Astro Boy Season 1, Episode 2: Colosso

The Birth of Astro Boy

Dr. Tenma, Director General of the Science Ministry, loses his son Tobio in an accident. He decides to create the robot Astro Boy, who looks just like Tobio, using the best of the Science Ministry's technology.

30 min

Expedition to Mars

Astroboy is selected to lead a search party to find the survivors of the first manned expedition to Mars. This meets strong objection from the spaceship's captain, who protests taking orders from a robot.

30 min

One Million Mammoth Snails

Professor Nutty Fruitcake grows giant fruits and vegetables. One day he breeds giant snails thinking they would be harmless, one million snails to be exact. The snails fill the mountain side and overflow into cities.

30 min

The Sphinx

Astroboy wakes up in the middle of the desert, nearly drained of power and unable to remember how he got there. He is helped by Ali Baba, but in return Astro must battle 'The Sphinx'. This is not a real sphinx, but a robot which guards a desert tomb.

30 min

Zero, the Invisible Robot

Zero Robot, a blend of Etheric Resin with Clear Plastic, can only be seen with polarized light. Fearless Fred Fenk uses Zero for robbery. Astro Boy once again battles another robot. Defeating Zero at a cost, Astro reassess his role in fighting villians.

30 min

Captain Atom

Alien resembling aliens including the doctor of Ochanomizu and Higeyajiji emigrated from the stars that looked like the earth in emergency. However, the food crisis and humankind will begin attacking the aliens with cell shrink solution.

26 min

The Spirit Machine

In a land called Shangri-Lee a dictator rose to power. Known to his enemies as the Mad Hatter he trusted no one. To solve this need to do everything himself he captured Dr Elefun. Dr Elefun was to make duplicates of the Mad Hatter. Astro Boy rescues Dr Elefun and the Spirit Machine is destroyed.

27 min

The Deep Freeze

Crime knows no boundaries - not even the North Pole! Sharkey Dirk and his gang of cut-throats had become the Scourge of the Arctic! An avowed robot-hater, Sharkey foraged far and wide destroying every machine in his path. His hideout was a secret den situated right at the Pole (who would think to look for him there?)

27 min

Strange Voyage

'Lucky' Louie the Lug has slipped by the police at a space port and boarded the first commercial flight to the Moon. Astroboy pursues him seeking to recover stolen diamonds, but the liftoff is underway before he can apprehend the criminal. When meteors collide with the ship, Astro escapes in a damaged space raft with Louie, a little girl named Marvel, Radio Announcer 'Stark' Raving, socialite Mona Toujour and crooked insurance magnate 'Rocco' Gibraltor. They land on a strange asteroid which is a frozen vacuum by night, but has breathable air by day.

27 min

Time Machine

One day, excitable Mr. Pompous was relaxing at home when suddenly a mysterious ship crashed through his front door. Clearly the ship was something from the future.

27 min

Cross Island

After Dr I.M. Sinister and his 2 henchmen 'Red' and 'Mouse' escape from Sing Song Prison, they hide at the mining colony of Cross Island disguised as robots. The gang overpowers Dr Elefun, who is repairing the robot miners. As chance has it, one boy robot on the island was built by Dr Sinister. While holding Elefun at gunpoint, Sinister demands not only HIS robot but the use of parts from Astroboy, so he can build a super-robot capable of changing into an array of animals.

27 min

The Eyes of Christ

That priest was dying carving a single mark on the eyes of Christ decorated in the church. Apparently it seems to be a clue to teach the identity of the pirate who broke into the church. The same pirate begins to aim for beard hair that knew their secret.

27 min

The Artificial Sun

Film producer Elia Belial plans to ruin Earth using an artificial sun.

27 min

Grass Boy

Astro runs into two of his friends and stumbles upon an interesting flower. While Astro's friends want to pick it, Astro says to leave the flower alone. He then proceeds to tell the tale of this bizarre flower.

27 min

Silver Comet

Young Koichi (Tommy Speed) prepares to enter a world race with his supersonic car, the Silver Comet.

27 min

Hullabaloo Land

Saturn (Baron Von Hoodwink), an evil robot kidnaps Princess Odette (Princess Lollipop), a robot swan who can turn back into her normal self when everyone's asleep. She runs away from Hullabaloo Land as Astro comes to her aid.

