Astro Boy (1963)

In the year 2003, Professor Tenma is distraught when his son Tobio is killed in a car accident. He loses himself in his latest project, creating Atom, a robot boy programmed to battle evil on Earth.

At the great Institute of Science, where robots are made on huge assembly lines, a giant of a robot - COLOSSO - suffers a short circuit before his electronic brain is completed.

When the first expedition to Mars fails because of a mutiny by the crew, Astro Boy is appointed commander of the second expedition.

Astro Boy is tricked by Clyde Snidely and a band of cutthroats into helping them search for treasure in the desert.

Cross Island is a mysterious uncharted island in a little-known sea. Here, a task force of robots works in great secrecy, extracting valuable stores of uranium.

One night, during a storm, Astro Boy meets Lodar, a boy from another planet. Lodar has come to warn us of an invasion of flying saucers from his world.

Yes, it is true. Someone has finally learned how to blend etheric resin with clear plastic to produce an invisible robot.

Young Tommy Speed prepares to enter the World Champion Motor Car Race with his supersonic car, the Silver Comet.

Princess Lollipop flees Hullabaloo Land. Astro Boy tries to help but she's forced back. He visits Hullabaloo Land with Elefun. It only appears to be an amusement park.

It finally happened in the little mid-European land called Shangri-Lee. An absolute dictator rose to power. Rudolph Hatter (his enemies called him Mad Hatter) was ruthless.

When notorious Louie the Lug hides aboard a spaceship bound for the moon, Astro Boy leaps aboard just before blast-off.

Film mogul Elia Belial had suddenly become one of the wealthiest men on earth, yet, he hadn't made a picture in years. What was the source of his sudden wealth?

Crime knows no boundaries - not even the North Pole! Sharkey Dirk and his gang of cutthroats have become the Scourge of the Arctic!

Professor Nutty Fruitcake, living alone in his secluded mountain observatory, has taken to a unique hobby: growing giant fruits and vegetables.

In the year 2000, there were robots aplenty.

President Pudge of Udopia feared for his life, and understandably so. The Presidents of several other countries had all been attacked by Secret Agent 3-Z.

Astro Boy and his pal Specs visit a carnival fun house where Specs is frightened by all the tricks played on them.

One day, excitable Mr. Pompous was relaxing at home when suddenly a mysterious ship crashed through his front door. Clearly, the ship was something from the future.

From deep in space, intelligent forces have been studying the earth with an eye toward establishing a colony there.

When early American astronauts reported seeing fireflies in space, they posed a riddle that intrigued men of science for decades.

Space stations are nothing new in the year 2000. A number of them dot the Milky Way between here and Andromeda, like floating islands in the sky.

Sitting alone at the beach one day, watching wave after wave break on the lonely sand, Astro Boy spots a mysterious bottle being washed ashore.

A mysterious epidemic grips the city! Everywhere, men and women drop suddenly into comas.

There is laughter when a strange-looking, almost sinister, robot swathed in a trench coat confronts Astro Boy and Doctor Elefun, demanding that they accompany him to an unknown kingdom at the bottom of the sea.

On his most recent birthday, Astro Boy received an amazing gift, something he had always wanted... a little sister! She was a gift of Doctor Packadermus J. Elefun, head of the Institute of Science.

It was perhaps natural that Don Tay should hate civilization. After all, were not his ancestors simple, hard-working peons, captured and exploited by the cruel conquistadors?

Time after time, mysterious forces destroy the huge underwater dam being built by the Institute of Science. Why would anyone wish to destroy it?

Professor I. Q. Plenty startled a group of greedy plant owners by announcing that he had perfected the very thing they were seeking: a Robot Wacky Inducer - a machine that could actually make troublesome robots wacky, and therefore harmless.

Once a year in the 21st century, the citizens of earth celebrate Memory Day. On that day, they honor the memories of family members who have traveled so far into the universe that they are gone for years at a time!

