Osamu Tezuka
Director
Astro Boy (1963)
Season 1
In the year 2000, Dr. Boyton creates a super-robot in his deceased son's image. He calls the robot Astro Boy. Astro Boy can swim oceans, leap over mountains, even fly into space on his own power. However, Astro Boy can't replace his son. Dr. Boyton becomes dissatisfied with the boy robot and disowns him. Astro Boy is befriended by Dr. Packadermus J. Elefun of the Institute of Science, who guides him through his adventures. Endowed with super strength, rocket-powered flight, a selfless heart and a kind demeanor, Astro Boy fights a never-ending crusade against the forces of evil!
Released Jan. 1, 1963
Episode 30 min
10+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Anime: Shounen, Children, Fantasy, Kids, Mystery, Science Fiction
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Production Companies: Tezuka Productions, Mushi Production, Meiji Seika
Network: Fuji TV
2.0
S1E1 - The Birth of Astro Boy
Dr. Tenma, Director General of the Science Ministry, loses his son Tobio in an accident. He decides to create the robot Astro Boy, who looks just like Tobio, using the best of the Science Ministry's technology.
Jan. 1, 1963, midnight
S1E2 - Colosso
It is the year 2000 and robots have been put in charge of making other robots when there are no longer enough people to do the work. Astro Boy dreams of having a real mother, just like human boys. The robot workers are making an experimental new robot named Colosso who goes berserk and escapes shortly after coming to life. The only hope is for Astro Boy to stop him before he cause too much trouble. (In the original Japanese version, Colosso was named "Frankenstein")
Jan. 8, 1963, midnight
S1E3 - Expedition to Mars
Astroboy is selected to lead a search party to find the survivors of the first manned expedition to Mars. This meets strong objection from the spaceship's captain, who protests taking orders from a robot.
Jan. 15, 1963, midnight
S1E4 - One Million Mammoth Snails
Professor Nutty Fruitcake grows giant fruits and vegetables. One day he breeds giant snails thinking they would be harmless, one million snails to be exact. The snails fill the mountain side and overflow into cities.
Jan. 22, 1963, midnight
S1E5 - The Sphinx
Astroboy wakes up in the middle of the desert, nearly drained of power and unable to remember how he got there. He is helped by Ali Baba, but in return Astro must battle 'The Sphinx'. This is not a real sphinx, but a robot which guards a desert tomb.
Jan. 29, 1963, midnight
S1E6 - Zero, the Invisible Robot
Zero Robot, a blend of Etheric Resin with Clear Plastic, can only be seen with polarized light. Fearless Fred Fenk uses Zero for robbery. Astro Boy once again battles another robot. Defeating Zero at a cost, Astro reassess his role in fighting villians.
Feb. 5, 1963, midnight
S1E7 - Captain Atom
Alien resembling aliens including the doctor of Ochanomizu and Higeyajiji emigrated from the stars that looked like the earth in emergency. However, the food crisis and humankind will begin attacking the aliens with cell shrink solution.
Feb. 12, 1963, midnight
S1E8 - The Spirit Machine
In a land called Shangri-Lee a dictator rose to power. Known to his enemies as the Mad Hatter he trusted no one. To solve this need to do everything himself he captured Dr Elefun. Dr Elefun was to make duplicates of the Mad Hatter. Astro Boy rescues Dr Elefun and the Spirit Machine is destroyed.
Feb. 19, 1963, midnight
S1E9 - The Deep Freeze
Crime knows no boundaries - not even the North Pole! Sharkey Dirk and his gang of cut-throats had become the Scourge of the Arctic! An avowed robot-hater, Sharkey foraged far and wide destroying every machine in his path. His hideout was a secret den situated right at the Pole (who would think to look for him there?)
Feb. 26, 1963, midnight
S1E10 - Strange Voyage
'Lucky' Louie the Lug has slipped by the police at a space port and boarded the first commercial flight to the Moon. Astroboy pursues him seeking to recover stolen diamonds, but the liftoff is underway before he can apprehend the criminal. When meteors collide with the ship, Astro escapes in a damaged space raft with Louie, a little girl named Marvel, Radio Announcer 'Stark' Raving, socialite Mona Toujour and crooked insurance magnate 'Rocco' Gibraltor. They land on a strange asteroid which is a frozen vacuum by night, but has breathable air by day.
