The staff behind Cyborg 009: Nemesis, a new anime produced by Ishimori Production based on Shōtarō Ishinomori‘s classic Cyborg 009 manga, announced two additional cast members this week, rounding out the show’s ensemble.
00 Cyborgs Cast
Yūki Kaji leads the cast as protagonist Joe Shimamura / Cyborg 009. The remaining 00 Cyborgs are voiced as follows:
- Mamoru Miyano — Cyborg 002 / Jet Link
- Saori Hayami — Cyborg 003 / Francois Alnul
- Tomokazu Sugita — Cyborg 004 / Albert Heinrich
- Hiroki Yasumoto — Cyborg 005 / Geronimo Junior
- Mitsuaki Kanuka — Cyborg 006 / Chang Changku
- Kentarō Tone — Cyborg 007 / Great Britain
- Yuu Hayashi — Cyborg 008 / Pyunma
- Junko Minagawa — Cyborg 001 / Ivan Whiskey
Nemesis Cast
Prior to the Cyborgs’ announcement, the anime’s official website had been revealing one member of the antagonist Nemesis group each week. The full lineup is as follows (note: character name romanizations are not official):
- Rina Hidaka — Mu / Nemesis 001
- Yoshimasa Hosoya — Blizzard / Nemesis 002
- Hiroshi Kamiya — Crack / Nemesis 003
- Kikuko Inoue — Opro / Nemesis 004
- Tetsu Inada — Aspida / Nemesis 005
- Shion Wakayama — Blitz / Nemesis 006
- Maaya Uchida — Morphone / Nemesis 007
- Ayane Sakura — Deps / Nemesis 008
- Yūichi Nakamura — Graviton / Nemesis 009
Staff and Theme Song
Hideki Ambo directs the anime at studio Arect, with Atsuhiro Tomioka (known for Pokémon) and CHARATEX handling series composition, and sanorin serving as character designer.
The theme song is “Taga Tame ni” (For Whom), performed by Kyōko of rock band Barbee Boys. The song originally appeared in the 1979 Cyborg 009 TV anime, where it was performed by Ken Narita and Koorogi ’73, with lyrics written by Ishinomori himself.
Cyborg 009: Nemesis is scheduled to stream this summer.
About Cyborg 009
Ishinomori’s original Cyborg 009 manga launched in Shōnengahōsha’s Weekly King magazine in July 1964. It has since been adapted into television anime series in 1968, 1979, and 2001, as well as theatrical films in 1966, 1967, and 1980. More recent adaptations include the 009 Re:Cyborg film (2012), Cyborg 009 Call of Justice (2016), and a crossover OVA with Devilman in 2015.
The franchise has also continued in manga form, with Tsuguo Okazaki’s Cyborg 009 Bgooparts Delete running from July 2019 to September 2022, and the more recent Cyborg 009 Taiheiyō no Bōrei (Cyborg 009: Ghost of the Pacific) by Masaki Tsuji and Masato Hayase, which launched in April 2024.
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