What is Cyborg anime?

A cyborg is a cybernetic organism (i.e. an organism that has both artificial and natural systems). The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space. D. S. Halacy's Cyborg: Evolution of the Superman in 1965 featured an introduction which spoke of a "new frontier" that was "not merely space, but more profoundly the relationship between 'inner space' to 'outer space' -a bridge...between mind and matter." The cyborg is often seen today merely as an organism that has enhanced abilities due to technology, but this perhaps oversimplifies the category of feedback. Fictional cyborgs are portrayed as a synthesis of organic and synthetic parts, and frequently pose the question of difference between human and machine as one concerned with morality, free will, and empathy. Fictional cyborgs may be represented as visibly mechanical (e.g. the Cybermen in the Doctor Who franchise or The Borg from Star Trek); or as almost indistinguishable from humans (e.g. the "Human" Cylons from the re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica). The 1970s television series The Six Million Dollar Man featured one of the most famous fictional cyborgs. Cyborgs in fiction often play up a human contempt for over-dependence on technology, particularly when used for war, and when used in ways that seem to threaten free will. Cyborgs are also often portrayed with physical or mental abilities far exceeding a human counterpart (military forms may have inbuilt weapons, among other things). Real (as opposed to fictional) cyborgs are more frequently people who use cybernetic technology to repair or overcome the physical and mental constraints of their bodies. While cyborgs are commonly thought of as mammals, they can be any kind of organism. [Source: wiki]

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Terminator ZERO

(Terminator Zero)

7.31

Description:

2022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity. Caught between the future and this past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity. She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee who works to launch a new AI system designed to compete with Skynet’s impending attack on humanity. As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he’s hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future, which forever alters the fate of his three children. (Source: Netflix TUDUM)
Type

ONA

Episodes

8

Ep.Length

28 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2024-08-29

BLOODY ESCAPE: Jigoku no Tousou Geki

(BLOODY ESCAPE)

0

Description:

After human experimentation turns Kisaragi into a cyborg, he finds himself pursued by multiple organizations: An undying coven of vampires bent on the conquest of Tokyo, and an immortal order of Knights, and a group of Yakuza, sworn to avenge the killing of their leader. "I might not have any reason to live, but that's no reason to let them kill me." Kisaragi will have to use his cyborg-body and his unique "blood", as well as anything else he can to make his big escape!!! (Source: Polygon Pictures)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

97 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-01-05

Mars Express

0

Description:

In the near future, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet's capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threaten to change the face of the universe. (Source: Amazon Prime Video)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

89 Min

Rating

mild nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2023-05-23

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

(CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS)

8.26

Description:

An original anime series set in the universe of Cyberpunk 2077. In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner. (Source: Netflix) Note: The first episode received a pre-screening at Anime Expo on July 2, 2022. The first 3 dubbed episodes were streamed on Twitch as part of a co-stream promotion on September 12, a day before the show’s premiere.
Type

ONA

Episodes

10

Ep.Length

24 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2022-09-13

Love, Death + Robots Volume 3

(Love, Death + Robots Volume 3)

7.85

Description:

Third collection of shorts.
Type

ONA

Episodes

9

Ep.Length

20 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2022-05-20

Black★★Rock Shooter: DAWN FALL

(Black★★Rock Shooter: DAWN FALL)

6.14

Description:

The year is 2062. Earth has been left in ruin after the failure of a labor automation project when the AI called Artemis waged war against humanity. A girl, Empress, awakens in a research lab. As one of the three surviving guardians, she must destroy the Orbital Elevator before Artemis can complete its construction. Failure will result in a machine army overrunning Earth. However, Artemis' Unmanned Forces and a cult may have motives of their own. (Source: Disney+)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2022-04-03

No Guns Life 2nd Season

7.08

Description:

Juzo Inui’s next mission is to rescue Rosa McMahon, a girl who holds a valuable piece of data the Berühren Corporation is after. Still reeling from Colt’s death, Tetsuro swears to never hesitate again.And somewhere in the city, Pepper is determined to make Juzo her property along with her current Gun Slave Unit, Seven.(Source: Funimation)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Violence & Profanity

