These are the episodes for the Astro Boy television series. The series ran from January 1, 1963, to December 31, 1966, in Japan and from September 7, 1963, to August 20, 1965, in the U.S. on NBC. Note that the dubbed episodes aired out of order, and some episodes were skipped.
Episode list Japan and USA broadcasts
Japan only broadcasts
Theme songs
In Japan, 3 different opening variants and 2 different ending variants were used within the anime. In the U.S., though, the same opening and ending was used.
Japan
Openings "Mighty Atom Opening Theme Variant 1" "Mighty Atom Opening Theme Variant 2" (includes singing) "Mighty Atom Opening Theme Variant 3" (features Uran) "Mighty Atom Opening Theme Variant 4"
Endings "Mighty Atom Ending Theme Variant 1" "Mighty Atom Ending Theme Variant 2" (features Uran)
United States
Openings "Astro Boy Opening Theme"
Endings "Astro Boy Ending Theme"
Home video releases
Japan
VHS Mighty Atom was released on VHS by Pony Video. VHS Name Episodes Release Date鉄腕アトム 地球防衛隊の巻56. "Earth defense Army"
DVD It was also released on DVD by Nippon Columbia. DVD Name Episodes Release Date鉄腕アトム DVD-BOX 11. "The Birth of Atom" 2. "Frankenstein" 3. "Adventure on Mars" 4. "Guernica" 5. "Sphinx" 6. "Lightning Man" 7. "Captain Atom" 8. "Ghost Manufacturing Machine" 9. "Black Looks" 10. "The Fool Ivan" 11. "Time Machine" 12. "Cruciform Island" 13. "The Eyes of Christ" 14. "The Artificial Sun" 15. "Plant People" 16. "The White Vehicle Planet" 17. "Robot Land" 18. "Gadem" 19. "Atom vs Garon" 20. "Gaseous Beings" 21. "Satellite R-45" 22. "Sea Serpent Island" 23. "The Mutant" 24. "The Submarine Kingdom" 25. "The Deep-Underground Tank" 26. "Atlas" 27. "Planet Pearl" 28. "Mad Machine" 29. "The Memorable Day" 30. "Fuhrer ZZZ"鉄腕アトム DVD-BOX 231. "The Black Cosmic Ray" 32. "Hot Dog Corps" 33. "Three Magicians 34. "Midoro Marsh" 35. "The Human Farm" 36. "The Religion of Pui Pui" 37. "Uran" 38. "The Disturbed Small Planet" 39. "Red Cat" 40. "Neo Caesar" 41. "X Bomb" 42. "The Yellow Horse" 43. "His Highness Dead Cross" 44. "The Egyptian Conspiritors" 45. "Cleopatra's Necklace" 46. "The Robot Spaceship" 47. "The Cosmic Crab" 48. "The Tenma Tribe" 49. "Transparent Giant" 50. "Atom Goes to the West" 51. "Little Elephant Pura" 52. "Snow Lion" 53. "Goodbye 1963" 54. "Duel on the Alps" 55. "Rejuvenating Gas" 56. "Earth Defense Army" 57. "Robot School" 58. "The 13 Mysterious Statues of God" 59. "The Robot Buron X" 60. "The Demon Bees"鉄腕アトム DVD-BOX 361. "Space Parasites" 62. "The Phantom Ship" 63. "The Artificial Iceberg" 64. "Count Bat" 65. "Brave Escapee" 66. "The Space Viking" 67. "Heroes of the Night" 68. "Rebellion of the Dinosaur People" 69. "The Secret of the Clock Tower" 70. "Rafflesia" 71. "The Last Day of Earth" 72. "7 Days of Drifting in Space" 73. "Big Titan" 74. "Earth Expedition" 75. "Flying City" 76. "The Monster Machine" 77. "Cape Town Lullaby" 78. "The World in 500,000 Years" 79. "Dr. Brain" 80. "humanoid Bill" 81. "Dreaming Machine" 82. "Robot