The Great Mini-Robot Operation
The World Bank, central to the world's economy and strictly guarded, is dead silent.
The goal that Galactor has fixed on is the World Bank's vault.
Galactor creates mini-robots called Micros,
and steals away every last one of the gold bars that have been gathered from around the world.
This is Gatchaman, over.
This is Nambu.
Someone has stolen the World Bank's gold bars.
G-1 , gather the team and launch the God Phoenix!
Roger!
Bird Go!
Everyone, someone has stolen all the gold from the World Bank.
This act's goal is to throw the international economy into confusion.
Moreover, the criminals are trying to put a stop to our plans for peace,
since we receive funds from the World Bank.
I can't think of anyone but Galactor that could have done this much.
Doctor, are there any clues?
Yes, just one.
A boat that was on watch detected the sound of something like
a submarine heading for the Barelli Sea.
Which means that Galactor's headquarters, or at least a base,
is somewhere in the Barelli Sea?
Yes, that's what I think too.
That's your mission; investigate all of the islands in the Barelli Sea,
find out whether what's there is Galactor's headquarters or a base,
and recover the stolen gold bars.
Members of the Science Ninja Team, I pray for your success.
Roger!
Ken, this is a really tough mission.
There are more than fifty islands in the Barelli Sea!
That's no big deal. We'll run over them with a fine-toothed comb.
Barelli Sea, huh?
I'd like to try swimming in the southern seas once.
Blue waters, white sandy beaches...
I'd like to take a nice relaxing nap under a palm tree with a cute girl.
Oh, man, that would be awesome.
Ryu, we're not going for fun! To the Barelli Sea, full speed ahead!
Roger!
Big brother, this looks like an uninhabited island too.
Let's go to the next island.
Hang on there. We're going to look around a little more.
Hey, what are you guys doing on this island?
Oh, don't mind us. We just came here for fun.
Don't lie! Now tell me. Tell me!
No troublemaking!
Damn, I can't match up with a machine gun.
All right, we're taking you to the Captain.
Doctor, everything went according to plan.
Excellent, while the three of them are distracting the enemy,
G-2 and G-5, you recover the gold bars and pull out fast.
Doctor, if this island is the Galactor group's headquarters,
we should attack them ourselves, right now, and take Galactor out with one blow!
No, the Science Ninja Team's mission is not to attack.
It's to search for Galactor headquarters.
But for us to just overlook enemies that are right in front of us...
In any case, you may not do it.
I want you to act carefully and not forget the mission.
I trust you understand me, Joe.
Dammit...
This is no fun.
What is it, Joe? What happened?
Shut up!
Now, let's have it.
How did you get here? Was it a boat? A plane?
It's odd that no one noticed.
We don't really want to answer.
Try to guess.
We swam here, old man!
What do you mean calling the captain of a Galactor base an old man?!
A base...
Turn on the observation monitors. There might be more of them!
Yes, Sir.
Captain, I see something strange at the bottom of the sea.
What?
Oh, no!
What is that?
I've never seen it before. What could it be?
It appears to be a submarine.
What are you dawdling about?!
Come on, use a missile and destroy them along with the rock!
Yes, Sir!
Ryu, run!
It's a missile!
Ryu!
This is G-2. Come in, G-5. Come in, G-5.
G-5, respond. G-5, respond!
G-5, respond! G-5!
G-5, respond!
You idiot, what are you doing dozing off?! Wake up, Ryu!
There's a missile aimed at the God Phoenix. Get away!
A missile?!
We'll kill everyone who comes near this island.
You guys will die too.
Micros, come out here!
Micros? They're mini-robots!
These are mini-robots made by Galactor's great leader himself.
Take their size lightly, and it'll be a bad experience for you.
They've got powerful man-killing lasers.
Take them to the gas chamber and execute them!
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Leader, the great Mini-Robot Operation was a brilliant success.
Good work, you have done well.
Berg Katse, listen well.
Transport the stolen gold bars
to Galactor's secret headquarters with the greatest speed.
If even one bar is lost along the way,
or if the men are discovered by the Science Ninja Team,
I won't hesitate to have you push the self-destruct button on them,
even if they are your subordinates.
Yes, Sir.
Big brother, is that the gas chamber?
Probably so.
Okay, we get it. Don't rush us so much, you morons.
Big brother...
Okay, Jinpei and Jun. Here we go.
I'm all set.
Okay.
Bird Go!
Bird Run!
What's going on?
Who are you people?!
Gatchaman, member of the Science Ninja Team!
G-3, ditto.
G-4, ditto.
Shoot them, shoot them! Don't let them escape!
Shoot them! Don't let even one of them escape!
What's that?
It's the emergency alarm!
So this is where the gold bars are?
These are the gold bars that were stolen from the World Bank.
Okay, then!
While Ken, Jun, and Jinpei are attracting Galactor's attention,
Joe and Ryu are supposed to find the gold bars and get them back.
These are the orders the Science Ninja Team received from Dr. Nambu.
Jun, what's wrong? Are you all right?
I'm all right.
Now! Shoot them!
This is Gatchaman, over.
This is G-2. It went according to plan.
Roger, we'll escape right away.
It went smoothly. We're escaping.
Oh, good.
Micros, come out here!
Micros!
They're over here too!
Listen, we'll do the Tornado Fighter.
Okay.
Here!
Get them!
Ninja Technique, Tornado Fighter!
They ran away. Shoot them! Don't let even one of them escape!
Bird Run!
You imbecile, things like this happen because you take the Science Ninja Team lightly!
I apologize.
The gold bars are in danger.
Transport them to headquarters right away. Failure will not be tolerated.
Yes, Sir, I understand.
I'd love to see how rattled they look.
That was easier than we thought it would be, wasn't it?
Basically, we're in a different league than they are up here.
Ken, a submarine just showed up!
What? A submarine?
They must be looking for us, big brother.
All right, Galactor scum,
I'll send a little present with you on your way home.
Joe, what are you doing?
If we don't have Dr. Nambu's permission, the Bird Missiles are...
I know, I'm sick of hearing that already.
But Ken, just once will be enough. Please, just let me do it once.
Joe!
He did it!
The Science Ninja Team has come to take back the gold bars.
Head for the surface at full speed and escape!
If the gold bars are stolen, I'll be executed.
Escape! Increase our speed!
These are fakes. They're plated.
When did they get to us?!
You failed, didn't you?
Lord Berg Katse!
Listen well.
Someone like you is not qualified to be a captain of Galactor.
You let the base be discovered,
moreover, you let the Science Ninja Team feed you fake gold bars.
Failure will not be tolerated in Galactor.
Please forgive me.
This is an order from our leader.
I sentence you to execution.
Micros! Press your self-destruct switches!
Please, Sir, forgive me!
Please forgive me!
The island!
Our mission is over.
Let's go home.
Protect the Earth under the Shining Sun
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Gatchaman