An Evil Organization named Black Ghost, who's goal is world domination, kidnaps 9 strangers from all over the world and converts them into Cyborgs with intents of turning them into "super soldiers" to assist their plot to conquer the world. Instead, the 9 cyborgs rebel against they're creators and join forces with the professor who helped build them in order to fight a war against the organization that tampered with their humanity, and changed their lives forever. The series was developed from Shotaro Ishinomori's 1964 Cyborg 009 manga. The comic reflected the conflict and harsh conditions during the Cold War, a topic of great importance at the time. Ishinomori is considered one of Japan’s greatest creators and made a large contribution to the world of TV heroes with the creation of well known live-action dramas such as 'Masked Riders', 'Kikaider', and 'Power Rangers', the 'Secret Warriors'. The first series of 009 cartoons started in 1968 and consisted of about 26 black & white episodes.

Cyborg 009 made its debut on Toonami on June 30th, 2003 and will be the first "NEW to CN" show on Toonami since Kenshin aired on March 17th 2003. The series practically came out of the blue, surpising fans everywhere, many of whom have never even heard of the series before. As of right now Cartoon Network only has 26 episodes which is about half the series.

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.:Episode Guide

Season One 1:The Escape 2:The Assassin of Flash 3:At the End of the Battle 4:Tears of Steel 5:Search for the Professor 6:Defeat the Invisible Opponent 7:Friend 8:Satan of the Deep Sea 9:Operation Auroras 10:Christmas Eve Mirage 11:Mystical Island 12:London Fogs 13:The Land of Reunions 14:Goodbye, My Friend 15:Breaking In 16:The Final Battle 17:The Story of a Struggling Restaurant 18:The Hero 19:A Phantom Dog 20:Unaired in the U.S. 21:The Fossils of Evil 22:Attack of the Gods 23:Mythology Arises 24:Artemis 25:Mythos, the Final Chapter 26:Gilmore's Notes

27:Little Visitors 28:The Awakening 29:The Blue Earth 30:Computoia 31:Monster Island 32:Man or Machine? 33:Frozen Time 34:The Pharaoh's Curse 35:The City of Wind 36:The Frozen Land 37:The Night of the Star Festival 38:Black Ghost Lives 39:The New Assassins 40:Gamo's Revenge 41:Future Fury 42:To Tomorrow 43:Old Friends 44:Nightmare of Van Bogoot 45:Good-Bye, My Dolphin 46:The Underground Empire 47:Rise of the Demon 48:When You Wish Upon a Shooting Star 49:The Goddess Scheme 50:The Fluttering Australia 51:The Birth of a New Universal

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.:Characters

Cyborg 001 - A Russian baby, 001 is the first cyborg transformed for Black Ghost. He has extraordinary psychic powers which include, telepathy, telekinesis, and levitation. He can also speak despite his young age and the constant pacifier in his mouth, with which he resembles another Toonami character, Koenma from Yu Yu Hakusho. 001's real name is Ivan Whisky.

Cyborg 002 - is an American who was once leader of a New York street gang. He has jets in his feet which allow him to fly through the air (and running on the ground) at extraordinary speeds. He's usually is warm hearted and nice, however he does have a short temper the can flare with ease at times. He's most recognizable by his "pointy" characteristics, such as his long nose and hair. His real name is Jet Link.

Cyborg 003 - is a French women, and happens to be the only female member of the cyborg team. She has super-sensitive hearing, x-ray and telescopic vision making her extremely valuable to her teammates. She watches over Cyborg 001 as a mother of sorts, as she can be seen with him almost constantly. She is 009's love interest. Her real name is Frances Arnour.

Cyborg 004 - is a German who formerly escaped with his love from East Berlin, but they met disaster when the girl was killed during they're escape. He's equipped with a metallic right hand which fires like a machine gun, the left conceals a blade which can slice through the hardest surface, and a both his knees fire missiles. His real name is Heinrich Albert.

Cyborg 005 - is a Native American and the tallest of the cyborgs. He's as strong as 100 men, and can pound rocks into gravel with one blow. He's been nick named "The Iron Man" and his spiritual nature makes him the calmest of all the Cyborg members. His real name is Geronimo.

Cyborg 006 - is a short, plump Chinese man who finds great joy in eating. He's probably the most easily frightened member of the group, but also adds comedy to help lighten the mood at crucial times. He can breath fire from his mouth which can fend off enemies, melt metal, and cook some delicious meals. His real name is Chan-Chan Ko.

Cyborg 007 - is from Britain, as his name, Great Britain, may point out. He is a part-time Shakespearean actor and has the unique power to duplicate the appearance of anything he wants. He can even expand or shrink his size.

Cyborg 008 - who's real name is Pyuma is an African. He can swim at high speeds and even breathe under water like a fish. He is also the only Cyborg team member who has recieved any combat training.

Cyborg 009 - is a Half-caste Japanese, who was originally a juvenile delinquent kidnapped by Black Ghost after escaping a boy's prison. He essentially becomes the leader of the Zero-Zero cyborg group and they're fight against Black Ghost. His powers include a wide range of things such as moving at fantastic speeds, being able to jump over 100 feet, and strength almost matching that of Cyborg 005. His real name is Joe Shimamura.

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.:Misc.

• The art and design of the characters in Adult Swim's Kikaider may seem similar to that of Cyborg 009 because both series have the same creator.



• During each remake of the series, a decision was made to keep the original designs and not improve or change them, which is why the characters always look extremely similar no matter what version of the show.



• During it's initial broadcast on Toonami, the series ran unedited. Extremely mild language was allowed to slip under the radar. In subsequent re-airing of episodes, language was muted and various cuts were made for violent images.

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