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

Casshan is the English title for Shinzo Ningen Casshern (新造人間キャシャーン, Shinzō Ningen Kyashān), an anime series created by animation studio Tatsunoko Productions in 1973. "Casshern" was mistakingly translated as "Casshan" by the American publisher.

Plot

Tetsuya Azuma (東鉄也, Azuma Tetsuya), also known as Casshern, is a cybernetic "neo-human" (shinzo ningen in Japanese) who was turned into a cyborg by his father 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 Ecosystem required the destruction of the human race.

Casshern and his robotic dog, Friender, join forces with a beautiful girl named Luna to battle the robots led by their brutal boss known as the Black King.

Trivia

• The American publisher did an awkward katakana to romaji transcription, and actually a mistake, by translating "キャシャーン" as "Casshan" instead of "Casshern" which is the correct name used in Japan and in other countries, and even used in the 2004 live action film.

External links

• Casshan.com
• Shinzō Ningen Kyashān at IMDb (TV series)
• Casshan at IMDb (OVA)
• Casshern at IMDb (Live-action movie)
• Shinzo Ningen Casshan ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia (TV series)
• Casshan Robot Hunter ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia (OVA)
• Casshern ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia (Live-action movie)