Astro Boy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The 1963 black & white version of Astro Boy 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).

Series details

• Title: Astro Boy
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1963-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-12-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Cartoon Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 7788
• TVDB ID: 71952

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1963-01-01; final listed air date 1966-12-31; episode order: 193.
• Season 2: premiered 1980-10-01; final listed air date 1981-12-23; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from Astro Boy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.