Olympics" 83. "Garuda the Strange Bird" 84. "The Dolphin Civilization" 85. "The Demented Beltway" 86. "The Time Gun" 87. "Princess Kaguya" 88. "The Bacteria Corps" 89. "Gomes' Ghost" 90. "The Robot Fortress" 91. "Garon's Counterattack" 92. "Three Robot Knights" 93. "Cobalt"鉄腕アトム DVD-BOX 494. "Angel in the Alps" 95. "The Evil Punch Card" 96. "Robot Future" 97. "Confrontation in Space" 98. "Zeo's Legacy" 99. "Little Columbus" 100. "The Robot House" 101. "The Unmapped World" 102. "Queen of the Devils' Place" 103. "Stairs Leading into Space 104. "The Devil's Balloon" 105. "General Atom" 106. "The Boy from Outer Space 107. "Release of the Earth" 108. "Saturn Man" 109. "Phoenix" 110. "Expedition on Mercury" 111. "Robot Polymer" 112. "Samson's Hair" 113. "Back, the Country without Laughter" 114. "Metro Monster" 115. "The Big Runaway Safe" 116. "The Greatest Robot on Earth (part one)" 117. "The Greatest Robot on Earth (part two)" 118. "Robot Grabby" 119. "The Flying Lens" 120. "Time Hunter" 121. "Ganimate" 122. "The Monster Mantler" 123. "Captain Dog" 124. "Parting Gift" 125. "Find the Bacteria" 126. "Roboids"鉄腕アトム DVD-BOX 5127. "The Experimental Robot" 128. "Treasures of the Inca Empire" 129. "Atom vs. Atom" 130. "The Storm on Mars" 131. "The Moon Champion" 132. "Prince Louis" 133. "Revenge After Ten Years" 134. "Operation Escape" 135. "The Robot-Dog Backy" 136. "Inspector Jaguar" 137. "Little Cooley" 138. "1 Long Day" 139. "Atom Stolen" 140. "The King and Atom" 141. "THe Locomotive March" 142. "Minya's Star" 143. "Bird Street Story" 144. "Lost Friendship" 145. "Atom in the Deep Sea" 146. "Report from the Future" 147. "Mid-air Screen" 148. "Robio and Robiet" 149. "The Can Capriccio" 150. "Miss Magnet" 151. "Lonely Atom" 152. "The Robot Bombs" 153. "The Red Merry-Go-Round" 154. "Blue Bird Story" 155. "The Crazed Boundary" 156. "Robot Mayor" 157. "Gypsy's Star" 158. "Funny Companion" 159. "Devil and Angel"鉄腕アトム DVD-BOX 6160. "The Golden Flute" 161. "Dream-Selling Aliens" 162. "Operation Candy" 163. "Road to Another World" 164. "The Space Spider" Separate sets of episodes were released as well. DVD Name Episodes Release Date鉄腕アトム ベスト・セレクション 誕生編1. "The Birth of Atom" 37. "Uran" 93. "Cobalt" (Limited Edition)鉄腕アトム ベスト・セレクション ロボット編82. "Robot Olympics" 116. "The Greatest Robot on Earth (part one)" 117. "The Greatest Robot on Earth (part two)" (Limited Edition)鉄腕アトム ベスト・セレクション 宇宙編10. "The Fool Ivan" 56. "Little Elephant Pura" 71. "The Last Day of Earth" (Limited Edition)鉄腕アトム ベスト・セレクション 続ロボット編179. "Blue Horseman (part one)" 180. "Blue Horseman (part two)" 126. "Roboids" (Limited Edition)鉄腕アトム ベスト・セレクション VS編19. "Atom vs Garon" 26. "Atlas" 91. "Garon's Counterattack" (Limited Edition)鉄腕アトム ベスト・セレクション 名作編9. "Black Looks" 16. "The White Vehicle Planet" 148. "Robio and Robiet" (Limited Edition) The episodes were placed in "Complete Box" Sets in 2008. DVD Name Episodes Release Date鉄腕アトム Complete Box 11. "The Birth of Atom" 2. "Frankenstein" 3. "Adventure on Mars" 