Astro Boy (Sankei Newspaper)
Sankei Newspaper
December 21, 1968
After Mushi Productions’ monthly Mighty Atom Club ceased publication altogether in 1966 and the primary serialization in Shonen [少年] finally concluded in 1968, The Astro Boy Chronicles (1967-69), being published in the Sankei Newspaper were the sole source for the regularly serialized adventures of the boy robot.
Published at a rate of 1 page per day, The Astro Boy Chronicles (1967-69) began serialization on January 24, 1967 and lasted until February 28, 1969. As a daily feature, it was published every day, with the exception of Mondays and for a few days around the New Years holiday. The only exception is “The Bomb Train” which ran all 8 pages together on the front page of the 1968 New Years Day edition.
In the span of a little over two years, there were 18 story arcs in total. Originally untitled, they have since been broken down into chapters.
Publication Information and Chapter Summaries
| Chapter: 001 | Title: Beginning of the Contradiction |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 67/01/24-67/01/29, 67/01/31-67/02/05, 67/02/07-67/02/12, 67/02/14-67/02/19, 67/02/21-67/02/26, 67/02/28-67/03/05, 67/03/07-67/03/12, 67/03/14 |
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| Chapter: 002 | Title: Living on Earth, 101 |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 67/03/15-67/03/19, 67/03/21-67/03/26, 67/03/28-67/04/02, 67/04/04-67/04/09, 67/04/11-67/04/16, 67/04/18-67/04/23, 67/04/25 |
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| Chapter: 003 | Title: The Birth of Neva #2 |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 67/04/26-67/04/30, 67/05/02-67/05/05, 67/05/07, 67/05/09-67/05/14, 67/05/16-67/05/21, 67/05/23-67/05/25, 67/05/30-67/06/04, 67/06/06-67/06/11, 67/06/13-67/06/18, 67/06/20-67/06/25, 67/06/27-67/07/02, 67/07/04-67/07/09, 67/07/11-67/07/16, 67/07/18-67/07/23, 67/07/25-67/07/30, 67/08/01 |
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| Chapter: 004 | Title: Baro, the Robot |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 67/08/02-67/08/06, 67/08/08-67/08/13, 67/08/15-67/08/20, 67/08/22-67/08/27, 67/08/29-67/09/03, 67/09/05-67/09/07 |
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| Chapter: 005 | Title: Scara Disappears |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 67/09/08-67/09/10, 67/09/12-67/09/17, 67/09/19-67/09/24, 67/09/26-67/10/01, 67/10/03, 67/10/04 |
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| Chapter: 006 | Title: The Energy Tube |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 67/10/04-67/10/08, 67/10/10-67/10/15, 67/10/17-67/10/23, 67/10/25-67/10/29, 67/10/31-67/11/05, 67/11/07-67/11/12, 67/11/14-67/11/17 |
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| Chapter: 007 | Title: The Angel of Vietnam |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 67/11/18-67/11/19, 67/11/21-67/11/26, 67/11/28-67/12/03, 67/12/05-67/12/10, 67/12/12-67/12/17, 67/12/19-67/12/23 |
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| Chapter: 008 | Title: The Summer of 1993 |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 67/12/24-67/12/25, 67/12/27-67/12/31, 68/01/04-68/01/07, 68/01/09-68/01/14, 68/01/16-68/01/21, 68/01/23-68/01/28, 68/01/30-68/02/03 |
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| Chapter: 009 | Title: The Bomb Train |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 68/01/01 |
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| Chapter: 010 | Title: Robot Chiruchiru in Danger |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 68/02/04, 68/02/06-68/02/11, 68/02/13-68/02/18, 68/02/20-68/02/25, 68/02/27-68/03/03 |
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| Chapter: 011 | Title: Astro’s Energy Runs Out |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 68/03/05-68/03/10, 68/03/12-68/03/17, 68/03/19-68/03/20, 68/03/22-68/03/24, 68/03/26-68/04/03, 68/04/05-68/04/07, 68/04/09-68/04/14, 68/04/16-68/04/19 |
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| Chapter: 012 | Title: Dr. Tenma |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 68/04/20-68/04/21, 68/04/23-68/04/28, 68/04/30-68/05/04, 68/05/07-68/05/12, 68/05/14-68/05/19, 68/05/21-68/05/26, 68/05/28-68/06/02, 68/06/04-68/06/09, 68/06/11-68/06/16, 68/06/18-68/06/19 |
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| Chapter: 013 | Title: The Tragedy of Bailey |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 68/06/20-68/06/23, 68/06/25-68/06/30, 68/07/02-68/07/07, 68/07/09-68/07/14, 68/07/16-68/07/20 |
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| Chapter: 014 | Title: Astro Goes to the Circus |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 68/07/21, 68/07/23-68/07/28, 68/07/30-68/08/04, 68/08/06-68/08/11, 68/08/13-68/08/18, 68/08/20-68/08/25, 68/08/27-68/09/01, 68/09/03-68/09/08, 68/09/10-68/09/15, 68/09/17-68/09/22, 68/09/25-68/09/27 |
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| Chapter: 015 | Title: Living Mold From Outer Space |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 68/09/28-68/09/29, 68/10/01-68/10/06, 68/10/08-68/10/13, 68/10/15-68/10/20, 68/10/22-68/10/27, 68/10/29 |
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| Chapter: 016 | Title: A Declaration of Robot Rights |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 68/10/30-68/11/03, 68/11/05-68/11/10, 68/11/12-68/11/17, 68/11/19-68/11/24, 68/11/26-68/11/28 |
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| Chapter: 017 | Title: Astro Goes to Elementary School |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 68/11/29-68/12/01, 68/12/03-68/12/08, 68/12/10-68/12/15, 68/12/17-68/12/22, 68/12/24-68/12/29, 68/12/31, 69/01/04 |
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| Chapter: 018 | Title: Gone With the Snow |
| Published in: Sankei Newspaper | Originally published: 69/01/05, 69/01/07-69/01/12, 69/01/14-69/01/19, 69/01/21-69/01/26, 69/01/28-69/02/02, 69/02/04-69/02/09, 69/02/11-69/02/16, 69/02/18-69/02/23, 69/02/25-69/02/28 |
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