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Main Title	8 Man (a1352)
Official Title	javerified エイトマン
Official Title	en Eighth Man
Type	TV Series, 56 episodes
Year	07.11.1963 until 24.12.1964
Season	Autumn 1963
Tags	actionAction anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting., mangaManga is the lifeblood that drives the anime industry. Everything and its mother is based on manga. However! There are exceptions where the manga was not the basis for the anime. See also manhua and manhwa., science fictionScience fiction stories usually focus on how situations could be different in the future when we are more technologically advanced; due to either our own achievements or having met with other civilizations whom we have learned from., shounenIn the context of manga and associated media, shounen, literally meaning "youth" and often also specifically "boy", refers to a male audience roughly between the ages of 10 and 18. - [similar]
Resources	Official website Wiki (en) Wiki (jp) .lain Allcinema Anison (All)(9-10) ANN MAL
Rating	3.79 (51)
Average	5.02 (51)
Review Rating	N/A (0)
Added by	hidden on 2004-01-28 20:07
Edited by	hidden on 2017-07-01 06:37

Main Title	8 Man (a1352)
Official Title	javerified エイトマン
Official Title	en Eighth Man
Official Title	ru Восьмой
Synonym	Eight Man, Tobor the Eighth Man
Short	8man

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main cast

Takayama Sakae

Azuma Hachirou Eight Man

main staff

Original Work:	Hirai Kazumasa
Direction:	Kawashima Haruyuki
Series Composition:	Kawashima Haruyuki
Character Design:	Kuwata Jirou
Chief Animation Direction:	Oonishi Kiyoshi
Music:	Hagiwara Hiroaki

A private investigator working a routine case involving stolen technology is mortally wounded. His only hope for survival comes from sacrificing his humanity to become 8Man -- a powerful cyborg crime-fighter enhanced with a living human brain. Resurrected as the ultimate high-tech vigilante, it is up to 8Man to bring the lawless to justice and put an end to the escalating cycle of violence. A classic animated thriller that will leave you breathless.

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3.79 (51)

#10742 (#5)

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#10287 (#4)

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#6563 (3)

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Running Time

approx. 1d 4h

Completed

70 (28.9%)

Watching

11 (4.5%)

Plan to Watch

137 (56.6%)

Dropped

24 (9.9%)

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OVA, 1993, 4 eps, 3.96 (196), 5.78 (198)

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Azuma Hachirou

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voiced by: Takayama Sakae

Eight Man

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voiced by: Takayama Sakae

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Credit	Name	in Episodes	Comment
Original Work (原作)	Hirai Kazumasa
Manga (まんが)	Kuwata Jirou
Chief Episode Direction (演出チーフ)	Oonishi Kiyoshi
Chief Episode Direction (演出チーフ)	Sasaki Kouji
Direction (監督)	Kawashima Haruyuki
Series Composition (構成)	Kawashima Haruyuki
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Kuwata Jirou
Chief Animation Direction (チーフアニメーター)	Oonishi Kiyoshi
Music (音楽)	Hagiwara Hiroaki
Producer (プロデューサー)	Miwa Toshimichi
Planning (企画)	TBS映画部

Script/Screenplay (脚本)	Hanmura Ryou
	Hirai Kazumasa
	Kanou Ichirou
	Katsura Masaki
	Toyota Aritsune
	大貫哲義
Episode Direction (演出)	Kawashima Haruyuki
	Oonishi Kiyoshi
	Sasaki Kouji
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Oonishi Kiyoshi
In-Between Animation (動画)	Oonishi Kiyoshi
Art Chief (美術チーフ)	Koseki Toshiyuki
	五十嵐忠司
	泉谷実
Background Art (背景)	Koseki Toshiyuki
	五十嵐忠司
	泉谷実
Sponsor (提供)	丸美屋食品工業

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Relation	Song	Rating	Credit	Staff
opening	Eight Man	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	Katsumi Shigeru
			Lyrics (作詞)	Maeda Takehiko
			Music Composition (作曲)	Hagiwara Hiroaki
ending	Eight Man (instrumental version)	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	Katsumi Shigeru
			Lyrics (作詞)	Maeda Takehiko
			Music Composition (作曲)	Hagiwara Hiroaki
insert song	Kayama Mina no Uta	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	香山ユリ
	Kayama Mina no Uta	N/A (0)	Music Composition (作曲)	Hagiwara Hiroaki
	Watashi no Sherbet	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	香山ユリ
			Lyrics (作詞)	東逸平
			Music Composition (作曲)	Hagiwara Hiroaki