27 min

Gangor the Monster

A robot centipede disguised as 47 wrestling robots causes havoc on a ship and in the ocean.

27 min

The Cosmic Giant

Garon, a giant cosmic robot lands on Earth as a meteor, then Astro Boy and the scientists reconstruct him. During a thunderstorm, Garon revives. A corrupt scientist tells Garon to reconstruct an island in the image of his home planet, also changing the atmosphere to match that of the planet, which is toxic to life on Earth.

27 min

Toxor, the Mist Man

Astronauts report seeing fireflies in space, but they are really gaseous beings led by the evil Toxor.

27 min

Satellite R-45

At the large space station Satellite R-45, Astro Boy discovers a pair of souvenir vendors hawking stolen wares.

27 min

Sea Serpent Isle

At a beach Astro Boy spots a mysterious bottle with a note calling for rescue from an uncharted island called Sea Serpent Isle.

27 min

The Deadly Flies

A mysterious epidemic causes people to drop into comas.

27 min

Kingdom of the Sea

A strange robot demands that Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu accompany him to an unknown kingdom at the bottom of the sea.

27 min

The Deep-Underground Tank

Together with Dr. Jordan who ran away from under the president who plots world conquest, Atom who got into the underground tank fights the president. But the underground tank loses control and starts pushing towards the volcano.

27 min

Don Tay's Infernal Machine

An evil scientist who hates civilization named Dr. Ram (Don Tay) invents a robot called Atlas to destroy a village.

27 min

Pearl People

Time after time, mysterious forces destroy the huge underwater dam being built by the Institute of Science.

27 min

The Wacky Machine

Dr. Fooler (Dr. I.Q. Plenty) pitches to some plant owners a machine that makes troublesome robots wacky and therefore harmless. The plant owners accept, and the device affects every robot in the city including Astro Boy.

27 min

Memory Day

Once a year, the citizens of Earth celebrate Memory Day and honor the memories of family members who have traveled far into the universe.

27 min

Secret Agent 3-Z

A president fears for his life, as the presidents of several other countries have all been attacked by Führer ZZZ (Secret Agent 3-Z).

27 min

Mysterious Cosmic Rays

A monster appears in the city, and it turns out to be Dr. Dorian, who has been exiled to Mars. He turns into a monster because he cannot get cosmic X-rays on the Earth.

27 min

Hot Dog Corps

Dogs transplanted their brains to the robot are remodeled by Dr. Ponkotsu and challenge humanity as a hot dog corps.

27 min

The Three Magicians

Kino (Abracadabra), a robot magician is approached by a strange magician named Tenpercent, who later frames him for stealing art paintings from a museum. With Astro's help Kino must provide the evidence that he was framed.

27 min

Beast From 20,000 Fathoms

The civilized world is shocked to hear of the sighting of a horrific monster.

27 min

Planet X

Astro Boy sets out on a rocket to rescue people who have been kidnapped for use as livestock on a planet.

27 min

The Elixir of Life

The religious group Pui Pui is looking for a wonder drug that will give them immortality. Dr. Tatsuji, who has succeeded in developing such a drug, is taken away by the religious group. So Astro Boy fights them to ensure the peaceful use of the drug.

27 min

The Strange Birthday Present

On his birthday, Astro Boy receives a little sister, Uran.

26 min

The Disturbed Small Planet

The small planet Mezusa goes out of its orbit and heads straight to the Earth. To save Earth from a collision with the planet, Astro Boy heads for the planet with a convict who is a bomb professional.

27 min

The Mysterious Cat

Dr. Shisoku despairs of human beings that continue the ongoing destruction of nature, and makes animals attack cities in a machine that hypnotizes with ultra short waves.

27 min

The Abominable Snowman

Sam Caesar, a mad scientist hopes to create a new Roman Empire.

27 min

Deadline to Danger

X Bomb, which is capable of turning any substance to water, drops into the Pacific Ocean. There are 50 hours left until the explosion. Astro Boy goes to recollect it, but learns that Uran, who has followed him, has been swallowed along with the bomb by a whale.

