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Uploading my various Jet screenshots from the stage show 😂 Shunichi Takahashi is the actor btw! Those jumps and flips were crazy.
#cyborg 009#cyborg 009: the stage#theater#musical theatre#Jet link#002#and of course everyone else is there too but Jet is the commonality in all of these lmaooooo
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Cyborg 009 The Stage
#cyborg 009#cyborg 009 the stage#full squad#60th anniversary#Hiroki Nanami#Shunichi Takahashi#Minori Otoha#Masamichi Satonaka#Haruto Sakuraba#Toshiya Sakai#Kazuma Kawahara#Toyotaka#Ema Tenka
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My new favourite thing will be editing dancing clips from the stage show and adding own music.
Skull walks in on his son dancing to some Ayesha Erotica and is like "....Wtf that boi doing?" And just walks away.
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How To Access Cyborg 009 Stageplay on Rakuten TV
Hey everyone! I've decided to write a quick tutorial on how to access Rakuten to see the stageplay. I would like to thank @t4ngyuan for this method.
First things first, commercial VPNs will not work since Rakuten will block already known providers (I tried with ExpressVPN and TorGuard).

My Setup
PC
Windows 10
Chrome
1. Download SoftEther VPN Software
Follow the tutorial linked below:
2. Test
Before purchasing, make sure to connect to your VPN and see if the video plays without an error message.
3. Follow this Tumblr Tutorial
4. End
After you have successfully purchased your ticket and the following steps are done successfully, you are ready to go!
I would recommend to join from at least an hour early before the show. One issue I had was clicking on the Comment tab when watching the show, it would give me an error so I would suggest not to click on it.
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To commemorate Cutie Honey's 50th anniversary, I wanted to post trivia for all 25 episodes. We'll start this week with the first episode: "The Black Claw Grips The Heart."
Screenwriter: Masaki Tsuji
Art Director: Mataharu Urata
Animation Director: Shingo Araki
Director: Tomoharu Katsumata
In the early drafts Honey Kisaragi was originally Honey Tachibana. Honey’s finalized surname name, “Kisaragi” (如月) is a traditional name for February in the Japanese calendar. It refers to the seasonal “changing of clothes.” The name "Honey" comes from the American TV series Honey West.
Honey was voiced by Eiko Masuyama, who would reprise this role a few times over the years, notably in the Re: Cutie Honey audio drama and the Playstation game, Little Witching Mischiefs. She also had a guest spot in Cutey Honey Flash as Dr. Kisaragi’s old friend, Dr. Mitsuko Kanzaki.

St. Chapel Academy is located in Okutama, a mountainous area that’s about an hour and a half away from central Tokyo. St. Chapel itself was most likely inspired or at least named after the real life royal chapel, Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, France. The hymn the students sing during Mass in these early episodes is “Come, Thou Almighty King.”
The freckle-faced girl who stands next to Honey during Mass is her best friend and roommate, Natsuko Aki. Although she’s almost never referred to by her full name but rather “Nat-chan.” Her first name is in reference to natsu or “summer” while aki means “autumn.” In the original manga she is depicted as having pigtails rather than a bob cut and doesn’t have freckles. Natsuko’s anime design was based on an unnamed girl who appeared briefly in the Devilman manga.
Natsuko was voiced by Rihoko Yoshida, who’s best known for voicing the titular character in Majokko Megu-chan, Maria Grace Fried in UFO Robo Grendizer, and Michiru Saotome in Getter Robo. Yoshida would also voice Panther Zora in the 1995 PC-FX video game, Cutey Honey FX. Noriko Watanabe (Sister Jill, Mami) also voiced Natsuko occasionally for whenever Rihoko Yoshida was unavailable.
Honey’s goofy teacher Ms. Alphonne Louis Steinbeck III is based on a male character from Go Nagai’s Kikkai-kun manga. That same Alphonne also served as the basis for Akira Fudo’s teacher in the Devilman TV series.
Ms. Alphonne was voiced by the late Noriko Tsukase, who had previously voiced Mr. Alphonne’s wife and son in Devilman. Although Ms. Alphonne appears in every other animated Honey series, this is the only version where she is voiced by a woman.
During the early production stages Seiji Hayami was known as Shun Kazami and was described as "falling in love with Honey, despite knowing she’s an android." He would also have a goofy little sister named Zuuko, who would question whether she was really related to her handsome older brother. When the series details were finalized, Seiji became more of a comic relief character and his romantic chemistry with Honey was downplayed.
Seiji was voiced by Katsuji Mori, who would go on to voice Dr. Kisaragi in Cutie Honey Universe.
Katsuji Mori revealed he had ad-libbed Seiji's lines during Honey's first transformation. Originally, Seiji had no dialogue in that scene.
Honey's motorcyclist form is called "Hurricane Honey" which is possibly an homage to Shotaro Ishinomori's Cyborg 009. The lead character, Joe Shimamura, is sometimes a professional car racer who goes by the nickname "Hurricane Joe."

Seiji refers to Hurricane Honey as kaminari musume (カミナリ娘) which translates to something like ��thunder girl.” He’s actually referring to the kaminari zoku (カミナリ族) or “thunder tribes”, Japanese motorcycle gangs who were known for their loud and rowdy modified motorcycles.

