1963–1966 · 鉄腕アトム（1963）Astro Boy

Tetsuwan Atom (1963) · TV series · Shōnen

193episodes

24 minrunning time

8characters

216events

Titles

Japanese: 鉄腕アトム（1963） (てつわんあとむ)
Romaji: Tetsuwan Atom (1963)
French: Astro, le petit robot (1963) (translation)
English: Astro Boy

Titles abroad

South Korea 우주소년 아톰 [6]

Period · Genre

Broadcast / release in Japan: January 1, 1963 – December 31, 1966
Format: TV series
Episodes: 193
Running time: 24 min
Picture: Black and white
Studio: Mushi Production
Channel / distributor: Fuji TV
Tezuka’s role: Director, Chief director, Original creator, Original concept, planning, Screenplay, composition, Animation, Supervision
Audience: Shōnen
Themes: Science fiction, Adventure & fantasy
Period: Made in Tezuka’s lifetime

Summary

Early in the 21st century, Dr Tenma, head of the Ministry of Science, loses his son Tobio in an accident and builds a robot in his image with seven powers: Atom. Disappointed that the machine cannot grow up, he casts it out. Taken in by Professor Ochanomizu, Atom lives with a robot family, goes to school and uses his strength for peace, in a world where robots and humans struggle to live together.

Adapted from the manga serialised from 1952 to 1968 in the monthly Shōnen, it is the first Japanese animated television series in a weekly thirty-minute format. It laid the foundations of the rise of Japanese animation [1].

Information

Broadcast on the Fuji TV network from January 1, 1963 to December 31, 1966: on Tuesdays from 6:15 to 6:45 pm in 1963, then on Saturdays from 7 to 7:30 pm; 193 episodes of 24 minutes, in black and white [1].
Special award at the 2nd Television Reporters’ Awards (1964), Minister of Health and Welfare award (1965) and Galaxy Award at the 4th edition (1967) [1].
Broadcast in the United States, Europe and China; in South Korea from 1970 to 1972, in Mexico in 1974, in Colombia in 1980 [1][6].

Abroad, from the chronology

On Tezukapedia

Source work (Series)

1952 Astro Boy 鉄腕アトム

Episodes (193)

