Astro Boy

Series Similar to Astro Boy

If you enjoyed Astro Boy, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. The Real Ghostbusters

   1986 · Action, Adventure, Children · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, also on ABC.

   The Real Ghostbusters continues where the first movie left off, with the four Ghostbusters facing forces of the supernatural. Helping out the Ghostbusters would be their secretary, Janine Melnitz, and (eventually) Louis Tully. Also joining in would be the green ghost busted at the Sedgewick Hotel in the first movie, which was given the name Slimer.

2. Grossology

   2006 · Action, Adventure, Children · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   Ty and Abby Archer are the world's foremost experts in... you guessed it: Grossology. Assisted by the infamous "Lab Rat" and watched carefully by a mysterious "Director," this is the crime-fighting duo that gets called in when the case becomes too gross for the adult agents to handle. All of the duo's animated adventures are grounded in real science and based on the books of Sylvia Branzei.

3. Kong: King of the Apes

   2016 · Action, Adventure, Children · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile.

   In 2050, an evil scientist is about to unleash an army of robotic dinosaurs. Now it's up to Kong and friends to fight back and save the day.

4. Ben 10: Alien Force

   2008 · Action, Children · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Children profile, highly rated (8).

   Five years after the original Ben 10 series, Ben Tennyson is a normal teenager who has put away his toys, including the Omnitrix that gave him his powers.

5. Class of the Titans

   2006 · Action, Adventure, Children · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks worshiped the gods on Mount Olympus. In the 21st century, their descendants fight to protect the world from the evil Cronus.

6. Jackie Chan Adventures

   2000 · Action, Adventure, Children · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile.

   Jackie Chan Adventures is the exciting new animated series from world-famous action hero Jackie Chan. You've never seen Jackie like this!Jackie Chan, an archaeologist in this series, gets caught up in a conflict between government agency Section 13 and a criminal syndicate known as the Dark Hand. Led by Valmont, the Dark Hand is collecting magical talismans to reanimate an ancient dragon-like demon known as Shendu. Jackie also has to keep an eye on his adventurous 11-year-old niece, Jade, who has just flown in from Hong Kong. Jackie Chan, Jade, and his wise, old uncle must do all they can to stop evil from obtaining these powerful talismans and must embark on many missions to save the world from evil.

7. The New Adventures of Huck Finn

   1968 · Action, Adventure, Children · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile.

   In this mixture of live action and animation, Tom Sawyer, Betty Thatcher, and Huck Finn flee from Injun Joe into a cave. They find themselves in a series of animated worlds, and travel from Egypt to Aztec cities to tropical islands. Injun Joe is always one step ahead of them, and typically the evil ruler or power in whatever land they find themselves in.

8. Future-Worm!

   2016 · Action, Adventure, Children · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   In Future-Worm! a 12-year-old boy creates a time machine lunch box and befriends a fearless worm from the future.

9. Glitch Techs

   2020 · Action, Children, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Children profile, hidden gem.

   Game-world monsters are wreaking real-world havoc. Here comes tech support!

10. Go, Dog. Go!

    2021 · Adventure, Children · ended

    Recommended for similar Adventure / Children profile, hidden gem.

    Handy and inventive pup Tag chases adventure with her best pal, Scooch, solving problems and helping the citizens of Pawston along the way.