Status

finished

Aired

2020-07-10

No Guns Life

(No Guns Life)

6.9

Description:

Ex-soldier Inui Juuzou has one question - who turned him into a cyborg and erased his memories? After the war, cyborg soldiers known as the Extended were discharged. Inui Juuzou is one of them, a man whose body was transformed, his head replaced with a giant gun! With no memory of his previous life - or who replaced his head and why - Inui now scratches out a living in the dark streets of the city as a Resolver, taking on cases involving the Extended. When a fellow Extended showed up in Inui's office - on the run from the Security Bureau with a kidnapped child in tow and asking for help - Inui should have just thrown the guy out. But Inui's loyalty to a brother Extended makes him take the job. Keeping the child safe won't be easy, since everyone seems to want to grab him, from street punks to the megacorporation Berühren, who have sent out a special agent that knows exactly how to deal with the Extended... (Source: VIZ Media)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Violence, Profanity

Status

finished

Aired

2019-10-11

Love, Death + Robots

(Love, Death + Robots)

8.04

Description:

Sentient dairy products, werewolf soldiers, robots gone wild, garbage monsters, cyborg bounty hunters, alien spiders and blood-thirsty demons from hell - all converge in eighteen NSFW animated stories. (Source: Netflix)
Type

ONA

Episodes

18

Ep.Length

12 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2019-03-15

DC Super Heroes vs Taka no Tsume Dan

0

Description:

Joker has come to Japan to steal the Eagle Talon Society's secret weapons in his continued scheme for pure chaos. However, the Justice League is on his trail, but there's something off with Batman. Now, it's up to Eagle Talon to go find out what's wrong with Batman, and that means going back in time to Bruce Wayne's most traumatic experience, the murder of his parents. If that wasn't enough to worry about, the Eagle Talon Society also have to keep their eyes on their production budget, especially with most of that money going towards the licensing fee for DC's popular characters. Will the Eagle Talon Society and the Justice League be able to stop the Joker before their budget dries up, and they're reduced to simple stick figures!? (Source: MAL)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

120 Min

Rating

Status

finished

Aired

2017-10-21

Koukaku no Pandora

(Pandora in the Crimson Shell)

6.35

Description:

"Your innermost desires determine your real purpose." In Koukaku no Pandora, two young cyborgs cross paths on a cruise heading towards the stunning Cenacle Island—a popular tropical destination that not only offers world-class vacation luxuries, stunning scenery and services, but also cutting-edge technology. During their short voyage, the two are somehow able to create an unconventional friendship. However, their fateful bond is soon threatened when an unexpected explosion, upon arrival, brings about chaos on the island. Nene Nanakorobi, a young and bubbly cyborg who wants nothing but universal peace, tries to overcome her fears to find her new friend, Clarion. Postponing her initial plan to visit the island, she courageously faces her limitations and weaknesses in order to save her buddy because that's what friends are for. Can Nene and Clarion find their way to each other again? Will they be able to stop (or even find) the bringer of disorder? Or will they be destroyed in the process?
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2016-01-08

Cyborg 009 VS Devilman

6.55

Description:

After discovering the existence of demons in Tokyo, the original Cyborg crew led by Dr. Gilmore find themselves in conflict with Devilman, a strong demon believed to be in league with the war-profiteering terrorist organisation, Black Ghost. Meanwhile, a bigger threat emerges when Dr. Adams, a Black Ghost scientist unleashes his new line of high teen Cyborg models against 009 and his friends. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

3

Ep.Length

31 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2015-10-17

Chu Feng: B.E.E

(School Shock)

5.86

Description:

