Ishinomori Shoutarou bases cyborg 009 anime on Cyborg 009 manga from the late 1960s. Cyborg 009 is a story about nine experimental cyborgs (eight male and one female), which have been collected by the evil terrorist group, Black Ghost. Those nine cyborgs with the aid of a scientist turn against Black Ghost's control. Black Ghost in turn starts sending more cyborgs to destroy…
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Nine regular humans from different parts of the world are abducted and transformed into cyborgs with astounding powers for the purpose of being used as weapons. The nine cyborgs rebel and start to fight against their creators in the name of justice and world peace. Decades later, the nine cyborgs seem to be untouched by time, but they live in a world where "justice" has as…
The electronics maker Panasonic sponsored a stereoscopic 3D animation project of Ishinomori Shoutarou's classic science-fiction manga Cyborg 009 with director Oshii Mamoru and the studio Production I.G. The high-definition anime short, which is four minutes and 45 seconds long, was unveiled at the Panasonic booth at the CEATEC Japan 2010 trade show. The show run at the…