The Ghost Fleet From Hell
Deep at the bottom of the endlessly wide sea lie many mysteries.
Among them is a ship graveyard feared by sailors since long ago
whose legend has been passed down.
It's said that all ships that sink at sea gather at this underwater graveyard.
But the sea has another side, one that's gentle and beautiful.
The sea is the mother which long ago gave birth to all life on Earth.
People have lived by taking salt and fish from the sea.
And now, the International Science Organization has created a farm under the sea
where it's raising many fish and trying to make the sea
a peaceful, beautiful place unsullied by pollution.
This is the underwater farm.
Captain...
What is it?
We're not by any chance lost in that underwater graveyard
that you hear about in rumors, are we?
Don't say stupid things.
In the first place, we're the crew of an oceanic development vessel
dispatched from the International Science Organization, aren't we?
I'm sorry, I just...
Never mind that, what does the radar say?
Yes, Sir.
I can't see anything.
What's our current location?
Our current location is...
What's that?!
It's a ghost ship!
Run!
What is this?!
This makes the fifth time that one of our oceanic development vessels,
the pride of the International Science Organization, has gone missing.
What's more, it's invariably been in that place they call the Underwater Graveyard.
That's a region of the sea that sailors have feared for a long time,
and they don't get close to it.
But this is the age of science.
Look at these beautiful underwater oil fields.
We've perfected a method for mining underwater oil fields
without polluting the sea with oil.
And an underwater farm is being developed next to it.
Isn't it magnificent?
We're taking back our beautiful sea with the power of science,
and using it to benefit mankind.
But Galactor is...
That's right, the Galactor group!
They're a formidable bunch.
You could say they're our greatest enemies.
The mystery of the Underwater Graveyard must be the Galactor group's doing too; I'm sure of it.
They'll most likely come after this underwater base as well.
I'll now relay orders from our Leader.
For the sake of Galactor's world conquest, we must first conquer Earth's seven seas.
We'll teach them that the ruler of the seas is Galactor!
The International Science Organization is creating an underwater base
that will get in the way of our plans.
Destroy it completely!
We absolutely must protect this underwater oil field and farm.
Director, I've secretly called the Science Ninja Team to this island.
Oh, have you? What are they doing?
Sir, no one knows their true identities but me.
I'm the only one who knows what they really look like.
That's what the Science Ninja Team is.
Whee! Go faster!
Yeah!
Here we go, Jinpei!
You're really bad at this, aren't you?
And you call yourself a descendent of the lga Ninja? Sheesh!
All right, sorry I'm so bad at it.
I can't do stuff like that.
This is boring.
Hey, Ryu!
What, Joe?
Don't make such a pathetic face.
We didn't come here to play.
I know that, but...
I'm going to get revenge on Galactor.
Hey, what's that?
Huh?
This is bad! The underwater oil is leaking!
But there's so much of it! This isn't anything normal.
Okay, let's go back to the island.
It's a ghost! It's a ghost submarine.
I can't believe it. It's like I'm dreaming!
This is Nambu. G-1 ...
This is G-1 , over.
The mystery submarine has finished attacking and is headed for the Underwater Graveyard.
Pursue it immediately.
G-1 , roger!
G-1 , gather the team and launch the God Phoenix!
Roger.
Bird Go!
Prepare to go underwater.
Roger!
This is brutal, those Galactor scum.
Joe, activate the sonar!
Roger.
All right! I caught it.
Okay, pursue it at full speed!
Roger!
Something that we suspect to be the God Phoenix is pursuing us.
Shall we launch a counterattack?
Idiot, this is not an opponent you can contend with.
Just lure them into the Underwater Graveyard.
Damn! The submarine's turned off its engine.
Did it? And I wanted to have a look at it too.
Okay, now that we've come this far we won't back down.
Keep going, Ryu!
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
What are those? They're creepy.
Come on, you're a boy, aren't you?
They're submarines.
Ryu, stop. This might be it.
I'm on it.
But I can't believe submarines this broken could move.
They're probably all ships that sunk in wars long ago.
Why do people wage wars, anyway?!
That's 'cause there are bad guys who get all arrogant and order people to fight.
I wonder if Galactor is being ordered by someone too?
We don't have a clue about who they are at all, but...
Everyone!
Don't you think this is a little strange?
What is?
If we're talking about ships that have sunk, there should be passenger vessels
and fishing vessels and tankers and all kinds of other stuff, right?
But the ones that have sunk here are...
That's right! They're all ships related to war!
That's right. This really isn't any mere underwater graveyard.
Okay, let's investigate. Take us to the surface.
Roger.
This is some fog! I've got zero visibility.
Ryu, turn on the lights.
You got it.
Everyone, look closely!
Hey, the fog is swirling!
This fog might be artificial.
Artificial?
Yes, if we go all the way to the center of the fog,
we'll be able to find some clue; I'm sure of it.
Ryu, go forward slowly.
What's that?
It's a battleship! A ghost battleship!
What the heck was that?
That was close.
What, you're getting worked up over a little thing like that?
Can you call yourselves Science Ninja, acting like that?
Ryu, put an infrared filter on the screen, quick.
You got it.
I can see something.
Let's try getting closer.
There! That's artificially producing fog.
I'll do it. I'll nail it with missiles.
Wait!
Joe, you ought to know that we can't use Bird Missiles without Dr. Nambu's permission.
Dr. Nambu, we've discovered an artificial fog generation device made by the Galactor group.
But unless we destroy this device, we can't uncover the enemy's true identity.
Request permission to use Bird Missiles.
Doctor!
All right, I'll grant you special permission. Do the job well.
Roger.
Joe!
We did it! We did it, we did it!
Look, it's nothing but the ships we saw in the Underwater Graveyard.
All right, we'll smash them.
Joe!
To hell with orders! We already got permission from the Doctor once.
I'm doing this thoroughly.
Dammit!
Yeah, yeah! Blast them all!
What? This is odd.
It's a saucer!
There's a lot of them coming up!
Whoa!
Dammit, here we go!
What is it, Joe?
We've run out of missiles.
Ken!
All right.
Ryu, to the sea, dive into the sea.
Got it.
What's that?
Whoa, they're cool-looking.
Look out, they're coming this way.
Watch out!
It's coming again!
Ouch!
Wow, they took them all down.
Members of the Science Ninja Team, I am Red lmpulse.
Red lmpulse?
Let's meet again!
Red lmpulse, just who is he?
Is he an enemy? Or is he on our side?
It's beautiful. This is the way the ocean ought to be.
Dr. Nambu, we owe it all to you and the Science Ninja Team once again.
I wonder...
What are they doing right now?
Who knows.
They're probably working somewhere, preparing for Galactor's plots.
No, they may be playing, for all we know.