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'''''Astro Boy''''' (''Mighty Atom'') was created by Osamu Tezuka. Originally a manga in 1952, it became the first popular anime series worldwide. There are also anime series that were made in 1980 and 2003, a Japanese live action series (titled ''Mighty Atom'') in 1959, and a Western animated film that was made in 2009.

After Dr. Tenma's (Dr. Boynton in the dub) son is killed in a car accident, he creates Astro Boy, a powerful android with his son's appearance. Astro is later sold to the circus because he is unable to physically grow like a human. Eventually, he is adopted by Dr. Ochanomizu (Dr. Elefun in the dub) and takes up crime fighting.

==The Sphinx (E04)==
As Astro Boy fights the robot Sphinx again, his foot gets caught in her mouth, so he inflates her with the rocket.
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==See also==
*''[[Dororo]]''
*''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''
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