A strange rocket from outer space crashes on earth and the first man to investigate is Professor BooBoo who finds the plans for a super duper robot.

Astro Boy and Dr. Elefun get involved with a mysterious Dr. Gray Dorian. A man at least eighty years old has the appearance of a man only half that age. How come?

Doctor Elefun, on his way to the moon, suddenly disappears! When Astro Boy traces the Doctor's route in space, he finds the moon under attack by monsters from another sun!

Impresario J. C. Tenpercent had invented an uncanny magician robot billed as Mister Abra Kadabra.

From time to time, the civilized world is shocked to hear of the sightings of various and assorted monsters: the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland, the Mediterranean colocynth - a prehistoric fish actually caught in the late 1950s, etc.

Four people - a tall, skinny newspaper reporter; a short, fat doctor; a female jazz singer; and a mischievous little boy - are summoned by note to meet at eight o'clock in the park one night.

A thin, wiry man named Professor Nafsu had finally done what seemed impossible: He invented an Elixir of Life! One good quaff of the Elixir could make a man immortal.

Dr. Elefun decides that Astro Boy and Astro Girl do not have the proper appreciation for the beautiful wonders of nature - flowers, trees, etc.

Somehow, unaccountably, the Asteroid Medusa had broken orbit and was now plummeting toward earth! A collision, if one occurred, would mean the end of the planet.

One housing development after another was destroying the beautiful woodlands around the city, spoiling the beauty of natural surroundings, and leaving animals homeless.

Doctor Elefun, Professor von Flugle, and others in the scientific world have trekked to the remote Himalayas in an all-out assault upon the region to learn once and for all whether or not there was such a creature as the Abominable Snowman.

The mysterious plane that crashed in the Bering Strait was more than a routine air disaster; it was a global calamity. For, unknown even to security officers, aboard it was the dreaded X-Bomb.

On the distant Boolaboo Islands stands a group of stone statues covered with mysterious writing.

Astro Boy's family is surprised by a robot caller who has only the lower part of a body. His name is Knobby Knobody and he is quite insistent that Astro Boy comes with him to the Land of Goshen where his help is urgently needed.

Astro Boy and Mr. Pompous settle down for a long ride in their train compartment, when suddenly the door bursts open, and a strange, dark man, dressed in ancient Egyptian garb, enters.

That fiend of the Nile, the evil genius Rasburton, had once before confronted Astro Boy, then fled when the brave, little robot thwarted his scheme to re-create an Egyptian dynasty.

Dr. Elefun's Institute of Science has achieved the impossible: It has actually built an all-robot spaceship, an unmanned phantom ship composed entirely of robot parts, each with its own electronic brain unit.

From the planet, Gip Gip in outer space comes a spaceship. The Gip Gip men ask the men of the earth for an animal specimen to take back to their zoo.

From the distant planet of Popilloli the little boy Yatata comes to go to school. He is followed by his close friend, the great space horse Davalon.

For the first time in the universe, three-dimensional television is about to be introduced, but there is great interference as the first show starts.

A nervous and worried father asks Astro Boy, Dr. Elefun, and Mr. Pompous to come at once to his western ranch. There he confides to them that his son, Heck, has disappeared.

On a journey to Africa, Astro Boy meets a baby elephant whose mother has just been killed by hunters. The little elephant, Jimbo, and Astro Boy become close friends.

A mysterious snow blankets the earth. Wherever it falls, communications are disrupted, machinery fails, and electricity dies.

A robot from the supernatural Genghis Khan Empire comes to Astro Boy's house in search of help.

On his way home from the World Robot Congress, Astro Boy is startled to see an iceberg moving much too quickly.

Tick and Tock get lost and stumble upon a strange village. All of the houses in the village have crucifixes and garlands of garlic on their doors. No one appears, even when they call out.

Porgy and Bess and their son Piko move in next to Astro Boy. He invites the three new neighbors over to his house but grows puzzled by their strange behavior.

