Product Details

• Actors: Joshua Seth, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Kirk Thornton, R. Martin Klein, Jim Taggert
• Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
• Run Time: 198 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000ZMH38
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #34,723 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Cyborg 009 - Uncut & Unedited" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Subtitled "The Cyborg Soldier," the 2003 version of Cyborg 009 is the third TV series based on Shotaro Ishinomori's 1964 manga. Joe Shimamura, an orphan falsely accused of murdering the priest who raised him, has been turned into a cybernetic warrior by agents of the sinister organization Black Ghost. Joe (a.k.a. 009) joins forces with Cyborgs 001 through 008. With the advice of Dr. Gilmore and Dr. Kozumi, the powerful but distrustful Cyborgs gradually form a team capable of challenging Black Ghost and its string of increasingly powerful Cyborgs (0010 through 0013 in these episodes). The cartoony character designs recall the work of Osamu Tezuka: e.g., Dr. Gilmore looks like Duke Red in Metropolis. Cyborg 009 has all the elements of a classic sci-fi anime adventure, but the unexpressive, puppet-like characters, tame battles, and obvious dialogue leach the excitement out of the story. (Rated 13 and older: violence) --Charles Solomon

Product Description

Nine human beings from across the globe are remodeled against their wills into human weapons known as Cyborgs by the nefarious Black Ghost Organization. Our hero, 009, is half-Japanese, half-American and, equipped with Mach-speed acceleration among other extraordinary abilities, is the most advanced of the nine Zero-Zero Cyborgs (all of whom have super powers). From different countries, different races and even different eras, theses nine inimitable individuals cooperate with each other to fight agains Black Ghost and the strange vicissitudes of their fortunes. Based on the comic of the same name. Uncut and Unedited includes original versions of all 8 episodes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cyborg 009, August 2, 2006

By	Daniel Willis "Mr Quake" (Antlers, OK USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've started watching Cyborg 009 on Cartoon Network. I missed a few episodes, so I picked up Cyborg 009 Unedited And Uncut. The box set contains information booklet about the nine cyborg characters and extras. There are 8 episodes on 2 DVDs. If you want to know the episode titles. I have included them in this review.

Disc .01
01.The Birth
02.The Escape
03.Assassin Of Flash
04.At The End Of The Battle
05.Tears Of Steel
06.Search For The Professor

Disc .02
07.Defeat The Invisible Opponent
08.Friend

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now here's something original..., April 23, 2004

By	Johnny Jagwani "thx1138dk" (Denmark) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is not everyday you get an old anime redone from olden times, I have been a fan of cyborg 009 since my childhood and was filled with joy to see yet another series to be made; luckily for us it even appears in english and uncut at the same time.
As you must have read about the storyline and characters in Amazon.com's review of the title, there's no point in going there. So what I want to point out here, is the style the animation is done in. Though in some of later episodes ( not released in the west yet ) framerate and detail-attention drops from time to time, the series as such is almost in a Fleischer-styled - from the 30s and 40s americana yet, at the same time modern manga/anime drawn 100% on a computer -> :)

My point with this is, the Cyborgs 001 -> 009 were inventet in a more innocent time, long forgotten by most anime fans nowadays. Dealing with coldwar issues and other worldly matters of those times, plus each and every character's own struggles within themseleves - and then there's the so called 'real' action, fighting off enemies ! Ergo - not your everyday flashy "go-buy-the-toys" and "forget-the-storyline-before-the end-credits" series.

Also the team issue people; Ishinomori Shotaro I surely believe inspired the X-men, as they arrived 8 years before Stan Lee created his version, and these guys are cooler, in two words I can tell you why I think so:

matching uniforms... !

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kick @$$ Anime, March 21, 2004

By	cyborg "cyb0rg_oo9" (Santa Fe Springs, CA) - See all my reviews

At first glance you might think this a a little kid's anime. IT IS!But can a kid's Anime have a full depth story line? I'll tell you this show will get you sucked into it. In my opinion it is better than some other animes out there. If you are looking for something new and different this might be right for you. Also if you're new to the whole "anime" genre, I highly recommend this DVD. I would tell you the story but by looking at other reviews I'm pretty sure you already know.