UPDATE: It looks like a new complete 2003 fansub released during production of this video so I missed it. However, you'll likely have difficulties finding it on streaming sites since idk how often they update things like this but they are available if you know where to look.

I just watched Netflix's Pluto and... It was mindblowing. I honestly think that Urosawa is among top 3 best mangakas to ever live. I just hope this will pave the way for good adaptation to 20th Century Boys.

People bash the 2009 movie but it’s what got me into Astro Boy, so I have a soft spot for it. Heck, I even bought the Pluto manga when I learned about it on Twitter once.

1980s Astro Boy was traumatic and life changing for a kid. Great video essay!

I just watched the Pluto anime on Netflix and it was incredible. I didn't even know it was based on astro boy until looking up discussions about it on KZfaq

That 2003 anime was god-like, and that opening got me into this amazing series

I just finished Pluto on Netflix, and I can't stop thinking about it. It was amazing. Thank you for all the helpful information. Definitely checking out the 1980s version.

Yes the thing that inspired dr slump and my dad didn’t believe he was a robot because he looked too human.

I grew up with the 2003 series, which I recently rewatched in preparation for Pluto's anime. It was just as amazing as I remembered it! The 1960s and 80s version were also good, and putting them side by side show how well the series story and characters have aged and become more relevant in modern times, which Pluto highlights in crisp detail and should not be passed over.

I've wanted to watch Astro Boy for a long while, but always end up just setting it to the side because I didn't know where to start and was too lazy to properly look into it. So this is perfect! Excited to start the 1980 series soon :)

Tezuka is surprisingly good for even modern standards

Astro Boy 1963 was my introduction to anime, though, as a child of 7, it was just another cartoon to me. And I loved it.

I think Astro Boy is awesome and I have seen all three the 1963, 1980, and 2003 series. I found all three to be similiar yet different but all were enjoyable.

This is such an amazing video. I grew up on the 2003 Astro boy, but I love all Astroboy series. Astro is my favorite thing ever.

If yall like astro boy you’ll probably like Metropolis, a Tezuka one shot with a similar vibe, it also has an incredible movie from the early 2000s

Astro Boy is always a anime classic that start it all. 😀👍

I know you've been putting a lot of hard work and effort into this video, and I just wanna say it paid off. Keep it up king, you're the only anituber I feel akin to and keep up with and that's because videos like these are a blast to watch and listen to.

I grew up watching some of the 2003 series, and I actually enjoy the English dub of it. I haven't watched much of all three series, but I love each one. I also really enjoy the manga from what I've read so far. It's deeply interesting, with the Hot Dogs Corps arc being what I'm currently reading, and it's one of my favorites.

I was planning on reading Pluto in the near future and wanted to know a bit about Astro Boy beforehand, so this video came at the perfect time. Thanks!

Pluto was AMAZING! I also loved the 2003 Astro boy. 🥰

Netflix Pluto Adaption that just came out is so fucking good, for anyone who aren’t into manga watch this!

I grew up with the 2003 Astro Boy anime, so it will always have a place in my heart. I rarely see it, or any other Astro Boy media get any attention, so this video Essay was a really sweet treat!

I grew up watching the 80s version (not all of it though, just a few episodes here and there, when it was shown locally), and thought that it was the only one (I vaguely know of the 60s version, but thought it was a different anime entirely. Watched the new Pluto anime, and vaguely remembered the characters. It does not need prior knowledge of the original anime, but it does help to characterize how special Astro (Atom) is.

Just came from Netflix pluto

Astro Boy 2003 is my gateway anime wayback when I'm in grade school and made me an anime fan especially mecha anime.

Im watching netflix pluto and i found this video, now i understand more of astroboy story, thanks

Omg thank you for making this! I’ve been an Astro boy fan since I was a kid. It’s a huge source of comfort for me to this day as an adult and osamu tezukas work has forever impacted me ❤️❤️

i would like to mention that the Atom: the beginning manga can be tied to the 1963 manga as it has a bit of time travel which serves as a sort of prequel to Astro Boy. if i remember correctly, its around the Vietnam war where Astro later gets stuck in the past. at the moment, the manga is in the Tobio arc but the translations stopped after chapter 62

These overviews are very good and useful. Keep up the good work.

