Casshan
| Casshan | |
| File:Casshanfriender.JPG Casshern and his sidekick, Friender, from the OVA | |
| Genre | Science fiction |
|---|---|
| Anime | |
| Shinzō Ningen Kyashān | |
| Directed by | Takao Koyama |
| Studio | Tatsunoko |
| Anime | |
| Casshern: Robot Hunter | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Fukushima |
Shinzo Ningen Casshern (新造人間キャシャーン, Shinzō Ningen Kyashān) is an anime series created by animation studio Tatsunoko Productions in 1973.
Tetsuya Azuma (東鉄也, Azuma Tetsuya), also known as Casshern, is a cybernetic "neo-human" (shinzo ningen in Japanese) that was created for the purpose of hunting down and destroying robots that have taken over the world. His late biological father Dr. Azuma was the inventor of the robots that were originally intended to serve humankind, but mutinied en masse when their cold logic concluded that the good of the Earth required the destruction of the human race.
Casshern and his cybernetic dog join forces with a beautiful girl named Luna to battle the robots led by their brutal cybernetic boss known as the Black King.
Casshern versions
- Shinzo Ningen Casshern (1973) - created by Tatsuo Yoshida and designed by Yoshitaka Amano.
- Casshern: Robot Hunter (1993) - 20th anniversary OVA series directed by Hiroyuki Fukushima.
- Casshern (2004) - live action theatrical film written and directed by Kazuaki Kiriya.
External links
- Casshan.com
- Shinzō Ningen Kyashān at IMDb (TV series)
- Casshan at IMDb (OVA)
- Casshern at IMDb (Live-action movie)
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