Go Astro Boy Go! (GO!GO!アトム, Go! Go! Atomu, lit. "Go! Go! Atom") is an animated television spin-off of the Astro Boy franchise created by Osamu Tezuka. Aimed at preschoolers, the series was produced by Planet Nemo in collaboration with Tezuka Productions.

Go Astro Boy Go!
GenreAdventure
Education
Comedy
Superhero fiction
Created byJill Brett
Frédéric Puech
Virgile Trouillot
Based onAstro Boy
by Osamu Tezuka
Directed byVirgile Trouillot
ComposerNorbert Gilbert
Country of originFrance
Japan
Original languagesEnglish
French
Japanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producersYoshihiro Shimizu
Frédéric Puech
ProducerYoshimi Suzuki
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
Tezuka Productions
Planet Nemo
Original release
NetworkTXN (TV Tokyo) (Japan)
ReleaseOctober 3, 2019 (2019-10-03) –
October 1, 2020 (2020-10-01)
Related
Little Astro Boy

The series had its global debut in China on MangoTV on August 2, 2019.[1] In Japan, the series premiered on TX Network stations on October 3, 2019.[2]

Production

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During the 2014 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Tezuka Productions announced it was developing new episodes of Little Astro Boy, an earlier iteration of the franchise aimed at preschool audiences.[3] In 2016, it was revealed that this would be an entirely separate production under the same name created with France's Something Big.[4] The series was later re-titled to Go Astro Boy Go! in 2018.[5]

The international version of the show features an intro song composed by Norbert Gilbert and performed by Andy Chase. An instrumental of the track is used for the credits. The Japanese version of the series features a new theme song by Doberman Infinity called by ASTRO BOY ~ GO! GO! Atom ~.[6] The Endless World by Transfer Girls is used for the end credits.[7] On April 2, 2020, the new ending theme was performed by Girls² with a song called Zuttomo Heart Beats.[8]

Voice cast

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Character Japanese English Cantonese French
Astronaut Kurea Masuda TBA TBA TBA
Astro Boy (Atom) Romi Park Kevin Rodriguez Chan Kam Wan
Astro Kitty (Atonyan) Kanae Oki Shaul Gutierrez Amanda Shing
Suzu Mayuka Nomura Gabriela Piccoli Heidy Ling Hei
Professor Elefun (Professor Ochanomizu) Yōhei Tadano Chris Jahn Ip Chun Shing
Dr. Blunt (Dr. Brant) Takeshi Maeda Roly Gutierrez Chak Yiu Fai
Dr. Serene Kaori Kimura Lissa Grossman Yan Wong Yan Yu
Maurice TBA Roly Gutierrez

References

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  1. ^ "铁臂阿童木IP亮相CLE中国授权展,优扬传媒全面启动授权". Haibao Notes (in Chinese). August 5, 2019. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 3, 2019). "'Go Astro Boy Go!' Animated Series Premieres on October 3". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John (June 11, 2014). "Shibuya, Tezuka, Caribara Reboot 'Astro Boy'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hot Picks: Little Astro Boy". Broadcast Now. March 30, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Planet Nemo's Astro Boy series gets new name". Toon Barn. August 12, 2018. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "DOBERMAN INFINITY、新曲がアニメ「GO!GO!アトム」のOPテーマに決定". Music Voice (in Japanese). October 3, 2019. Archived from the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "転校少女*、初のアニメタイアップは『GO!GO!アトム』ED曲". Barks (in Japanese). September 15, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Girls2(ガールズガールズ)、新曲「ズッ友Heart Beats!」がTVアニメ『GO!GO!アトム』新EDテーマに決定". 音楽WEBメディア M-ON! MUSIC(エムオンミュージック) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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