*Well Done...* I grew up on *Astro Boy* I'm Kinda Glad Someone Actually Givin Him His Flowers 💐 With Todays CGI I Wonder If They Can Make Cinematic Adaptation To *PLUTO*

I found the manga is a much mature version since the anime trying to be a kid show(i mean, even the manga itself is a shonen, but you can feel the brutality of it and the story for sure feels darker despite its shelf of a shonen manga). Even Tezuka himself didnt like that part of his anime. But yeah, somehow this masterpiece got underappreciated

after i have read Pluto, the more recent manga from this universe, i had known that this show was indeed way more mature than most.

had no idea pluto was an astro boy thing but after a friend told me I had to watch astro boy, thanks for your recommendation I am going to go watch fansub 2003 (maybe read the manga after)

Glad to see more attention for Astro Boy

I can't believe this was made two weeks ago and I am only just seeing it now. As an interesting side note, the virtually unknown Jetter Mars serves as a direct prequel to the 1980s Astroboy series and Jetter is the robot that is later rebuilt to become Atlas. Its a crime it has never received an official dub or sub. Excellent video as always Bob!

This is the best astro boy video I've come across on youtube thanks for the information

Oh god is that you from the future in the thumbnail bob😅

Astro Boy was my childhood ❤️

OH MY GOD !! There were multiple times I wanted to comment throughout this video because of how excited I was watching it, but I’ve held off to leave one big comment once I got through it all . I’ve been a MASSIVE fan of Astro Boy for years, it’s one of the most prominent series in my life and means more than the world to me. So when I saw this video I cannot put into words how much I screamed with excitement. The way you spoke in this video made it so easy to digest and follow along with all the facts. And the amount of research and effort you’ve put into this video is so easy to see with how you’ve covered even lesser known Astro Boy re-imaginings like Atom the Beginning and Pluto. It’s so wonderful to see how much passion you have for this franchise. This has been so lovely so watch and made me instantly subscribe, eager to see more content from you !! Amazing work man !

5:49 This made me laugh more than it should've XD 2003 version looks cool, I hope they make a better release for it. Also Pluto is the first manga I ever owned in physical form, it's simply great!

There is a Canadian Dub version of the 80s show that, although re-edited to cut out a lot of violence, had much better voice acting. I always find that the US Dub Astroboy had a whiny voice. The Canadian original recordings I think are all but lost, though you can still find a few episodes online lifted from VHS recordings.

This was a great review, thank you so much!

Thank you soo much for making this review i grew up on Astro boy 2003 and it made me an anime fan i am today i just wish that Astro boy will come back in the Anime world but still thank you for making this video man keep it up

The 1980s Testsuwan Atom had a rocking soundtrack. From a hopeful Ending Theme to the techno funk of Scramble Rocket. BOOOOOORAAAAA!

The new anime trailer is looking incredible I'm very excited

Great video, Bob. Pluto is an amazing read. I'd bet you would love Urasawa's 20th Century Boys.

i like your wall setup behind you, lots of cool stuff

your analyses are exceptional; may I suggest a brief examination of the repeated secondary characters and their relation to the stories.

I liked the 1983 episode with the shapeshifting robot ponchy where he was dubbed as defective and after being used by Mandrake , when he was broken astro said even he was defective he would always be his friend. Also the iconic balloon bomb you had ha politician who hated industrilization of robots and caused a scare to get elected only to realize he mad a mistake working with Skunk. Though had a hard time accepting astro forgiving after attempting to ruin his good name.

space vikings had the funniest line of the whole series. The pirates traveled on a ship called the Lolly. When bombardment destroyed the ship, the captain exclaimed "oh pooh. The good ship Lolly popped"

There's an Black Jack anime from the earlier 2000s, maybe later 90s, that I enjoyed a lot. It's also episodic and you can identify it with the little pink girl they added in. The story was beautifully animated with touching stories adapted from the manga. If you've seen that one then would you say that Astro Boy 1980 is similar to or of the same quality? I got the same vibe of the Black Jack anime from the clips you showed and I would dive head first if it's on par to even a slight extent.

