The 2003 series is 20 years old!

[Shiyonasan]

Seems hard to believe, but the third Astro Boy anime adaptation is 20 years old today! It debuted on April 6, 2003 in Japan.

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[Tetsuwan Penguin]

Guess we are due for a new one, they seem to come out every 20 years. We did have two other 'minor' releases between 2003 and now though (LAB and GABG).

[Shiyonasan]

Guess we are due for a new one, they seem to come out every 20 years. We did have two other 'minor' releases between 2003 and now though (LAB and GABG).

I have a feeling the Pluto anime might be that "new Astro Boy series every 20 years" series this time. I wouldn't be opposed to a brand new traditional Astro Boy anime like the 1963, 1980, or 2003 series though.

[jeffbert]

i HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY BOOK FOR NEARLY THAT LONG.

[Dragonrider1227]

20 years later and it's still criminally underrated

[jeffbert]

It seems that the differences in cultures are responsible for the poor reception in the USA. The US version made Atom a smart mouthed bratty kid in the mold of Bart Simpson, or close to it. But, even with the dubbing/editing/episode order, the new characters, stories, etc., it simply did not fit the Saturday Morning cartoon mold.