Original
01/01/1963 - 12/31/1966 Finished
Tetsuwan Atom (鉄腕アトム)
Also known as: Astro Boy
Dr. Tenma builds Atom, an android mirroring his deceased son Tobio in appearance and youthful innocence but possessing superhuman strength,yet rejects the creation when it cannot age. Sold to an exploitative circus, the resilient robot endures cruelty with compassion until Dr. Ochanomizu rescues him, allowing Atom to champion justice and peace while navigating a world divided between humans and machines.
193
Total episodes
193
Canon episodes
0
Filler episodes
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Canon episodes · 193 Filler episodes · 0
Every season
Seasons and sequels
You may wonder, how many seasons does Tetsuwan Atom have? Well, currently Tetsuwan Atom has a total of 4 official seasons. Below is a complete list of the anime's seasons, arranged chronologically, including prequels, sequels, and canonical spin-offs.
Discover all seasons and episodes of this anime in broadcast order. Each season develops a key part of the story, introducing new characters, story arcs, and important events. Select any season to view detailed information such as the number of episodes, release dates, and a complete plot description.
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Watch order: filler vs canon
You're in luck! Tetsuwan Atom doesn't have a single filler episode: all 193 episodes are canon. It's a faithful adaptation of the original manga, so you can enjoy it from first to last without skipping anything or checking any list of expendable episodes.
The 193 episodes of Tetsuwan Atom aired in 1963–1966 and follow the story's chronological order. There are no transition episodes, no needless recaps, no arcs invented by the studio: every chapter advances the main plot and develops the characters just as the source material does.
In short, the watch order for Tetsuwan Atom is as simple as it gets: start at episode 1 and keep going to episode 193 without detours. If you came looking for which Tetsuwan Atom episodes are filler so you could skip them, the answer is that there aren't any.
Episode by episode
Complete guide by season
193 Episodes
| # | Episodes | Aired | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Birth of Astro Boy01/01/1963 | 01/01/1963 | Canon |
| 2 | Frankenstein01/08/1963 | 01/08/1963 | Canon |
| 3 | Adventure on Mars01/15/1963 | 01/15/1963 | Canon |
| 4 | Guernica01/22/1963 | 01/22/1963 | Canon |
| 5 | Sphinx01/29/1963 | 01/29/1963 | Canon |
| 6 | Lightning Man02/05/1963 | 02/05/1963 | Canon |
| 7 | Captain Atom02/12/1963 | 02/12/1963 | Canon |
| 8 | Ghost Manufacturing Machine02/19/1963 | 02/19/1963 | Canon |
| 9 | Black Looks02/26/1963 | 02/26/1963 | Canon |
| 10 | The Fool Ivan03/05/1963 | 03/05/1963 | Canon |
| 11 | Time Machine03/12/1963 | 03/12/1963 | Canon |
| 12 | Cruciform Island03/19/1963 | 03/19/1963 | Canon |
| 13 | The Eyes of Christ03/26/1963 | 03/26/1963 | Canon |
| 14 | The Artifical Sun04/02/1963 | 04/02/1963 | Canon |
