Review: Astro Boy, “Cape Town Lullaby” and “The Dreaming Machine”
Our Astro Boy sampler concludes with a pair of episodes that demonstrate its skill at handling moral murkiness.
Review: Astro Boy, “The Egyptian Conspirators” and “Cleopatra’s Necklace”
An evil genius attempts to create a world-spanning Egyptian empire using a robot of Cleopatra in this Astro Boy two-parter.
Review: Astro Boy, “Uran” and “Robot School”
We meet Astro Boy’s sister, Uran, in this pair of odd episodes.
Review: Astro Boy, “Time Machine” and “Führer ZZZ”
Astro Boy travels back in time to fight dinosaurs, and then he tries to stop a madman’s gassy plot for world domination.
Review: Astro Boy, “The Birth of Astro Boy” and “Adventure on — Mars”
This Was Television celebrates the 50th anniversary of the anime Astro Boy with a month-long look at episodes from the iconic series.
Review: Oniisama e…, “Yes…” and “A Lingering Fragrance”
Our coverage of Oniisama e… comes to a happy end.
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