What do you think?
Rate this book
Cyborg 009 #5
Cyborg 009, Volume 5
As war rages in South Vietnam, the team of cyborgs is confronted by group of guerillas led by a mysterious masked man who has a diabolical plan. With the Black Ghost never far behind, the cyborgs uncover an evil scheme that just might lead to global Armageddon. But before they can act, they must save one of their own from behind enemy lines.
208 pages, Paperback
First published May 4, 2004
2 people are currently reading
36 people want to read
About the author
Shōtarō Ishinomori
382 books58 followersShōtarō Ishinomori (石ノ森章太郎) was a Japanese manga artist and cartoonist. Known as the "King of Manga", he is regarded as one of the most influential manga artists of all time.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
December 8, 2025
(Read in middle school, review from 2025)
I remember seeing a bit of the “Cyborg 009” anime a few years before this but not being terribly interested like some other anime. I got this volume as a gift without having read the others so it was abrupt getting dropped in the middle of things. Also as I was a fairly patriotic American preteen at the time I don’t think I cared too much for the slight anti-Americanism in this but would probably have appreciated it more if I had read it when older and a bit more wary to the world and not as tied down by propaganda and could have appreciated a differing socio-political perspective on world history.
Decent in general but my younger self never felt the urge to continue.
I remember seeing a bit of the “Cyborg 009” anime a few years before this but not being terribly interested like some other anime. I got this volume as a gift without having read the others so it was abrupt getting dropped in the middle of things. Also as I was a fairly patriotic American preteen at the time I don’t think I cared too much for the slight anti-Americanism in this but would probably have appreciated it more if I had read it when older and a bit more wary to the world and not as tied down by propaganda and could have appreciated a differing socio-political perspective on world history.
Decent in general but my younger self never felt the urge to continue.
September 21, 2023
The action shifts to Vietnam which is a little more interesting, and the hi-tech robot weaponry the Black Ghost try to sell the Vietcong is pretty cool. There's just enough here that makes me think it may become more essential at some point and I'm loathe to drop this since it's not a slow read.
March 18, 2016
This is one of those series that, no matter how much it continues to hurt your feelings and drive you mad, you keep loving it.
Everyone has a monster inside of them, but when they are turned into true monsters, is there still a life for them?
For the 00 run of cyborgs there is. They have found a purpose with the destruction that they are capable of creating. Saving others from this same torture.
But most of those they come across who have been turned and corrupted by Black Ghost, there is no life anymore. There is no will to live. All that's left is self-hatred and fear.
It's a sad story, but well worth the read. Powerful as always.
Everyone has a monster inside of them, but when they are turned into true monsters, is there still a life for them?
For the 00 run of cyborgs there is. They have found a purpose with the destruction that they are capable of creating. Saving others from this same torture.
But most of those they come across who have been turned and corrupted by Black Ghost, there is no life anymore. There is no will to live. All that's left is self-hatred and fear.
It's a sad story, but well worth the read. Powerful as always.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews