Back in 1992, when robotic police were the "thing," 8 Man sought to ride the coattails of Robocop, despite the truth being that the original 8 Man manga and anime series came out much, MUCH earlier. Still, (blog post) as this was the only live action film adaptation to take place, it ended up being compared to Robocop more often than not. Especially in America, where most of the people weren't familiar with the original series. Nevertheless, it's 8 Man! And.. um.. wait, action movie reviews what is this movie even about?
Source: 8 Man Movie Review - Decker Shado