Vikings from outer space have been capturing spaceships traveling between planets. Astro Boy is made a special member of the Space Patrol and goes off in pursuit of the Vikings.

After toy-maker Happy Klaus finds out nobody is buying his old-fashioned toys, he angrily decides to make a new kind of toy. The result is the Devil Doll.

Professor Al Kemmy succeeds in producing living cells and works to reproduce ever more complex life forms. His crowning achievement is the creation of real dinosaurs, but he loses control.

Astro Girl discovers a woman and suspicious-looking man in a clock tower where no one is supposed to be living. She sneaks into the clock tower, but is captured and loses all of her energy.

The Galaxia is a rare and beautiful flower, discovered on a tropical island and brought to a botanical laboratory where Dr. Ubank hopes to study it.

Bem, a robot from the planet Nikolo, has brought a bomb to earth. Three scientists want to test the bomb's strength by blowing up the sun. Astro Boy tries to help Bem.

After their rocket gets broken in space, Astro Boy and the Ponkotsu Gang head for an emergency space station in search of food and make a surprising discovery.

Dr. Pood kidnaps Astro Girl because she looks just like his late daughter, whom he is also busy seeking to avenge. Will Astro Boy save his sister and prevent Dr. Pood's violent revenge?

The Valyx, a rather unique earth-digging vehicle developed by Professor Prober, suddenly appears: ten years and half a world away from its initial plunge.

Astro Boy goes with an archaeologist to investigate Incan ruins. They meet up with Kapack, an old man who wants to restore the Inca Empire.

Dr. Mores manage to establish contact with the planet Paranoia, and they send building plans for a machine. But it turns out to be a monster machine that grows by eating other machines.

Dr. Elefun is surprised to receive a package filled with disconnected robot parts. The broken voice box keeps repeating an intriguing message about Horace and Mr. Aurora.

Dr. Elefun, Astro Boy, and Astro Girl travel 60,000 years into the future to discover a robot that has inherited the earth. Now, new creatures are gaining control.

Professor Ibaru is murdered by Kanekura's gang through a staged auto accident. Several days later, a strange car-shaped robot named Friday appears before Kanekura and follows him around.

Professor Jingo develops a remarkably humanized little animal named Minute with a prophetic sixth sense that allows him to know of things that will happen before they transpire.

Astro Boy experiences first-hand the effects of a machine that allows robots to have dreams. While Astro Boy dreams, a villain named Mr. Nightmaroo tries to steal the Dream Machine.

At the World Robot Athletic Meet, President Yabure uses all sorts of schemes to ensure his robot Demon 1's victory over Astro Boy, the likely winner. It all comes down to the final event.

Atomic submarine trains, supersonic passenger planes, and whole communities are demolished by the monstrous Dunder Bird. After each attack, Dunder demands Astro Boy's surrender.

Mr. Hall is building an undersea city to boost tourism. Seemingly out of nowhere, crab-shaped robots and vehicles in the shape of porpoises attack the city and leave behind a message.

Dr. Elefun's public transportation proposal prevails over Tobias Toggle's, and he hires the young but famous Cal E. Brate as chief engineer. A bitter Tobias Toggle is intent on sabotage.

Dr. Elefun and Astro Boy are sent back to 10th-century England, where they become contestants in a joust. Astro Boy emerges as the winner and the favorite of King Canute and Princess Lydia.

Princess Lan, from the planet Chaos, comes to Earth to obtain the supernatural powers of a queen. The evil Wanikawa captures the princess and puts her on stage as an attraction.

A strange voice is heard from deep within the body of a member of the Planetary Exploration Force. Astro Boy and Mr. Pompous enter the man's body in a capsule to investigate.

Cruel, wicked King Horrid rules the Hapless Empire with an iron hand. Predictably, a revolution arises, led by the freedom-loving men and robots on the South Sea island.

Robot child Piko and human child Yabo are fighting, and Yabo ends up in tears. The adults get angry seeing a robot make a human boy cry, inciting a feud between humans and robots.

