<s>
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
Japan	O
's	O
earliest	O
cyborg	B-Application
superhero	O
,	O
pre-dating	O
Kamen	O
Rider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
broadcast	O
on	O
Tokyo	O
Broadcasting	O
System	O
and	O
ran	O
from	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
1963	O
,	O
to	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
1964	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
56	O
episodes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
farewell	O
"	O
special	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
Goodbye	O
,	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yokoda	O
is	O
reborn	O
as	O
the	O
armour-skinned	O
android	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
dash	O
at	O
impossible	O
speeds	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
shape-shift	O
into	O
other	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
manga	O
and	O
TV	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
name	O
does	O
not	O
change	O
when	O
he	O
is	O
reborn	O
as	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
had	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
named	O
as	O
"	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
"	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
considered	O
an	O
extra	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
police	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
seven	O
regular	O
police	O
precincts	O
and	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
treated	O
as	O
an	O
unofficial	O
eighth	O
precinct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
サイボーグ人間C1号	O
-	O
Cyborg	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1965	O
,	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
as	O
8th	B-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
sometimes	O
called	O
"	O
Tobor	B-Application
the	I-Application
8th	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
"	O
as	O
in	O
its	O
English-language	O
theme	O
music	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
ABC	O
Films	O
as	O
its	O
syndicated	O
distributor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
ninth	O
in	O
the	O
Mania	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
10	O
Most	O
Iconic	O
Anime	O
Heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
ranking	O
,	O
Thomas	O
Zoth	O
,	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
Before	O
Cyborg	B-Application
009	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Six	O
Million	O
Dollar	O
Man	O
,	O
and	O
RoboCop	B-Application
,	O
there	O
was	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	O
The	O
first	O
cyborg	B-Application
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
on	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
helped	O
to	O
shape	O
the	O
trajectory	O
of	O
robot	O
and	O
cyborg	B-Application
heroes	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
decade.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
revived	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
with	O
a	O
live-action	O
film	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
SNK	O
released	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
edition	O
of	O
Eight	B-Application
Man	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
and	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
system	O
(	O
both	O
versions	O
are	O
identical	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
took	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
his	O
Robo-comrade	O
9	O
Man	O
in	O
a	O
fight	O
against	O
an	O
invading	O
evil	O
robot	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
he	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
Shonen	O
Sunday	O
&	O
Shonen	O
Magazine	O
White	O
Comic	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
a	O
live-action	O
film	O
version	O
of	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
-	O
For	O
All	O
the	O
Lonely	O
Nights	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Yasuhiro	O
Horiuchi	O
and	O
starred	O
Kai	O
Shishido	O
as	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
and	O
Toshihide	O
Wakamatsu	O
as	O
Detective	O
Yokota	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Distributed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
Fox	O
Lorber	O
video	O
simply	O
as	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
the	O
movie	O
was	O
widely	O
panned	O
for	O
its	O
choppy	O
editing	O
,	O
mediocre	O
direction	O
,	O
and	O
low-budget	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
modern	O
American	O
viewers	O
,	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
the	O
older	O
animated	O
series	O
,	O
felt	O
the	O
movie	O
was	O
an	O
inferior	O
version	O
of	O
RoboCop	B-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
recent	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
the	O
mantle	O
of	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
taken	O
up	O
by	O
Hazama	O
Itsuru	O
in	O
the	O
OVA	O
series	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
After	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
far	O
more	O
corrupt	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
his	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
had	O
no	O
qualms	O
about	O
being	O
extremely	O
violent	O
towards	O
the	O
cybernetic	O
criminals	O
who	O
had	O
murdered	O
him	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
between	O
8	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Cyborg	B-Application
009	I-Application
by	O
Kyoichi	O
Nanatsuki	O
(	O
script	O
)	O
and	O
Masato	O
Hayate	O
(	O
art	O
)	O
,	O
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
Champion	O
Red	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
