec-1966 Miracle of Mesopotamia

189. 1-189 17-Nov-1966 Wandering Roppi

190. 1-190 24-Dec-1966 Medussa's Mansion

191. 1-191 31-Dec-1966 The Greatest Adventure on Earth

 

Season 2

192. 2-1 01-Oct-1980 The Birth of Astro Boy

193. 2-2 08-Oct-1980 Astro Boy vs. Atlas

194. 2-3 15-Oct-1980 The Robot Circus

195. 2-4 22-Oct-1980 Saving our Classmate

196. 2-5 22-Oct-1980 Astro Boy vs. Atlas II: The Resurrection of Atlas

197. 2-6 05-Nov-1980 Robot Land

198. 2-7 12-Nov-1980 Frankenstein

199. 2-8 19-Nov-1980 Red Cat

200. 2-9 26-Nov-1980 Astro Boy vs. Atlas III: Crystal of the Desert

201. 2-10 03-Dec-1980 The Vehicle, White Planet

202. 2-11 10-Dec-1980 The Robot President

203. 2-12 17-Dec-1980 Damdam's Neck

204. 2-13 24-Dec-1980 Lightning Man

205. 2-14 07-Jan-1981 Tomboy Uran

206. 2-15 14-Jan-1981 Robio and Robiet

207. 2-16 21-Jan-1981 Adventure on Mars

208. 2-17 28-Jan-1981 SOS on the Space Shuttle

209. 2-18 04-Feb-1981 Astro Boy vs. Atlas IV: The Menacing Comet

210. 2-19 11-Feb-1981 The Devil's Balloon

211. 2-20 18-Feb-1981 Pook in Cruciform Island

212. 2-21 25-Feb-1981 The Fool Ivan

213. 2-22 04-Mar-1981 The Robot Who Lied

214. 2-23 11-Mar-1981 The Girl from Alsore

215. 2-24 18-Mar-1981 The Biggest Robot on Earth (part one)

216. 2-25 25-Mar-1981 The Biggest Robot on Earth (part two)

217. 2-26 01-Apr-1981 Astro Boy vs. Atlas V: The Violent Gang Gadem

218. 2-27 08-Apr-1981 Major Operations by Black Jack

219. 2-28 29-Apr-1981 The Great Adventure of Little Robot Sam

220. 2-29 06-May-1981 Astro Boy vs. Atlas VI: The King of the Ice

221. 2-30 13-May-1981 Uran and Uran

222. 2-31 03-Jun-1981 Dash in a Storm

223. 2-32 17-Jun-1981 Cleopatra's Mystery

224. 2-33 01-Jul-1981 Astro Boy vs. Atlas VII: The Runaway Subway

225. 2-34 08-Jul-1981 The Little Elephant Pura

226. 2-35 15-Jul-1981 The Secret of Bee Island

227. 2-36 22-Jul-1981 The Monster of Kuraken

228. 2-37 05-Aug-1981 Rumy in Pochom-pochom Island

229. 2-38 19-Aug-1981 Astro Boy vs. Atlas VIII: The Destruction of the Satellite & the Proton Gun

230. 2-39 02-Sep-1981 The Stolen Sun

231. 2-40 16-Sep-1981 Black Looks

232. 2-41 23-Sep-1981 The Devil Garon

233. 2-42 14-Oct-1981 Hurry, You Three Second-Rate Knights!

234. 2-43 21-Oct-1981 Astro Boy vs. Atlas IX: Atlas Forever

235. 2-44 28-Oct-1981 Space Leopard

236. 2-45 04-Nov-1981 Uran's God

237. 2-46 11-Nov-1981 Space Airport R45

238. 2-47 18-Nov-1981 Spaceship in Imminent Danger

239. 2-48 25-Nov-1981 Jinmen Iwa

240. 2-49 02-Dec-1981 Uran Loves Hit Men

241. 2-50 09-Dec-1981 The Devil's Place in Ordin

242. 2-51 16-Dec-1981 Rage of the Sphinx

243. 2-52 23-Dec-1981 Astro Boy's First Love

 

 

There we go.

[Guest Ray]

Thanks for posting that episode list. Might use that when/if I can look for shows to download.