{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0a8d449f59ebcf9196228e38","clusterId":"c_e0d036fec0890d1aaff272e7","slug":"tomokazu-sugita-joins-cyborg-009-nemesis-as-cyborg-004","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Tomokazu Sugita Joins Cyborg 009: Nemesis as Cyborg 004","summary":"The upcoming Cyborg 009: Nemesis anime has cast Tomokazu Sugita as Cyborg 004/Albert Heinrich, a cyborg enhanced with weapons including a machine gun and electromagnetic knife. The series follows nine cyborgs rebelling against the Black Ghost organization. It streams this summer.","whyItMatters":"Sugita's casting completes another piece of the main cyborg roster for a new adaptation of Ishinomori's classic franchise, which has not had a full TV series since 2001.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTomokazu Sugita will voice Cyborg 004/Albert Heinrich in the upcoming \u003ci\u003eCyborg 009: Nemesis\u003c/i\u003e anime, the staff announced Tuesday. The character is described as enhanced for combat with built-in weapons such as a machine gun and an electromagnetic knife. Sugita joins a cast that already includes Yūki Kaji as the lead Joe Shimamura/Cyborg 009, plus Yuu Hayashi, Kentarō Tone, Mitsuaki Kanuka, and Hiroki Yasumoto as other numbered cyborgs. The series, directed by Hideki Ambo at Arect, also revealed the full Nemesis group cast in recent weeks, including Yūichi Nakamura and Ayane Sakura. The anime streams this summer.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Albert Heinrich is the team's weapons specialist, and Sugita's casting signals the role's combat focus in the adaptation. The character's electromagnetic knife is an unusual addition to the original design.","twitterPost":"Sugita voices the weapons specialist Albert Heinrich, whose electromagnetic knife and machine gun define the role's combat identity in Nemesis.","threadsPost":"Tomokazu Sugita plays Albert Heinrich, the cyborg armed with a machine gun and electromagnetic knife. That specific weapon loadout suggests Nemesis is leaning into the character's combat identity more than the original series did. The casting also fills out the team ahead of the summer stream.","newsletterBlurb":"Tomokazu Sugita joins the Cyborg 009: Nemesis cast as Cyborg 004. The series, directed by Hideki Ambo at Arect, streams this summer.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-02/cyborg-009-nemesis-anime-casts-tomokazu-sugita-as-cyborg-004/.238043\",\"title\":\"Cyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Casts Tomokazu Sugita as Cyborg 004\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4167,"outputTokens":528,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780385251,"createdAt":"2026-06-02T07:18:56.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-02T07:23:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-02T07:23:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e0d036fec0890d1aaff272e7","canonicalTitle":"News\nCyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Casts Tomokazu Sugita as Cyborg 004","representativeArticleId":"a_92b0522f25434171f6aa2607","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Cyborg 009: Nemesis\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tomokazu Sugita\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-02T06:32:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-02T06:32:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-02T07:23:27.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-02/cyborg-009-nemesis-anime-casts-tomokazu-sugita-as-cyborg-004/.238043","title":"News\nCyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Casts Tomokazu Sugita as Cyborg 004"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Cyborg 009: Nemesis"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Tomokazu Sugita"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Tomokazu Sugita voices Cyborg 004/Albert Heinrich, a cyborg with a machine gun and electromagnetic knife.","The cast includes Yūki Kaji as Joe Shimamura/Cyborg 009, plus Yuu Hayashi, Kentarō Tone, Mitsuaki Kanuka, and Hiroki Yasumoto.","The series is directed by Hideki Ambo at studio Arect.","The anime streams this summer."]}