During the late 1970s one of the founding fathers of Studio Nue, Takachiho, decided that besides being a designer he would try his hand at penning novels.

The result was Crusher Joe, a group of antiheroes who were not the typical self-sacrificing types but noble in their own right nonetheless.

[2] The film features several guest designs by Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira Toriyama, Rumiko Takahashi and Hideo Azuma.

[7] Enter the tale of the Crusher Council, a group of rugged individuals known for assignments ranging from transportation to terraforming and everything in between.

Coastal Studios (1997)[9] Fumihiko Tachiki Hiroshi Kawaguchi Hiroshi Hashimoto Hiroyuki Suzuki Akifumi Endou Rick Havoc Ronnie Lamana Jim Leonard Mark McCoy Sean P. O'Connell Larry Tobias Thomas Roday Lyndon Daverwood The 1983 film version was released on LaserDisc in 1996 with English subtitles.