Astro Boy S1E2 — Rocket Ball

7.2

Astro Boy•Season 1•Episode 2

Rocket Ball

7.2/10 · 17 votesApr 13, 200324 min

Ranked #45 of 50 in Season 1•−0.6 vs season avg

When a friendly robot-dog invites Astro to watch a game of Rocket Ball, he looks forward to a fun day at the ballpark, Instead, the game turns chaotic when the robot players start destroying the stadium and threatening the human spectators. Astro must find a

Directed byFumio Maezono

Written byChiaki J. Konaka

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Cast5

Makoto Tsumura

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Atom (voice)

Miki Maruyama

Miki Maruyama

Uran (voice)

Hisashi Katsuta

Hisashi Katsuta

Ochanomizu Hakase (voice)

Shin'ya Ohwada

Shin'ya Ohwada

Nagamiya Tenma (voice)

Kazuo Kumakura

Kazuo Kumakura

Higeoyaji (voice)

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Chiaki J. Konaka

Chiaki J. Konaka

Writer

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Shinji Seya

Animation Director

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Masateru Yoshimura

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Masayoshi Nishida

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Miyuki Katayama

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Mieko Hosoi

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Wataru Nakagawa

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Fumio Maezono

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Fumio Maezono

Director

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Konomi Sakurai

Key Animation

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Hiroshi Iino

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K

Kiyotsugu Miura

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Rocket Ball" is episode 2 of Astro Boy season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 17 votes, ranking #45 of 50 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Fumio Maezono and written by Chiaki J. Konaka, it aired on April 13, 2003.

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