Astro Boy Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

The character of Astro Boy was first created by the legendary Mangaka Osamu Tezuka all the way back in the early 1950's. Since then, he's been featured in a number of sequels, reboots, and spin-offs of his original, self-titled series and his story was even adapted into a feature length film back in 2009. In the universe, Astro's origins are quite complex and very tragic; when Tobio Tenma, the son of the brilliant robotics engineer Umataro Tenma, met an untimely demise, the good doctor created a robot in his son's image. Astro was the result, and while initially proud of his creation, Dr. Tenma came to hate Astro after he realized that he could never fully replace his son. Tenma sold Astro to a robotic circus - where he likely would have stayed if Hiroshi Ochanomizu didn't adopt the bot and teach him to use his powers for good.

Astro Boy Inspired Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous Astro Boy Dog

Jump

With a title like "man's best friend," one ought to expect to hear about dogs performing incredible feats of loyalty from time to time. But even with those expectations in check, sometimes you hear about the lengths certain dogs have gone to in order to stay truthful to their families and it just blows you away. Astro Boy's pet dog Jump is one of those fictional canines whose story can bring warmth to your heart, and possibly even tears to your eyes, once you get the full picture. Like Astro's own backstory, Jump's backstory is quite tragic but also inspiring.

As we mentioned before, Astro was built in the image of Dr. Umataro Tenma'slate son Tobio. But what we hadn't mentioned before was that Tobio also used to care for a dog that he named Jump. The boy and his dog were inseparable and the two developed a bond that couldn't be described as being anything less than familial. Tobio would take Jump along with him wherever he could as he treated his dog more like a younger sibling than a pet. But on the day that Tobio didn't take Jump with him, that'd be the day that the young boy would perish in a tragic car accident.

For years, Jump harbored a sense of guilt over the scenario; the way the dog saw it, Tobio passed away because he wasn't there to help him. Jump remained trapped in a malaise of guilt and remorse for a long time before he looked up one day and saw something that defied all logic and reason; Tobio seemingly flying through the air, looking as upbeat and cheerful as ever. Jump couldn't believe his eyes; overcome with a flood of emotions, the dog chased after the flying Tobio until he was finally able to catch up with him.

Jump was overjoyed to be reunited with his friend but when he jumped up to lick him, he realized that something was off; Tobio's skin felt cold and metallic to the touch and the boy who stood in front of him smelled of oils and machinery. It soon donned on Jump that the boy he just encountered wasn't his former friend, but was an android that looked just like him. Jump was crushed when he realized what was really going on, leading him to lash out at the confused Astro Boy when he tried to comfort the dog. Believing that Tobio was gone and would never come back, Jump rejected Astro (just as Dr. Tenma had) before running off in agony.

Astro was initially discouraged by this incident, but he nonetheless continued helping those all around him. Through his kind actions Astro showed that while he may not have been Tobio in the flesh, he was Tobio in spirit. Jump came to believe this as well and even reconciled with Astro, joining his family and accepting him for his heroic traits and kind heart.

Astro Boy Inspired Dog Name Considerations

One of the major reasons someone might want to consider naming their pet after a character from the Astro Boy franchise would be the sheer impact the series has had on manga and anime as a whole. If you're a fan of any modern Shonen animes (a la Dragonball Super, One Piece, My Hero Academia, or even Black Clover, then you have Osamu Tezuka Astro Boy to thank for really paving the way for those sorts of franchises. Astro Boy really popularized the idea of a young character fighting evil and helping people in Japan while also serving as one of the world's most unconventional heroes at the time.

The Astro Boy franchise also has no shortage of memorable characters that fans have come to revere over their years. These characters all tend to have unique names and personalities that could really help you figure out which character has traits that match your dog's; if you have a dog that you'd like to help work as a therapy dog, you should consider naming them Astro. Beyond battling malicious robots, Astro Boy uses his powers to help the residents of his hometown in their everyday lives.

Male Astro Boy Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Astro Based on Astro Boy
0	Osamu Taken from Osamu Tezuka
0	Otto Based on the Japanese word for boy, Otokonoko
0	Sibi Arabic for boy
0	Agori Greek for boy
0	Tobio Astro's spiritual predecessor
0	Tobi Shortened version of Tobio
0	Toby The western way to spell Tobi
0	Freddie Freddie Highmore played Astro in 2009
0	Fred Shorter version of Freddie
0	Atom Based off the Atom prequel manga
0	Umataro The first name of Tobio's Dad
0	Taro A nickname based on Umataro
0	Doc Umataro was a robotics engineer
0	Bewusstsein An advanced program Dr. Umataro created
0	Boynton Umataro's last name in the 1963 English dub
0	Bill Umataro's first name in the 2009 film
0	Hisashi Hisashi Yokomori voiced Dr. Tenma in 1963
0	Nicolas Nicolas Cage voiced over Dr. Tenma in '09
0	Nick Shorter version of Nicolas
0	Hiroshi Hiroshi Ochanomizu adopted Astro after Tenma abandoned him
0	Hiro Shorter version of Hiroshi
0	Hisashi Hisashi Katsuta was Hiroshi's first voice actor
0	William William Francis Nighy (better known as BIll Nighy) portrayed Hiroshi in '09
0	Will Shorter version of William
0	Willie A nickname based on the name William
0	Atlas One of Astro's robotic rivals
0	Pluto Another villain from the Astro Boy mythos
0	Cobalt Astro's brother
0	Jump Tobio/Astro's dog
0	Cora Astro's female friend from the '09 movie

Female Astro Boy Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Uran Astro's sister
0	Ran Hiroshi's sister
0	Fille French for girl
0	Puella Latin for girl
0	Nina Spanish for girl
0	Zoran One of Uran's aliases
0	Yoko Yoko Mizugaki was Uran's first voice actress
0	Epsilon A major female robot from the 2003 anime
0	Hoshie Tobio's mother
0	Robita Female robots from Osamu's Phoenix series
0	Korina A name similar to Cora
0	Niki Astro's crush from the 80's show
0	Nuka Niki's English name
0	Nikki Another way to spell Niki
0	Mari Mari Okamoto voiced Niki over in Japan
0	Maria The name of the gynoid from the film "Metropolis"
0	Becky Becky Wilenski voiced over Nuka
0	Rebecca The name Becky is usually short for
0	Cosma A female version of Cosmo
0	Machina Latin word for machine
0	Bridgette Maria's actress was Bridgette Helm
0	Star A unisex name related to astronomy
0	Andromeda The name of another galaxy in space
0	Sol The name of our Solar System and a Norse goddess
0	Solaris Another star system with a unisex name
0	Nora Prof. Ochanomizu's assistant in the '03 anime
0	Etsuko Osamu Tezuka's wife
0	Reiko Reiko Okano is Osamu Tezkua's daugther in law
0	Rumiko Rumiko Tezuka is Osamu and Etsuko's daughter