Those who survived the early holocaust have been enslaved for life. For americans, it may appear to be little more than a campy throwback to battle of. Robot hunter and the wii has this game in japan on. Robot hunter is the english title of a 4episode ova, a retelling of an anime series known as neo human casshern. The leader of the environmental robots is an android called bk1, who the robots refer to as the black king, whose agenda is to rid the earth of all humans so that the environment can be preserved i guess no one ever thought to tell bk1 that blowing. Movie collection, 3d character, i love anime, studio ghibli, akira. This list has been taken from the book 500 essential anime movies the ultimate guide by helen mccarthy published 2008. Robot hunter milks the fact all its enemies are mechamooks for all its worth. Machines have thrown off the yokes of their human masters and have become the. Despite the mountains of cheese and terrible attempts at pronouncing the main characters name, casshan. All you like casshan the complete series hdtv h264. Far in the future, ecological disaster on earth led humans to create a race of androids called neoroids ostensibly to clean up the mess that promptly turned on their human masters and. Released earlier this year in a dub only version, adv films has decided to rerelease casshan, robot hunter as a special edition, this time including the original soundtrack along with the english dub. Its remade from an old series, hence the somehwat interesting some may say bad costumes, but if youre able to look past the retro look, the story itself is fairly interesting.
In the future, all of humanity is taken over by get this environmentalist robots in the style of terminator. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Pony canyon showcases infinit force anime dvdbd release artwork. A scientists son makes the ultimate sacrifice to prevent an army of evil robots from destroying humanity. However, the real casshan saves luna and kills akubon, though the black king escapes. Robot hunter casshan 1993 ova in the near future, robot technology has advanced to the point of selfawareness. Casshan robot hunter is better than casshern sins home. The movie has a dude who is after robots for the obvious revenge reasons that are used quite frequently in anime movies.
Robot hunter, known in japan as robot hunter casshern or simply casshern, is an original video animation ova. Under the leadership of the black king, machines have decimated the human population and. Originally airing as a tv series in the 70s, this updated version was made in 1993 as a four part ova original video animation. Unfortunately it was impossible to find posters for all of the movies so if one couldnt be found i used a picture of a character from the movie etc. This series is based on tatsunoko productions 1973 anime series neohuman casshern. In this 2004 film, a soldier is brought back to life through a strange experiment, one that also unleashes a new species of humanity hellbent on taking revenge on the rest of mankind via a robot army. English dub casshan robot hunter episode 2 youtube. Neohuman casshan 1973 series the series is about tetsuya azuma who turns himself into an android named casshan to defeat robots who are taking over the world. Those who survived the early holocaust have been enslaved for life drink when. Robot hunter is a nostalgia trip, a grittier remake of the classic 1973 tv series. Gundam 0083 tries to do the same thing only it actually works. The latter features interesting characters, a mostly compelling plot, and spectacular ova animation things that casshan frankly has a dearth of. Frustratingly mediocre, but still a good pick for fans of the genre. A scientist turns his willing son into a cyborg and sends him out into a postapocalyptic world to hunt down his first creation, a homicidal robot dictator and his vast army of mechanical soldiers.
Prices are normally set at 80 to 90 percent of the current market when the item is listed. With takeshi kusao, yumi toma, kenji utsumi, masaki aizawa. Robot hunter was one of the first animes i saw, and drew me further into the whole anime world. The movie has little in common with the original casshan. The casshern franchise also includes a 1993 original video animation titled casshan.
Pockets of resistance hold out, and among them is the young woman, luna kozuki, who seeks both the head of the resistance to. Its a 4 episode ova that runs without any interruption, making it seem more like a movie. Robot hunter is an ova which tries to update a kitschy saturday morning cartoon from the 1970s to a dark, serious tale of war. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. Robot hunter movie posters,high res movie posters image for casshan. Robot hunter, known in japan as robot hunter casshern. Under the leadership of the black king, machines have decimated the human population and conquered the world. Robot hunter casshern dvd, 2012 at the best online prices at ebay. Contact casshan robot hunter is better than casshern sins on messenger. A ridiculously human robot of the hollywood cyborg driven by a ghost in the machine variety compilation movie. Especially when you consider that a whole lot of cartoon robots get. Robot hunter on myanimelist, the internets largest anime database.
Still the most badass cyborg there is i only remember seeing a certain scene from this movie as a child the fight with the black king and it stuck with me my whole life sadly i never knew the name then one day i name came to me robot hunter looked it up on netflix and the rest was history my only complaint is in the title some subtitles would be nice to i was just use to seeing. Anime dvd manga anime 2017 anime battle of the planets cyborgs digimon a team akira robots. Enslaved by an army of rebellious superrobots originally designed to help. Enter a lone fighter named casshan with a mission to free humanity.
Shounen, earth, violence, postapocalypse, action, mecha, future, gunfights, cyborgs, android, scifi. The english dub is pretty good in this one, as a lot of familiar voice actors lend their talents to it. Casshan literally tears his enemies apart with his bare hands the first ova has one ridiculously human robot get its eye. Casshan sometimes spelled as casshern is a sciencefiction anime franchise by tatsunoko productions. Kotaro azuma, but later adopting the moniker of black king. Far in the future, ecological disaster on earth led humans to create a race of androids called neoroids ostensibly to clean up the mess that promptly turned on their human masters and enslaved them. Its likea combination of megaman and fist of the north star in a terminator style future ruled by the evil robotic version of captain planet.
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