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SharpAsShamsher
Plot/Story: 7.5/10
8 Man After offers an enjoyable plot set years after the original 8 Man series. The new protagonist, Hazama Itsuru, takes on the role of the hero while seeking revenge in the name of justice. The story unfolds over four episodes, which would have been better suited as a film. It's a slow burner that caters to audiences seeking a dramatic theme. The story is exciting, dramatic, and surprisingly violent.
Animation/Design: 8/10
The animation in this anime is well-executed, with each scene beautifully drawn and colored. The visuals remain clear and never become cluttered. The highlight of the show is the well-illustrated fighting scenes, showcasing the impressive powers of 8 Man and the villains. These moments truly captivate the viewer.
Characters: 5/10
The characters in…
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You'll find a good story line and very good character development presented with a bad, dated soundtrack and slightly better than mediocre art that is surprisingly enjoyable to watch.
Generally, I'm not a big fan of superhero stories. I also tend to shy away from cyborg stories as well. However, I gave 8 Man After a shot and to be honest, I was surprised just how much I liked it.
The story is pretty simple, but you do have some complex undertones that I found a nice addition to the story. You have several tragic subplots as well as a love subplot that support the overall story. None of it seems out of place or forced.
The art is fair. I wouldn't say it's bad, but I've also seen better animation from the 1990's.
Sound was extremely dated. The music feels out of place even from something…
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yooooo...I enjoyed this anime having watched it for the first time today it did not disappoint. so i dig it very much. i loved every aspect of the anime narrative story, and the name given to the ultimate super hero '8 man' like a man who never dies or if he does he comes back to life (8=infinity yeah? whatever lol)
The soundtrack to this anime was part of the reason it kept me wanting to watch it as you may know the story ends with the inevitable, all action super hero live and win, by destroying the enemies in the city town, the catch is that sometimes it will make you question wether that isn't the case for once. what if this time round, a superhero leaves and never comes back after suffering a violent death? but hey what do you think or do?, well...you turn to technology and make man…
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8-Man After is the sequel to the original 8-Man series of the 60's.The character was also given a live action film I have never seen and a couple of manga series as well. There has also been a video game released of him for the old Neo Geo system. 8-Man has also been said to be the inspiration for Robo-Cop. The similarities seem to be rather obvious but I think it pales in comparison to the robotic police officer. The point people.... 8-Man is rather popular and has developed quite a following.
8-Man After is in no way a work of art and I could never consider it to be classic material. It is a below average OVA that would have been better suited for a 13 episode format. The story is simple and predictable at times, to include it doesn't truly excel in any area.
The OVA contains action sc…
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8 Man After, a 1993 Cyber Tech anime that depicts the future in which Science has advanced to the extent that developing Cyborgs, replacing body parts with Cyber technology is possible.
The story continues from the 8 man story - Azuma, the original 8 man disappears and that is the last time Sachiko - the leading female in the story - saw 8 man. A tragedy similar to the one before occurs in which a new detective, Hazama gets caught in a fight, and is on the brink of life and death. His memory is transferred to the body of the original 8 man and thus the legend of 8 man revives.
This 8 man has issues of the past that manage to override his control over his body whenever he is faced with protecting someone/thing that means something to him. The anime ends as is expected with a showdown agai…
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Gotham city has Batman,Metropolis has Superman and the people of New York has Spiderman.Well 8 Man is the hero in this town.To be honest I didn't really expect much from this anime given its unusual name,8 Man sounds like a name given because all other cool superhero names were taken.Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised and treated to a exciting, well written story.
Hazama Itsuru is a small time detective who runs Hazama Investigations.He"s hired to investigate the disappearance of Eddie Schmidt a top researcher who worked for Biotecho Corp and to uncover the mystery behind a cyborg parts theft.His job gets even more difficult because after hes almost killed by an old foe,professor Tani the same individual that hired him is force to safe his life by turning him into a super cyborg k…
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This was one of the very first anime titles I had a chance of seeing in the mid-90s when the Sci-fi Channel usually aired anime movies and OVAs. By the looks of it, Streamline combined the OVA episodes into a nearly two hour long movie for its video release and it lacks the original Japanese audio track, even with its DVD release. It's also apparently supposed to serve as a sequel of sorts to a 1960s TV anime series take to the 8-Man character yet with a more darker and edgier feel to it. But like Iria Zeiram the Animation and Green Legend Ran when I seen them on Sci-fi, I can't say 8 Man After's aged too well for me when I have had enough exposure to many titles over the years.
The anime does do a decent job at first sucking you into its cyberpunk-like world with a corrupt megacorporatio…
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I love this anime i watched a long time ago when i was younger i believe on sci fi then i bought it when i was like 12 lol. it's a good movie unfortionatly I could never get my hands on the tv series or comic books it's very rare that you will come across them but if you ever do don't let go of them O_O
the anime is great and so is the music it feels so unbelievably 80s that i love it japanese and english its pretty good.If your into cops,cyborgs,and crime animes you should definatly check this out !
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