Casshan #1
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| Writer | Mario B. Long |
| Artist | Kusanagi |
| Cover Price | $10.99 |
A forgotten cybernetic hero awakens with no memories and is thrust into a brutal conflict between humans, robots, and a rising new species—forcing him to confront the truth of his own creation as he fights to save two kidnapped children trapped deep below a dying wasteland.
He was forgotten for fifty years. Now he’s the only one who can save them.
When two girls vanish into a deadly mine run by rogue machines, a dying old man awakens Casshan—a lost cybernetic hero with no memory and a human heart buried inside metal. But underground lies more than hostages: a hidden robot refuge, a radical new species, and the truth
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This manga introduces Casshan, a forgotten android grappling with fragmented memories of his creation and purpose while attempting to rescue a group of children trapped in a mysterious mine—a location that turns out to be the source of his own trauma. Despite his life energy fading, Casshan remains steadfast in his mission. The volume also concludes with a powerful cliffhanger.
The work offers an existential analysis of the duality inherent in androids and artificial intelligence—a highly relevant topic that anime and manga have explored for decades through classics such as *Astro Boy*, *Ghost in the Shell*, and *Akira*. This story takes several of those familiar, widely discussed elements and distills them through a moder more+ Like • Comment
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