Cyborg 009 VS Devilman
# Cyborg 009 VS Devilman

Cyborg 009 VS Devilman (サイボーグ009VSデビルマン, Saibōgu 009 VS Debiruman) is a three-part anime OVA that serves as a crossover between the Cyborg 009 and Devilman series. It was first screened on 17 October 2015 and was released on 11 November 2015. The series inspired a manga adaptation and a prequel novel. Netflix 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

| Characters | Japanese | English |
| - | - | - |
| Cyborg 009 |||
| Joe Shimamura / Cyborg 009 | Jun Fukuyama | Johnny Yong Bosch |
| Ivan Whisky / Cyborg 001 | Haruka Shiraishi | Christine Marie Cabanos |
| Jet Link / Cyborg 002 | Tomoaki Maeno | Spike Spencer |
| Françoise Arnoul / Cyborg 003 | M.A.O | Stephanie Sheh |
| Albert Heinrich / Cyborg 004 | Hiroki Tōchi | Michael Sinterniklaas |
| Geronimo Jr. / Cyborg 005 | Tsuyoshi Koyama | Keith Silverstein |
| Chang Changku / Cyborg 006 | Yū Mizushima | Joey Lotsko |
| Great Britain / Cyborg 007 | Hozumi Gōda | Tony Azzolino |
| Pyunma / Cyborg 008 | Ayumu Okamura | Steve Staley |
| Apollo | Akira Ishida | Fred McDougal |
| Helena | Yōko Honna | Christine Marie Cabanos |
| Professor Isaac Gilmore | Shigeru Ushiyama | Dave Mallow |
| Devilman |||
| Devilman / Akira Fudō | Shintarō Asanuma | Bryce Papenbrook |
| Miki Makimura | Saori Hayami | Cristina Valenzuela |
| Ryō Asuka | Satoshi Hino | Chris Smith |
| Jinmen | Hōchū Ōtsuka | Taylor Henry |
| Sachiko | Atsuko Enomoto | Erin Fitzgerald |
| New characters |||
| Edward Adams / Cyborg 0014 | Yoshimasa Hosoya | Kyle McCarley |
| Eva Maria Parallels / Cyborg 0015 | Minako Kotobuki | Marieve Herington (credited as Lindsay Torrence) |
| Cain / Cyborg 0016 | | |
| Abel / Cyborg 0017 | Mutsumi Tamura | Johanna Luis |
| Seth / Cyborg 0018 / Atun | Hiro Shimono | Griffin Burns |
| Dr. Adams | Fumihiko Tachiki | Michael McConnohie (credited as Geoffrey Chalmers) |
| Lilith | Mie Sonozaki | Wendee Lee |
| Pazuzu | | Jamieson Price (credited as Taylor Henry) |

## Background

Before Go Nagai became the author of Devilman, he worked as an assistant to Shotaro Ishinomori, drawing backgrounds for the Cyborg 009 manga. It was reported in Sankei Sports that he wished to do a collaboration with Ishinomori.

It was announced in March 2015 that a Cyborg 009 anime, directed by Jun Kawagoe, 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 separately announced a Devilman anime in April 2014, produced by animation studio Actas. 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 original video animation directed by Jun Kawagoe and written by Tadashi Hayakawa, with animation by the studios Bee Media and Actas. JAM Project produced both the opening theme song, "Cyborg 009 ~Nine Cyborg Soldiers~", and the ending theme, "Devil Mind ~Ai wa Chikara~".also Kalafina with their third ending theme Lacrimosa.

## 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 Blu-ray on 11 November 2015. The individual episodes were released on DVD separately on 11 November 2015, 9 December 2015, and 6 January 2016.

Netflix 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

A manga adaptation, titled Cyborg 009 VS Devilman: Breakdown (サイボーグ009VSデビルマン BREAKDOWN, Saibōgu 009 VS Debiruman Breakdown), by Akihito Yoshitomi began serialization in Kodansha and Niconico's online magazine Wednesday Sirius (水曜日のシリウス, Suiyōbi no Shiriusu) between 14 October 2015 and 24 February 2016. The first chapter was also published with Monthly Shōnen Sirius on 26 October 2015. The manga was collected in one volume on 8 April 2016.

| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| - | - | - |
| 01 | 8 April 2016 | 978-4-06-390625-7 |
| Shōkan (召喚)Kōbō (攻防)Sōgū (遭遇)Gekitotsu (激突)Yūgō (融合) |||

### Novel

A prequel novel, written by Tadashi Hayakawa and titled Cyborg 009 VS Devilman Treacheries: The Traitors (Cyborg 009 VS Devilman Treacheries ~Uragirimono-tachi), was published on 25 September 2015.

