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Streaming video:
1963 Series
- YouTube (English Episode 1 only)
1980 Series
- Tubi (51 Episodes, English Version)
Soundtracks:
1980 Series
Astro Boy: Original Soundtrack
- Publisher: Japanimation
- Release Date: April 7, 2003
- Basic Description: Contains the entire Japanese soundtrack of the 1980 Astro Boy series. This is an import from Japan.
Availability:
- Amazon (Song titles are incorrect on the listing, but not on the physical soundtrack itself.)
2003 Series
Astro Boy: Original Soundtrack Score
- Publisher: Japanimation
- Release Date: April 7, 2003
- Basic Description: Contains the first half of the Japanese soundtrack from the 2003 Astro Boy series. This is an import from Japan.
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Astro Boy: Original Soundtrack Part 2 (Music from Metro City)
- Publisher: Japanimation
- Release Date: June 1, 2004
- Basic Description: Contains the second half of the Japanese soundtrack from the 2003 Astro Boy series. This is an import from Japan.
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2009 Movie
Astro Boy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Publisher: Varèse Sarabande
- Release Date: October 20, 2009
- Basic Description: Contains the entire soundtrack from the 2009 3D-animated Astro Boy film.
Availability:
- Amazon
- Most streaming music providers, online retailers, and consumer electronic stores
Manga:
Original Manga
Omnibus Volumes
- Publisher: Dark Horse
- Release Date: 2015-2017
- Basic Description: A re-release of the original Dark Horse manga, but with a few more chapters included in each volume. There are 7 volumes in total. Volumes were released trimonthly.
Availability:
- Amazon (Volume 1)
- Amazon (Volume 2)
- Amazon (Volume 3)
- Amazon (Volume 4)
- Amazon (Volume 5)
- Amazon (Volume 6)
- Amazon (Volume 7)
Original Dark Horse Volumes
- Publisher: Dark Horse
- Release Date: 2002-2004, 2008
- Basic Description: The original English release of the manga translated by Frederik L. Schodt. 23 volumes were released in 2002-2004. In 2008, Dark Horse released a 2-in-1 manga with the first two volumes.
Availability:
- Amazon (All 23 volumes, including the 2-in-1 release)
Anime:
1963 Series
Rightstuf Sets
- Distributor: Nozomi Entertainment/Lucky Penny Entertainment
- Release Date: 2006, 2009
- Basic Description: Covers the entirety of the English dub for the 1963 Astro Boy series. The 'Ultra Limited Edition' DVD Box Sets contain 52 episodes each and a plethora of extras, including deleted scenes from the Japanese version of the show (along with commentary on why those scenes were deleted), two episodes with Japanese audio and English subtitles, an interview with Fred Ladd on the show getting localized in America, an original character art gallery, merchandise image gallery, and a vintage black-and-white behind the scenes featurette of Mushi Production.
Set 1 includes the Japanese version of Episode 1 and 20 with English subtitles, and Set 2 includes the Japanese version of Episode 56 (Earth Defense Army) and Episode 193 with English subtitles, along with Episode 34 (Midoro Marsh) being presented with Japanese commentary from the original animators along with English subtitles.
The 'Mini Collection' sets contain 25 episodes each and have a couple extras including an interview with Fred Ladd and a few commentaries.
1980 Series
DVD Collection Box Set
- Distributor: Manga Video
- Release Date: November 22, 2005
- Basic Description: Includes the 51 English episodes as well as 51 episodes with the Japanese language track and Japanese audio track (the original Japanese Episode 1 and 2 are combined into one episode. The full Japanese versions of Episode 1 and 2 can be purchased from the Madman Deluxe Collection set listed below). Also includes English subtitles, textless opening and closing sequences with lyric subtitles and the original Japanese songs, Japanese vs. English episode comparisons, and deleted scenes, among other extras.
Availability:
- Amazon
- Ebay
Region 2 DVD Box Set 1
- Distributor: Geneon Universal
- Release Date: October 25, 2001
- Basic Description: Includes the first 26 episodes of the 1980 Astro Boy series on 5 discs. This set only has Japanese audio and Japanese subtitles. Full-screen presentation.
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Region 2 DVD Box Set 2
- Distributor: Geneon Universal
- Release Date: October 23, 2009
- Basic Description: Includes the latter 26 episodes of the 1980 Astro Boy series on 5 discs. This set only has Japanese audio and Japanese subtitles. Full-screen presentation.
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Region A/1 Blu-ray Box Set 1
- Distributor: キングレコード (King Records)
- Release Date: December 11, 2013
- Basic Description: Includes the first 26 episodes of the 1980 Astro Boy series on 4 discs. This set has Japanese audio along with the English dub from Episode 3 to Episode 26. No subtitles included. Full-screen presentation. Includes a full-color booklet.
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Region A/1 Blu-ray Box Set 2
- Distributor: キングレコード (King Records)
- Release Date: March 12, 2014
- Basic Description: Includes the latter 26 episodes of the 1980 Astro Boy series on 4 discs. Also includes a bonus DVD disc with textless opening and ending credit sequences. This set has Japanese and English audio. No subtitles included. Full-screen presentation.
