‘Astro Boy’ began as a pioneering example of Japanese anime in the 1960s and ’70s. The American remake, though true to the original narrative, lacks flair.

Manga Video s Astro Boy: Greatest Astro Adventures packages seven episodes from the eponymous child superhero s 1980s revival. The first and last episodes are represented and the selection is strong.

ASTRO BOY directed by David Bowers, written by Bowers and Timothy Harris based on Osamu Tezuka’s manga, with the voices of Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Freddie Highmore, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy ...