Cyborg 009

1. 1. The Birth

   Oct 14, 2001

   Teenage orphan Joe Shimamura awakens on a surgical table with no memory of how he got there, but follows the advice of a strange voice in his head that helps him escape his island prison and robotic pursuers.

2. 2. The Escape

   Oct 21, 2001

   The 00 cyborgs are free, but fugitives from Black Ghost, the evil organization that created them.

3. 3. The Assassin of Flash

   Oct 28, 2001

   The 00 cyborgs take shelter at the home of Dr. Koizumi, but soon realize they're not safe even there when Black Ghost sends the lightning-wielding 0010 to assassinate them.

4. 4. At the End of the Battle

   Nov 4, 2001

   During a rematch with the powerful 0010, the cyborgs realize they've got double the trouble to deal with.

5. 5. Tears of Steel

   Nov 11, 2001

   Albert Heinrich, 004, recounts his tragic tale before going off into battle against a giant Black Ghost assassin.

6. 6. Search for the Professor

   Nov 18, 2001

   While searching for the missing Dr. Koizumi, Joe, Great Britain and Albert come across an old mansion that turns out to be a haunted deathtrap.

7. 7. Defeat the Invisible Opponent

   Nov 25, 2001

   The 00 cyborgs go to Joe's hometown, Tokyo, and come up against a gigantic invisible opponent.

8. 8. Friend

   Dec 2, 2001

   The invisible menace is still on the loose, controlled by the mysterious 0013, a Black Ghost cyborg who's branched off on his own.

9. 9. Satan of the Deep Sea

   Dec 9, 2001

   The 00 cyborgs race a Black Ghost submarine to the bottom of the sea over possession of a sunken electronic brain.

10. 10. Operation Auroras

    Dec 16, 2001

    Black Ghost operatives at the South Pole kidnap a scientist's daughter to force him to finish a device that neutralizes all weapons.

11. 11. Christmas Eve Mirage

    Dec 23, 2001

    003 gets some R&R in her hometown of Paris, but soon finds herself in a hallucinatory nightmare.

12. 12. Mystical Inhabited Island

    Jan 6, 2002

    005, 006 and 007 become stranded on an isolated island with an abandoned Black Ghost munitions plant.

13. 13. London Fogs

    Jan 13, 2002

    On a short return trip to London, 007 revisits memories of being a rags-to-riches stage actor prior to becoming a cyborg.

14. 14. Land of Reunions

    Jan 20, 2002

    Black Ghost is stirring up a civil war in 008's home country, the Republic of Muamba, and using soulless Cyborg Men as minions.

15. 15. Goodbye, My Friend

    Jan 27, 2002

    008 discovers that the strongest Cyborg Man is his brainwashed best friend.

16. 16. Breaking In

    Feb 3, 2002

    Skull gets serious about recapturing the 00 cyborgs and has his subordinates try to sink the Dolphin.

17. 17. The Final Battle

    Feb 10, 2002

    While the cyborgs are on the loose in Black Ghost headquarters, 009 has a final confrontation with Skull.

18. 18. Story of a Struggling Restaurant

    Feb 17, 2002

    In a rare time of peace, Chang Changku opens his own Chinese restaurant, but is a nervous wreck when a famous food critic drops by.

19. 19. Hero

    Feb 24, 2002

    Jet Link moves back to NYC, where he regales a little buddy about his exaggerated cyborg exploits while recalling what his life was really like pre-cyborg

20. 20. A Phantom Dog

    Mar 3, 2002

    Joe has a new pet dog that just might be responsible for a series of spontaneous combustion-like deaths.

21. 21. Fossils of Evil

    Mar 10, 2002

    Jet, Joe and G-Junior investigate the dinosaur sighting claims of a supposedly reformed Black Ghost scientist in the American Southwest.

22. 22. Attack of the Gods

    Mar 17, 2002

    The Mythos Arc opens with disasters all over the world and sightings of what seem to be the reincarnations of the Greek Gods of Mount Olympus.

23. 23. Mythology Arises

    Mar 24, 2002

    The 00 cyborgs track the gods down to their island home in Greece, but 009 is defeated by the fiery Apollo.

24. 24. Artemis

    Mar 31, 2002

    The cyborgs discover the true nature of the reborn Greek gods shortly before Artemis is murdered, a crime 009 is blamed for.

