Astroboy Television Show Comes to DVD

Astroboy the tv show is coming to DVD August 18th and SONY sent over to us the complete details.  The anime series based on the legendary Japanese comic series by Osamu Tezuka, known as the Japanese Walt Disney, is now available in five separate collectible volumes and priced to own just in time for the new feature film. Astro Boyâ„¢: The Anime Series, Volumes 1-5 follows an atomic-powered robot who is a reluctant superhero possessing super strength, jet-rocket feet and the ability to fly.

Inspired by the anime series that originally aired in Japan in 1960, Astro Boyâ„¢: The Anime Series, Volumes 1-5 was updated and modernized in 2003 with state-of-the-art animation and visuals that kept the same classic style as the original “Astro Boy” manga and anime. Each volume, sold separately, contains ten episodes priced at $14.95 SLP.

Astro Boy is a clever and resourceful atomic-powered robot. A reluctant flying superhero with super strength and jet-rocket feet, he possesses a human-like personality and fights for justice and peace for humans and robots alike.

Episodes Included in Astro Boyâ„¢: Volume 1:

• Power Up!
• Rocket Ball
• Atlas
• Astro vs. Atlas
• Destination Deimos
• Into Thin Air
• Rainbow Canyon
• Neon Express
• Franken
• The Venus Robots

Episodes Included in Astro Boyâ„¢: Volume 2

• Reviving Jumbo
• Robot Hunters
• The Rise of Pluto
• The Fall of Acheron
• Dragon Lake
• Lost in Outland
• Deep City
• The Blue Knight
• Hydra-Jacked
• Geo Raider

Episodes Included in Astro Boyâ„¢: Volume 3:

• Secret of the Blue Knight
• Robot Circus
• Little Sister, Big Trouble
• Micro Adventure
• Only a Machine
• Robot Boy
• Dawn of the Techno-Revolution
• The Legend of Tohron
• March of the Micro Bears
• Old Dog, New Tricks

Episodes Included in Astro Boyâ„¢: Volume 4

• The Case of the Phantom Fowl
• Gideon
• Fairy Tale
• Shape Shifter
• Firebird
• Space Academy
• Atlas Strikes Back
• Battle-Bot
• Time Hunters
• Escape from Volcano Island

Episodes Included in Astro Boyâ„¢: Volume 5

• Avalanche!
• Battle of Steel Island
• Undercover
• Into the Dragon’s Lair
• Night Before the Revolution
• Robotonia
• Showdown in Robotonia
• Journey to Tomorrow
• Astro Reborn
• The Final Battle
• Featurette: “Remaking of Astro Boy”