is a three-part

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that serves as a

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between the ''

Cyborg 009 is a Japanese science fiction manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different Japanese magazines, including '' Monthly Shōnen King'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', ''Shōnen Big Comic'', '' COM'', '' ...

'' and ''

Devilman is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga focuses on a high school student named Akira Fudo who absorbs the powers of the demon called "Amon" with help of his friend Ryo Asuka in order to battle ...

'' series. It was first screened on 17 October 2015 and was released on 11 November 2015. The series inspired a

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adaptation and a

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novel.

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acquired the international streaming rights for the series.

Plot

Cyborg 009 and his team come into conflict with a mysterious threat that leads to Japan and take on Devilman in the process. After some misunderstandings, a secret team of Cyborgs designed by the evil Black Ghost, and a devil outbreak it's up to 009 and Devilman to prevent total annihilation.

Characters

Background

Before

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became the author of ''

'', he worked as an assistant to

Shotaro Ishinomori was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and , creating several immensely popular long-running series such as ''Cyborg 009,'' the ''Super Sentai'' series (later adapted into the ''Power Rangers'' series), an ...

, drawing backgrounds for the ''

. It was reported in ''

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'' that he wished to do a collaboration with Ishinomori. It was announced in March 2015 that a ''Cyborg 009''

, directed by

Jun Kawagoe is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director. He is known for directing anime based on the works of Go Nagai, Ken Ishikawa, Takashi Yanase, and twice, Shotaro Ishinomori. Works (as director) * '' Shuten Douji'' (1991) episode 3 * ' ...

, was in production to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the manga's debut. It was later announced that the anime would receive a theatrical release in autumn.

Dynamic Planning is a licensing company owned by manga artist Go Nagai. It was established in 1974 as a sister company of Dynamic Productions. Dynamic Planning is credited in all of Go Nagai's animated works since 1974 as the "planner" and/or "producer". Sin ...

separately announced a ''Devilman'' anime in April 2014, produced by

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. The project was scheduled for a fall 2015 release. It was revealed in June 2015 that the two separately announced projects would in fact be a single crossover, titled ''Cyborg 009 VS Devilman''.

Production

The anime is a three-part

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directed by Jun Kawagoe and written by Tadashi Hayakawa, with animation by the studios Bee Media and

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produced both the opening theme song, "''Cyborg 009'' ~Nine Cyborg Soldiers~", and the ending theme, "Devil Mind ~Ai wa Chikara~".also

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with their third ending theme

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Release

The first full trailer for the anime was released on 25 August 2015. It was originally announced that the anime would have a two-week run in eight theaters; however, the number of theaters was later expanded to ten. It debuted on 17 October 2015. The complete set of three 30-minute episodes was released on

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on 11 November 2015. The individual episodes were released on

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separately on 11 November 2015, 9 December 2015, and 6 January 2016.

acquired the streaming rights to the series, streaming it in 20 languages in 190 countries. The English dub was directed by Bob Buchholz and translated by Sachiko Takahashi.

Other media

Manga

adaptation, titled , by

Akihito Yoshitomi is a Japanese manga artist from Miyazaki Prefecture, born in(5 September 1970) . His most known works are the series ''Eat-Man'', which consisted of 19 volumes, and ''Ray (manga), Ray'', which consisted of 7 volumes. ''Eat-Man'' and ''Blue Drop' ...

began serialization in

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and Niconico's online magazine between 14 October 2015 and 24 February 2016. The first chapter was also published with ''

Monthly Shōnen Sirius is a Japanese monthly ''shōnen'' manga magazine published by Kodansha, and first issued in May 2005. It is issued in perfect-bound B5 format and retails for 580 yen. ''Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' is aimed at readers aged 16–21. The magazine a ...

'' on 26 October 2015. The manga was collected in one volume on 8 April 2016.

Novel

novel, written by Tadashi Hayakawa and titled , was published on 25 September 2015.

References

External links

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