Nine kidnapped humans rebuilt as weapons say 'nah' and unionize against their evil boss.
24 minSeason 1 • Episode 48
LatestIn the final episode of the Yomi arc, 009 fights Skull and the true masters of Black Ghost aboard their giant statue in space.
Nine super-powered cyborg soldiers join forces to combat Black Ghost, the terrorist organization which they were originally created to serve.
Direction
Kawagoe balances explosive setpieces with quiet character beats.
Score
Kenji Kawai's orchestral synth fusion hits different.
Writing
Each cyborg gets a devastating backstory episode.
Takahiro Sakurai
Joe Shimamura / Cyborg 009 (voice)
Kana Ueda
Ivan Whisky / Cyborg 001 (voice)
Showtaro Morikubo
Jet Link / Cyborg 002 (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Françoise Arnoul / Cyborg 003 (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
Albert Heinrich / Cyborg 004 (voice)
Akio Otsuka
G. Junior / Cyborg 005 (voice)
Chafurin
Chang Changku / Cyborg 006 (voice)
Cho
Great Britain / Cyborg 007 (voice)
Mitsuo Iwata
Pyunma / Cyborg 008 (voice)
Mugihito
Professor Isaac Gilmore (voice)
Norio Wakamoto
Skull (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Black Ghost (voice)
Ryoko Kinomiya
Black Ghost (voice)
Toru Okawa
Cyborg 0011 (voice)
Issei Futamata
Cyborg 0010 (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2001 adaptation arrived during anime's global DVD boom, introducing Shotaro Ishinomori's iconic manga to Western audiences who'd missed the 1960s and 1980s versions.
Ishinomori originally created Cyborg 009 in 1964 as a critique of Cold War militarization; the 2001 anime deliberately preserved this anti-war subtext despite post-9/11 production pressures.
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