March 5, 1963, midnight
S1E11 - Time Machine
One day, excitable Mr. Pompous was relaxing at home when suddenly a mysterious ship crashed through his front door. Clearly the ship was something from the future.
Feb. 12, 1963, midnight
S1E12 - Cross Island
After Dr I.M. Sinister and his 2 henchmen 'Red' and 'Mouse' escape from Sing Song Prison, they hide at the mining colony of Cross Island disguised as robots. The gang overpowers Dr Elefun, who is repairing the robot miners. As chance has it, one boy robot on the island was built by Dr Sinister. While holding Elefun at gunpoint, Sinister demands not only HIS robot but the use of parts from Astroboy, so he can build a super-robot capable of changing into an array of animals.
March 19, 1963, midnight
S1E13 - The Eyes of Christ
That priest was dying carving a single mark on the eyes of Christ decorated in the church. Apparently it seems to be a clue to teach the identity of the pirate who broke into the church. The same pirate begins to aim for beard hair that knew their secret.
March 26, 1963, midnight
S1E14 - The Artificial Sun
Film producer Elia Belial plans to ruin Earth using an artificial sun.
April 2, 1963, midnight
S1E15 - Grass Boy
Astro runs into two of his friends and stumbles upon an interesting flower. While Astro's friends want to pick it, Astro says to leave the flower alone. He then proceeds to tell the tale of this bizarre flower.
April 9, 1963, midnight
S1E16 - Silver Comet
Young Koichi (Tommy Speed) prepares to enter a world race with his supersonic car, the Silver Comet.
April 16, 1963, midnight
S1E17 - Hullabaloo Land
Saturn (Baron Von Hoodwink), an evil robot kidnaps Princess Odette (Princess Lollipop), a robot swan who can turn back into her normal self when everyone's asleep. She runs away from Hullabaloo Land as Astro comes to her aid.
April 23, 1963, midnight
S1E18 - Gangor the Monster
A robot centipede disguised as 47 wrestling robots causes havoc on a ship and in the ocean.
April 30, 1963, midnight
S1E19 - The Cosmic Giant
Garon, a giant cosmic robot lands on Earth as a meteor, then Astro Boy and the scientists reconstruct him. During a thunderstorm, Garon revives. A corrupt scientist tells Garon to reconstruct an island in the image of his home planet, also changing the atmosphere to match that of the planet, which is toxic to life on Earth.
May 7, 1963, midnight
S1E20 - Toxor, the Mist Man
Astronauts report seeing fireflies in space, but they are really gaseous beings led by the evil Toxor.
May 14, 1963, midnight
S1E21 - Satellite R-45
At the large space station Satellite R-45, Astro Boy discovers a pair of souvenir vendors hawking stolen wares.
May 21, 1963, midnight
S1E22 - Sea Serpent Isle
At a beach Astro Boy spots a mysterious bottle with a note calling for rescue from an uncharted island called Sea Serpent Isle.
May 28, 1963, midnight
S1E23 - The Deadly Flies
A mysterious epidemic causes people to drop into comas.
June 4, 1963, midnight
S1E24 - Kingdom of the Sea
A strange robot demands that Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu accompany him to an unknown kingdom at the bottom of the sea.
June 11, 1963, midnight
S1E25 - The Deep-Underground Tank
Together with Dr. Jordan who ran away from under the president who plots world conquest, Atom who got into the underground tank fights the president. But the underground tank loses control and starts pushing towards the volcano.
June 18, 1963, midnight
S1E26 - Don Tay's Infernal Machine
An evil scientist who hates civilization named Dr. Ram (Don Tay) invents a robot called Atlas to destroy a village.
June 25, 1963, midnight
S1E27 - Pearl People
Time after time, mysterious forces destroy the huge underwater dam being built by the Institute of Science.
July 2, 1963, midnight
S1E28 - The Wacky Machine
Dr. Fooler (Dr. I.Q. Plenty) pitches to some plant owners a machine that makes troublesome robots wacky and therefore harmless. The plant owners accept, and the device affects every robot in the city including Astro Boy.
July 9, 1963, midnight
S1E29 - Memory Day
Once a year, the citizens of Earth celebrate Memory Day and honor the memories of family members who have traveled far into the universe.
July 16, 1963, midnight
S1E30 - Secret Agent 3-Z
A president fears for his life, as the presidents of several other countries have all been attacked by Führer ZZZ (Secret Agent 3-Z).