| 15 | Plant People04/09/1963 | 04/09/1963 | Canon |
| 16 | The Vehicle, White Planet04/16/1963 | 04/16/1963 | Canon |
| 17 | Robot Land04/23/1963 | 04/23/1963 | Canon |
| 18 | Gadem04/30/1963 | 04/30/1963 | Canon |
| 19 | Astro Boy vs. Garon05/07/1963 | 05/07/1963 | Canon |
| 20 | Gaseous Beings05/14/1963 | 05/14/1963 | Canon |
| 21 | Satellite R-4505/21/1963 | 05/21/1963 | Canon |
| 22 | Sea Serpent Island05/28/1963 | 05/28/1963 | Canon |
| 23 | The Mutant06/04/1963 | 06/04/1963 | Canon |
| 24 | The Submarine Kingdom06/11/1963 | 06/11/1963 | Canon |
| 25 | The Deep-underground Tank06/18/1963 | 06/18/1963 | Canon |
| 26 | Atlas06/25/1963 | 06/25/1963 | Canon |
| 27 | Planet Pearl07/02/1963 | 07/02/1963 | Canon |
| 28 | Mad Machine07/09/1963 | 07/09/1963 | Canon |
| 29 | The Memorable Day07/16/1963 | 07/16/1963 | Canon |
| 30 | Fuhrer ZZZ07/23/1963 | 07/23/1963 | Canon |
| 31 | The Black Cosmic Ray07/30/1963 | 07/30/1963 | Canon |
| 32 | Hot Dog Corps08/06/1963 | 08/06/1963 | Canon |
| 33 | Two Magicians08/13/1963 | 08/13/1963 | Canon |
| 34 | Midoro Marsh08/20/1963 | 08/20/1963 | Canon |
| 35 | The Human Farm08/27/1963 | 08/27/1963 | Canon |
| 36 | The Religion of Pui Pui09/03/1963 | 09/03/1963 | Canon |
| 37 | Uran09/10/1963 | 09/10/1963 | Canon |
| 38 | The Disturbed Small Planet09/17/1963 | 09/17/1963 | Canon |
| 39 | Red Cat09/24/1963 | 09/24/1963 | Canon |
| 40 | Neo Caesar10/01/1963 | 10/01/1963 | Canon |
| 41 | X Bomb10/08/1963 | 10/08/1963 | Canon |
| 42 | The Yellow Horse10/15/1963 | 10/15/1963 | Canon |
| 43 | His Highness Dead Cross10/22/1963 | 10/22/1963 | Canon |
| 44 | The Egyptian Conspirators10/29/1963 | 10/29/1963 | Canon |
| 45 | Cleopatra's Necklace11/05/1963 | 11/05/1963 | Canon |
| 46 | The Robot Spaceship11/12/1963 | 11/12/1963 | Canon |
| 47 | The Cosmic Crab11/19/1963 | 11/19/1963 | Canon |
| 48 | The Tenma Tribe11/26/1963 | 11/26/1963 | Canon |
| 49 | Transparent Giant12/03/1963 | 12/03/1963 | Canon |
| 50 | Astro Boy Goes to the West12/10/1963 | 12/10/1963 | Canon |
| 51 | The Little Elephant Pura12/17/1963 | 12/17/1963 | Canon |
| 52 | The Snow Lion12/24/1963 | 12/24/1963 | Canon |
| 53 | Goodbye 196312/31/1963 | 12/31/1963 | Canon |
| 54 | Duel on the Alps01/04/1964 | 01/04/1964 | Canon |
| 55 | Rejuvenating Gas01/18/1964 | 01/18/1964 | Canon |
| 56 | Earth Defense Army01/25/1964 | 01/25/1964 | Canon |
| 57 | Robot School02/01/1964 | 02/01/1964 | Canon |
| 58 | The Thirteen Mysterious Statues of God02/08/1964 | 02/08/1964 | Canon |
| 59 | The Robot Buron X02/15/1964 | 02/15/1964 | Canon |
| 60 | Dogma Palace02/22/1964 | 02/22/1964 | Canon |
| 61 | Space Parasites02/29/1964 | 02/29/1964 | Canon |
| 62 | The Phantom Ship03/07/1964 | 03/07/1964 | Canon |
| 63 | The Artificial Iceberg03/14/1964 | 03/14/1964 | Canon |
| 64 | Count Bat03/21/1964 | 03/21/1964 | Canon |
| 65 | Brave Escapee03/28/1964 | 03/28/1964 | Canon |
| 66 | The Space Viking04/04/1964 | 04/04/1964 | Canon |
| 67 | Heroes of the Night04/11/1964 | 04/11/1964 | Canon |
