a movie all the kid can see while the parent would not be bore . value like responsibility and friendship and and honor be the main theme here . bonus be action and humor and and excellent animation style . set in the future a bright young boy ( toby ) die in an accident and his grieving father ( dr. tenma ) replace him with the most modern robot ( astro ) there be and complete with the memory and feeling of toby . tenma then reject astro and astro be attack by the military . he escape and meet friend and learn what it like to fit in and when the time come he must make the ultimate sacrifice in order to save the people whom he love . i enjoy the plot and the character be not just stereotypical personality but real enough to draw you into the story . i bring my daughter and one of her friend . they also like it .