In the near future, robot technology has advanced to the point of self-awareness. Under the leadership of the "Black King," machines have decimated the human population and conquered the world. Those who survived the early holocaust have been enslaved for life. But throughout the hardships, a lone hero appears as the savior of mankind. He is Casshan - a fusion of man and machine driven to combat Black King and his forces to the end.

(Source: Anime News Network)

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Studios

• Tatsunoko Production
• Nippon Columbia

Staff

• Yasuomi Umetsu — Character Design
• Yukihiro Matsushita — Director, Script (ep 1)
• John Ledford — Executive Producer (English; ADV)
• Michiru Ooshima — Music
• Hitoshi Fukuchi — Mechanical Design (ep 1)
• Mark Williams — Executive Producer (English; ADV)
• Shou Aikawa — Script (eps 1, 4)
• Akihiko Takahashi — Director of Photography
• Carl Macek — ADR Director (English), Producer (English)
• Ippei Kuri — Executive Producer
• Hironobu Kageyama — Theme Song Performance (OP, ED1, ED2, ED4)
• Hideki Kakinuma — Script (ep 3)
• Toshimichi Suzuki — Planning
• Takashi Yoshida — Producer (eps 2-4)
• Ichirou Mizuki — Theme Song Performance (ED4)
• Emu Arii — Script (eps 2, 4)
• Tatsuo Yoshida — Original Creator