

All There in the Manual: Mylene's teammates were all only profiled in a booklet that came with the Japanese DVD releases, which is the only source that gives further information on them.In particular, Mylene's fellow agents never really got much face time if at all in the original, except for 009-7, who was radically different (with resembling Mylene, as well as having the abilities that 009-3 has in the anime) and died in her first and only appearance. Adaptation Distillation: To the original manga.The anime was previously licensed by ADV Films in 2007, before the rights were transferred to Funimation in 2008, prior to the former company shutting down.Ī live action film based on the manga, titled 009-1: The End of the Beginning, was released in 2013. The manga was adapted into a live-action drama for Fuji TV in 1969, entitled Flower Action 009ノ1, and an anime series, broadcast on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) in October 2006. Although it was also created by Ishinomori, and features similar themes and a similar name, 009-1 has no relation to Cyborg 009, which is a shōnen manga (although in the original manga, some of the cyborgs from Cyborg 009 actually do make a brief appearance as a group called "The Nine Group"). Its main story concerns Miléne Hoffman (Mirēnu Hofuman "Mylene" in the English translation), a female cyborg with machine gun breasts who works as a secret agent. The original manga was named "Zero Zero Ku-no-ichi", a pun on kunoichi and a reference to the main character's occupation as a spy. It was serialized in Weekly Manga Action from 1967 to 1970 and returned briefly in 1974. 009-1 ( Zero Zero Nine One) is a spy-fi Seinen manga series by famous manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori.
