The story is a modern reimagining set in the year 2012, decades after the original team disbanded.

: A series of coordinated terrorist attacks involving skyscrapers being bombed occurs across the globe, driven by a mysterious phenomenon known as "His Voice".

: The opening focuses on Joe, who has been living as a regular high school student in Tokyo with his memories suppressed, unaware of his past as a cyborg until he is nearly triggered into committing a terrorist act himself. Series vs. Movie Context

: Dr. Isaac Gilmore reassembles the original nine cyborgs to investigate these "divinely instigated" attacks.

The search result for "" typically refers to the opening sequence of the 2012 film 009 Re:Cyborg , which was later released in English by FUNimation on July 28, 2015. While it is a standalone movie directed by Kenji Kamiyama, it is sometimes discussed in episodic contexts because the franchise has multiple TV adaptations. Plot Overview: The Beginning of Re:Cyborg

Confusion often arises because there are several entries in the "Cyborg 009" franchise with different "Episode 1" summaries: 009 Re: Cyborg (2012) - IMDb