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“Robot Tobio, discarded by creator, becomes Astro Boy to protect humanity and prove robots' goodness.”
Astro Boy
鉄腕アトム
7.48
3,497 rank · 11,261 readers · 153 favorites
Shounen
Mecha
Adventure
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Robot Tobio, discarded by creator, becomes Astro Boy to protect humanity and prove robots' goodness.
In the distant year 2003, Japan is a technological utopia, and robots are everywhere. One such robot, Tobio, was built by the brilliant Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son. But when it soon becomes apparent that Tobio is an imperfect copy of his departed child, Dr. Tenma throws him out. He is rescued from the scrap heap by the benevolent Professor Ochanomizu, a crusader for robot civil rights. Now the little robot, renamed Astro Boy, is given a mission to defend Japan and the world from all manner of sinister threats. Using his seven super-abilities and 100,000 horsepower worth of strength to battle evil, Astro hopes to set an example to the world of the good which all robots are capable of.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
6.4
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 5
σ 1.49
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.49 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.63
Running avg · Nov 2016 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Astro boy story take place in a futuristic world whereby mankind and robots all lived together. Astro boy manga for the most parts consist of episodic stories, in which our protagonist fights evil...”
- 9 “Even though Tetsuwan Atom/Astro Boy is a cultural icon, I feel like the story is not talked about enough. People might say "it appeals to kids" "its for kids" which is true mostly for the anime,...”
- 8 “Manga history! This should really be read by everyone. The manga doesn't really have an overarching story, but rather just a collection of stand-alone chapters. However, these chapters can be...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 38%
Long · 38%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 85 × 21 ch × vol
- Total read 11h 20m approx
- Published Apr 1951 – Feb 1969
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0680 catalog