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Astro Boy Reboot (Future Animated Series)

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 8:14 am
by Fuzzy Pickles!
Mod edit: I've added info and links about the show.


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Staff:

  • Production: Shibuya Productions (Monaco), Caribara Production/Caribara Montreal (France; Quebec, Canada), Tezuka Productions (Japan), CAKE Entertainment (England, United Kingdom)
  • Producers: Cédric Biscay, Fabien Baboz, Yoshihiro Shimizu
  • Director/Graphic Designer: Florian Thouret
  • Creators: Fabien Baboz, Magali Hellé
  • Based on an idea by: Cédric Biscay


Official announcement on Variety
Official announcement on Facebook
Official announcement on Twitter
Official announcement on Caribara Animation's Facebook page


Shibuya Productions Sites
  • Official Site
  • Projects Page (Astro Boy Reboot is the second project listed on the page.)
  • Facebook (Official announcements can be found in this link.)
  • Twitter (Their Facebook page is updated more often, but some important info is reported on their Twitter page as well.)


Monaco Anime Game International Conferences (MAGIC) Sites

Caribara Sites

CAKE Entertainment Sites

FAQ regarding the canceled Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot:


When was the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot going to be released?

Previously, there was a magazine article from 2015 posted on Shibuya Productions' Facebook page that shared an article from a French publication regarding Astro Boy Reboot, and how the show was planned to be released in 2016. The 2016 release never came to be. The link to that magazine article has unfortunately been lost to time.

According to Shibuya Productions president Cedric Biscay, from a November 2015 French video interview, Astro Boy Reboot was being planned to debut on TV stations sometime in the "back-to-school period in 2017". This would've put the release date for Astro Boy Reboot somewhere in Fall 2017 (the September to December time frame). This video is no longer available online.

Two Nikkei Style articles from April 2016 and May 2016 reported that Astro Boy Reboot would be released worldwide in 2018, starting first in France and then going next to developed/industrialized countries. However, the 2018 release never came to be. You can view these articles in the first and second links below.

A Twitch interview done by kaorinchan during her "Le Cri du Mochi" segment gave an update on the release date for Astro Boy Reboot. The segment with Cedric Biscay discussing Astro Boy Reboot can be found at the 16:40 mark and ends on the 19:20 mark on the YouTube video. During the interview, Biscay stated that there will be an update on Astro Boy Reboot before the summer of 2021; no updates surfaced before or during the summer of 2021. Biscay also stated that there will be "a lot of changes" revealed in the update. The interview can be viewed in the third link below; the full interview is in French.

The Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot has been canceled, as confirmed by Florian Thouret's website. Thouret worked as a graphic designer and director on the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot.

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What languages were the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot going to be broadcasted in?

According to old reports released several years ago, it was going to be released in French and English first, followed by Japanese and other languages depending on broadcasters in other countries. Shibuya Productions stated beforehand that they were in negotiations to broadcast the show on television stations in France and the United States first.


How many episodes was the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot going to have?

There were going to be 52 episodes which would have been 11 minutes long.


What kind of art style was going to be used in the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot?

It would've mixed both 2D and 3D/CG animation, but would've focused more on the 2D animation.


What was the target audience for the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot?

The target audience was 6 to 11 year olds, according to Caribara Montreal.


What was the story in the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot?

There was a synposis on Shibuya Productions' Astro Boy Reboot page:

The story is about a small, powerful robot convinced that he would have to become a little boy, in order to be loved.

However, he is extremely rational, logical and strong. He does not know how to lie or how to play …. in short - he really is not a little boy!
Yet he has emotions, even if he doesn’t know how to manage them. Through his adventures with his two human friends, Fubuki and Akino,
Astro is going to learn how to accept himself just the way he is - with all his weaknesses … and strengths.

Astro Boy Reboot's previous producers had the right to create a completely new story. As the Variety announcement article states: "The retread will be set in the present and boast a contemporary design, targeting new generations of kids. It will incorporate new characters and combine positive things from the past version and new elements."

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Where was the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot going to take place?

The name of the city in the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot (the one shown in the promotional images and teaser trailer) was "Divercity". This was stated on Caribara's websites before Astro Boy Reboot's listings were removed from Caribara's websites.


Which characters were going to appear in the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot?

Astro, Atlas, Tenma, Tobio, Tawashi, and Skunk were the only characters that were confirmed or rumored to return in the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot. There were also four new characters confirmed to appear, two of which are named Fubuki (the boy in the 2016 poster) and Akino (the girl in the 2016 poster). Both Fubuki and Akino also appear in concept art revealed in 2019, which can be seen in the last three links below as well as in the official images that are spoilered at the top of the Caribara section of this post. They were Astro's two human best friends. Also in the Monaco Anime Game International Conferences 2016 promotional poster, a robot with a line of text on his chest that reads either "I4M3S" or "J4M3S" was a new character of some sort that was going to appear. A final cast list for the series was never revealed.

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Anything else I should know about the Caribara version of Astro Boy Reboot?

Astro Boy Reboot is Shibuya Productions' first TV series project that they began work on.

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Original post made by Fuzzy Pickles!:

https://twitter.com/ShibuyaProd/status/475692202707148800

I am curious to see more about this upcoming new series. Hopefully we get more details soon because this may be something I want to see.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:12 am
by Windswept Cloak
Looks interesting! I wonder what that could be. Hope it's real. :) The world needs more Tezuka cartoons.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:53 pm
by Earthshine
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I've only briefly looked into this, although the image looks official the account is suspicious. It seems as though it has only made 7 posts, all about this 'upcoming' anime. That's a red flag for me but it could just be coincidence.

I don't have time to research this company and see if that account is official sad to say. Can anyone else validate this?

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:36 pm
by Tetsuwan Penguin
The company, Shibuya productions seems real, I found their web site (in French). They list several projects, including the Astro boy reboot, but don't have any detailed information.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 7:25 pm
by Reid958
You mean Caribara?

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 7:33 pm
by F-Man
Caribara is most likely the animating studio since Shibuya is a producer/distributor. That means we can probably expect hand drawn animation since all of Caribara's works are of this type.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 8:04 pm
by Juanita
I hope it's real! It looks really cool :)

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 8:19 pm
by Sporkia
This is cool! I hope we get more information on it, though, so I can really get excited.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:44 pm
by Shiyonasan
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This looks pretty official to me. On Shibuya Productions' Facebook page with the same announcement, they say that there's more info to come on June 11th: https://www.facebook.com/277251422360067/photos/a.307245839360625.75538.277251422360067/663872593697946/?type=1&relevant_count=1

Guess we'll find out more tomorrow! Man, two new Astro Boy series in the same year. That's pretty ridiculous, but awesome.

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 1:19 am
by F-Man
"Shiyonasan" wrote:Well, we did hear about a new Astro Boy series coming to France not too long ago, did we not?


Where?