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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What is Science Ninja Team Gatchaman?
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
Keep in mind
- 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)
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Season 1 · 105 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Gatchaman Versus Turtle King Mytharc Oct 1, 1972
- E2 The Apparition of a Demonic Ghostly Airplane Carrier Mytharc Oct 8, 1972
- E3 The Giant Mummy that Calls the Storm Core Oct 15, 1972
- E4 Revenge on the Mecha Mechadegon Core Oct 22, 1972
- E5 Ghost Fleet from Hell Core Oct 29, 1972
- E6 The Big Maneuver of the Mini Robots Core Nov 5, 1972
- E7 Galactor's Big Aviation Show Mytharc Nov 12, 1972
- E8 The Secret of Crescent Coral Core Nov 19, 1972
- E9 The Demon from the Moon Core Nov 26, 1972
- E10 The Big Battle of the Underground Monsters Core Dec 3, 1972
- E11 The Mysterious Red Impulse Core Dec 10, 1972
- E12 The Greedy Monster Ibukuron Core Dec 17, 1972
- E13 The Mysterious Red Sand Mytharc Dec 24, 1972
- E14 The Terrible Icecander Mytharc Dec 31, 1972
- E15 The Frightening Jellyfish Lens Core Jan 7, 1973
- E16 The Invincible Machine Mekanika Core Jan 14, 1973
- E17 The Bug Operation Core Jan 21, 1973
- E18 The Revenge Maneuver of the Whales Mytharc Jan 28, 1973
- E19 Speedrace through Hell Core Feb 4, 1973
- E20 Science Ninja Team Emergency Core Feb 11, 1973
- E21 Who is Sosai X? Mytharc Feb 18, 1973
- E22 Firebird Against Fire Spouting Dragon Core Feb 25, 1973
- E23 The Greatly Raging Mecha Ball Core Mar 4, 1973
- E24 The Neon Giant Laughing in the Dark Mytharc Mar 11, 1973
- E25 The Magma Giant, Emperor of Hell Core Mar 18, 1973
- E26 God Phoenix, Be Reborn Core Mar 25, 1973
- E27 Galactor's Witch Racer Core Apr 1, 1973
- E28 The Invisible Demons Core Apr 8, 1973
- E29 The Demon Man Galack X Core Apr 15, 1973
- E30 The Guillotine Mecha Kamisoral Core Apr 22, 1973
- E31 The Plan to Kill Dr. Nambu Mytharc Apr 29, 1973
- E32 The Great Gezora Operation (Part 1) Mytharc May 6, 1973
- E33 The Great Gezora Operation (Part 2) Mytharc May 13, 1973
- E34 The Diabolic Aurora Operation Core May 20, 1973
- E35 Burn, Desert Flame Core May 27, 1973
- E36 Young Rascal Gatchaman Core Jun 3, 1973
- E37 The Electronic Mecha Lenjira Core Jun 10, 1973
- E38 The Mysterious Mechanical Jungle Core Jun 17, 1973
- E39 The People Eating Flower Jigokiller (Part 1) Mytharc Jun 24, 1973
- E40 The People Eating Flower Jigokiller (Part 2) Mytharc Jul 1, 1973
- E41 The Murder Music Mytharc Jul 8, 1973
- E42 The Great Escape Trick Operation Core Jul 15, 1973
- E43 The Romance Extinguished by Evil Core Jul 22, 1973
- E44 Galactor's Written Challenge Core Jul 29, 1973
- E45 The Seal Science Ninja Team in the Night Fog Core Aug 5, 1973
- E46 Gatchaman in the Valley of Death Core Aug 12, 1973
- E47 The Devilish Airline Core Aug 19, 1973
- E48 The Camera Mecha Shutterkiller Core Aug 26, 1973
- E49 The Terrible Mechadokuga Core Sep 2, 1973
- E50 The Dinosaur Skeleton Torakodon Core Sep 9, 1973
- E51 The Rotation Mecha Kataroller Core Sep 16, 1973
- E52 The Secret of Red Impulse Core Sep 23, 1973
- E53 Farewell, Red Impulse Core Sep 30, 1973
- E54 Gatchaman Burning with Rage Core Oct 7, 1973
- E55 The Death Defying Mini Submarine Core Oct 14, 1973
- E56 The Embittered Bird Missile Core Oct 21, 1973
- E57 The Evil White Sea Mytharc Oct 28, 1973
- E58 Mekabutta from Hell Core Nov 4, 1973
- E59 The Secret of the Mecha Factory Core Nov 11, 1973
- E60 Science Ninja Team G-6 Mytharc Nov 18, 1973
- E61 The Imaginary Red Impulse Core Nov 25, 1973
- E62 The Snow Devil Blizzarder Core Dec 2, 1973
- E63 The Devilish Mecha Ball Which Kills Everything Core Dec 9, 1973
