Science Ninja Team Gatchaman 1972
★ 8.4/10 · 95 votes TV-PG AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy 3 seasons · 205 eps Ended
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Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The series is a five-member superhero team composed of main characters from several anime created by Tatsuo Yoshida.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1972
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 205
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 1, 1972
- Last aired
- Dec 30, 1980
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- Fuji TV
- Genres
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The series is a five-member superhero team composed of main characters from several anime created by Tatsuo Yoshida. It was originally produced in Japan and later adapted into several English-language versions, also known by the abbreviated name Gatchaman. The series aired on Fuji Television and its affiliates from October 1972 to September 1974. It consists of 105 episodes. The series was created by Tatsunoko Productions and is based on the original 1972 series, Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman.
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“Five superheroes unite to defend the world in this classic Japanese anime series.”
Reasons to watch
- pioneering animation style
- iconic superhero team dynamic
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- multiple English adaptations can be confusing
Watch it if you enjoy foundational anime series that influenced the superhero genre.
The series contains stylized action sequences typical of 1970s superhero animation.
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Cast
Katsuji Mori
Ken Washio, the Eagle (voice)
Isao Sasaki
Joe Asakura, the Condor (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Jun, the Swan (voice)
Yoku Shioya
Jinpei, the Swallow (voice)
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Shingo Kanemoto
Ryu Nakanishi, the Horned Owl (voice)
Nobuo Tanaka
Leader X (voice) ☻
Hisayoshi Yoshizawa
Red Impulse (voice)
Tōru Ōhira
Dr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice)
Aiko Konoshima
Female Berg Katze (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Seiji Nakanishi (voice)
Kyoko Terase
Joe's mother (voice)
Teiji Ōmiya
Director Anderson (voice) Episode guide
Season 1 · 105 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Gatchaman Versus Turtle King Oct 1, 1972
- E2 The Apparition of a Demonic Ghostly Airplane Carrier Oct 8, 1972
- E3 The Giant Mummy that Calls the Storm Oct 15, 1972
- E4 Revenge on the Mecha Mechadegon Oct 22, 1972
- E5 Ghost Fleet from Hell Oct 29, 1972
- E6 The Big Maneuver of the Mini Robots Nov 5, 1972
- E7 Galactor's Big Aviation Show Nov 12, 1972
- E8 The Secret of Crescent Coral Nov 19, 1972
- E9 The Demon from the Moon Nov 26, 1972
- E10 The Big Battle of the Underground Monsters Dec 3, 1972
- E11 The Mysterious Red Impulse Dec 10, 1972
- E12 The Greedy Monster Ibukuron Dec 17, 1972
- E13 The Mysterious Red Sand Dec 24, 1972
- E14 The Terrible Icecander Dec 31, 1972