Great review, I also recommend getting into Astroboy before watching/reading Pluto, you need to have the context of the human robot coexistence. In the 80's anime there's even a country with a Robot president and in others Robots are just slaves.

i still remember the panel at 23:58 from when I was really young. astro boy was the first book I read that was longer than a dozen pages.

Great review man. I'm a huge Tezuka fan but never thought I'd be interested in Astroboy. I think I'll give the manga a go

Respect 🫂 great video

The 2003 series is my personal favorite anime series overall, it felt like the perfect balance between episodic with serialized storyarcs. Pluto is also my favorite manga. The Atom: The Beginning manga is much better than its anime adaptation.

Its incredible how hard is to get the 2003 original japanese cut. Its a thousand times better than the us mess and it makes more sense and the story is a lot better. Even the intro and outro songs are infinitely better

This was an awesome video

you did a very complete job

Beautiful.

Fortunately the 2003 version was fully translated and dubbed to latin american spanish for cartoon network of latin america and included as audio track on the dvd official released my brother got years ago.

you really put those sick Gunpla in the background and thought I wouldn’t notice 🤓

Been looking forward to this review, and it was great as always. I can tell you put a lot of effort into it. I am also glad you enjoyed Pluto, as it is one of my favorite Urasawa works. On the topic of gritty remakes, i noticed you were watching Tetsujin go-28. If you are interested, I think it would be a good time to also check out Mitseru Yokoyama's other popular work, Giant Robo. It had a late 60s manga and Tokusatsu series, which I have let to check out. But its definitive incarnation is the 90s OVA Giant Robo: The Day The Earth Stood Still, which is amazing. You can jump into it just like Pluto, but it as made with the idea of feeling like a Saturday morning cartoon you just jumped into, where the world already has developed character relations and drama. That' because its basically a crossover event between the authors multiple series. Also cannot wait for oyu to get to 70s anime for a review of Gatchaman. Keep up the great work.

