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Joe Shimamura

Joe Shimamura (島村 ジョー)

Nicknames

009

Favorites

82

Animeography

Anime
Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier
Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier

Main

Manga
Cyborg 009
Cyborg 009

Main

About

Joe, Jo Shimamura in Japanese version, aka 009 is from Japan, although he is actually half-Japanese. A delinquent youth, he escaped from a juvenile detention facility before being captured by Black Ghost. In the 2001 anime, after his father disappeared and his mother died on the steps at his childbirth, he was an orphan taken in by a Catholic priest from Kanazawa along with their street friends (Mary Onodera (perhaps a tribute to Shotaro Ishinomori, his birth name being Shotaro Onodera), Shin'ic...

Joe, Jo Shimamura in Japanese version, aka 009 is from Japan, although he is actually half-Japanese. A delinquent youth, he escaped from a juvenile detention facility before being captured by Black Ghost. In the 2001 anime, after his father disappeared and his mother died on the steps at his childbirth, he was an orphan taken in by a Catholic priest from Kanazawa along with their street friends (Mary Onodera (perhaps a tribute to Shotaro Ishinomori, his birth name being Shotaro Onodera), Shin'ichi Ibaraki and Masaru Oyamada), then when he turned 18 his mentor was killed by Black Ghost members after they used a group of children that he raised in the church as guinea pigs for the Cyborg project; Joe was wrongfully blamed, then captured by the priest's killers and made into cyborg. In the 1960s film versions, Joe was a famous racer, nicknamed "Hurricane Joe", who gets into a crash and is recovered by Black Ghost (similar to 004's origin). Although Joe received several body enhancements during the process of being turned into a cyborg, his most prominent ability is the power to move at a speed so fast that everything else looks like a statue to him (because of an advanced version of 002's acceleration module); this is triggered by a switch embedded in his teeth. However, he cannot touch any normal creatures such as humans in this state; the high speeds would kill or otherwise cause serious injury to the creature through air friction. Joe's trademark aesthetic feature is his flowing, spiked hair, of which a single large lock always covers one of his eyes. During each of the series, he acts as the leader of 009 Cyborgs. He and his girlfriend in the group, 003 (Françoise Arnoul), who fell in love with him, later form a romantic relationship that is more explicit in the manga (where they were shown having sex, something quite uncommon in the '70s ) and the earlier series, and only implied at in the 2001 series. Also, other girls have shown some degree of romantic interest in him, like Lady Tamara in the 1979 movie, Helen the Pu'Awak princess in the 2001 series, and Princess Ishuki in both manga and the 2001 series. Arguably, Artemis the Greek Goddess of the 2001 series may have had some feelings for him, though those also fit as non-romantic bonding because of their origins. He appears as a playable character in Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation.

Voice Actors

Inoue, Kazuhiko

Inoue, Kazuhiko

Japanese
Miyano, Mamoru

Miyano, Mamoru

Japanese
Sakurai, Takahiro

Sakurai, Takahiro

Japanese
Fukuyama, Jun

Fukuyama, Jun

Japanese
Mori, Katsuji

Mori, Katsuji

Japanese
Rossi, Massimo

Rossi, Massimo

Italian
Daayán, Irwin

Daayán, Irwin

Spanish
Kim, Yeong Seon

Kim, Yeong Seon

Korean
Griffith, Jason

Griffith, Jason

English
Bösherz, Konrad

Bösherz, Konrad

German
Bosch, Johnny Yong

Bosch, Johnny Yong

English
Torreão, Christiano

Torreão, Christiano

Portuguese (BR)
Kinzel, Timo

Kinzel, Timo

German
Viggiani, Orlando

Viggiani, Orlando

Portuguese (BR)
Koumoto, Keisuke

Koumoto, Keisuke

Japanese
McCarley, Kyle

McCarley, Kyle

English
Gama, Lucas

Gama, Lucas

Portuguese (BR)
Vázquez, Carlo

Vázquez, Carlo

Spanish
Gescher, Norbert

Gescher, Norbert

German
Oldani, Andrea

Oldani, Andrea

Italian
Navarro, Jordi

Navarro, Jordi

Spanish
Crépet, Alexandre

Crépet, Alexandre

French
Ogouz, Philippe

Ogouz, Philippe

French
Hespel, Christophe

Hespel, Christophe

French
Feit, Sylvie

Feit, Sylvie

French
Huerta, Uraz

Huerta, Uraz

Spanish
Oota, Hiroyuki

Oota, Hiroyuki

Japanese
Crescentini, Stefano

Crescentini, Stefano

Italian
Honda, Takako

Honda, Takako

Japanese
Prince, Derek Stephen

Prince, Derek Stephen

English
Seth, Joshua

Seth, Joshua

English
Torres, Laura

Torres, Laura

Spanish
Cantú, Sérgio

Cantú, Sérgio

Portuguese (BR)