Astro Boy (2003)

Astro Boy (2003)

Astro Boy (2003)

7.0

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Details

50
TV
70
6604
FINISHED
SPRING 2003
24m
JP
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Description

Atom 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, Tobio. Dr. Tenma soon destroys his laboratory, after the creation of Atom, and shuts down Atom. Soon after, Dr. Ochanomizu, the head of the Ministry of Science revives Atom, 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. Atom faces extreme racism for being a robot, and he must discover the truth about his creator Dr. Tenma. <br><br> (Source: Anime News Network)

Episodes

Episode 1

1. Power Up!

Dr. O'Shay activates Astro by drawing all the citys power and using it to jolt Astro to life, but the power surge overloads the Metro City Power System turning Magnamite, the robotic power-controller, into a robotic menace. When Magnamite comes crashing across the city like a huge mechanical octopus, Astro must quickly master his amazing powers in order to save the city from the rampaging robot.

Air Date: 4/6/2003Rating: 4.24

Episode 2

2. Rocket Ball

When a friendly robot-dog invites Astro to watch a game of Rocket Ball, he looks forward to a fun day at the ballpark, Instead, the game turns chaotic when the robot players start destroying the stadium and threatening the human spectators. Astro must find a way to save the humans and get the robot athletes under control!

Air Date: 4/13/2003Rating: 4.24

Episode 3

3. Destination Deimos

On Deimos, one of the two moons of Mars, robot miners ignore the orders of their human foreman and mysteriously begin digging on their own. Astro must work fast to discover the cause of the robots' strange behavior before Intergalactic Security exterminates them for disobeying.

Air Date: 4/20/2003Rating: 5.06

Episode 4

4. Into Thin Air

The evil Skunk tricks Denkou, an "Invisible Robot," into committing a string of robberies. Astro soon realizes that Denkou is not bad, she just doesn't know the difference between right and wrong and Astro is the only one that can teach her.

Air Date: 4/27/2003Rating: 6.66

Episode 5

5. Rainbow Canyon

An experiment in advanced weather technology has turned a desert canyon into fertile farmland, and proven once again that humans and robots can work together, But a sudden rash of earthquakes and storms threatens to wreck the project. It's up to Astro to find out who is behind the evil plan.

Air Date: 5/4/2003Rating: 5.12

Episode 6

6. Atlas

Dr. Tenma builds a powerful robot named Atlas whose abilities rival Astro's, But Atlas has a rebellious nature and begins to destroy Metro City. Astro must save the city from Atlas, while beginning to learn the secrets of his own past.

Air Date: 5/11/2003Rating: 7.22

Episode 7

7. Astro vs. Atlas

As Atlas continues his rampage, Astro learns the truth about his own past. With the memory circuits reactivated, Astro remembers being created, rejected, abandoned by Dr. Tenma, Astro must face difficult questions about his own identity and his ultimate destiny.

Air Date: 5/18/2003Rating: 8.07

Episode 8

8. Neon Express

When Kato hides a hyper-accelerator virus on the robotic super train Neon Express, it sends the train and its passengers speeding out of control. Astro must rescue the passengers and prevent the train from crashing into the center of Metro City.

Air Date: 5/25/2003Rating: 7.22

Episode 9

9. Franken

A mysterious robot terrifies humans as he hunts for scrap robot parts and uses them to rebuild his own malfunctioning system. The police target the robot for destruction, but he may not be the "evil robot" he appears to be, and Astro must uncover the truth before its to late.

Air Date: 6/1/2003Rating: 4.49

Episode 10

10. The Venus Robots

In order to take advantage of their special freezing powers, Dr Tenma pretends to be the long-awaiting leader of a group of advanced robots. The Robots don't realize that their freezing functions cause terrible destruction by freezing everything in sight. Can Astro convince the Robots to reject Tenma's evil influence?

Air Date: 6/8/2003Rating: 4.49

Episode 11

11. Robot Circus

A robot circus star named Reno is revealed to be a human boy in disguise. Astro must save the circus, and prevent the authorities from taking the boy from his robot family.

Air Date: 6/16/2003Rating: 2.96

Episode 12

12. Reviving Jumbo

Skunk reactivates Jumbo, a giant robot and uses him to stage a daring prison break. Astro must stop Jumbo and turn him back into the gentle giant that he really is.

Air Date: 6/22/2003Rating: 6.31

Episode 13

13. Little Sister, Big Trouble

Doctor O'Shay creates a robot-sister, Zoran, for Astro. While Zoran is off exploring she is captured by the giant robot bird Katari, and only her powerful big brother can save her!

Air Date: 7/6/2003Rating: 7.22

Episode 14

14. Micro Adventure

A micro-robot attacks Zoran's operating system from the inside. Astro must shrink down to microscopic size and go inside of Zoran's system to fight the micro-robot and save his sister.