1
The Birth of Astro Boyアトム誕生の巻
January 1, 1963
After his son Tobio is killed in an accident, Dr Tenma, head of the Ministry of Science, puts all of its technology into one project: a robot with the dead boy’s face. This is how Astro Boy (Atom) is born. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫
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2
Frankensteinフランケンの巻
January 8, 1963
Rejected as faulty at the factory, the robot Franken turns on humans. His rampage spreads distrust of all machines, until even harmless robots are hounded. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫
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3
Adventure on Mars火星探険の巻
January 15, 1963
Astro Boy is put in command of a mission to Mars. His second, Lieutenant Ketchup, will not take orders from a machine and ends up in open revolt. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫
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4
Guernicaゲルニカの巻
January 22, 1963
A horde of monsters known as Guernica overruns one city after another. Astro Boy stands against them to protect the people. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫・坂本雄作
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5
Sphinxスフィンクスの巻
January 29, 1963
Tomb robbers after a pyramid’s treasure use Astro Boy to get past its guardian, the Sphinx, a mythical beast with a lion’s body and a woman’s face. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫
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6
Lightning Man電光人間の巻
February 5, 1963
The gangster Skunk steals Denkō, an invisible robot made of a special glass, and uses it to free prisoners and build a criminal empire. [3]
Staff : 演出:杉井儀三郎
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7
Captain Atomアトム大使の巻
February 12, 1963
Aliens from a twin of the Earth, each the exact double of a human being, from Professor Ochanomizu to Higeoyaji, settle among us. When food runs short, humans turn on them with a cell-shrinking liquid. [3]
Staff : 演出:山本暎一
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8
Ghost Manufacturing Machine幽霊製造機の巻
February 19, 1963
Kidnapped and taken to Gorgonia, Professor Ochanomizu learns that the dictator Hiller means to conquer the world with a machine that can copy any object without end. [3]
Staff : 演出:石井元明
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9
Black Looksブラックルックスの巻
February 26, 1963
A gang sworn to wipe out robots, the Black Looks, strikes again and again. Astro Boy takes them on. [3]
Staff : 演出:紺野修司
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10
The Fool Ivanイワンの馬鹿の巻
March 5, 1963
Stranded on an unknown planet, Astro Boy finds the grave of an expedition’s leader, watched over by Ivan, a dim-witted but utterly loyal robot. [3]
Staff : 演出:坂本雄作
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11
Time Machineタイムマシンの巻
March 12, 1963
A boy from the future is searching for his father, who left to capture prehistoric animals and never returned. Astro Boy goes with him into the distant past to find him. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫
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12
Cruciform Island十字架島の巻
March 19, 1963
The escaped convict Dr Tokorozawa plans to plunder the riches under Cross Island with Pook, a robot that can take any shape, then flee by rocket. Astro Boy follows him to the island. [3]
Staff : 演出:杉井儀三郎
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13
The Eyes of Christキリストの目の巻
March 26, 1963
Before dying, a priest carved a mark into the eye of a figure of Christ in his church, a clue to the gang that broke in. The same gang now goes after Higeoyaji, who has uncovered their secret. [3]
Staff : 演出:山本暎一
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14
The Artificial Sun人工太陽の巻
April 2, 1963
An artificial sun appears in the sky: it is the Golden Triangle gang’s way of holding the world to ransom. Astro Boy sets out to stop them with the detective Sherlock Holmespan. [3]
Staff : 演出:石井元明
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15
Plant People植物人間の巻
April 9, 1963
A saucer from the planet Alsoa 12 is draining the Earth’s water to save its drought-stricken world. Astro Boy learns that the planet is already dead. [3]
Staff : 演出:紺野修司
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16
The Vehicle, White Planet白い惑星号の巻
April 16, 1963
Entered in a round-the-world Grand Prix, the racer White Planet is wrecked by gangsters set on stopping it from winning. Professor Ochanomizu offers to fit it with Astro Boy’s electronic brain. [3]
Staff : 演出:坂本雄作
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17
Robot Landロボットランドの巻
April 23, 1963
At the Robot Land theme park, robots dressed as storybook heroes entertain children. Deep underground, enslaved robots are building weapons. [3]
Staff : 演出:杉井儀三郎
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18
Gademガデムの巻
April 30, 1963
Smugglers try to ship the robot Gadem in secret, and it runs wild aboard a liner. Astro Boy, travelling on the same ship, steps in. [3]
Staff : 演出:山本暎一
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19
Astro Boy vs. Garonアトム対魔神の巻
May 7, 1963
Garon, a robot made to reshape planets, is sent to Earth by mistake. Humans consider destroying it with nuclear weapons; Astro Boy looks for another way. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫
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20
Gaseous Beings気体人間の巻
May 14, 1963
In space, a gaseous being takes over Dr Ishizu’s body and returns with him to Earth. Others follow, wreaking havoc from inside human hosts, and Astro Boy faces these invisible creatures. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫・虫プロ演出部
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21
SatelliteR-45人工衛星R-45の巻
May 21, 1963
A space patrolman fighting gangsters turns down Astro Boy’s help, refusing to be rescued by a robot, without knowing that he is one himself. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫・虫プロ演出部
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22
Sea Serpent Island海蛇島の巻
May 28, 1963
Sent to rescue the girl Anna on Sea Serpent Island, Astro Boy is captured in turn, and the island’s salt-laden air starts to rust his body. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫・虫プロ演出部
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23
The Mutantミュータントの巻
June 4, 1963
Found at the scene of a strange murder, Astro Boy is arrested as a suspect. The real killer is a mutant made by Party X, which seeks to rule the world. [3]
Staff : 演出:紺野修司
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24
The Submarine Kingdom海底王国の巻
June 11, 1963
Disposable bomb robots invite Astro Boy to help them wipe out humanity and found an undersea kingdom for robots only. [3]
Staff : 演出:杉井儀三郎
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25
The Deep-underground Tank地底戦車の巻
June 18, 1963
Dr Jordan flees a president bent on world conquest. Astro Boy joins him in a burrowing tank to fight the tyrant, but the machine goes out of control and heads for a volcano. [3]
Staff : 演出:山本暎一
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26
Atlasアトラスの巻
June 25, 1963
Atlas has the same power as Astro Boy but an evil heart. Fighting him means, for Astro Boy, fighting the dark side he could have had. [3]
Staff : 演出:林重行
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27
Planet Pearlパール星の巻
July 2, 1963
Explosives for an undersea dam are laid right where the people of Planet Pearl live in hiding. Astro Boy finds out and fights to save their community. [3]
Staff : 演出:紺野修司
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28
Mad Machineマッドマシンの巻
July 9, 1963
The Mad Machine throws every machine around it into disorder and the city into chaos. Being a machine himself, Astro Boy falls under its effect too. [3]
Staff : 演出:杉井儀三郎
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29
The Memorable Day想い出の日の巻
July 16, 1963
Inside Jirō’s unfinished time machine, Astro Boy hears the voice of the boy, thought to be dead: he may be stranded in another time. [3]
Staff : 演出:山本暎一
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30
Fuhrer ZZZZZZ総統の巻
July 23, 1963
The boss of the ZZZ gang will stop at nothing to rule the world, even killing his own twin brother. Astro Boy stands in his way. [3]
Staff : 演出:石井元明
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31
The Black Cosmic Ray黒い宇宙線の巻
July 30, 1963
The monster terrorising the city is Dr Dorian, once exiled to Mars: cut off on Earth from the cosmic rays he needs, he has turned into a beast. [3]
Staff : 演出:林重行
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32
Hot Dog Corpsホットドッグ兵団の巻
August 6, 1963
Dr Ponkotsu fits dogs with robot brains, and they form the Hot Dog Corps to wage war on humans. [3]
Staff : 演出:紺野修司
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33
Three Magicians三人の魔術師の巻
August 13, 1963
A man taunts the police with a burglar robot. Wrongly suspected, a gifted conjurer teams up with Astro Boy to unmask the machine. [3]
Staff : 演出:杉井儀三郎
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34
Midoro Marshミドロが沼の巻
August 20, 1963
Strange incidents keep happening around Midoro Marsh. Once the water is pumped out, talking lizards appear: they have lived there since the last century and carry a venom that can control humans. [3]
Staff : 演出:鈴木伸一・スタジオゼロ
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35
The Human Farm人間牧場の巻
August 27, 1963
People have been abducted to serve as livestock on an Earth-like planet. Astro Boy flies off by rocket to free them. [3]
Staff : 演出:山本暎一
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36
The Religion of Pui Puiプイプイ教の巻
September 3, 1963
The Pui Pui sect covets a drug of immortality and abducts Dr Tatsuji, who has just perfected it. Astro Boy goes to his rescue. [3]
Staff : 演出:石井元明
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37
Uranウランちゃんの巻
September 10, 1963
For his birthday, Professor Ochanomizu gives Astro Boy a little sister, Uran. Sweet but a tomboy, she causes one mess after another for Astro Boy to sort out. [3]
Staff : 演出:林重
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38
The Disturbed Small Planet狂った小惑星の巻
September 17, 1963
The asteroid Medusa has left its orbit and is heading for the Earth. To prevent the crash, Astro Boy flies there with a convict who is an expert in explosives. [3]
Staff : 演出:杉井儀三郎
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39
Red Cat赤い猫の巻
September 24, 1963
Outraged by the destruction of nature, Dr Shisoku hypnotises animals with ultra-short waves and sends them to attack the cities. [3]
Staff : 演出:白川大作・虫プロ演出部
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40
Neo Caesarネオ・シーザーの巻
October 1, 1963
A man called Caesar dreams of reviving the Roman Empire with an army of robots. Fate has the same end in store for him as for his famous namesake. [3]
Staff : 脚本:手塚治虫・演出:柴山達雄
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41
X BombX爆弾の巻
October 8, 1963
The X Bomb, which turns any matter into water, falls into the Pacific and will go off in fifty hours. Astro Boy dives to retrieve it, but Uran, who followed him, has been swallowed. [3]
Staff : 演出:手塚治虫・虫プロ演出部
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42
The Yellow Horse黄色い馬の巻
October 15, 1963
Astro Boy slips into the satellite of the Yellow Horse drug ring, where its members are secretly building war missiles. [3]
Staff : 演出:片岡忠三
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43
His Highness Dead Crossデッド・クロス殿下の巻
October 22, 1963
The robot president Rag is targeted by an assassin. Astro Boy finds that the man behind it is Dead Cross, his maker, who had him elected to rule through him. [3]
Staff : 演出:林重行
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44
The Egyptian Conspiratorsエジプト陰謀団の巻
October 29, 1963
Uran is kidnapped as a bargaining chip for Cleopatra’s necklace, which Astro Boy holds: the plotters believe it grants its owner the greatest empire on Earth. [3]
Staff : 演出:石井元明・虫プロ演出部
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45
Cleopatra's Necklaceクレオパトラの首飾りの巻
November 5, 1963
Now in possession of the coveted necklace, the plotters set out to conquer the world. Astro Boy blocks the way of their leader, Cleopatra. [3]
Staff : 演出:杉井儀三郎
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46
The Robot Spaceshipロボット宇宙艇の巻
November 12, 1963
The robot spaceship Lever Robot has been stolen. Sent to recover it, Astro Boy has his own energy stolen. [3]
Staff : 演出:林重行・虫プロ演出部
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47
The Cosmic Crab宇宙ガニの巻
November 19, 1963
Hamegg trades a pig from Earth for the alien Pork’s giant crab, hoping to get rich by showing it off in a circus. [3]
Staff : 演出:坂本雄作
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48
The Tenma Tribe天馬族の巻
November 26, 1963
Nū, from the almost legendary Tenma tribe of the Mongolian mountains, comes to the city. Crowds rush to see him, and a gang of crooks takes advantage. [3]
Staff : 演出:山本暎一
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49
Transparent Giant透明巨人の巻
December 3, 1963
Dr Hanabusa builds a machine to transmit matter. A rival sabotages it during the first test, leaving him invisible, and Astro Boy tries to save him. [3]
Staff : 演出:杉井儀三郎
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50
Astro Boy Goes to the Westアトム西部へ行くの巻
December 10, 1963
To find Hekku, who once left for the West and never came back, Astro Boy and Higeoyaji travel back in time. [3]
Staff : 演出:林重行
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51
The Little Elephant Pura子象プーラの巻
December 17, 1963
The robot elephant Zora breaks down and escapes into the jungle, where Astro Boy is looking after Pura, a calf separated from its herd. [3]
Staff : 演出:虫プロ演出部
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52
The Snow Lion雪ライオンの巻
December 24, 1963
An old man from Planet Regel arrives on Earth with a snow lion. His people then scatter a cosmic snow that drains all energy; the cities grind to a halt and Astro Boy heads into space. [3]
Staff : 脚本:鈴木良武・演出:山本暎一
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53
Goodbye 1963アトム・サヨナラ・1963年の巻
December 31, 1963
On New Year’s Eve 1963, Uran finds a photograph while tidying up, and Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu use it to piece the past together. A special episode that also shows how the series is made. [3]
Staff : 脚本:高橋健一・演出:杉井儀三郎
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54
Duel on the Alpsアルプスの決斗の巻
January 4, 1964
Dr Tenma, who once cast Astro Boy aside, wants him back and hires the gangster Skunk. Skunk’s Illusion Club manages to kidnap Astro Boy and his family. [3]
Staff : 脚本:本間文幸・演出:林重行
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55
Rejuvenating Gas若がえりガスの巻
January 18, 1964
The royal family of the palace satellite Yoranna buys a so-called rejuvenating gas from Earth people that turns out to be tear gas. In revenge, they fire an H-bomb missile at the Earth. [3]
Staff : 脚本:片岡忠三・演出:片岡忠三
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56
Earth Defense Army地球防衛隊の巻
January 25, 1964
Aliens spying on the Earth kidnap Professor Ochanomizu. Astro Boy goes to the lunar defence base to free him, but the invaders destroy it. The series’ first episode in colour. [3]
Staff : 脚本:鈴木良武・演出:高木厚
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57
Robot Schoolロボット学校の巻
February 1, 1964
Humans can be moved by beauty. To learn that feeling, the « heart », Astro Boy, Uran and Lara enrol in a school for robots. [3]
Staff : 脚本:柴山達雄・演出:山本暎一
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58
The Thirteen Mysterious Statues of God13の怪神像の巻
February 8, 1964
Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu decipher a 200,000-year-old code: thirteen statues of gods on a western island are said to hold the secret of space. They set off for the island. [3]
Staff : 脚本:本間文幸・演出:林重行
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59
The Robot Buron X白熱人間の巻
February 15, 1964
Gaston, who stole a robot’s blueprint from a flying saucer, gets the Ministry of Science to build it without revealing its origin. Once finished, Buron turns out to be a weapon of destruction. [3]
Staff : 脚本:高橋健一・演出:片岡忠三
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60
The Demon Bees悪魔の蜂の巻
February 22, 1964
The emperor of a peaceful nation, the Super Genghis Khan Empire, suddenly turns into a tyrant. Called in by the people, Astro Boy learns that a giant bee stung him to control his mind. [3]
Staff : 脚本:本間文幸
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61
Space Parasites宇宙の寄生虫の巻
February 29, 1964
The last Nazis demand that the Earth be handed over to them or they will infest it with space parasites. When the government refuses, a fleet of saucers full of parasites heads for the planet. [3]
Staff : 演出:山本暎一・虫プロ演出部
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62
The Phantom Ship幽霊船の巻
March 7, 1964
Wanting a heart like humans, Astro Boy has a device fitted that lets him feel fear. Sent to investigate a ghost ship seen above the Indian Ocean, he is frightened out of his wits. [3]
Staff : 脚本:柴山達雄・演出:林重行
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63
The Artificial Iceberg人工氷山の巻
March 14, 1964
Dr Zulu hides a bomb inside an artificial iceberg to cause a flood. Astro Boy discovers the plot and tries to prevent the explosion. [3]
Staff : 脚本:山本・高橋・演出:山本暎一
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64
Count Batコウモリ伯爵の巻
March 21, 1964
Lost in the Unzen mountains, Tick and Tack spend the night in an empty house where a vampire, Dr Pedan, lives and tries to turn Tick into one of his kind. Astro Boy comes to the rescue. [3]
Staff : 演出:坂本雄作
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65
Brave Escapee勇敢な脱走者の巻
March 28, 1964
Astro Boy tries to stop a huge tidal wave but crashes into the sea. Unconscious, he is saved by Boggy, a runaway robot. [3]
Staff : 脚本:柴山達雄・演出:林重行
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66
The Space Vikingスペース・バイキングの巻
April 4, 1964
To rid the Earth of space pirates, Astro Boy destroys their mothership. But they hold hostages and demand that he back off, leaving him powerless. [3]
Staff : 脚本:高橋健一・演出:山本暎一
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67
Heroes of the Night夜の勇士たちの巻
April 11, 1964
Playing in a toy department, Uran gives some of the toys artificial intelligence, and a few of them turn out to be wicked. Astro Boy rallies the good toys to stop the bad dolls. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:手塚治虫・虫プロ演出部
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68
The Secret of the Clock Tower時計塔の秘密の巻
April 25, 1964