- E15 The Frightening Jellyfish Lens Jan 7, 1973
- E16 The Invincible Machine Mekanika Jan 14, 1973
- E17 The Bug Operation Jan 21, 1973
- E18 The Revenge Maneuver of the Whales Jan 28, 1973
- E19 Speedrace through Hell Feb 4, 1973
- E20 Science Ninja Team Emergency Feb 11, 1973
- E21 Who is Sosai X? Feb 18, 1973
- E22 Firebird Against Fire Spouting Dragon Feb 25, 1973
- E23 The Greatly Raging Mecha Ball Mar 4, 1973
- E24 The Neon Giant Laughing in the Dark Mar 11, 1973
- E25 The Magma Giant, Emperor of Hell Mar 18, 1973
- E26 God Phoenix, Be Reborn Mar 25, 1973
- E27 Galactor's Witch Racer Apr 1, 1973
- E28 The Invisible Demons Apr 8, 1973
- E29 The Demon Man Galack X Apr 15, 1973
- E30 The Guillotine Mecha Kamisoral Apr 22, 1973
- E31 The Plan to Kill Dr. Nambu Apr 29, 1973
- E32 The Great Gezora Operation (Part 1) May 6, 1973
- E33 The Great Gezora Operation (Part 2) May 13, 1973
- E34 The Diabolic Aurora Operation May 20, 1973
- E35 Burn, Desert Flame May 27, 1973
- E36 Young Rascal Gatchaman Jun 3, 1973
- E37 The Electronic Mecha Lenjira Jun 10, 1973
- E38 The Mysterious Mechanical Jungle Jun 17, 1973
- E39 The People Eating Flower Jigokiller (Part 1) Jun 24, 1973
- E40 The People Eating Flower Jigokiller (Part 2) Jul 1, 1973
- E41 The Murder Music Jul 8, 1973
- E42 The Great Escape Trick Operation Jul 15, 1973
- E43 The Romance Extinguished by Evil Jul 22, 1973
- E44 Galactor's Written Challenge Jul 29, 1973
- E45 The Seal Science Ninja Team in the Night Fog Aug 5, 1973
- E46 Gatchaman in the Valley of Death Aug 12, 1973
- E47 The Devilish Airline Aug 19, 1973
- E48 The Camera Mecha Shutterkiller Aug 26, 1973
- E49 The Terrible Mechadokuga Sep 2, 1973
- E50 The Dinosaur Skeleton Torakodon Sep 9, 1973
- E51 The Rotation Mecha Kataroller Sep 16, 1973
- E52 The Secret of Red Impulse Sep 23, 1973
- E53 Farewell, Red Impulse Sep 30, 1973
- E54 Gatchaman Burning with Rage Oct 7, 1973
- E55 The Death Defying Mini Submarine Oct 14, 1973
- E56 The Embittered Bird Missile Oct 21, 1973
- E57 The Evil White Sea Oct 28, 1973
- E58 Mekabutta from Hell Nov 4, 1973
- E59 The Secret of the Mecha Factory Nov 11, 1973
- E60 Science Ninja Team G-6 Nov 18, 1973
- E61 The Imaginary Red Impulse Nov 25, 1973
- E62 The Snow Devil Blizzarder Dec 2, 1973
- E63 The Devilish Mecha Ball Which Kills Everything Dec 9, 1973
- E64 The Deadly Christmas Present Dec 16, 1973
- E65 The Synthetic Mecha Superbem Dec 23, 1973
- E66 The Devilish Fashion Show Dec 30, 1973
- E67 Gatchaman Fire, Kill for Sure! Jan 6, 1974
- E68 The Particle Mecha Micro Satan Jan 13, 1974
- E69 The Cemetery in the Moonlight Jan 20, 1974
- E70 Unite Girls of the Death Goddess! Jan 27, 1974
- E71 Invulnerable Sosai X Feb 3, 1974
- E72 Swarm! The Storm of the Mini Mechas Feb 10, 1974
- E73 Pursue Katse! Feb 17, 1974
- E74 The Secret of the Birdstyle Feb 24, 1974
- E75 The Sea Devil Jumboshakoku Mar 3, 1974
- E76 The Bracelet Revealed Mar 10, 1974
- E77 Katse Has Succeeded Mar 17, 1974
- E78 Death Defying Battle 10'000 Meters Below the Sea! Mar 24, 1974
- E79 The Stolen Gatchaman Information Mar 31, 1974
- E80 Return to Life, Boomerang! Apr 7, 1974