July 23, 1963, midnight
S1E31 - Mysterious Cosmic Rays
A monster appears in the city, and it turns out to be Dr. Dorian, who has been exiled to Mars. He turns into a monster because he cannot get cosmic X-rays on the Earth.
July 30, 1963, midnight
S1E32 - Hot Dog Corps
Dogs transplanted their brains to the robot are remodeled by Dr. Ponkotsu and challenge humanity as a hot dog corps.
Aug. 6, 1963, midnight
S1E33 - The Three Magicians
Kino (Abracadabra), a robot magician is approached by a strange magician named Tenpercent, who later frames him for stealing art paintings from a museum. With Astro's help Kino must provide the evidence that he was framed.
Aug. 13, 1963, midnight
S1E34 - Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
The civilized world is shocked to hear of the sighting of a horrific monster.
Aug. 20, 1963, midnight
S1E35 - Planet X
Astro Boy sets out on a rocket to rescue people who have been kidnapped for use as livestock on a planet.
Aug. 27, 1963, midnight
S1E36 - The Elixir of Life
The religious group Pui Pui is looking for a wonder drug that will give them immortality. Dr. Tatsuji, who has succeeded in developing such a drug, is taken away by the religious group. So Astro Boy fights them to ensure the peaceful use of the drug.
Sept. 3, 1963, midnight
S1E37 - The Strange Birthday Present
On his birthday, Astro Boy receives a little sister, Uran.
Sept. 10, 1963, midnight
S1E38 - The Disturbed Small Planet
The small planet Mezusa goes out of its orbit and heads straight to the Earth. To save Earth from a collision with the planet, Astro Boy heads for the planet with a convict who is a bomb professional.
Sept. 17, 1963, midnight
S1E39 - The Mysterious Cat
Dr. Shisoku despairs of human beings that continue the ongoing destruction of nature, and makes animals attack cities in a machine that hypnotizes with ultra short waves.
Sept. 24, 1963, midnight
S1E40 - The Abominable Snowman
Sam Caesar, a mad scientist hopes to create a new Roman Empire.
Oct. 1, 1963, midnight
S1E41 - Deadline to Danger
X Bomb, which is capable of turning any substance to water, drops into the Pacific Ocean. There are 50 hours left until the explosion. Astro Boy goes to recollect it, but learns that Uran, who has followed him, has been swallowed along with the bomb by a whale.
Oct. 8, 1963, midnight
S1E42 - The Yellow Horse
Disguising himself, as a human boy, Astro Boy goes undercover to investigate a drug trade. Some criminals have developed a drug called Yellow Horse, when injected it causes people to dance and make people want more. Professor Ochanomizu has been captured by the drug ring and injected. They try to blackmail him into helping them produce and distribute the drug in exchange for another shot. But Astro is able to pose as a Yellow Horse addict thanks to an artificial skin that makes it look like he is injecting it into himself. He tracks down the headquarters and leads the police to arrest them all. The Professor goes to rehab along with all the addicts for detoxification.
Oct. 15, 1963, midnight
S1E43 - Ditto
President Ditto (President Rag) is the first robot to lead a nation. His creator Deadcross kidnaps him, and Astro Boy must expose his plot.
Oct. 22, 1963, midnight
S1E44 - Cleopatra's Heart
Uran is kidnapped and made a hostage in an operation to steal Cleopatra's necklace from Astro Boy. The conspirators believes that whoever possesses the necklace can build the greatest empire in the world.
Oct. 29, 1963, midnight
S1E45 - Return of Cleopatra
The gang of conspirators obtains the coveted necklace, and at last sets about conquering the world. Astro Boy stands in the way of their boss, Cleopatra.
Nov. 5, 1963, midnight
S1E46 - The Phantom Space Ship
The robot spaceship Lever Robot is stolen. Astro Boy is sent to retrieve it, but in the process has his energy stolen.
Nov. 12, 1963, midnight
S1E47 - The Gigantic Space Crab
Astro must destroy a Cosmic Crab (Space Crab) from space.
Nov. 19, 1963, midnight
S1E48 - The Great Space Horse
Nuu, member of the Tenma Tribe, comes from the depths of the mountains of Mongolia. People rush to the city just to see Nuu, throwing the city into a big chaos. Moreover, a gang plots behind the scenes to capture Nuu.
Nov. 26, 1963, midnight
S1E49 - 3D Tee Vee
Dr. Hanabusa develops an electrical transmitter for substances. No sooner does he get into the machine for testing that his rival scientist breaks the machine, which makes Dr. Hanabusa an invisible man.