Sister Jill is the manager of Panther Claw's Japanese branch and Panther Zora's younger sister. The "Sister" part of her name is likely a reference to a religious sister, circling back to Honey attending a Catholic school. In the original series pitch, she was known as Sister Zora.
Jill is voiced by the late Noriko Watanabe, who also voiced Junpei's girlfriend, Mami.

Black Claw’s name comes from the original series proposal, which described Panther Claw’s soldiers as being color coded. Potential opponents for Honey would’ve included Black Claw, Scarlet Claw, Cobalt Claw and Gold Claw. Each would have possessed a specific skill or element, for example, “Scarlet Claw” would’ve possessed fire powers. For whatever reason the whole color coded aspect was dropped but “Black Claw” was still used as the name for Honey’s first real adversary.

According to Cutey Honey Roman Album published by Tokuma Shoten in 1981, Honey's childhood memories are artificial. They were produced by Dr. Kisaragi because he wanted Honey to have childhood memories like any other human girl.
Dr. Takeshi Kisaragi was originally known as Dr. Seiji Tachibana in the original series proposal. In the original manga Dr. Kisaragi looks noticeably younger, has black hair, no glasses and a goatee instead of a mustache.

Originally, Honey was only going to transform once or twice during the first episode. Tomoharu Katsumata (director for episode one) requested that Honey use all of her main seven forms.

Some of the choreography from Honey and Black Claw’s fight is based on sequences from the Abashiri Family manga, specifically when the lead character Kikunosuke battles against teachers from Paradise Academy.
Junpei is based on Kichiza Abashiri from Go Nagai's The Abashiri Family manga. Kichiza is the youngest son of the Abashiri family and is a master of explosives. Junpei was voiced by Kazuko Sawada.
It’s probably worth noting Honey and Junpei are the only two characters to appear in every episode of Cutie Honey.
We'll take a look at episode two next week!
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IMDb page for Tony Pope, the guy that did the original voice of Furby. He's had a long career of "Additional Voices" and "Thug #3" type roles, but a few highlights:
Hello Kitty's dad
played God in the last episode of "Tiny Toon Adventures"
a lot of work replacing more famous voice actors for minor appearances, like Goofy in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and C-3P0 in Star Wars arcade games
under the stage name Anthony Mozdy he's done a LOT of anime dubbing, including various Gundam series, Cyborg 009, Big O, Metropolis, and Akira
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Lo spettacolo teatrale Cyborg 009 the Stage rivela un video teaser e l'immagine principale Lo spettacolo celebra il 60º anniversario del manga di Shōtarō Ishinomori. Info:--> https://www.gonagaiworld.com/lo-spettacolo-teatrale-di-cyborg-009-rivela-un-video-teaser-e-limmagine-principale/?feed_id=442803&_unique_id=660935db78bac #Cyborg009 #Cyborg009theStage #StagePlay #Teatro #サイボーグ009 #舞台009
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I love these four, and I love this art. Reminds me how I told my sister that if I was in charge of a Cyborg Soldier 009 reboot I'd make it so that during the early "We're not friends! We call each other by numbers, we don't even know each other's names!" stage immediately post escaping black ghost that 009 (Our POV character) would be kind of interested in befriending 002 and 003 because they're seemingly the closest to him in age and 002 just being actively Hostile to him and basically everyone with a number higher than 004, and while 004, 003 and 001 are as friendly and polite as you'd expect them to be meeting new teammates given their circumstances, the first four seemingly clicking up together and seemingly knowing each other better than anyone else on the team (As well as shared quirks over seemingly mundane modern things), creating intrigue for Joe to want to learn more until he gets to find out the four cyro-borgs are from the 1950's and have a longer history of being a squad than 005-009.
wanted to make all of the gang but that ended up being too big challenge for a mere bean like me so i ended up just crafting the 4 first cyborgs
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List of anime, a majority of them dubbed, I've watched over the years
1 .Hack//Legend of the Twilight
2 .Hack//Roots
3 .Hack//Sign
4 A centaur's life
5 A lull in the sea
6 A Whisker Away
7 Accel World
8 Ah! My Goddess
9 Akame Ga Kill
10 Amnesia
11 Android Kikaider the animation
12 Angel Sanctuary
13 Angels of Death
14 Armitage III
15 Arrietty
16 Assassination Classroom
17 Attack on Titan
18 Attack on Titan Junior High
19 B: The Beginning
20 Baccano
21 Banner of the stars
22 Basilisk
23 Bastard
24 Battle B-Daman
25 Beastars
26 Betterman
27 Beyblade
28 Beyond the Boundary
29 Big Fish & Begonia
30 Black Blood Brothers
31 Black Butler
32 Black Clover
33 Black Lagoon
34 Bleach
35 Blood Blockade Battlefront
36 Blood+
37 Blue Exorcist
38 Blue Seed
39 BNA: Brand New Animal
40 Boogiepop Phantom
41 Boruto
42 Bungo Stray Dogs
43 Cardcaptor Sakura
