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 and in the U.S. from January 17, 2004 to October 13, 2007 on Kids WB. 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 fifty 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 well recieved by viewers (as stated by TOM in the Astro Boy: Omega Factor Game Review) and the series was shown to completion, only 29 episodes aired in the United States and Canada. Astro Boy is Back premiered on Toon Disney's Jetix block on Saturday May 26, 2007 right after Power Rangers Operation Overdrive with All-New Episodes in the United States.

All 50 episodes of Astro Boy have been released on DVD in the United States.