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TV series

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman

Original title: 科学忍者隊ガッチャマン

1972 · TV-PG · 3 seasons · 205 episodes

Created by Tatsuo Yoshida

8.4

TMDB audience score
98 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a five-member superhero team that is composed of the main characters in several anime created by Tatsuo Yoshida and originally produced in Japan by Tatsunoko Productions and later adapted into several English-language versions. It is also known by the abbreviated name Gatchaman. The original series, produced in 1972, was eponymously named Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman and is most well known to the English-speaking world as the adaptation titled Battle of the Planets. The series received additional English adaptations with G-Force: Guardians of Space and ADV Films' uncut 2005 release. Tatsunoko also uses the official translation Science Commando Gatchaman, as shown in numerous related products and media. Because the English-language versions are notoriously inconsistent not only with one another but also with the original Japanese series, viewers most familiar with the English versions often experience some confusion upon re-examining the series after a long hiatus. The original 1972 Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman series was followed by an animated film, two sequel series, Gatchaman II, and Gatchaman Fighter. In the 90's, episodes from both series were dubbed into English by Saban as Eagle Riders. In 1994, the original series was remade as a condensed OVA series.

About 102h 30m to watch every episode. An estimate: 205 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 30 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

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Main cast

  • Katsuji Mori
    Ken Washio, the Eagle (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Isao Sasaki
    Joe Asakura, the Condor (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Kazuko Sugiyama
    Jun, the Swan (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Yoku Shioya
    Jinpei, the Swallow (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Shingo Kanemoto
    Ryu Nakanishi, the Horned Owl (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Nobuo Tanaka
    Leader X (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Hisayoshi Yoshizawa
    Red Impulse (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Tōru Ōhira
    Dr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Aiko Konoshima
    Female Berg Katze (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Masako Nozawa
    Seiji Nakanishi (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Kyoko Terase
    Joe's mother (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Teiji Ōmiya
    Director Anderson (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Toshiko Sawada
    Female Berg Katze (voice)
    205 episodes

  • Hideo Kinoshita
    205 episodes

  • Mikio Terashima
    Berg Katze (voice)
    105 episodes

Seasons