Dr Temp has finished a death-ray machine and plans to wreck the Conference of Scientists. Astro Boy takes him on. [3]
Staff : 脚本:高橋健一・演出:山本暎一
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69
Rebellion of the Dinosaur People恐竜人の反乱の巻
May 2, 1964
Astro Boy is babysitting at a prehistoric amusement park when a dragon carries off a small child before his eyes. The dinosaurs demand food as ransom. [3]
Staff : 脚本:片岡忠三・演出:林重行
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70
Rafflesiaラフレシアの巻
May 9, 1964
The rafflesia, the world’s largest flower, is in fact a plant man from space. It feeds on radioactivity and is stronger than even Astro Boy. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:坂本雄作
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71
The Last Day of Earth地球最後の日の巻
May 16, 1964
The Red Star is on course for the Earth. Watching Astro Boy struggle to prevent the collision, Bem, a powerful bomb robot, decides that the only way to save the planet and his friend is to blow himself up. [3]
Staff : 脚本:山本暎一演出:山本暎一
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72
7 Days of Drifting in Space宇宙漂流7日間の巻
May 23, 1964
Chasing gangsters who fled by rocket, Astro Boy finds them in a shelter station under alien attack. He defends them, then drifts through space with them once the station is destroyed. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:林重行
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73
Big Titanビッグ・タイタンの巻
June 6, 1964
The daughter of Dr Putt, a descendant of the Mohicans, has been kidnapped. When he sees Uran, her exact double, he takes Astro Boy and his friends for the kidnappers. [3]
Staff : 脚本:柴山達雄・演出:青木茂
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74
Earth Expedition地底探険の巻
June 13, 1964
A highly advanced civilisation may exist underground. To find out, Astro Boy and Uran go down into the depths, where underground people attack them. [3]
Staff : 脚本:山本暎一・演出:山本暎一
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75
Flying City空とぶ町の巻
June 20, 1964
Old Kapack, who can move objects with his mind, asks Tondale’s help to gather the Inca treasures scattered around the world. Tondale, however, wants all the gold for himself. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:林重行
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76
The Monster Machineモンスター・マシーンの巻
June 27, 1964
Dr Morse has made contact with Planet Paranoia, more advanced than the Earth. With Astro Boy’s help, he builds a mysterious box from a blueprint sent from there. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:虫プロ演出部
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77
Cape Town Lullabyケープ・タウンの子守唄の巻
July 4, 1964
Young Looks loved the robot that raised him as if it were his mother. Since another robot destroyed it, he hates all machines and founds an organisation to fight them. [3]
Staff : 脚本:山本暎一・演出:山本暎一
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78
The World in Five Hundred Thousand Years50万年後の世界の巻
July 11, 1964
Thrown by accident into the far future, Astro Boy and his friends find the cruel Pepper tribe, which enslaves its enemies. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:青木茂
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79
Dr. Brainドクター脳の巻
July 18, 1964
Dr Kanekura murders the famous brain surgeon Dr Ibal and makes it look like an accident. Since then, a strange robot called Friday follows him everywhere, driven by Ibal’s brain waves. [3]
Staff : 脚本:辻真先・演出:林重行
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80
Humanoid Billヒューマノイド・ピルの巻
July 25, 1964
In the woods on the edge of Tokyo, Astro Boy meets Bill, a humanoid created by science, who does not know whether he is a living being or a machine. [3]
Staff : 脚本:柴山達雄・演出:紺野修司
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81
Dreaming Machine夢みる機械の巻
August 1, 1964
What do robots dream of? Astro Boy takes part in a test of Dr Poron’s machine and becomes the first robot to dream; in his dream, he is human. [3]
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82
The Robot Olympicsロボット競技大会の巻
August 15, 1964
Astro Boy competes in the robot Olympics, where one team wipes out its rivals by sabotage to make sure it wins. [3]
Staff : 脚本:坂本雄作・演出:坂本雄作
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83
The Strange Bird, Garuda怪鳥ガルダの巻
August 22, 1964
Dr Raja, a worshipper of Kali, the Indian goddess of destruction, builds a robot bird that flies to Japan and demands Astro Boy as a sacrifice. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:高木厚
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84
The Dolphin Civilizationイルカ文明の巻
August 29, 1964
Hall claims the whole ocean floor to build an undersea civilisation under his rule and persecutes the Dolphin tribe who live there. Astro Boy defends them. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:勝井千賀雄
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85
The Demented Beltway狂ったベルトウェイの巻
September 5, 1964
The Beltway, the new city’s pride, is almost finished when a saboteur sets the site on fire. Astro Boy sets out to protect it. [3]
Staff : 脚本:辻真先・演出:青木茂
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86
The Time Gun時間銃の巻
September 12, 1964
Dr Tempo wants to become head of the Ministry of Science. With a gun that sends its targets into the past, he packs Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu off to the Middle Ages. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:林重行
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87
Princess Kaguya (new)新かぐや姫の巻
September 19, 1964
Astro Boy exchanges messages with a star nymph and goes in search of the pure water she needs. She is in fact a princess of Planet Keios who must turn into a cocoon with that water on a full-moon night. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:沢わたる
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88
The Bacteria Corps細菌部隊の巻
September 26, 1964
The pilot of a crash-landed rocket is struck by a strange illness, and a voice speaks from inside his body. Shrunk to tiny size, Astro Boy and Higeoyaji go in and find aliens the size of bacteria. [3]
Staff : 脚本:片岡忠三・演出:片岡忠三
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89
Gomes' Ghostゴメスの亡霊の巻
October 3, 1964
Professor Ochanomizu agrees to repair robots in the Scambo Empire. The one he works on turns out to be the empire’s president, and the scientist, now in on the secret, is in danger. [3]
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90
The Robot Fortressロボット砦の巻
October 10, 1964
A quarrel between a robot child and a human child ends in tears; the humans are outraged and war breaks out between the two sides. [3]
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91
Garon's Counterattackガロンの逆襲の巻
October 24, 1964
Garon, whom Astro Boy sent back into space, returns. Seeing Astro Boy struggle to hold him back, the Earth’s robot army joins forces to attack him. [3]
Staff : 脚本:柴山達雄・演出:勝井千賀雄
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92
Three Robot Knightsロボット三銃士の巻
October 31, 1964
A serum is sent from Earth to treat victims of a space disease on Mars, but every transport ship is destroyed on the way. Astro Boy escorts the next one with three robot musketeers. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・上梨満雄・演出:青木茂
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93
Cobaltコバルトの巻
November 7, 1964
While a Ministry of Science warehouse is cleared out, Cobalt, a prototype of Astro Boy made by Dr Tenma, is thrown away with the scrap. When he wakes, he tries to make his way back. [3]
Staff : 脚本:辻真先・演出:林重行
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94
Angel in the Alpsアルプスの天使の巻
November 14, 1964
The building of a dam near the Bering Strait is stuck, and only Dr Zeman’s research can help. Astro Boy goes to find him deep in the Alps, where the scientist lives alone out of hatred for civilisation. [3]
Staff : 脚本:高橋健一・演出:沢わたる
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95
The Evil Punch Card魔のパンチカードの巻
November 21, 1964
The computer that runs a missile base goes haywire and prepares a nuclear strike. It is the revenge of Dr Yakoref, who lost the contest to design the base. [3]
Staff : 脚本:片岡忠三・演出:片岡忠三・林重行
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96
Robot Futureロボットヒューチャーの巻
November 28, 1964
Dr Akuta is after a gold ingot on Mars and uses a robot called Future. Moved by Astro Boy’s words, Future changes sides and helps him chase the scientist, who has fled with the gold. [3]
Staff : 脚本:新田修介・演出:新田修介
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97
Confrontation in Space宇宙の対決の巻
December 5, 1964
Planet Hyper, the most advanced in the galaxy, pits a human and a robot from Earth against a pair from Planet War, and the losers’ planet will be destroyed. Astro Boy is paired with Ponkotsu Tetsu. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:青木茂
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98
Zeo's Legacyゼオの遺産の巻
December 12, 1964
A big robot is dug up on a tunnel site: a time capsule meant to pass on the knowledge of a civilisation a million years old. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:高木厚
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99
Little Columbus小さなコロンブスの巻
December 19, 1964
Colon-bu-bu, an explorer from the underground kingdom of Chombo, comes up to the surface in search of a new world. He meets Cobalt and takes him underground as a prisoner. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:林重行