Just finished Pluto and I loved it, I'll have to watch Astroboy now

Astro Boy Series are such truly a fairy tale of space, science, future, industry, technology, magic (of future science), robots&humans, etc. When I saw Osamu Tezuka's 'Astro Boy Atom' TV series and movies, it actually feels like and truly fits to Walt Disney (Fantasies / Fairy Tales / Characters / Etc.) Studios. So, (in our opinion) if new (outer-media) remake "Astro Boy Atom" 3D animation movies and TV series are released in the long-term future, we hope "Astro Boy Atom" 3D animation movies and TV series should/will be produced by Walt Disney (3D) Animation Studio. We hope these 'Astro boy' movies should/will have approximately 10 sequels, while TV series should/will have approximately 10 seasons first of all. We also hope it will portray 'Astro Boy Atom' as a global peacemaker on Earth(+even space) (to protect & survive & save humans and robots) and even a (potential) defender of Walt Disney, as well as a robot with numerous magical powers (of science). I would even like a lot of 3D cameo characters (+ humans & robots) (in the new (different) ancestor universe) from other Walt Disney studio movies to be featured in this 3D animation TV series and movies. For example, there are ...... - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Rapunzel, Eugene Fitzherbert, Cassandra, Varian, etc. (from Tangled Series), Ralph (as a tall-grown ordinary human), Vanellope (as a tall-grown human), etc. (from Wreck-It-Ralph Series), Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Sven, Olaf(, Hans, Oaken, Kai, Mattias, Northuldra), etc. (from Frozen Series), Hiro Hamada, Tadashi Hamada, Baymax, Honey Lemon, Go Go Tomago, Wasabi, Fred, Aunt Cass, Alistair Krei, Yokai, Mr. Yama, etc. (from Big Hero 6 Series), Moana, Maui(, Tala, Tui, Sina), etc. (from Moana Series), Asha, etc. (from Wish Series), Mirabel Madrigal, "Abuela" Alma Madrigal, Bruno Madrigal, Félix Madrigal, Luisa Madrigal, Julieta Madrigal, Pepa Madrigal, Isabela Madrigal, Agustín Madrigal, etc. (from Ecanto Series), Raya, etc. (From Raya and the Last Dragon Series), Ethan Clade, Searcher Clade, Jaeger Clade, Diazo, Penelope Clade, (from Strange World Series), Lewis Robinson, Franny Robinson, Wilbur Robinson, Lewis' Mother, Bud Robinson, Tallulah Robinson, DOR-15, etc. (from Meet the Robinsons Series) Bolt as a pet dog, Mittens as a pet cat, Penny, Rhino as a pet hamster, Penny's Mother, (from Bolt Series), etc. - Pixar Animation Studios - Merida, etc. (from Brave Series), Buzz Lightyear as a human, Woody as a human, Jessie as a human, Bo Peep as a human, Andy Davis, Bonnie Anderson, Izzy Hawthorne, etc. (from Toy Story+Lightyear Series), Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible), Helen Parr (Elastigirl), Violet Parr, Dash Parr, Jack-Jack Parr, Frozone, Edna Mode, Rick Dicker, Snug, Winston Deavor, etc. (from Incredibles Series), Miguel(, Héctor, Ernesto de la Cruz, Mamá Imelda, Abuelita, Mamá Coco, Chicharrón, Papá Julio, Tía Rosita, Tía Victoria, Tíos Oscar and Felipe, Papá), etc. (from Coco Series), Luca Paguro, Alberto Scorfano, Giulia Marcovaldo, Ercole Visconti, Massimo Marcovaldo, Mrs. Marsigliese, etc. (from Luca Series), Meilin "Mei" Lee, Ming Lee, Miriam Mendelsohn, Priya Mangal, Abby Park, Jin Lee, Tyler Nguyen-Baker, Mr. Gao, Devon, Mr. Kieslowski, Stacy Frick, Lauren, etc. (from Turning Red Series) etc. ...... Of course, the background of this TV series and movies is mainly Metro City.

I grew up on the 2009 Astro Boy film. It was that one early 2000s movie I’d watch at my dad’s. It’s one of my favorite animated films. It wasn’t until I took a peak at the behind the scenes of the film on the dvd that I found out it was an anime and the reason a lot manga and anime even exist today. I’ll be honest I’ve never been interested in the manga or animes but I’m interested in checking out the 2003 anime soon!

The Atom the beginning Anime barely covers the manga’s continuing story it’s not worth going over, but I absolutely can recommend the manga as an avid Astro boy fan I can say that it’s setting plot and characters are really well done. It stands strong among the other adaptations.

First watch the 80s version as a kid( probably 4~5 years old) and was blessed to see the 1960s version when it aired off the cable station WowoW. Astroboy was perhaps my gateway anime as a kid and had fond memories of it especially the Rushing through the Storm episode where a village was in danger of being drowned by an incoming flood and Astro/Atom's jetboots starts malfunctioning. Really had a bittersweet ending. Also had the unfortunate chance to watch and be amazed with the strongest robot in the world arc but missed watching the 2nd episode/conclusion and only got to see it yesterday after I finished watching Pluto.

"The audio preservation aged the worst" Don't worry, as a guy who watched 6 seasons worth of 1960's black and white episodes of Doctor Who, I'm used to it. (Speaking of Doctor Who, I have to wonder, do the OG Astro Boy have any missing episodes?)