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Region 4 Astro Boy Deluxe Collection Set
- Distributor: Madman
- Release Date: November 10, 2004
- Basic Description: Includes 11 DVDs with all 51 episodes of the English version, the Japanese version of Episode 1 and 2, the Japanese version of Episode 1 from the 1963 series, an exclusive booklet, original art gallery, character profiles, a history of Astro Boy, and an Osamu Tezuka biography.
Availability:
- Possibly discontinued. Best option right now is through auction sites.
2003 Series
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Region 3 Korean DVD Boxsets
- Publisher: Columbia Tristar (Korea)
- Release Date: April 28, 2004 (Season 1), December 20, 2004 (Season 2)
- Basic Description: Along with the Taiwanese release, this is the only known home release of the 2003 series that contains English subtitles on it. Only the first 24 episodes were released. Every volume is presented in anamorphic widescreen and contains Japanese and Korean audio tracks, with English, Japanese, and Korean subtitles.
Availability:
- Possibly discontinued. Best option right now is through auction sites.
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Region 3 Taiwan Release
- Publisher: Catalyst Logic
- Release Date: August 2, 2004
- Basic Description: Along with the Korean release, this is the only known home release of the 2003 series that contains English subtitles on it. Contains only the first 12 episodes. Presented in anamorphic widescreen and contains Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Thai audio tracks, with English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Thai subtitles.
Availability:
- Possibly discontinued. Best option right now is through auction sites.
Little Astro Boy (2014 Series)
Region 2 DVD Set
- Distributor: Happinet
- Release Date: November 3, 2015
- Basic Description: Contains all 8 episodes of the original Little Astro Boy series. English and Japanese audio tracks with only Japanese subtitles.
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Movies:
2009 Movie
2010 Release
- Distributor: Summit Entertainment
- Release Date: September 12, 2010
- Basic Description: Contains the 2009 3D-animated full-length feature film. English audio and English subtitles. Multi-format, widescreen.
Availability:
- Amazon
- Most streaming movie providers, online retailers, and consumer electronic stores
Spinoffs:
Manga
Atom Cat
- Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing
- Release Date: June 25, 2013
- Basic Description: Written by Osamu Tezuka from July 1986 to February 1987, Atom Cat is a spinoff of the Astro Boy manga featuring a young manga fan named Tsugio who likes to read Astro Boy. Tsugio finds a kitten in a box and names it "Atom"; the kitten eventually gains superpowers and becomes Atom Cat.
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Marine Express manga
- Publisher: Home-sha (physical releases), Shueisha (digital releases)
- Release Date: 2016-2018
- Basic Description: Manga adaptation of the 1979 Tezuka special, Marine Express. Authored and drawn by Shigeto Ikehara. ALL RELEASES ARE IN JAPANESE.
Availability:
- Digital releases:
- Amazon Japan (Volume 1)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 2)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 3)
- Physical releases:
- Amazon Japan (Volume 1)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 2)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 3)
Atom: The Beginning
Manga
- Publisher: Shogakukan Creative
- Release Date: 2015-Present
- Basic Description: Volume releases of Atom: The Beginning, the prequel manga to Astro Boy written by Tetsuro Kasahara, drawn by Masami Yuuki, and edited by Makoto Tezuka, the son of Osamu Tezuka. Contains five chapters in each volume.
Availability:
- Amazon Japan (Volume 1)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 2)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 3)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 4)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 5)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 6)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 7)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 8)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 9)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 10)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 11)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 12)
- Amazon Japan (Volume 13)
Anime
- Label/Distributor: NBC Universal Entertainment Japan
- Release Date: August 23, 2017 (Box 1), October 4, 2017 (Box 2)
- Basic Description: Contains the Atom: The Beginning anime in Blu-ray format. Box 1 contains Episodes 1-6, while Box 2 contains Episodes 7-12. Special features include a unique storage box for the Blu-ray case drawn by Tetsuro Kasahara with the inner jacket drawn by Takahiro Yoshimatsu (character design and key animator for the ATB anime, as well as the chief animation director for Episode 12 for the ATB anime), a drama CD, textless opening and ending sequences, a special 100 page booklet, and the original soundtrack for the series. These Blu-rays are region free. There are no English subtitles on either release.
Availability:
- Amazon Japan (Box 1)
- Amazon Japan (Box 2)
Jetter Mars
Region 2 DVD Set
- Label/Distributor: Avex Marketing
- Release Date: March 27, 2009
- Basic Description: Contains all 27 episodes of Jetter Mars. 4:3 fullscreen presentation with no subtitles.
Availability:
- Product is out of print. Auction sites are your only option.
Osamu Tezuka Sakuhinshu Jetter Mars Original Soundtrack
- Label/Distributor: Columbia Pictures
- Release Date: June 24, 2009
- Basic Description: Contains most of the soundtrack for Jetter Mars; some instrumental tracks are unfortunately not included. Soundtrack is incorrectly listed as a video game soundtrack; it's actually the soundtrack from the Jetter Mars anime.
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