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100
The Robot Houseロボット・ハウスの巻
December 26, 1964
On Christmas night, Professor Ochanomizu opens the will of a scientist friend who died ten years earlier and left an invention on Mount Bururu. There, Astro Boy and his friends meet Akio, a boy who lives alone. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:勝井千賀雄
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101
The Unmapped World地図にない世界の巻
January 2, 1965
Prince Dorian of the Camellia Kingdom vanishes during a visit. Using a four-dimensional detector, Astro Boy finds him in another world, peopled with those who have vanished through the ages. [3]
Staff : 脚本:辻真先・演出:紺野修司
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102
Queen of the Devils' Place魔境の女王の巻
January 9, 1965
Uran is playing Tarzan in a film. On location in the jungle, a mysterious woman abducts her: taking the girl dressed as a boy for a prince, she means to carry her off to a land where no one grows old. [3]
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103
Stairs Leading into Space宇宙への階段の巻
January 16, 1965
A staircase suddenly appears and draws humans up towards a spaceship hidden in the clouds. Once the Earth is empty of people, the robots start talking about taking it over. [3]
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104
The Devil's Balloon悪魔の風船の巻
January 23, 1965
A balloon shaped like Astro Boy floats over the city; children follow it and vanish. As the disappearances pile up, Astro Boy comes to be seen as the children’s enemy. [3]
Staff : 脚本:辻真先
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105
General Atomアトム将軍の巻
January 30, 1965
Hit by a maser gun that wrecks artificial minds, Astro Boy loses his memory and is flung out into space. [3]
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106
The Boy from Outer Space宇宙から来た少年の巻
February 6, 1965
Hamegg finds a crashed saucer in the woods with an alien child aboard. Seeing the child’s enormous strength, he plans to make him a wrestling star. [3]
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107
Release of the Earth地球解放の巻
February 13, 1965
Caught in an explosion on a dam site, Astro Boy is thrown into a parallel world where Dr Tenma’s son Tobio never died, a world in which Astro Boy was never born. [3]
Staff : 脚本:辻真先・演出:永島慎二
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108
Saturn Manサターン・マンの巻
February 20, 1965
Three scientists gain supernatural powers on the Moon. Dr Arden, who holds a grudge against Professor Ochanomizu, attacks him, and Astro Boy fights the three men. [3]
Staff : 演出:片岡忠三
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109
Phoenix不死鳥の巻
February 27, 1965
Playing with Uran on a small island, Astro Boy finds a huge egg in a cave. Unable to identify it with Professor Ochanomizu, he goes back and meets a strange bird that lives there. [3]
Staff : 脚本:辻真先・演出:紺野修司
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110
Expedition on Mercury水星探検の巻
March 6, 1965
Astro Boy traces a thermal bomb that fell on Earth back to Mercury. On the way, an accident blinds him, and he is drawn into a power struggle among the aliens. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:北野英明
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111
Robot Polymerロボット・ポリマーの巻
March 13, 1965
Polymer, a huge, conceited robot who claims to be the strongest in the world, storms into Astro Boy’s home to prove it by beating him. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:富野喜幸
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112
Samson's Hairサムソンの髪の毛の巻
March 27, 1965
Professor Ochanomizu builds Samson, a solar-powered robot. In moonlight, however, Samson breaks down and turns violent. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:出崎統
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113
“Back," the Country without Laughter笑わぬバック国の巻
April 3, 1965
The country of Back suddenly leaves the World Peace Union and bans invention and laughter. Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu go there to find out what lies behind this closed dictatorship. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:青木茂
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114
Metro Monsterメトロ・モンスターの巻
April 10, 1965
A giant slug appears in an underground depot and starts eating trains. Astro Boy hunts it, but it keeps turning up where no one expects. [3]
Staff : 脚本:山野浩一・演出:富野喜幸
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115
The Big Runaway Safe逃げ出した大金庫の巻
April 17, 1965
Worn out by overwork, the machines of the Mint are given arms and legs for a day off. Having tasted freedom, they run away. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:高木厚
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116
The Biggest Robot on Earth (part one)史上最大のロボットの巻（前編）
April 24, 1965
Pluto, the mightiest robot of all, armed with electromagnetic horns that can destroy anything, wipes out the world’s strongest robots one by one. Astro Boy prepares to face him. [3]
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117
The Biggest Robot on Earth (part two)史上最大のロボットの巻（後編）
May 1, 1965
The conclusion of Astro Boy’s struggle against Pluto, the most formidable enemy he has ever met. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:上梨満雄
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118
Robot Grabbyロボット・グラビーの巻
May 8, 1965
Grabby, a half-gravity combat robot who has fled the country of Nickrasia, is too gentle to be a weapon. Astro Boy decides to help him. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:青木茂
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119
The Flying Lens空とぶレンズの巻
May 15, 1965
Planet M, shaped like a convex lens, is nearing the Earth and focusing sunlight on it, turning the surface into a furnace. Yet the nations, each pursuing its own interests, cannot work together. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:杉井儀三郎
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120
Time Hunterタイム・ハンターの巻
May 22, 1965
A new version of episode 11, « Time Machine », directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. [3]
Staff : 演出:富野喜幸
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121
Ganimateガニメート号の巻
May 29, 1965
Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu stray into a space graveyard beyond the pull of any gravity, where one drifts forever. They are picked up by Bemski, an Earthman who hates the Earth. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:富野喜幸
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122
The Monster Mantler怪獣マントラーの巻
June 5, 1965
A great earthquake flattens the city. Buried under a building and stripped of his seven powers, Astro Boy must still face a giant monster that has emerged. [3]
Staff : 脚本:手塚治虫・演出:手塚治虫
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123
Captain Dogドッグ隊長の巻
June 19, 1965
Higeoyaji’s dog Pero has brought a diamond back from space. Dr Fooler copies its memory into Captain Dog, a robot dog meant to find more diamonds, and Astro Boy follows it to Mars. [3]
Staff : 脚本:鳥海尽三・演出:出崎統
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124
Parting Gift置き土産の巻
July 3, 1965
An alien goodwill envoy leaves Professor Ochanomizu the plans of a highly advanced robot made to serve humans in every way. The scientist is delighted, unaware of the catch. [3]
Staff : 脚本:鳥海尽三・演出:富野喜幸
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125
Find the Bacteria細菌を探せの巻
July 10, 1965
A petri dish holding the germ of a deadly infectious disease is lost by mistake. To prevent disaster, Astro Boy follows its trail deep into the Himalayas. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:富野喜幸
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126
Roboidsロボイドの巻
July 17, 1965
An army of Roboids, robot-like but almost alive, arrives from space. The Earth robots sent against them are destroyed one after another. [3]
Staff : 脚本:島海尽三・演出:高木厚
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127
The Experimental Robot実験ロボットの巻
July 24, 1965
A robot takes refuge with Professor Ochanomizu and begs for help: in the country of Yumani, the science minister Mooshy is destroying robots in experiments. Astro Boy and the professor go there. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:西牧秀雄
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128
Treasures of the Inca Empireインカ帝国の宝の巻
July 31, 1965
A plane crashes over the Amazon. Astro Boy, on board, saves Milly, a girl carrying a map of the Inca treasures, and treasure hunters close in on her. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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129
Atom vs. Atomアトム対アトムの巻
August 14, 1965
All the gangs Astro Boy has defeated join forces to build a fake Astro Boy with 200,000 horsepower, made to beat him. [3]
Staff : 脚本:広川和行・演出:広川和行
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130
The Storm on Mars火星の嵐の巻
August 21, 1965
Strange accidents keep happening at a Mars base under construction, where robots are being destroyed. Sent to investigate, Astro Boy and his friends are attacked by an army of giant ants. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:岡崎稔
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131
The Moon Championムーン・チャンピオンの巻
June 28, 1965
