In the year 2030, a brilliant robotics engineer named Dr. Boynton loses his son Toby in a tragic car accident. Distraught over his death, the dedicated, but heart-broken scientist uses his technical experise to construct an android in the boy's image. But all was not as he'd hoped, for the scientist soon realised the robot, Astro Boy, could never grow into a human capable of filling the void in his heart.
Abandoned to by Dr Boynton, Astro Boy was then rescued by Dr Elefun. Under his guidance, Astroboy embarks on adventures, fighting anything that threatens mankind.