| 68 | Rebellion of the Dinosaur People04/25/1964 | 04/25/1964 | Canon |
| 69 | The Secret of the Clock Tower05/02/1964 | 05/02/1964 | Canon |
| 70 | Rafflesia05/09/1964 | 05/09/1964 | Canon |
| 71 | The Last Day of Earth05/16/1964 | 05/16/1964 | Canon |
| 72 | 7 Days of Drifting in Space05/23/1964 | 05/23/1964 | Canon |
| 73 | Big Titan06/06/1964 | 06/06/1964 | Canon |
| 74 | Earth Expedition06/13/1964 | 06/13/1964 | Canon |
| 75 | Flying City06/20/1964 | 06/20/1964 | Canon |
| 76 | The Monster Machine06/27/1964 | 06/27/1964 | Canon |
| 77 | Cape Town Lullaby07/04/1964 | 07/04/1964 | Canon |
| 78 | The World in Five Hundred Thousand Years07/11/1964 | 07/11/1964 | Canon |
| 79 | Dr. Brain07/18/1964 | 07/18/1964 | Canon |
| 80 | Humanoid Bill07/25/1964 | 07/25/1964 | Canon |
| 81 | Dreaming Machine08/01/1964 | 08/01/1964 | Canon |
| 82 | The Robot Olympics08/15/1964 | 08/15/1964 | Canon |
| 83 | The Strange Bird, Garuda08/22/1964 | 08/22/1964 | Canon |
| 84 | The Dolphin Civilization08/29/1964 | 08/29/1964 | Canon |
| 85 | The Demented Beltway09/05/1964 | 09/05/1964 | Canon |
| 86 | The Time Gun09/12/1964 | 09/12/1964 | Canon |
| 87 | Princess Kaguya (New)09/19/1964 | 09/19/1964 | Canon |
| 88 | The Bacteria Corps09/26/1964 | 09/26/1964 | Canon |
| 89 | Gomes' Ghost10/03/1964 | 10/03/1964 | Canon |
| 90 | The Robot Fortress10/10/1964 | 10/10/1964 | Canon |
| 91 | Garon's Counterattack10/24/1964 | 10/24/1964 | Canon |
| 92 | Three Robot Knights10/31/1964 | 10/31/1964 | Canon |
| 93 | Cobalt11/07/1964 | 11/07/1964 | Canon |
| 94 | Angel in the Alps11/14/1964 | 11/14/1964 | Canon |
| 95 | The Evil Punch Card11/21/1964 | 11/21/1964 | Canon |
| 96 | Robot Future11/28/1964 | 11/28/1964 | Canon |
| 97 | Confrontation in Space12/05/1964 | 12/05/1964 | Canon |
| 98 | Zeo's Legacy12/12/1964 | 12/12/1964 | Canon |
| 99 | Little Columbus12/19/1964 | 12/19/1964 | Canon |
| 100 | The Robot House12/26/1964 | 12/26/1964 | Canon |
| 101 | The Unmapped World01/02/1965 | 01/02/1965 | Canon |
| 102 | Queen of the Devils' Place01/09/1965 | 01/09/1965 | Canon |
| 103 | Stairs Leading into Space01/16/1965 | 01/16/1965 | Canon |
| 104 | The Devil's Balloon01/23/1965 | 01/23/1965 | Canon |
| 105 | General Atom01/30/1965 | 01/30/1965 | Canon |
| 106 | The Boy from Outer Space02/06/1965 | 02/06/1965 | Canon |
| 107 | Release of the Earth02/13/1965 | 02/13/1965 | Canon |
| 108 | Saturn Man02/20/1965 | 02/20/1965 | Canon |
| 109 | Phoenix02/27/1965 | 02/27/1965 | Canon |
| 110 | Expedition on Mercury03/06/1965 | 03/06/1965 | Canon |
| 111 | Robot Polymer03/13/1965 | 03/13/1965 | Canon |
| 112 | Samson's Hair03/27/1965 | 03/27/1965 | Canon |
| 113 | "Back," the Country without Laughter04/03/1965 | 04/03/1965 | Canon |
| 114 | Metro Monster04/10/1965 | 04/10/1965 | Canon |
| 115 | The Big Runaway Safe04/17/1965 | 04/17/1965 | Canon |
| 116 | The Biggest Robot on Earth (Part One)04/24/1965 | 04/24/1965 | Canon |
| 117 | The Biggest Robot on Earth (Part Two)05/01/1965 | 05/01/1965 | Canon |
| 118 | Robot Grabby05/08/1965 | 05/08/1965 | Canon |
