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BLAST OFF WITH ASTRO BOY™

Popular Anime Series Based on the Original Comic By
The Father Of Manga, Osamu Tezuka

Astro Boy™: The Anime Series, Volumes 1-5

ALL FIVE VOLUMES OF THE ANIME SERIES, EACH WITH 10 ACTION-PACKED EPISODES, DEBUT ON DVD AUGUST 18




CULVER CITY, CALIF. (June 15, 2009) – Blast off with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment when Astro Boy™: The Anime Series, Volumes 1-5 come to DVD on August 18. The anime series based on the legendary Japanese comic series by Osamu Tezuka, known as the Japanese Walt Disney, is now available in five separate collectible volumes and priced to own just in time for the new feature film. Astro Boy™: The Anime Series, Volumes 1-5 follows an atomic-powered robot who is a reluctant superhero possessing super strength, jet-rocket feet and the ability to fly. Inspired by the anime series that originally aired in Japan in 1960, Astro Boy™: The Anime Series, Volumes 1-5 was updated and modernized in 2003 with state-of-the-art animation and visuals that kept the same classic style as the original “Astro Boy” manga and anime. The series debuted on the Kids WB Network in 2004. Each volume, sold separately, contains ten episodes priced at $14.94 SLP.

SYNOPSIS
Astro Boy is a clever and resourceful atomic-powered robot. A reluctant flying superhero with super strength and jet-rocket feet, he possesses a human-like personality and fights for justice and peace for humans and robots alike.

Episodes Included in Astro Boy™: Volume 1:
Power Up!
Rocket Ball
Atlas
Astro vs. Atlas
Destination Deimos
Into Thin Air
Rainbow Canyon
Neon Express
Franken
The Venus Robots

Episodes Included in Astro Boy™: Volume 2
Reviving Jumbo
Robot Hunters
The Rise of Pluto
The Fall of Acheron
Dragon Lake
Lost in Outland
Deep City
The Blue Knight
Hydra-Jacked
Geo Raider

Episodes Included in Astro Boy™: Volume 3:
Secret of the Blue Knight
Robot Circus
Little Sister, Big Trouble
Micro Adventure
Only a Machine
Robot Boy
Dawn of the Techno-Revolution
The Legend of Tohron
March of the Micro Bears
Old Dog, New Tricks

Episodes Included in Astro Boy™: Volume 4
The Case of the Phantom Fowl
Gideon
Fairy Tale
Shape Shifter
Firebird
Space Academy
Atlas Strikes Back
Battle-Bot
Time Hunters
Escape from Volcano Island

Episodes Included in Astro Boy™: Volume 5
Avalanche!
Battle of Steel Island
Undercover
Into the Dragon’s Lair
Night Before the Revolution
Robotonia
Showdown in Robotonia
Journey to Tomorrow
Astro Reborn
The Final Battle
Featurette: “Remaking of Astro Boy”

Astro Boy™: The Anime Series, Volumes 1-5 each have a run time of approximately 240 minutes and are not rated. Artwork and digital clips are available for download at Welcome to SPHE Connect. Visit Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on the Web at Sony Pictures.
DVD Special Features on Each Volume:
- Full Screen Presentations
- Audio: English, Spanish, Portuguese (Stereo)
- Closed Captioned

Astro Boy : Volume 1
DVD Catalog: # 32237
UPC Code: 0-43396-32337-0
Order Date: 7/16/09
SLP: $14.94

Astro Boy : Volume 2
DVD Catalog: # 32238
UPC Code: 0-43396-32338-7
Order Date: 7/16/09
SLP: $14.94

Astro Boy : Volume 3
DVD Catalog: # 32239
UPC Code: 0-43396-32339-4
Order Date: 7/16/09
SLP: $14.94

Astro Boy : Volume 4
DVD Catalog: # 32240
UPC Code: 0-43396-32240-0
Order Date: 7/16/09
SLP: $14.94

Astro Boy : Volume 5
DVD Catalog: # 32240
UPC Code: 0-43396-32241-7
Order Date: 7/16/09
SLP: $14.94
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