Casshan

Casshan
Casshern DVD cover art
GenreScience fiction, superhero
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Sasagawa
Produced byKenji Yoshida
Ippei Kuri
Written byJinzō Toriumi
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
StudioTatsunoko Production
Licensed by
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run October 2, 1973 June 25, 1974
Episodes35[1]
Manga
Casshern R
Written byChabo Higurashi
Illustrated bySatoshi Shiki
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineChampion Red
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 19, 2023 – present
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Casshan, also known in Japan as Neo-Human Casshern (Japanese: 新造人間キャシャーン, Hepburn: Shinzō Ningen Kyashān), is an anime series created by Tatsunoko Production founder Tatsuo Yoshida in 1973.[1]

The Casshern franchise also includes a 1993 original video animation titled Casshan: Robot Hunter, and a 2004 live-action adaptation titled Casshern. In October 2008, a reboot of the franchise Casshern Sins premiered. In anticipation of the upcoming series, a DVD box set of the original series, Neo-Human Casshern Complete DVD-Box "All Episodes of Casshern", was released in Japan on September 24, 2008. Casshern also appears in Tatsunoko Fight and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars as a playable character.[2][3] At Anime Expo 2013, Sentai Filmworks announced that they had signed a deal with Tatsunoko to release some of their catalog, with Casshan being confirmed as one of the characters involved.[4] Sentai Filmworks released the series on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the United States on March 4, 2014.

  1. ^ a b "タツノコプロ - 新造人間キャシャーン" [Tatsunoko - Casshan]. tatsunoko.co.jp. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "NEW 'CASSHERN' SERIES ANNOUNCED". wizarduniverse.com. Wizard Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 29, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
  3. ^ "New Casshern Anime Tentatively Titled Casshern Sins - News". Anime News Network. June 19, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Signs Deal with Tatsunoko Production (Updated) - News". Anime News Network. July 4, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.