Dec. 3, 1963, midnight
S1E50 - Westward, Ha!
Astro meets Heck Ben, a scientist's son who time travels back to the American wild west to be a cowboy.
Dec. 10, 1963, midnight
S1E51 - Jimbo the Great
Astro Boy must help an elephant Pura (Jimbo) to get back to his home.
Dec. 17, 1963, midnight
S1E52 - Snow Lion
An old man who comes from Planet Regel to the Earth brings a snow lion with him. Then aliens from Planet Regel start to spray cosmic snow that sucks up all energy. Astro Boy takes off for space to save the Earth, when cities have stopped functioning.
Dec. 24, 1963, midnight
S1E53 - Goodbye 1963
None
Dec. 31, 1963, midnight
S1E54 - Duel on the Alps
None
Jan. 4, 1964, midnight
S1E55 - Rejuvenating Gas
None
Jan. 18, 1964, midnight
S1E56 - The Moon Monsters
Astro joins forces with a group of space troopers to battle aliens who have invaded the Moon.
Jan. 25, 1964, midnight
S1E57 - Astro Boy goes to School
Humans can see the beauty of things and be impressed by them. In order to learn these feelings from the “heart," Astro, Uran and Lara start attending a robot school.
Feb. 1, 1964, midnight
S1E58 - The Island of Mystery
Astro and Dr. Ochanomizu decipher an ancient code of 200,000 years ago. Discovering that hidden hints in the 13 statues of God in Western Island might lead them to the secrets of outer space, they head for the island.
Feb. 8, 1964, midnight
S1E59 - The Super Duper Robot
Gaston, who has stolen a blueprint of a robot from a UFO, requests the Science Ministry to build the robot exactly as shown on the blueprint, without indicating its source. The completed robot, Buron turns out to be a destructive weapon and starts to destroy everything.
Feb. 15, 1964, midnight
S1E60 - Dogma Palace
Astro fights poisonous artificial bees.
Feb. 22, 1964, midnight
S1E61 - Space Parasites
None
Feb. 29, 1964, midnight
S1E62 - The Haunted Ship
Astro Boy and his pal Specs visit a carnival fun house where Specs is frightened by all the tricks played on them.
March 7, 1964, midnight
S1E63 - The Man-Made Iceberg
Dr. Zulu places a bomb in an artificial iceberg and tries to trigger a flood. Astro sets out to prevent the explosion.
March 14, 1964, midnight
S1E64 - Vampire Vale
Tick and Tack get lost in the depths of the Unzen Mountain, and decide to stay for a night in a deserted house inhabited by a vampire. The vampire, Dr. Pedan tries to turn Tick into a vampire, but Astro comes to rescue them.
March 21, 1964, midnight
S1E65 - The Terrible Tidal Wave
A massive tidal wave breaks. Astro flies up to stop the wave, but crashes into the sea. Then an escapee robot Boggy saves the unconscious Astro.
March 28, 1964, midnight
S1E66 - Vikings
In order to rid the earth of space pirates, Astro destroys their mother ship. The pirates, however, are holding some hostages and demand that he withdraw.
April 4, 1964, midnight
S1E67 - The Devil Doll
While playing in the toy section, Uran imbues some toys with artificial intelligence. Among these are some with evil hearts. Astro asks the good toys to help him stop the bad dolls from doing misdeeds.
April 11, 1964, midnight
S1E68 - Dinosaur Dilemma
Astro is babysitting in an ancient amusement park when a dragon flies off with a small child. Then the dinosaurs demand food for ransom.
April 25, 1964, midnight
S1E69 - The Clock Tower Mystery
Dr. Temp, who has completed his killing beam machine, is planning to ruin the Conference of Scientists. Discovering the plot, Astro takes on the doctor.
May 2, 1964, midnight
S1E70 - The Flower Monster
Rafflesia, the largest flower on earth, is found to be a plant man from outer space. This flower, which needs radioactivity to survive, is stronger than it looks, and even Astro is no match for it.
May 9, 1964, midnight
S1E71 - Attack From Space
Bem (Beamo), an alien fugitive disguises himself as a human to get away from his planet.
May 16, 1964, midnight
S1E72 - Shipwreck in Space
Astro is chasing gangs who run away by rocket. Then he finds them in a shelter station being attacked by aliens. He helps them, but finds himself drifting in space with them after the station is destroyed.
