Astro Boy (1980)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

• Released: 1980-10-01
• Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Kids
• Seasons: 1, 52 episodes
• Episode length: 24m
• Network: Nippon TV
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 93 votes

Created by Osamu Tezuka.

Top cast

• Mari Shimizu as Atom (voice)
• Hisashi Katsuta as Dr. Ochanomizu (voice)
• Ichiro Nagai as Detective Tawashi (voice)
• Katsuji Mori as Atlas (voice)
• Masako Sugaya as Uran (voice)
• Yusaku Yara as Detective Nakamura (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Astro Boy

• United States: stream on Philo; watch free on Runtime
• United Kingdom: buy on Amazon Video
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store

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