Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman ("Science Ninja Team Gatchaman") has been brought over to the United States in two separate versions (not counting the 94 OAVs, which were all-original animation, or Eagle Riders, which was derived from the sequel series). There were a total of 105 Gatchaman episodes, and not all of them were translated in either Sandy Frank's Battle of the Planets (1978) or in Ted Turner's G-Force: Guardians of Space (1986). To make the issue even more confusing, some episodes were translated in BotP that never appeared in G-Force, and vice versa. And let's not even get started on the issue of the plot manglings that went on...
Below is a list of all 105 original Gatchaman episode names (translated from the Japanese by Alara Rogers & Co.) with the corresponding episode titles for both American translations. Bear in mind that BotP and G-Force did not show the episodes in the same order that they aired in the original Gatchaman. In fact, especially in the latter half of the series, continuity is shot all to hell and gone. Still, this list should prove helpful if you want to know which episode in BotP and/or G-Force was translated from which episode in the original.
You will find synopses and scripts for many of the original Gatchaman episodes at Alara Rogers' website. For storylines and commentary from all three versions of the series, visit Carolyn Kaufman's website. Much thanks to both of these ladies for their assistance in compiling this list.
# |
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman |
Battle of the Planets |
G-Force, Guardians of Space |
1 |
Gatchaman Vs. Turtle King |
Attack of the Space Terrapin |
The Robot Stegosaur |
2 |
A Demonic Aircraft Carrier |
Rescue of the Astronauts |
The Blast at the Bottom of the Sea |
3 |
A Giant Mummy Calls The Storms |
The Space Mummy |
The Strange White Shadow |
4 |
For Revenge On the Monster Mechadegon |
The Space Serpent |
The Giant Centipoid |
5 |
The Ghost Fleet from Hell |
Ghost Ship of Planet Mir |
The Phantom Fleet |
6 |
The Mini-Robot Manuever |
The Big Robot Gold Grab |
The Micro-Robots |
7 |
Galactor's Big Flight Show |
Ace from Outer Space |
The Bad Blue Baron |
8 |
The Secret of the Crescent Coral Reef |
Fearful Sea Anemone |
The Secret of the Reef |
9 |
The Demon from the Moon |
The Jupiter Moon Menace |
The Sting of the Scorpion |
10 |
Battle of the Underground Monsters |
A Swarm of Robot Ants |
The Antoid Army |
11 |
The Mysterious Red Impulse |
Space Rocket Escort |
The Mighty Blue Hawk |
12 |
Ibukuron, the Monster that Eats Everything |
Beast with A Sweet Tooth |
The Locusoid |
13 |
Mystery of the Red Sand |
untranslated |
The Deadly Red Sand |
14 |
The Terrifying Icecander |
Perilous Pleasure Cruise |
The Rainbow Ray |
15 |
The Frightening Jellyfish Lens |
The Thing with 1000 Eyes |
The Giant Jellyfish Lens |
16 |
Mechanica, the Invincible Machine |
Microfilm Mystery |
The Regenerating Robot |
17 |
Bug Operations |
The Alien Beetles |
The Beetle Booster |
18 |
The Whale's Revenge |
A Whale Joins G-Force |
The Whale Submarine |
19 |
Race Through Hell |
untranslated |
The Racing Inferno |
20 |
Science Ninja Team Emergency! |
untranslated |
The Mightiest Mole |
21 |
Who is Commander X? |
Mad New Ruler of Spectra |
title unknown |
22 |
