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Type
Manga
Volumes
21
Chapters
85
Status
Completed
Published
1951-04-01 to 1968-03-01
Genres
Adventure
Mecha
Sci-Fi
Shounen
Serializations
Shounen
Authors
Osamu Tezuka (Story & Art)
Tetsuwan Atom
In the distant year 2003, Japan is a technological utopia, and robots are everywhere. One such robot, Tobio, was built by the brilliant Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son. But when it soon becomes apparent that Tobio is an imperfect copy of his departed child, Dr. Tenma throws him out. He is rescued from the scrap heap by the benevolent Professor Ochanomizu, a crusader for robot civil rights. Now the little robot, renamed Astro Boy, is given a mission to defend Japan and the world from all manner of sinister threats. Using his seven super-abilities and 100,000 horsepower worth of strength to battle evil, Astro hopes to set an example to the world of the good which all robots are capable of.
Related
Characters
Atom
Main
Dr. Ochanomizu
Main
Rock Holmes
Supporting
Umatarou Tenma
Supporting
Hige Oyaji
Supporting
Uran
Supporting
Atlas
Supporting
Ham Egg
Supporting
Osamu Tezuka
Supporting
Kenichi Shikishima
Supporting
Acetylene Lamp
Supporting
Pero
Supporting