Astro Boy S1E6 — Birth of Atlas
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Astro Boy•Season 1•Episode 6

Birth of Atlas

7.7/10 · 17 votesMay 11, 200324 min

Ranked #30 of 50 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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Dr. Tenma builds a powerful robot named Atlas whose abilities rival Astro's, But Atlas has a rebellious nature and begins to destroy Metro City. Astro must save the city from Atlas, while beginning to learn the secrets of his own past.

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes50

Cast5

Makoto Tsumura

Makoto Tsumura

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)

Crew12

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Masateru Yoshimura

Key Animation

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Miyuki Katayama

Key Animation

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Mieko Hosoi

Key Animation

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Wataru Nakagawa

Key Animation

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Masayoshi Nishida

Animation Director

Satoshi Kuwabara

Satoshi Kuwabara

Storyboard Artist

Satoshi Kuwabara

Satoshi Kuwabara

Director

Keiichi Hasegawa

Keiichi Hasegawa

Writer

Kenichi Shimizu

Kenichi Shimizu

Key Animation

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Sachiko Kamimura

Key Animation

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Shinichi Suzuki

Key Animation

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Mao Torii

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Birth of Atlas" is episode 6 of Astro Boy season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 17 votes, ranking #30 of 50 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Satoshi Kuwabara and written by Keiichi Hasegawa, it aired on May 11, 2003.