- E64 The Deadly Christmas Present Mytharc Dec 16, 1973
- E65 The Synthetic Mecha Superbem Core Dec 23, 1973
- E66 The Devilish Fashion Show Core Dec 30, 1973
- E67 Gatchaman Fire, Kill for Sure! Core Jan 6, 1974
- E68 The Particle Mecha Micro Satan Core Jan 13, 1974
- E69 The Cemetery in the Moonlight Core Jan 20, 1974
- E70 Unite Girls of the Death Goddess! Core Jan 27, 1974
- E71 Invulnerable Sosai X Core Feb 3, 1974
- E72 Swarm! The Storm of the Mini Mechas Core Feb 10, 1974
- E73 Pursue Katse! Core Feb 17, 1974
- E74 The Secret of the Birdstyle Core Feb 24, 1974
- E75 The Sea Devil Jumboshakoku Core Mar 3, 1974
- E76 The Bracelet Revealed Core Mar 10, 1974
- E77 Katse Has Succeeded Core Mar 17, 1974
- E78 Death Defying Battle 10'000 Meters Below the Sea! Core Mar 24, 1974
- E79 The Stolen Gatchaman Information Core Mar 31, 1974
- E80 Return to Life, Boomerang! Core Apr 7, 1974
- E81 Duel on Galactor Island Core Apr 14, 1974
- E82 Aim at Crescent Coral! Core Apr 21, 1974
- E83 A Death Defying Ring of Fire Core Apr 28, 1974
- E84 The Spider Net Mecha Smokefiber Core May 5, 1974
- E85 He's G-4! Core May 12, 1974
- E86 Galactor's Buying up Operation Mytharc May 19, 1974
- E87 The Triple Joint Mecha Patogila Core May 26, 1974
- E88 The Iron Beast Snake 828 Core Jun 2, 1974
- E89 Setting a Trap at Crescent Coral Core Jun 9, 1974
- E90 Armoured Mecha Matanga Core Jun 16, 1974
- E91 The Plan to Blow up Crescent Coral is Completed Core Jun 23, 1974
- E92 The End of Crescent Coral Core Jun 30, 1974
- E93 Counterattack! The Subterranean Torpedo Plan Core Jul 7, 1974
- E94 The Electrical Demon Biest Angler Core Jul 14, 1974
- E95 United Ninjas, Giant Devil Man Core Jul 21, 1974
- E96 Charge into the Galactor Headquarter Core Jul 28, 1974
- E97 The Spaceship Leona 3, Gone Tomorrow Core Aug 4, 1974
- E98 The Spherical Mecha Grapebomber Core Aug 11, 1974
- E99 G-2 Covered with Wounds Core Aug 18, 1974
- E100 Gatchaman 20 Years Later Core Aug 25, 1974
- E101 The Sniper Group Hebi-Cobra Core Sep 1, 1974
- E102 Reverse! Checkmate X Core Sep 8, 1974
- E103 The Death Wager of G-2 Core Sep 15, 1974
- E104 The Evil Black Hole Operation Mytharc Sep 22, 1974
- E105 Earth Extinction 0002 Mytharc Sep 29, 1974
Season 2 · 52 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Governor X Counterattack Mytharc Oct 1, 1978
- E2 Mysterious Feather Shuriken Core Oct 8, 1978
- E3 Black Knights from Hell Core Oct 15, 1978
- E4 The Return of Joe?! Core Oct 22, 1978
- E5 The Big Attack of the Mysterious Cavemen Core Oct 29, 1978
- E6 The Shocking Pyramid Power Core Nov 5, 1978
- E7 The Terrible Mutant Operation Core Nov 12, 1978
- E8 The Firebird of the Moon Core Nov 19, 1978
- E9 The Downfall of Berg Katse Core Nov 26, 1978
- E10 Snowstorm at the Equator Core Dec 3, 1978
- E11 Struggle! Hypernium 600 Core Dec 10, 1978
- E12 The Secret of Dr. Raphael Mytharc Dec 17, 1978
- E13 G-2`s Youth Core Dec 24, 1978
- E14 Red Impulse of Space Core Dec 31, 1978
- E15 The Pure Heart of G-5 Core Jan 7, 1979
- E16 Blackout Joe Core Jan 14, 1979
- E17 The Devil's Equation Core Oct 21, 1979
- E18 The Spaceship that Doesn't Respond Core Jan 28, 1978
- E19 Trap in Another Dimension Core Feb 4, 1979
- E20 G-Town's Critical Moment Core Feb 11, 1979
- E21 Youth's Broken Wings Core Feb 18, 1979
- E22 Mysterious Stonehenge Core Feb 25, 1979
- E23 Love Vanquished at the North Pole Core Mar 4, 1979
- E24 Suspicious G-2 Core Mar 11, 1979
- E25 The Cyborg's Sorrow Core Mar 18, 1979
- E26 Mysterious Private Secretery Pandora Core Mar 25, 1979
- E27 Dr. Nambu's Death! Core Apr 1, 1979
- E28 Love Stolen by a Feather Shuriken Core Apr 8, 1979
- E29 Life or Death! Evil Demon North Wall Core Apr 15, 1979
- E30 Ryu's Homecoming Core Apr 22, 1979
- E31 The Eagle is Shot Down Core Apr 29, 1979