The Firebird Vs. A Fire-Eating Dragon |
The Sea Dragon |
title unknown |
23 |
The Big Bad Mecha Ball |
Magnetic Attraction |
The Mammoth Iron Ball |
24 |
A Neon Giant Laughs in the Dark |
The Musical Mummy |
The Neon Giant |
25 |
Magma Giant, The Emperor of Hell |
The Fiery Lava Giant |
The Rock Robot |
26 |
God Phoenix, Be Reborn! |
The Bat Ray Bombers |
The Secret Stingray |
27 |
Galactor's Witch Racer |
Race Against Disaster |
Race of the Cyborgs |
28 |
Invisible Demons |
untranslated |
The Invisible Enemy |
29 |
Galack X, The Devil-Man |
untranslated |
The Project Called ROCK-E-X |
30 |
Kamisoral, the Guillotine Monstermech |
The Ghostly Grasshopper |
Attack of the Mantis |
31 |
Plan: Assassinate Dr. Nambu |
The Galaxy Girls |
The Sinister Star One |
32 |
The Gezora Operation (1) |
Curse of the Cuttlefish (Part 1) |
The Giant Squid |
33 |
The Gezora Operation (2) |
Curse of the Cuttlefish (Part 2) |
The Tentacles' Grip |
34 |
The Devil's Aurora |
untranslated |
Operation: Aurora |
35 |
Burn, Desert Flame! |
Demons of the Desert |
The Sun-Bird |
36 |
Kiddie Gatchaman |
Siege of the Squids |
The Deadly Sea |
37 |
Lenjira, the Electric Monster |
Orion, Wonder Dog of Space |
title unknown |
38 |
The Mysterious Mechanical Jungle |
untranslated |
title unknown |
39 |
Jigokiller, the People-Eating Plant (1) |
The Fierce Flowers (Part One) |
The Monster Plants |
40 |
Jigokiller, the People-Eating Plant (2) |
The Fierce Flowers (Part 2) |
The Fatal Flowers |
41 |
Murder Music |
The Space Rock Concert |
Killer Music |
42 |
The Great Escape Trick |
Prisoners in Space |
Swan Song Prison |
43 |
A Romance Destroyed By Evil |
Victims of the Hawk |
Human Robots |
44 |
A Challenge From Galactor |
Raid on Riga |
The Shock Waves |
45 |
The Night Fog Sea Lion Ninja Team |
Seals of Syrton |
The Case of Kalanite |
46 |
Gatchaman in Death Valley |
The Giant Monster |
The Deadly Valley |
47 |
The Devil's Airline |
Capture of the Galaxy Code |
The Super-Z-20 |
48 |
Shutterkiller, the Camera Monstermech |
Raid on a Nearby Planet |
The Camera Weapon |
49 |
The Terrifying Mechadokuga |
Keyop Does It All |
The Mechanical Fang |
50 |
Tracodon, the Dinosaur Skeleton |
untranslated |
|
51 |
Cataroller, the Rolling Monster |
Peaks of Planet Odin |
The Skeleton Curse |
52 |
Red Impulse's Secret |
The Sky Is Falling! (Part 1) |
Wheel of Destruction |
53 |
Farewell, Red Impulse |
The Sky Is Falling! (Part 2) |
The Van Allen Vector |
54 |
Gatchaman Burns With Rage |
Raid of the Red Scorpion |
Vengeance |
55 |
The Desperate Mini-Submarine |
The Monster Shark Menace |
The Micro-Submarine |
56 |
Bitter Bird Missile |
untranslated |
The Bird Missile |
57 |
The Evil White Sea |
Fastest Gun in the Galaxy |
Battle at the North Pole |
58 |
Hell's Mecha-Buddha |
Giant from Planet Zyr |
The Super Laser |
59 |
Secret of the Monster Mecha Factory |
Secret Island |
Mystery of the Haunted Island |
60 |
Science Ninja Team G-6 |
Giant Space Bat |
G-Force Agent 6 |
61 |
The Ghost of Red Impulse |
Attack of the Alien Wasp |
Dream of Danger |
62 |
Blizzarder, the Snow Devil |
Decoys of Doom |
The Snow Devil |
63 |
The Murderous Mecha Curve Ball |
Zoltar Strikes Out |
The Strange Strike-Out |
64 |
A Deadly Christmas Present |
untranslated |
The Deadly Gifts |
65 |
Super Bem, A Synthetic Monstermech |
