Tetsuwan Atom- Astro Boy (1963)

episode 1 2 3- 1963 (7) winter tv astro boy- Tetsuwan Atomu- mighty atom (iron arm atom) aka astro boy First tv anime by (osamu tezuka) Mushi Productions- first half hour tv anime ever- jan 1st 63 (tuesday) 193 episodes (ends dec 31st 1966)- aired on fuji 1952 manga tezuka 23 volumes- ended 68, many manga already like metropolis and detective boy rock homes-which establishes rock first three episodes were the first three for america as well- watched dub episodes 80 anime, 03 anime, 59 tokutasu series with a compilation film, 09 american cgi film atom the beginning- 14-20 manga 18 volumes tezuka productions prequal some writing by tezuka son makoto who runs tz prod , pluto 03-09 8 volume naoki urasawa (yawara, monster, 20th century boys) and co author takashi nagasaki 20th century n monster anime fall 2023 nozomi (rightstuf) partial dvd release is available- the first 51 episodes can be found with ease, 52-104 will cost a penny (250 amazon), the rest is not available, streaming on funimation up to 104- only 104 were dubbed from the first 124, different order and names. original english masters have been destroyed, aired starting 63 -The animation is more charming than one would expect, and feels closer to looney toons than hannah barbera. Robot and monster designs are creative, and are somewhat reminiscent of Craig McKraken’s works. We have an origins story, a rogue robot, and reuniting a girl with her brother on an alien planet. -Recommended for ill update this when i post this properly