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Blog for Cyborg 009 stuff.

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Oh boy! The new 009 manga is now out!

https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=S145343

I can't wait to-

Fuck.

Okay, let's use a VPN then-

*VPN doesn't work*

FUCK

Okay okay... Let's figure this out...

.......

I assume it's a similar case with the stage show being on Rakuten TV... I'll have to get either OpenVPN for Android or SoftEther for Windows.

I don't have a desktop so I cannot use SoftEther, but maybe this tutorial below here will be helpful for those that do have it.

Since I have an Android, I will download OpenVPN from the App store, then I will go to the site above (VPNgate) and find some Japanese servers to use, then download the .ovpn files for them.

(Downloading a server that includes the DDNS hostname is usually more recommended, so I'll just go with that.)

I then open the OpenVPN app, click "import profile" and upload the .ovpn files there and connect to them. Sometimes it helps to experiment with whatever server works.

Alright. We're connected to the VPN. Let's try this again.

Oh!! There we go!!

And it's free too?? Amazing!! (I assume so far at least lol)

You should give this a try too!!

Update: Only four chapters are free lol, you need a Line account to pay for the rest I think?

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So months ago, I've mentioned how they're making a new 009 manga. Well, we now have a few visuals for it.

This designs... Well, not bad. It almost looks like a mix of Devilman and RE cyborg. My only issue is that Jet's nose has SHRUNK AGAIN STOP DOING THIS AAAAARRRRGGGHHH

They now have an official website that was just open today, that you can view here. Not much on it yet obviously, but we do know they will release the first chapter (?) on September 25th.

https://www.futami.co.jp/lp/shinsoku009

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Happy 60th anniversary, Cyborg 009!!

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Well, look who made a reappearance in 2024!!

Just like in the original episode where little Seven calls out America's atrocities towards Japan.

GB thought it'd be more effective coming from a young child rather than some dirty old man.

And of course, the outcome is the same. Jet feeling some shame that his own country would do such a thing..

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I love that 009 fanartists make stage show Pyunma at least darkskinned to make up for him being played by a non-black actor.

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I recently found out that the entire English dub of the 2001 Cyborg 009 series (INCLUDING the one with the goofy subs) got taken down from YouTube by Ishinomori Pro due to copyright. They've decided, "Alright that's enough cyborgs for everyone" and took them down even after like... 3-4 years I think? Impressive.

Not all is lost (Well... Except the badly subbed 009, unsure if anyone saved that...), as the entire series can also be watched on the Internet Archive (And yes, several 🏴‍☠️ sites as well, the obvious). These are ripped from the Blu-Ray, and contains BOTH Japanese and English audio. (I'm not exactly a fan of the interlacing, but... Better than nothing, right?)

You can watch here :>

Rest in peace to one of my all-time favourite caps that became an inside joke between friends.

(I DID save the entire YT playlist for the English dub before the takedown and still have it, but idk if I wanna reupload as that's risky. Did not save the bad subbed one, sadly.)

EDIT: If you're ethical and prefer to watch legally, RetroCrush still has the dub and subbed version available.

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Come on, 007. Let's go.

Do I have to? You guys drive crazy!

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Just wondering, do you prefer referring to the cyborgs by their real names or numbers?

Real names

Numbers

Both interchangeably

Voting ended onJun 12, 2024

Me personally, I prefer names as it feels more right tbh, plus saying the 00 numbers is just a mouthful lol. Although I do sometimes call them shortened numbers, like calling GB "Seven" or Joe "Nine".

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where do you watch particularly the older series? love your blog <3

Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoy this blog!

And well, that depends... *Reaches into pocket*

Normally, you can find the 60s and 70s series on DVDs, Japanese Amazon Prime and alternatively various 🏴‍☠️ sites, buuuuttttt if you don't wanna do all that, then I can help you.

Here is 60's anime subbed (Only 16 out of 25 have been subbed so far, but the guy said he's planning on finishing, so we have to be patient) and this one contains all episodes raw including the untranslated, and 70's subbed as well!