- E81 Duel on Galactor Island Apr 14, 1974
- E82 Aim at Crescent Coral! Apr 21, 1974
- E83 A Death Defying Ring of Fire Apr 28, 1974
- E84 The Spider Net Mecha Smokefiber May 5, 1974
- E85 He's G-4! May 12, 1974
- E86 Galactor's Buying up Operation May 19, 1974
- E87 The Triple Joint Mecha Patogila May 26, 1974
- E88 The Iron Beast Snake 828 Jun 2, 1974
- E89 Setting a Trap at Crescent Coral Jun 9, 1974
- E90 Armoured Mecha Matanga Jun 16, 1974
- E91 The Plan to Blow up Crescent Coral is Completed Jun 23, 1974
- E92 The End of Crescent Coral Jun 30, 1974
- E93 Counterattack! The Subterranean Torpedo Plan Jul 7, 1974
- E94 The Electrical Demon Biest Angler Jul 14, 1974
- E95 United Ninjas, Giant Devil Man Jul 21, 1974
- E96 Charge into the Galactor Headquarter Jul 28, 1974
- E97 The Spaceship Leona 3, Gone Tomorrow Aug 4, 1974
- E98 The Spherical Mecha Grapebomber Aug 11, 1974
- E99 G-2 Covered with Wounds Aug 18, 1974
- E100 Gatchaman 20 Years Later Aug 25, 1974
- E101 The Sniper Group Hebi-Cobra Sep 1, 1974
- E102 Reverse! Checkmate X Sep 8, 1974
- E103 The Death Wager of G-2 Sep 15, 1974
- E104 The Evil Black Hole Operation Sep 22, 1974
- E105 Earth Extinction 0002 Sep 29, 1974
Season 2 · 52 episodes
- E1 Governor X Counterattack Oct 1, 1978
- E2 Mysterious Feather Shuriken Oct 8, 1978
- E3 Black Knights from Hell Oct 15, 1978
- E4 The Return of Joe?! Oct 22, 1978
- E5 The Big Attack of the Mysterious Cavemen Oct 29, 1978
- E6 The Shocking Pyramid Power Nov 5, 1978
- E7 The Terrible Mutant Operation Nov 12, 1978
- E8 The Firebird of the Moon Nov 19, 1978
- E9 The Downfall of Berg Katse Nov 26, 1978
- E10 Snowstorm at the Equator Dec 3, 1978
- E11 Struggle! Hypernium 600 Dec 10, 1978
- E12 The Secret of Dr. Raphael Dec 17, 1978
- E13 G-2`s Youth Dec 24, 1978
- E14 Red Impulse of Space Dec 31, 1978
- E15 The Pure Heart of G-5 Jan 7, 1979
- E16 Blackout Joe Jan 14, 1979
- E17 The Devil's Equation Oct 21, 1979
- E18 The Spaceship that Doesn't Respond Jan 28, 1978
- E19 Trap in Another Dimension Feb 4, 1979
- E20 G-Town's Critical Moment Feb 11, 1979
- E21 Youth's Broken Wings Feb 18, 1979
- E22 Mysterious Stonehenge Feb 25, 1979
- E23 Love Vanquished at the North Pole Mar 4, 1979
- E24 Suspicious G-2 Mar 11, 1979
- E25 The Cyborg's Sorrow Mar 18, 1979
- E26 Mysterious Private Secretery Pandora Mar 25, 1979
- E27 Dr. Nambu's Death! Apr 1, 1979
- E28 Love Stolen by a Feather Shuriken Apr 8, 1979
- E29 Life or Death! Evil Demon North Wall Apr 15, 1979
- E30 Ryu's Homecoming Apr 22, 1979
- E31 The Eagle is Shot Down Apr 29, 1979
- E32 G-1's Andes Love May 6, 1979
- E33 G-1's Anger May 13, 1979
- E34 The Evil Iron Beast of the Amazon May 20, 1979
- E35 Berg Katse's Legacy May 27, 1979
- E36 Sorrow of the Underground City Jun 3, 1979
- E37 Burn! Wings of Steel Jun 10, 1979
- E38 Electromagnetic Mecha Iron Demon Dragon Jun 17, 1979
- E39 Crimson Condor Jun 24, 1979
- E40 Fierce Battle! Evil Animal Operation Jul 1, 1979
- E41 Gatchaman vs. GelSadora Jul 8, 1979
- E42 The Observatory that Moves in the Dark Jul 15, 1979
- E43 Invaders From Mars Jul 22, 1979
- E44 Fight! The Evil Base on Mars Jul 29, 1979
