Ep. 24: Micro Bears descend upon the town, isolating residents with comforting illusions created by Shadow.
Aired on September 21, 2003
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Kenichi’s team wins the championship due to his accidental foul goal, which Atom recognizes but Kenichi misinterprets as blame. A Micro Bear appears to Kenichi, offering comforting words that gradually draw him in. This phenomenon spreads across the town as numerous Micro Bears fall from the sky, charming people’s hearts and causing them to withdraw from reality, treating the bears as their only friends. The bears were created by Shadow. Kenichi stops attending school, accompanied only by his Micro Bear. Atom desperately attempts to talk to Kenichi to wake him up, but a giant Micro Bear appears.
Episodes
- Ep. 20 · Atom and Tommy investigate the disappearance of children who visited Neverland to avoid aging.
- Ep. 21 · Yuuko and Atom investigate Dragon Lake for illegal dumping and environmental destruction.
- Ep. 22 · Princess Kaya Disguised by Atom and Friends Before Gang Capture
- Ep. 23 · Atom loses memory after saving Earth from falling satellite Ashura
- Ep. 24 · Micro Bears descend upon the town, isolating residents with comforting illusions created by Shadow.
- Ep. 25 · Dr. Ochanomizu and Atom attend Deep City's inauguration while facing a fabricated environmental system.
- Ep. 26 · Atom is framed for planting a wormhole projector on the Minerva airship while Katari's team targets robots.
- Ep. 27 · Detective Higeoyaji and Atom investigate a locked-room mystery involving Skunk and the magnetic robot Gadem.
- Ep. 28 · Robots trapped in exploding plant while humans refuse rescue