author=karins_soulkeeper I think astoboy was aired here around 04, at the same time as dbz gt and sns. Regardless, you should definitely watch it >.<)b
And do go ahead with the satoko idea. I'd love to see how it'll turn out :)
if by 04 you mean 1984, then yeah.
80s Astro Boy is my favorite too, which is expected given my age group, I guess. I have the DVD set. The 2000s Astro was aired out-of-order, with some episodes being cut outright, which is its biggest problem. That and Atlas came across as more dignified and tragic, which I thought was cool. Dude rode a god damn robot horse. There was a good GBA game based on 2000s Astro, though.
The US opening theme was better than the Canadian one: