List of Astro Boy (1963 TV series) episodes explained

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 7th, 1963 to August 20th, 1965 in the U.S. on NBC. Note that the dubbed episodes aired out of order, and some episodes were skipped.

Episode list

J#U#Original title (English)/English Dub title
Original Title (Japanese)
Original Air Date (Japan)Original Air Date (U.S.)
J#Original title (English)
Original Title (Japanese)
Original Air Date (Japan)

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

  1. "Mighty Atom Opening Theme Variant 1"
  2. "Mighty Atom Opening Theme Variant 2" (includes singing)
  3. "Mighty Atom Opening Theme Variant 3" (features Uran)
  4. "Mighty Atom Opening Theme Variant 4"

Endings

  1. "Mighty Atom Ending Theme Variant 1"
  2. "Mighty Atom Ending Theme Variant 2" (features Uran)

United States

Openings

  1. "Astro Boy Opening Theme"

Endings

  1. "Astro Boy Ending Theme"

Home video releases

Japan

VHS

Mighty Atom was released on VHS by Pony Video.

DVD

It was also released on DVD by Nippon Columbia.

DVD Name Episodes Release Date
鉄腕アトム DVD-BOX 1
  • 1. "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 2
  • 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"
鉄腕アトム DVD-BOX 3
  • 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 DVD-BOX 4
  • 94. "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 5
  • 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"
鉄腕アトム DVD-BOX 6
  • 160. "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 1
  • 1. "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 2
  • 94. "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 Date
Astro Boy 1
  • 1. "Birth of Astro Boy"
  • 67. "The Monster Machine"
Astro Boy 2
  • 2. "Colosso"
  • 14. "One Million Mammoth Snails"
Astro Boy 3
  • 70. "Super Brain"
  • 81. "Mystery of the Amless Dam"
It was also released under the "30th Anniversary Collector's Series" print.
VHS Name Episodes Release Date
Astro Boy 30th Anniversary Collector's Series Volume 1
  • 55. "Vampire Vale"
  • 99. "Phoenix Bird"
Astro Boy 30th Anniversary Collector's Series Volume 2
  • 44. "Cleopatra's Heart"
  • 69. "Funnel to the Future"
Astro Boy 30th Anniversary Collector's Series Volume 3
  • 23. "The Deadly Flies"
  • 37. "Astro Boy Goes to School"
Astro Boy 30th Anniversary Collector's Series Volume 4
  • 57. "The Vikings"
  • 96. "General Astro"
Astro Boy 30th Anniversary Collector's Series Volume 5
  • 75. "Dolphins in Distress"
  • 91. "The Wonderful Christmas Present"
Episode 34, the "lost episode", was released on a single VHS tape.

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.[1]

DVD Name Episodes Release Date
Astro Boy - Ultra Collector's Edition DVD Set 1
  • 1. "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"
  • 41. "Deadline to Danger"
  • 42. "The Island of Mystery"
  • 43. "Ditto"
  • 44. "Cleopatra's Heart"
  • 45. "The Return of Cleopatra"
  • 46. "The Phantom Spaceship"
  • 47. "The Gigantic Space Crab"
  • 48. "The Great Space Horse"
  • 49. "3D Tee Vee"
  • 50. "Westward, Ha!"
  • 51. "Jimbo, the Great"
  • 52. "Snow Lion"
Astro Boy - Ultra Collector's Edition DVD Set 2
  • 53. "Dogma Palace"
  • 54. "The Man-Made Iceberg"
  • 55. "Vampire Vale"
  • 56. "The Terrible Tidal Wave"
  • 57. "Vikings"
  • 58. "The Devil Doll"
  • 59. "Dinosaur Dilemma"
  • 60. "The Clock Tower Mystery"
  • 61. "The Flower Monster"
  • 62. "Attack From Space"
  • 63. "Shipwreck in Space"
  • 64. "Big Titan"
  • 65. "Mission to the Middle of the World"
  • 66. "Inca Gold Fever"
  • 67. "The Monster Machine"
  • 68. "The Hooligan Whodunnit"
  • 69. "Funnel to The Future"
  • 70. "Super Brain"
  • 71. "A Mighty Minute"
  • 72. "The Dream Machine"
  • 73. "The Robot Olympics"
  • 74. "Dunder, Bird of Doom"
  • 75. "Dolphins in Distress"
  • 76. "The Mad Beltway"
  • 77. "The Terrible Time Gun"
  • 78. "Space Princess"
  • 79. "Mighty Microbe Army"
  • 80. "Horrible King Horrid"
  • 81. "Mystery of Amless Dam"
  • 82. "Galeom From Galaxy G"
  • 83. "The Three Robotiers"
  • 84. "Brother Jetto"
  • 85. "Angel of the Alps"
  • 86. "Magic Punch Card"
  • 87. "The Great Rocket Robbery"
  • 88. "Contest in Space"
  • 89. "Gift of Zeo"
  • 90. "A Deep, Deep Secret"
  • 91. "The Wonderful Christmas Present"
  • 92. "Uncharted World"
  • 93. "Jungle Mystery"
  • 94. "The Terrible Spaceman"
  • 95. "The Mighty Mite From Ursa Minor"
  • 96. "General Astro"
  • 97. "Mystery of the Metal Men"
  • 98. "Super Human Beings"
  • 99. "Phoenix Bird"
  • 100. "Menace from Mercury"
  • 101. "Dangerous Mission"
  • 102. "Planet 13"
  • 103. "Prisoners in Space"
  • 104. "Double Trouble"
They were re-released in Mini Collection sets 3 years later.
DVD Name Episodes Release Date
Astro Boy DVD Mini Collection 1
  • 1. "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"
Astro Boy DVD Mini Collection 2
  • 26.
A DVD containing the first 5 episodes was also released.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Astro Boy - the Official Site | Anime, Manga and More @ Right Stuf . 2013-09-09 . 2013-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215943/http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/nozomiEntertainment/seriesSites/astroboy/ . dead .