So which version do YOU like?

[Nora]

Not sure. I think its between 03 and the movie. 03 for the plot actually going together for a lovely ending. The movie had a better Astro.

[Astro boy]

The 80's series with Japanese audio and English subs represents Astro in his true form according to me.

[ASTROBUDDY]

Hello, Everybody out there in "Astro Boy" land! I thought long and hard about this question and am now ready to enter my piece on this most important of discussions! My favorite version is the original American dub of the 1960s anime! While I have seen the original 1960s "TetsuWan Atomu" (in Japanese w/ sub-titles), it is its American counterpart, the one that gave him the name "Astro Boy" which made "Astro Boy" accessible to me and to the world; especially as other non-English speaking countries also translated the adventures of every one's favorite robot hero! While I like all the different versions of the "Astro Boy" mythology! Each has contributed worthwhile things to the mythos, I believe all versions have benefitted from this version!

[jeffbert]

Hello, Everybody out there in "Astro Boy" land! I thought long and hard about this question and am now ready to enter my piece on this most important of discussions! My favorite version is the original American dub of the 1960s anime! While I have seen the original 1960s "TetsuWan Atomu" (in Japanese w/ sub-titles), it is its American counterpart, the one that gave him the name "Astro Boy" which made "Astro Boy" accessible to me and to the world; especially as other non-English speaking countries also translated the adventures of every one's favorite robot hero! While I like all the different versions of the "Astro Boy" mythology! Each has contributed worthwhile things to the mythos, I believe all versions have benefitted from this version!

I know of only about 5 episodes that have been subtitled. Where did you see the original series with subtitles?

[Hikari Tail]

I haven't seen the movie yet but if i had to choose it's the 2003 one it was the Astroboy series in my generation it will not beat the Japanese comic version but its close it manage to still be loyal to the original manga while also trying to ad new themes and designs including a beautiful soundtrack.

Second favorite is the 60's trough it does get a minus point for including the characters such as Coltbalt and 'baby Astro' i am not a fan of them no.

[jeffbert]

What do you dislike about Cobalt and Chiitan?

[Fauna]

Yeah, I can't see how you could hate Cobalt. He's getting pretty well-known with the new fans right now; he even has a deviantART fan club. I think he was even my brother's favorite character a few years ago.

Although, Hikari might just have a thing against the one-continuum characters.

[Hikari Tail]

I don't hate fiction characters life's to short to hate Tezuka taught us that, even trough i am not a huge fan of Sonic the Hedgehog...but that's another rant for another day,

I just am not found of the characters , it felt like Tezuka knew Astroboy's design was drawing attention from viewers so he decided to make more characters to like him to draw more viewers! at least this felt it to me, ( there is a reason why he no longer showed up after a few generations ) i also didn't feel that Coltbat was so important in the manga version, Uran at least stands out not only is she not just a brat and the opposite of her brother but she is also a cute tomboy who can communicate with animals ! which is why i am in favor of her.


i just don't share the same feelings for Coltbalt and Baby Astro as i ( like to call him..because that's what he is! ) or the robotic parents for that mather ( i don't hate them Astro's mom is kinda cool in the manga version ) however ( and maybe my judgment is based on me preferring the 2003 version ) i really see Astro's family as Dr Oh Shay being his father, Uran his sister, there were a lot of touching moments of Astro and O'Shay in the manga version way more scenes then Astro and his Robotic father.

Trough i do admit i liked Coltbalt first appearance in the 60's i would have liked him way more if Tezuka gave him a different design,

Also what's one-continuum characters ?

[Fauna]

Also what's one-continuum characters ?

Oh, it's the term for a character who only appears/is neccessary in one story mode or series (i.e. continuum). Like Ittou Asanuma in the Sailor Moon manga...there, he's Mamoru's best friend, but in the anime, you only see him for a few seconds and then never again.

Anyways! Enough Sailor Moon; back to Astro Boy.

[Laughing Dragon]

I haven't seen the movie yet but if i had to choose it's the 2003 one it was the Astroboy series in my generation it will not beat the Japanese comic version but its close it manage to still be loyal to the original manga while also trying to ad new themes and designs including a beautiful soundtrack.

Second favorite is the 60's trough it does get a minus point for including the characters such as Coltbalt and 'baby Astro' i am not a fan of them no.

I'm not a fan of Astro's robotic "family" at all. I don't hate them, but I prefer Astro to be a singular creation, as in the movie. That way he retains his misfit status and is a more sympathetic character. I think that sympathy is needed to balance out his powers - otherwise he's just a little robot with big weapons who flies around and kicks butt, and if I were into that, I'd watch the Transformers.