"Astro Boy", known in Japan by its original name "Mighty Atom", is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka from 1952 to 1968. The story follows the adventures of a robot named Astro Boy and a selection of other characters. Of the first 124 episodes created (there were 193 total), 104 were adapted into the English version by Fred Ladd, where the voice of Astro Boy was performed by, Billie Lou Watt.