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Here's "Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman" from 1972-1974. Though I knew it first as "Battle of the Planets" from 1978 on... Jog your memory here --> [link]Really loved this as a little kid. I even had two plastic Mark (Ken) boomerangs but my Mom threw them away because she thought they were too dangerous
I was lucky enough to see the original Japanese version 1st series (full uncut 105 episodes) on DVD in 2004. Got all the original Japanese character names down
. Sad ending! The Gatchaman OVA from late 1990s was only so-so I remember, though I enjoyed the new outfits.Referenced using a Japanese Gatchaman episode compendium book (given by my bro [link] one Xmas, thanks
) and a BotP Guidebook.100% Photoshop (the original is 2x larger)
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The original Sentai. Even better than Gorenger which didn't have changers/morphers.
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Wow. I now remember how much I loved this 'toon when I was a kid. Nice job. I need to see the original Gatchman myself.
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Hi hows it going? I am looking to do a piece on BotP and i was wondering if you would be willing to allow me to use your work as a referance image? I will of course credit you in my finished piece if i do use it.
Cheers
Scrage
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The incredible crimefighting anime team -- Gatchaman!
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thx so much! I'm not good enough
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NIce. 
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thanks! and thx for the fave! hope you get to
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Very nice!
Now why would your mom think plastic boomerangs were dangerous?
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thanks!
well, because they were shaped just like Mark's/Ken's birdrang (perfect flat replica), so they had a sharp bird-tip up in front and sharp wing-tips/ends
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they should put the whole team in tatsunoko vs capcom 2 if they make one
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I don't play videogames anymore so I don't know (who did they leave out?)... thx for the fave!
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the big one and the smallest one
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ah, I see... I guess the fans will have to wait for a separate Gatchaman game to get all the characters in
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i could bet a da dollar that there making a sequel for it right now
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I love this work. It's beautiful and heroic. Keep up the great work. To me, Gatchaman is Japan's answer to Justice League. lol.
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thx for the kind comment and fave!
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anytime, any friend of yours is a friend of mine and God's. lol.
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I'm not very familiar with the show. I mostly know Gatchaman through Tatsunoko vs Capcom.
Did each member specialize in a crtain aspect?
Like is one an explosives expert, stealth, artillery, etc?
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oh yeah, if there's a show that started all the Japanese animations (and all the Ranger ones as well) with 5 team members, each with a different color uniforms, it's probably Gatchaman...
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Hi! They are more differentiated by character and the equipment they use/carry... they are all "ninjas" so they are all very stealthy and martial-arts capable...
1- Ken/Mark - Eagle - the leader of the group, flies a single-prop plane, throws a dart-boomerang... obsessed with finding his father
2- Joe/Jason - Condor - the brooding, moody loner of the group, drives a race car, throws 'feather-darts' and uses a multi-function gun (cable, etc.)... challenges authority and decisions of Ken sometimes... loves the missile button on their main ship... if I remember correctly, he would love to avenge the death of his parents...
3- Jun/Princess - Swan - the female of the group, runs a bar/diner on her free time, drives a motorcycle, employs a yo-yo weapon mainly... if there is an explosive expert on the team it might be her... tries to raise Jinpei/Keyop as her little brother... has a love interest in Ken
4- Jinpei/Keyop - Swift/Swallow - the young kid of the group, he's often seen making fun of Jun and getting clobbered over the head or yelled at for that, heh. He employs a type of short manrikigusari (a chain or rope weap with weighted ends), and drives a sort of multi-terrain tank that flies, can go underwater, etc.
5- Ryu/Tiny - Owl - the big (and sometimes slow and clumsy) guy of the group, he's the team pilot on the main ship. He gets depressed on missions when he's told to stay back and guard the ship. He usually uses brute force in combat (acts kinds of like a wrestler) and rarely uses a weap (I think a few times they gave him a gun). Whatever he lacks in intelligence, he makes up for in heart and effort.
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Thanks. That helps immensely.
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What a great show!
'Tiny' Ryu was always my fav- hope he gets good lines in the new movie.
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yes it was
there's a new movie coming out? wow! where can I learn about this?
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Some details here: [link]
It has been in development hell this one though
Trailer: [link]
Team art: [link]
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thanks! it is pretty interesting!
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I'm working on a New Marvel Mangaverse with a team based on Gatchaman: SHIELD Squadron Gamma.
Hawkeye (Ken)
Mockingbird and Snowbird (Jun)
Killraven (Joe)
Falcon (Ryu)
and Howard the Duck (Jinpei)
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I knew it as Battle of the Planets also and was obsessed with it as a kid. I even made my own wrist communicator. Good times, good memories. Its odd that I cannot find any comic books of it nor any DVDs now, and I had a comic book back in the 80s i dug up for a dollar in this bin at a flea market.
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oh man, I did that, too! made the Gatch watches outta' paper, markers and tape! Just like kids playing Superman, I ran around with a towel tucked under my t-shirt collar as wings, back then, hehe!
the DVDs aren't available anymore? I also thought at one point they were making comicbooks (new) of it, no? I haven't been following it... I'll let you know if I see something
also, go to springie's page, if you haven't already, she's crazy about Gatchaman (you can probably ask her some questions about stuff, too) --> [link]
thx for the fave!
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Let me say you that your image capture the essence of the original concept of the series 70's, so, It's very nice I like it ^^
greetings FindingOx
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thank you so much for your nice words
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I grew up watching this as a little girl, back in the latter part of the 70s up till the early 80s. Loved the cartoon and I love your art!
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Thank you so much for your nice comment; we're probably around the same age
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You bring back fond memories with this piece
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thank you for your kind words!
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yes, some people know it as G-Force
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