Theme Song Destroy Galactor! Lyrics Tatsunoko Pro. Planning Department Composer Asei Kobayashi Performed by Columbia Cradle Club Columbia Records SCS 505
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh
Roaring engines, ninja of science
Destroy Galactor
Evil of the world
Fly with the Ninja Technique Tornado Fighter
Protect the Earth under the shining sun
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Gatchaman
Creator Tatsuo Yoshida Planning Jinzo Toriumi Satoshi Suyama
Executive Director Hisayuki Toriumi
Protect the Earth under the shining sun
Script Kenro Matsuura Hirohisa Soda Director Hideo Nishimaki Protect the Earth under the shining sun
Script Kenro Matsuura Hirohisa Soda Director Hideo Nishimaki
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Gatchaman
Music Bob Sakuma Sound Effects Ishida Sound Pro. Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Gatchaman
Music Bob Sakuma Sound Effects Ishida Sound Pro.
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Gatchaman
Produced by Tatsuo Yoshida Tatsunoko Pro. Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Gatchaman
Produced by Tatsuo Yoshida Tatsunoko Pro.
Who is Leader X?
This large artificial island floating in the sea was created to resolve a shortage of land.
Many different structures have been built on it,
to allow numerous people to play and exercise on the island.
Of particular note, is the stadium standing proudly in the center of the island,
which is the largest of its kind in the world.
A world-wide Grand Prix of famous horses, that you could call the horse-racing Olympics,
is held there once every four years.
Today is the third such Grand Prix,
and the stands are filled with hundreds of thousands of people.
Excuse me for a second.
Sorry. Excuse me for a second.
Sorry.
Woah, this looks interesting, a contest for horses.
If you win here, you're the greatest horse in the world, huh?
Then horse Number Five will win since he has the same number as me.
But there's also a Number Four, the same number as me.
It looks like horse Number Five is going to win.
No way! It's gotta be Number Four.
If you're so sure, let's bet on it.
The loser pays for a bowl of ramen noodles.
Okay! You've got it!
The introduction of each of the horses,
during which we'll be rating their physiques, has finally begun.
They will all be rated on a scale of one to ten.
Oh! Number Four has the highest score with a nine.
Look, Number Four looks the coolest.
It's still just starting.
Exactly!
There's a weird old man here.
Which horse do you think will win, old man?
It's already been decided. It's horse Eight. In other words, my horse.
Number Eight?
Huh? That thing is going to win?!
What an ugly looking horse.
Only three points!
That's the lowest score!
Why don't you laugh after the winner has been decided? Fools!
Say, maybe there's something wrong with that old man?
Yeah...
My horse will win.
I've found the professor in question.
This time the race will evaluate the horses' speed, jumping ability and stamina.
The winner will be decided by the total of these scores.
We're finally starting.
All the horses are lined up in the starting gate.
What a tense moment.
And they're off!
All of the horses have made a clean, simultaneous start.
No, we have a late start. It's Number Eight.
It's not that he started late, it's that he's not even trying to run!
He's not moving!
Oh! Number Eight has suddenly started running!
The horses in the lead are rounding the first corner,
and are about to encounter the obstacles.
Number Eight is running fiercely to make up the time it lost in the gate.
He's fast! He's really fast!
He keeps getting faster!
Currently, Number Four is at the top,
followed by Number Five, Number Two and Number Six, in that order.
We're finally at the hurdle.
This is a specially designed hurdle.
If the horse doesn't jump over it right away, it keeps getting higher and higher.
The lead horse just jumped over it.
He's followed by Number Four and Number Five.
The horses behind them can't jump over it at all.
Here comes Number Eight. What a beautiful jump.
Although Number Eight only got three points on physique,
he has just received the highest score possible.
Now the total points have Number Four in the lead,
followed by Number Five and Number Eight.
Go Number Four!
Number Five, don't lose to Number Eight! Go Number Four!
Number Five, don't lose to Number Eight!
Now all that remains is the stamina race.
They get a full score if they are able finish the race
with a robot weighing roughly one ton on their back.
Number Four looks to be struggling quite a bit.
Darn, I've lost now.
What about Number Five?
I can't bear to watch.
Number Four and Number Five are both out of the race.
What about Number Eight?
Oh! He's fine! He's running on unfazed.
What incredible stamina!
The only horse that reached the goal of glory is Number Eight, the Good Voicer!
It's a wonderful horse! It's come back from behind for the win!
That concludes all events for this year's greatest horse contest.
And we have concluded that this year's champion is...
Number Eight!
The Good Voicer, owned by Professor Henjinman.
Wow, it really turned out just like that old man said it would.
Yeah, it's so strange. That horse is so ugly too.
