Accompanying them is the regretful scientist Isaac Gilmore who engineers their rebellion, aiming to repent for his involvement with the organization and to act as the cyborgs’ mentor. However, these nine cyborgs rebel from Black Ghost and escape, choosing to fight for their freedom and defending the rest of the world.

The series’ premise? During the Cold War, nine humans are kidnapped by the terrorist organization known as “Black Ghost”, and are forcibly converted into cyborg soldiers as the first phase of the organization’s ultimate plan: to instigate the next World War by providing these weapons of destruction to buyers from various nations. Although the late Shotaro Ishinomori is best-known for his involvement in kicking off the tokusatsu genre with Kamen Rider, his affinity for science fiction began with the manga series known as Cyborg 009.Ĭredited with giving Japan its first team of super-powered heroes, as well as being an early example of a super-team consisting of a diverse and multinational cast, Cyborg 009 debuted in Weekly Shonen King in July 1964.

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