Galeom has been revived in the Egyptian desert by a bolt of lightning and is starting to make trouble again. The world's robots assemble in order to overcome Galeom in a mighty battle.

Un, Deux, and Trois are three swashbuckling robots created by Dr. Bonbon. Because of their bravery, they're chosen to go with Astro Boy to eliminate the threat of a Space Pirates' fortress.

Stored in the warehouse of the Science Academy is Cobalt, Astro Boy's prototype. During a clean-up, the robot is thrown out, but Cobalt is later asked to give something to Astro Boy.

Professor Angus Muse decides to retire in the peace and quiet of the Alps. However, he takes with him a much-needed bit of secret information. Astro Boy is sent to retrieve the secret.

Dr. Geran wins the job to design the fully automated missile base over Dr. Yakolev. Still feeling resentful, Yakolev steals the punch cards for insertion in the base's electronic brain.

Dr. Akta wants to steal gold ingots obtained from Mars. He attacks the space base together with a robot named Future, but Astro Boy has been assigned to guard the ingots.

Astro Boy and a safe-cracker named Scrap are whisked off to the planet Rohan, where they're informed they are to represent the Earth in a contest, and the loser's planet will be destroyed.

A mysterious robot is found sleeping at a company's construction site. The robot, called Zeo, starts to move and soon destroys many buildings built by the company.

Columbubu, located deep in the Earth, surfaces in search of a new world. Cobalt becomes his prisoner but is soon made a general in the Chombo army. Astro Boy is placed against Cobalt.

Christmas time in the year 2000: Astro Boy and his family leave for a winter vacation at Snow Cone Mountain. Once they've arrived, they meet Mio, a little boy with a wonderful robot house.

Astro Boy experiences first-hand the Uncharted World of the fourth dimension as he tries to find the missing Prince Priceless. Dr. Elefun develops the technology to transport Astro Boy.

Minus One Movie Studios are busily shooting a thrilling adventure, but the star robot actor is suddenly incapacitated. By a happy coincidence, Astro Girl becomes the star of the movie.

Roboids arrive from outer space to wipe out humanity. Dr. Elefun assembles the world's outstanding robots, but they're destroyed. Astro Boy unexpectedly saves the Roboid leader's son.

Pipo is a cute little space traveler who crashes on Earth. While seeking help he demonstrates his great strength. Mr. Cacciatori, a fight manager, sees a chance to make a lot of money.

Nouveau, a bad man holding a grudge against Astro Boy, attacks him with a laser gun that causes confusion in robot brains. He puts Astro Boy in a rocket so that he cannot return to Earth.

After Astro Boy is blown away by an explosion, he visits Dr. Elefun, who says they've never met. Astro Boy is actually in Parallel World, where people are under the rule of metal spacemen.

Back when he was dismissed from the Institute of Science, cranky old Dr. Arden vowed revenge on Dr. Elefun. Astro Boy is put to the most severe test ever to protect his friend and mentor.

On a little island, Astro Boy and Astro Girl discover a large egg while exploring a cave. Dr. Elefun investigates it but is totally unaware of this kind of egg.

A superheated bomb dug up at the site of a fallen meteor, has evidently come from the planet Mercury. Astro Boy departs with two other robots on an expedition to Mercury.

The world is stunned by the country Halava's announcement that it's withdrawing from the World Peace League. Astro Boy, Mr. Pompous, and Dr. Quad are sent to investigate.

A huge block of ice known as the planet M is approaching Earth. Although people are reassured it won't collide with the Earth, planet M begins burning Earth with concentrated sunlight.

Astro Boy and Dr. Elefun get stuck in a Space Graveyard that is not affected by any gravitational influence whatsoever. Luckily, they're saved by Captain Bemski of the spaceship Ganymede.

In return for their kind welcome, spacemen present Dr. Elefun with design plans for a robot, and he soon learns that it's a service robot that attends to whatever needs to be done.