Yuki Kaji has been cast as Cyborg 009/Joe Shimamura in Cyborg 009: Nemesis, the new anime adaptation of Shotaro Ishinomori’s legendary Cyborg 009 series. The anime is scheduled to premiere on Japanese streaming platforms in summer 2026.
The cast for Nemesis, the new cyborg group introduced in the series, has also been revealed. In addition, a new visual featuring the Nemesis members gathered around 009/Graviton has been released. As previously announced, Yuichi Nakamura will voice Nemesis 009.
The theme song has been confirmed as “Taga Tame ni”, written by Ishinomori himself. Originally used as the opening theme for the 1979 TV anime Cyborg 009, the song has been newly rearranged for this adaptation and will be performed by Kyoko.
Teaser Visual:
Character Visual:
CAST:
Yuki Kaji as Cyborg 009 / Joe Shimamura
Rina Hidaka as N001/Mew
Yoshimasa Hosoya as N002/Blizzard
Hiroshi Kamiya as N003/Crack
Kikuko Inoue as N004/Opro
Tetsu Inada as N005/Aspida
Shion Wakayama as N006/Blitz
Maaya Uchida as N007/Morphin
Ayane Sakura as Nemesis 008
Yuichi Nakamura as N008/Depth
STAFF:
Director: Hideki Anbo
Screenplay: Atsuhiro Tomioka, CHARATEX
Character Design: sanorin
Animation Production: ARECT
Production: ISHIMORI PRODUCTION
Cyborg 009 first debuted in Weekly King (published by Shonen Gahosha) on July 19, 1964. Last year marked the 60th anniversary of the iconic series, prompting a wave of new projects, including a stage adaptation and a vertical full-color manga remake.
Discotek Media has previously released the 2001–2002 television anime series Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier on Blu-ray with an English-language option. The company describes the series as follows:
Joe Shimamura never quite fit in. An orphan with a troubled past, he awakens to find himself imprisoned and changed forever, the unwitting recipient of a new cyborg body, both strong and inhumanly fast. Before he can learn his captors’ evil plans, Joe is rescued by a team of eight outcasts from around the world, outcasts just like him, with formidable cyborg bodies.With nothing to lose, Joe becomes the ninth member of the renegade cyborg group: he is Cyborg 009!
Now, the cyborgs are ready to defend the world against Black Ghost, the ruthless international arms syndicate that created them!
Source: Comic Natalie
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