The dark age of mankind is upon us. Machines have thrown off the yokes of their human masters and have become the rulers of the world. Leading the revolt is the leader of the robots, android BK-1, now known infamously as the Black King. The humans have been rounded up and herded into slave camps, now forced to serve the machines. They\'re abused and opressed, their spirits virtually crushed save for one last hope. They believe one will come to liberate them, one whose power is a match for the machines. They see him as their savior, the last, best hope of humankind. They have a name for him: Casshan.

Alternative title:
新造人間キャシャーン (Japanese)
Casshan
Kyashan Ragazzo Androide (Italian)
Newly Made Human Cashan
Robot Hunter Casshan

Casshan: Robot Hunter
OAV
4 episodes

Alternative title:
キャシャーン (Japanese)
Casshan
Casshern: Robot Hunter
Kyashan Il Mito (Italian)

Genres: Adventure, Mecha, Science Fiction, Shounen

Plot Summary: 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.

Casshern
live-action movie

Alternative title:
キャシャーン (Japanese)
Casshern : The Last Day on Earth

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Science Fiction

Plot Summary: Fifty years of war between the Great Eastern Federation and Europa have taken their toll on planet Earth. As a result of the use of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, much of Earth has become uninhabitable and people have become prey to new diseases. Professor Azuma's "neo-cell" project, which is supposed to be the answer to mankinds hardships, becomes a nightmare come true when mutants spawned from the experiment escape and declare war on the human race. Azuma's son Tetsuya, who was killed during the previous war, is reborn into the cyborg Casshern as mankind's last hope against the new mutant threat.

Running time: 141 minutes

Published: 2004-04-24