6.3/1048 votes#1 - 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
6.9/1016 votes#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
6.2/107 votes#3 - 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
NaN/100 votes#4 - 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 votes#5 - 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 votes#6 - 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 votes#7 - 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 votes#8 - 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 votes#9 - 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 votes#10 - 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 votes#11 - 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 votes#12 - 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 votes#13 - 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 votes#14 - 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 votes#15 - 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 votes#16 - 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 votes#17 - 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 votes#18 - 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 votes#19 - 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
NaN/100 votes#20 - Toxor, the Mist Man
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/14/1963
Astronauts report seeing fireflies in space, but they are really gaseous beings led by the evil Toxor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#21 - Satellite R-45
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/21/1963
At the large space station Satellite R-45, Astro Boy discovers a pair of souvenir vendors hawking stolen wares.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#22 - Sea Serpent Isle
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/28/1963
At a beach Astro Boy spots a mysterious bottle with a note calling for rescue from an uncharted island called Sea Serpent Isle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
4.8/1011 votes#23 - 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
NaN/100 votes#24 - Kingdom of the Sea
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/11/1963
A strange robot demands that Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu accompany him to an unknown kingdom at the bottom of the sea.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#25 - The Deep-Underground Tank
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 6/18/1963
Together with Dr. Jordan who ran away from under the president who plots world conquest, Atom who got into the underground tank fights the president. But the underground tank loses control and starts pushing towards the volcano.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Astro Boy Season 1
Every episode of Astro Boy Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Astro Boy Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Birth of Astro Boy" is the best rated episode of "Astro Boy" season 1. It scored 6.3/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by Osamu Tezuka and written by N/A, it aired on 1/1/1963. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Colosso".