The original story for 8th Man was based on an original story written by Japanese science fiction writer ”Kazumasa Hirai”. Kazumasa Hirai was the author of the original manga that was published in a magazine for boys, and the cartoonist was Jiro Kuwata, who drew the manga, which was then adapted into this animated TV version. The original manga was serialized in a children's manga magazine for children in the 1960s in Japan, and the animation was created for children. But the author was a popular science fiction writer, and the original story was based on a hard science fiction content without cutting any corners, which was suitable for adults and could be appreciated by them. This is also the reason why 8thMan was so popular in Japan in the 1960s, transcending generations. This animation was also faithful to Kazumasa Hirai's original story, so it can still be appreciated around the world today.
The setting of the original manga "8 Man (8th Man)," which was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha), a Japanese manga magazine for boys and children in the 1960s, can be simplified as follows. (The Japanese-produced TV broadcast version of 8 Man is animated almost exactly according to this manga original.) The author of the story is science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai, and the artist of the manga is Jiro Kuwata. / Basic Setting, The location and setting is Japan in the early 1960s. A specially assigned eighth section or department is established in the criminal division of the Japanese police, but the name of the assigned detective is kept secret. the detective of the eighth section is not human, but a humanoid super robot called 8-Man. 8-Man was a type number of a group of humanoid super robots with artificial intelligence developed secretly in the U.S. for military development, and its development code name was number 008, the name of the eighth robot developed. (The title "The Eighth Man" is derived from these two names: detective of the eighth police department and serial number 008.) Dr. Tani, a Japanese robotics engineer who was involved in the development of this super robot in the U.S., did not want the robot he created to be used in war as a military development product, so he fled the organization in secret to Japan with (and took out) 8 Man and returned to Japan to hide himself. Since the development of the combat robot was conducted in top-secret, the fact that he took the robot and fled did not become an official international issue, and pursuers from the U.S. came to Japan several times to directly destroy or recapture 8-Man. The Soviet side also sent emissaries to Japan to attack 8-Man in order to extort military secrets from the United States. (The depiction of the conflict in international relations is not explicitly stated in the original manga, as it was originally a children's manga.) 8-Man himself is a super robot, but Dr. Tani has transferred the memories and consciousness of Detective Aduma, who died in the line of duty on the case, into his electronic brain, and he normally lives in secret, in human form, as Auduma, a former detective who is an udderless private detective. When necessary, he transforms into the form of 8th Man. The narrative structure consists of a mainline story of an escape from the U.S. and a chase drama, as well as individual cases and episodes. The episodes include, The story of a female scientist who develops a new weapon using laser beams and uses it to avenge her murdered husband. The story of an evolved and self-aware supercomputer (now called AI) that rebels against humans. The battle for a small, high-performance, human-controlled, high-speed rocket weapon. The story of an artificial witch whose personality is split into good and evil due to an accident involving a large high-speed atomic circuit device that generates cosmic rays, and who can levitate with only her soul. A battle with a genius brother and sister scientist who came from the future to the present by manipulating a time machine. The items and settings of 1960s hard SF were included. Although the medium of publication took the work from a children's magazine, it was in fact a hard-SF manga that could be read by adults as well. When an animated version was broadcast on TV in the early 1960s, it became popular not only among children at the time but also widely throughout Japan, thanks to Jiro Kuwata's smart and modern illustrations. An English translation of the animated version was also shown in the United States. After the war, Godzilla was mutated by a hydrogen bomb test, Ultraman was an alien who crash-landed on the earth due to an accident during his mission, and Ultra Seven appeared on the earth in pursuit of aliens who were after the earth. There is also Ishinomori's "Cyborg 009," a precursor to the Avengers of today, and "Masked Rider," a modified robot fighting an evil organization planning to take over the world, Astro Boy," which depicted the suffering and exploits of a boyish robot AI with the will and emotions to coexist with human society. The film 8th Man was one of Japan's pioneering animated films of the postwar era,
Excellent episode! I haven't seen this one since maybe spring of 1969 on Wee Willie Weber's Cartoon Club. Thank you fot uploading this episode! 👍
I remember wee Willie he ran a lot of Japan stuff space giants Johnny sicko.....
@@tolfan4438 Socko *
The original story for 8th Man was based on an original story written by Japanese science fiction writer ”Kazumasa Hirai”.
