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Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a Japanese animated franchise about a five-member superhero ninja team created by Tatsuo Yoshida and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The original anime series, which debuted in 1972, was eponymously entitled Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman and is best known in the English-speaking world as the adaptation entitled Battle of the Planets (1978). The series had additional English adaptations with G-Force: Guardians of Space (1986) and ADV Films' uncut 2005 release. Tatsunoko also uses the official translation Science Commando Gatchaman in related products and media.
Original Release
10/01/1972
US Release
06/14/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Katsuji Mori | Ôwashi no Ken (Ken Washio) / Ken Washio, the Eagle (voice) / Ôwashi no Ken |
| Isao Sasaki | Kondoru no Jô (Jô Asakura) / Joe Asakura, the Condor (voice) / Kondoru no Jô |
| Kazuko Sugiyama | Shiratori no Jun / Jun, the Swan (voice) |
| Yoku Shioya | Tsubakuro no Jinpei / Jinpei, the Swallow (voice) / Tsubame no Jinpei |
| Shingo Kanemoto | Mimizuku no Ryû (Ryû Nakanishi) / Ryu Nakanishi, the Horned Owl (voice) / Mimizuku no Ryû / Mimizuki no Ryû (Ryû Nakanishi) |
| Toru Ohira | Kôzaburô Nambu / Dr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice) |
| Nobuo Tanaka | Sôsai Ekksu / Leader X (voice) |
| Teiji Ômiya | Andâson / Director Anderson (voice) / Andasôn |
| Mikio Terashima | Berugu Kattse / Berg Katze (voice) |
| Hideo Kinoshita | Narêtâ |
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Directors
Hiroshi Sasagawa, Hideo Nishimaki, Kazunori Tanabashi, Fumio Kurokawa, Noboru Ishiguro, Hisayuki Toriumi, Kōichi Mashimo, Mizuho Nishikubo, Hidehito Ueda, Shûichi Hirokawa, Seitarô Hara, Yuji Nunokawa, Mamoru Oshii, Shohei Ishida, Yutaka Kagawa, Fusahiro Nagaki, Motosuke Takahashi, Kouzo Takagaki
Writers
Tatsuo Yoshida, Satoshi Suyama, Jinzô Toriumi, Hirohisa Soda, Takeo Matsuura, Keiji Kubota, Norio Osada, Akiyoshi Sakai, Hisayuki Toriumi, Takuji Umetani, Mikio Matsushita, Masahiko Tokumasu, Hidemi Tamura, Osamu Sekiguchi, Akira Nakahara, Shigekazu Ochiai, Shigeru Yanagawa, Takao Koyama, Osamu Jinno
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Katsuji Mori | Ôwashi no Ken (Ken Washio) / Ken Washio, the Eagle (voice) / Ôwashi no Ken |
| Isao Sasaki | Kondoru no Jô (Jô Asakura) / Joe Asakura, the Condor (voice) / Kondoru no Jô |
| Kazuko Sugiyama | Shiratori no Jun / Jun, the Swan (voice) |
| Yoku Shioya | Tsubakuro no Jinpei / Jinpei, the Swallow (voice) / Tsubame no Jinpei |
| Shingo Kanemoto | Mimizuku no Ryû (Ryû Nakanishi) / Ryu Nakanishi, the Horned Owl (voice) / Mimizuku no Ryû / Mimizuki no Ryû (Ryû Nakanishi) |
| Toru Ohira | Kôzaburô Nambu / Dr. Kouzaburou Nambu (voice) |
| Nobuo Tanaka | Sôsai Ekksu / Leader X (voice) |
| Teiji Ômiya | Andâson / Director Anderson (voice) / Andasôn |
| Mikio Terashima | Berugu Kattse / Berg Katze (voice) |
| Hideo Kinoshita | Narêtâ |
| George Manley | Narrator / Superintendent / Masaki / Additional Voice / Bill Graham / Demon 5 Bass / Masaaki / Prof. Howard |
| Leraldo Anzaldua | Ken Washio |
| Charles C. Campbell | Additional Voice / Additional Voices / (voice) (as Charles Campbell) / Evil Voice / Demon 5 Lyrics |
| Edwin Neal | Berg Katse / Additional Voice / Additional Voices / Captain Limpet / Patrol Captain Stubbs / Gillman / Maxim |
| Victor Carsrud | Ryu Nakanishi / Additional Voice |
| Andy McAvin | Dr. Nambu / Dr. Kozaburo Nambu / Additional Voice / Komibe / Enemy Commander / Blue Suit / Blue Suite / Jellyfish Commander / Archaeo Commander / Evil Commander |
| Jessie James Grelle | Additional Voice / Future Jinpei / Rufus / (voice) (as Josh Grelle) / Chivo / Porkmeyer |
| Tessho Genda | Various characters / (as Mitsuo Yokoi) |
| Glenn Fraser | Additional Voice / Private Papoose / Frenchy / (voice) / Chief Wompam |
| Eden J. Barrera | Additional Voice / Additional Voices / (voice) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tatsuo Yoshida | Executive Producer |
| John Ledford | Executive Producer |
| Mark Williams | Executive Producer |
| Kenji Yoshida | Producer |
| Ippei Kuri | Producer |
| Charles C. Campbell | Producer |
| John Ledford | Producer |
| Masaru Shibata | Producer |
