Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: Gatchaman Fighter
A surviving fragment of Sosai X mutates into Sosai Z and recruits megalomaniac Count Egobossler to create an army in order to conquer the world. To combat this new and dangerous threat, the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman once again return to action equipped with newer weapons and a brand new ship known as the Gatchaspartan. However, the introduction of these new weapons comes with a heavy and mysterious price. Specific
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a five-member superhero team.
- Sosai X previously served as an antagonist entity whose surviving fragment mutates into Sosai Z for this season.
- The team must combat new world-conquest armies created by Sosai Z and Count Egobossler.
- The team utilizes new weapons and a new ship called the Gatchaspartan to face these threats.
Season overview
A surviving fragment of Sosai X mutates into Sosai Z and recruits megalomaniac Count Egobossler to create an army in order to conquer the world. To combat this new and dangerous threat, the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman once again return to action equipped with newer weapons and a brand new ship known as the Gatchaspartan. However, the introduction of these new weapons comes with a heavy and mysterious price. Specifically, the more Ken the Eagle uses his weapon, the Gatchafencer, as part of the ultimate weapon system of the Gatchaspartan, the weaker his physical condition becomes as the weapon slowly and mysteriously drains away his life force over the course of the narrative arc.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
New Dark Clouds
Oct 7, 1979 · 24 min
Weeks after the dust settles from Sosai X's destruction, a tiny fragment of the alien revives and begins to rebuild itself into Sosai Zed. Using the remains of an old shipyard, Zed
Debut! Gatcha Spartan
Oct 14, 1979 · 24 min
Egobossler's first attack, backed up by one of Zed's giant mechs, completely startles out heroes. Ken, Jun, Jinpei and Ryu rush to the scene of the battle (leaving Joe behind to qu
Burn! Gatchaman Fencer
Nov 11, 1979 · 24 min
Ken asks the same question viewers have probably been asking since the beginning: "Enough battling the little guys--why can't we meet Egobossler head on?" The Team does, but fails
Steal the Giant Iron Beast
Nov 18, 1979 · 24 min
The Kagaku Ninjatai continue their tries at direct confrontation by stealing aboard Zed's tower and facing him directly. This doesn't work either (can we say "outnumbered"?), thoug
Don't Touch the Super Stuff!
Feb 10, 1980 · 24 min
Mercenary scientist Professor Gordon develops an indestructible material called Neophryte and decides to sell it to the highest bidder. So he summons agents from both Gallactor (Eg
Sky Riders from Hell
Mar 23, 1980 · 24 min
One of Egobossler's old friends and colleagues Oncain, is also the last man on Earth who knows Count Egobossler's deep, dark secrets. The Kagaku Ninjatai get to Oncain first and tr
Gatchaman Eternal
Aug 31, 1980 · 23 min
The Team searches for Zed in his tower, and are thrown around like playthings. When they finally meet up, they discover what happened to Egobossler: his corpse is pinned against a