"Saibôgu 009" (2001) TV series

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Writer:

Shotaro Ishinomori (comic-book)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

14 October 2001 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Nine super-powered cyborg soldiers join forces to combat Black Ghost, the terrorist organization which they were originally created to serve.

Plot Keywords:

France | Guerilla | Secret Organization | Russia | Terrorists

Cast

Steve Kramer	...	Chang Changku / ... (13 episodes, 2001-2002)
Michael Sorich	...	Cyborg 007 / ... (13 episodes, 2001-2002)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn	...	Cyborg 003 / ... (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kirk Thornton	...	Cyborg 002 / ... (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Simon Prescott	...	Dr. Isaac Gilmore (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Takahiro Sakurai	...	Cyborg 009 / ... (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jim Taggert	...	Albert Heinrich / ... (11 episodes, 2001)
Mario L. Patrenella	...	Cyborg 008 / ... (11 episodes, 2001-2002)
Joshua Seth	...	Cyborg 009 / ... (11 episodes, 2001-2002)
Fûrin Cha	...	Cyborg 006 / ... (11 episodes, 2001-2002)
Yûichi Nagashima	...	Cyborg 007 / ... (11 episodes, 2001-2002)
Satsuki Yukino	...	Cyborg 003 / ... (11 episodes, 2001-2002)
Mitsuo Iwata	...	Cyborg 008 / ... (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
Shotaro Morikubo	...	Cyborg 002 / ... (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
Mugihito	...	Professor Isaac Gilmore (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Cyborg 005 / ... (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Beau Billingslea	...	Cyborg 005 / ... (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Nobuo Tobita	...	Albert Heinrich / ... (9 episodes, 2001)
R. Martin Klein	...	Cyborg 001 / ... (7 episodes, 2001)
Richard Epcar	...	Black Ghost / ... (6 episodes, 2001)

Also Known As:

Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (International: English title) (USA)
Cyborg 009 (USA)

Runtime:

Argentina:160 min | Japan:30 min (50 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Portuguese | Spanish | Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Ishinomori Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

What's the Justice?

Incredible anime. One of the best ever!

Cyborg 009 is a classic anime from 1966, the translation to TV of Ishinomori Shoutarou's manga. I remember the original episodes were reaired where I live some years ago, so I could watch some of them. Awesome. Now, enter Cyborg 009, the new 2001 anime. It's the same characters from the original, in a new anime. The story of the manga is retold in awesome color, fantastic art and animation, and superb music and storylines. All the 00 cyborgs from the manga return and the action is non-stop, superbly written stories and wonderful anime art. The anime art is exactly identical to the one seen back in the 60's. Hardcore Anime fans like me will recognize the cute anime used in the dawn of the style, which was the same used in Tetsuwan Atom, (known as Astroboy in the U.S) Tetsujin 28, and others back in the time. That is great, since the show brings back to life the original style. True, today´s anime style has evolved, but it still looks very very similar to the one used in its first days. And that is perfect.

I always loved Ishinomori-sama's manga, and seeing his classic Cyborg 009 back to life in these days is incredible. This is, without exaggeration, one of the best anime of all time. The stories and the characters are touching, you will be moved to tears in every episode. It's so deep, so real, so cute, I can't explain it with words. The visuals are incredible, beautiful colors, fantastic trademark anime animation, and perfect illustrations. There is nothing that is not good in it, well, you can expect that from anime. The stories are so well written. you can't help wondering how they do it.

There's no way I could really describe how great this anime is. But one thing is sure, Ishinomori-sama has once again lived up to his reputation as one of the greatest masters of anime and manga. And Cyborg 009 will always be on top of anime and manga history. Awesome