Tezuka Productions
The original author, Osamu Tezuka, who was dissatisfied with the content of the first adaptation produced by the former Mushi Productions, created this series with Tezuka Productions to reboot Atom anew from his birth. The fact that the first series was in black-and-white and was not rerun very often, and that it was not broadcast outside Japan, was also cited as a reason for the remake. The plan for the reboot was brought up in 1970 and 1971, but was abandoned, and it was not until 1974 that the project was launched. The plan for this series was realized due to the popularity of the Osamu Tezuka special animation that NTV had been airing on "24 Hour TV: Love Saves the Earth" since the first edition in 1978. The contract was made directly between Tezuka Productions and NTV, not through an advertising agency.