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
Galactor's Monopoly Operation
Due to a worldwide population increase and the unstable climate,
sugar production has been nearly exhausted.
In consequence, an artificial sweetener called Sugare
has been hastily developed in the country of Tuba,
and has begun to be distributed across the globe in the place of sugar.
Oh, no!
Hey, are you all right?
I'm fine!
Wait there! I'll come help you!
It's sweet! This is Sugare!
According to a report I just received,
someone has bought up the world's entire supply of Sugare.
Bought up the entire supply of Sugare?
How mean, taking away one of our favorite things!
I don't really understand what their objective is,
but something like this would only be possible for...
Galactor!
It couldn't be anyone else.
I'll be fine without Sugare, as long as I have something to eat.
How can you say that, Ryu?
Don't you feel sorry for the kids who won't have any sweets?
Yeah! If there's no Sugare in this world anymore,
I won't have anything left to live for!
Come on, don't get so upset.
But...
That could be exactly what Galactor wants.
They probably bought up the Sugare supply in a plan to cause social unrest and panic.
But, Doctor, if you just need to find Galactor, who bought up all the Sugare,
I don't see why we have to get involved.
Is that what you think?
Where do you think Galactor took all the Sugare they bought up?
I wonder where...
You're saying it was Galactor's headquarters, right?
Exactly.
We suspect Galactor's headquarters is very large-scale,
with a population of hundreds of thousands, no, over a million.
Hey, this isn't break time!
The majority of the people there are engineers
who were taken there forcibly from countries all over the world.
Mamma!
Their wives and children are likely there too.
And for those children, Sugare is absolutely essential.
In other words, by buying up Sugare and taking it to their base, Galactor can supply their people,
while disturbing the rest of us because we don't have enough sweets.
Their plan kills two birds with one stone.
Damn they play dirty, taking advantage of children.
So I want you to fly to the snowy valley by Big Yellow Mountain, called "the roof of the world."
Big Yellow Mountain?
That really high mountain?
It seems that when the snow there melts, the water is sweet.
There it is. That's Big Yellow Mountain.
It's magnificent!
I wish that was all frozen Sugare.
Oh, Jinpei...
What's with this? It's just regular snow!
Don't be in such a rush. It's up a little higher.
But what is Sugare doing in a place like this?
It must be a stopping point on their transport route, and that's why.
No, I don't think so.
Yeah, couldn't there have been an accident while they were transporting it?
Look at that!
What?
It looks like a part of some larger object.
All right, leave this to me!
This'll be easy to get out.
That isn't going to work.
You always try to solve things with brute strength!
Help me!
Is he going to be okay doing that?
What? It's a huge plane!
But there aren't any transport planes that have been reported missing around here, right?
Could it be one of Galactor's ?
You're exactly right.
This is Gatchaman.
Doctor, we've found the wreckage of a jumbo transport plane that we think is Galactor's .
Good, search it thoroughly.
Meanwhile, Galactor was also searching for the missing transport plane.
And when the transmitter inside the transport plane re-activated, they detected it.
Captain, I've detected a signal from the transport plane.
Good, give me its location.
I've got it. It's at 35 degrees north, 62 degrees east.
Good!
I suspected that's where it was.
What? It's on Big Yellow Mountain?
Yes, Lord Katse.
That's definitely the area it crashed in.
But why did it just now start sending a signal all of a sudden?
Some sort of shock must have activated the transmitter on board.
I already know that much!
What I'm worried about is whether someone has found the plane!
It's a high mountain,
so there shouldn't be anything up there but animals and birds.
Did you say birds?
That's it! It must be the Science Ninja Team!
It couldn't be! What would they be doing in a place like that?
How would I know?!
Be cautious. They must be sniffing around there!
Yes, Sir. I will head to Big Yellow Mountain immediately to recover the plane.
But before he could do that,
Gatchaman and the others had already taken all the parts that could be clues about the plane
and had brought them to Dr. Nambu at the Crescent Base,
where they were being thoroughly analyzed.
And then, by asking the head of the Intelligence Department
to run an ID check on the name of the person who shipped the Sugare,
he discovered that the one who had bought up all the artificial sweetener
was the international "trader in death" Martin Gillman,
who deals in everything from toilet paper to missiles.