In 2017, a group of genius scientists achieve a remarkable breakthrough in bioengineering. However, all the new technologies are put into military use, beginning a new round of arms race. Vanguards, as the most significant achievement of the modern bioengineering and the most advanced weapon, are widely utilized in the race. Although vanguards are exceptionally combat-effective, their life expectancy is shortened by the nanomachines they use. Usually, most vanguards will retire from the army after a number of years in service. The heroine Liuli has also consumed too much of her lifespan after executing missions for a long time. With only 380 days left in her life, Liuli receives a new mission, to rescue a hostage being held in a civilian facility. It is without doubt a difficult mission for a vanguard like Liuli, who only knows how to kill and battle. However, Liuli obediently decides to accept the mission in the end. During the mission, Liuli surprisingly finds that the man who holds the hostage was once a vanguard. The former vanguard Zhongrong Zhou cries and asks the government to hand over the son of Eden. As a vanguard, Liuli feels deep contempt against Zhou. To eliminate the scum of the vanguards, a battle between two vanguards begins... (Source: Official site, edited)
Type

ONA

Episodes

6

Ep.Length

16 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2015-07-23

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

(Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie)

7.53

Description:

In the year 2027, a year following the end of the non-nuclear World War IV, a bomb has gone off in Newport City, killing a major arms dealer who may have ties with the mysterious 501 Organization. Public Security official Daisuke Aramaki hires full-body cyber prosthesis user and hacker extraordinaire, Motoko Kusanagi, to investigate. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

100 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2015-06-20

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

(Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture)

7.19

Description:

A TV anime version of Ghost in the Shell: Arise. The first eight episodes are an edited version of the four movies while the last two features a new arc called "Pyrophoric Cult." The plot involves the "Fire Starter" virus explored previously, and introduces the new character Pyromania. The episode will have ties to the upcoming film. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

TV

Episodes

10

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2015-04-05

Appleseed Alpha

7.07

Description:

Set in a different series of events, this story does not follow the previous Appleseed movie canon (despite being directed by the same director of the previous movies); it is an alternate story to their beginnings. Briareos is already a cyborg and did not become separated from Deunan to be later reunited in Olympus to join ESWAT. Appleseed Alpha depicts the early days of Deunan Knute and Briareos in the 22nd century, as they embark on a journey throughout dystopic ruins of New York in search of the city of Olympus. They are hired by Two Horns, the warlord of the ruined city, to eliminate bipedal combat machines. During the fight, they encounter Iris (voiced by Brina Palencia) and Olson, both on a mission. Deunan and Briareos befriend them and decide to join their mission. Iris is tasked with preventing the malevolent cyborg Talos from capturing a secret weapon humans were building. Talos uses Iris to activate the gigantic war machine. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

93 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2015-01-17

Black Bullet

(Black Bullet)

7.04

Description:

In the year 2021, a parasitic virus known as "Gastrea" infects humans and turns them into monsters. What is left of mankind now lives within the Monolith walls, walls that are made of Varanium, the only material that can hurt Gastrea. To counter the threat that the Gastrea pose, "Cursed Children"—female children whose bodies contain trace amounts of the virus which grant them superhuman abilities—officially called Initiators by the Tendo Civil Security, are given partners called Promoters, people who work to guide and protect the young Initiators. These teams of two are sent out on missions to fight the monsters created by the Gastrea virus and keep them at bay. Black Bullet revolves around the team of Enju Aihara, an Initiator, and Satomi Rentaro, a Promoter, as they go on missions to fight the growing threat of Gastrea in their hometown of Tokyo. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2014-04-08

Dragon Ball Kai (2014)

(Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters)

7.85

Description:

Remastered version of the Majin Buu saga that adheres more to the manga's story. Note: Only 61 episodes were released in Japan. International Broadcast had 69. Episode count on this page Represents International count.
Type

TV

Episodes

69

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2014-04-06

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

(Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain)

7.49

Description:

The anime's story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

58 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2013-06-22

Vassalord.

6.57

Description:

Charley, a cyborg vampire who does the Vatican's dirty work, is the thrall of the local vampire playboy Johnny Rayflo. As the two fight crime—and each other—hilarity, violence and sacrilege ensue! But can Charley resist his own desperate cravings for blood? Find out as the devilish duo go up aginst a childlike vampire princess, a mysterious branch of the Unitarian Church...and one another. (Source: Tokyopop)
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

27 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2013-03-15

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