Atom: The Beginning

In a near-future Japan recovering from a mysterious large-scale disaster, rebuilding has begun in earnest five years later. Amid the push to restore and reinvent society, two young university researchers devote themselves to advancing robotics, staking their ambitions on what they can create.

Their work sets the stage for a new look at the enduring legacy of Astro Boy—tracing the story leading up to his creation and the beginnings that come before his birth.