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Casshan

Casshan, also known in Japan as , is an anime series created by Tatsunoko Production founder Tatsuo Yoshida in 1973.

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Animanga/Header.image: Casshan.jpg
Animanga/Header.caption: Casshern DVD cover art
Animanga/Header.genre: Science fiction, superhero
Animanga/Video.type: tv series
Animanga/Video.director: Hiroshi Sasagawa
Animanga/Video.producer: Kenji YoshidaIppei Kuri
Animanga/Video.writer: Jinzō Toriumi
Animanga/Video.music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Animanga/Video.studio: Tatsunoko Production
Animanga/Video.network: FNS (Fuji TV)
Animanga/Video.first: October 2, 1973
Animanga/Video.last: June 25, 1974
Animanga/Video.episodes: 35
Animanga/Print.type: manga
Animanga/Print.title: Casshern R
Animanga/Print.author: Chabo Higurashi
Animanga/Print.illustrator: Satoshi Shiki
Animanga/Print.publisher: Akita Shoten

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Casshan, also known in Japan as , is an anime series created by Tatsunoko Production founder Tatsuo Yoshida in 1973.

The Casshern franchise also includes a 1993 original video animation titled Casshan: Robot Hunter, and a 2004 live-action adaptation titled Casshern. In October 2008, a reboot of the franchise Casshern Sins premiered. In anticipation of the upcoming series, a DVD box set of the original series, Neo-Human Casshern Complete DVD-Box "All Episodes of Casshern", was released in Japan on September 24, 2008. Casshern also appears in Tatsunoko Fight and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom as a playable character. At Anime Expo 2013, Sentai Filmworks announced that they had signed a deal with Tatsunoko to release some of their catalog, with Casshan being confirmed as one of the characters involved. Sentai Filmworks released the series on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the United States on March 4, 2014.