Anime Profile: Gatchaman
Fields | USA Info | Japanese Info | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
Title | Gatchaman | Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman ("Science Ninja Team Gatchaman") |  |
· · · | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman | ||
Released | 105 TV episodes (on DVD) | 105 TV episodes, 3 OVA episodes | |
Dates | June 14, 2005 | Oct 1, 1972–Sept 29, 1974 | |
Company | ADV Films | Gallerie International/Tatsunoko Prod. | |
Creator | Tatsuo Yoshida | ||
Director | |||
Genre | Sci-Fi, Action | Sci-Fi, Action | |
Related | -- listed below -- | -- listed below -- | |
Characters | Berg Katse | Berg Katse | |
· · · | Dr. Kozaburo Nambu | Dr. Kozaburo Nambu | |
· · · | -- more listed below -- | -- more listed below -- |
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Related Anime: Gatchaman
English Title |
Japanese Title |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Planets | Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman |
| G-Force | Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman |
| Eagle Riders | Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman II |
| Eagle Riders | Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman Fighter |
| Gatchaman (1994 Remake) | Gatchaman (1994 Remake) |
Characters: Gatchaman
English Name |
Japanese Name |
English Name |
Japanese Name |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berg Katse | Berg Katse | Leader X | Sosai X | |
| Dr. Kozaburo Nambu | Dr. Kozaburo Nambu | Ryu Nakanishi | Ryu Nakanishi | |
| Joe Asakura | Joe Asakura | Swallow Jinpei | Tsubakuro no Jinpei | |
| Ken Washio | Ken Washio | Swan Jun | Shiratori no Jun |
Description: Gatchaman
In the near future, the world is menaced by a criminal organization known only as the Galactor Syndicate. Led by Berg Katse, who answers to a mysterious entity known as Leader X, Galactor's monster mechs threathen the International Science Organization's (ISO) plans to create a pollution-free energy source. To combat the menace of Galactor, Dr. Kozaburo Nambu decides that the time has come to bring in the ISO's secret weapon: five bird-garbed youths trained in the ways of the ninja and armed with the most remarkable weaponry science can produce. These five are the Science Ninja Team!
Led by Ken the Eagle (also known as Gatchaman), a bold leader type, the team includes Joe the Condor, a rebel out for revenge against Galactor, Jun the Swan, communications and demolitions expert, Keyop the Swallow, Jun's adopted kid brother and just as skilled as the others, and Ryu the Horned Owl, a brawny sort who not only is the pilot of the God Phoenix, he is also the only one of the five with living family.
Together, these five are the world's only hope against Galactor.