It's not strange at all. It's only natural for that horse to have won.
Huh?
Why do you say that, Dr. Nambu?
To tell you the truth, that Henjinman person was a senior of mine when I was a student.
He was smart and passionate about his research,
but he's a very anti-social person and I haven't seen him since he graduated.
From what I hear, he ostracized himself from society to research cyborgs alone.
What's a cyborg?
It's a thing where the brain is real, but the body is a robot.
In other words, it's a very intricate robot that looks just like the real thing.
Then, that horse may be a cyborg too.
It can't be! I was watching it on TV. It was the real thing!
Right, Doctor?
No, I don't blame you for not believing this,
but that horse was a very intricately created cyborg horse.
If you look at this video recording of the TV broadcast, you'll come to the same conclusion.
Take a close look. The real horses are sweating, but this horse looks perfectly fine.
If you look at its eyes, it's not blinking.
And look at its hooves.
It would not kick like this if it were a real horse.
Does this make it clear that it was a cyborg?
That jerk, he was cheating!
Damn it! How dare he fool me like that?!
But raising a fuss about this matter now, would only cause great confusion.
And I believe Professor Henjinman only wants to actually compare his horse to a real horse.
But what I'm worried about is...
If someone were to try to use his technology for evil,
that would cause a real problem.
Doctor, so is that why you called us here?
Yes, I would like to have you protect Professor Henjinman.
I understand. We'll go right away.
I'm counting on you.
Oh, Jinpei and Ryu.
Children should not be gambling.
Make sure you always act in a way
that doesn't embarrass the Science Ninja Team. Do you understand?
Yes, Sir.
I have finally created cyborg horses that surpass real horses.
I'll turn all living things into cyborgs.
And I will become king of the cyborg kingdom!
How wonderful that will be!
Who is it?!
Professor Henjinman, we've come to pick you up. Please come with us.
What? Pick me up? Who would do that?
Leader X of Galactor.
Jalactor? I don't know what that is.
Professor, we must insist that you come with us.
What are you doing?!
Oh no, we're too late!
Just like Dr. Nambu said, someone has taken him!
They took a weird old man like that?
It must be a really peculiar person to do that.
What if that peculiar person was Galactor?
Really?!
Look...
Yes, there's no doubt about it. It's a Galactor badge.
Then let's go look for their secret base right away!
We won't be able to find it that easily.
You would think so, but...
Look, the badge is conveniently a wireless communicator too!
Good work!
Welcome, Professor Henjinman!
You shall work for the benefit of Galactor from now on!
I refuse.
What?!
I won't work for anybody. Why should I work for you?
I'm not asking you to work for free.
We'll cover all of your research costs
and give you plenty of rewards.
Wow, all of this for me?
Do you still not want to do it, Professor Henjinman?
Professor Henjinman, the cyborgs we have created cannot be called perfect.
Show us the culmination of your years of research,
by creating invincible cyborgs for us.
Who are you?!
He is the master of Galactor, Leader X!
Well? Does that answer your question?
Come, give us your answer, quickly!
I have a condition.
You fool! We've given you such good conditions, and you still want more?!
Make me the second-in-command of Galactor.
What?!
How dare you?! Trying to take advantage of the situation!
I can't have you underestimating me, Leader X.
I've already seen through your identity!
You insolent fool!
No matter how tough you act, you can't take action.
All you can do is give orders from here.
What?
Are you sure you want me to reveal who you are? You're actually...
Wait!
All right, I will do as you say.
I am now pronouncing you second-in-command of Galactor.
Which means that I am the actual ruler.
Now, I'm going to finish my research on cyborgs,
and make my dream come true!
Damn him...
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Jun, is the radar operating okay?
Yes, we're back-tracing the signal, so we know exactly where to go.
Even the likes of Galactor doesn't stand a chance,
when going up against someone like my sis!
Ken, look.
So many of them.
But it's strange.
I wish I could live peacefully with the horses.
Ryu, this isn't the time for day dreaming like that.
Huh?
Yeah... Huh?
It just might be that those horses could all be cyborgs.
Really?!
Ken, the radar shows the base as being nearby as well.
Okay, Ryu. Approach the horses to investigate them.
All right!
Hey, the horses started running.
Just follow them.
Ken, those horses are headed towards the dam.
We were right. Those horses are cyborgs.
Oh no! They're going to destroy the dam!
Ryu, contact Dr. Nambu immediately and ask for help.
Roger!
So Doctor, we're counting on you.
Ken, we can't just leave them alone like this.
Let's destroy them with Bird Missiles.
No, we have another mission.
I am sure those horses will be returning to that farm.