44 Carole & Tuesday
45 Case Closed
46 Casshern Sins
47 Castlevania
48 Castle in the Sky
49 Cells at work
50 Ceres, Celestial Legend
51 Charlotte
52 Cheer Boys
53 Chobits
54 Chrono Crusade
55 Code Geass: Lelouch of the rebellion
56 Code Geass: Akito the exiled
57 Code: Realize
58 Code: Breaker
59 Coppelion
60 Cowboy Bebop
61 Crest of the stars
62 Cyborg 009
63 D.Gray-Man
64 D.N.Angel
65 Dance with Devils
66 Deadman Wonderland
67 Death Note
68 Diabolik Lovers
69 Digimon
70 Dr. Stone
71 Dragon Ball Z
72 Dragon Ball GT
73 Dramatical Murder
74 Durarara
75 Erased
76 Ergo Proxy
77 Fooly Cooly
78 Fafner
79 Fairy Tail
80 Fire Force
81 Fist of the North Star
82 Flint the Time Detective
83 Free
84 From the new world
85 From up on Poppy Hill
86 Fruits Basket
87 Fullmetal Alchemist
88 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
89 Fushigi Yugi
90 Gad Guard
91 Gate Keepers
92 Gate Keepers 21
93 Ghost Hunt
94 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
95 Ginga Densetsu Weed
96 Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
97 Gravitation
98 Gungrave
99 Gunslinger Girl
100 Gurren Lagann
101 Haikyu
102 Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East
103 Hakuoki
104 Hamtaro
105 Hell Girl
106 Hellsing
107 Hellsing Ultimate
108 Hetalia
109 Hitorijime My Hero
110 Howl's Moving Castle
111 Hyperdimension Neptunia
112 IGPX Immortal Grand Prix
113 Inuyasha
114 Isekai Quartet
115 Izetta: The Last Witch
116 Japan Sinks
117 Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
118 K
119 K-On
120 Kamigami no Asobi
121 Kamisama Kiss
122 Karas
123 Karneval
124 Kekkaishi
125 Kenichi The Mightiest Disciple
126 Kiki's Delivery Service
127 Kill La Kill
128 Kiss him, not me
129 Kiznaiver
130 Knight's & Magic
131 Konosuba
132 Kuroko's Basketball
133 Kyo Kara Maoh
134 Laughing Under the Clouds
135 Last Exile
136 Little Nemo
137 Little Witch Academia
138 Love Stage
139 Lupin III
140 Medabots
141 Megaman
142 Megaman NT Warrior
143 Mekakucity Actors
144 Mirage of Blaze
145 Mirai
146 Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
147 Mobile Fighter G Gundam
148 Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
149 Mobile Suit Gundam 00
150 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
151 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny
152 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
153 Monster Rancher
154 Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
155 My Hero Academia
156 My Neighbor Totoro
157 My Love Story
158 My roommate is a cat
159 Nanbaka
160 Naruto
161 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
162 Nekopara
163 No. 6
164 Noein To your other self
165 Noragami
166 Noragami Aragoto
167 Oban Star-Racers
168 One Piece
169 One-Punch Man
170 Ouran High School Host Club
171 Outlaw Star
172 Paranoia Agent
173 Peacemaker Kurogane
174 Please Teacher
175 Please Twins
176 Pom Poko
177 Ponyo
178 Porco Rosso
179 Pretear
180 Prince of Stride Alternative
181 Princess Mononoke
182 Prison School
183 Promare
184 RaXephon
185 Re:Zero
186 R.O.D the TV
187 Ronin Warriors
188 Rosario + Vampire
189 Rurouni Kenshin
190 RWBY: Ice Queendom
191 Servamp
192 Sk♾️ The Infinity
193 Sailor Moon R
194 Sailor Moon
195 Saint Seiya
196 Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
197 Saiyuki
198 Samurai 7
199 Samurai Champloo
200 Samurai Deeper Kyo
201 Sankarea
202 Say I Love You
203 s-CRY-ed
204 Sensitive Pornograph
205 Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
206 Serial Experiments Lain
207 Servamp
208 Shaman King
209 Shinzo
210 Shonen Maid
211 Show By Rock
212 Silent Mobius
213 Sirius the Jaeger
214 Snow White with the Red Hair
215 Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
216 Soul Eater
217 Soul Eater Not
218 Spice and Wolf
219 Spirited Away
220 Stars Align
221 Sukisho
222 Sword Art Online
223 Tactics
224 Tales of Zestiria the X
225 Tenchi Muyo
226 Tenjou Tenge
227 The Ancient Magus's Bride
228 The Boy and the Beast
229 The Cat Returns
230 The Devil is a Part-Timer
231 The Morose Mononokean
232 The Prince of Tennis
233 The Promised Neverland
234 The Rising of the Shield Hero
235 The Royal Tutor
236 The Seven Deadly Sins
237 The Vision of Escaflowne
238 The Way of the Househusband
239 The Wind Rises
240 Tiger & Bunny
241 Tokko
242 Tokyo Ghoul
243 Toradora
244 Trigun
245 Trinity Blood
246 Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
247 Uta No Prince-sama
248 Vampire Hunter D
249 Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust
250 Vandread
251 Violet Evergarden
252 When Marnie Was There
253 Whisper of the Heart
254 Wise Man's Grandchild
255 Witchblade
256 Witch Hunter Robin
257 Wolf Children
258 Wolf's Rain
259 X
260 Yamada & the Seven Witches
261 Yami No Matsuei
262 Yashahime
263 Yona of the Dawn
264 Your Name
265 Your lie in April
266 Yu-Gi-Oh
267 Yu Yu Hakusho
268 Yuri!! On Ice
269 Zatch Bell
270 Zoids
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Translated from the Cyborg 009 Perfect Book New Edition
Cyborg 009 "Mythos Cyborg Arc" Re-Collected Structure Draft
From Mythos Cyborg Arc Setting Documents
Edited and published by Aoyagi Makoto, who was with Ishimori Productions at the time. For details, see the interview from p. 176.
