7.4/1013 votesLoading...#1 - Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 8/20/1963
The civilized world is shocked to hear of the sighting of a horrific monster.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1016 votesLoading...#2 - Colosso
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/1963
Astro Boy longs to have parents, so Professor Ochanomizu has robot parents custom made. In a robotic factory, an experimental robotic named Frankenstein (Colosso) goes haywire and escapes. Frankenstein becomes the slave of a gang led by Acetylene Lamp (Big Boss), who has Frankenstein steal from a safe, a ballet, and a bank. Astro is blamed by Inspector Tawashi (Inspector Gumshoe) for the crimes, but is saved by Professor Ochanomizu. Professor Ochanomizu devises a plan to bait Frankenstein onto a ship using fake diamonds, where Astro defeats Frankenstein. The mobsters arrive, but Astro defeats them and they are soon arrested. Astro is rewarded for his heroism with his recently completed parents. Frankenstein is repaired.
Director: Osamu Tezuka
Writer: N/A
6.3/1048 votesLoading...#3 - Birth of Astro Boy
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1963
The story takes place in Metro City, circa 2000 A.D. After the death of his son, Dr. Tenma (Dr. Boynton) copes with his grief by creating a robot child that looks like his son: Astro Boy. After some time it becomes clear that Astro is not like Tobi, so his father sells him to Hamegg (Cacciatore), the cruel ringmaster of a robotic circus. At the circus, Astro is forced to fight against Z.O.G. and wins after he discovers some of his abilities. Professor Ochanomizu (Dr. Elefun) protests the abuse of robots and unsuccessfully negotiates for Astro's release. Later that night, Astro revives some robotics that Hamegg plans to sell as scrap metal. Later a robot named Sparky explodes, causing the whole circus tent to collapse. Astro leads the robots in a rescue mission. Later at a hospital, Astro is liberated from Hamegg as Professor Ochanomizu leaves with him.
Director: Osamu Tezuka
Writer: N/A
6.3/1012 votesLoading...#4 - Pearl People
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 7/2/1963
Time after time, mysterious forces destroy the huge underwater dam being built by the Institute of Science.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.2/107 votesLoading...#5 - Expedition to Mars
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/1963
When the first expedition to Mars fails because of a mutiny by the crew, Astro Boy is appointed commander of the second expedition.
Director: Osamu Tezuka
Writer: N/A
5.3/1011 votesLoading...#6 - The Wacky Machine
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 7/9/1963
Dr. Fooler (Dr. I.Q. Plenty) pitches to some plant owners a machine that makes troublesome robots wacky and therefore harmless. The plant owners accept, and the device affects every robot in the city including Astro Boy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.3/1011 votesLoading...#7 - Memory Day
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 7/16/1963
Once a year, the citizens of Earth celebrate Memory Day and honor the memories of family members who have traveled far into the universe.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
4.8/1011 votesLoading...#8 - The Deadly Flies
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/4/1963
A mysterious epidemic causes people to drop into comas.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
2.4/1014 votesLoading...#9 - Hot Dog Corps
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 8/6/1963
Dogs transplanted their brains to the robot are remodeled by Dr. Ponkotsu and challenge humanity as a hot dog corps.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - One Million Mammoth Snails
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/1963
Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu investigate the disappearances of campers and mountaineers in the ice mountains, and discover a scientist who unleashes a swarm of snails on the world.
Director: Osamu Tezuka, Yuusaku Sakamoto
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - The Sphinx
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/1963
Astro Boy is tricked by some bandits into helping them search for treasure in the Egyptian desert.
Director: Osamu Tezuka
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Zero, the Invisible Robot
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/1963
An invisible robot named Denkou (Zero) is stolen by the gangster Skunk Kusai (Fearless Fred Fink), who seeks to use him for criminal purposes. Denkou has no concept of good or bad because of his upbringing under the criminal, but is saved by Astro.
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Captain Atom
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/12/1963
Alien resembling aliens including the doctor of Ochanomizu and Higeyajiji emigrated from the stars that looked like the earth in emergency. However, the food crisis and humankind will begin attacking the aliens with cell shrink solution.
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - The Spirit Machine
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/19/1963
In a faraway land, a dictator rises to power and seeks to rule the world.
Director: Motoaki Ishii
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - The Deep Freeze
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/26/1963
Criminal Black Lux (Sharkey Dirk) becomes notorious in the Arctic.
Director: Shuji Konno
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Strange Voyage
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/5/1963
Astro Boy leaps aboard a spaceship just before blastoff.
Director: Yuusaku Sakamoto
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Time Machine
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/12/1963
Higeoyaji is relaxing at home when suddenly a mysterious ship from the future crashes through his front door, the work of Dr. Time.
Director: Osamu Tezuka
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - Cross Island
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/19/1963
Cross Island is a mysterious uncharted island where a task force of robots work in great secrecy, extracting valuable stores of uranium.
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - The Eyes of Christ
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/26/1963
That priest was dying carving a single mark on the eyes of Christ decorated in the church. Apparently it seems to be a clue to teach the identity of the pirate who broke into the church. The same pirate begins to aim for beard hair that knew their secret.
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - The Artificial Sun
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/2/1963
Film producer Elia Belial plans to ruin Earth using an artificial sun.
Director: Motoaki Ishii
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - Grass Boy
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/9/1963
Astro runs into two of his friends and stumbles upon an interesting flower. While Astro's friends want to pick it, Astro says to leave the flower alone. He then proceeds to tell the tale of this bizarre flower.
Director: Shuji Konno
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - Silver Comet
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/16/1963
Young Koichi (Tommy Speed) prepares to enter a world race with his supersonic car, the Silver Comet.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - Hullabaloo Land
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/23/1963
Saturn (Baron Von Hoodwink), an evil robot kidnaps Princess Odette (Princess Lollipop), a robot swan who can turn back into her normal self when everyone's asleep. She runs away from Hullabaloo Land as Astro comes to her aid.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - Gangor the Monster
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/30/1963
A robot centipede disguised as 47 wrestling robots causes havoc on a ship and in the ocean.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - The Cosmic Giant
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/7/1963
Garon, a giant cosmic robot lands on Earth as a meteor, then Astro Boy and the scientists reconstruct him. During a thunderstorm, Garon revives. A corrupt scientist tells Garon to reconstruct an island in the image of his home planet, also changing the atmosphere to match that of the planet, which is toxic to life on Earth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Astro Boy
Every episode of Astro Boy ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Astro Boy!
In the year 2000, Dr. Boyton creates a super-robot in his deceased son's image. He calls the robot Astro Boy. Astro Boy can swim oceans,...
Genres:AnimationMysterySci-Fi & FantasyKids
Network:Fuji TV
Best Episodes Summary
"Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" is the best rated episode of "Astro Boy". It scored 7.4/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/20/1963. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Colosso".