May 23, 1964, midnight
S1E73 - Big Titan
The daughter of Dr. Putt is kidnapped. When he sees Uran, who is a lookalike of his daughter, he takes Astro and his fellows for the kidnappers.
June 6, 1964, midnight
S1E74 - Mission to the Middle of the World
It is thought that a highly advanced civilization might exist underground. To test this hypothesis, Astro and Uran set out on an underground expedition. There they get attacked by underground men.
June 13, 1964, midnight
S1E75 - Inca Gold Fever
In order to collect the hidden treasures of the Inca scattered around the world, the old man Kapack, who has telekinesis, asks Tondale for help. Tondale, however, plans to get all the gold to himself, and starts an attack on the world with a special machine that enhances mental power.
June 20, 1964, midnight
S1E76 - The Monster Machine
Dr. Morse succeeds in corresponding with Planet Paranoia, which is more civilized than the Earth. With the help of Astro, the doctor assembles a mysterious box following the instructions on a blueprint sent from the planet.
June 27, 1964, midnight
S1E77 - The Hooligan Whodunit
A boy named “Looks" is deeply attached to the robot that has brought him up. From the day it is destroyed by another robot, he begins to hate all robots. Then he forms an exclusive organization called “Black Looks," and starts to oppress robots.
July 4, 1964, midnight
S1E78 - Funnel to The Future
Astro and his friends jump into the far future by accident. There, they see the cruel Pepper tribe treating their enemy tribes as slaves.
July 11, 1964, midnight
S1E79 - Super Brain
Dr. Kanekura kills world famous brain surgeon Dr. Ibal, making it look like an accident. A strange robot named Friday follows him around. In truth, Dr. Ibal's brain waves are controlling the robot.
July 18, 1964, midnight
S1E80 - Mighty Minute
Astro meets a strange creature in the wooded outskirts of Tokyo. It is a humanoid, a product of science. The humanoid named Bill does not know whether he is a creature or a machine.
July 25, 1964, midnight
S1E81 - Dream Machine
What kind of dreams do robots have? Astro participates in an experiment of a dream machine created by Dr. Poron, and becomes the first robot that dreams. In his dream, he turns into a human.
Aug. 1, 1964, midnight
S1E82 - The Robot Olympics
Astro participates in the Olympic games for robots, where he finds a group of robots destroying other participants in a vicious act of sabotage.
Aug. 15, 1964, midnight
S1E83 - Dunder, Bird of Doom
Dr. Raja creates a robot bird. Then it comes flying over Japan. The bird Garuda demands Astro as a sacrifice.
Aug. 22, 1964, midnight
S1E84 - Dolphins in Distress
Claiming to possess the ocean floor, Hall tries to build an autocratic submarine civilization. He starts to persecute the Dolphins. Astro stands up to preserve the peace on the ocean floor.
Aug. 29, 1964, midnight
S1E85 - The Mad Beltway
One of the latest means of traffic, the Beltway, is almost complete. However, someone tries to obstruct its construction, setting the site aflame. Astro sets off to protect the Beltway.
Sept. 5, 1964, midnight
S1E86 - The Terrible Time Gun
Dr. Tempo is waiting for a chance to become the next director of the Science Ministry. With a time gun that can send its targets to the past, he sends the bothersome Astro and Dr. Ochanomizu to the middle Ages.
Sept. 12, 1964, midnight
S1E87 - Space Princess
Astro exchanges messages with a star nymph, and sets out on an expedition to find the pure water the nymph needs. The star nymph is in fact a princess of the Planet Keios. She is trying to turn into a cocoon with pure water on a full moon night in preparation for emergence.
Sept. 19, 1964, midnight
S1E88 - Mighty Microbe Army
The pilot of a rocket that has made an emergency landing is suffering from a strange disease. After they hear a voice from within the pilot's body, Astro and Higeoyaji are reduced to tiny figures, and get into the body. Inside, they see bacteria-sized aliens.
Sept. 26, 1964, midnight
S1E89 - Horrible King Horrid
Dr. Ochanomizu accepts a request to repair robots in the Scambo Empire. The robot he repairs however turns out to be the president of the Empire. The doctor's life is in danger, as he now knows the secret.
Oct. 3, 1964, midnight
S1E90 - Mystery of the Amless Dam
A robot child has a fight with a human child, making the child cry. The humans become angry when they hear this, and a war breaks out between humans and robots.
