Astro Boy (鉄腕アトム Tetsuwan Atom) is the third adaptation of the manga and anime of the same name by Osamu Tezuka. Produced by Tezuka Productions, it originally aired on Fuji TV in Japan from April 6, 2003 to March 28, 2004.
Cast[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Astro Boy | Makoto Tsumura | Candi Milo |
| Dr. O'Shay | Hisashi Katsuta | Wally Wingert |
| Zoran | Miki Maruyama | Susan Blu |
| Dr. Tenma | Shinya Owada | Dorian Harewood |
| Detective Tawashi | Banjō Ginga | Bill Farmer |
| Yuko | Akiko Kawase | Faith Salie |
| Atlas | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Greg Cipes |
| Blue Knight | Hideyuki Tanaka | Wally Wingert |
| Skunk | Kazuki Yao | |
| Pluto | Akio Ōtsuka | David Rasner |
| Nora | Naoki Tatsuta | Jennifer Darling |
| Abercrombie | Susumu Chiba | Sandy Martin |
| Kennedy | Yūko Satō | Candi Milo |
| Alejo | Motoko Kumai | Lara Jill Miller |
Additional Voices[]
- Gregg Berger - General Red (eps. 45, 46, 47, 48)
- Maile Flanagan - Matthew
- Sandy Fox - Hannah Red (eps. 45, 46, 47, 48)
- Olivia Hack - Princess Kāya (eps. 22, 44), Penelope (ep. 34), Roxanne (ep. 36), Emily (ep. 38)
- Dorian Harewood
- Peter Lurie
- Lara Jill Miller
- Candi Milo - Phoenix (eps. 34, 35)
- Wally Wingert
- Dave Wittenberg - Rock (eps. 34, 35)
- Gwendoline Yeo
Test Pilot[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Astro Boy | Makoto Tsumura | Mona Marshall |
| Dr. O'Shay | Hisashi Katsuta | Tony Pope |
| Dr. Tenma | Shinya Owada | Peter Lurie |
| Detective Tawashi | Banjō Ginga | Daran Norris |
| Yuko | Akiko Kawase | Mari Devon |
| Robita | Naoki Tatsuta | Jessica Straus |
Additional Voices[]
- Steve Kramer - Director
- Susan Marque - Little Girl
- Rick Tetzlaff - Robot, Scientist
Notes[]
- Astro Boy premiered on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on Monday, March 8, 2004, but the series did not perform well in ratings and was not shown to completion, with only a total of 16 episodes aired. 26 episodes only aired on the Kids WB! Block. The rest of the series would instead be released directly to DVD.
- Many episodes of the English dub were aired out of order.
- Compared to the dubs of the previous two anime adaptations, this dub keeps many of the original names of the main character intact with some exceptions. Most notable, Professor Ochanomizu (previously renamed Dr. Elefun in the previous dubs) is renamed Dr. O'Shay and Uran is renamed Zoran.
- In the English dub pilot, Astro Boy was voiced by Mona Marshall. The dub also featured Daran Norris as Tawashi and was voice directed by Marc Handler.
- Peter Lurie is the lone voice actor to appear in both the test pilot and the official dub.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The WB (Kids WB!) |
United States | 
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| 2004 | YTV | Canada | 
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| 2004 | Cartoon Network (Toonami) |
United States |
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| 2004-2005 | Cartoon Network | Australia | 
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| 2004-2006 | CBBC | United Kingdom | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 2005 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 5 Discs | ||||||
| Mill Creek Entertainment | 2015 | The Complete Series | ||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||