Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Dare da? Dare da? Dare da?
Sora no kanata ni odoru kage
Shiroi tsubasa no Gatchaman
Inochi wo kakete tobidaseba
Kagaku ninpou hi no tori da
Tobe! Tobe, tobe, Gatchaman
Yuke! Yuke, yuke, Gatchaman
Chikyuu wa hitotsu
Oh, Gatchaman, Gatchaman
Inochi wo kakete tobidaseba
Kagaku ninpou hi no tori da
Tobe! Tobe, tobe, Gatchaman
Yuke! Yuke, yuke, Gatchaman
Chikyuu wa hitotsu
Oh, Gatchaman, Gatchaman
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On a small island in the southern seas,
there is a small city with a population of about 12,000.
One day, mushroom clouds suddenly spread in the sky above this island,
and quickly fill the world with fear.
Which country has tested nuclear weapons without warning
on this peaceful island which doesn't possess nuclear weapons?
And are there any survivors?
The ISO dispatchs an investigative team in order to find out.
Altitude 1000 meters, distance 2500 meters. No radioactivity detected.
Altitude 500 meters, distance 1200 meters. Zero radioactivity detected.
Impossible! We're this close to the island and haven't detected any radioactivity? That's crazy!
But it's the truth. And all of the equipment is working just fine.
Altitude 300 meters, distance 500 meters.
There's still no radioactivity.
How strange... Does this mean it wasn't a nuclear weapons test?
All of the buildings are still there.
I thought they'd all be destroyed, but...
All right, take pictures.
I don't see any signs of anyone.
This is creepy...
We're coming over the island.
The Geiger counter is responding! The readings are going up rapidly! We're in danger!
What?!
That's what happened.
The surveillance aircraft used for the investigation
were exposed to heavy radiation and went down in flames.
That's odd.
Normally, radiation would spread gradually.
Exactly! Either the aerial current surrounding this island is unique
and prevents radioactivity from spreading, or...
Or?
Someone may be creating this phenomenon by artificial means.
Galactor could have the capacity...
At this point, that's only speculation.
Either way, even the Science Ninja Team can't investigate a place bathed in radiation.
Well, actually, there's a very mysterious fact.
Reviewing the report by the investigative team
has revealed that there is no radiation detected in the island's interior.
What did you say?
In other words, the heavy radioactivity only surrounds the island like a thick belt.
It's just like a fortress.
Yeah, there's no better fortress than this.
So we'd have no problem investigating this incident
if we could just get through the wall of radioactivity, huh?
You dummy, if we could do that, an investigative team would've done it already!
No, the God Phoenix can do it.
It can. But can we really trust the data
saying that there's no radioactivity in the island's interior?
What if the entire island has been exposed?
Even if we didn't die immediately,
it would probably have severe effects on the human body.
I want you to trust the data.
I'm the one who analyzed all of the data that was collected.
All right, Science Ninja Team, let's move out!
Berg Katse, have you made progress on the construction of Galactor's new secret base?
Yes, Leader, everything is on schedule.
I've only had to put up with so much because you and your men's downright laziness
has continuously let the Science Ninja Team destroy our bases!
At this rate, I can't help but worry when they're going to find this headquarters too!
To counter that, I've figured out a way to locate their secret base!
Well now, how unusual of you.
Sir, we're going to find their base and destroy it.
Please count on me for this entire operation, Sir.
Very well! However, remember one thing, Katse.
I am not very patient.
I've had enough of your failures already!
Yes, Sir!
Ken, that's the research ship!
Okay, Jun, please send them a telegraphic message.
We'll have them refuel us on the way back.
Wow, so they're carrying fuel for the God Phoenix, huh?
Dr. Nambu arranged it for us.
That's weird. We've never had to do stuff like that before.
We're about to jump right into radioactive fallout.
This is nothing like any of the incidents we've dealt with before.
We don't know what's going to happen.
So we're definitely risking our lives this time, eh?
Ken, I've got a response from the research ship.
“We pray you have good luck, God Phoenix!”
All right, Ryu, let's fly by at low altitude and greet them on our way.
We'll need their assistance on the way back home after all.
Okay.
Hey!
Everyone is waving at us, but it doesn't make me feel good.
It's like they're saying goodbye to us.
Ken, two more kilometers to the radiation zone.
Ryu, activate the special filter.
Okay!
A vortex of radiation...
Big brother, how are we going to break through this wall?
With speed.
If we zip through the radiation fast, like a space rocket traveling through the Van Allen belt,
it shouldn't be hazardous to the human body.
So you mean, we're going to use Science Ninja Technique: Firebird?
That's right, and we have to use it both to go there and to come back.
I see. That's why we've asked the research ship to refuel us.
Exactly! If you have no more questions, just hold on to your seat.