Shooting, fencing, an obstacle race and wrestling: Astro Boy wins all four events and reaches the final of the Moon championship. But Goram, a war robot controlled by Hamegg, gets in his way. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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132
Prince Louisルイ王子の巻
September 4, 1965
Prince Louis’s mother steals Shadow II, a new spy robot, to give her son its state-of-the-art body. She does not know it hides a time bomb. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:出崎統
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133
Revenge After Ten Years十年目の復讐の巻
September 11, 1965
The peaceful robot Riboryu suddenly runs wild and frees Dr Marus and his accomplices from jail: he had been programmed to do so after ten years. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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134
Operation Escape脱出作戦の巻
September 18, 1965
Dr Elite, inventor of a high-speed rocket engine, is taken with his daughter to the country of Dark. Alerted by a carrier pigeon, Astro Boy sets out to bring them home. [3]
Staff : 脚本:坂本雄作・演出:大西清
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135
The Robot-Dog Backyロボット犬バッキーの巻
September 25, 1965
At a robot-dog show, Astro Boy notices the stray robot dogs left in the shadow of the polished contestants and feels sorry for them. [3]
Staff : 脚本:西牧秀雄・演出:西牧秀雄
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136
Inspector Jaguarジャガー警部の巻
October 2, 1965
Inspector Jaguar is the only robot allowed to arrest humans. Some people find this insulting and set a trap for him. [3]
Staff : 脚本:平未修司・演出:西牧秀雄
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137
Little Cooley小さなクーリィの巻
October 9, 1965
A robot girl and her little brother, built to work near the Sun, run away from a space station to Earth. Whenever they touch, a terrible heat bursts out around them. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:高木厚
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138
A Long Day長い1日の巻
October 16, 1965
Wild weather hits the Earth: its orbit has shifted. Astro Boy discovers that hostile aliens are behind it. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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139
Astro Boy Stolen盗まれたアトムの巻
October 23, 1965
A new scientist at the Ministry of Science finds it unfair that robots never grow up and puts Astro Boy’s mind into an adult body. Meanwhile, someone steals his old one. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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140
The King and Atom王様とアトムの巻
October 30, 1965
On the tropical island of Puka-Puka lives a polar bear that does not belong there. Astro Boy and his friends set out to find out why, but an unseen enemy stands in their way. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:岡崎稔
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141
The Locomotive March機関車行進曲の巻
November 6, 1965
Jealous of March, an atomic locomotive the children love, Gold challenges it with his own engine, Horsepower, and the loser will be scrapped. Gold will cheat to win. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:西牧秀雄
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142
Minya's Starミーニャの星の巻
November 13, 1965
Forced to land on an ice planet, Astro Boy finds the diary of a woman soldier who was stranded there and never made it back to Earth. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:大西清・遠藤政治
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143
Bird Street Storyバード・ストリート物語の巻
November 20, 1965
On Bird Street, a preserved 20th-century street, robot boys and human boys quarrel without end. The robots ask Astro Boy to join their side. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:出崎統
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144
Lost Friendship失われた友情の巻
November 27, 1965
Astro Boy rescues the robot Muller from villains, and they become friends. But Muller is a terrorist robot, built to destroy a nuclear power station. [3]
Staff : 脚本:片岡忠三・演出:片岡忠三
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145
Atom in the Deep Seaアトム深海を行くの巻
December 4, 1965
Professor Ochanomizu sends Astro Boy to find an H-bomb plane on the sea floor and defuse the bomb. Astro Boy’s mother is angry that he is always sent into danger. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:岡崎稔
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146
Report from the Future未来からの報告の巻
December 11, 1965
Back from a time trip to the following day, Dr Muder announces that the robots will rebel tomorrow. Humans demand their immediate destruction, and the robots barricade themselves in a fort. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:大西清
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147
Mid-air Screen空中スクリーンの巻
December 18, 1965
A machine that projects images into the sky has just been invented. A theatre owner steals it and, to power it, drains the energy of machines and robots. [3]
Staff : 脚本:西牧秀雄・演出:西牧秀雄
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148
Robio and Robietロビオとロビエットの巻
December 25, 1965
The Ijio and Yani families have hated each other for generations, and so do the robots their scientists have built. Yet a fragile love grows between the two sides. [3]
Staff : 脚本:杉井儀三郎・演出:杉井儀三郎
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149
The Can Capriccioカンヅメ狂騒曲の巻
January 1, 1966
On New Year’s Day, a can with a parachute drops from the sky onto Astro Boy’s house, and he cannot open it. Elsewhere, a can opener falls. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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150
Miss Magnetマグネットちゃんの巻
January 8, 1966
When she laughs, Miss Magnet gives off a powerful magnetic force. Gangsters kidnap her maker, Dr Tera, to use her in a bank robbery. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:高木厚
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151
Lonely Atom１人ぼっちのアトムの巻
January 15, 1966
The robot Pulse hypnotises Professor Ochanomizu into building the Lucky Machine, which controls the human brain. People under its spell start ignoring Astro Boy, who is left all alone. [3]
Staff : 脚本:小森四郎・演出:虫プロ演出部
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152
The Robot Bombsロボット爆弾の巻
January 22, 1966
The bomb robot Wide wants to be useful to humans, and attacks Astro Boy, mistaking him for an evil robot. [3]
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153
The Red Merry-Go-Round赤い木馬の巻
January 29, 1966
Uran vanishes on a merry-go-round. It turns out to be a matter transmitter built by Dr Umazuki, who lost his daughter and his horse ten years earlier. [3]
Staff : 脚本:西牧秀雄・演出:西牧秀雄
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154
Blue Bird Story青い鳥物語の巻
February 5, 1966
Blue Bird, a robot who rescues small birds even if it means wrecking a building, tries to save one that has strayed into a nuclear power station. [3]
Staff : 脚本:井上・演出:大西清・遠藤政治
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155
The Crazed Boundary狂った国境線の巻
February 12, 1966
In the country of Libea, robots are watched day and night and locked away at the slightest disobedience. Astro Boy slips into the asylum to free them. [3]
Staff : 脚本:片岡忠三・演出:片岡忠三
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156
Robot Mayorロボット市長の巻
February 19, 1966
Astro Boy visits a city run by a popular robot mayor whose artificial mind turns out to be failing. Astro Boy believes the mayor should step down. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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157
Gypsy's Starジプシーの星の巻
March 26, 1966
The drifting robot planet Kipia is nearing the Earth. Astro Boy finds that its people want to befriend humanity, but a pursuer is on their trail. [3]
Staff : 脚本:豊田有恒・演出:遠藤政治
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158
Funny Companionおかしな道づれの巻
March 5, 1966
Handcuffs that will not come off a criminal until he reforms lock by mistake on Astro Boy and a thief, who must go to jail together. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:西牧秀雄
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159
Devil and Angel悪魔と天使の巻
March 19, 1966
The botanist Leaf has created two plant beings: Freru, pure as an angel, and Zaboa, an evil monster. When Zaboa runs riot in the city, Astro Boy and Freru set out to stop it. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:岡崎稔
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160
The Golden Flute黄金のフルートの巻
March 26, 1966
This flute turns its player’s feelings into music. Ryuryu, its owner, comes to Japan in search of her beloved grandfather. [3]
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161
Dream-selling Aliens夢を売る宇宙人の巻
April 2, 1966
Strange waves from space throw every robot’s mind into disorder. At a loss, Professor Ochanomizu faces the hard choice of cutting off power to all robots. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:永樹凡人
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162
Operation Candyキャンデー作戦の巻
April 9, 1966
Astro Boy’s friend Carl, who moved to Brazil, has been devoured by a monster. Among the belongings his father sends to Astro Boy is one of the creature’s eggs. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:遠藤政治
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163
Road to Another World別世界への道の巻