Kazumasa Hirai was the author of the original manga that was published in a magazine for boys, and the cartoonist was Jiro Kuwata, who drew the manga, which was then adapted into this animated TV version.
The original manga was serialized in a children's manga magazine for children in the 1960s in Japan, and the animation was created for children.
But the author was a popular science fiction writer, and the original story was based on a hard science fiction content without cutting any corners, which was suitable for adults and could be appreciated by them.
This is also the reason why 8thMan was so popular in Japan in the 1960s, transcending generations.
This animation was also faithful to Kazumasa Hirai's original story, so it can still be appreciated around the world today.
The setting of the original manga "8 Man (8th Man)," which was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha), a Japanese manga magazine for boys and children in the 1960s, can be simplified as follows.
(The Japanese-produced TV broadcast version of 8 Man is animated almost exactly according to this manga original.)
The author of the story is science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai, and the artist of the manga is Jiro Kuwata.
/ Basic Setting,
The location and setting is Japan in the early 1960s. A specially assigned eighth section or department is established in the criminal division of the Japanese police, but the name of the assigned detective is kept secret. the detective of the eighth section is not human, but a humanoid super robot called 8-Man.
8-Man was a type number of a group of humanoid super robots with artificial intelligence developed secretly in the U.S. for military development, and its development code name was number 008, the name of the eighth robot developed.
(The title "The Eighth Man" is derived from these two names: detective of the eighth police department and serial number 008.)
Dr. Tani, a Japanese robotics engineer who was involved in the development of this super robot in the U.S., did not want the robot he created to be used in war as a military development product, so he fled the organization in secret to Japan with (and took out) 8 Man and returned to Japan to hide himself.
Since the development of the combat robot was conducted in top-secret, the fact that he took the robot and fled did not become an official international issue, and pursuers from the U.S. came to Japan several times to directly destroy or recapture 8-Man. The Soviet side also sent emissaries to Japan to attack 8-Man in order to extort military secrets from the United States.
(The depiction of the conflict in international relations is not explicitly stated in the original manga, as it was originally a children's manga.)
8-Man himself is a super robot, but Dr. Tani has transferred the memories and consciousness of Detective Aduma, who died in the line of duty on the case, into his electronic brain, and he normally lives in secret, in human form, as Auduma, a former detective who is an udderless private detective.
When necessary, he transforms into the form of 8th Man.
The narrative structure consists of a mainline story of an escape from the U.S. and a chase drama, as well as individual cases and episodes.
The episodes include,
The story of a female scientist who develops a new weapon using laser beams and uses it to avenge her murdered husband.
The story of an evolved and self-aware supercomputer (now called AI) that rebels against humans.
The battle for a small, high-performance, human-controlled, high-speed rocket weapon.
The story of an artificial witch whose personality is split into good and evil due to an accident involving a large high-speed atomic circuit device that generates cosmic rays, and who can levitate with only her soul.
A battle with a genius brother and sister scientist who came from the future to the present by manipulating a time machine.
The items and settings of 1960s hard SF were included. Although the medium of publication took the work from a children's magazine, it was in fact a hard-SF manga that could be read by adults as well.
When an animated version was broadcast on TV in the early 1960s, it became popular not only among children at the time but also widely throughout Japan, thanks to Jiro Kuwata's smart and modern illustrations. An English translation of the animated version was also shown in the United States.
After the war, Godzilla was mutated by a hydrogen bomb test, Ultraman was an alien who crash-landed on the earth due to an accident during his mission, and Ultra Seven appeared on the earth in pursuit of aliens who were after the earth. There is also Ishinomori's "Cyborg 009," a precursor to the Avengers of today, and "Masked Rider," a modified robot fighting an evil organization planning to take over the world, Astro Boy," which depicted the suffering and exploits of a boyish robot AI with the will and emotions to coexist with human society.
The film 8th Man was one of Japan's pioneering animated films of the postwar era,
"It doesn't matter! I will destroy you anyway! I am perfect!" I'm like "Wow! That computer is a bit of a narcissist!"
More like a megalomaniac... and very good voice work by the actor. 👍
@@Inflec That too. And yes; I agree about the actor. Solid performance.
Sounds like A.I. 🤣
The earliest version of Skynet.
@@collosusrex-2985 Quite true!