Astro Boy (series)
鉄腕アトム- User score: 7.7
- Production country: Japan
- Creator: Osamu Tezuka
- Production companies: Tezuka Productions, Mushi Production, Nippon Television Network Corporation
- Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Kids
- Release date: 10/1/1980
- Release date of last episode: 12/23/1981
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 52
- Run time: 24 min.
Series description
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.
