Astro Boy (2003)/Episodes

Astro Boy is a 50 episode remake of the 1960s anime series of the same name created by Osamu Tezuka, which was produced by his company, Tezuka Productions, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Fuji Television network. The series aired in Japan from April 6, 2003 to March 28, 2004. In the US, the series aired from January 17, 2004 to April 30, 2004 on Kids WB and from June 23, 2007 to October 13, 2007 on Toon Disney. The episodes aired in the U.S. in a different order than the original order (shown by the episode numbers, which go by broadcast order).

The series originally consisted of 50 episodes, but in America, one episode was omitted called "Dawn of the Techno Revolution" and replaced with a clip show episode. Many episodes of the series can be regarded as "free-standing" in as much as they do not have anything to do with the series major story arcs, but overall the 2003 series can be regarded as having a well-defined beginning, middle and end. Although the series appears to initially have two main plot lines - Doctor Tenma's eventual plans for Astro to evolve and another plotline about robot rights - these two story arcs dovetail toward the end of the series.

Astro Boy premiered on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on Monday March 8, 2004 but the series was not well recieved by viewers (as stated by TOM in the Astro Boy: Omega Factor Game Review) and the series was not shown to completion, only 16 episodes aired.

All episodes of Astro Boy have been released on DVD in the United States, including a complete box set produced by Mill Creek Entertainment, and released in 2015.