Astro Boy (1960s)
| Astro Boy | |
Promotional artwork for the United States broadcast of Astro Boy
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鉄腕アトム (Tetsuwan Atomu) |
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| Genre | Action, Adventure, Science fiction |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Osamu Tezuka |
| Written by | Yoshiyuki Tomino |
| Music by | Tatsuo Takai |
| Studio | Mushi Production |
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| Original network | Fuji TV (1963–1966) |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 1, 1963 – December 31, 1966 |
| Episodes | 193 |
| Anime film | |
| Mighty Atom, the Brave in Space | |
| Directed by |
Rintaro Yoshitake Suzuki Eiichi Yamamoto |
| Produced by | Koji Bessho Mori Masaki |
| Written by |
Rintaro Yoshitake Suzuki Eiichi Yamamoto |
| Music by | Tatsuo Takai |
| Studio | Mushi Production |
| Released | July 26, 1964 |
| Runtime | 87 minutes |
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Astro Boy (鉄腕アトム Tetsuwan Atomu?, "Mighty Atom", lit. "Iron Arm Atom") is a Japanese television series that premiered on Fuji TV on New Year's Day and is the first popular animated Japanese television series that embodied the aesthetic that later became familiar worldwide as anime. It originated as a manga of the same name in 1952 by Osamu Tezuka, revered in Japan as the "God of Manga." After enjoying success both in Japan and abroad as the first anime to be broadcast overseas, Astro Boy was remade in the 1980s under the same name(s), and in 2003 as Astro Boy: Mighty Atom. It lasted for four seasons, with a total of 193 episodes, the final episode presented on New Year's Eve 1966. At its height it was watched by 40% of the Japanese population who had access to a TV. In 1964, there was a feature-length animated movie called Mighty Atom, the Brave in Space (鉄腕アトム 宇宙の勇者 Tetsuwan Atomu: Uchū no yūsha?) released in Japan. It was an anthology of three episodes; The Robot Spaceship, Last Day on Earth and Earth Defense Squadron. The latter two were filmed in color.
For the English version, the producers, NBC Enterprises settled on "Astro Boy" after discussions between producer Fred Ladd and representatives from NBC. Of the first 124 episodes created (there were 193 total), 104 were adapted into the English version by Fred Ladd, and initially syndicated from September 7, 1963 through August 20, 1965, with repeats continuing until the series was withdrawn from syndication in the early 1970s. The names were adjusted for American audiences. Frederik L. Schodt, who created the English version of the original comic, said that the names were “cleverly” changed for American tastes.
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