A new 3D animation project of Shotaro Ishinomori's classic science fiction manga, Cyborg 009 will be sponsored by electronics maker, Panasonic. It would be directed by Mamoru Oshii and the anime studio, Production I.G. (Blood +, Idaten Jump) in-charge.
The Cyborg 009 official fan club on the Yahoo! website began presenting details about the project to fan club members on Tuesday. The high-definition anime short, which is four minutes and 45 seconds long, will be unveiled at the Panasonic booth at the CEATEC Japan 2010 trade show. The show will run at the Makuhari Messe event center in Chiba, Japan from October 5 to October 8. Oshii's frequent collaborator Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Death Note films) is composing the music for the 5.1ch surround soundtrack.
Source: ANN, Panasonic
To those who are not familiar with the series, a secret organization called, Black Ghost kidnaps nine humans and turned them into cyborgs for them to serve the organization. But since this is an Ishinomori title, similar to Kamen Rider, these cyborgs defect the organization and fight against them. There are three anime series regarding the said title which was released respectively on: 1966, 1979 and 2001.
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