- E45 Evil of the Solar Shift Plan Aug 5, 1979
- E46 Gatchaman Unmasked Aug 12, 1979
- E47 Certain Death! Two Firebirds Aug 26, 1979
- E48 History's Largest Tidal Wave Sep 2, 1979
- E49 Burn! Condor Sep 9, 1979
- E50 Mystery? Mystery! GelSadora's Mother Sep 16, 1978
- E51 The Sorrow of GelSadora Sep 23, 1978
- E52 The Downfall of Governor X Sep 30, 1979
Season 3 · 48 episodes
- E1 New Dark Clouds Oct 7, 1979
- E2 Debut! Gatcha Spartan Oct 14, 1979
- E3 A Tainted Oasis Oct 21, 1979
- E4 The Challenge of the Iron Commandos Oct 28, 1979
- E5 Charge! The Terrible Soldiers Nov 4, 1979
- E6 Burn! Gatchaman Fencer Nov 11, 1979
- E7 Steal the Giant Iron Beast Nov 18, 1979
- E8 The Desperate Outlaw Squad Nov 25, 1979
- E9 Fear of the Extinction Ray Gun Dec 2, 1979
- E10 Danger! Gatchaman Base Dec 9, 1979
- E11 The Saturn Limited Express Z-Press Dec 16, 1979
- E12 The Order to Destroy the Mantle Base Dec 23, 1979
- E13 Violence?! The Decisive Battle of Agrika Dec 30, 1980
- E14 Destruction by Fire! Egobossler's Palace Jan 6, 1980
- E15 Hell's Burning Ambition Jan 13, 1980
- E16 A Deadly Butterfly Dances in the Dark Jan 20, 1980
- E17 Horror of the Evil Smoke City Jan 27, 1980
- E18 The Spectacular Crash of G-1 Feb 3, 1980
- E19 Don't Touch the Super Stuff! Feb 10, 1980
- E20 Appearance! Terror of the Triple Iron Beast Feb 17, 1980
- E21 Angry Joe! Fright of the Flaming Bird Feb 24, 1980
- E22 Order to Blast the Satellite Mar 2, 1980
- E23 The Evil of Mechaland Mar 9, 1980
- E24 A Warrior's Pride Jul 16, 1980
- E25 Sky Riders from Hell Mar 23, 1980
- E26 G-1 Enraged! A New Way to Kill Mar 30, 1980
- E27 The Mystery of Egobossler's Birth Apr 6, 1980
- E28 Desperate Fight! Valley of Betrayal Apr 13, 1980
- E29 Cruelty! The Separation of Brother and Sister Apr 20, 1980
- E30 The Creeping Alien Apr 27, 1980
- E31 Runaway! The Great Train Chase May 4, 1980
- E32 Mystery of the Space Pulse May 11, 1980
- E33 A Promise Kept May 18, 1980
- E34 Egobossler's Strategy May 25, 1980
- E35 The Shadow of Death Approaches G-1 Jun 1, 1980
- E36 Hypershoot Crisis Jun 8, 1980
- E37 Revive Gatchaman Jun 15, 1980
- E38 Bracelet of Friendship Jun 22, 1980
- E39 Downfall! Count Egobossler Jun 29, 1980
- E40 Surprise Attack of the Mecha Waterspout Jul 5, 1980
- E41 Collapse! Gatchaman Base Jul 12, 1980
- E42 The Death of Chief Nambu Jul 19, 1980
- E43 The Destruction of Gallatown Jul 26, 1980
- E44 The Space Devil Draws Near Aug 3, 1980
- E45 Threat of the Antimatter Planet Aug 10, 1980
- E46 G-1 Desperate for High Power Aug 17, 1980
- E47 Earth Extinction! 3 2 1 Aug 24, 1980
- E48 Gatchaman Eternal Aug 31, 1980
Frequently asked questions
What is the original Japanese title?
The original 1972 series is titled Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman.
Who created the series?
The series was created by Tatsuo Yoshida.
Which studio produced the show?
The show was produced by Tatsunoko Productions.
Are there English versions of the show?
Yes, the series was adapted into English versions including Battle of the Planets and G-Force: Guardians of Space.
How many members are on the team?
The team consists of five members.