“Nine cyborgs, freed from Black Ghost's control, fight to stop the terrorist group's world-war plans.”
Cyborg 009
サイボーグ009 THE CYBORG SOLDIER
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Synopsis
Nine cyborgs, freed from Black Ghost's control, fight to stop the terrorist group's world-war plans.
Skull, the evil leader of the terrorist organization known as Black Ghost, has nine powerful cyborgs under his control. But Dr. Isaac Gilmore, the Black Ghosts cybernetics scientist, decides to go rogue, helping the cyborgs turn against Skull and his evil organization. Black Ghost wishes to start the next major world war by flooding the market with weapons of mass destruction. It seems the nine brave cyborgs have their work cut out for them, as Black Ghost is determined to bring those nine cyborgs down.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.48 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.71
Running avg · Dec 2007 → Apr 2024
- 8 “Cyborg 009 has, in my opinion, one of the greatest endings out of any anime. It also has some of the best stand-alone episodes such as "Frozen time" but this is also mixed with filler. The music...”
- 7 “This anime kinda takes me back. Not back in 1979 when the original was broadcast, but back when Cartoon Network was still broadcasting Toonami. I remember seeing an episode of this program on...”
- 7 “After watching the both versions, original and English dub, it must be said that this is one of those unfortunate shows that got "dumbed down" or "softened" when it hit the air outside Japan; There...”
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- Format 50 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 20h 00m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2001 – Oct 2002 Fall 2001
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1527 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Shaft Producer
- Avex Entertainment Producer
- Brain's Base Producer
- Avex Mode Producer
Licensed by
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor