Gatchaman (TV)
Alternative title:
Batalha dos Planetas (Portuguese)
Battle of the Planets
Comando G (Spanish)
Equipo Cientifico Ninja Gatchaman (Spanish)
Fuerza G (Spanish)
G-Force
G-Force: Defensores do Espaço (Portuguese)
G-Force: Guardians of Space
Guerra entre planetas (Spanish)
Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman (Japanese)
La Bataille des planètes (French)
La Batalla de los Planetas (Spanish)
La battaglia dei pianeti (Italian)
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Strijd der Planeten (Dutch)
Wojna Planet (Polish)
Załoga G (Polish)
科学忍者隊ガッチャマン (Japanese)
科學小飛俠 (Chinese (Taiwan))
독수리 오형제 (Korean)
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
A new threat appears all over the world in the form of the terrorist group known as the Galactor. To combat the forces of Galactor, well-renowned scientist Kouzaburou Nanbu unleashes the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, a team of five young heroes skilled in the art of ninjutsu and dressed in unique bird-like costumes.
User Ratings:
305 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
105
Episode titles: We have 105
Vintage:
1972-10-01 to 1974-09-29
1978-09-18 (USA)
1979 (México - TV Azteca)
1979-10-24 to 1980-08-27 (South Korea, TBC)

1980 to 1983 (Poland, TVP1)

1982 (Colombia - Cadena Uno)
1999 (Latin America - Locomotion)
2005-11-07 (Spain, Cuatroº)
Release dates: We have 9
Chronology:
(1972) Gatchaman screens in Japan (105 episodes produced)
(1978) Battle of the Planets screens in US, adapted from 85 Gatchaman eps
(1978) Gatchaman II screens in Japan (52 episodes)
(1979) Gatchaman Fighter screens in Japan (48 episodes)
(1986) G-Force: Guardians of Space screens in US, adapted from 85 Gatchaman eps
(1994) Three-volume OAV remake released in Japan
(1996) Eagle Riders adapted from 65 eps of Gatchaman II and Gatchaman F, but only 13 eps are released in the US
Opening Theme:
"Comando G" by Parchis
#1: "Taosozu! Galactor" (倒せ! ギャラクター; "Destroy Galactor!") by Columbia Yurikago-kai (eps 1-23)
#2: "Gatchaman no Uta" (ガッチャマンの歌; "Gatchaman Song") by Masato Shimon (eps 24-105)
Ending Theme:
"Les Archanges" by Michel Barouille
#1: "Gatchaman no Uta" (ガッチャマンの歌; Gatchaman Song) by Masato Shimon (eps 1-23)
#2: "Taosozu! Galactor" (倒せ! ギャラクター; "Destroy Galactor!") by Columbia Yurikago-kai (eps 24-105)
Official website:
タツノコプロ | 科学忍者隊ガッチャマン (Japanese)
Links: We have 5
Trivia: We have 1
Comment:
In 1978, when game show producer Sandy Frank licensed Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman, he took 85 of the 105 episodes and rebadged the series Battle of the Planets to capitalize on the '70s sci-fi craze (all thanks to 1977's Star Wars). To meet U.S. TV standards, Sandy Frank had nearly all of the series' most violent parts edited out. To fill in the gaps, Hanna-Barbera was commissioned to produce new animated footage featuring 7-Zark-7, the team's mascot robot and the show's narrator. Sandy Frank reportedly spent US$1 million on bringing the series to U.S. television.
When BOTP stopped airing in reruns in the mid-1980s, Sandy Frank collaborated with Ted Turner in revamping the series and renamed it G-Force: Guardians of Space. Like BOTP, G-Force ran for 85 episodes, only that BOTP's 7-Zark-7 footage was omitted and replaced by original footage previously deleted by Sandy Frank. G-Force was superior to BOTP in terms of interpreting the original Gatchaman series in English, but suffered from a lackluster dub and a horrible disco soundtrack.
As of February 2007, Sandy Frank's 30-year license to Battle of the Planets expired.
Review:
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman DVD 1-2 (Oct 30, 2005)
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 24-30 (Sep 26, 2023)
Joe Russo: Gatchaman Hollywood Film Will Tell Original Story (Apr 23, 2020)
Russo Brothers' AGBO Studios Develops Adaptation of Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets Anime (Jul 19, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 28-May 4 (May 1, 2019)
Tubi TV Streaming Platform Adds Sentai Filmworks Anime (Jun 8, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 8-14 (Dec 10, 2013)
Gatchaman Crowds Anime's Characters, Staff Revealed (Apr 16, 2013)
Live-Action Gatchaman Film Teaser Streamed (Apr 11, 2013)
Gatchaman Gets Live-Action Film Starring Tori Matsuzaka (Oct 11, 2012)
Interest:
Daily Cosplay - Gatchaman's Jun (Aug 6, 2011)
Press Releases:
Sentai September Home Video Releases (Jun 2, 2023)
Section23 Films Announces April Slate (Jan 17, 2019)
SECTION23 Films Announces October Slate (Jun 28, 2013)
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Chief Director: Hisayuki Toriumi Script: Akiyoshi Sakai (7 episodes eps 3-4, 20, 54, 60, 77, 98 )Harumi Tamura (eps 63, 70) Hirohisa Soda (16 episodes eps 5, 7, 9-10, 13, 15-16, 18, 21, 25, 36, 38, 41-42, 57, 65 )Hisayuki Toriumi (7 episodes eps 22, 52, 68, 88, 92, 102, 105 )Jinzō Toriumi (18 episodes eps 1, 8, 11, 23-24, 32-33, 44-45, 51, 53, 59, 66, 69, 71, 85, 91, 103 )Keiji Kubota (13 episodes eps 29, 62, 72-75, 81, 86-87, 89, 93, 95, 99 )Masahiko Tokumasu (4 episodes eps 43, 56, 79, 84 )Mikio Matsushita (4 episodes eps 58, 64, 78, 83 )Osamu Jinno (ep 17) Satoshi Suyama (22 episodes eps 2, 14, 19, 22, 44, 46, 49-50, 53, 67, 71, 76, 79-80, 82, 90, 92, 96-97, 100-101, 104 )Shigekazu Ochiai (ep 37) Shigeru Yanagawa (ep 80) Takao Koyama (ep 94) Takashi Umetani (7 episodes eps 28, 30, 34, 39-40, 47-48 )Takeo Matsuura (16 episodes eps 5, 7, 9-10, 13, 15-16, 18, 21, 25, 36, 38, 41-42, 57, 65 )Toshio Nagata (8 episodes eps 6, 12, 26-27, 31, 35, 55, 61 )Episode Director: Fumio Kurokawa (10 episodes eps 13, 16, 19, 25, 43, 47, 55, 59, 66, 72 )Hideo Nishimaki (34 episodes eps 4, 7, 10, 12, 17, 21, 24, 29, 33-34, 38, 41, 45, 48, 51, 56, 60, 62-63, 65, 73-74, 76, 80, 83-86, 89, 93, 96-97, 101, 104 )Hiroshi Sasagawa (ep 15) Hisayuki Toriumi (32 episodes eps 1-3, 8-9, 11, 18, 22, 28, 31, 35, 37, 39-40, 46, 50, 53, 57-58, 67-68, 71, 78, 81, 88-94 even, 95, 98, 102, 105 )Katsuhisa Yamada (ep 23) Kazunori Tanahashi (ep 26) Masami Anno (22 episodes eps 5-6, 30, 32, 36, 42, 44, 49, 54, 61, 64, 69-70, 75, 77, 79, 82, 87, 91, 99-100, 103 )Music: Bob Sakuma Original creator: Tatsuo Yoshida Animation Director: Sadao Miyamoto Sound Director: Shigeharu Shiba Director of Photography: Tadashi Hosono Animation: Hiromi Muranaka Masami Suda (22 episodes eps 1, 3, 8, 11, 17, 24, 27, 31, 39, 45, 52, 54, 58, 62, 68, 74, 78, 85, 91, 97, 102, 105 )Nobuyoshi Sasakado Yoshiaki Kawajiri (ep 10) Assistant Animation Director: Kōji Nanke In-Between Animation: Kōji Nanke Technical Director: Hisayuki Toriumi | Isao Sasaki as Katsuji Mori as Kazuko Sugiyama as Shingo Kanemoto as Yoku Shioya as Hisayoshi Yoshizawa as Mikio Terashima as Nobuo Tanaka as Shūsei Nakamura as Teiji Ōmiya as Tōru Ōhira as Ai Sakuma as Aiko Konoshima as Hiroko Mori as Hiroo Oikawa as Hiroya Ishimaru as Hisayoshi Yoshizawa as Isshin Ikeda as Kōhei Miyauchi as Mahito Tsujimura as Michie Kita as Mikio Terashima as Minoru Yada as Mitsuyo Tobe as Norio Wakamoto as Reizō Nomoto as Shima Sakai as Shingo Kanemoto as Susumu Mizushima as Takeshi Aono as Tatsuyuki Jinnai as Toshiko Sawada as Yōko Kuri as Yuzuru Fujimoto as | |||
Backgrounds: Studio Jack DVD Distribution: Pioneer LDC In-Between Animation: Top Craft Music Production: Columbia Music Entertainment Production: Tatsunoko Production Sound Effects: Ishida Sound Production Theme Song Lyrics: Tatsunoko Pro. Planning Department | ||||
Script: Harry Winkler Helen Sosin Howard Post Jack Paritz Jameson Brewer Kevin Coates Muriel Germano Peter B. Germano Richard Shaw Sid Morse William Bloom Translation: Amy Forsyth (73-78, 85-88, 97-100) Brendan Frayne (ADV) Fufei Zhang (ADV) Issei Shimizu (ADV) Naomi Kokubo (ADV) Sarah Alys Lindholm (ADV) Executive producer: Eiichi Takahashi (Sentai re-release) Jameson Brewer John Ledford (ADV Version) Mark Williams (ADV Version) Producer: Alan Dinehart Charles Campbell (ADV Version) David Del Rio (Sentai re-release) David E. Hanson Janice Williams (ADV Version) John Ledford (Sentai re-release) Sandy Frank (Sandy Frank dub) Additional Music Composer: Dean Andre Animation Supervisor: Harold Johns Art Manager: Larry Koteff (2019 Sentai release) Assistant Voice Director: Alan Dinehart Associate producer: Warner E. Leighton BD Authoring: David Williams (Sentai re-release) Joel McCray (2019 Sentai release) Ryan Anthony (2023 Sentai release) Commentary: Andy McAvin (eps 30, 60) Bobby Gordon (ep 93) Brian Jepson (eps 6, 70) Charles Campbell (7 episodes eps 5-6, 11, 78, 84, 87, 105 )Christopher Ayres (ep 78) Eden J. Barrera (ep 93) Edwin Neal (ep 41) George Manley (eps 31, 96) Glenn Fraser (ep 78) John Tyson (ep 53) Josh Grelle (ep 78) Kim Prause (eps 11, 64) Leraldo Anzaldua (eps 5, 60, 105) Luci Christian (eps 16, 64, 96) Marty Fleck (ep 84) Samantha Inoue-Harte (ep 87) Sarah Alys Lindholm (ep 43) Victor Carsrud (ep 21) Winston Parish (ep 70) Cover Art: Alex Ross (ADV Version) Creative Consultant: Leonard Reeg Design Consultant: Alex Toth DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes (Sentai re-release) DVD Coordination: Janice Williams (ADV Version) Editing Assistant: Pam Bentkowski Graphic Design: Larry Koteff International Coordination: Toru Iwakami (ADV Version) Media Coordinator: Janice Williams (Sentai re-release) Menu Design: Larry Koteff (Sentai re-release) Music Composition: Hoyt S. Curtin (BOTP Version) Music Director: Dean Andre (Sparklin' Ent. dub) Music Recording: Hoyt S. Curtin Music Supervision: Igo Kantor Packaging Design: Larry Koteff (Sentai re-release) Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas (ADV Version) Production Assistant: Bob Robinson E.W. Rector, III (Sentai re-release) Jessica Williams (Sentai re-release) Kayla King (Sentai re-release) Marta Bechtol (ADV Version) Paul Mericle (ADV Version) Sara Muir (ADV Version) Production Coordination: Janice Williams (2019 Sentai release) Production Executive: Irving Klein QC Manager: Crystal Ruiz (2019 Sentai release) Recording Director Assistant: Alan Dinehart Senior Translator: Sarah Alys Lindholm (ADV) Sound Design: Paul Killam (ADV Version) Standards & Practices: Winifred Treimer Subtitle Assistance: Holly Dorsett (Sentai re-release) Jessica Williams (Sentai re-release) Kayla King (Sentai re-release) Subtitle Script & Timing: Christopher Williams (13-105) Frode Aleksandersen (49-54) Neal Barnes (1-24) Sean Broestl (eps 1-24) William Zuidema (55-60) Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch (Sentai re-release) Titles: Thomas Wogtzke Videotape Editor: Kurt Tiegs (Sparklin' Ent. dub) | Alan Dinehart as Alan Young as Brian Jepson as Cam Clarke as Casey Kasem as Jan Rabson as Janet Waldo as Kim Prause as Leraldo Anzaldua as Luci Christian as Ronnie Schell as Sam Fontana as Victor Carsrud as Alan Young as Andy McAvin as Bill Capizzi as Edwin Neal as George Manley as Jan Rabson as John Tyson as Keye Luke as Marty Fleck as Winston Parish as Adam Dudley as Alan Dinehart as Allison Sumrall as Andy McAvin as Ben Estus as Blake Shepard as Brando Austin as Brian Jepson as Chris Ayres as Chris Patton as Chris Pruett as Christopher Ayres as Clint Campbell as Dan Brock Jr. as David Born as Edwin Neal as Fred Halbkat as George Manley as Gray Haddock as Hilary Haag as James Reed Faulkner as Janet Waldo as Jessica Boone as John Gremillion as John Swasey as John Tyson as Jose Diaz as Josh Grelle as Jovan Jackson as Kelly Manison as Kevin M. Connolly as Kira Vincent-Davis as Laurie Gallardo as Markus Twain as Marty Fleck as Matt Culpepper as Michael Dalmon as Mike Kleinhenz as Mike Vance as Rob Mungle as Robert Kraft as Samantha Inoue-Harte as Shannon Grounds as Smokey Delange as Sonny Robideaux as Ted Pfister as Tiffany Grant as Vic Mignogna as Waylon Hicks as Whispers Johnson as William Woodson as Xero Reynolds as Aamir Hydrai Adeleye Lufadeju Alan Denfiles Alan Oppenheimer Bobby Gordon Brian Jepson Charles Campbell Chere Bennet Chris Aguilar Chris Ayres Chris Hawley Chris Nelson Dana Perez Daniel Scruggs Eddie Shannon Jr. Eden J. Barrera Fred Wood Jeff Catlin John Carrithers Jonathan Brands Josh Grelle Keith Horton Kevin M. Connolly Kim Prause Kyle Jones Laura English Mariela Ortiz Marisa Kreitz Mike Vance Nicholas Tanguma Robert Marchand Rod Peters Sandra Krasa Stacy Slania | |||
