Episode guide
Astro Boy: Tetsuwan Atom episodes
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Episode 1 · Power Up!
Aired Sunday, April 6, 2003 · 24 min
Dr. O'Shay activates Astro by drawing all the citys power and using it to jolt Astro to life, but the power surge overloads the Metro City Power System turning Magnamite, the robotic power-controller, into a robotic menace. When Magnamite comes crashing across the city like a huge mechanical octopus, Astro must quickly master his amazing powers in order to save the city from the rampaging robot.
Episode 2 · Rocket Ball
Aired Sunday, April 13, 2003 · 24 min
When a friendly robot-dog invites Astro to watch a game of Rocket Ball, he looks forward to a fun day at the ballpark, Instead, the game turns chaotic when the robot players start destroying the stadium and threatening the human spectators. Astro must find a way to save the humans and get the robot athletes under control!
Episode 3 · Destination Deimos
Aired Sunday, April 20, 2003 · 24 min
On Deimos, one of the two moons of Mars, robot miners ignore the orders of their human foreman and mysteriously begin digging on their own. Astro must work fast to discover the cause of the robots' strange behavior before Intergalactic Security exterminates them for disobeying.
Episode 4 · Into Thin Air
Aired Sunday, April 27, 2003 · 24 min
The evil Skunk tricks Denkou, an "Invisible Robot," into committing a string of robberies. Astro soon realizes that Denkou is not bad, she just doesn't know the difference between right and wrong and Astro is the only one that can teach her.
Episode 5 · Rainbow Canyon
Aired Sunday, May 4, 2003 · 24 min
An experiment in advanced weather technology has turned a desert canyon into fertile farmland, and proven once again that humans and robots can work together, But a sudden rash of earthquakes and storms threatens to wreck the project. It's up to Astro to find out who is behind the evil plan.
Episode 6 · Atlas (1)
Aired Sunday, May 11, 2003 · 24 min
Dr. Tenma builds a powerful robot named Atlas whose abilities rival Astro's, But Atlas has a rebellious nature and begins to destroy Metro City. Astro must save the city from Atlas, while beginning to learn the secrets of his own past.
Episode 7 · Astro vs Atlas (2)
Aired Sunday, May 18, 2003 · 24 min
As Atlas continues his rampage, Astro learns the truth about his own past. With the memory circuits reactivated, Astro remembers being created, rejected, abandoned by Dr. Tenma, Astro must face difficult questions about his own identity and his ultimate destiny.
Episode 8 · Neon Express
Aired Sunday, May 25, 2003 · 24 min
When Kato hides a hyper-accelerator virus on the robotic super train Neon Express, it sends the train and its passengers speeding out of control. Astro must rescue the passengers and prevent the train from crashing into the center of Metro City.
Episode 9 · Franken
Aired Sunday, June 1, 2003 · 24 min
A mysterious robot terrifies humans as he hunts for scrap robot parts and uses them to rebuild his own malfunctioning system. The police target the robot for destruction, but he may not be the "evil robot" he appears to be, and Astro must uncover the truth before its to late.
Episode 10 · The Venus Robots
Aired Sunday, June 8, 2003 · 24 min
In order to take advantage of their special freezing powers, Dr Tenma pretends to be the long-awaiting leader of a group of advanced robots. The Robots don't realize that their freezing functions cause terrible destruction by freezing everything in sight. Can Astro convince the Robots to reject Tenma's evil influence?
Episode 11 · Robot Circus
Aired Monday, June 16, 2003 · 24 min
A robot circus star named Reno is revealed to be a human boy in disguise. Astro must save the circus, and prevent the authorities from taking the boy from his robot family.
Episode 12 · Reviving Jumbo
Aired Sunday, June 22, 2003 · 24 min
Skunk reactivates Jumbo, a giant robot and uses him to stage a daring prison break. Astro must stop Jumbo and turn him back into the gentle giant that he really is.
Episode 13 · Little Sister, Big Trouble
Aired Sunday, July 6, 2003 · 24 min
Doctor O'Shay creates a robot-sister, Zoran, for Astro. While Zoran is off exploring she is captured by the giant robot bird Katari, and only her powerful big brother can save her!
Episode 14 · Micro Adventure
Aired Sunday, July 13, 2003 · 24 min
A micro-robot attacks Zoran's operating system from the inside. Astro must shrink down to microscopic size and go inside of Zoran's system to fight the micro-robot and save his sister.
Episode 15 · Only a Machine
Aired Sunday, July 20, 2003 · 24 min
Astro must stop Erasabot from sucking out the artificial intelligence from all the robots in Metro City.
Episode 16 · Robot Hunters
Aired Sunday, July 27, 2003 · 24 min
An android robot hunter is attacking innocent robots and dismantling them for sale on the black market. Astro befriends the hunter and tries to help him overcome the programming he was given by Skunk.
Episode 17 · The Rise of Pluto (1)
Aired Sunday, August 3, 2003 · 24 min
Pluto vows to become the supreme robot champion of the world. As he defeats his rivals, he gains their special powers and becomes even stronger. Astro is the only one left who can stop Pluto.
Episode 18 · Fall of Acheron (2)
Aired Sunday, August 10, 2003 · 24 min
Episode 19 · Robot Boy
Aired Sunday, August 17, 2003 · 24 min
Astro's human friend Matthew loves robots so much that he pretends he is one. But when he tries to use "robot" powers to save his mom from a space shuttle accident, it's up to Astro to save them both.
Episode 20 · Dawn of the Techno-Revolution
Aired Sunday, August 24, 2003 · 24 min
With his authority challenged by Shadow, Dr. Tenma sets out to prove that Astro is loyal to the robot cause and will join them in leading the robot revolution.