Oct. 10, 1964, midnight
S1E91 - Galeom From Galaxy G
Garon, the robot Astro sent back to space, comes back. Seeing Astro struggle hard to fend off Garon, the Earth Robot Army stands together to attack Garon.
Oct. 24, 1964, midnight
S1E92 - The Three Robotiers
In order to save patients suffering from space disease on Mars, a serum is sent to Mars from Earth. All the transport ships carrying the serum, however, get destroyed on their way. Astro, together with the three robot knights, goes into space to protect the last of the serum.
Oct. 31, 1964, midnight
S1E93 - Brother Jetto
Cobalt (Jetto), a defective prototype of Astro built by Dr. Tenma, is released from storage and becomes Astro's older brother.
Nov. 7, 1964, midnight
S1E94 - Angel of the Alps
The construction of a dam near the Bering Strait is hampered by difficulties. Dr. Zeman's research is required to solve the problem. Astro goes to ask for help from the doctor who lives a secluded life in the depth of the Alps because of his hatred for civilization. Astro, however, finds the doctor being attacked by another robot that is after the research material.
Nov. 14, 1964, midnight
S1E95 - Magic Punch Card
A missile base is completely controlled by a computer. Now, the computer is out of control, setting the stage for nuclear attack. In fact, this is a means of personal revenge by Dr. Yakoref, who lost the competition for the design of the base. Astro starts to disassemble the computer.
Nov. 21, 1964, midnight
S1E96 - The Great Rocket Robbery
Dr. Akuta, who is after the gold ingot on Mars, controls a robot called Future. The robot, however, becomes humble after hearing out Astro. Then Astro and Future pursue the doctor, who has run away with the gold ingot.
Nov. 28, 1964, midnight
S1E97 - Contest in Space
Planet Hyper is the most civilized planet in the galactic system. It chooses a pair of a human and a robot each from both the Earth and Planet War to have them fight against each other, and will destroy the loser's planet. Astro and Ponkotsu Tetsu, the safebreaker, are chosen to represent the Earth.
Dec. 5, 1964, midnight
S1E98 - Gift of Zeo
A big robot is excavated from the construction site of a tunnel. It turns out to be a time capsule that was created to pass down information on a super ancient civilization of a million years ago to posterity.
Dec. 12, 1964, midnight
S1E99 - A Deep Deep Secret
Colon-bu-bu, the explorer of the underground state of Chombo, heads for the ground hoping to see a new world. Then he meets Cobalt and takes him underground as prisoner.
Dec. 19, 1964, midnight
S1E100 - The Wonderful Christmas Present
On Christmas night, Dr. Ochanomizu opens the will of his scientist friend who died 10 years before. It says that he has left an invention in Bururu Mountain. Astro and his friends happen to be on the mountain and encounter a boy called Akio who lives alone there.
Dec. 26, 1964, midnight
S1E101 - Uncharted World
The visiting Prince Dorian of the Camellia Kingdom disappears. Astro goes searching for him using the latest 4D detection device, and finds the prince wandering in another world. That world is inhabited by people who have been spirited away from various time periods.
Jan. 2, 1965, midnight
S1E102 - Jungle Mystery
Uran is going to be in a movie as Tarzan. When she goes on location to the jungle, however, a mysterious woman takes her away. The woman is planning to make Uran, who is dressed as a boy, the prince of the demon's place.
Jan. 9, 1965, midnight
S1E103 - The Terrible Spaceman
Humans are drawn toward a flight of stairs that suddenly appear one day, and they start to walk towards a spaceship hidden among the clouds. When there are no humans left on earth, the robots start to talk about taking over the planet.
Jan. 16, 1965, midnight
S1E104 - The Devil’s Balloon
None
Jan. 23, 1965, midnight
S1E105 - General Astro
Astro is shot by a gun that ruins artificial intelligence. He loses all his memory, and is shot away into space.
Jan. 30, 1965, midnight
S1E106 - The Mighty Mite From Ursa Minor
Hamegg sees a UFO in the woods that seems to have made an emergency landing, and finds an alien child. He notices the child's super strength, and plans to win the child's fame as a wrestler.
Feb. 6, 1965, midnight
S1E107 - Mystery of the Metal Men
Astro is involved in an explosion during the construction of a dam. The impact sends him into a parallel world where Tobio, the son of Dr. Tenma, never died in an accident. In other words, it is a world where Astro has not been born.