You've gotta be kidding! I hate that more than anything! And we have to do it both ways?!
Push the generator to the red zone!
Roger!
Looks like we made it through all right.
Jun, check the radiation level in the atmosphere!
Roger!
This is unbelievable!
It's just like in Dr. Nambu's analysis. I'm not detecting any!
What the hell is going on?
That's what we're going to find out.
Take us down!
Whoa, check out the creepy-looking sky!
That must be the radiation belt.
It's covering the island completely, just like a bowl or something.
Somehow I can't imagine it's because of the air currents.
Yeah, someone really did...
Jeez, this is a ghost town!
It's so strange... I can't believe there have been nuclear weapon tests here.
Ryu is right. Everything, including the buildings, is still here.
Ken, there's no Geiger response.
What?
Hey, Ken, are you sure they tested nuclear weapons here?
I don't know. The city's still intact, but all of the people and animals are gone.
Maybe they moved?
Let's stop thinking about the complicated stuff.
If we think of this whole city as ours, we'll feel a little like kings.
Jeez, you're simpleminded. Good for you. It must be nice.
Whoa, you don't see many of those old things around any more.
I always wanted to drive something like this!
And you're calling me simpleminded? What a joke.
Jinpei, this is no time to play.
Hey!
Let me get off!
Jump off, Jinpei!
Jinpei, are you okay?
Don't go touching anything you want!
I didn't do anything! It just started moving!
What? That doesn't make sense!
Joe, be careful!
Ken!
What is it? Ken!
What is it?
This is...
These are the shadows of people who were melted instantly
by the intense heat of a nuclear explosion.
So tests really did take place here.
So it's a ghost train?
It doesn't make sense. Why did this train start moving?
Jinpei, I bet a ghost fell in love with you or something!
Hey, don't try to scare me!
Ken!
Ryu!
Hey, hey, hey, stop hanging all over me like that!
If I've got to have someone hanging over me, I'd rather it be Jun.
Don't be so cold!
Over here too!
Ken, the Geiger counter is showing an abnormal reaction!
What? Abnormal reaction?
Not good. Go back to God Phoenix, everyone!
I have no idea what's going on!
I don't care! Let's just get the hell out of here!
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Gatchaman
Whoa, what's that?
The walls crumbled and turned into a monster!
Ryu, activate the infrared filter and zoom in on it!
All right!
Zooming to 500x...
Zooming to 2,000x...
Zooming to 15,000x...
Emitting infrared-rays.
Look, each particle is mechanical!
They look like ant lions.
Let's summarize...
First, nuclear tests were carried out on this island.
We can probably regard it as the work of Galactor.
They wiped everything out in an instant, including the people and all the buildings.
Then they blew the radiation from the land into the air, creating the powerful fortress.
Under the cover of the radioactivity,
they were free to turn this place into their secret base.
Those mechanical particles are the construction materials,
and a single order by Galactor can turn them into pillars, walls or anything else.
The particles turned into that monster, which means...
Galactor must be watching us from somewhere!
So the train which started moving as soon as I got in was...
They must've been controlling it remotely!
How dare they scare me like that? Dammit!
But where could they be hiding?
And where are they controlling the radiation vortex from?
What happened?
I forgot to turn off the infrared filter, so I didn't see what was going on around us!
That monster's got us!
Shake it off and move upwards!
Ken, the God Phoenix is melting!
What?!
Oh, they're gnawing holes in the God Phoenix!
What are we going to do? At this rate, the God Phoenix will be nothing but a frame!
Big brother, what do we do?
Jun, you said there was no response when you checked the Geiger counter
inside the city earlier, right?
I think it was because those ant-lion like particles were covering the ruins.
Ken!
That's it.
Those particles are made from material that shields against radiation: lead!
I get it! And lead is weak to heat!
Then why don't we hurry up and use heat...
Science Ninja Technique: Firebird?
Ryu, push the generator as far as it will go!
Hey, wait a sec, Ken!
You know we have to use the Firebird again on the way out, right?!
If we use it now, we'll have a serious fuel problem later.
He's right. Let's think of an alternative.
Fuel, eh? All right, once the ship becomes the Firebird,
we'll u-turn and go back to the research ship.
We're going to do this over again?
lt'll be twice the work, but we have no other choice.
Let's go get more fuel and come back again.
But that means the God Phoenix has to turn into the Firebird even more times.
Let's see, we go and come back, then go again and come back again...
Ryu, GO!
Roger!
Ouch!
Good, just keep going straight!
We're entering the radiation zone!
It looks like we made it. But what was that impact?
This is...
It's the research ship! We must've broken through the radiation zone!
Wake up, everyone! The God Phoenix is on the research ship.
What? Really?
