Astro Boy (1980) is a tV series anime that premiered in fall 1980, produced by Tezuka Productions.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 52 episodes of about 24 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, adventure, mecha and sci-fi, with themes such as Robots, Episodic, Artificial Intelligence and Shounen.

On AniList, Astro Boy (1980) has an average score of 69%, a good score, and appears on 4,666 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Atom: The Beginning.

Creating a robotic boy in the image of his recently deceased son Tobio, Professor Tenma thought nothing could go wrong now that his beloved child had been "reborn"... that is, until he comes to realize that this invention could never replace his son. Before long, however, the robot is kidnapped and spirited away to a robot circus in America, where he is soon rescued by Dr. Ochanomizu, and taken into his care. Tobio is given the new name Tetsuwan Atom, and transforms into Japan's crime-fighting hero, although his anti-violent pacifist views and overall childlike naivety tend to clash with his battles often. (Source: Anime News Network)

Official synopsis from AniList.