After the original series in 1968, Toei came back in 1979 to launch the 50 episode series Cyborg 009, which has had a few reinventions since then as well. This series is now finally making its way to the world of Blu-ray with a pair of box sets that will cover the two halves of the series. Both sets will retail for 32,000 each with the first one landing on September 9th, 2015 and the second on November 11th, 2015.
The releases are coming out to help commemorate and promote the new series and each set will hvae five discs included in it to cover the series run. The set will come with a booklet and a bonus disc that has several extras, including material from the 1999 VHS and LaserDisc release.
Plot concept: Nine people are tricked and forced by a evil organization called The Neo-Black Ghosts into becoming cyborgs. But they refuse to become the neo-black ghosts killing machines, and guided by Dr. Gilmore the cyborgs escape. They team up in order to fight the neo-black ghosts and injustice where ever it shows it’s face.
[Source: Cyborg 009]
