Umatarou Tenma
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Estimated watch time
5h
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Robots80%College79%Seinen70%Artificial Intelligence66%
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Synopsis & Story
With no investor funding, Umatarou Tenma and Hiroshi Ochanomizu must turn to odd jobs to fund their project: to build a humanoid robot that thinks and feels like a human being. When the two geniuses succeed in building A106, they start experimenting with his emotional capabilities right away. As they test to see if they truly can build a sentient robot, one question remains: will this robot become a god or a friend? (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
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Atom: The Beginning: should you watch it?
At a glance
Atom: The Beginning has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 64/100 — 27% of 3,184 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #93 highest-rated anime of 2017, and #27 highest-rated anime of Spring 2017 on AniList.
Of the 5.8K AniList users who started it, 17.9% dropped it, so it is dropped more often than most; 3.9K have finished it.
At about 5 hours in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Mecha, Sci-Fi — especially robots, college, seinen, artificial intelligence.
Where it fits in the series
- Start here. Atom: The Beginning is the first entry in its story.
- Watch next: Astro Boy (1963), Astro Boy (1980) (1980), Astro Boy (2003) (2003)
Episodes
12 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Kasahara Tetsurou
- Director
- Katsuyuki Motohiro
- Director
- Tatsuo Satou
- Series composition
- Junichi Fujisaku
- Character design
- Takahiro Yoshimatsu
- Music
- Noriyuki Asakura
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Kaidoku Funou” by After the Rain
Endings
- ED1“Hikari no Hajimari” by Yoshino Nanjou
Theme data from AnimeThemes.moe.
Atom: The Beginning FAQ
- How many episodes does Atom: The Beginning have?
- Atom: The Beginning has 12 episodes of about 25 minutes each, roughly 5 hours in total.
- How long does it take to watch Atom: The Beginning?
- About 5 hours back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 6 days; at one hour a day, about 5 days.
- Is Atom: The Beginning finished?
- Yes. Atom: The Beginning has finished airing — the final episode aired July 8, 2017.
- Is there a season 2 of Atom: The Beginning?
- Yes — the story continues in Astro Boy (1963) and Astro Boy (1980) (1980) and Astro Boy (2003) (2003).
- Where do I start Atom: The Beginning?
- Start here: Atom: The Beginning is the first entry, followed by Astro Boy.
- Is Atom: The Beginning based on a manga?
- Yes. Atom: The Beginning adapts the manga by Kasahara Tetsurou.
- Who animated Atom: The Beginning?
- Atom: The Beginning was animated by Production I.G and OLM and Signal.MD and directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro and Tatsuo Satou.
- Who sings the opening of Atom: The Beginning?
- The opening, "Kaidoku Funou", is performed by After the Rain.
- Where can I watch Atom: The Beginning?
- Atom: The Beginning is listed on Amazon Prime Video. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.