Let's circle ahead and wait for them.
I see. You never stop amazing me, Ken.
Dammit, that's no fun.
Ryu, are they here yet?
No, are you sure they're going to come back?
Here they come!
Just as I thought, Galactor's base is under here.
Joe, Jun, Jinpei, let's go!
Roger!
Bird Flight!
Oh man, I get left behind again. How stupid.
You're amazing, Professor!
The test run of the cyborg horses was a complete success!
Fool! Call me Second-in-Command!
Yes, Second-in-Command, Sir!
Leader X orders us to send the horses into town to cause chaos.
What? I won't allow something like that!
What are you talking about?!
Are you saying that the second-in-command is above following oders from our leader?
Yes! I absolutely won't follow them!
Jinpei, you shouldn't have done that!
Sorry, sorry, my bad.
Jinpei, you need to be careful.
Jun and I will get Professor Henjinman out of here.
Joe and Jinpei, blow up this base. Okay?
Roger!
Berg Katse, why have you not attacked the city with the cyborg horses as I ordered?
Sir! The Second-in-Command says he won't , so...
Of course I won't !
I created those cyborgs horses.
I'm not going to let you use them however you want!
What?
So you're saying you're not going to follow my orders no matter what?
What are you going to do about it?!
Don't get conceited!
You may be the second-in-command, but you're sentenced to death!
If you kill me, that's the end of the cyborg project.
Looks like time has come for me to become the leader of Galactor.
It may have looked as if I was doing your bidding,
but I was the one using you.
You imbecile, you say you have seen through my identity,
but don't you realize that I've seen through your plots as well?
Okay!
I'll show you who the stronger of us is then.
Stop it!
Out of my way!
Leader X, you are actually...
Okay...
You fool!
Professor!
You are...
The Science Ninja Team!
Gatchaman!
When did you sneak in here?!
You still haven't learned your lesson and you continue in your evil plots, Galactor!
This time, we will stop you once and for all!
I see you are as spirited as always,
but you're already too late!
What?!
I have already carried out Leader X's orders.
Those cyborg horses have just taken off towards town.
If you stay here, the city will soon be trampled like grass.
Oh no...
What's wrong, Gatchaman?
You'd better hurry or you'll be too late.
You bastard...
You're still alive?
Bird Run! You're still alive?
Bird Run!
Gatchaman! This time, Galactor wins!
We shall meet again! Farewell!
How cowardly of you, Berg Katse!
It's dangerous here. Jun run, quickly!
Roger!
Oh, a rocket?
It must be those Galactor guys.
It's Joe and Jinpei. They must have set up the explosives.
Ken, what took you so long?
We were worried.
It's urgent. The cyborg horses took off towards town.
We have to go after them immediately.
Professor, are you alright? Is there anything we can do about this?
Professor! Please say something!
Press the button on the back of those cyborg horses.
The self-destruct mechanism will... I...
Professor! Hang on!
It's no good.
Ken, we have to hurry and catch up to those cyborg horses
or something horrible will happen.
Yes, let's hurry.
How wasteful to destroy all these cyborgs horses
after all the trouble they went through to make them.
Galactor is using them. We have no choice.
We're close to town. We must hurry!
Now all we have to do is press the self-destruct button.
Ryu, press it with Professor Henjinman's hand.
Understood.
Come, Professor.
Ryu! Hurry and press it!
Yay!
The Professor pressed the button with a smile.
If science is used for evil,
then everyone in the world will certainly end up just like the cyborg horses.
So long as the evil of Galactor continues in this world,
our Science Ninja Team will keep on fighting.
Hang in there, Gatchaman!
Who is it? Who is it? Who is it?
The shadow dancing high in the sky
It's the white wings of Gatchaman
You stake your life and fly out
That's the Science Ninja Technique Firebird
Fly! Fly, fly, Gatchaman
Go! Go, go, Gatchaman
There is only one Earth
Oh, Gatchaman, Gatchaman
You stake your life and fly out
That's the Science Ninja Technique Firebird
Fly! Fly, fly, Gatchaman
Go! Go, go, Gatchaman
There is only one Earth
Oh, Gatchaman, Gatchaman
The underwater uranium factory that the Internationl Science Organization
used all of their resources to create
is attacked by a fire-breathing dragon under the control of Berg Katse.
The Science Ninja Team forms even though Dr. Nambu tries to stop them.
But even their last ace-up-the-sleeve, the Science Ninja Technique Firebird,
is easily defeated by the Fire-Breathing Dragon, and the God Phoenix sinks deep into the ocean.
Gatchaman is in trouble!
Next time on Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, “The Firebird Versus the Fire-Breathing Dragon” Look forward to it!