The Deadly Cruel Clown
Famous singing star, Minnie Marvelous is kidnapped during a live stage performance by some one calling himself the Clown, Jean-E-Us of Crime. 8th Man, as Tobor in the audience witnesses the abduction but can't save her because his energy is low, Jenny takes his energy booster cigarette away from him like Smoky the Bear preventing a forest fire. The Clown escapes and demands a huge ransom for the return of Minnie. To save her Mr. Mogul the president of the Cuteness Doll Company, Minnie's sponsor agrees to put up the ransom. Turns out Mogul is in on the caper. The whole thing was a publicity stunt to increase sales for his doll company. 8th Man discovers this, gets the Clown and tricks Mogul into a confession. Minnie Marvelous is rescued and goes on with her singing career. And as 8th Man says at the end..."I'm glad to have been there when she needed me."
EP 3 - The Deadly Cruel Clown
8 Man
A private investigator working a routine case involving stolen technology is mortally wounded. His only hope for survival comes from sacrificing his humanity to become 8Man -- a powerful cyborg crime-fighter enhanced with a living human brain. Resurrected as the ultimate high-tech vigilante, it is up to 8Man to bring the lawless to justice and put an end to the escalating cycle of violence. A classic animated thriller that will leave you breathless.
(Source: AnimeNfo.com)