| 119 | The Flying Lens05/15/1965 | 05/15/1965 | Canon |
| 120 | Time Hunter05/22/1965 | 05/22/1965 | Canon |
| 121 | Ganimate05/29/1965 | 05/29/1965 | Canon |
| 122 | The Monster Mantler06/05/1965 | 06/05/1965 | Canon |
| 123 | Captain Dog06/19/1965 | 06/19/1965 | Canon |
| 124 | Parting Gift07/03/1965 | 07/03/1965 | Canon |
| 125 | Find the Bacteria07/10/1965 | 07/10/1965 | Canon |
| 126 | Roboids07/17/1965 | 07/17/1965 | Canon |
| 127 | The Experimental Robot07/24/1965 | 07/24/1965 | Canon |
| 128 | Treasures of the Inca Empire07/31/1965 | 07/31/1965 | Canon |
| 129 | Atom vs. Atom08/14/1965 | 08/14/1965 | Canon |
| 130 | The Storm on Mars08/21/1965 | 08/21/1965 | Canon |
| 131 | The Moon Champion08/28/1965 | 08/28/1965 | Canon |
| 132 | Prince Louis09/04/1965 | 09/04/1965 | Canon |
| 133 | Revenge After Ten Years09/11/1965 | 09/11/1965 | Canon |
| 134 | Operation Escape09/18/1965 | 09/18/1965 | Canon |
| 135 | The Robot-Dog Backy09/25/1965 | 09/25/1965 | Canon |
| 136 | Inspector Jaguar10/02/1965 | 10/02/1965 | Canon |
| 137 | Little Cooley10/09/1965 | 10/09/1965 | Canon |
| 138 | A Long Day10/16/1965 | 10/16/1965 | Canon |
| 139 | Astro Boy Stolen10/23/1965 | 10/23/1965 | Canon |
| 140 | The King and Atom10/30/1965 | 10/30/1965 | Canon |
| 141 | The Locomotive March11/06/1965 | 11/06/1965 | Canon |
| 142 | Minya's Star11/13/1965 | 11/13/1965 | Canon |
| 143 | Bird Street Story11/20/1965 | 11/20/1965 | Canon |
| 144 | Lost Friendship11/27/1965 | 11/27/1965 | Canon |
| 145 | Atom in the Deep Sea12/04/1965 | 12/04/1965 | Canon |
| 146 | Report from the Future12/11/1965 | 12/11/1965 | Canon |
| 147 | Mid-air Screen12/18/1965 | 12/18/1965 | Canon |
| 148 | Robio and Robiet12/25/1965 | 12/25/1965 | Canon |
| 149 | The Can Capriccio01/01/1966 | 01/01/1966 | Canon |
| 150 | Miss Magnet01/08/1966 | 01/08/1966 | Canon |
| 151 | Lonely Atom01/15/1965 | 01/15/1965 | Canon |
| 152 | The Robot Bombs01/22/1966 | 01/22/1966 | Canon |
| 153 | The Red Merry-Go-Round01/29/1966 | 01/29/1966 | Canon |
| 154 | Blue Bird Story02/05/1966 | 02/05/1966 | Canon |
| 155 | The Crazed Boundary02/12/1966 | 02/12/1966 | Canon |
| 156 | Robot Mayor02/19/1966 | 02/19/1966 | Canon |
| 157 | Gypsy's Star02/26/1966 | 02/26/1966 | Canon |
| 158 | Funny Companion03/05/1966 | 03/05/1966 | Canon |
| 159 | Devil and Angel03/19/1966 | 03/19/1966 | Canon |
| 160 | The Golden Flute03/26/1966 | 03/26/1966 | Canon |
| 161 | Dream-selling Aliens04/02/1966 | 04/02/1966 | Canon |
| 162 | Operation Candy04/09/1966 | 04/09/1966 | Canon |
| 163 | Road to Another World04/16/1966 | 04/16/1966 | Canon |
| 164 | The Space Spider04/23/1966 | 04/23/1966 | Canon |
| 165 | A Great Fuss over Babies04/30/1966 | 04/30/1966 | Canon |
| 166 | The Jewel-Eating Monster05/07/1966 | 05/07/1966 | Canon |
| 167 | Plenty of Balloons05/14/1966 | 05/14/1966 | Canon |
| 168 | The Island That Jumped Up05/21/1966 | 05/21/1966 | Canon |
| 169 | Gift from the Future05/28/1966 | 05/28/1966 | Canon |
