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Astro Boy (TV 3/2003)

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Alternative title:
Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom (Japanese)
Tetsuwan Atom (Japanese)
アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム (Japanese)
Themes: android, mecha
Objectionable content: None
Copyright notice:
ASTRO BOY character ™ and ©2003 Tezuka Productions. Distributed by Sony Pictures Television
©2003 Tezuka Productions/Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan), Inc.
Plot Summary: Astro is a robotic boy that posesses 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.
User Ratings: 331 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 9 votes (dub:8, sub:1)
 Excellent: 25 votes (dub:16, sub:3, edit.dub:2, others:4
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Spanish edited dub
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Very good: 44 votes (dub:27, sub:8, edit.dub:3, ?:2, others:4
2 Portuguese dubbed
2 Spanish dubbed
)
 Good: 81 votes (dub:55, sub:15, edit.dub:2, ?:2, raw:2, others:5
2 Spanish dubbed
2 Portuguese dubbed
1 Indonesian dubbed
)
 Decent: 54 votes (dub:36, sub:8, edit.dub:5, ?:2, others:3
1 French dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 French edited dub
)
 So-so: 51 votes (dub:29, sub:9, edit.dub:6, others:7
4 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 24 votes (dub:18, sub:2, edit.dub:1, others:3
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Weak: 21 votes (dub:13, sub:2, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:3
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Bad: 9 votes (sub:3, dub:3, ?:1, others:2
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Awful: 7 votes (dub:5, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Worst ever: 6 votes (dub:3, sub:1, ?:1, others:1
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
Seen in part or in whole by 1368 users, rank: #850 (of 6959)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 6.033 (Decent), std. dev.: 2.1264, rank: #4995 (of 6970)
Weighted mean: 5.987 (Decent), rank: #5204 (of 6970) (seen all: 6.80 / seen some: 5.95 / won't finish: 4.59)
Bayesian estimate: 6.045 (Decent), rank: #4525 (of 5273)
Number of episodes: 50
Episode titles: We have 50
Production cost: ¥30,000,000 (per episode)
Vintage:
2003-04-06 to 2004-03-28
2004-06-01 to 2004-12-10 (Latin America)
2004-09-01 (France Air Date)
2005-01-23 (Ep 1, Italy - Future Film Festival)
2006-09-23 (Spain, Cuatroº)
2007-06-11 (Mexico - Cadena Tres)
Release dates: We have 17
Opening Theme:
#1: "True Blue" by Zone
#2: "Now or Never" by Chemistry meets M-flo
Ending Theme:
"Boy's Heart" by Fujii Fumiya
#2: "Tetsuwan Atom" by Zone & Run Time All Stars
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 2
Review:
Astro Boy [2003] (Jun 6, 2003)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Astro Boy (Dub.DVD 1) 2009-08-18 (from $12.95)
    Astro Boy (Dub.DVD 2) 2009-08-18 (from $12.95)
    Astro Boy (Dub.DVD 3) 2009-08-18
    Astro Boy (Dub.DVD 4) 2009-08-18 (from $10.00)
    Astro Boy (Dub.DVD 5) 2009-08-18 (from $6.73)
    Astro Boy - The Complete Series (Dub.DVD 1-5) 2005-03-29 (from $7.75)
Universal Media Disc
    Astro Boy - Astro Boy Blasts Off (UMD 1) 2009-09-22

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Original creator: Osamu Tezuka
Character Design: Shinji Seya
Art Director: Hiroshi Katō
Chief Animation Director: Shinji Seya
Animation Director: Shinji Seya (ep 1)
Mechanical design:
Shinji Aramaki
Takeshi Takakura
Sound Director: Masafumi Zanma
Director of Photography:
Hajime Noguchi
Hirokata Takahashi
Adaptation: Robert Goodman
Animation Supervisor: Keiichiro Mochizuki
Background art supervisor: Hiroshi Katō
Color Coordination:
Megumi Yoshida
Tsuyoshi Okano
Design Support: Sachiko Kamimura
Digital Photography: Masashi Toriyama
Planning: Yoshihiro Shimizu
Recording: Makoto Uchida
Recording Assistant: Shigeru Fujibayashi
Series Story Editor:
Marc Handler
Mark Handler 
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Production: Tomoto Nakashima
Theme Song Performance:
Chemistry (OP2)
Fumiya Fujii (ED1)
m-flo (OP2)
ZONE (OP1)
Makoto Tsumura as Atom

