Oooh! I have the Kimba on order, but I hadn't seen anything on the Astro Boy. Woo-hoo! I have the '80s version of Astro Boy Australian release - complete with tin. Very cool. Nice packaging. Hopefully the '60s version will be as nice or nicer. And I have the first season of the 2004 Astro Boy from Australia, and then I got the Sony release earlier this year.
Oh, this is a very good year to be a Tezuka fan!
I just checked the Madman web site (
http://www.madman.com.au/), and the release date for the 1960s Astro Boy - 104 episodes - is November 23. Unfortunately, I think there is a typo on the web site, because the running time is listed at 1200 minutes, which only works out to around 50 episodes. This may in fact be set #1 as it's listed on Madman's site, although the press release claims it's the complete 104 English-language episodes. Kimba (52 episodes) releases September 21. According to the web site, both will release for $149.95AUD.