27 min

The Yellow Horse

Disguising himself, as a human boy, Astro Boy goes undercover to investigate a drug trade. Some criminals have developed a drug called Yellow Horse, when injected it causes people to dance and make people want more. Professor Ochanomizu has been captured by the drug ring and injected. They try to blackmail him into helping them produce and distribute the drug in exchange for another shot. But Astro is able to pose as a Yellow Horse addict thanks to an artificial skin that makes it look like he is injecting it into himself. He tracks down the headquarters and leads the police to arrest them all. The Professor goes to rehab along with all the addicts for detoxification.

27 min

Ditto

President Ditto (President Rag) is the first robot to lead a nation. His creator Deadcross kidnaps him, and Astro Boy must expose his plot.

27 min

Cleopatra's Heart

Uran is kidnapped and made a hostage in an operation to steal Cleopatra's necklace from Astro Boy. The conspirators believes that whoever possesses the necklace can build the greatest empire in the world.

26 min

Return of Cleopatra

The gang of conspirators obtains the coveted necklace, and at last sets about conquering the world. Astro Boy stands in the way of their boss, Cleopatra.

27 min

The Phantom Space Ship

The robot spaceship Lever Robot is stolen. Astro Boy is sent to retrieve it, but in the process has his energy stolen.

27 min

The Gigantic Space Crab

Astro must destroy a Cosmic Crab (Space Crab) from space.

27 min

The Great Space Horse

Nuu, member of the Tenma Tribe, comes from the depths of the mountains of Mongolia. People rush to the city just to see Nuu, throwing the city into a big chaos. Moreover, a gang plots behind the scenes to capture Nuu.

27 min

3D Tee Vee

Dr. Hanabusa develops an electrical transmitter for substances. No sooner does he get into the machine for testing that his rival scientist breaks the machine, which makes Dr. Hanabusa an invisible man.

27 min

Westward, Ha!

Astro meets Heck Ben, a scientist's son who time travels back to the American wild west to be a cowboy.

27 min

Jimbo the Great

Astro Boy must help an elephant Pura (Jimbo) to get back to his home.

27 min

Snow Lion

An old man who comes from Planet Regel to the Earth brings a snow lion with him. Then aliens from Planet Regel start to spray cosmic snow that sucks up all energy. Astro Boy takes off for space to save the Earth, when cities have stopped functioning.

27 min

Goodbye 1963

25 min

Duel on the Alps

27 min

Rejuvenating Gas

27 min

The Moon Monsters

Astro joins forces with a group of space troopers to battle aliens who have invaded the Moon.

27 min

Astro Boy goes to School

Humans can see the beauty of things and be impressed by them. In order to learn these feelings from the “heart," Astro, Uran and Lara start attending a robot school.

27 min

The Island of Mystery

Astro and Dr. Ochanomizu decipher an ancient code of 200,000 years ago. Discovering that hidden hints in the 13 statues of God in Western Island might lead them to the secrets of outer space, they head for the island.

27 min

The Super Duper Robot

Gaston, who has stolen a blueprint of a robot from a UFO, requests the Science Ministry to build the robot exactly as shown on the blueprint, without indicating its source. The completed robot, Buron turns out to be a destructive weapon and starts to destroy everything.

27 min

Dogma Palace

Astro fights poisonous artificial bees.

26 min

Space Parasites

26 min

The Haunted Ship

Astro Boy and his pal Specs visit a carnival fun house where Specs is frightened by all the tricks played on them.

27 min

The Man-Made Iceberg

Dr. Zulu places a bomb in an artificial iceberg and tries to trigger a flood. Astro sets out to prevent the explosion.

27 min

Vampire Vale

Tick and Tack get lost in the depths of the Unzen Mountain, and decide to stay for a night in a deserted house inhabited by a vampire. The vampire, Dr. Pedan tries to turn Tick into a vampire, but Astro comes to rescue them.

27 min

The Terrible Tidal Wave

A massive tidal wave breaks. Astro flies up to stop the wave, but crashes into the sea. Then an escapee robot Boggy saves the unconscious Astro.

27 min

Vikings

In order to rid the earth of space pirates, Astro destroys their mother ship. The pirates, however, are holding some hostages and demand that he withdraw.

26 min

The Devil Doll

While playing in the toy section, Uran imbues some toys with artificial intelligence. Among these are some with evil hearts. Astro asks the good toys to help him stop the bad dolls from doing misdeeds.

27 min

Dinosaur Dilemma

Astro is babysitting in an ancient amusement park when a dragon flies off with a small child. Then the dinosaurs demand food for ransom.