Cyborg 009
Mythos Cyborgs (00-number assassination arc)
Sakai Akiyoshi
1: A New Anxiety - Depicts the life of the cyborgs
2: First Challenge - 007 and 006 are targeted by the challenger
3: Second Challenge - 008 and 005, ditto
4: 00-number Assassination Order - Gilmore Base is destroyed
5: Fugitives - Pursued cyborgs, enemy assassins
6: (Vignette) - Assassins
7: (Vignette) - Assassins
8: A Life Staked on Betrayal - 004 as a member of the cyborg empire?
9: The End of a Cyborg Candidate - Fate of a man who wants to be a cyborg
10: (Vignette)
11: (Vignette)
12: Discovery of the Cyborg Empire - To Lunar World Base
13: The End of Odin
Theme
Cyborgs are superior to humans. Therefore, Odin believes that he is a god and has the right to rule over humans, and 009's group believes that cyborgs fight for the peace of humans. Through the battle between the two, we would like to reconsider what exactly a cyborg is.
Aim
This series will focus on the tragic battle of cyborg vs. cyborg, and will portray the limits of ability, capability, and performance, as well as the mechanics of the battles, in an interesting and spectacular manner.
A New Anxiety
Neo Black Ghost is gone and peace is restored to the world. The cyborg warriors, with the exception of 001, have forgotten their cyborg identity and returned to their daily lives as human beings.
Odin's whereabouts remain unknown. It seemed that the peace would last forever.
Gilmore planned to spend the rest of his life at ease with 001 at the new base, but life without the cyborgs was tasteless and lonely...
One day, Gilmore's attention was caught by a small article in the newspaper.
In a village in xxx country, a centaur with only the torso of a horse appeared and caused a great commotion... Gilmore felt a certain uneasiness. 001 also told him that suspicious psychic waves were heading for that village, and he foresaw a danger.
But it was not clear if it was connected to Odin, and so far no major incidents had occurred.
But Gilmore wanted to meet everyone and talk about it. The old man's loneliness made him even more anxious.
Gilmore took advantage of the fact that 001 was asleep to visit Joe in Japan. Joe was once again active as a racer. Seeing his gorgeous and vivid appearance, Gilmore failed to tell him about the important matter.
Gilmore then went to visit 004 in Germany and 007 in England. He wanted to see for himself what kind of life they were leading.
004 was sweating and driving the truck, and 007 was also absorbed in his first role as Hamlet. 007 was so proud that he told Gilmore about his talent as an actor, and took 006, who was just opening a Chinese restaurant in England, to dinner, where they enjoyed a pleasant meal together.
006 was also excited about his new restaurant. Despite their back-and-forth, Gilmore could feel a gust of wind in his heart. He should be happy to see them happy, but for some reason, a feeling of loneliness tightened Gilmore's chest...
Gilmore invited everyone to go see the 003 ballet being performed in France. He wanted everyone to enjoy and relax together once in a while, when there was no fighting going on. However, 007 and 006 both curtly refused Gilmore's invitation, saying that they had only just begun to sprout.
Gilmore could not tell them of his misgivings. So he flew to France in silence.
As Gilmore watched from the edge of the stage, his eyes filled with tears of incomprehension as he watched 003 dance Swan Lake in the spotlight to the applause of the entire audience.
"It's fine... they have the right to live their lives as human beings..."
Gilmore murmured, and a voice close to his ear said, "But I'm going with you, doctor." Gilmore turned around and saw Joe standing in front of him.
Joe had noticed Gilmore's attitude, contacted his friends, and flown to France. Both 002 and 004 were already in the back of the theater.
Gilmore felt a stirring in his chest; 005 and 008 were too busy with work to come, while 007 and 006 wanted to stay away from the fight; they have their own way of life.
"But we have nothing."
002 told the doctor, and 009 and 004 were the same. They have no siblings, no purpose in life, except to fight.
009 decided to go without informing 003. Gilmore and the others agreed: 003 still had a way to go as a ballerina...
However, as they were leaving, 003 stood in front of them.
While dancing on stage, she found Gilmore and the others and listened to everything they had to say.
"Why are you leaving me? I am one of you!"
003's eyes were filled with the joy of seeing the warriors and the renewed tension of the battle.
First Challenge
He knew something was up when Gilmore came to visit him, but 007 did not want to miss out on the once-in-a-lifetime role he had just landed. However, he was exhausted from all-night training, and when he returned home in the morning, what awaited him was a shabby apartment in poor living conditions.
For months on end, he would open the refrigerator and find nothing in there. At such times, he always went to 006's restaurant to be treated to a meal, but 006's attitude, which had become severe these days, was cold.
006 was also eager to turn his new restaurant into a first-class Chinese restaurant, so he couldn't afford to serve 007 who came in every so often just for a bite to eat.
"We're both going our own ways, and it's a lot of work. You will never make it big if you are dependent on others," sair 006, and 007 was so angry that they started fighting.
At that time, he remembered 003, who cooked hot meals for him at the Gilmore Institute. And the kindness of everyone...
Just as he was thinking that he should have gone to see 003 with Dr. Gilmore, 006 suddenly came to him for help.
