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Cyborg 009

Alternative Titles

Japanese: サイボーグ009
English: Cyborg 009
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 15
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 1964 to 1979
Genres: Action Action, Adventure Adventure, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen King
Authors: Ishinomori, Shoutarou (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #33272
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Popularity: #5064
Members: 4,210
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Synopsis

Cyborg 009 is the story of a half-Japanese juvenile delinquent, Shimamura Joe AKA 'Cyborg 009.' 'Black Ghost,' a top-secret organization bent on promoting global warfare, kidnaps Joe along with eight other unwanted members of society from the four corners of the world and turns them into cyborgs. Though the organization intends to turn the group into super-powered killing machines, it's not long before Joe and his new companions rebel against Black Ghost and make their escape with the help of an old scientist.

Once Joe and friends have freed themselves, Black Ghost sends a series of other cyborgs and giant robots in hot pursuit. Using their new powers and abilities, our heroes stay one step ahead of Black Ghost and its evil machinations, but can they save the world from its diabolical scheme?

(Source: Tokyopop)

Background

Cyborg 009 was partially published in English by Tokyopop, who published the first ten volumes from September 9, 2003 to March 8, 2005.

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Reviews

Oct 20, 2010
Cyborg 009 is a classic and a masterpiece manga created by the great mangaka Shotaro Ishinomori,the characters are nine cyborgs that fight against the evil organization Black Ghost but it will be not the only adversary,through the story they will encounter other type of enemies.This manga has not a unique story arc but it's consisting in different arcs that I found very well made in their composition of the characters and interesting for the contents debated,many of these have a sci-fiction basic.This series started about 50 years ago so the drawings have an old feature but anyway still enchanting,little by little with the proceeding of ...
Jul 24, 2014
Cyborg 009 is incredible. The concept of a group of people, all given superpowers against their will and dealing with the horrible repercussions of such was a revolutionary concept back in its inception, aside from x-men which came out only a few months prior. The characters were interesting, and though it was rushed in the beginning, they soon all got a respectable amount of character development. The overarching plot was great too, with interesting story arcs portraying their conflict. There was also a very prominent Anti-War theme, thought that isnt a bad thing and worked very well in the story. The ending (and by ending, ...
Aug 10, 2024
Cyborg 009 opens with a wordless page depicting the fall of one of the bombs which ended the second World War. The use of black for the background in stark contrast to the circles of white around the motion of the bomb’s descent provides for a visually memorable first page, simultaneously displaying Ishinomori’s skill at drawing striking images, in addition to immediately setting the stage for what is to come. The following pages explain the major relevant events since the end of the War, leading up to the beginning of the series proper. As a result, they become quite text-heavy at times, a trait which ...

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