25. 25. Mythos

    Apr 7, 2002

    The Greek gods make a last stand against the 00 cyborgs, while Dr. Gaia, a Black Ghost survivor, tries using their generator to destroy the world.

26. 26. Gilmore's Notes

    Apr 21, 2002

    Dr. Gilmore takes a rare quiet afternoon to write in his journal and reflect about the 00 cyborgs, their enemies, and their future.

27. 27. Little Visitors

    Apr 28, 2002

    The 00 cyborgs get involved when fugitive children from a parallel world arrive on Earth with their powerful pursuers not far behind.

28. 28. The Awakening

    May 5, 2002

    The cyborgs return with the children to their world, where 002 tries to motivate them to use their own psionic powers against the invasion force.

29. 29. The Blue Earth

    May 12, 2002

    A powerful blue leopard-like beast attacks oil refineries and construction sites all over the world until it has a run-in with 005 in what used to be his village.

30. 30. Computopia

    May 19, 2002

    The team visits Computopia, a prototype city of the future run by a super-computer that becomes jealously murderous after getting a crush on 003.

31. 31. Monster Island

    May 26, 2002

    Great Britain and Chang Changku happen across an island ruled by intelligent monsters that employ mindless zombies and giants.

32. 32. Man or Machine?

    Jun 2, 2002

    Albert meets murderous doubles of himself in an old German castle.

33. 33. Frozen Time

    Jun 9, 2002

    009 wakes up from routine maintenance to discover that he's stuck in Acceleration Mode, so to him, everyone else is frozen.

34. 34. The Pharaoh’s Curse

    Jun 16, 2002

    Dr. Gilmore, 003 and 009 travel to Egypt, where they run afoul of a deadly virus that could be the curse of King Tut.

35. 35. The City of Wind

    Jun 23, 2002

    The 00 cyborgs investigate phantom sightings of El Dorado, the city of gold.

36. 36. The Frozen Land

    Jun 30, 2002

    The team comes across a giant cobra in rural Japan that might be responsible for the area's extreme weather conditions.

37. 37. The Night of the Star Festival

    Jul 7, 2002

    In a small town in Japan, Joe encounters a little girl who claims to be a time traveler.

38. 38. Black Ghost Lives

    Jul 14, 2002

    Dr. Gilmore thinks back on his own past, from first joining Black Ghost to the development of the cyborgs and his eventual betrayal of the organization.

39. 39. The New Assassins

    Jul 21, 2002

    When four people with psionic powers try to eliminate the team, the cyborgs suspect Black Ghost is back.

40. 40. Gamo's Revenge

    Jul 28, 2002

    The four mutants, led by the obsessed Dr. Gamo Wisky, attempt to send the cyborgs into a post-apocalyptic future.

41. 41. Future Fury

    Aug 4, 2002

    009 and his adversary, Rina, are trapped in a dystopic future in which Black Ghost still exists.

42. 42. To Tomorrow…

    Aug 11, 2002

    009 is reunited with his team in time to join their new allies against the psychotic, psionic mutant Kane and his sponsor, 001's father.

43. 43. Old Friends

    Aug 18, 2002

    While investigating dinosaur-like creature attacks on the planet, Joe runs into old childhood friends who may not be so friendly anymore.

44. 44. The Nightmare of Van Bogoot

    Aug 25, 2002

    As the Yomi arc continues, the team reluctantly takes in a young woman with amnesia, while 008 has mixed feelings after Dr. Gilmore saves his life at the expense of becoming even less human.

45. 45. Good-bye, My Dolphin

    Sep 1, 2002

    With two telepathic sisters helping them, the 00 cyborgs discover the entrance to Yomi, the underground empire, but at the cost of the Dolphin.

46. 46. The Underground Empire

    Sep 8, 2002

    In the underground empire, 009 is hypnotized and forced to attack his comrades, while Skull is back after being presumed dead.

47. 47. Rise of the Demon

    Sep 15, 2002

    Black Ghost's giant statue wipes out the underground empire, while Van Vogt rounds up the traitorous telepathic sisters right before the helpless cyborgs' eyes.

48. 48. From Here to Eternity

    Sep 29, 2002

    In the final episode of the Yomi arc, 009 fights Skull and the true masters of Black Ghost aboard their giant statue in space.

About

Nine super-powered cyborg soldiers join forces to combat Black Ghost, the terrorist organization which they were originally created to serve.

First aired

2001-10-14

Era

Early 2000s

Length

1 season · 48 episodes

Genres

Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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