{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T22:02:27.951Z","story":{"id":"r_e6523b6529c64e51aa124dba","slug":"yuki-kaji-cast-as-joe-shimamura-in-cyborg-009-nemesis-anime","url":"https://yomimono.id/yuki-kaji-cast-as-joe-shimamura-in-cyborg-009-nemesis-anime","headline":"Yuki Kaji Cast as Joe Shimamura in Cyborg 009: Nemesis Anime","summary":"Ishimori Production announced on May 15 that Yuki Kaji will voice Joe Shimamura, the main character and first returning Cyborg 009 character, in the new anime Cyborg 009: Nemesis. The series is set to stream in summer 2026. The announcement also included a key visual for the Nemesis group and revealed nine additional cast members for that organization: Yuichi Nakamura as Graviton, Ayane Sakura as Deps, Maaya Uchida as Morphone, Shion Wakayama as Blitz, Tetsu Inada as Aspida, Kikuko Inoue as Opro, Hiroshi Kamiya as Crack, Yoshimasa Hosoya as Blizzard, and Rina Hidaka as Mu. The anime is directed by Hideki Ambo at studio Arect, with Atsuhiro Tomioka and CHARATEX writing the screenplay and sanorin designing characters. Singer Kyoko from the band Barbee Boys performs the theme song \"Taga Tame ni,\" originally used for the 1979 Cyborg 009 TV series. The anime's website had been revealing one Nemesis cast member per week for the past two months. Yuu Hayashi was later announced on May 19 as Cyborg 008/Pyunma.","why_it_matters":"This is the first new Cyborg 009 anime in a decade, and the casting of Kaji as the iconic Joe Shimamura signals a deliberate effort to bridge the classic franchise with a contemporary audience.","published_at":"2026-05-19T19:00:54.000Z","source_count":3,"sources":["Anime News Network","Anime Trending","The Fandom Post"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Cyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Casts Yūki Kaji as Joe Shimamura","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-15/cyborg-009-nemesis-anime-casts-yuki-kaji-as-joe-shimamura/.237379"},{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Cyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Casts Yuu Hayashi as Cyborg 008","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-19/cyborg-009-nemesis-anime-casts-yuu-hayashi-as-cyborg-008/.237520"},{"source":"Anime Trending","title":"Cyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Adds Yuki Kaji & More Voice Cast Members","url":"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/17/cyborg-009-nemesis-anime-adds-yuki-kaji-more-voice-cast-members"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","title":"Yuki Kaji Joins The 'Cyborg 009: Nemesis' Anime With New Key Visual","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/16/yuki-kaji-joins-the-cyborg-009-nemesis-anime-with-new-key-visual/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Cyborg 009: Nemesis"],"manga_titles":["Cyborg 009"],"studios":["Ishimori Production"],"people":["Yūki Kaji","Shōtarō Ishinomori","Yuu Hayashi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}