006's store was attacked by a centaur cyborg. The fire that 006 breathed was no match for the fire breathed by the centaur cyborg, and he was barely able to escape through the depths of the earth.
007 was about to respond with, "I don't give a damn about that. You must protect yourself against any possible dangers on your own!" when the centaur cyborg appeared before him and attacked him as well.
007 disguised himself as a centaur and fought, but he was no match for the cyborg, so he became the smallest insect and tried to poke into the enemy's fist, but the enemy saw through his attempt and nearly crushed him.
The centaur cyborg could even accelerate with ease, and he could see through the clairvoyance of 006, who was escaping through the depths of the earth.
There was nothing they could do now but to fight together.
But they were no match for him. 007 and 006 were both beaten to a pulp, and just when they thought it was over, the centaur cyborg spoke up.
"Cyborg warriors, you must immediately report to 009 and his men. We cyborgs will gather to build a cyborg empire!"
The centaur cyborg disappeared, telling them that if they disobeyed, this time they would die. The two men were startled. The cyborg empire was exactly what Odin had said.
Had Odin really set out to achieve his goal...?
Second Challenge
After receiving a letter from Gilmore, 005 read 008 and decided to return to Gilmore Base.
But at the same time, 008, who is an animal protection officer in Africa, was attacked by a lion man (cyborg).
Animals were killed one after another, and 008, who was desperately chasing the poachers, learned that the culprit was a lion cyborg.
The lion cyborg encouraged 008 to join him, and in turn, attacked him. In the water it'd be one thing, but on land, 008 had no chance. His super gun is ineffective and he is hunted down, but is saved by the just-arrived 005, though even 005's strong arms were ineffective and were torn apart by the lion's claws...
They knew that a new day of battle had come for their fearsome challenger, and 005 decided to return to the Gilmore Institute with 008.
(This will revolve around the love of animals and 008's life in Africa)
00-number Assassination Order
The cyborg warriors gathered at the Gilmore base. Odin came to the Gilmore base and asked them to join him.
"Cyborgs are superior to humans. Therefore, they have the right to become gods and rule over mankind. Gather to build the cyborg empire!" he preached.
But the cyborg warriors, who believed they were born to save people, would not accept his sophistry.
They refused, and once again accepted the enemy's challenge.
Odin used Gamo to create a series of cyborgs in the likeness of Greek gods and had them destroy the Gilmore base, and then issued an order to assassinate Zero-Zero Numbers.
Each of these cyborgs was superior to the Zero-Zero Numbers.
Fugitives
The Gilmore base was finally destroyed, and 009 and his team escaped aboard the Dolphin II. They must embark on a wandering journey in search of the enemy cyborg empire.
A cyborg assassination squad awaits them on their way.
A Life Staked on Betrayal
Odin's quest to build a cyborg empire drove the cyborg warriors to the brink of despair. The Zero Zero Numbers, originally built as prototypes, were no match for the enemy's new cyborgs.
If they continued as they were, they would be killed at some point. A dark shadow was hovering over everyone's mind.
Then, of all things, 004 betrayed them and joined the cyborg empire. The unity of the group was shattered, and the members became increasingly desperate.
However, 004 falsely claimed to be one of their own and rode into enemy territory to defeat Odin single-handedly. He thought that to deceive the enemy, he had to start with his friends, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat a man of Odin's stature.
But 004 failed miserably, and had to face his enemy, the cyborg Apollo. The battle between 004 and Apollo was fierce, but in the end, 004 was no match for Apollo.
When 004 was in danger, it was 009 who saved him, trusting 004 and calmly watching his actions.
Thus, the strong friendship between 009 and 004 defeated Apollo beyond their abilities as cyborgs...
(A chapter depicting the limits of performance as a cyborg and the tricks of the battle)
The End of a Cyborg Candidate
An old millionaire, who had acquired so much status and honor that he wanted nothing more in this world, feared only one thing: death.
He decided to give up all his wealth and become a cyborg. Once he becomes a cyborg, he can live forever.
However, after joining the cyborg empire and becoming a modified human, the millionaire was moved at Odin's command and eventually taken care of by Cyborg 009, and died a quick death.
The millionaire could have lived a much longer life if he had lived the rest of his human life with care...
Progression to the final episode
(Part One) Discovery of the Cyborg Empire
While challenging the cyborgs of the assassination squad sent by Odin, Cyborg 009 and his team finally learn that the enemy's headquarters are located on the moon.
009 and his team modify the Dolphin II and challenge the cyborg empire on the moon world.
(Part Two) The End of Odin
Odin's cyborg army awaits 009 and his team as they board the moon world.
The chapter depicts the bloody battle of 009 and the others to defeat Odin and his cyborg empire.
(*All reproduced portions are as they were in the original text)
Staff Interview
Suzuki Takeyuki
Toei Producer
Currently, he is the General Manager of Television Sales Promotion Department No. 2 and Deputy General Manager of Television Producers Group, Video Division, Toei Co. He is well known to special effects fans as a producer of the Super Sentai series. He has also produced animated works such as "Fighting General Daimos." With Ishinomori Shoutarou, he has produced various hits since Good Luck! Robocon.
―What made you decide to produce 009 at that time in the first place?
I have been in contact with Mr. Ishinomori since Robocon, and I had been looking for an opportunity to animate 009 for some time. I had hoped to do it sooner, but it was hard to find a broadcast slot or a sponsor. I even thought it was too late in the season. Mr. Ishinomori wanted to do it very much himself, and he said, let's colorize it and make a modern 009.