The Great Brain Robbery |
The Iron Beast |
66 |
The Devil's Fashion Show |
untranslated |
When Fashion Was Fatal |
67 |
Deadly Gatchaman Fire |
Attack of the Space Octopus |
The Proto-Monster |
68 |
Micro-Saturn, the Particle Monstermech |
The Silent City |
Radioactive Island |
69 |
The Moonlit Tombs |
Peril in the Pyramids |
The Devil's Graveyard |
70 |
Uniting Goddesses of Death |
Rage of the Robotoids |
Mummy Mania |
71 |
The Immortal Commander X |
The Alien Bigfoot |
The Abominable Snowman Cometh |
72 |
The Swarm! Attack of the Mini Monstermechs |
Invasion of the Locusts |
A Plague of Robots |
73 |
Get Katze! |
The Space Safari |
The Mammothodon |
74 |
The Secret of the Bird Styles |
Museum of Mystery |
The Secret of the Power |
75 |
Jumbo Shakora, the Sea Devil |
Peril of the Praying Mantis |
The Crab Robot |
76 |
The Bracelet Is Exposed |
The Awesome Ray Force |
The Reverser Ray |
77 |
Berg Katze Wins |
The Duplicate King |
Shock Waves |
78 |
A Deadly Battle 10,000 Meters Beneath the Sea |
untranslated |
Battle on the Ocean Bottom |
79 |
Gatchaman Secrets Stolen |
Defector to Spectra |
Stolen Identity |
80 |
Return to Life, Boomerang! |
Panic of the Peacock |
The Mind Control Machine |
81 |
Duel on Galactor Island |
untranslated |
untranslated |
82 |
Go Get the Crescent Coral Reef! |
untranslated |
Force of the Mega-Robots |
83 |
Desperate Circle of Flame |
Mission to Inner Space |
Flame Zone |
84 |
Smoke Fiber, the Spiderweb Monstermech |
Spectra Space Spider |
Web of Danger |
85 |
He's G-4! |
untranslated |
The Secret of G-4 |
86 |
Galactor Corners the Market |
Super Space Spies |
untranslated |
87 |
Tri-Shaped Patogiller |
Cupid Does It to Keyop |
Galactor's Deadly Trap |
88 |
The Monstermech Snake 828 |
Tentacles from Space |
untranslated |
89 |
Set Up a Trap for the Crescent Base |
Island of Fear |
untranslated |
90 |
Matangar, the Armored Monstermech |
The Awesome Armadillo |
untranslated |
91 |
The Plan to Blow Up the Crescent Base: Completed |
The Invasion of Space Center (Part 1) |
untranslated |
92 |
The End of the Crescent Base |
The Invasion of Space Center (Part 2) |
untranslated |
93 |
Counterattack! The Underground Torpedo Plan |
Save the Space Colony |
untranslated |
94 |
Angler, the Electric Monster |
untranslated |
untranslated |
95 |
The Uniting Ninja Magicians |
Chariots of Chang-ku |
untranslated |
96 |
Charge into Galactor Headquarters |
Vacation on Venus |
untranslated |
97 |
Leona 3, the Spaceship With No Tomorrow |
Rockets Out of Control |
untranslated |
98 |
Grape Bomber, the Globular Monstermech |
G-Force Defector |
untranslated |
99 |
Wounded G-2 |
Strike at Spectra |
untranslated |
100 |
Gatchaman, 20 Years Later |
G-Force in the Future |
untranslated |
101 |
Hebi-Cobra, the Sniper Group |
The Conway Tape Tap |
untranslated |
102 |
Checkmate Reversal X |
untranslated |
untranslated |
103 |
G-2 Risks Death |
untranslated |
untranslated |
104 |
The Evil Black Hole Operation |
untranslated |
untranslated |
105 |
Earth's Destruction 0002 |
untranslated |
untranslated |
Much credit is due to Alara Rogers for the titles of the original Gatchaman episodes and for the table layout, and also to Carolyn Kaufman for the titles of the Battle of the Planets and G-Force episodes. I couldn't have done it without you, ladies. ^.^,v..