CASSHAN: ROBOT HUNTER CASHERN on DVD in October

Region 1 DVD Release in October Source: Discotek Media

On October 16th, the anime CASSHAN: ROBOT HUNTER CASHERN (????????????????, Robotto Hantaa Kyashaan, 1993) will be released on Region 1 DVD by Discotek Media. Based on the classic anime series CASSHAN (??????????, Shinzo Ningen Kyashaan, aka NEO-HUMAN CASSHERN, 1973), CASSHAN: ROBOT HUNTER CASHERN was a four volume OVA (original video animation) series released in Japan from 1993-1994. For the initial US release in 1995, the series was edited into a single film and dubbed in English. 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 these Neoroids and restore 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! DVD: Region 1 SRP: $19.95 Release Date: October 16, 2012 Discs: 1 Audio: Japanese, English Subtitles: English

For more information on CASSHERN please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: