The earlier movies were designed along the lines of action cartoons while this one is a true work of science fiction, marked by some extraordinary art work depicting galactic scenes, intricate spaceship design, and far-flung planetary landscapes. While the earlier series and the two Cyborg 009 movies made in the 1960s focused on the cyborgs' battles with the earth-bound criminal entity, Black Ghost, and his army of robot monsters, tanks, and fighter jets, the 1980 movie deals with a cosmic journey into distant space to save planets jeopardized by intergalactic villain Zoa, whose depredations will soon threaten earth. The movie, seen in its English-dubbed version, tells a sweeping new story and involves the reunion of the 'Galaxy Legion,' nine cyborgs (001 through 009) who wear sporty costumes and each boast a super power unique to themselves.
This incarnation of Joe is not mentioned to be biracial, and the character detail would not be represented in an animated adaptation until 1979.CYBORG 009: LEGEND OF THE SUPER GALAXY (1980) is a Japanese animated feature-length motion picture based on the animated TV series, CYBORG 009, which had originally been seen in a b&w version in 1968 and then revived in color in 1979.While Joe's design in the first two Toei films had both of his eyes exposed, it was slightly altered for this series to be more accurate to his manga design.He would later portray his most famous role as Ken the Eagle from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman 5 years later. Katsuji Mori, 009's voice actor, was also the voice of Go Mifune from Mach GOGOGO aka Speed Racer during that year.This is a carryover from the '60s films, which did not depict his acceleration and only depicted him as able to run faster and jump higher than an ordinary human. However, due to the budget and limitations of TV anime at the time, Joe's trademark Acceleration ability was not utilized as often as later incarnations. He has superhuman strength and his Acceleration ability and is impervious to gunfire. The anime showcases some of Joe's abilities from the manga. He also has a love of racing fast cars, a character trait which would carry over into his next animated incarnation. This incarnation of Joe is a bit more impulsive and hot-headed than other incarnations, but possesses a strong sense of justice typical of an Ishinomori hero.
Due to the monochromatic nature of the series, his design can only be seen in black-and-white, save for outside merchandise depicting him in color. Joe has black hair, a white uniform with silver buttons, black boots and a red scarf.
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