Whoa, I'm very impressed, Ryu, you're good.
How did you manage to land on the deck in the middle of a shock like that?
Well, actually...
It's odd. I can't even believe I did it.
Everyone except Ryu, go outside. We'll begin refueling.
I think you've already heard from Dr. Nambu,
but we need your assistance with refueling, please.
Thank you for your hard work. Dr. Nambu has been waiting for you.
What? Dr. Nambu is here?
Hello, everyone, good work.
Doctor, what brought you here?
I sent you guys to a city of death.
I started to get worried, so I came too.
I feel much better now that I've seen and you look all right.
Now, let's go back to the base.
We can't do that, Doctor.
We have to go back to the island once we get more fuel.
Well, we have to try to change the way we're investigating the island.
I want to go back to the base temporarily and go over the plan.
If you want to go over it again, you can do it right here and now, Doctor.
But I need not just us, but also the assistance of the ISO.
Come, let's return to the base in the God Phoenix.
All right, Ryu, open the fuel tank.
Okay...
What's the matter, Ryu? Hurry up, will ya?
Ken, something's wrong!
What do you mean something's wrong?
We still have some fuel left.
If we really broke through the radiation zone in the Firebird,
it should be empty.
What did you say?
What's the matter, Gatchaman?
Let's refuel quickly and go back to the base.
I see, so this is what Galactor was after.
We were so close to falling into their trap.
What's wrong, Ken?
Big brother!
Hey!
Dr. Nambu, I finally found Galactor's base.
What did you say?
The equipment controlling the radiation vortex isn't on that island.
It's inside this ship!
You've sure put on an elaborate show for us.
What in the world do you think you're doing, Gatchaman?
Joe, Jun, Jinpei, take a good look at the Doctor's face.
He's not bleeding.
You're too slow, Berg Katse!
Didn't you even notice that your mask had been scratched?
That's just like you!
What's going on, Big Brother?
We still haven't broken through the radiation zone.
That impact from earlier was from when we got knocked into the ocean.
They dragged us out of the water
and made us believe that we somehow managed to land on the deck.
But if this is Galactor's base, why didn't they kill us?
They didn't want to just kill us,
they wanted to find our secret base!
Killing two birds with one stone!
That's why he said he wanted to go back to the base right away, huh?
Phew, that was close.
Berg Katse, what did you do with the crew of this ship?
Damn it!
For my cover to be blown now, when everything was going so well...
I'm impressed, Gatchaman!
I'll tell you something. The entire crew of this ship is at the bottom of the ocean!
What?
It took us a whole day to execute them.
After that, we relocated our base to this ship
and waited for you to show up!
I never thought our two-birds-with-one-stone plan would end in failure like this.
I had your lives right in my hands at one point!
Get them!
It's been forever. What's taking Ken so long anyway?
Hey, that's not fair! He's trying to be all cool without letting me in on the fun!
Watch your head!
Push! Push! Push!
Check out the entering-the-ring ceremony!
Here, here, here...
What, is that all?
Where's Berg Katse?
It looks like he's disappeared again!
Gatchaman, you beat me again,
and I've given up trying to turn that island into a Galactor base.
But don't let your guard down.
I might not look it, but I don't give up very easily. I shall return!
So long until next time, Science Ninja Team!
Hey, what's the matter with you, Ken? Why aren't we following Katse?
Unfortunately, we don't have much fuel left in the God Phoenix.
It's probably barely enough to get outside of the radiation zone.
But he said he'll be back, right?
Boy, he's got some patience. If I were him, I would've given up a long time ago.
Come on, everyone.
The equipment that's been controlling the radiation vortex is inside this ship.
Let's find it!
They retrieved the island that had fallen into Galactor's evil hands.
However, for Gatchaman and the others, there's still more work to be done.
They must rid the island of radioactivity
and wipe the evil force of Galactor from the Earth completely!
Until the day peace truly comes, keep going, Science Ninja Team!
Shupa, Shupa, Shupa, Shupa
Unaru enjin, kagaku no ninja
Taosu zo Garakutaa
Sekai no akuma
Tobu zo ninpou tatsumaki faitaa
Taiyou kagayaku chikyuu wo mamore
Kagaku ninjatai Gatchaman, Gatchaman
Taiyou kagayaku chikyuu wo mamore
Kagaku ninjatai Gatchaman, Gatchaman
There's an ancient cemetery sleeping in the desert,
and Galactor has secretly begun operations underneath it.
Gatchaman and the others fly to the desert town after hearing the news.
There Jinpei the Swallow meets a woman who addresses him as her son.
And after the woman tells Jinpei of the devil's cemetery,
he infiltrates it alone.
Orphan Jinpei plays a major role.
Next on Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: “The Cemetery in the Moonlight” Look forward to it!