Casshan: Robot Hunter

Casshan: Robot Hunter, known in Japan as Robot Hunter Casshern (ロボット・ハンター・キャシャーン) or simply Casshern (キャシャーン), is a 1993 OVA produced and animated by Tatsunoko Productions and Artmic. This series is based on Tatsunoko Productions' 1973 anime series Neo-Human Casshern. Casshan: Robot Hunter was originally released as a four-volume series in Japan. However, the American publishers edited the four episodes into a single feature film for its English-language debut in 1995 with the english version directed by industry legend Carl Macek. In 2003, ADV Films re-released the four-episode series on DVD.

Plot
Enslaved by an army of rebellious super robots originally designed to help civilization avert a complete ecological cataclysm, mankind's only hope is Casshan, a legendary hero who wages a solitary war to defeat the NEOROIDS and restore the Earth to its rightful order. Ironically, Casshan's father is the same scientist who engineered the race of super androids now threatening to destroy all of mankind. On a crusade to clear the name of his father, Casshan must sacrifice his own humanity in order to attain the powers he needs to defeat mankind's powerful enemies. However, Casshan's power does not come without a price. Haunted by the memories of his murdered mother and forced to deal with a super robot that has absorbed and now manipulates the consciousness of his father, Casshan must put aside his own emotions and fight to preserve the survival of the human race.

Translation
The title sequence for the OVA translates the katakana "キャシャーン" as "Casshan". This was repeated in the American adaptation by Harmony Gold.

English Cast

 * Alexandra Kenworthy as Narrator
 * Ardwight Chamberlain
 * Catherine Battistone as Neoroid Commander
 * Eddie Frierson
 * Edie Mirman as Luna Kazuki
 * Jeff Winkless as Black King / Android BK-1
 * Kerrigan Mahan
 * Kirk Thornton
 * Melanie MacQueen
 * Michael Forest as Adm. Rudolph
 * Michael McConnohie
 * Michael Reynolds
 * Michael Sorich
 * Richard Allen
 * Richard Cansino
 * Simon Prescott
 * Stephen Apostolina
 * Steve Bulen as Casshan / Tetsuya Azuma
 * Steve Kramer

Japanese Cast

 * Takeshi Kusao as Tetsuya Azuma / Casshan
 * Yumi Touma as Luna Kazuki
 * Goro Naya as Narrator
 * Hirohiko Kakegawa as Admiral Montgomery Dr. Lester
 * Ikuya Sawaki as Narrator
 * Issei Futamata as Akbone
 * Isshin Chiba as Operator
 * Junichi Sugawara as Barashin
 * Juurouta Kosugi as Commander Tork
 * Keaton Yamada as Dr. Kotaro Azuma
 * Kenichi Ogata as Elder Asari
 * Kenji Utsumi as Braiking Boss (Black-king Boss in the dub)
 * Masaki Aizawa as Information Robot
 * Nobuo Tobita as Nyman
 * Sanae Takagi as Midori Azuma
 * Toshiyuki Morikawa as Pilot
 * Wataru Takagi as Executive Officer
 * Yuri Amano as Sagria