Astroboy 2003 in its unaltered Japanese version without the changes to the music, characters and scripts is my favorite version by far. I always found old animes and mangas to have less momentum and lots of tone deaf moments of humor that does more of a disservice to the story than anything. For sure, it was something that Tezuka does a lot in his mangas (including blackjack), but it just wasn't my cup of tea. Astroboy 2003 was a lot more consistent in its pacing, tone and characters. It made everything matter thanks to its continuity and coherence in the characters' growth. I can't stand Chibugaki being a pro-astro in one episode to very anti-astro in the next one, in the 80's. In the same vein, his 2003 counterpart simply states at one point that it's difficult to be friends with a robot as he apologizes. The biggest change has to be the reimagining of the theme of fatherhood. 2003 has Ochanomizu as the father figure to Astro without them outright stating until the very last few episodes where it all comes to a head (which is epic). I know many might love how he built parents for Astro in some versions, but when I watched those, it felt like those relationships are just.. there. They're not earned. The 2003 version built up that relationship from the beginning to the very last episode and it's very rewarding. So yeah... if a new sub comes out, or if you understand Japanese, do yourself a favor and watch the 2003 version in its original script. It's simplistic yet very effective in conveying difficult themes and strong emotions, and the changes in the localizations ruin them.

Saying all this before watching, but as a Mega Man fan, Astro Boy’s always been something I’ve kept in the back of my mind. But it was always something I’ve never really gotten into. It does all look super interesting though, and has always been something I’ve considered worth checking out! I *am* most definitely gonna check out Pluto tho!

I've read astro boy and pluto and it's masterpiece. Especially after read pluto then read astro boy, you'll find out how deep astro boy is

The 1980 series is fantastic, while the 2003 series is just good. The 1980 series is darker and doesn’t play it safe, having several episodes that end in heartbreak. The majority of the stories in this version are really good, like The Robot President, Goliath’s Head, The Genie From Outer Space, Astro vs Aliens, Robot Land, The Liar Robot, Speeding Through the Storm, The Return of Cleopatra, The Baby Elephant Pook, The Secret of Bee City, The Man Made Solar Sphere, The World of Odin, Outer Spaceport R-45, The Secret of the Mayans, The Transformation Robot, Blackie Young which the gangs origin scared the shit out of me as a kid and a fitting finale in Astros First Love. The series of episodes involving Atlas, except The Robot Vikings, are all great as well. Livian is a really good foil for Atlas and the reveal to Astro that they’re brothers is a standout moment. I think The Greatest Robot in the World is done pretty perfectly in the series and I really liked the reveal of Bora after Astro and Pluto’s fight. The music in the series is fantastic as well, making deaths feel sad like they should and making menacing moments feel menacing. The comedy with Daddy Walrus is consistently good as well. The voice acting can hit or miss sometimes like Astro randomly telling “Yippee!” After bursting out of a giant Egyptian robots ass. The show also didn’t stray away from killing characters and gave villains understandable motivations, like Blackie Young. Plus, the uncensored version of Blackie’s gangs first attack is rather dark compared to other episodes. The guard and the owner are blown up and it doesn’t cut away from the impact of the laser. I appreciate that the 2003 series kept Dr Tenma around and actually did something with the rising tensions between humans and robots but at the same time, didn’t fully capitalize on that. The arc of Robotonia should have been longer then what it was. Visually it looked really good for the time and holds up well today, with them making Astro the cutest he’s ever looked and that works well for the characters overall aesthetic of being a young boy. Uran wasn’t as annoying in that series though so that was a positive. They also didn’t use Atlas nearly enough in this series, although his backstory was a good addition and made his acknowledgment of his crimes fit with that story. Candi Milo did a really great job as Astro in the series too. I saw the trailer for Pluto a few hours ago and now I’m stoked not only because it looks great, but because Yoko Hikasa is voicing Astro and she voiced Yoh Asakura in the 2021 Shaman King remake and Yohs one of my absolute favourite characters. She did a phenomenal job as Yoh so I’m sure she’s gonna kill it as Astro. 5:58 you had to have said that as Astro punched that guy on purpose right? 6:18 does that mean the Dead Cross Party in the 1980 series are indeed supposed to be a reference to Nazis? Just one note, you should have mentioned that the dub of the 1980 anime combined the first two episodes to remove all traces of Atlas thus making his return in what ended up being episode 4 confusing for a viewer that did not know about the first two episodes being combined.

