Astro Boy (アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム Asutoro Bōi Tetsuwan Atomu, lit. "Astro Boy: Mighty Atom") is a 2003 anime series, produced by Tezuka Productions and Animax. It was created to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1963 series, featuring lush, top grade cel animation and CGI effects. This series was one of the first in Japan to be developed and designed for international broadcast. It ran for 50 episodes from April 7, 2003 to March 28, 2004. In this 2003 series, Atom (also known as Astro Boy) is a super-powered and kind-hearted boy robot, who is reactivated and brought into a new life by the kindly scientist Professor Ochanomizu. While Astro tries to adjust to a free life among humans, he finds himself being stalked by his original creator Dr. Tenma, and a hateful anti-robot movement clashes with a robot uprising.