Hisashi Katsuta as Professor Ochanomizu
Miki Maruyama as Uranium
Shinya Owada as Nagamiya Tenma

Ai Satou as
Lady (ep 8)
Yunom (ep 44)
Akiko Hiramatsu as Epsilon
Akiko Kawase as Yuko
Akiko Komoto as Ena
Akimitsu Takase as Delta
Akio Ohtsuka as Pluto
Akira Kajiwara as Robot (ep 28)
Banjou Ginga as Police Inspector Tawashi
Bin Shimada as Direcctor (ep 19)
Bon Ishihara as
Caveman father (ep 39)
Dave (eps 5, 12)
Mayor Coward (ep 11)
Chigusa Ikeda as Dobbin (ep 44)
Chika Sakamoto as Gunon
Chiyako Shibahara as Flight Announcement (ep 28)
Daiki Nakamura as Hercules
Daisuke Kishio as Jiro (ep 22)
Daisuke Sakaguchi as
Butch
Maru-chan (ep 23)
Etsuko Kozakura as Tolyl (ep 44)
Fumiya Fujii as Rock (eps 34-35)
Goro Naya as Dr. Sebastian (ep 25)
Hidetoshi Nakamura as Gordon
Hideyuki Tanaka as Blue Knight
Hideyuki Umezu as Alucard (ep 30)
Hikaru Midorikawa as Zedo (ep 22)
Hirakazu Shibayama as
Cyclops (ep 39)
Dr. Emile (ep 4)
Eddie (eps 3, 5)
Hans
Newscaster (ep 28)
Pappa (ep 44)
Hiroaki Hirata as Jake (ep 23)
Hiroshi Ohtake as Cookie (ep 11)
Hiroya Ishimaru as Gustav (ep 11)
Ichirō Nagai as Popporeto (ep 31)
Ikue Ohtani as Nina (ep 33)
Jouji Nakata as Emily's Dad (ep 38)
Junpei Takiguchi as Mr. Darling
Kanako Ogata as Emily's Mom (ep 38)
Kappei Yamaguchi as Anton (ep 36)
Katsuhiro Kitagawa as Manager (ep 19)
Katsumi Toriumi as Kusuko
Katsunosuke Hori as Dr. Saruta (ep 34)
Kazuhiro Nakata as Leader (ep 10)
Kazuki Yao as Skunk
Keiji Hirai as Robot (ep 28)
Keiko Takeshita as Phoenix (eps 34-35)
Ken Shiroyama as Kanda (ep 24)
Kenichi Suzumura as Yukio Nishino (ep 19)
Kenji Utsumi as Tokugawa (eps 6-7, 37)
Kenyuu Horiuchi as Captain Damon (ep 30)
Kinryuu Arimoto as Erika's Father (ep 19)
Kiyonobu Suzuki as Stalin (ep 37)
Kiyoyuki Yanada as Harley (eps 2, 17, 40)
Koichi Sakaguchi as
Alpha
Bobby (ep 10)
Chacha (ep 44)
Clark
Professor Atami (ep 35)
Koji Yusa as
Blues
Staff (ep 10)
Kouichi Yamadera as Numata (ep 21)
Kouji Ishii as Lamp
Kousei Tomita as Higeoyaji
Kujira as Shopkeeper (ep 33)
Kumi Yamakado as Vice-captain
Kumiko Izumi as Kenichi's Mother (ep 24)
Mahito Tsujimura as Donpa (eps 22, 44)
Mako Hyoudou as Rock's Mother (ep 35)
Makoto Higo as
Jean (ep 6)
Nyanko's Father
Makoto Tezuka as Friday (ep 33)
Mami Koyama as Sarah Jones (eps 21, 29)
Marc Handler as Jumbo (ep 12)
Masaaki Ohkura as Soro (ep 41)
Masahiko Tanaka as Erza Kane (ep 15)
Masaki Aizawa as Dan (ep 40)
Masako Katsuki as Rabia (eps 26, 47)
Masako Nozawa as Caveman boy (ep 39)
Masami Kikuchi as Friend (ep 40)
Masashi Ebara as Archer (ep 3)
Masashi Hirose as
Panna Cotta (ep 11)
Robin (ep 43)
Masato Amada as Munch (ep 23)
Masayuki Omoro as Cutter (ep 43)
Masumi Kageyama as Ichigaya (ep 24)
Mayumi Iizuka as Lily (ep 20)
Megumi as Chiyoko Wato (ep 27)
Megumi Hayashibara as Alien (ep 3)
Megumi Toyoguchi as Carla (eps 21, 29)
Michiko Neya as Reiko (ep 3)
Miina Tominaga as Bear-chan (ep 24)
Mika Kanai as Denkou (ep 4)
Miki Itou as Hosuke Sharaku (ep 27)
Minami Takayama as Shinichi (ep 2)
Mitsuaki Madono as Announcer (eps 2, 17)
Mitsuru Ogata as
Dr. Kisaragi (ep 41)
Joe (ep 3)
Miyako Itō as Marshmallow (ep 11)
Miyoko Shoji as Helen
Motoko Kumai as Tamao
Motomu Kiyokawa as Gazette (ep 28)
Nao Okada as Hannah (ep 25)
Naoki Tatsuta as Robita
Naomi Shindoh as Female Announcer (ep 19)
Naoya Uchida as Nina's Father (ep 33)
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Atlas
Omi Minami as Billy (ep 28)
Rica Matsumoto as Reno
Rie Kugimiya as Nyanko
Rikiya Koyama as Katari
Rio Kaneoka as Wendy (ep 20)
Risa Junna as Erika Nishino (ep 19)
Ritsuo Sawa as Dekopin (ep 16)
Rokuro Naya as Dr. Pavlos (ep 37)
Rumi Kasahara as
Ghost (ep 29)
Space Clerk (ep 28)
Ryotaro Okiayu as Klaus (ep 43)
Ryuuji Saikachi as Dr. Tonerico (ep 5)
Saburo Kamei as Lyon
Sachi Matsumoto as Ken (ep 6)
Sakiko Tamagawa as Nicole (ep 43)
Sanae Kobayashi as Ms. Midori
Satsuki Yukino as Emily (ep 38)
Sayuri as Caster (ep 8)
Seizo Katou as Rommel (ep 12)
Shigeru Shibuya as Harry (ep 23)
Shiho Kikuchi as Tefe (ep 15)
Shin Aomori as Dr. Burda (ep 41)
Shinichiro Miki as
Gulliver (ep 41)
Jelly Beans (ep 11)
Shoko Tsuda as Chris (eps 21, 29)
Shunsuke Sakuya as Burt (ep 28)
Sunplaza Nakano as Franken (ep 9)
Susumu Chiba as
Bravo
Philip (ep 9)
Shibugaki
Takehiro Murozono as Manager (ep 30)
Takehito Koyasu as
Katou
Kippu
Takeshi Aono as Minimini (ep 33)
Takeshi Sasaki as Scientist (ep 14)
Takuma Suzuki as Minion (ep 14)
TARAKO as Shiowamu (ep 1)
Tarô Ishida as Duke Red
Tomoe Hanba as Tatsuo Nishino (ep 19)
Tomohiro Nishimura as Administrator (ep 1)
Tomohisa Asou as Ishida (ep 6)
Tomoko Naka as Scientist (ep 14)
Tomomichi Nishimura as Mayor Manny (ep 25)
Toshio Furukawa as Neon Lights (ep 8)
Unshō Ishizuka as Boone (ep 23)
Yoko Soumi as Tommy (ep 20)
Yoshihisa Kawahara as Bonbon (ep 11)
Yoshinori Sonobe as
Pakuji (ep 10)
Tony (ep 3)
Vice Chairman (ep 35)
Yousuke Akimoto as Captain (ep 3)
Yugo Takahashi as
Billy (ep 10)
Peter Pan (ep 20)
Pong (ep 6)
Yukana as Roxanne (ep 36)
Yuki Kyoui as Caveman mother (ep 39)
Yuko Kaida as
Nurse (ep 16)
Tamami (ep 34)
Yuko Miyamura as
Ear
Mimi
Yuko Sasamoto as Taku (ep 9)
Yumi Hikita as Madeleine (ep 11)
Yumi Takada as Tiara (ep 23)
Yumi Touma as Kaya (eps 22, 44)
Yurika Hino as Dr. Cho Tanmen (ep 30)
Yūsaku Yara as Hunter (ep 39)
Yuu Urata as Official/Clerk
Yuuichi Nagashima as Hamegg (eps 17, 32)
Yuuko Satou as
Kenichi
Nurse (ep 16)
Reporter (ep 19)
Yuuto Kazama as Robot (ep 28)
Japanese companies
Animation:
Free Will (ep 31)
Studio Kuma (ep 31)
Studio Zaendou (ep 31)
Animation Check:
G&G Direction (ep 29)
G&G Entertainment (ep 30)
Cel Check: Magic Bus
Digital Production: T2 Studio
Finish Check: G&G Entertainment
Key Animation:
Anime House (ep 45)
Beijing Xie Le Art Co., Ltd.
Enzo Animation (eps 38, 41)
FAI (eps 15, 27)
G&G Direction (7 episodes
eps 8, 21, 23, 27-30
)

