8 Man
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8 Man (8マン) or Eightman (エイトマン, Eitoman) or 8th Man (8人目, 8 Hitome, in the US) is a manga and superhero anime created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata.[2] 8 Man is considered Japan's earliest cyborg superhero, pre-dating Kamen Rider. [3]
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| 8 Man | |
 Image from the 1960s television series | |
| エイトマン (Eitoman) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazumasa Hirai |
| Illustrated by | Jiro Kuwata |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1963 – 1966 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Haruyuki Kawajima |
| Music by | Tetsuaki Hagiwara |
| Studio | TCJ |
| Original network | TBS |
| English network | |
| Original run | 7 November 1963 – 31 December 1964 |
| Episodes | 56 |
| Live-action television film | |
| 8 Man Has Returned | |
| Directed by | Akinori Kikuchi |
| Written by | Masakazu Shirai |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Released | 31 August 1987 |
| Live-action film | |
| 8 Man Before: Subete no Sabishii Yoru no Tame ni | |
| Directed by | Yasuhiro Horiuchi |
| Produced by | Isao Urushidani |
| Written by | Mitsuyuki Miyazaki Junko Suzuki |
| Music by | Carole King |
| Released | 1992 |
| Original video animation | |
| 8 Man After | |
| Directed by | Yoriyasu Kogawa |
| Produced by | Koji Honda Norihisa Abe Shinji Komori |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | August 21, 1993 – November 22, 1993 |
| Runtime | 25–30 minutes (each)[1] |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| 8 Man After | |
| Written by | Masahiro Suematsu |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1994 – 1995 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| 8 Man Infinity | |
| Written by | Kyoichi Nanatsuki |
| Illustrated by | Takayuki Takashi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Magazine Z |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 2005 – 2007 |
| Volumes | 6 |
The manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine and ran from 1963 to 1966. The anime series was produced by Eiken in association with TCJ Animation Center. It was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System and ran from November 17, 1963, to December 31, 1964, with a total of 56 episodes, as well as a "farewell" special episode, "Goodbye, 8 Man".