4. "Guernica" 5. "Sphinx" 6. "Lightning Man" 7. "Captain Atom" 8. "Ghost Manufacturing Machine" 9. "Black Looks" 10. "The Fool Ivan" 11. "Time Machine" 12. "Cruciform Island" 13. "The Eyes of Christ" 14. "The Artificial Sun" 15. "Plant People" 16. "The White Vehicle Planet" 17. "Robot Land" 18. "Gadem" 19. "Atom vs Garon" 20. "Gaseous Beings" 21. "Satellite R-45" 22. "Sea Serpent Island" 23. "The Mutant" 24. "The Submarine Kingdom" 25. "The Deep-Underground Tank" 26. "Atlas" 27. "Planet Pearl" 28. "Mad Machine" 29. "The Memorable Day" 30. "Fuhrer ZZZ" 31. "The Black Cosmic Ray" 32. "Hot Dog Corps" 33. "Three Magicians 34. "Midoro Marsh" 35. "The Human Farm" 36. "The Religion of Pui Pui" 37. "Uran" 38. "The Disturbed Small Planet" 39. "Red Cat" 40. "Neo Caesar" 41. "X Bomb" 42. "The Yellow Horse" 43. "His Highness Dead Cross" 44. "The Egyptian Conspiritors" 45. "Cleopatra's Necklace" 46. "The Robot Spaceship" 47. "The Cosmic Crab" 48. "The Tenma Tribe" 49. "Transparent Giant" 50. "Atom Goes to the West" 51. "Little Elephant Pura" 52. "Snow Lion" 53. "Goodbye 1963" 54. "Duel on the Alps" 55. "Rejuvenating Gas" 56. "Earth Defense Army" 57. "Robot School" 58. "The 13 Mysterious Statues of God" 59. "The Robot Buron X" 60. "The Demon Bees" 61. "Space Parasites" 62. "The Phantom Ship" 63. "The Artificial Iceberg" 64. "Count Bat" 65. "Brave Escapee" 66. "The Space Viking" 67. "Heroes of the Night" 68. "Rebellion of the Dinosaur People" 69. "The Secret of the Clock Tower" 70. "Rafflesia" 71. "The Last Day of Earth" 72. "7 Days of Drifting in Space" 73. "Big Titan" 74. "Earth Expedition" 75. "Flying City" 76. "The Monster Machine" 77. "Cape Town Lullaby" 78. "The World in 500,000 Years" 79. "Dr. Brain" 80. "humanoid Bill" 81. "Dreaming Machine" 82. "Robot Olympics" 83. "Garuda the Strange Bird" 84. "The Dolphin Civilization" 85. "The Demented Beltway" 86. "The Time Gun" 87. "Princess Kaguya" 88. "The Bacteria Corps" 89. "Gomes' Ghost" 90. "The Robot Fortress" 91. "Garon's Counterattack" 92. "Three Robot Knights" 93. "Cobalt"鉄腕アトム Complete Box 294. "Angel in the Alps" 95. "The Evil Punch Card" 96. "Robot Future" 97. "Confrontation in Space" 98. "Zeo's Legacy" 99. "Little Columbus" 100. "The Robot House" 101. "The Unmapped World" 102. "Queen of the Devils' Place" 103. "Stairs Leading into Space 104. "The Devil's Balloon" 105. "General Atom" 106. "The Boy from Outer Space 107. "Release of the Earth" 108. "Saturn Man" 109. "Phoenix" 110. "Expedition on Mercury" 111. "Robot Polymer" 112. "Samson's Hair" 113. "Back, the Country without Laughter" 114. "Metro Monster" 115. "The Big Runaway Safe" 116. "The Greatest Robot on Earth (part one)" 117. "The Greatest Robot on Earth (part two)" 118. "Robot Grabby" 119. "The Flying Lens" 120. "Time Hunter" 121. "Ganimate" 122. "The Monster Mantler" 123. "Captain Dog" 124. "Parting Gift" 125. "Find the Bacteria" 126. "Roboids" 127. "The Experimental Robot" 128. "Treasures of the Inca Empire" 129. "Atom vs. Atom" 130. "The