―What were some of the difficulties in gathering staff?
First of all, there was no room for production. Sunrise was not yet large, and I had my own productions. It was hard to make another series, but I really wanted to do it. So I rented a small staff room in Iogi. I started with no space and no staff. However, many people who have entered the animation industry said they want to do 009 at least once. The scriptwriters, Mr. Tsuji (Masaki) and Mr. Sakai (Akiyoshi), also wanted to work on 009. The staffing went smoothly. On the contrary, there were so many people who wanted to work on 009 that I wondered if it was all right for us to have so many people.
―Why did you hire Takahashi Ryousuke, who was directing Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi at the time, as director?
Basically, I was trying to make something heartfelt. I had no intention of making a gung-ho, action-oriented 009. That is why we chose Mr. Takahashi out of many people.
―I see. Unlike the old series, the drawings are very close to the original.
The first thing I discussed with Mr. Ashida (Toyoo), the animator, was that there are certain lines that Mr. Ishinomori has. I thought we should cherish that. Then, Mr. Ashida digested various of Mr. Ishinomori's works, including (Fantasy World) Jun. Then Ishinomori liked the drawings very much. He was really surprised at the finished product. Of course I liked it, too, and thought it would work out.
―The first part of the series is about Norse mythology. What is the reason for this?
When we first started planning this project, I was worried. Norse mythology is not popular in Japan. Even if you tried to collect books on the subject, they are not sold. I wondered if it would be okay. But Mr. Ishinomori wanted to do it. He asked why don't we focus on something that not everyone else is doing. It was interesting, after all.
―Did you encounter any problems in making the adaptation?
The most difficult thing was that the setting of 009 was in the Cold War structure. However, the social situation was changing rapidly. The Berlin Wall was still in place at the time, but tensions between East and West have thawed, and the situation is now different from the setting that was created. It was difficult to reconcile the two. That said, we couldn't destroy the confrontational structure of 009. By doing so, I was afraid that the viewers would feel that it was old-fashioned. That was the most difficult part. In retrospect, the theme of Norse mythology given to me by Ishinomori was a bit too heavy, perhaps too large for a TV animation.
―How did you come up with the basic concept for the anime adaptation?
I've been working on the Super Sentai series for a long time, but as far as group heroes go, 009 is much earlier, so it's kind of the origin point. The main thing is friendship. How do they help each other to fight? They should make the best of their abilities while compensating for each other's weaknesses. I would like to emphasize the importance of this mutual assistance. In an age when more and more children are being born alone, and when they no longer play with friends, I would like to show them what it means to live by helping each other. I also wanted to depict the sadness of the cyborgs, who have had their bodies modified with a scalpel. The difficult part was that I talked with Ishinomori many times, but the story was inevitably dark. I wondered if I could do something about that. And you really can't get rid of the darkness that cyborgs have. It was a natural consequence of the fact that it was difficult to create something as crisp and clear as Sentai.
―The strength of Mr. Ishinomori's works lies in the shadows, after all.
Whether it is Masked Rider or Kikaider, he has his own unique image of human beings. They are never cheerful heroes at heart.
―In an interview at the time, you said that we must not let children think that cyborgs are cool and that they want to become cyborgs, and that we must show them that although they are cool, they must not become cyborgs.
That was the basic idea. We must not let a cyborg like Joe out there. That's why it is very difficult to handle it well. With ordinary heroes, they look cool and I want to be like them, but with Ishinomori's heroes, I don't want to be like them. The drama that the character originally possesses will eventually lead up to a catastrophe somewhere in the end, which is Ishinomori's method.
―The existence of cyborgs itself is a tragedy that has been brought about by war and the munitions industry.
It was very difficult to depict the love among the nine, especially that of Joe. I wondered if the little ones would really understand it.
―Did you get a direct response from fans to the production site?
Yes, we did. When the decision was made to produce the series, there were very high expectations that it would finally come to fruition, and when it was over, people wondered why. The ratings were good, and we were preparing the next project (Editor's note: Mythos Cyborg arc). I even had Ishinomori draw rough sketches. But we didn't have anything to sell, so the character 009 was at a disadvantage as a sponsor. I was often told by my seniors that one had to be able to sleep with the toy, but there were many aspects of 009 that weren't true to that. So, sales of the toys were difficult.
―It was a time when robot animation was the mainstream. Wasn't it difficult to push a character-driven work in such an era?
Yes, it was. It was very interesting for the creators to put the characters in the foreground, but it was difficult to do so in terms of toys. But if we gave them weapons, they would not have the characteristics of cyborgs, and I thought that would not be right either. It would have been better to have them ride a giant robot, but it was clear that 009 would not do that. There was no way to expand the toys. I knew I had to do something about the part of 009 that was appreciated as 009.
―I hear you had a hard time with the casting...
We didn't have the budget for that sort of thing. And yet there are nine people in the cast, which is a lot. But we wanted to be extravagant. When we tried to achieve the ideal casting, we ended up with a huge budget overspend. So I went to the president of Aoni Production and asked him about the casting, and finally, thanks to the divine power of 009, he agreed to do it. The voice actors said they would do 009, and they had no complaints about the guarantee. As for Joe, I liked Mr. Inoue's voice, so I was very interested in working with him.
―Nowadays, people have the impression that Joe = Inoue Kazuhiko.
