Astro Boy (アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム) is a remake of the 1960s anime series Astro Boy created by Osamu Tezuka, which was produced by Tezuka Productions, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, Dentsu, and Fuji Television network. The series aired between April 6, 2003 and March 28, 2004 in Japan, and was released between January 17, 2004 and March 29, 2005 in North America.