The protagonist, Joe Shimamura, was confined in a juvenile detention center. As he attempted to escape with his fellow inmates, they were captured by a suspicious group dressed in black suits: the Black Ghosts. He lost consciousness and woke up restrained on an operating table. Beside him stood a figure wearing an eerie mask, calling himself Skull. The mysterious figure declared: “The next time you wake up, you'll be a cyborg...”

What on earth happened to Joe? Nine cyborg warriors wield their ultimate skills to challenge evil and fight like gods!

Shotaro Ishinomori's masterpiece “Cyborg 009” finally gets its long-awaited first full-color vertical-reading comic adaptation!

(Source: Futami Shobo, translated)