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Cyborg 009 S1E1 — The Birth

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Cyborg 009•Season 1•Episode 1

The Birth

7.2/10 · 29 votesOct 14, 200124 min

Ranked #22 of 26 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

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.

Written byShinsuke Onishi

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Takahiro Sakurai

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Joe Shimamura / Cyborg 009 (voice)

Kana Ueda

Kana Ueda

Ivan Whisky / Cyborg 001 (voice)

Showtaro Morikubo

Showtaro Morikubo

Jet Link / Cyborg 002 (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Satsuki Yukino

Françoise Arnoul / Cyborg 003 (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Nobuo Tobita

Albert Heinrich / Cyborg 004 (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

G. Junior / Cyborg 005 (voice)

Chafurin

Chafurin

Chang Changku / Cyborg 006 (voice)

Cho

Cho

Great Britain / Cyborg 007 (voice)

Mitsuo Iwata

Mitsuo Iwata

Pyunma / Cyborg 008 (voice)

Mugihito

Mugihito

Professor Isaac Gilmore (voice)

Norio Wakamoto

Norio Wakamoto

Skull (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Black Ghost (voice)

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K

Ken Ootsuka

Key Animation

R

Ryo Tanaka

Key Animation

J

Jun Kawai

Key Animation

M

Miho Shimogasa

Key Animation

M

Masakatsu Sasaki

Key Animation

S

Shinjiro Mogi

Key Animation

S

Shinichiro Kajiura

Key Animation

N

Naoyuki Konno

Animation Director

Shinsuke Onishi

Shinsuke Onishi

Writer

Tooru Yoshida

Tooru Yoshida

Key Animation

Y

Yoshihiro Watanabe

Key Animation

I

Ichirou Ogawa

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Birth" is episode 1 of Cyborg 009 season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 29 votes, ranking #22 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Written by Shinsuke Onishi, it aired on October 14, 2001.

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