1
Seasons

56
Episodes

Eightman (1963)

Name: Eightman
Genre: Drama, Crime, Kids & Family
Released: 1963-11-07

30m

Running Time

1
Seasons

56
Episodes

November 7, 1963
Release Date

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Network & Production Companies

Plot.

A police officer working a routine case is hit by a car and mortally wounded. He is saved by a professor that transfers his consciousness into a powerful cyborg crime-fighter. 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.

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This TV Show Is About.

anime ·

based on manga ·

superhero ·

Scripted

Cast & Crew.

Takayama Sakae

Azuma Hachirou/Eight Man

Kawashima Haruyuki

Director

Miyuki Ueda

Sachiko Saki

Shirô Amakusa

Police Chief Zen'emon Tanaka

Kazumasa Hirai

Writer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
November 7, 1963

Original Name
エイトマン

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
56

Running Time
30m

Genres
Drama Crime Kids & Family

Wiki.

8 Man (8マン) or Eightman (エイトマン, Eitoman) or 8th Man (8人目, 8 Hitome, in the US) is a manga and superhero anime created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata. 8 Man is considered Japan's earliest cyborg superhero, pre-dating Kamen Rider. The manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine and ran from 1963 to 1966. The anime series was produced by Eiken in association with TCJ Animation Center. It was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System and ran from November 17, 1963, to December 31, 1964, with a total of 56 episodes, as well as a "farewell" special episode, "Goodbye, 8 Man".