Product Details

• Actors: Tabitha St. Germain, Olivia Hack, Candi Milo, Wally Wingert, Bill Farmer
• Directors: Michael Hack
• Writers: Ai Ôta, Andrew Guerdat, Chiaki Konaka, Dennys McCoy, Dick Grunert
• Format: Animated, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002CAWNG0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,137 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Astro Boy: Volume 1" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Each volume includes 10 episodes of the series, available for the first time as single-disc releases! This 2004 series features updated, state-of-the-art animation and is based on the original 1963 series inspired by 1950s comic by legendary Osamu Tezuka, the "father of anime."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars 2004 astro boy, April 19, 2010

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Daniel Batts - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Astro Boy: Volume 1 (DVD)

I have the vol one dvd of the 1963 astro boy which was obviously not color. The year for the color dvd episodes is wrong but I really enjoyed watching vol 1. I am planning to get the other 4 volumes. It is a matter of opinion. Some may hate the color versions and others may love them. The animation is much improved but taking into account that the '63 shows were the original anime they are fun to watch. I was born in 1963 but still remember reruns of these when I was a little older.The quality of the dvds for both versions is top rate. I recommend any of them to anime fans especially if you love astro boy.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the 1963 version, October 21, 2009

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Patrick F. Conolly (Pflugerville, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Astro Boy: Volume 1 (DVD)

I have to say the Product Title "Astro Boy, Vol. 1 (1963)" is misleading.
This DVD is Episodes 1-10 of "the all-new ASTRO BOY, a modern update ..."
This is evidently the 2004 version.

I'm not interested in that; didn't watch it.
I don't like putting a rating on something I haven't seen,
but I also would like other customers to know what they are getting so I have to choose some rating.
I picked a neutral 3 stars.