The VOLN Sci Fi Masters Line

The VOLN Sci Fi Masters Line  

Spectreman 
Based on the eponymous Tokusatsu classic and its manga tie in by Dai-ichi Kazamine and Tomio Sagisu (Sōji Ushio) 
Plot: Joe Takahata becomes a cyborg with the help of a trans-human technician, gaining the best accessible superpowers that any human can have. Then he gets encased onto the galactic Spectreman, enriching the giant undead armour with his body.  
Age Rating: 14+ 

The Amphibian Man 
Based on a novel by Alexander Belyaev 
Plot: As the reincarnation of a disease ridden boy, the Amphibian Man was made from the skins of various sea animals by the amoral Dr. Adamo Salvatore, who also turned fellow people into were-beasts in his spare time. He then meets a quarry of human allies and antagonists, while still facing a bunch of dangers all the way. At the end, he returns to the ocean on the verge of being eaten by a hungry young mermaid. 
Age Rating: 16+ 

The Bomber Star Fleet 
Based on the eponymous Tokusatsu show by Keisuke Fujikawa and Go Nagai 
Plot: A team of human explorers are stranded in outer space thanks to the corruption of their boss’s company. 
Age Rating: 16+ 

The Adventures of Ariel 
Based on a novel by Alexander Belyaev 
Plot: Ariel is a mysterious human boy who was experimented upon by mad scientists. Before that, he was then sent to a horrid Elan like school in India, which turns out to be ruled by the most corrupt members that corporate nobility would ever have offered.
Age Rating: 13+ 

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