to the U.S. as 8th Man (or "Fantastic 8th Man" in trade ads and TV guide listings), with ABC Films as its syndicated distributor. The original intro was replaced by a new intro animated by Hal Seeger Productions. Fifty-two of the original 56 episodes were dubbed into English.

The characters were renamed as follows:
* Detective Hachiro Azuma/Eightman - Detective Tobor/8th Man
* Dr. Tani - Professor Genius
* Chief Tanaka - Chief Fumblethumbs
* Sachiko Seki