Feb. 13, 1965, midnight
S1E108 - Super Human Beings
Three scientists gain supernatural power on the surface of the moon. Then Dr. Arden, who has a grudge against Dr. Ochanomizu, stages an attack against him. In order to protect Dr. Ochanomizu, Astro fights fiercely against the scientists who have supernatural power.
Feb. 20, 1965, midnight
S1E109 - Phoenix Bird
Astro finds a big egg in a cave. He asks Dr. Ochanomizu to identify the egg, but they are unsuccessful. So Astro goes back to the island, where he encounters a strange bird that lives there.
Feb. 27, 1965, midnight
S1E110 - Menace from Mercury
Astro is investigating a super thermal bomb that has fallen on earth. Then he heads for Mercury to find its launching site. On his way, however, Astro loses his sight in an accident, and gets involved in a power struggle with aliens on Mercury.
March 6, 1965, midnight
S1E111 - Robot Polymer
None
March 13, 1965, midnight
S1E112 - Samson’s Hair
None
March 27, 1965, midnight
S1E113 - Dangerous Mission
A country called Back suddenly withdraws from the World Peace Union, and announces to its people a ban on invention and laughter. Astro and Dr. Ochanomizu visit the country to find out what is behind this dictatorial policy.
April 3, 1965, midnight
S1E114 - Metro Monster
None
April 10, 1965, midnight
S1E115 - The Big Runaway Safe
None
April 17, 1965, midnight
S1E116 - The Greatest Robot on Earth (part one)
A robot, Pluto is built to kill the 7 strongest robots in the world, therefore making him the world's most powerful robot.
April 24, 1965, midnight
S1E117 - The Greatest Robot on Earth (part two)
Pluto succeeds in disposing of Montblanc, North #2, Brando, Gesicht, Hercules, and Photar with ease, leaving Astro as his sole remaining target. After meeting Astro, he begins to question his actions.
May 1, 1965, midnight
S1E118 - Robot Grabby
None
May 8, 1965, midnight
S1E119 - Planet 13
Planet M, shaped like a convex lens, is approaching the Earth. It reflects solar light toward the Earth, turning its surface into hell. Humans, however, cannot cooperate in tackling this global issue because they are all motivated by their own greed.
May 15, 1965, midnight
S1E120 - Time Hunter
None
May 22, 1965, midnight
S1E121 - Prisoners in Space
Astro and Dr. Ochanomizu wander into a space graveyard that lies outside every sphere of gravitation, drifting in space. Then an earthling named Bemski, who hates the Earth, rescues them.
May 29, 1965, midnight
S1E122 - The Monster Mantler
None
June 5, 1965, midnight
S1E123 - Captain Dog
None
June 19, 1965, midnight
S1E124 - Double trouble
Higeoyaji's pet dog Pero has a diamond that it took back from space. Dr. Fooler puts Pero's memory into the computer of Captain Dog, the robot dog, to make it find diamonds. Astro follows the robot dog, which is heading for Mars.
July 3, 1965, midnight
S1E125 - Find the Bacteria
None
July 10, 1965, midnight
S1E126 - Roboids
None
July 17, 1965, midnight
S1E127 - The Experimental Robot
None
July 24, 1965, midnight
S1E128 - Treasures of the Inca Empire
None
July 31, 1965, midnight
S1E129 - Atom vs. Atom
None
Aug. 14, 1965, midnight
S1E130 - The Storm on Mars
None
Aug. 21, 1965, midnight
S1E131 - The Moon Champion
None
Aug. 28, 1965, midnight
S1E132 - Prince Louis
None
Sept. 4, 1965, midnight
S1E133 - Revenge After Ten Years
None
Sept. 11, 1965, midnight
S1E134 - Operation Escape
None
Sept. 18, 1965, midnight
S1E135 - The Robot-Dog Backy
None
Sept. 25, 1965, midnight
S1E136 - Inspector Jaguar
None
Oct. 2, 1965, midnight
S1E137 - Little Cooley
None
Oct. 9, 1965, midnight
S1E138 - 1 Long Day
None
Oct. 16, 1965, midnight
S1E139 - Atom Stolen
None
Oct. 23, 1965, midnight
S1E140 - The King and Atom
None
Oct. 30, 1965, midnight
S1E141 - The Locomotive March
None
Nov. 6, 1965, midnight
S1E142 - Minya’s Star
Astro Boy and a group of passengers from a doomed rocketliner are stranded on an asteroid with strange characteristics and a mysterious monster.
