Birth Of Astro Boy

"Birth Of Astro Boy" is the first episode of the Astro Boy 1963 anime series.

Synopsis
Tobio Tenma is killed in a car collision his father, Umataro Tenma shifts all focus to the production of a robot that is an exact replica. Tenma slowly begins to lose his mind but, his robot is successful in one year's time a robot that looks like Tobio is built and is named Astro Boy. Tenma takes in the robot as his own son but gets angry when he learns he can't function like a real boy, so he sells him to the Robot Circus. Astro is forced to perform in the circus by Hamegg, but the circus grounds catch ob fire and Astro and the other circus robots save the audience members and Hamegg from the flames. Hiroshi Ochanomizu reclaims Astro Boy as property of the Institute Of Science.

Plot
Tobio Tenma is traveling down the electronic highway 66 deemed to be the safest highway man could make when suddenly he collides with a truck and is killed instantly. His father Umataro Tenma rushes to the scene only to hold his deceased son in his arms.

At the Institute Of Science, Tenma out of madness decides to build a robot boy that is exactly like his son. He shifts all focus of the Institute Of Science to the development of a robot which must be finished within one years time.

One year later the robot is completed and Tenma names him Astro Boy. Tenma decides to take Astro Boy home and raise him like his own son. Tenma teaches Astro everything possible to act like a real human boy, he teaches Astro to eat but, since he has no biological organs he can't digest it. Tenma finds a tutor to teach Astro arithmetic and proves he can perform complex mathematics instantaneously, when asked to draw an object he breaks it down to its molecular structure.