1:09 My mom, sometimes, occasionally talk about _The Jetsons_. 6:39 The text in the video does clarify what you and, more importantly, the writers meant by "no emotions." 7:08 You explained your reasoning much better than how others who share the same view as you have explained it to me. I understand that viewpoint much better now. Thank you! 8:22 While I understand their reasoning, the editing out of content in the story still does irk, worry, or irk and worry me; this action is essentially telling me that those excluded scenes were unworthy of the being told. However, this case of Astro Boy may be one of those rare exceptions to this subjective rule of mine considering your explanation. 9:52 Those imperfections do give me a sense of nostalgia, which I appreciate when it comes to retro anime. 12:57 Anime references in an anime do bring me joy, even if minimally, in the same fashion as puns. 13:12 I cannot tell you how much I subscribe to the belief of "Less is more" when it comes to combative action in fictional storytelling. In my opinion, only few authors can get away with a lot of combative action because they understand how to keep it suspenseful, tense, or a mix of the suspenseful and tense. Heck, I would not be a One Piece fan or Naruto fan if Oda and Kishimoto did not keep their action-packed stories suspenseful and tense. 13:32 Oh, believe me! I agree! 16:53 I usually do dismiss cancelled stories, but because you had responses that were answers to questions that I would pose for cancelled media, I may make an exception with the 1980's Astro Boy next year or the year after it. 17:22 This sentence alone(, although coupled with the genre and age of this rendition's release,) does entice me to watch the 2003 version. 18:08 Is this a Team Rocket reference or is it just me? 19:58 Yikes! Hopefully, a better release occurs for 2003 (and for 1963) in the future! 21:15 Based on my "completer's mindset" and how well you have described them, this section does tell me that I'd only watch these other Astro Boy media if I have the urge to watch all things _Astro Boy_. 24:06 Naoki Ursawa and _Monster_ are attention grabbers for me. What is the relation of _Pluto_ to _Astro Boy_, though? 26:33 I love this sentence; it's highly intuitive for the possibility of a better translation and well-detailed. All in all, you were highly detailed throughout this video while only giving necessary spoilers to explain your analysis of the stories, which I strongly appreciate. Likewise, I also strongly appreciate that you made references to other media that you have consumed throughout the video as it highlights your tastes and similar stories to help drive your explanations with well-dressed examples. I'm sorry for the long comment; I had a lot to say for this video despite not consuming any Astro Boy media yet.

My first introduction to Astro Boy was the 2004 ps2 game.

I grew up with astro boy in 1963. Here in the US .I watched it every afternoon after school.

I really think you did a great job with this. Is there any word on a new Astro Boy and Pluto anime series? Perhaps if they do a new one they can make them the ultimate versions.

Apparently there’s an entire dubbed 2003 series on TUBI!! Amazing and so happy about this!

thnx i need it before watching pluto anime 👍🏾

I hope the Pluto anime is amazing

if you aren't watching 60's anime dubs like an abridged series, you're watching it wrong because they're absolutely hilarious

So good

Just started reading Pluto and I had an Astro boy phase when I was small and that cg movie came out but I forgot most things about it so I’m tryna find new stuff

I need more Pluto 😢😢😢

Anyone here hoping he would mention “Astro Boy Omega Factor” for the GBA? That was my introduction and it’s still holds up today for it’s incredible replayable linear beatemup style gameplay and 2003 style for the characters and story

the massive difference between the 60's series and the 80's series was the earlier production had voice actors who were more proper for their characters, with Astro Girl sounding more a toddler and Astro Boy a husky but intelligent child. Other proper voices were Astro Boy's mother's angel-like expression, Elefun's sorta British accent and Pompous's falsetto which made his mistake-prone nature even more funny. Briefly put, they were unique and surprisingly appropriate. That plus the theme music of the 60's with its very witty children's chorus against the 80's anything-that-rhymes-will-do theme.

