×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

8 Man (TV)

Lookup sources in this page

To check what sources were provided for the information below, click on the i icon next to the item you want to check and then click on the "source" link that is displayed.

Note: you can set your preferences to always display the i icon while browsing the Encyclopedia.

 
Alternative title:
Eightman 
O Oitavo Homem (Portuguese) 
Tobor the Eighth Man 
Восьмой (Russian) 
エイトマン (Japanese) 
Genres: action , drama , science fiction 
Themes: cyborg , mecha , superhero 
User Ratings: 32 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Excellent: 2 votes (dub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Very good: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Good: 8 votes (dub:6, sub:2)
 Decent: 8 votes (dub:3, ?:2, sub:2, edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 3 votes (sub:1, edit.dub:1, dub:1)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:1, dub:1, others:1
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Weak: -
 Bad: 3 votes (dub:1, ?:1, sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 101 users, rank: #5394 (of 10059)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.938 (Decent), std. dev.: 2.1056, rank: #7906 (of 10234)
Weighted mean: 5.997 (Decent), rank: #7708 (of 10234) (seen all: 7.21 / seen some: 5.15 / won't finish: 5.01)
Bayesian estimate: 6.424 (Decent+), rank: #5732 (of 7688)
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 56 
Episode titles: We have 57
Vintage: 1963-11-07 to 1964-12-31 
Chronology:
(1965) Televised in the US as Tobor the Eighth Man 
(1966) Televised in England 
(1992) Live Action remake 
Links: We have 1
Comment:
Based on a story by Kazumasa Hirai, 8 Man had already been adapted into a Manga by Jiro Kuwata (published in Shonen Magazine) when it was adapted into a TV series in 1963. It was later adapted into a live action movie, 8 Man (8 Man returns in the US). 
Other articles: Show:
You can contribute information to this page, but first you must login or register

DVD (Region 1)
    The Best of Tobor: The 8th Man (Dub.DVD 1) 2019-01-16 (from $18.47)
    The Best of Tobor: The 8th Man (Dub.DVD 2) 2019-05-01 (from $14.49)
    Tobor the 8th Man - Original TV Series Anime (Dub.DVD 1) 2010-04-07
    Tobor the 8th Man - Original TV Series Anime (Dub.DVD 2) 2008-10-21
    Tobor the 8th Man - Original TV Series Anime (Dub.DVD 3) 2009-03-12
    Tobor the 8th Man - Original TV Series Anime (Dub.DVD 4) 2009-05-11
    Tobor the 8th Man - Original TV Series Anime (Dub.DVD 5) 2009-07-21
    Tobor the 8th Man - Original TV Series Anime (Dub.DVD 6) 2009-10-05
    Tobor the 8th Man - Original TV Series Anime (Dub.DVD 7) 2009-10-29
    Tobor the 8th Man - Original TV Series Anime (Dub.DVD 8) 2009-10-29
    Tobor the 8th Man - Original TV Series Anime - Box Set 1 (Dub.DVD 1-4) 2009-08-03
    Tobor the 8th Man - Original TV Series Anime - Box Set 2 (Dub.DVD 5-8) 2009-10-29
    Tobor the 8th Man's Greatest Adventures (Dub.DVD) 2009-11-02 (from $103.58)
    Tobor the 8th Man's Greatest Adventures - [Wide Screen] (Dub.DVD) 2009-11-02

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Haruyuki Kawajima 
Script:
Aritsune Toyota  (11 episodes
eps 7, 12, 15, 24, 26, 36, 39, 42, 51-52, 54
)
 
Ichiro Kano  (8 episodes
eps 33, 35, 38, 41, 46-48, 50
)
 
Kazumasa Hirai  (25 episodes
eps 1-4, 8-11, 14, 19, 21-22, 25, 29-32, 34, 37, 40, 43, 45, 49, 55-56
)
 
Masaki Tsuji  (7 episodes
eps 16-17, 23, 27-28, 44, 53
)
 
Ryo Hanmura  (eps 5, 18, 20) 
Tetsuyoshi Ōnuki  (eps 6, 13) 
Episode Director: Kiyoshi Ōnishi 
Music: Hiroaki Hagiwara 
Original story: Kazumasa Hirai 
Original Manga: Jiro Kuwata 
Character Design:
Jiro Kuwata 
Kiyoshi Ōnishi 
Animation Director: Kiyoshi Ōnishi 
Producer: Toshimichi Miwa 

Ink & Paint: Katsukazu Nishitani 
Key Animation: Jiro Kuwata 
Theme Song Composition: Hiroaki Hagiwara 
Theme Song Lyrics: Takehiko Maeda (OP) 
Theme Song Performance: Shigeru Katsumi (OP) 
Sakae Takayama as 8 Man/Hachirō Azuma 

Hajime Akashi as Narrator 
Kazue Tagami as Ichirō Higaki 
Miyuki Ueda as Sachiko Seki 
Shirō Amakusa as Zenemon Tanaka 
Takayuki Hara as Dr. Hōi Tani 

Hiroshi Kayama as Custer 
Hōsei Komatsu as Kitō 
Junji Chiba as Dr. Night Demon 
Kazue Tagami as Masami Ōga 
Masako Nozawa as Dr. Sonya 
Masaoki Takato as Dr. Night Demon 
Michiru Hōjō as Dr. Shin 
Nobuo Tanaka as Ken 
Ranko Mizuki as
Dr. Yukari Mizusawa 
Nami Kojima 
Shuichi Kazamatsuri as Geronimo 
Takeshi Kuwabara as Georg Müller 

Japanese companies
English staff
English cast
Director: Frank Schuller 
Screenplay: Reuben Guberman 
Producer:
Gene Prinz 
Peter Fernandez (Pilot Episode) 
Bob Gaynor as Chief Fumblethumbs 
Jack Metger as Dr. Spectra (eps 2-56) 
Jerry Berke as Tobor 
Sandy Warshaw as
Dr. Spectra (ep 1) 
Jenny 
Skip 

English companies
Broadcaster: Nine Network (Australia) 
Distributor:
Mental Brain Media (2019) 
Video Rarities 
Production:
Copri Films 
TCJ Animation 
Released by: T.A. Productions 
Theme Song: HAL SEEGER PRODUCTIONS 
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
ADR Director: Carla Civelli 
Screenplay: Milton Rangel 
Lauro Fabiano as Oitavo Homem/Rachiro Azuma 

Angela Bonatti as Sachiko 
Ênio Santos as Tanaka 
Isaac Bardavid as Dr. Tani 

Jomery Pozolli as Diretor do Presídio 
Mário Monjardim as Dr. Hanson 
Maurício Barroso as Miller 
Milton Rangel as
Embaixador de Solares 
Narração 

Portuguese companies
Broadcaster: Rede Globo 
Dubbing Studio: Cinecastro 

This encyclopedia is collaboratively edited by the users of this site
DISCLAIMER add information report an error lookup sources

Compare this anime's credits with others

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Anime anthology