Oh and the first two movies subbed too.

Idk if you also needed Super Galaxy, but I'll put anyways. Here's the English dub, but it's reaaaallyyy bad lol, so alternatively here is a subbed version as well.

Enjoy!!

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My new favourite thing will be editing dancing clips from the stage show and adding own music.

Skull walks in on his son dancing to some Ayesha Erotica and is like "....Wtf that boi doing?" And just walks away.

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Thoughts on Joe's French voice?

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All the profiles I scanned from my Cyborg 009 Daihyakka book 2.

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How To Access Cyborg 009 Stageplay on Rakuten TV

Hey everyone! I've decided to write a quick tutorial on how to access Rakuten to see the stageplay. I would like to thank @t4ngyuan for this method.

First things first, commercial VPNs will not work since Rakuten will block already known providers (I tried with ExpressVPN and TorGuard).

My Setup

PC

Windows 10

Chrome

1. Download SoftEther VPN Software

Follow the tutorial linked below:

2. Test

Before purchasing, make sure to connect to your VPN and see if the video plays without an error message.

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3. Follow this Tumblr Tutorial

Rakuten TV Livestream Guide

Hi guys, I’ve been meaning to type this up for a while but better late than never, right? 💦 To get to a Rakuten TV livestream you’ll need:

4. End

After you have successfully purchased your ticket and the following steps are done successfully, you are ready to go!

I would recommend to join from at least an hour early before the show. One issue I had was clicking on the Comment tab when watching the show, it would give me an error so I would suggest not to click on it.

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Remember that scene from Cyborg 009 when GB was hanging with Char, Amuro and Vegeta?

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60 years of Joe 🙏 ✨

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Should we merge the 009 screencaps blogs into one blog? (The blogs will still be kept up, don't worry). One benefit is that we can also include caps from other 009 media like Super Galaxy and the Devilman OVA!

Yes

No

Voting ended onMay 17, 2024

Because managing three seperate queues is a bitch tbh lmao

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Alright ya'll I recently got polls so you know what that means, it's time to see who we think is the best dressed.

Who had the best uniforms?

1968 Anime

1966 & 1967 Movies

2001 Cyborg 009 Cyber Solider

2012 Re: Cyborg

2013 Archaia Graphic Novel

2015 Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman

2017 Call of Justice

2024 Cyborg 009 The Stage

"Prototype" Green Uniforms

"God's War" Blue Uniforms

Voting ended onMay 20, 2024

The red manga uniforms, 70's, and Super Galaxy are omitted purely because there isn't really an outfit design difference between those and the 2001 series-just a difference in art style.

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The red and yellow uniforms with scarves are honestly too iconic, so any adaption like the 2001 and Devilman is best for me (Archaia kinda falls under this too, they did get scarves later in the comic so). RE Cyborg is just the outfits muted and also more little details to the clothes (Like the buttons making sense and looking more like a double breasted), but it's alright.

60s era, the only good uniform was Francoise's, she looked rather stylish in it tbh!

This is the only good pic I can find rn, I'm sorry

I did like how they somehow tried to diversify the outfits, but not really since only Joe and Fran were different. Even though there is old concept (?) where they did have their own colours until they just decided to give the non-important others plain Lavender and also took away their scarves. I lowkey wished they stuck with the former instead, the final is just kinda meh.

Call of Justice... Could be me, but their outfits are a little too complex for the borgs. I get what they're trying to go for, but they just look better and more comfy when they worn usual fabric uniform.

I like how well the uniforms translate in the stage show, although my only complaint is the boots being shorter (Then again, could be not as comfortable to wear during a play lol).

I don't have much opinion on the og green and God's War other than "Good alt schemes".

So basically imho, anything where the borgs wear red-yellow uniforms with scarves beat out everything else! If I had to choose at least one, it'll be 2001 because like I said, iconic and appealing.