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Last Update	Name	State	HE	SP	Languages	Source	Rating	Cmts
30.11.2020	Anonymoose	complete	56	14	ja	DVD	N/A (1)	0
11.01.2022	Kingmenu	finished	56	0	ja en	DVD, www	N/A (0)	0
17.11.2019	Anime Kaizoku [AnimeKaizoku]	finished	56	0	en	unknown	N/A (0)	0
12.01.2013	hokuto_san	stalled	42	1	en	unknown	N/A (0)	0
21.10.2010	CKR	specials only	C1	1	ja	unknown	N/A (0)	0
	no group	complete finished ongoing stalled dropped specials only all

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EP	Title	Duration	Air Date
1	How I, 8th Man Came to Be	30m	07.11.1963
2	Icefinger the Executioner from Intercrime	30m	14.11.1963
3	The Deadly Cruel Clown	30m	21.11.1963
4	The Elevator Trap	30m	28.11.1963
5	Dr. Sinister & The Black Fog Bank Mob	30m	05.12.1963
6	Goldshrinker and the Numbers Gang	30m	12.12.1963
7	The Silent Jets	30m	19.12.1963
8	Dr. Spectra	30m	26.12.1963
9	The Light That Burned	30m	02.01.1964
10	Samantha 007	30m	09.01.1964
11	The Belligerant Bodyguard	30m	16.01.1964
12	Rascal Fish the Pirate Submarine	30m	23.01.1964
13	Bat Master and His Robot Bats	30m	30.01.1964
14	The Racing Rockets	30m	06.02.1964
15	The Shadow Bandits	30m	13.02.1964
16	The Gold Beetle of Orientia	30m	20.02.1964
17	The Sonic Slicer	30m	27.02.1964
18	Baron Stormy	30m	05.03.1964
19	The Attack On Intercrime Island	30m	12.03.1964
20	Misguided Machines	30m	19.03.1964
21	Pounce The Robot Tiger	30m	26.03.1964
22	The Threat Of Disaster	30m	02.04.1964
23	The Return Of Napoleon Bonaparte	30m	09.04.1964
24	The Steel Salamander	30m	16.04.1964
25	The Electronic Tyrant	30m	23.04.1964
26	Countdown To Zero	30m	30.04.1964
27	The Monsterous Eeler	30m	07.05.1964
28	Evil Jaw And The Devil Germs	30m	14.05.1964
29	The Passenger Rocket Adventure	30m	21.05.1964
30	The Armored Man	30m	28.05.1964
31	Ghost Highway	30m	04.06.1964
32	The Solar Satellite	30m	11.06.1964
33	The Artificial Life: Valcoun	30m	18.06.1964
34	The Battle Of The Brothers	30m	25.06.1964
35	The Freezing Ray	30m	02.07.1964
36	Byrus 13	30m	09.07.1964
37	Seven Days Of Terror	30m	16.07.1964
38	The Atomic Ghost	30m	23.07.1964
39	The Electronic Phantoms	30m	30.07.1964
40	Intercrimes Invincible Robot	30m	06.08.1964
41	Target 8th Man!	30m	13.08.1964
42	Attack Of The Horrible Honey Bees	30m	20.08.1964
43	The Nuclear Witch	30m	03.09.1964
44	The Thundermaker	30m	10.09.1964
45	The Attack Of Tarantula	30m	17.09.1964
46	The Monster Bird	30m	01.10.1964
47	Operation Bubble Ball	30m	08.10.1964
48	The Menace From Outer Space	30m	15.10.1964
49	30 Hundred Million Hostages	30m	29.10.1964
50	The Living Statue	30m	05.11.1964
51	The Terrible Imitation People	30m	12.11.1964
52	The Savage Fish	30m	19.11.1964
53	Rebellion Of Mutarl	30m	03.12.1964
54	Rule Of The Sharks	30m	10.12.1964
55	Super Mankind Mutant (Part I)	30m	17.12.1964
56	Super Mankind Mutant (Part II)	30m	24.12.1964
S1	Interview with Jiro Kuwata	15m
S2	Interview with Jiro Kuwata	15m
S3	Interview with Jiro Kuwata	20m
S4	Interview with Jiro Kuwata	15m
S5	Interview with Masayasu Washisu	9m
S6	Interview with Haruji Sasaki	15m
S7	Interview with Masaru Uchida	20m
S8	Interview with Kiyoshi Onishi	15m
S9	Interview with Masaki Tsuji	20m
S10	Interview with Toshimichi Miwa (Part 1)	20m
S11	Interview with Toshimichi Miwa (Part 2)	15m
S12	Interview with Miyuki Ueda	15m
S13	Interview with Sakae Takayama	15m
S14	Interview with Takehiko Maeda	15m
C1	Opening	1m	07.11.1963
C2	Ending	1m	07.11.1963

Anime: 8 Man