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“Post-disaster Japan, two university researchers reimagine Astro Boy's origin story through advanced robotics.”
Atom: The Beginning
アトム ザ・ビギニング
6.81
5,684 rank · 33,362 viewers · 43 favorites
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Seinen
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Synopsis
Post-disaster Japan, two university researchers reimagine Astro Boy's origin story through advanced robotics.
Japan in the near future suffers an unexplained major disaster. Five years later, reconstruction is well underway. Two young researchers at a university are pinning all their hopes on robot development. Now their new interpretation of the eternal hero Astro Boy up until his birth is just about to start! (Source: Showgate)
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Community consensus
Derived from 13 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 13 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.31
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.31 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.77
Running avg · Jun 2017 → Aug 2021
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The story and art are really nice, and I enjoyed the main characters along with the cute character designs. While the soundtrack was a little bit lackluster, it was still acceptable. Overall, I...”
- 7 “I really enjoyed the art style, the satisfying episodes where the robot saves the day, and the well-executed tournament arc. While the character designs for the noses were off-putting and the...”
- 8 “This anime perfectly captures Osamu Tezuka's style with modern graphics, an amazing story, and a deeply human protagonist whose evolution is truly compelling. Ran is a refreshing, intelligent...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 46%
Long · 15%
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- Format 12 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 00m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2017 – Jul 2017 Spring 2017
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-11492 catalog
Produced by
- NHK Producer
- Tezuka Productions Producer
- Studio Mausu Producer
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Producer
- Fields Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor