Recently, the anime has returned to television, but with some changes. According to CBR, Astro Boy's first compilation film, Astro Boy: Hero of Space, was re-broadcasted on Japanese television back on ...

From Cowboy Bebop to Sailor Moon and beyond, there are a lot of old anime that helped make the medium popular in America.

It was Japan’s first animated TV series, setting the foundation for the entire anime industry. Astro Boy also introduced the episodic anime format that became the norm in the industry.

A generative artificial intelligence project aims to continue the work of the late manga artist behind the Astro Boy series ... the episodes in a weekly cartoon magazine later this year.