Product Details

• Actors: Steven Bednarski, Mari Shimizu, Hisashi Kachita, Masako Sugaya, Kazuo Kumakura
• Directors: Noboru Ishiguro, Osamu Tezuka
• Writers: Osamu Tezuka
• Producers: Del Lewis, Akira Yoshikawa, Carl Battaglia, Hidehiko Takei, Michitoshi Shimakata
• Format: Animated, Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Central Park Media
• VHS Release Date: November 1, 1993
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630323917X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,325 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the USA manga fans:, August 13, 2000

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Dr. Murakami Hiroshi (Tokyo Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astro Boy 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Astroboy(Japanese original name is "Tetsuwan Atom", which means Armstrong Atom or Mighty Atom by the author's English titles written in manga books) is the first attempt of the weekly TV animation series made in Japan. It was released in Japan from Jan 1st 1963 until Dec 31th 1966 (4 years) with 193 episodes in total in B/W films. In Japan the watching rate was usually more than 30% and the highest marked astonishing 40.7 %. In USA, the on air was discontinued by the claim of parental movement insisting the story contains strong brutal actions, so only early part of the total episodes were available outside of Japan. The original Tetsuwan Atom was written in the form of Manga (comic) on the monthly books started from 1951. The author Tezuka Osam (Tezuka is the family name) was the best manga writters in history and in his lifetime he wrote more than one hundred fifty thousand pages of manga manuscripts (about more than 500 manga books) and directed many animation films for commertial TVs and non commertial experimentals. Outside of Japan, very small part of his huge amount of work is known. Atom is just 1% of him. The Atom series contains many classical SF spirits and rich ideas. The design of the machines and buildings are elegant decora style possibly Germanic. This Atom series influenced many Japanese kid at that time to make many engineers to have desire to make humanoid robots with intellect. etc, etc, Enjoy

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tezuka Osamu's Classic, February 8, 1998

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Mire Uno - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astro Boy 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Astroboy, or "Tetsuwan Atom"in Japanese original title (literaly Atom with iron arms) was the first TV animation series in Japan which started in 1963. I was a kindergarten kid then, and TV was still new to our family. TV was still monochrome then, still I could feel  "clolor" of the scenery. It was my first encounter with Manga... Tezuka Osamu, the Manga artist who created Astroboy is "God of Manga" in Japan. Tezuka was the founder of the present Japanese Manga and animations. When "Lion King" was released from Disney, many Japanese fans are furious that the animation is replica of Tezuka's "Jungle Emperror/Kimba the White Lion." This Astroboy series is a story of boy-shaped robot who has human heart. Classics, but never loses its fascination. END

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I never tought it was so wonderful!, December 28, 1999

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Raquel (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astro Boy 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It was amazing! Seen this video was the best experience. How can somebody have such a great futuristic vision? Just think about it: this were the 60's! I recomend this video more for adults than for children, and I recomend it a lot above 100%!