| 170 | Two Princesses06/04/1966 | 06/04/1966 | Canon |
| 171 | Kutcher Forever06/11/1966 | 06/11/1966 | Canon |
| 172 | The Herald Brothers06/25/1966 | 06/25/1966 | Canon |
| 173 | Robotty07/02/1966 | 07/02/1966 | Canon |
| 174 | The Great Submarine Canal07/09/1966 | 07/09/1966 | Canon |
| 175 | Robot Wars (Part One)07/23/1966 | 07/23/1966 | Canon |
| 176 | Robot Wars (Part Two)07/30/1966 | 07/30/1966 | Canon |
| 177 | The Gigantic Robot08/06/1966 | 08/06/1966 | Canon |
| 178 | Chi-tan's Nighttime Adventure08/20/1966 | 08/20/1966 | Canon |
| 179 | The Blue Knight (Part One)08/27/1966 | 08/27/1966 | Canon |
| 180 | The Blue Knight (Part Two)09/03/1966 | 09/03/1966 | Canon |
| 181 | Ghost Manufacturing Machine09/10/1966 | 09/10/1966 | Canon |
| 182 | Demented Cobalt09/24/1966 | 09/24/1966 | Canon |
| 183 | Japanese People from Space10/01/1966 | 10/01/1966 | Canon |
| 184 | Time War10/08/1966 | 10/08/1966 | Canon |
| 185 | Star of Africa10/22/1966 | 10/22/1966 | Canon |
| 186 | Monsters Come out at Night10/29/1966 | 10/29/1966 | Canon |
| 187 | Baily's Legend11/05/1966 | 11/05/1966 | Canon |
| 188 | Tengu of Kurama11/19/1966 | 11/19/1966 | Canon |
| 189 | Confusion at the Shooting Studio11/26/1966 | 11/26/1966 | Canon |
| 190 | Miracle of Mesopotamia12/03/1966 | 12/03/1966 | Canon |
| 191 | Wandering Roppi12/17/1966 | 12/17/1966 | Canon |
| 192 | Medussa's Mansion12/24/1966 | 12/24/1966 | Canon |
| 193 | The Greatest Adventure on Earth12/31/1966 | 12/31/1966 | Canon |
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Common questions
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Tetsuwan Atom have?
Tetsuwan Atom has a total of 4 seasons. The series is completed. Each season is divided into multiple episodes with stories that advance the main plot of the anime.
How many episodes does Tetsuwan Atom have?
In total, Tetsuwan Atom has 193 episodes distributed across its 4 seasons. You can consult the complete episodes table to see the breakdown by season.
What is the best order to watch Tetsuwan Atom?
It is recommended to watch Tetsuwan Atom in chronological broadcast order. This means starting from season 1 and continuing sequentially to the last season. Check our watch order guide which includes information about filler vs canon episodes for an optimal experience.
Where can I watch Tetsuwan Atom online?
Tetsuwan Atom is available on various legal streaming platforms. Check the platforms section at the top of this page to see where it's currently available. Options may vary depending on your geographic region.
Is Tetsuwan Atom a complete anime?
Yes, Tetsuwan Atom is a completed anime. All seasons have already aired and you can enjoy the series in its entirety without waiting for new episodes.
How much filler does Tetsuwan Atom have?
No, Tetsuwan Atom does not have filler episodes. All its episodes are canon and faithfully follow the original manga story, so you can watch all episodes without worrying about skipping anything.
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