27 min

The Clock Tower Mystery

Dr. Temp, who has completed his killing beam machine, is planning to ruin the Conference of Scientists. Discovering the plot, Astro takes on the doctor.

25 min

The Flower Monster

Rafflesia, the largest flower on earth, is found to be a plant man from outer space. This flower, which needs radioactivity to survive, is stronger than it looks, and even Astro is no match for it.

27 min

Attack From Space

Bem (Beamo), an alien fugitive disguises himself as a human to get away from his planet.

27 min

Shipwreck in Space

Astro is chasing gangs who run away by rocket. Then he finds them in a shelter station being attacked by aliens. He helps them, but finds himself drifting in space with them after the station is destroyed.

27 min

Big Titan

The daughter of Dr. Putt is kidnapped. When he sees Uran, who is a lookalike of his daughter, he takes Astro and his fellows for the kidnappers.

27 min

Mission to the Middle of the World

It is thought that a highly advanced civilization might exist underground. To test this hypothesis, Astro and Uran set out on an underground expedition. There they get attacked by underground men.

27 min

Inca Gold Fever

In order to collect the hidden treasures of the Inca scattered around the world, the old man Kapack, who has telekinesis, asks Tondale for help. Tondale, however, plans to get all the gold to himself, and starts an attack on the world with a special machine that enhances mental power.

27 min

The Monster Machine

Dr. Morse succeeds in corresponding with Planet Paranoia, which is more civilized than the Earth. With the help of Astro, the doctor assembles a mysterious box following the instructions on a blueprint sent from the planet.

27 min

The Hooligan Whodunit

A boy named “Looks" is deeply attached to the robot that has brought him up. From the day it is destroyed by another robot, he begins to hate all robots. Then he forms an exclusive organization called “Black Looks," and starts to oppress robots.

26 min

Funnel to The Future

Astro and his friends jump into the far future by accident. There, they see the cruel Pepper tribe treating their enemy tribes as slaves.

26 min

Super Brain

Dr. Kanekura kills world famous brain surgeon Dr. Ibal, making it look like an accident. A strange robot named Friday follows him around. In truth, Dr. Ibal's brain waves are controlling the robot.

26 min

Mighty Minute

Astro meets a strange creature in the wooded outskirts of Tokyo. It is a humanoid, a product of science. The humanoid named Bill does not know whether he is a creature or a machine.

27 min

Dream Machine

What kind of dreams do robots have? Astro participates in an experiment of a dream machine created by Dr. Poron, and becomes the first robot that dreams. In his dream, he turns into a human.

27 min

The Robot Olympics

Astro participates in the Olympic games for robots, where he finds a group of robots destroying other participants in a vicious act of sabotage.

27 min

Dunder, Bird of Doom

Dr. Raja creates a robot bird. Then it comes flying over Japan. The bird Garuda demands Astro as a sacrifice.

26 min

Dolphins in Distress

Claiming to possess the ocean floor, Hall tries to build an autocratic submarine civilization. He starts to persecute the Dolphins. Astro stands up to preserve the peace on the ocean floor.

27 min

The Mad Beltway

One of the latest means of traffic, the Beltway, is almost complete. However, someone tries to obstruct its construction, setting the site aflame. Astro sets off to protect the Beltway.

26 min

The Terrible Time Gun

Dr. Tempo is waiting for a chance to become the next director of the Science Ministry. With a time gun that can send its targets to the past, he sends the bothersome Astro and Dr. Ochanomizu to the middle Ages.

27 min

Space Princess

Astro exchanges messages with a star nymph, and sets out on an expedition to find the pure water the nymph needs. The star nymph is in fact a princess of the Planet Keios. She is trying to turn into a cocoon with pure water on a full moon night in preparation for emergence.

27 min

Mighty Microbe Army

The pilot of a rocket that has made an emergency landing is suffering from a strange disease. After they hear a voice from within the pilot's body, Astro and Higeoyaji are reduced to tiny figures, and get into the body. Inside, they see bacteria-sized aliens.

27 min

Horrible King Horrid

Dr. Ochanomizu accepts a request to repair robots in the Scambo Empire. The robot he repairs however turns out to be the president of the Empire. The doctor's life is in danger, as he now knows the secret.