Air Date: 7/13/2003Rating: 7.22

Episode 15

15. Only a Machine

Astro must stop Erasabot from sucking out the artificial intelligence from all the robots in Metro City.

Air Date: 7/20/2003Rating: 4.49

Episode 16

16. Robot Hunters

An android robot hunter is attacking innocent robots and dismantling them for sale on the black market. Astro befriends the hunter and tries to help him overcome the programming he was given by Skunk.

Air Date: 7/27/2003Rating: 6.31

Episode 17

17. The Rise of Pluto

Pluto vows to become the supreme robot champion of the world. As he defeats his rivals, he gains their special powers and becomes even stronger. Astro is the only one left who can stop Pluto.

Air Date: 8/3/2003Rating: 7.22

Episode 18

18. The Fall of Acheron

Atom and Uran convince Pluto to stop his destructive ways. But now Pluto's inventor, Shadow, produces a more wicked, more powerful version of Pluto called Dark Pluto. When Dark Pluto attacks, there's only one way Atom can defeat the evil robot: with Pluto's help.

Air Date: 8/10/2003Rating: 5.38

Episode 19

19. Robot Boy

Astro's human friend Matthew loves robots so much that he pretends he is one. But when he tries to use "robot" powers to save his mom from a space shuttle accident, it's up to Astro to save them both.

Air Date: 8/17/2003Rating: 7.22

Episode 20

20. Dawn of the Techno-Revolution

With his authority challenged by Shadow, Dr. Tenma sets out to prove that Astro is loyal to the robot cause and will join them in leading the robot revolution.

Air Date: 8/24/2003Rating: 8.07

Episode 21

21. Dragon Lake

Astro must find the poison around Dragon Lake. When he gets there he meets the eccentric explorer Gulliver, and they face-off against the toxic Repo Girls in a fight to save Dragon Lake.

Air Date: 8/31/2003Rating: 4.49

Episode 22

22. The Legend of Tohron

Astro must protect Princess Abby against a plot to take over her ancient land of Mayura.

Air Date: 9/7/2003

Episode 23

23. Lost in Outland

While saving the planet from a falling satellite, Astro is damaged and loses his memory. Boon, a scientist with a mysterious past, tries to help Astro recover before another satellite hits Earth.

Air Date: 9/14/2003

Episode 24

24. The March of the Micro Bears

When Shadow unleashes an army of mind-controlling teddy bears on Metro City, it's up to Astro to stop them before they take over the entire population.

Air Date: 9/21/2003

Episode 25

25. Deep City

An underground city threatens the environment, so the environment fights back--tree roots attack the city and its people. Astro must restore the delicate balance of nature to save the humans.

Air Date: 9/28/2003

Episode 26

26. The Blue Knight

When air-blimp is threatened with a wormhole device, Astro is blamed and arrested. The Blue Knight helps him escape from jail, and together they must save the blimp and prove Astro's innocence.

Air Date: 10/5/2003

Episode 27

27. Old Dog, New Tricks

Astro partners with Yuko's Uncle Wally to solve a series of baffling robberies involving a dragon-like robotic monster.

Air Date: 10/12/2003

Episode 28

28. Hydra-Jacked

A power station orbiting the Earth is set to self-destruct, and Astro partners with the Blue Knight to try to save the robots. They uncover a secret regarding the corrupt humans who caused the danger.

Air Date: 10/19/2003

Episode 29

29. The Case of the Phantom Fowl

Uran is jealous of her big brother's super-hero status, so she joins Detective Shunsaku 'Mustachio' Kisaragi . They try and solve a strange case involving a bird-like phantom that appears throughout the city.

Air Date: 10/26/2003

Episode 30

30. Geo-Raider

Astro joins an expedition to the center of the earth, when a member of the crew causes a mutiny. Only Astro can protect the crew and save the expedition before an eruption of lava destroys them all.

Air Date: 11/2/2003

Episode 31

31. Gideon

Air Date: 11/9/2003

Episode 32

32. Secret of the Blue Knight

When Astro and The Blue Knight try to stop illegal, underground robot fights, they are forced to fight each other. As they prepare for battle, Astro learns the truth about The Blue Knight's past.

Air Date: 11/16/2003

Episode 33

33. Fairy Tale

Air Date: 11/23/2003

Episode 34

34. Shape Shifter

Air Date: 11/30/2003

Episode 35

35. Firebird

Air Date: 12/7/2003

Episode 36

36. Space Academy

Air Date: 12/14/2003

Episode 37

37. Atlas Strikes Back!

Air Date: 12/21/2003

Episode 38

38. Battle-Bot

Air Date: 12/28/2003

Episode 39

39. Time Hunters

Air Date: 1/11/2004

Episode 40

40. Escape from Volcano Island

Air Date: 1/18/2004

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