In the memoir 'TV Anime Youth Symbols', the head writer Masaki Tsuji stated that the main theme of this series is 'anti-war', which can be seen most clearly in episodes 15 and 16, 'Tragedy of the Beast Man' and 'Ghost of the Pacific'.

Though as the writer Masaru Igami was responsible for both episodes, that case was his own oversight. Some stories were loosely imported from the original manga, while others were newly-written content or sourced from other Ishinomori stories ('The Girl with the Golden Eyes').ĭue to a hurried schedule and some writers not always consulting with each other, this resulted in re-used and duplicated villain motifs, such as Skull from the manga being adapted into two similar yet entirely separate characters ('Skull Mask' and 'Ghost'). While the Black Ghost organization does not exist in the settings depicted in the series, a similar 'Ghost Alliance' can be seen in episodes 13 and 17. The team only appear fully united in episodes 3, 14, 24, and 26. Cyborgs 002, 004, 005, and 008 are lesser-utilized through the series, making sporadic appearances throughout. This in part was due to some objections Ishinomori himself had raised about the extensive redesigns that the characters had underwent.Ġ09, 003, 006, and 007 are treated as the main characters of the series, with occasional appearances by 001 and Dr. However, some of the character designs were also slightly modified to better reflect Ishinomori's artwork (eg: 009 gained back his bangs, 004's hair was depicted white). This adaptation carries over some changes from the aforementioned films, such as 007 being depicted as a 9-year old boy instead of being a middle-aged man.

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