27 min

Mystery of the Amless Dam

A robot child has a fight with a human child, making the child cry. The humans become angry when they hear this, and a war breaks out between humans and robots.

26 min

Galeom From Galaxy G

Garon, the robot Astro sent back to space, comes back. Seeing Astro struggle hard to fend off Garon, the Earth Robot Army stands together to attack Garon.

27 min

The Three Robotiers

In order to save patients suffering from space disease on Mars, a serum is sent to Mars from Earth. All the transport ships carrying the serum, however, get destroyed on their way. Astro, together with the three robot knights, goes into space to protect the last of the serum.

27 min

Brother Jetto

Cobalt (Jetto), a defective prototype of Astro built by Dr. Tenma, is released from storage and becomes Astro's older brother.

27 min

Angel of the Alps

The construction of a dam near the Bering Strait is hampered by difficulties. Dr. Zeman's research is required to solve the problem. Astro goes to ask for help from the doctor who lives a secluded life in the depth of the Alps because of his hatred for civilization. Astro, however, finds the doctor being attacked by another robot that is after the research material.

27 min

Magic Punch Card

A missile base is completely controlled by a computer. Now, the computer is out of control, setting the stage for nuclear attack. In fact, this is a means of personal revenge by Dr. Yakoref, who lost the competition for the design of the base. Astro starts to disassemble the computer.

26 min

The Great Rocket Robbery

Dr. Akuta, who is after the gold ingot on Mars, controls a robot called Future. The robot, however, becomes humble after hearing out Astro. Then Astro and Future pursue the doctor, who has run away with the gold ingot.

27 min

Contest in Space

Planet Hyper is the most civilized planet in the galactic system. It chooses a pair of a human and a robot each from both the Earth and Planet War to have them fight against each other, and will destroy the loser's planet. Astro and Ponkotsu Tetsu, the safebreaker, are chosen to represent the Earth.

27 min

Gift of Zeo

A big robot is excavated from the construction site of a tunnel. It turns out to be a time capsule that was created to pass down information on a super ancient civilization of a million years ago to posterity.

26 min

A Deep Deep Secret

Colon-bu-bu, the explorer of the underground state of Chombo, heads for the ground hoping to see a new world. Then he meets Cobalt and takes him underground as prisoner.

27 min

The Wonderful Christmas Present

On Christmas night, Dr. Ochanomizu opens the will of his scientist friend who died 10 years before. It says that he has left an invention in Bururu Mountain. Astro and his friends happen to be on the mountain and encounter a boy called Akio who lives alone there.

26 min

Uncharted World

The visiting Prince Dorian of the Camellia Kingdom disappears. Astro goes searching for him using the latest 4D detection device, and finds the prince wandering in another world. That world is inhabited by people who have been spirited away from various time periods.

27 min

Jungle Mystery

Uran is going to be in a movie as Tarzan. When she goes on location to the jungle, however, a mysterious woman takes her away. The woman is planning to make Uran, who is dressed as a boy, the prince of the demon's place.

27 min

The Terrible Spaceman

Humans are drawn toward a flight of stairs that suddenly appear one day, and they start to walk towards a spaceship hidden among the clouds. When there are no humans left on earth, the robots start to talk about taking over the planet.

27 min

The Devil’s Balloon

26 min

General Astro

Astro is shot by a gun that ruins artificial intelligence. He loses all his memory, and is shot away into space.

27 min

The Mighty Mite From Ursa Minor

Hamegg sees a UFO in the woods that seems to have made an emergency landing, and finds an alien child. He notices the child's super strength, and plans to win the child's fame as a wrestler.

27 min

Mystery of the Metal Men

Astro is involved in an explosion during the construction of a dam. The impact sends him into a parallel world where Tobio, the son of Dr. Tenma, never died in an accident. In other words, it is a world where Astro has not been born.

27 min

Super Human Beings

Three scientists gain supernatural power on the surface of the moon. Then Dr. Arden, who has a grudge against Dr. Ochanomizu, stages an attack against him. In order to protect Dr. Ochanomizu, Astro fights fiercely against the scientists who have supernatural power.

27 min

Phoenix Bird

Astro finds a big egg in a cave. He asks Dr. Ochanomizu to identify the egg, but they are unsuccessful. So Astro goes back to the island, where he encounters a strange bird that lives there.