G&G Entertainment
Group Zen (eps 15, 27)
Hanil Animation (eps 11, 27, 37)
Kino Production (ep 14)
Magic Bus (eps 11, 20, 27)
Magic Bus Niigata (eps 20, 27)
MI (ep 15)
Mook Animation (eps 38, 41, 50)
MSJ (ep 50)
Production I.G (eps 6, 27)
Shanghai Superman (eps 15, 27)
Studio Add (eps 18, 27)
Studio Basara (ep 3)
Studio CATS (eps 32, 47, 50)
Studio Comet (eps 15, 27)
Production Support:
Beijing Xie Le Art Co., Ltd.
G&G Direction (6 episodes
eps 10, 17, 21, 23, 27, 30
)

Liberty Ship (eps 32, 47)
Magic Bus (4 episodes
eps 11, 20, 27, 37
)

Mook Animation (eps 38, 41)
Studio Add (eps 18, 27)
Studio Comet (ep 27)
Studio Gallop (ep 31)
Tama Production (4 episodes
eps 27, 35, 42, 44
)

Sound Production: Techno Sound
English staff
English cast
Supervising Director: David Hartman
Executive producer: Joe D'Ambrosia

Associate producer: Phil Crain
Consulting Producer: Tom Teves
Dialogue Director: Michael Hack
Digital Effects Supervisor: Azariah Owens
Editing Assistant: Jose Gonzales Jr.
Main Title Planning & Direction:
Bruce King
David Hartman
Production manager: Kim Chapman
Re-Recording Mixing: Ernie Sheesley
Script Coordinator: Dick Grunert
Candi Milo as Astro

Darien Harewood as Dr. Tenma
Wally Wingert as Dr. O'Shay

Bill Farmer as Detective Tawashi
Candi Milo as Kennedy
David Rasner as Pluto
Faith Salie as Yuko
Greg Cipes as Atlas
Gwendoline Yeo as Repo Girl
Jonathan Todd Ross as Mechanic #2 (ep 9)
Lara Miller as
Alejo
Mimi
Maile Flanagan as Matthew
Sandy Martin as Abercrombie
Susan Blu as Zoran
Wally Wingert as
Blue Knight
Harley Katari
Kato
Skunk
Wally Kisagari

