Cyborg 009 - Uncut & Unedited
Subtitled "The Cyborg Soldier," the 2003 version ofCyborg 009is the  third TV series based on Shotaro Ishinomori's 1964 manga. Joe Shimamura, an  orphan falsely accused of murdering the priest who raised him, has been turned  into a cybernetic warrior by agents of the sinister organization Black Ghost.  Joe (a.k.a. 009) joins forces with Cyborgs  001 through 008. With the advice of  Dr. Gilmore and Dr. Kozumi, the powerful but distrustful Cyborgs gradually  form a team capable of challenging Black Ghost and its string of increasingly  powerful Cyborgs (0010 through 0013 in these episodes). The cartoony character  designs recall the work of Osamu Tezuka: e.g., Dr. Gilmore looks like Duke Red  inMetropolis.Cyborg 009has all the elements of a classic  sci-fi anime adventure, but the unexpressive, puppet-like characters, tame battles,  and obvious dialogue leach the excitement out of the story. (Rated 13 and  older: violence)--Charles Solomon