April 16, 1966
A burning car vanishes as if swallowed by another dimension, leaving behind a silver coin from the lost continent of Mu. Astro Boy sets out to solve the mystery. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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164
The Space Spider宇宙の怪物の巻
April 23, 1966
Judging an empty saucer dangerous, Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu destroy it with a missile. Then a saucer of the same kind lands on Earth and releases a giant spider that attacks people. [3]
Staff : 脚本:坂本雄作・演出:坂本雄作
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165
A Great Fuss over Babies赤ん坊騒動の巻
April 30, 1966
The king and queen of the Family Kingdom, unable to have a child, decide to adopt the baby robot that wins a contest. Professor Ochanomizu enters one of his own. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:岡崎稔
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166
The Jewel-Eating Monsterジュエルの魔像の巻
May 7, 1966
Since the world’s science ministries refuse to stop making weapons, Dr Jugemu destroys them with a monstrous statue that draws tremendous power from the jewels it eats. [3]
Staff : 脚本:高木厚・演出:上梨満雄・山本義也
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167
Plenty of Balloons風船がいっぱいの巻
May 14, 1966
Uncle Poi, who works in a toy factory, fills balloons with hydrogen for children. The machine goes wrong and the sky fills with balloons that could explode. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:西牧秀雄
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168
The Island That Jumped Upおどりあがった島の巻
January 19, 1966
Newsta Island, which appeared out of nowhere, has become a resort. While Astro Boy and his friends are visiting, an earthquake strikes: the island is in fact a flying saucer. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:片岡忠三
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169
Gift from the Future未来人の忘れ物の巻
May 28, 1966
Time travellers from the future leave a dinosaur behind on Earth. Astro Boy and Uran adopt it as a pet, which proves harder than expected. [3]
Staff : 脚本:西牧秀雄・演出:西牧秀雄
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170
Two Princesses二人の王女さまの巻
May 4, 1966
Two princesses are fighting over the throne of a kingdom. The princess of the northern castle asks Astro Boy for help, drawing him into their feud. [3]
Staff : 脚本:石津嵐・演出:上梨満雄
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171
Kutcher Forever永遠のクッチャーの巻
June 11, 1966
When Dr Kutcher, inventor of artificial intelligence, dies, everyone scrambles for his vast legacy. Then Astro Boy receives a message from the dead man. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:富野喜幸
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172
The Herald Brothersヘラルド兄弟の巻
June 25, 1966
The Herald brothers set out to defeat every robot in the world. Dr Herald, disguised as a robot, pulls the strings, and even captures Astro Boy. [3]
Staff : 演出:片岡忠三
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173
Robottyロボッティの巻
July 2, 1966
Robotty, a robot smaller than a bean, is lonely and asks Professor Ochanomizu to make him a friend his own size. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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174
The Great Submarine Canal海底大運河の巻
July 9, 1966
A ship lost in the Sea of Japan reappears in the Pacific. Professor Ochanomizu suspects a canal runs under the Japanese islands, and Astro Boy goes looking for it. [3]
Staff : 演出:西牧秀雄
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175
Robot Wars (part one)ロボット大戦争の巻前編
July 23, 1966
Logos, a robot with a super-intelligent mind, threatens to melt the South Pole and drown the world unless humanity surrenders. Astro Boy and his friends set out to destroy him. [3]
Staff : 脚本:坂本雄作・演出:出崎統
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176
Robot Wars (part two)ロボット大戦争の巻後編
July 30, 1966
The conclusion of the fight against Logos and his threat to flood the planet. [3]
Staff : 演出:山本暎一・虫プロ演出部
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177
The Gigantic Robotばかでっかいロボットの巻
August 6, 1966
The country of Herenia spends its entire budget on Gorem, the world’s largest robot. But its unfinished artificial mind makes it violent. [3]
Staff : 脚本:片岡忠三・演出:片岡忠三
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178
Chi-tan's Nighttime Adventureチータン夜の冒険の巻
August 20, 1966
Uran secretly takes the baby robot Chītan to the robot hospital to have him taught to speak. A machine rebuilds him as it pleases, and the now gigantic Chītan rampages through the city. [3]
Staff : 脚本:加藤靖三・演出:上梨満雄
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179
The Blue Knight (part one)青騎士前編
August 27, 1966
Count Burg hates the Blue Knight, a robot killer, so much that he destroys even innocent robots. Astro Boy is caught between the hatred of robots and that of humans. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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180
The Blue Knight (part two)青騎士後編
September 3, 1966
The conclusion of the clash between the Blue Knight and Count Burg, with Astro Boy trying to restore peace. [3]
Staff : 脚本:加藤靖三・演出:富野喜幸
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181
Ghost Manufacturing Machine幽霊製造機の巻
September 10, 1966
The dictator Hiller kidnaps Professor Ochanomizu to force him to mass-produce clones of himself and conquer the world. Astro Boy goes to the country of Boruboa to rescue him. A new version of episode 8. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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182
Demented Cobalt狂ったコバルトの巻
September 24, 1966
Called on to help against the dictator of Planet Batra, Astro Boy flies there. But the tyrant Gammer lures Cobalt and turns him into a robot that obeys only him: Astro Boy must fight his own brother. [3]
Staff : 脚本:加藤靖三・演出:斎出光布
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183
Japanese People from Space宇宙から来たニッポン人の巻
October 1, 1966
Fifty-eight million aliens who look exactly like Japanese people settle in Japan and cause a severe food shortage. The alien scientist Dohyar plans to take over the country by shrinking its people. A new version of episode 7. [3]
Staff : 脚本:能加平・演出:富野喜幸
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184
Time Warタイム戦争の巻
October 8, 1966
People with white blood come from the future, pursued by the robot Jijiru, and only transfusions can save them. Travelling into the future, Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu find a world laid waste by nuclear war. [3]
Staff : 脚本:佐脇徹・演出:上梨満雄
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185
Star of Africaアフリカの星の巻
October 22, 1966
Stranded in Africa after their plane breaks down, Astro Boy and Uran find a talking cross: once given an artificial mind, it can become the god of robots. [3]
Staff : 脚本:斎出光布・加藤靖三・演出:斎出光布
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186
Monsters Come out at Nightオバケは夜来るの巻
October 29, 1966
With their rocket broken down, Astro Boy and other passengers land on an unknown small planet, where a huge monster eats the plants that grow at night. [3]
Staff : 演出:杉山卓
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187
Baily's Legendべーリーの冒険の巻
November 5, 1966
At the Robot Museum, Astro Boy notices an empty showcase labelled « Baily ». The name rings a bell, and he learns that Baily was an important benefactor to him. [3]
Staff : 演出:秋玲二
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188
Tengu of Kurama鞍馬の天狗
November 19, 1966
The robot Tomson, who can see through objects, notices that most of Kyōto’s Buddha statues are fakes. Searching for the real ones, Astro Boy and his friends are surrounded by long-nosed tengu goblins. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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189
Confusion at the Shooting Studio撮影所騒動の巻
November 26, 1966
Visiting a film shoot, Astro Boy and Uran secretly swap places with their robot doubles, and discover how harshly the stunt robots are treated. [3]
Staff : 演出:坂本雄作
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190
Miracle of Mesotamiaメソタミアの奇蹟
December 3, 1966
Astro Boy and his friends go in search of the mysterious capital of Mesotamia. Caught in a sandstorm, they spot a hole in the sky that might lead there. [3]
Staff : 脚本:斎出光布・演出:斎出光布
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191
Wandering Roppiさすらいのロッピの巻
December 17, 1966
Astro Boy rescues a boy and an old man attacked by aliens deep in the woods. They are aliens too: Roppi, a runaway prince, and his companion. [3]
Staff : 脚本:柴山達雄・演出:上梨満雄
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192
Medussa's mansionメドッサの館
December 24, 1966
In the mansion built by a scientist obsessed with eternal youth, Astro Boy and his friends find Medusa’s box, said to hold the secret. Inside they find a young man named Siegfried. [3]
Staff : 脚本:富野喜幸・演出:富野喜幸
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193
The Greatest Adventure on Earth地球最大の冒険の巻
December 31, 1966
Abnormal sunspots heat up the Earth, and all of humanity takes refuge in space, leaving only robots behind. But one villain has stayed, set on seizing the planet. The final episode, written and directed by Tezuka himself. [3]
Staff : 脚本:手塚治虫・演出:手塚治虫
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1963–1966 · 鉄腕アトム（1963）Astro Boy