As an Astroboy fan veteran I hope Pluto on Netflix (a re-adaptation or spinoff) I just lovely seeing vids like these Re-appreciate the classics

if you like astroboy you gotta read pluto by naoki urasawa, its a masterpiece

I'd love to hear your take on the Pluto Netflix series. It seems like Astroboy as seen through the eyes of Alan Moore.

I own the complete 2003 series DVD, and I honestly liked it quite a bit. The dubbing wasn't bad to me.

I always wandered why the 2003 anime was so confusing, I saw bits of the 80s one and thought the 2003 one was going to be super cool but i was so lost. I liked the 3d movie, it was different but it was cute, it felt like a cash in but I enjoyed it.

24:07 Tezuka... you were one absolute badass! (Absolutely not candid about it XD )

I never realized Pluto was an Astro boy thing, I watched 3 episodes and forgot the title. When i saw the thumbnail and read a comment I learned the tittle and can now finish the other 3 episodes.

Years ago I watched and read almost everything available on internet, so I read "Pluto", I watched the main three anime series and I also found this "little Astro" made in Nigeria (as I knew back then) and many comic, American and Brazilian, using Astro/Atom as main character. First of all, I watched the English version of 2003 anime series, then I found it was all cut, whole episodes swapped, mistranslated and even erased (the "Peter Pan" one, in which Astro/Atom has to deal to the fact he will never grow up). So, for that series, I preferred the Japanese and English subbed one. But, as you reported, names are a mess, some translations are puzzle and when Tenma calls Atom "Robita" I can't stand the screen. However, in spite of the cringe, I recommend to find an original Japanese version or a French translation of 2003 AstroBoy, that are faithful, complete and the music is the original one. There's no catchphrase for Astro taking off, there's nothing more or less than the story itself. And it's a shame that English translation is too bad, as some phrases that in Japanese version don't exist, are very cool: there's an episode about an AI robot family and the robot-kid asks his father to help him with his homework. In the original Japanese, they don't give us details about the kid's homework, while in English they give us real hints of Physics. Like in 1963 series, the circus ringmaster has given an Italian name, but those characters are the perfect opposite; I suppose that the kid's name is "Rino", with i, not "Reno", as with i it sounds Italian too. My first AstroBoy anime was the 1980s one, and I was a kid; the 1963s one is sometimes available on some you-tube channels, but English, Russian, English subbed, Japanese only and, as you said, sound is very weird and bad. 1980s anime made me anxious as I was too used to winning superheroes and, instead, that Astro was on a misadventure after another. I also watched the 2009 movie. It could be better, yep, but it's not so bad. An apocryph, if you can pass me the term. Conclusion: I love AstroBoy and I am still waiting for that CGI and 2D reboot that had to come in 2014...

Grew up loving 03 Astro boy and my folks knew it. One day I rented an astro boy dvd and Lo and behold it was the 60s astro boy and it threw me for a loop. I grew up on dragon ball Z so the difference in tone and style was jarring. It’s still stuck with me though and I always wanted to delve deeper (the episode I saw had a robot cleopatra that astro was trying to save) Didn’t even know about the 80s astro boy though so I might jump in to have a good blend of what I grew up with and Astros growing pains in the earliest stuff

Love Astro boy

i love astro boy!!!

2009 Astro Boy, i just watched today, i can’t believe i waited so long to watch it, i can relate to much so much i cried, 2009 astro boy brought me here and it got no love lol dumb review

I watch every one of them when I was a kid, after watching the movie that came out and felt my first bout of depression because of the movie. It wasn't the real boy and wasn't asked to be created😢. I loved it and loved how eventually he gets a family of his own

I actually own the English boxset of Astro Boy 2003 and it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. I PRAY we get an uncut rerelease of 2003, but I feel like that won't happen. I really want to see it as it was meant to be seen and I'm angry that the Dub butchered the anime for Saturday morning consumption. The fansubs are an option, but I ultimately feel the show DESERVES much more exposure than it's getting.