I was grateful, since I also got to have Mr. Noda (Keiichi) as Mr. Gantz for Robocon. Normally, I don't think we would have been able to gather such a splendid group of people.
―So everything has come together under the keyword "if it's 009, I'll do it"?
Yes, that's right. I asked Mr. Sugiyama (Kouichi) to do the music, and he was very supportive. From the beginning, I really wanted to make a symphony and release it.
―And that's how the theme song was composed by Hirao Masaaki, right?
I was asked, why Mr. Hirao? On the contrary, I wanted to use him so much that they said so. I wanted to use the popularity and warmth that Mr. Hirao has. I had no intention of making an action-type theme song. So I met with Mr. Hirao and explained the situation to him. Though he also asked me why him (laughs).
―It really is a great song, isn't it?
Yes, it turned out to be a very wonderful song. When I went to Mr. Hirao's house and asked him if he was going to come over when the song was finished, he played the guitar and sang in front of me. It was hard for me to ask him to fix it. I could say that if he gave me a cassette, but when he sang in front of me, it was difficult to say so (laughs). It is a luxury to be able to hear Mr. Hirao sing in front of me. I play the guitar myself, so when I have a theme song, I try to play it at home with the sheet music. So I can easily recognize songs that are difficult to sing. Such songs may be good as background music, but they will not be handed down to future generations. It is not good if children find it difficult to sing. I think your songs are really easy to sing.
―What is the position of 009 in the mind of you, the producer?
It is a work that I really felt good about, was blessed with a wonderful staff, and was a lot of fun to work on. It ranks first or second in my history of works. Ishinomori was also very pleased with it. It is a work that is a producer's dream. It is rare to work with a group of top-notch people and have so much fun doing it. It is a great responsibility to make an animation of a traditional manga, but the love of the people involved in 009 really made it possible. I was happy to work on it. I would love to do it again.
Reporting by: Editorial Department, Composition by: Yamada Nabisco
Staff Interview
Aoyagi Makoto
Former planning staff of Ishimori Productions
Chairman of the Ishinomori Shoutarou Fan Club. At Ishimori Productions, he was involved in a wide range of activities including manuscript management and the production of proposals for books, mooks, and video works. Currently, he is working for Fusosha. His understanding and passion for Ishimori's works is stronger than anyone else's. He has personally edited and published collections of setting materials based on the Mythos Cyborg Arc project, which ended in vain.
―First of all, could you tell us about your involvement with 009?
I used to work for Mr. Ishinomori as a so-called "planning staff," and at that time, Toei's head office approached me with the idea of making 009. At that time, the producer at Toei's head office was Suzuki Takeyuki. He was also of the younger generation at that time, so I was asked to work together with him as a team of young people. I was mainly involved in the color TV series and the subsequent Legend of the Super Galaxy.
―What specific instructions did Mr. Ishinomori give you?
I reported to Mr. Ishinomori on the progress of the animation production each time and received his OK on the direction of the project, but basically, he told me that I could do as I liked to a certain extent as long as it did not deviate from the flavor of 009. Naturally, we asked him to create the characters, so we told him about the story we were going to tell and what we wanted to see in the characters, including the scenario. The way we created the series was to first put together the overall concept in about 13 episodes, and then have 3 or 4 scenario writers come in and discuss about 6 episodes' worth of story with everyone. Next was the plot. At this point, we had some idea of what kind of characters we wanted, so we would create the characters and hand them over to the scenario writers and ask them to create them in this image. There were quite a few times when we did that.
―How did Sunrise become the actual production staff for the new series?
Toei's head office originally did not have a production staff, so we had to outsource the production to an external company. Sunrise had done a robot series called "Voltes V" before 009, and the staff was stable, and the series did well and received good ratings, so we decided to ask Sunrise to do 009 as well. At the time, one of the staff in charge of production was Iwasaki (Masami), and he invited Director Takahashi (Ryousuke) to join us. When I asked him what he had been doing, he answered, "Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi," and to be honest, everyone's reaction was, "Are you sure about this?" But when I actually talked to him, I realized that he has a very good sensibility. Director Takahashi's order was to have Joe shed tears in the opening animation. Some people asked why he cried in a battle story, but as the lyrics of the theme song say, the cyborgs are not fighting because they want to fight, but because they have to protect someone. If it were true, they would not fight, but would rather live as normal people in their daily lives. Those tears have such an impressive meaning. There were many objections, but I am glad that I pushed through. I think it really brought out the cyborgs as human beings.
―Was there someone who was in charge of the overall series structure?
No, there was not. Rather, we worked as a group. Producer Suzuki, myself, Director Takahashi, and writers such as Mr. Tsuji (Masaki) and Mr. Sakai (Akiyoshi) gathered together to discuss, and based on the results, each scenario writer put it together.
―I understand that you had a lot of trouble with the Space Tree arc (episodes 1-9(.
Yes, we did. ...There are giants in the story, you know. I created the character data for the magazines, but it was very difficult to explain the Titans. If they were really fighting against a god, they could have appeared, but I didn't want to take the story to that point. I wanted to keep the story as a battle against cyborgs and emphasize the more life-sized aspects.
―In the end, the Odin plot point was not settled until the end. The Mythos Cyborg project, which ended in a mirage, must've left you with some regrets...