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Other adaptations of the same work

Chronology 12 event(s)

MT-400 (Manga Zenshū, Kōdansha) of the source work

BT-200 (Bunko Zenshū, Kōdansha) of the source work

Star System

Episodes (193)

Characters

Atom (Astro Boy)

Professor Ochanomizu

Uran

Cobalt

Higeoyaji

Professor Tenma

Inspector Nakamura

Inspector Tawashi

Japanese editions

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United States (9)

Video releases found in the chronology (73)

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Cast (voices)

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アトム	Mari ShimizuW·en 清水マリ (born June 7, 1936) ↗	Japanese	[1]
お茶の水博士	Hisashi KatsutaW·en 勝田久 (April 2, 1927 – February 21, 2020) ↗	Japanese	[1]
ウラン	Yōko MizugakiW·ja 水垣洋子 (born 1939) ↗	Japanese	[1]
コバルト	Kiyoshi KomiyamaW·ja 小宮山清 (born January 12, 1937) ↗	Japanese	[1]
ヒゲオヤジ	Masaaki YajimaW·ja 矢島正明 (born April 17, 1932) ↗	Japanese	[1]
天馬博士	Hisashi YokomoriW·ja 横森久 (September 10, 1928 – April 18, 1981) ↗	Japanese	[1]
中村警部	坂本新平	Japanese	[1]
田鷲警部	Shingo KanemotoW·en 兼本新吾 (October 12, 1932 – February 24, 1991) ↗	Japanese	[1]