Nobody talks about this one. That needs to stop. Nemesis resurrects a franchise that invented the cyborg action hero and actually understands why that invention still matters: nine ordinary people turned into weapons against their will, forced to choose between the purpose their creators designed and the humanity that keeps trying to survive inside it. The action is kinetic and brutal, but the show's real nerve is watching these characters negotiate what they owe to each other when every single one of them was built to be expendable. It doesn't reinvent the wheel; it reminds you the wheel was always about something more than speed.

Cyborg 009: Nemesis is a new animated project built on Shoutarou Ishinomori's Cyborg 009 manga. It was produced to mark the 61st anniversary of the original manga's debut. The 2026 ONA runs three episodes and brings the long-running franchise back as an action and adventure story in a science fiction setting.