There were indeed regrets. That's why Odin is coming out again. You could see Odin on the other side of the triplets. In the end, it ended up staying a mystery. The Mythos arc is very popular among the fans, and I like it, too, and we all agreed that it was definitely interesting as a piece of art.
―You have previously compiled the planning setting document for the Mythos arc into a book.
As for the book, I had already finished the planning, so I talked to Toei about it, and we were able to publish it with a proper publishing contract.
―What was the reason why the Mythos Cyborg arc was not made after all?
Basically, it's a matter of sponsorship. Whether the toys sell or not. Unfortunately, in the case of 009, the sales were not so good. The production side did not know what would happen, but we decided to go ahead with the planning as much as we could. By the way, the scenario in the book is a first draft. That's why the writers were having fun writing it. We were still at a stage where we have a lot of freedom.
―There's the question of whether or not this would have happened as it did if the TV adaptation had gone forward in reality...
Of course that's true. There is a high possibility that gags and conversation scenes would have been cut out during the storyboarding stage. It takes up a lot of time. Action scenes may look long, but they can be cut into small segments, so you can get a lot of action in there. However, I am glad that I was able to preserve this in some form. If this kind of thing were to be scattered, it would really disappear, so once it is in a book, it will remain somewhere. I myself am a member of Ishinomori's fan club, so I know how important it is to preserve these things. It would be sad to see the drawings (rough sketches of the characters) that he made disappear.
―Do you still have regrets about the fact that the Mythos arc ended in the planning stage?
After all, that sadness became a book, so yes.
―So the TV series ended and the next was The Legend of the Super Galaxy. How did Ishinomori feel about the quality and reputation of this work?
Mr. Ishinomori's stance on animated adaptations was to do whatever we wanted to a certain extent, wasn't it? He didn't directly say anything bad about other people or their works. However, I was personally told several times that we should try to make it science fiction (laughs).
―You drew the materials and the storyboards for Stargate yourself, didn't you?
I drew a lot of traits for each one of the settings. I was told to be careful with the spaceships in particular, as they are very difficult to shape. I also made a plastic model for the animation, and drew while looking at it.
―By the way, I've always wondered why Mr. Outa Gosaku did the comic book version of Super Galaxy (laughs)? I understand Sugar (Satou), but...
Ah. He was originally the chief at (Ishimori Productions') studio in Sakuradai before he went to Dynamic Productions, and I knew him just before I joined the company, when I was a fan and frequented Ishimori Productions, so I think I probably initiated (Outa's comic book adaptation). He was also very pushy. When I was in the fan club, I would visit him at his studio and when it got late, he would let me stay over, but if I wanted to stay over, he would ask me to help him (laughs). I still remember the scene in Fantasy World Jun when the cherry petals were falling (laughs).
―But the Outa version of 009 was nothing but a brilliant Outa work, in many ways (laughs).
Yes, it looks a bit spherical and round-faced. The characters are also unrefined, in the good sense of the word (laughs), in a way that is unique to Outa's work. He is a bit muddy. He has a slightly different muddiness from Ishinomori's, and it has a unique impact. That's what makes it interesting.
―Now, lastly, from yous point of view, as someone who was by Ishinomori's side, what is the attraction of 009?
I thought that this was the work in which Ishinomori could express his anger most straightforwardly among Ishimori works. While he is a storyteller, he has surprisingly rarely depicted the passion in battles. I think that as he continued to draw 009, it gradually became harder and harder for him to see who he was fighting against, and as he got older, he gradually came to understand that the world's structure would not change easily even if he tried to change it, and he became angry at that... he thought that if he traced back to the root of the problem, he could "fight against the gods." I did not discuss this directly with him, so this is something I thought about in my own way. So, in a sense, I don't think it needed to be completed. Of course, I think he wanted to complete it. But since 009 remained the character who could express his anger the most in Ishimori's works, I feel that it was something that he should not have ended.
Reporting by: Editorial Department, Composition by: Ogawa Yuuko
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guess who got their Cyborg 009 The Stage blu ray to work
It only took me trying everything I could think of and honestly I don’t even know what finally did it… but I did it…
I’d be happy to upload it somewhere but idk where I could put it where it wouldn’t get taken down; also goes without saying but it’s not translated from Japanese 🥲
anyway I have a whole bunch of Jet screenshots too so look forward to that
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Compilation of Jet yeeting himself around the stage
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So I will potentially release what I recorded of the stageplay...in minecraft. I just need to edit the footage.
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8 Man vs Cyborg 009 Manga Enters Final Stage
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-10-24/8-man-vs-cyborg-009-manga-enters-final-stage/.191122
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"Woah! They sound awesome!" Reena's tail swished in awe as Jonas mused, "I see."
"Well, let's plug it in now." Mark was done writing on the board and sat back down with them. "I'm more curious of how the gameplay's gonna be with so many characters."
Reena grinned wide. "It'll be chaotic."
"course it will, it's a battle royale after all." Seishin smirked and Yurei loaded up the game.
Seishin choose Joe Shimamura, aka Cyborg 009 using Joe's special 'acceleration mode' super speed to bleep in and out around everyone somehow managing to not over shoot and fling himself off the battle stages. He seemed more than a little content to dodge their attacks and sling out random puns more than anything.
Whereas Yurei chose Joker, fully utilizing the characters acrobatic nature, jumping and flipping about. He dealt a lot of damage but never seemed to quite hit a ending blow to any of them, instead flipping away to the next.
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