While the 2003 anime did poorly in North America, having received poor distribution and having been heavily edited, including the removal of its orchestrated soundtrack and much of Astro's childlike innocence, it was better received in the UK on the BBC, where it ran in syndication for almost three years as well as other parts of the world such as Dubai based MBC 3.
The show's main idea is starring a variety of children from around the Arab world to camp around with an organized team (by MBC 3) which is filled with coaches, travelling planners and more.