Go Astro Boy Go!

{{short description|Japanese-French animated television series}}

{{more citations needed|date=November 2019}}

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| genre = Adventure
Education
Comedy
Superhero fiction

| based_on = {{based on|Astro Boy|Osamu Tezuka}}

| creator = Jill Brett
Frédéric Puech
Virgile Trouillot

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| director = Virgile Trouillot

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| endtheme =

| composer = Norbert Gilbert

| country = France
Japan

| language = English
French
Japanese

| num_seasons = 1

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| num_episodes = 52

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = Yoshihiro Shimizu
Frédéric Puech

| producer = Yoshimi Suzuki

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| runtime = 11 minutes

| company =
Tezuka Productions
Planet Nemo

| network = TXN (TV Tokyo) (Japan)

| released =

| first_aired = {{start date|2019|10|3}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2020|10|1}}

| related = Little Astro Boy

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{{nihongo|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.

The series had its global debut in China on MangoTV on August 2, 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.haibao.com/notes/article/2487704.htm|title=铁臂阿童木IP亮相CLE中国授权展,优扬传媒全面启动授权|language=Chinese|date=August 5, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2019|work=Haibao Notes|archive-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102032813/http://www.haibao.com/notes/article/2487704.htm|url-status=dead}} In Japan, the series premiered on TX Network stations on October 3, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-03/go-astro-boy-go-animated-series-premieres-on-october-3/.150679|title='Go Astro Boy Go!' Animated Series Premieres on October 3|first=Rafael|last=Pineda|date=September 3, 2019|accessdate=November 1, 2019|work=Anime News Network}}

Production

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.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/global/shibuya-tezuka-caribara-reboot-astro-boy-1201218045/|title=Shibuya, Tezuka, Caribara Reboot 'Astro Boy'|first=John|last=Hopewell|work=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=June 11, 2014|accessdate=November 1, 2019}} In 2016, it was revealed that this would be an entirely separate production under the same name created with France's Something Big.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/hot-picks-little-astro-boy/5102065.article|title=Hot Picks: Little Astro Boy|work=Broadcast Now|date=March 30, 2016|accessdate=November 1, 2019}} The series was later re-titled to Go Astro Boy Go! in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.toonbarn.com/other-cartoons/planet-nemos-astro-boy-series-gets-new-name/|title=Planet Nemo's Astro Boy series gets new name|date=August 12, 2018|accessdate=November 1, 2019|work=Toon Barn|archive-date=January 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108003430/http://www.toonbarn.com/other-cartoons/planet-nemos-astro-boy-series-gets-new-name/|url-status=dead}}

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 ~.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicvoice.jp/news/201910030130463/|title=DOBERMAN INFINITY、新曲がアニメ「GO!GO!アトム」のOPテーマに決定|date=October 3, 2019|accessdate=November 2, 2019|work=Music Voice|language=Japanese|archive-date=January 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106141227/https://www.musicvoice.jp/news/201910030130463/|url-status=dead}} The Endless World by Transfer Girls is used for the end credits.{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000171835|title=転校少女*、初のアニメタイアップは『GO!GO!アトム』ED曲|date=September 15, 2019|accessdate=November 2, 2019|work=Barks|language=Japanese}} On April 2, 2020, the new ending theme was performed by Girls² with a song called Zuttomo Heart Beats.{{Cite web|url=https://www.m-on-music.jp/0000400421/|title=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|website=音楽WEBメディア M-ON! MUSIC(エムオンミュージック)|language=ja|access-date=2020-03-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325235345/https://www.m-on-music.jp/0000400421/|archive-date=2020-03-25}}

Voice cast

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! Character

! Japanese

! English

! Cantonese

! French

Astronaut

| Kurea Masuda

| TBA

| TBA

|rowspan="8"|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

|colspan="2"|Roly Gutierrez

References

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