Unico: Shogaku-Ichinensei Version - 1980 "Face of Jinnai" in Princess Lumpenela - 1980 "Jimmy" in Rainbow Parakeet: House of Doll - 1981 "The Mask" in Rainbow Parakeet: Forest of Fossil - 1981 "Black Jack" in How the World of Anime will look in the 21st Century - 1982 "Astro Boy" in A word from the parent who bore you - 1982 "Jimmy" in Golden Bat - 1982 "Astro Boy" in Rabbit House 2001 - 1982 "Person in Painting" in This is what's going to happen in 1983 - 1983 "Astro Boy" in Dream cars & cars of the future - 1984 "Astro Boy" in Atom Cat - 1986 "The Mask" in Fuku-chan in 21st Century - 1986 "Adam" in Undersea Super Train: Marine Express - 1979 anime He also make several cameos in Black Jack TV Astro has also made a cameo in two episodes of Kimba the White Lion "Monica Teen" Chapter 43 and 44 (Green Treasure arc) Reception Astro was listed on Empire magazine's 50 Greatest Comic Characters list ranking forty third, making Astro the only manga character on the list. IGN's Chris Mackenzie also ranked Astro Boy as 2 on the list of the top anime characters of all time. Astro was placed tenth Mania Entertainment's 10 Most Iconic Anime Heroes written by Thomas Zoth who commented that "he was Japan's first great modern cartoon hero, on the printed page and the TV screen". In 2014, IGN ranked him as the fourth greatest anime character of all time. Katsuhiro Otomo chose ATOM as the name of the main computer in his manga Fireball as an homage to Tezuka and the character. See also List of Osamu Tezuka anime List of Osamu Tezuka manga Osamu Tezuka's Star System References Adoptee characters in anime and manga Anime and manga characters with superhuman strength Astro Boy Child characters in anime and manga Child superheroes Comics characters introduced in 1951 Fictional circus performers Fictional androids Male characters in anime and manga Male superheroes Osamu Tezuka characters Robot superheroes Animated characters ja:鉄腕アトム