Astroboy

[alkimst13]

Astro Boy would take Gigantor to the Scrap Yard!!! I got my Astro Boy theme song record from the Helm's Bakery truck (So. Cal) in the early 60's, so that makes me an expert on all things Astro Boy. Gigantor had a better theme song tho.

[goldswim77]

god bless osamu tezuka the father of manga and anime

[brainsareus]

little kid zombies singing..my ears are bleeding..

[143AC]

I wish I knew the name of the not so evil "Frankenstein Monster"robot..who was not really a bad type of fellow.

[XFringeDivisionX]

The kids of this new Millennium haven't a clue that they watch garbage compared to when I was a kid growing up in the 50's-60's. This was one of my very favorite cartoons, to go along with the 8th Man, and Gigantor. It was the very first Japination Cartoons to hit America. I was diiferent than the Justice League, Batman/Superman and the Merry Marvel Marching Society, but great in it's own way!

[zapkvr]

I have got a terrible feeling the new movie is just going to suck a*s. I don't kn ow why they just can't leave these cartoons as they are. They were perfect back in the sixties. Look at what they did to the Thunderbirds? That movie was TERRIBLE. I just don't get it.

[pie2these]

@zapkvr agreed

sometimes they make about 3 of the same movies like shrek, and then its just boring

[zapkvr]

@pie2these Sometimes they make six like they did with Star Wars. I mean c'mon, that's just stupid. Oh and you realise that Shrek Four is coming out in a few weeks. It starts in Australia a week before Toy story 3. Good for them because Pixar is going to KICK their a**

[machetey]

i was watchin this and gigantor on adult swim

[blkshepherd]

i used to love this song..never knew what they were singing..

[1952kid]

I also watched this in 1963 as a new cartoon. It was a very new type of cartoon, giving us kids a break from Popeye and Bugs Bunny reruns. I have them on dvd now,and watch them every few weeks, still good as they were in 1963!

[timsr50]

I watched this every saturday morning when I was a kid.Along with Thuderbirds,Fireball X-L5 and the Bugs Bunny/Roadrunner Show.

[trapezemusic]

I never cared much for the series but I always enjoyed the theme song and accompanying visuals, especially this version. It has stayed with me all through the years. The boys sings with innocent, enthusiastic admiration for their hero. The background music is excellent, never competing with but, instead, lending perfect support to the boys. Far superior to other versions.

[megamanxu]

astro boy is awesome, BUT MY favorite manga EVER is Doraemon! greatly drawn and very creative since the 70s!!

[joeenglert]

theme songs in order of the best 1. astro boy(sung by a group of ny 10yr old boys 2. kimba(sung by a young andy williams) 3. prince planet(sung by 4 yr old girls) where did they get these singers-at an orphanage? still, the best songs ever.

[felixandnaruto]

One of my favorites to! I love Fujio's style. It's not like animes today it's simple and fun to watch! I still enjoy Doraemon! Doraemon is still going on Channel Panda non-stop and It's the most successful anime ever with 1950 episodes!

[animeultrafan]

LOL. First anime I ever saw. God I miss Hawaii.

[keniichi]

I love Astro Boy wheather its old or new.

[roneechan]

thanks a lot

watched it back in I guess around 1968 in HK too

my first & still favorite hero

I got lots of stuffs from the Japanese astoboy shops lately, so cool

[Falloutfollies]

I watched this as a kid when it first ran in the US back in 63. My first cartoon hero. Thanks for the memory, michi7319!

[roneechan]

try astroboy in google

they have an official bilingual website in English & Japanese

[karsol7]

This was my favorite cartoon when I was a kid in the early 70's they played reruns of it every morning.

[zapkvr]

@karsol7 It was my favorite in the sixties. I like it better than Prince Planet although that was pretty good too. Marine boy OTOH always looked tired to me, even when I was a child.

[fromthesidelines]

Yes, 'cartoonjoe', you're right. Osamu Tezuka, through Mushi Productions, made a deal with Video Promotions {Fred Ladd's company} and NBC Enterprises to syndicate an English version of "TETSUWAN ATOM" ("MIGHTY ATOM") in the United States in September of 1963 [WNEW-TV in New York was the "flagship" station that originally carried it]. Because there was a similar character's name already copyrighted in the U.S., he became "ASTRO BOY" here....

[Grizzly260]

Astroboy - The beginning of anime!!

[SUPERFOX5]

The beginning of anime IN ENGLISH! :)

[xhunter20]

I just wanna know something, from when is this anime, I mean the year of curse

[cartoonjoe]

1963...it premiered in Japan on January 1st of that year; The American version debuted in September of 63, I believe.

[ktu62]

este es el verdadero astroboy, gracias por el grato recuerdo.