2003-04-13 04:00:00 PDT Tokyo-- Back in 1951, Osamu Tezuka, a Japanese cartoonist, dreamed up Astro Boy, a lovable robot with laser fingertips, searchlight eyes, machine guns in his black shorts, and ...

Astro Boy may not be as well known in America as in Japan. But you don’t need any familiarity with the character to enjoy this great new game. In Japan, Astro Boy is as much a part of pop culture as ...

Astro Boy is coming back to the small screen in a brand new series from Method Animation and Shubuya Productions. Now, the studios have enlisted a capable filmmaker to help make the project a reality.

Fashion seems to be gripped by a wave of nostalgia. After bringing the 1990s and Y2K years back into fashion, designers are now turning to the cartoons of their childhood. From Astro Boy to Minnie ...

As a Pinocchio-style adventure about a superpowered robot, Astro Boy struck a chord with generations of children. The 1980s anime still has a lot of fans, but recent attempts to revive the franchise ...

With production of the second and third Lego spin-off's set to start later this year in Sydney, animation company Animal Logic has signed on to reinterpret the classic Japanese manga series Astro Boy ...

Animoca Brands is announcing two mobile games based on Astro Boy, a famous anime and manga cartoon series from Japan. For Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands, a spin-off from mobile-game maker Animoca, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Astro Boy: Tetsuwan Atom is the recently released 2D side-scroller for the Game Boy Advance that stars the popular anime robot created by Osamu Tezuka ...

The recent death of Bob Keeshan reminded lots of people that the power of what you watch on TV as a child extends beyond mere nostalgia. Keeshan’s character, Captain Kangaroo, like Fred Rogers’ Mister ...