Storm on Mars" 131. "The Moon Champion" 132. "Prince Louis" 133. "Revenge After Ten Years" 134. "Operation Escape" 135. "The Robot-Dog Backy" 136. "Inspector Jaguar" 137. "Little Cooley" 138. "1 Long Day" 139. "Atom Stolen" 140. "The King and Atom" 141. "THe Locomotive March" 142. "Minya's Star" 143. "Bird Street Story" 144. "Lost Friendship" 145. "Atom in the Deep Sea" 146. "Report from the Future" 147. "Mid-air Screen" 148. "Robio and Robiet" 149. "The Can Capriccio" 150. "Miss Magnet" 151. "Lonely Atom" 152. "The Robot Bombs" 153. "The Red Merry-Go-Round" 154. "Blue Bird Story" 155. "The Crazed Boundary" 156. "Robot Mayor" 157. "Gypsy's Star" 158. "Funny Companion" 159. "Devil and Angel"
United States
VHS Astro Boy was released on VHS by The Right Stuf. VHS Name Episodes Release DateAstro Boy 11. "Birth of Astro Boy" 67. "The Monster Machine"Astro Boy 22. "Colosso" 14. "One Million Mammoth Snails"Astro Boy 370. "Super Brain" 81. "Mystery of the Amless Dam" It was also released under the "30th Anniversary Collector's Series" print. VHS Name Episodes Release DateAstro Boy 30th Anniversary Collector's Series Volume 155. "Vampire Vale" 99. "Phoenix Bird"Astro Boy 30th Anniversary Collector's Series Volume 244. "Cleopatra's Heart" 69. "Funnel to the Future"Astro Boy 30th Anniversary Collector's Series Volume 323. "The Deadly Flies" 37. "Astro Boy Goes to School"Astro Boy 30th Anniversary Collector's Series Volume 457. "The Vikings" 96. "General Astro"Astro Boy 30th Anniversary Collector's Series Volume 575. "Dolphins in Distress" 91. "The Wonderful Christmas Present" Episode 34, the "lost episode", was released on a single VHS tape. VHS Name Episodes Release DateAstro Boy: The Lost Episode34. "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms"
DVD Two Ultra Collector's Edition DVDs were released by The Right Stuf, each containing 52 English dubbed episodes as well as many other features and extras.
DVD Name Episodes Release DateAstro Boy – Ultra Collector's Edition DVD Set 11. "The Birth of Astro Boy" 2. "Colosso" 3. "Expedition to Mars" 4. "The Sphinx" 5. "Cross Island" 6. "Grass Boy" 7. "Zero, The Invisible Robot" 8. "Silver Comet" 9. "Hullabaloo Land" 10. "The Spirit Machine" 11. "Strange Voyage" 12. "The Artificial Sun" 13. "The Deep Freeze" 14. "One Million Mammoth Snails" 15. "Gangor, the Monster" 16. "Secret Agent 3-Z" 17. "The Haunted Ship" 18. "Time Machine" 19. "The Cosmic Giant" 20. "Toxor, the Mist Man" 21. "Satellite, R-45" 22. "Sea-Serpent Isle" 23. "The Deadly Flies" 24. "Kingdom of the Sea" 25. "The Strange Birthday Present" 26. "Don Tay's Infernal Machine" 27. "Pearl People" 28. "The Wacky Machine" 29. "Memory Day" 30. "The Super Duper Robot" 31. "Mysterious Cosmic Rays" 32. "The Moon Monsters" 33. "The Three Magicians" 34. "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" 35. "Planet X" 36. "The Elixir of Life" 37. "Astro Boy Goes to School" 38. "The Asteroid Menace" 39. "The Mysterious Cat" 40. "The Abominable Snowman"