27 min

Menace from Mercury

Astro is investigating a super thermal bomb that has fallen on earth. Then he heads for Mercury to find its launching site. On his way, however, Astro loses his sight in an accident, and gets involved in a power struggle with aliens on Mercury.

27 min

Robot Polymer

26 min

Samson’s Hair

27 min

Dangerous Mission

A country called Back suddenly withdraws from the World Peace Union, and announces to its people a ban on invention and laughter. Astro and Dr. Ochanomizu visit the country to find out what is behind this dictatorial policy.

27 min

Metro Monster

26 min

The Big Runaway Safe

25 min

The Greatest Robot on Earth (part one)

A robot, Pluto is built to kill the 7 strongest robots in the world, therefore making him the world's most powerful robot.

27 min

The Greatest Robot on Earth (part two)

Pluto succeeds in disposing of Montblanc, North #2, Brando, Gesicht, Hercules, and Photar with ease, leaving Astro as his sole remaining target. After meeting Astro, he begins to question his actions.

26 min

Robot Grabby

26 min

Planet 13

Planet M, shaped like a convex lens, is approaching the Earth. It reflects solar light toward the Earth, turning its surface into hell. Humans, however, cannot cooperate in tackling this global issue because they are all motivated by their own greed.

27 min

Time Hunter

25 min

Prisoners in Space

Astro and Dr. Ochanomizu wander into a space graveyard that lies outside every sphere of gravitation, drifting in space. Then an earthling named Bemski, who hates the Earth, rescues them.

25 min

The Monster Mantler

27 min

Captain Dog

27 min

Double trouble

Higeoyaji's pet dog Pero has a diamond that it took back from space. Dr. Fooler puts Pero's memory into the computer of Captain Dog, the robot dog, to make it find diamonds. Astro follows the robot dog, which is heading for Mars.

30 min

Find the Bacteria

30 min

Roboids

27 min

The Experimental Robot

30 min

Treasures of the Inca Empire

27 min

Atom vs. Atom

25 min

The Storm on Mars

27 min

The Moon Champion

26 min

Prince Louis

27 min

Revenge After Ten Years

27 min

Operation Escape

27 min

The Robot-Dog Backy

27 min

Inspector Jaguar

25 min

Little Cooley

27 min

1 Long Day

27 min

Atom Stolen

30 min

The King and Atom

26 min

The Locomotive March

27 min

Minya’s Star

Astro Boy and a group of passengers from a doomed rocketliner are stranded on an asteroid with strange characteristics and a mysterious monster.

27 min

Bird Street Story

27 min

Lost Friendship

26 min

Atom in the Deep Sea

26 min

Report from the Future

26 min

Mid-air Screen

26 min

Robio and Robiet

26 min

The Can Capriccio

26 min

Miss Magnet

25 min

Lonely Atom

25 min

The Robot Bombs

26 min

The Red Merry-Go-Round

26 min

Blue Bird Story

26 min

The Crazed Boundary

27 min

Robot Mayor

26 min

Gypsy’s Star

27 min

Funny Companion

27 min

Devil and Angel

23 min

The Golden Flute

26 min

Dream-Selling Aliens

27 min

Operation Candy

27 min

Road to Another World

27 min

The Space Spider

27 min

A Great Fuss Over Babies

27 min

The Jewel-Eating Monster

26 min

Plenty of Balloons

27 min

The Island That Jumped Up

26 min

Gift from the Future

26 min

Two Princesses

27 min

Kutcher Forever

27 min

The Herald Brothers

27 min

Robotty

27 min

The Great Submarine Canal

27 min

Robot Wars (part one)

27 min

Robot Wars (part two)

27 min

The Gigantic Robot

27 min

Chi-tan’s Nighttime Adventure

27 min

Blue Horseman (part one)

27 min

Blue Horseman (part two)

25 min

Ghost Manufacturing Machine

26 min

Demented Cobalt

26 min

Japanese People from Space

25 min

Time War

27 min

Star of Africa

27 min

Monsters Come out at Night

27 min

Baily’s Legend

27 min

Tengu of Kurama

26 min

Confusion at the Shooting Studio

27 min

Miracle of Mesopotamia

26 min

Wandering Roppi

25 min

Medusa’s Mansion

26 min

The Greatest Adventure on Earth

24 min