English companies
Additional Post Production Services: Modern Videofilm, Inc.
Audio Post Production: Salami Studios
Internet Streaming:
Crackle
Hulu (Sony OR A section)
YouTube
Licensed by: Sony
French cast
French staff
(none)
French companies
Broadcaster:
Canal J (Nov-Dec 2006)
France 3 (from 1 September 2004)
Dubbing Studio: Dubbing Brothers
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Claudio Velazquez as Astroboy
Roser Vilches as Astro Boy (Spain dub)

Armando Réndiz as Dr. O'Shay
José Luis Campos as Dr. O'Shay (Spain dub)
Nuria Doménech as Zoran (Spain dub)
Rebeca Michelle as Zoran
Vicente Gil as Dr. Tenma (Spain dub)
Víctor Hugo Aguilar as Dr. Tenma

Carlos Segundo as Atlas
Daniel Lacy as Moon Alien
Enzo Fortuny as Friday
Ernesto Lezama as Dr. Mini Mini
Gabriela Willert as
Nicolas (one ep)
Tobio
Yuko
Gaby Willert as Yuko
Gerardo Reyero as
Detective Tawashi
Narration
Isabel Martiñon as Abercromby
María Luisa Rosselló as Yuko (Spain dub)
Patricia Acevedo as Tadao
Tasio Alonso as Detective Tewashi (Spain dub)
Victoria Ramos as Nora (Spain dub)

Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Cadena Tres (Mexico)
Canal 13 (Colombia)
Canal Caracol (Colombia)
Canal Panda (2013-03-02)
Canal RCN (Colombia)
Cartoon Network L.A.
CineClick Channel (Latin America)
Cuatro (Spain)
Jetix España (Spain)
Dubbing Studio: Soundtrack (Spain dub)
Internet Streaming: Claro Video (Latin America)
German staff
German companies
(none)
German cast
(none)
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Distributor: Anime Essentials
Dutch cast
(none)
Tagalog cast
Tagalog staff
Dubbing Director: Tp Adanza

Script Translation:
Ryan Ang
Tp Adanza
Hazel Hernan as Astro (QTV Dub)
Kathlynn Tolentino as Astroboy

Jefferson Utanes as Dr. O'shay (QTV Dub)
Klariz Magboo as Zoran (QTV Dub)
Robert Brillantes as Dr. O'shay (ABS-CBN dub, 2nd QTV Dub)

Angelo Crisolo as
Blues
Harly
Shibugaki
Benjie Dorango as Detective Tawashi
Charmaine Cordoviz as Yuko (QTV Dub)
Jay De Castro as Matthew
Montreal Repuyan as Detective Tobashi
Pinky Rebucas as
Nora
Repo Girl
Zoran
Robert Brillantes as
Abercrombie
Alejo
Roger Aquino as Blue Knight (QTV Dub)
Ryan Ang as
Atlas
Kennedy

Mark Aspiras (QTV Dub)
Tagalog companies
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
(none)
Gustavo Pereira as Astro

Bianca Salgueiro as Zoran

Alexandre Moreno as Daichi/Atlas
Ana Lúcia Menezes as
Denkou (ep 6)
Girl with her dad (various episodes)
Felipe Drummond as Alejo
José Santacruz as Detetive Tawashi
Luiz Carlos Persy as Dr. Tenma
Marco Antônio Costa as Alucard (ep 20)
Marisa Leal as Daichi (criança/kid)
Mauro Ramos as Dr. O'Shay
Priscila Amorim as Yuko (not Sylvia Salustti)
Ricardo Juarez as Katari
Sérgio Stern as Astro's Dark Classmate
Sylvia Salustti as Yuko
Thiago Farias as Jack Fuller (ep 9)
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster:
Cartoon Network L.A.
Rede Brasil (Brazil)
Rede Globo (Brazil)
TVI (Portugal)
Ulbra TV (Brazil)
Distributor:
Sony
Sony Pictures
Dubbing Studio: Cinevídeo

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