TV series

Astro Boy

1980–1981 · 1 season

A colorful, fast-moving adventure with a surprisingly tender heart, balancing robot action with earnest lessons about kindness and belonging.

Overview: In 2030 AD, after being abandoned by his creator, a young boy robot is rescued by an Android Advocate, Dr Elefun, who adopts him as his own and guides him in the use of his special powers to aid and protect mankind and robot-kind.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and dark. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, family, justice, isolation
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
justice
isolation
technology
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: family
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, comedy, family, kids
Created by: Osamu Tezuka
Written by: Osamu Tezuka
Starring: Mari Shimizu, Hisashi Katsuta, Ichiro Nagai, Katsuji Mori, Masako Sugaya, Yusaku Yara
Music: Shigeaki Saegusa
Length: 1 seasons, 52 episodes, 24 min each
Network: Nippon TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese