Of Astro Boy’s success, Tezuka’s son, Macoto Tezka (he shortened his last name), said in an e-mail interview, “Astro Boy has super powers, but his appearance is as an adorable child and he ...

Astro Boy’s controls are not the worst in gaming, but they aren’t the best, either. Mega Man’s awkward jumping abilities and comical run come to mind immediately.

Early in Astro Boy, a squad of combat drones goes into battle against an experimental war robot. One drone turns to his friend and mutters, “I really hate this job.” That moment helps ...

Astro Boy flies through Metro City, which floats in the sky because Earth has become too contaminated for human life to thrive. Astro Boy—the beloved '60s Japanese anime series—is launching on ...

Astro Boy's most fearsome nemesis is the Peacekeeper, a weapons robot gone haywire. He is powered by Red Core technology, a malevolent source of energy and the opposite of Astro Boy's Blue Core.

Astro Boy hits the small screen with stupendous force in Astro Boy: Omega Factor. The obvious perk to the US game is the English translation, which fills you in on the tale behind young Astro's ...

While “Astro Boy” is hardly the equal of any of those, it’s nonetheless a cut above this year’s thematically and aesthetically similar “Monsters vs. Aliens,” displaying flashes of ...

“ Astro Boy ” features Freddie Highmore in the role of the mechanized wonder boy while Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Bill Nighy and Samuel L. Jackson lead the deep supporting cast.

Like many superhero tales, “Astro Boy” could end up bringing new life to a floundering parent. Imagi enjoyed a U.S. No. 1 slot with 2007’s “TMNT” but flirted with disaster over the two ...

Theater & Dance Astro Boy in three dimensions, by a director who thinks multi-dimensionally February 10, 2012 Studio Theatre's ‘Astro Boy and the God of Comics.’ (Carol Pratt) By Peter Marks ...