Sugane, we're counting on you.
Okay.
Also, the newbie's starting today.
Understood.
I'll be going, then.
All right. Take care.
What is the matter?
I have a stomach ache.
Please stay calm and look at the information.
Would you like to match? Yes No
Pregnant
Excuse me, you should give her your seat.
Huh?
What the hell?
The jerk thinks he's so cool.
Thank you.
No problem.
"Target is on the move toward Tachikawa station."
It is as stated in the prophecy.
"There will be moving steps south-southwest of the box."
Tachikawa Station North Exit
Steps?
"A nameless chaos shall appear once more."
Target has passed the fourth floor.
I'm counting on you, Sugane...
All right! Let's do this!
So... cute...
There she goes again.
Hajime really likes her planners.
She's always fiddling with them.
Look! I got another one yesterday!
What?!
What're you going to do with so many?
Well, you see,
this one's for plannin' school stuff.
This one's for plannin' personal stuff,
and this one's for writin' down whatever pops inta my head.
As this guy's just to admire.
"Guy"?
As for this newbie,
I wonder how I should pretty you up...
What?
Oh, in that case...
Hey, how 'bout we go sunbathe together?
Hey, did you see yesterday's TV special on the supernatural?
Yeah, sure did.
I can accept aliens,
but Gatchaman being real?
It totally threw me off.
Gatchaman, huh?
The name sounds kind of cute.
Gatcha, Gatcha, Gatcha, Gatcha.
Man, I'm hungry.
Um, who're you?
You're really tall.
Everyone has power that is concealed deep within.
Awaken!
Spread your as-of-yet invisible wings...
Oops.
This some hide-and-seek?
Hm...
This way?
This way!
Okay, I'll get it right this time.
You're makin' me think you're there,
but you're there!
Gotcha!
The chosen fledglings will become the wings that will protect this planet.
Wings, thy name is...
Gatchaman!
Gatcha... man?
H-Hey, I can keep this?
Hey, I'm gonna keep it!
Yay!
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I'm counting on you, Sugane...
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Wow, this is kinda awesome.
I think I'm gonna go and fill my belly up!
There you are, MESS.
You have absorbed innocents.
I will have you relinquish them to me!
Amnesia Effect!
Wow!
So cute!
Go, Bird!
Let's go!
There you are!
Gatchaman!
The Infinite Blade, Storm!
None may escape my infinite reach!
Amnesia Remind!
Ow!
Sup!
Are you the Gatchaman I just saw?
What happened to him?
This NOTE has words flooding out of it—
Could you be...
the new team member?
I'm Ichinose Hajime!
I think I somehow became a Gatchaman today.
Nice to meet ya!
Oh! We're in the same school!
Let's go together!
Ow!
My bad!
I guess I'm late again today.
I fly amaze the crowd
Baby wrap it up
and I feel immoving
The loneliness' too strong for me
Only ground for me
Almost on it
Alight the land
The show baby wraps it up
but I'm feeling to end this
Little bit of surprise for me
on this upper layer on the planet
The words you wove is
we are now home
Don't let your fear hold you back
Go! Fly like a bird
I have to fight them and go the distance
I let this piercing noise guide me
As I fly to the other side
The words you wove is
we are now home
Reunited with all these weak
Yet strong individual spirits
I have to fight them and go the distance
I let my rampant feelings guide me
As I answer the call
Go! The crowds are calling my name
I wonder if I'll pass my classes okay.
Good morning, Sugane.
Late again too.
Good afternoon.
Oh?
Um, does Gatchaman really exist?
Of course not.
Although few and far between, some information does exist.
Oh, really?
What? This's a panda.
Nah, no way.
Gatchaman exists!
It's Sugane and me!
Listen!
Our identity as G—
Our identity is an absolute secret!
NOTE!
So cute!
Why was such a joke chosen...
Come with me.
We will go to our base now.
For real?!
It's within walking distance.
That's surprisingly close.
This is the entrance?
The base's underground?
Listen, newbie.
Oh, the name's Hajime.
That's the last we'll see of your antics.
The responsibilities of a Gatchaman aren't fun and games.
You must always be alert when you face them.
Roger.
So Gatchaman do exist!
Do ya really protect Earth?
I'll introduce you to the team.
Hey.
Where didja get your swimsuit?
The design's hella cute!
I'm dreamy...
Wow, you're so cute!
You're really too bold!
I'm O.D.
Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet ya, O.D.
Well, I'm just a poor little Gatchaman who can't even transform.
Sniff, sniff!
Oh, that so?
Let's get along, okay?
This one's Altair.
Al for short.
Cute!
Al!
Come on, Utsutsu.
You're Utsutsu?
Nice to meet ya.
The guy's Jou.
I pass.
Jou?
Nice to meet ya.
Oh, there you are.
Welcome to the Gatchaman CAGE.
I'm the leader, Paiman.
Huh, a panda?
Listen up, newbie.
Oh, the name's Hajime.
Never mention that animal's name again.
I hate it more than any other life form in existence.
The leader's command is absolute.
Obey me at any cost, henceforth.
So cute!