Broadcaster: ABS-CBN (G-Force) Australian Broadcasting Corporation Bukedde TV (Uganda) Cartoon Network Channels TV (Nigeria) Global (Canada) Syndicated Ten Network Australia (Australia) The Anime Network (Original Version) Turner Broadcasting System (G-Force) Camera: Take One Distributor: Distribution Solutions (North America; 2023 Sentai release) Madman Entertainment (Australia/New Zealand) New Video Group Parkfield Entertainment (UK, G-Force VHS) Pickwick Video (UK, Battle of the Planets VHS) Section23 Films (North America, 2013) Siren Visual (Australia; expired) DVD Production: ADV Studios Ink & Paint: C. & D. Productions Licensed by: ADV Films (Expired) Hollywood DVD (UK; G-Force DVD) Intervision Video (UK, G-Force VHS) Longman Video (UK, Battle of the Planets VHS/Beta) Mollin Video (UK, Battle of the Planets) Rhino (Expired) Sandy Frank Entertainment (1978-2007) Sentai Filmworks (2013) Turner Entertainment, Inc. (G-Force; Expired) Universal Pictures UK (UK & Ireland) Production: Gallerie International Films Recording: TV-R Hollywood Recording Studio: ADV Studios | ||||
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Adaptation: Michel Gatineau Theme Song Performance: Michel Barouille | Bernard Jourdain as Catherine Lafond as Claude Rollet as Jackie Berger as Jean-François Laley as Jean-Henri Chambois as Joseph Falcucci as Michel Gatineau as Philippe Dumat as Pierre Fromont as Pierre Garin as Raoul Delfosse as Raymond Loyer as Thierry Bourdon as Yves-Marie Maurin as | |||
Distributor: Déclic Images | ||||
(none) | Anabel Mendez as Elsa Covián as Herman Lopez as Ismael Magaña as Jorge Roig as Jose Luis Orozco as Victor Guajardo as Ana Ángeles García as Arturo Casanova as Carlos Revilla as Jorge Roig as Jorge Santos as Jose Luis Angulo as José María Del Río as María Antonia Rodríguez as | |||
Broadcaster: Antena 3 (Spain) Boomerang Latin America Cadena Uno Cartoon Network L.A. Cempae (Mexico) Inravision (Colombia) Locomotion Televisa Canal 5 (Mexico) TV Azteca TVE (Spain) TVN Chile (Chile) Dubbing Studio: Tecnison (Madrid, Spain) | ||||
Anna Maria Tulli as Cinzia Massironi as Enrico Maggi as Fabrizio Mazzotta as Fabrizio Pucci as Francesco Prando as Marco Balzarotti as Maurizio Mattioli as Oliviero Corbetta as Pasquale Ruju as Riccardo Rovatti as Stefano Albertini as Valeria Perilli as Elio Pandolfi as Mauro Bosco as Giorgio Lopez as | ||||
Editing: Rietje Riedijk Script Director: Joop Doderer | Arno Guldemond as Jaap Stobbe as Jody Pijper as Joop Doderer as Cor Witschge as Henk van Ulsen as Cor Witschge as Fred Weydeveld as IJf Blokker as | |||
Broadcaster: Avro | ||||
Pocholo Gonzales as Benjie Dorango as Christian Alvear as Gab Tiongco as Joel Molina as Noel Magat as Phil Cruz as Ryan Ang as | ||||
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(none) | Broadcaster: AXN Brasil (Brazil) Boomerang Brasil (Brazil) Cartoon Network Brasil (Brazil) Locomotion (Brazil) Locomotion Brazil Rede 21 (Brazil) Rede Bandeirantes (Brazil) Tele Uno (Brazil) | |||
Júlia Castro as Reinaldo Buzzoni as Tatá Guarnieri as Fernanda Crispim as Luiz Sérgio Vieira as Paulo Vignolo as Orlando Drummond as | ||||
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