Nov. 13, 1965, midnight
S1E143 - Bird Street Story
None
Nov. 20, 1965, midnight
S1E144 - Lost Friendship
None
Nov. 27, 1965, midnight
S1E145 - Atom in the Deep Sea
None
Dec. 4, 1965, midnight
S1E146 - Report from the Future
None
Dec. 11, 1965, midnight
S1E147 - Mid-air Screen
None
Dec. 18, 1965, midnight
S1E148 - Robio and Robiet
None
Dec. 25, 1965, midnight
S1E149 - The Can Capriccio
None
Jan. 1, 1966, midnight
S1E150 - Miss Magnet
None
Jan. 8, 1966, midnight
S1E151 - Lonely Atom
None
Jan. 15, 1966, midnight
S1E152 - The Robot Bombs
None
Jan. 22, 1966, midnight
S1E153 - The Red Merry-Go-Round
None
Jan. 29, 1966, midnight
S1E154 - Blue Bird Story
None
Feb. 5, 1966, midnight
S1E155 - The Crazed Boundary
None
Feb. 12, 1966, midnight
S1E156 - Robot Mayor
None
Feb. 19, 1966, midnight
S1E157 - Gypsy’s Star
None
Feb. 26, 1966, midnight
S1E158 - Funny Companion
None
March 5, 1966, midnight
S1E159 - Devil and Angel
None
March 19, 1966, midnight
S1E160 - The Golden Flute
None
March 28, 1966, midnight
S1E161 - Dream-Selling Aliens
None
April 2, 1966, midnight
S1E162 - Operation Candy
None
April 9, 1966, midnight
S1E163 - Road to Another World
None
April 16, 1966, midnight
S1E164 - The Space Spider
None
April 23, 1966, midnight
S1E165 - A Great Fuss Over Babies
None
April 30, 1966, midnight
S1E166 - The Jewel-Eating Monster
None
May 7, 1966, midnight
S1E167 - Plenty of Balloons
None
May 14, 1966, midnight
S1E168 - The Island That Jumped Up
None
May 21, 1966, midnight
S1E169 - Gift from the Future
None
May 28, 1966, midnight
S1E170 - Two Princesses
None
June 4, 1966, midnight
S1E171 - Kutcher Forever
None
June 11, 1966, midnight
S1E172 - The Herald Brothers
None
June 25, 1966, midnight
S1E173 - Robotty
None
July 2, 1966, midnight
S1E174 - The Great Submarine Canal
None
July 9, 1966, midnight
S1E175 - Robot Wars (part one)
None
July 23, 1966, midnight
S1E176 - Robot Wars (part two)
None
July 30, 1966, midnight
S1E177 - The Gigantic Robot
None
Aug. 6, 1966, midnight
S1E178 - Chi-tan’s Nighttime Adventure
None
Aug. 20, 1966, midnight
S1E179 - Blue Horseman (part one)
None
Aug. 27, 1966, midnight
S1E180 - Blue Horseman (part two)
None
Sept. 3, 1966, midnight
S1E181 - Ghost Manufacturing Machine
None
Sept. 10, 1966, midnight
S1E182 - Demented Cobalt
None
Sept. 24, 1966, midnight
S1E183 - Japanese People from Space
None
Oct. 1, 1966, midnight
S1E184 - Time War
None
Oct. 8, 1966, midnight
S1E185 - Star of Africa
None
Oct. 22, 1966, midnight
S1E186 - Monsters Come out at Night
None
Oct. 29, 1966, midnight
S1E187 - Baily’s Legend
None
Nov. 5, 1966, midnight
S1E188 - Tengu of Kurama
None
Nov. 19, 1966, midnight
S1E189 - Confusion at the Shooting Studio
None
Nov. 26, 1966, midnight
S1E190 - Miracle of Mesopotamia
None
Dec. 3, 1966, midnight
S1E191 - Wandering Roppi
None
Dec. 17, 1966, midnight
S1E192 - Medusa’s Mansion
None
Dec. 24, 1966, midnight
S1E193 - The Greatest Adventure on Earth
None
Dec. 31, 1966, midnight
Network: Fuji TV
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 5790 min.
Released: Jan. 1, 1963
Last Air Date: Dec. 31, 1966, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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