- E32 G-1's Andes Love Core May 6, 1979
- E33 G-1's Anger Core May 13, 1979
- E34 The Evil Iron Beast of the Amazon Core May 20, 1979
- E35 Berg Katse's Legacy Core May 27, 1979
- E36 Sorrow of the Underground City Core Jun 3, 1979
- E37 Burn! Wings of Steel Core Jun 10, 1979
- E38 Electromagnetic Mecha Iron Demon Dragon Core Jun 17, 1979
- E39 Crimson Condor Core Jun 24, 1979
- E40 Fierce Battle! Evil Animal Operation Core Jul 1, 1979
- E41 Gatchaman vs. GelSadora Core Jul 8, 1979
- E42 The Observatory that Moves in the Dark Core Jul 15, 1979
- E43 Invaders From Mars Core Jul 22, 1979
- E44 Fight! The Evil Base on Mars Mytharc Jul 29, 1979
- E45 Evil of the Solar Shift Plan Core Aug 5, 1979
- E46 Gatchaman Unmasked Core Aug 12, 1979
- E47 Certain Death! Two Firebirds Core Aug 26, 1979
- E48 History's Largest Tidal Wave Core Sep 2, 1979
- E49 Burn! Condor Core Sep 9, 1979
- E50 Mystery? Mystery! GelSadora's Mother Core Sep 16, 1978
- E51 The Sorrow of GelSadora Mytharc Sep 23, 1978
- E52 The Downfall of Governor X Mytharc Sep 30, 1979
Season 3 · 48 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 New Dark Clouds Mytharc Oct 7, 1979
- E2 Debut! Gatcha Spartan Core Oct 14, 1979
- E3 A Tainted Oasis Core Oct 21, 1979
- E4 The Challenge of the Iron Commandos Core Oct 28, 1979
- E5 Charge! The Terrible Soldiers Core Nov 4, 1979
- E6 Burn! Gatchaman Fencer Core Nov 11, 1979
- E7 Steal the Giant Iron Beast Core Nov 18, 1979
- E8 The Desperate Outlaw Squad Core Nov 25, 1979
- E9 Fear of the Extinction Ray Gun Core Dec 2, 1979
- E10 Danger! Gatchaman Base Core Dec 9, 1979
- E11 The Saturn Limited Express Z-Press Core Dec 16, 1979
- E12 The Order to Destroy the Mantle Base Core Dec 23, 1979
- E13 Violence?! The Decisive Battle of Agrika Core Dec 30, 1980
- E14 Destruction by Fire! Egobossler's Palace Core Jan 6, 1980
- E15 Hell's Burning Ambition Core Jan 13, 1980
- E16 A Deadly Butterfly Dances in the Dark Core Jan 20, 1980
- E17 Horror of the Evil Smoke City Core Jan 27, 1980
- E18 The Spectacular Crash of G-1 Core Feb 3, 1980
- E19 Don't Touch the Super Stuff! Core Feb 10, 1980
- E20 Appearance! Terror of the Triple Iron Beast Core Feb 17, 1980
- E21 Angry Joe! Fright of the Flaming Bird Core Feb 24, 1980
- E22 Order to Blast the Satellite Core Mar 2, 1980
- E23 The Evil of Mechaland Core Mar 9, 1980
- E24 A Warrior's Pride Core Jul 16, 1980
- E25 Sky Riders from Hell Mytharc Mar 23, 1980
- E26 G-1 Enraged! A New Way to Kill Core Mar 30, 1980
- E27 The Mystery of Egobossler's Birth Core Apr 6, 1980
- E28 Desperate Fight! Valley of Betrayal Core Apr 13, 1980
- E29 Cruelty! The Separation of Brother and Sister Core Apr 20, 1980
- E30 The Creeping Alien Core Apr 27, 1980
- E31 Runaway! The Great Train Chase Core May 4, 1980
- E32 Mystery of the Space Pulse Core May 11, 1980
- E33 A Promise Kept Core May 18, 1980
- E34 Egobossler's Strategy Core May 25, 1980
- E35 The Shadow of Death Approaches G-1 Core Jun 1, 1980
- E36 Hypershoot Crisis Core Jun 8, 1980
- E37 Revive Gatchaman Core Jun 15, 1980
- E38 Bracelet of Friendship Core Jun 22, 1980
- E39 Downfall! Count Egobossler Core Jun 29, 1980
- E40 Surprise Attack of the Mecha Waterspout Core Jul 5, 1980
- E41 Collapse! Gatchaman Base Core Jul 12, 1980
- E42 The Death of Chief Nambu Core Jul 19, 1980
- E43 The Destruction of Gallatown Core Jul 26, 1980
- E44 The Space Devil Draws Near Core Aug 3, 1980
- E45 Threat of the Antimatter Planet Core Aug 10, 1980
- E46 G-1 Desperate for High Power Core Aug 17, 1980
- E47 Earth Extinction! 3 2 1 Mytharc Aug 24, 1980
- E48 Gatchaman Eternal Mytharc Aug 31, 1980
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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.
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