You talk so much!
Don't be so full of yourself, earthling!
I have, thus far, protected seven planets!
Oh, so ya are protectin' Earth!
And yer so tiny!
Impressive!
First, I'll explain the NOTE to you.
Great! Just what I wanted ta know!
The NOTE is the source of our Gatchaman powers.
Everyone here had their NOTEs extracted from them by Lord JJ.
"Source"? "JJ"?
Didn't you meet a tall guy?
Oh!
So he's JJ.
The NOTE is our spiritual essence.
In other words, our soul itself!
Our soul is our NOTE?
Awesome!
That's hella fun!
We engage with the enemy on a daily basis,
but we must not be noticed by humans.
Thus, we use our NOTE to cast the Amnesia Effect.
Amnesia Effect.
Got it!
You're a surprisingly quick study.
Once you cast the Effect, humans become unable to see us.
But they can still feel you if you bump into them.
So you have to avoid them while you fight.
Roger that!
Once you terminate the Effect, you'll also transform back to your normal self.
Huh? But I saw Sugane at the station today.
The Amnesia Effect does not affect NOTE holders.
I see!
Oh, and you can use the NOTE to communicate, like a cell phone.
If you input some words or talk into it,
it's transmitted to the NOTEs of everyone else.
Ain't it unreal?
It's way too convenient.
Yeah, way too convenient!
Deployment orders from Lord JJ will also be sent to your NOTE.
Personal use of the NOTE's communication functions is strictly prohibited.
They are for missions only.
If Lord JJ learns of their personal use, we'll be turned to interstellar ashes and dust in a single gesture—
Loves bamboo in particular <3
H-How dare you...
On our sacred NOTE!
Sugane, I leave the rest to you!
What?
Gatcha!
This is how we transport the aliens we've captured from various places.
So this is an alien?
It's pretty!
No photos!
Don't underestimate aliens!
Our leader is one too.
For real?!
The Gatchaman's mission is to eradicate alien criminals and unidentified objects that have infiltrated Earth.
Eradicate?
Anything in existence that harms humans becomes our target.
Recently, though, our targets have been mostly of this type.
It's the thing you saw earlier this morning. We call them MESS.
"MESS"?
It means discord and chaos.
It destroys everything it touches with its long tentacles.
The MESS will be our primary enemy for the time being.
Anything that appears in this area falls under our jurisdiction and is eradicated by us.
They are Big-Smalls.
They are workforce clones that support our Gatchaman duties.
They are in charge of salvaging humans who have been absorbed.
"Salvaging"? You mean rescuin'?
Yes. We rescue them.
Wow, they're back!
That's awesome.
Their memories will be wiped later.
Most people are salvaged that way, but some remain missing.
I see.
I wonder why MESS does those kinda things...
It's so cute.
Newbie.
Oh, the name's Hajime.
From this point onward, I would like you to carry out your duties appropriately.
We are protecting human lives on Earth from that dangerous object.
Yeah?
Sugane, you've come a long way.
Whoa, here it comes!
Summons from Lord JJ.
Whoa! What's that mean?
Wings of Six, gather at the Spiritual Precipice.
Oh!
JJ! Thanks for earlier!
Watch your words!
He's a transcendent being who's bestowed our powers upon us.
In other words, he is like a god.
Wonderful scissors!
Hey, where're we?
We're at the Spiritual Precipice.
It separates us from JJ, an insurmountable—
Do you have a death wish?!
Lord JJ, the G Team has assembled!
A wind of disquiet nears,
but it cannot sway us, as of yet.
For now, contend with the nameless chaos.
However, chaos and threat may not be one and the same.
The judgment is yours to make.
What's this? A poem?
The white-winged bird is not among you because it is lost.
Harden your resolve and await the next word.
Gatcha!
Fine, fine.
Gatcha, Gatcha.
Gatcha!
See you, JJ!
Ow!
Be more serious, newbie!
JJ?
"To the north, beneath dragons racing in four directions,
the nameless chaos shall appear once more."
Let's go!
H-He vanished!
Hey, I'm coming too!
Sugane?
Yer goin' way too fast!
What'd he mean by "beneath dragons"?
"Dragons racing in four directions"...
Oh, it must be beneath that.
Amnesia Effect!
What?
This bus itself is probably the MESS.
Really?
They can camouflage themselves as all manner of things.
Go, Bird!
Hey, newbie!
If you can't act, just stay put!
Okay, let's give this a try!
Let's go, NOTE!
"Go"...
"...Bird"?
Got it!
Th-That's...
Gatchaman
is here!
I'll hold you
Still unaware of where my feelings are headed
Gatcha... They're here!
I try to enjoy myself, but it always gets me down
Makes me want to disappear
I can't tell the difference between fact and fiction
This world I live in is just a puppet
A half-empty notebook
Full of emotions that cannot be put into words
Those pure feelings
Keep screaming out my name
No man is an island
We all wish to be connected
It is that desire that keeps you safe
And gives you strength
Even if the changing times make walking hand-in-hand
A thing of the past
We fully understand this chaos
And that dreams have the power to change destiny