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: Bayview Entertainmen
• VHS Release Date: March 4, 1992
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630323920X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #603,793 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Astroboy, March 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Astroboy:Brother Jetto Vol 7 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While it was released in the 1960's, Astroboy contains thematic elements that seem more pertinant in today's ultra technological age. Astroboy's stories had dark aesthetic appeal that seemed more well suited to a mature audience than kids. Made with foreboding, ideologically implicit themes on artificial intelligence, discrimination, societal unrest and more, Astroboy is unbelievably powerful for animation.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Astroboy #2 - First Love/Save the Carolina/Fighting Aliens, August 23, 2000

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Mark (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astroboy:Terrible Time Gun Vol 2 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The version of astroboy vol. 2 that I have does not have a title, but does feature 3 episodes on the video. The are titled first love, save the carolina 3, and fighting aliens. Astroboy is a very unique character/cartoon in a sense that in almost every episode there is a war going on, or fighting, or spaceships shooting eachother, etc. yet, it aims to promote peace and harmony. althought i am in my early twenties, i had some trouble following the storyline of many an episode, and it beats my how little kids were meant to make sense of this. The storyboard is usually all over the place, and the language they use is definitely not for anyone below the age of ten.

Astroboy has become quite a cult-icon in recent years. He abounds on everything from keyrings to glasses to t shirts to everything else u can think of. If you find yourself getting into the astroboy scene, then this video is definitely for you. You'll love all the trademarks of astroboy and the cartoons. He's the only cartoon hero i know who actually HAS his girlfriend's legs! He's the only cartoon hero that can shoot bullets out of his underpants/hip! There are so many more little weird additions.. and i wont spoil them for you. Just get this video, it is very entertaining and well worth it... definitely something to cherish. Four Stars.