After encountering a malfunctioning robot, Tenma and the gang decide to diagnose him by linking him to Six's mainframe. But when the two robots' minds start to fuse the team must do everything to save Six from losing his identity before it's too late! Created by Masami Yuki and Tetsurō Kasahara, Volume 9 of ATOM: The Beginning inches closer to the iconic Osamu Tezuka creation, Astro Boy, an icon known across the world from the hugely successful manga and anime.