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Series titles: エイトマン (Japanese), 8
- Studio
- TCJ Productions
- Distributor
- ABC Films
Synopsis
Special agent Brady, working for International Crime Prevention Headquarters, is ambushed and left for dead. Discovered by a scientist, Professor Genius, Brady's life is saved when Genius takes his mind and incorporates it into an electronic brain. Brady's mind now controls a super-powerful robotic (and bionic) body capable of incredible crime-fighting feats. Brady, in the disguise of Tobor, opens a detective agency and works undercover for Chief of Police Fumblethumbs.
Characters
Brady/Tobor/8 Man, Professor Genius, Chief of Police Fumblethumbs, Jenny Heartsweet, Skip Pepper
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Harayuki Kawajima
- Director, English Version
- Frank Schuller
Producing
- Producer
- Mitsuteru Tokoyama
- Producer, English Version
- Gene Prinz (ABC Films)
Writing
- Writer
- Jiro Kuwata, Kazumaza Hirsi (Original Manga)
- US Script Adaptions
- Reuben Guberman
Animation
- Animator
- Kiyoshi Onishi (Animation Director)
Voices
- Voice
- Sakae Takayama, Miyuki Ueda, Kazue Tagami, Takayuki Hara, Shirô Amakusa, Takatô Masayasu, Shûichi Kazamatsuri, Yû Kayama, Hajime Akashi
- English Voice Cast
- Jerry Berke (Tobor/8 Man), Sandy Warshaw (Jenny, Skip), Bob Gaynor (Chief Fumblethumbs), Jack Metger (Dr. Spectra), Frank Schuller, Reuben Guberman, Arnie Warren
Crew
- Created By
- Kazumasa Hirai, Jiro Kuwata
- Character Design
- Jiro Kuwata, Kiyoshi Onishi
- Title Sequence Director
- Ralph Bakshi
Companies and other credits
- US Title Sequence: Hal Seeger Productions
Production notes
Based on "8 Man," a comic strip by Jiro Kuwata and Kazumaza Hirsi.
Release date reflects original release in Japan.
Release date reflects original release in Japan.