Created over 50 years ago by the legendary Osamu Tezuka, the pioneer of Japanese animation, Astro Boy became the first Japanese show imported to the U.S. and one of the country's top-rated syndicated series.
Astro Boy tells the story of Astro, a youthful robot boy modeled after the deceased son of research scientist, Dr. Tenma. Originally intended to be kept a secret, the atomic-powered robot becomes a reluctant super-hero who fights for justice and peace for humans and robots alike!
This 5-disc DVD boxed set collects all 50 episodes of the newer (year 2003) Astro Boy animated television series.
Contains: Episode 55: Vampire Vale In the tiny country of Transmellvania, the famous world explorers Tick and Tock happen upon what seems to be a deserted village, a village with garlic on the doors. A village that turns out to be in the vale of Vampire. Can Astro Boy save the day when Tick disappears? And, why does the Vampire appear in a picture with Dr. Elephun?
Episode 99: Phoenix Bird On the Islands of Mystery in the Enigmatic Sea, Astro Boy and Astro Girl are enjoying some well deserved vacation time. While acting very unscientific for a robot, Astro Girl discovers what appears to be an egg. Stronger than most metals, it resists all attempts at analysis. Still, the larger question of who (or what) created it lead to an incredible discovery!
Contains: Episode 69: Funnel to the Future While on a peaceful afternoon drive, Astro Boy, Astro Girl, and Dr. Elephun are swept 70,000 years into the future. The humans who inhabited Earth have been dead for 50,000 years, and only robot built museums remained. Now, with life and death struggles between the vicious Loki and the defenseless Oriads (Earth's new inhabitants) hanging in the balance, only Astro Boy can turn the tide!
Episode 44: Cleopatra's Heart On board the 21st Century Limited, Mr. Pompous and Astro Boy are greeted by a mysterious traveler. Before making a hurried escape from the moving train, he leaves both a jewel and a cryptic message. As the Science Institute races to unravel the mystery, the Crimson Brotherhood is only steps behind, and they will stop at nothing to gain possession of the jewel!
Contains: Episode 96: General Astro Patch, the notorious criminal, has decided that he will exact his revenge on Astro Boy. Using a lota ray gun, he scrambles Astro Boy's brain, and launches him into space. Eventually, Astro Boy returns to Earth in Uglia; a republic in the midst of civil war. Mistaken for the missing General Astro, he is placed in charge of the resistance forces!
Episode 57: Vikings Space travel is usually uneventful, until Long John Floater and his gang of pirates begin plundering ships! Assigned to the Interstellar Police Force, Astro Boy is teamed with Lt. Judy, and he follows the trail of the Pirate ship Lolly and it's gang of pirate Vikings. Can they stop one of the most bloodthirsty gangs to ever sail?
Contains: Episode 75: Dolphins in Distress With the debut of the underwater city of Casalina only weeks away, Astro Boy is invited on a tour. Soon after, the city is attacked and damaged. Astro Boy goes to investigate, and makes contact with a race of dolphin creatures who want the oceans returned to them. Heel will not abandon his city; nothing will stand in the way of his greatest triumph!
Episode 91: A Wonderful Christmas Christmas Eve: 2000 AD. At 9:00 PM, Dr. Demure's time capsule will open, revealing his will and his greatest inventions. When revealed, the treasure is immediately stolen by Willy and Nilly. The inventions themselves, however, are meant for all of humanity, and only Astro Boy can insure that they will be brought to the larger world for which they are intended.
Astro Boy battles the mighty (and really BIG!) Garon. Then, he must solve "The 100 Million Year Old Crime." But, what will happen when our hero is stolen?
Astro Boy must help a robot bomb escape his creators and prevent earth from being destroyed, Astro battles a deadly underground tank controlled by an evil general bent on world conquest, and a famous police detective enlists Astro to help him solve a murder - with the detective's father as the prime suspect!
With the rapidly expanding explosion of manga and anime, the vast creative and spiritual influence of the late, great Osamu Tezuka is being recognized worldwide, the skill, depth, and humanity of his storytelling placing him among the giants of the comics medium. Astro Boy is the action/adventure archetype for the 21st century, an action-packed roller-coaster ride fo5r all ages imbued with humor, warmth, and wry commentary on humanity in the technological age.
In this volume: Roboid The Eues of Christ Rejuvenating Gas Space Broadcast
In the wake of the critical acclaim for the incredible Metropolis animated feature, interest in the work of master storyteller and cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, creator of Metropolis and the godfather of Japanese comics and animation, has never been greater, and Astro Boy is the flame that ignited the modern anime and manga industries and is a key touchstone in virtually every area of popular entertainment.
In this volume: Solomon's Jewels Showdown in the Alps The Lying Robot
Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka.
Perhaps the most endearing, and enduring, creation to emerge from Tezuka's volcanic imagination, Astro Boy is packed with action, laughs, and genuine emotion, interlacing fantastic situations and creatures with timeless themes and wry observances of technology, war, and the human condition.
In this volume: "The White Hot Human"; "Uran"; "Hachi, the Devil"; "The Tenma Family's Fortress"; "Gernica".
With the rapidly expanding explosion of manga and anime, the vast creative and spiritual influence of the late, great Osamu Tezuka is being recognized worldwide; the skill, depth, and humanity of his storytelling placing him among the giants of the comics medium. Astro Boy is the action/adventure archetype for the 21st century, an action-packed roller-coaster ride for all ages imbued with humor, warmth, and wry commentary on humanity in the technological age.
In the wake of the critical acclaim for the incredible Metropolis animated feature, interest in the work of master storyteller and cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, creator of Metropolis and the godfather of Japanese comics and animation, has never been greater, and Astro Boy is the flame that ignited the modern anime and manga industries and is a key touchstone in virtually every area of popular entertainment.
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