History WesternAnimation / AstroBoy

* HealTheCutie: Astro inherits Toby's vast intelligence and upbeat nature, but soon finds that his dad cannot accept him as a substitute for his dead child. Toby runs from home and finds himself on the surface, where he tries to find friends and a new life, but he finds that robots on the surface are treated as mere property. When his identity as a robot is revealed, he is rejected, and decides nothing matters anymore, willingly turning himself in to the PresidentEvil. Doctor Tenma decides to shut him down[[spoiler:, but then changes his mind, accepting Astro not as Toby, but as his son nonetheless. Astro embraces his role in the world as a hero, and gains family, friends, and thankful admirers.]]

* NuclearPhysicsGoof: One researcher says the blue energy sphere is more powerful than nuclear energy. A watt is a watt, no matter what the source. This is like saying a pound of steel weighs more than a pound of feathers. It's all the same, unless you specify the basis for your comparison (such as "...more watts than X" or "...a higher voltage than Y.")

* NeverSayDie: Averted. Tenma says to Stone that if he wants the core, he'll have to ''kill'' him.

* AdaptaionalModesty: To the relief/rage of many fans, Astro wears pants in this version (and a shirt, but mostly the pants are what we're concerned about.)

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler: The alien at the end appears in literally the last few seconds of the movie, with no explanation whatsoever, starts blasting things with its eye-laser and Astro flies out to fight it. The end.]]

* BaitTheDog: Hamegg gets a case of AdaptionalHeroism for almost half of his scenes and he ''genuinely'' treats the children he cares for with care and respect. [[spoiler: Then he puts on his classic top hat and knocks out Astro for his fighting games.]]

* GoldfishPoopGang: The robot revolutionaries. They're about as capable as a deflated tire -- and as funny as one, too.

* MostWritersAreAdults: Inverted; most child characters look and behave much ''younger'' than their given age. (Astro/Toby is said to be thirteen and more closely resembles a nine-year-old; Cora is claimed to be seventeen but comes off as perhaps fifteen; the twins are said to be nine but seem more like six or seven-year-olds. Zane, on the other hand, is fourteen and seems accurate.) Of course, this is long-term in ''Astro Boy'' -- the original was claimed to be nine and looks six.

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* CameBackWrong / DamagedSoul: Toby/Astro. The memories were there, but his personality was different enough to cause Tenma to [[ParentalAbandonment reject him]].

%% * BadassAdorable: Astro

* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Averted: Toby dies a ''very'' family-unfriendly death.]]

* DecompositeCharacter: While Dr. Tenma turns evil in other versions, in this version he stays good and [[CanonForeigner President Stone]] fills the role that Evil!Tenma normally does.

'''''Astro Boy''''' is a [[AllCGICartoon CGI movie]] produced by Imagi Animation Studios, released in October 2009. Based on the manga ''Manga/AstroBoy''.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: President Stone seems like a thinly veiled {{Expy}} of UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush. Just hear him about going at war against the Surface; in fact, that part alone is a huge DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything moment.

* CreatorCameo: Osamu Tezuka appears in the film with his signature glasses and beret.

* CreatorCameo: Osamu Tezuka is animated in the film with glasses and nicehat.

* GenreSavvy: One of the faceless mooks drops his weapons and runs for it in the few seconds before [[spoiler:the Peacekeeper starts its rampage]].

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler: The alien at the end.]]

* CompositeCharacter: Inverted. While Dr. Tenma turns evil in other versions, in this version he stays good and [[CanonForeigner President Stone]] fills the role that Evil!Tenma normally does.

* ComingOutStory: Astro Boy's secret of being a robot resembles most Coming Out Stories, especially the nighttime scene when he almost "comes out" to Cora.

* StrawmanPolitical: President Stone. Cut taxes for his rich friends and starts a war to get himself reelected.

** The movie manages to make Dr. Tenma look like a combination of his original design and Creator/NicholasCage.

* InkSuitActor: Hamegg is SO Nathan Lane, right down to the eyebrow movement.