F.J. DeSanto On Reinventing "Cyborg 009" For Mainstream Superheroes

[CBR News]

Classic '60s cyborg superhero manga series "Cyborg 009" gets an American facelift from Archaia, and writer/producer F.J. DeSanto explains how he's keeping the series core while turning visuals over to Marcus To.


Full article here.

[mugiwara]

That could be very interesting.
At least, it won't get the Jyuranger or Gatchaman treatment.
TO's design looks good, although 002 looks too young (and I can't get over the loss of his long nose)

[Zeroedged]

Very excited about this. I don't remember much of the original story, but I remember it being one of my favorites.

[Chandler X]

Uh...I don't know how to feel...they're so hot and attractive, even 006.

I'm going to miss the quirk of the original designs.

[Deep_Sleeper]

Is the 009 RE: Cyborg anime still coming out in October?

[Overhazard]

This sounds pretty interesting, I remember seeing this on Cartoon Network, I'll definitely keep my eye out for it.

[stk]

So now they are muscle-y super-heroes and big-boobed bombshells? Come on, man. I guess I'm not against exploring the series' themes from a 21st century American perspective. Ishinomori's story was well ahead of its time in its use and criticism of the military-industrial complex, and it would be interesting to see if his ideas could be carried forward. But that art style just isn't doing it for me. To is a fine artist and I've enjoyed him a lot on other projects, but the style doesn't work for me here.

[Rod G]

Hey, between This and 009 Re: Cyborg, it looks like we're in for quite the rennaisance.

[Rod G]

Is the 009 RE: Cyborg anime still coming out in October?

Yes, it is, thank you very much.

[Wellman]

Truthfully, aside from taking out some of the stock visuals from that era of anime, it doesn't look awful, feels weird since I am a fan of the original but it doesn't look terrible, I just hope they can keep to the maturity that made the source material so great.

Edit: Didn't know about 009 RE: Cyborg, a quick google search however has me liking Marcus To's update then the movie's. But I always thought 002 was a red head.

[Rod G]

Truthfully, aside from taking out some of the stock visuals from that era of anime, it doesn't look awful, feels weird since I am a fan of the original but it doesn't look terrible, I just hope they can keep to the maturity that made the source material so great.

Edit: Didn't know about 009 RE: Cyborg, a quick google search however has me liking Marcus To's update then the movie's. But I always thought 002 was a red head.

In the original series he was.



Personally, I kind of like 002's redesign in both 009 Re:Cyborg and the Archaia graphic novel. I mean, seriously, you wouldn't meet anybody with a schnozz like Original!002's would you?

[Johnny P. Sartre]

Don't know how to feel about it but I'll still give it a try because it 009 and 009 is one of the best mangas/character EVER created.

[Johnny P. Sartre]

In the original series he was.



Personally, I kind of like 002's redesign in both 009 Re:Cyborg and the Archaia graphic novel. I mean, seriously, you wouldn't meet anybody with a schnozz like Original!002's would you?

Both are great and add a great feel to the character.

Also, so what if he has a big nose? This are comics and creators are allowed to have fun/tweak people's anatomy.

[Doctor Voodoo]

Really excited for this project... it's going to be incredible.

[j keys]

I remember watching this on cartoon network when I was little. I'm excited for this.