Nine people from different backgrounds are kidnapped by the secret organization Black Ghost and turned into super-powered cyborgs against their will. However, the cyborgs manage to escape. They join forces and fight the secret organization that wants to unleash a new world war. The cyborgs come from different countries. Cyborg 001 is from Russia, 002 from USA, 003 from France, 004 from Germany, 005 from the southern America, 006 from China, 007 from Great Britain and 008 from Africa. However, the focus of the manga and its film adaptations is the ninth, Japanese cyborg, Joe Shimamura.