Then by looking at the fuel gauge and flight recorder of the transport plane that had crashed,
Dr. Nambu was able to infer four possible locations
the transport plane could have taken off from with the Sugare on board.
And so, Ken and the others split up in their respective mecha
in order to investigate all four locations at the same time.
Location A, investigated by Ken: nothing unusual.
Location B, investigated by Joe: unable to find any clues.
Location C, investigated by Jun: no signs of Galactor.
The only one left is Location D.
Welcome!
How do you like it, Sir?
Yeah, I like it.
This gentleman is the Prince of Tuba.
He's very fond of insects,
and he's visiting to gather insects for his collection.
Oh, so you're the prince of that country that's famous for its Sugare!
Well, well, this is quite an honor.
He'll spare no expense to obtain insects for his collection, right, Prince Jinpei?
He came to take a look at the ants here.
He'll give a full one hundred million yen
to anyone who can tell him where there are a lot of ants!
What? One hundred million yen? This brat... No, I mean, this prince?
Of course.
That's amazing news! Hey!
Acting is exhausting.
I'm beat.
Wow, those are all...
...people offering us information?!
That is correct, Sir.
As soon as I spread the news, they started lining up like ants!
I saw them! There were ants in the place where I keep my Sugare!
Okay, got it. Next person please!
Ryu, was there any good information?
There's so much bad information,
I haven't found out anything at all yet.
Maybe this isn't the city.
It's not working, huh?
Ants always gather around sweet things, so I thought this was a good idea.
I guess I'll get in the bath.
We've found someone!
We've found someone who knows where there are a lot of ants!
It's probably another person making up information to get the money.
No, there's no doubt this time!
This person was chosen very carefully.
See, it's this lady. See?
It's nice to meet you. My name is May.
I-I'm R-R-R-Ryu the O-O-Ow... I mean, I'm Ryu O-Owland.
Shall I show you the way?
Yes, please.
Something smells really fishy about her.
This is it.
L-L-L-Let's see...
There's no doubt about it. There must be Sugare around here somewhere.
Thank you very much. We'll send you the money later.
Then I will see you later.
Yeah, see you. Be careful going home!
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Now where...
Why you!
That tank looks suspicious.
Huh?
So they are hiding it in here.
This is definitely Sugare.
I finally have a clue.
Huh?
Oh, no!
This is G-4, Jinpei. Come in, Ryu. Come in, Ryu.
Uh-oh, something's happened to him.
This is G-4, Jinpei. Big brother, we've got a problem!
This is Gatchaman. What's wrong, Jinpei?
It looks like Ryu fell into a trap. Come quickly!
You're at Location D, right? I'll be right there.
Captain, the boss wants to talk to you.
All right, you guys prepare for departure.
Yes, Sir!
Those guys are from Galactor, which means this must be their submarine.
How about it, Captain?
I hear like you're also running a pirate operation with this submarine.
Why don't you work for me at Gillman Concern?
Well, let me think about it.
So Gillman and Galactor really have been working together.
Prince, you shouldn't do such disgraceful things.
What'd ya... I mean, what did you do with my servant?
Don't worry. He's buried in Sugare.
Now don't be shy, please go on inside.
What's going on, May? Who's the kid?
I've brought a guest. Let me introduce you.
This is the Prince of Tuba.
What? The Prince of Tuba?
The prince of the country that's supposed to have developed Sugare?
Yes, since we've got him right here, why don't we sell him to Galactor?
I see, we can demand Sugare for ransom instead of money.
What a great idea, just what I'd expect from my private secretary.
Imprison him on the ship for me immediately.
Jinpei, please! Come in! Jinpei!
What in the world is he doing?
What?
I'm not food for an ant lion!
All right, ahead at full speed!
This is G-1 , Gatchaman. Come in, Jinpei.
Big brother! This in Jinpei. I'm in trouble.
Oh! Jinpei! What happened?
I'm sorry.
Ryu and I are being taken somewhere in a Galactor submarine.
So they laid a trap at Location D and were waiting for us.
You should know better than that, Jinpei!
I'm ashamed of myself. Gillman was a part of it after all.
I see, you focused so much attention on the transport plane
that you didn't notice the submarine.
Jeez, those two are so sloppy.
Ken, let's find their location with the radar and go rescue them.
Wait, Joe, let's just let them get taken.
Huh?
Why? That's so cruel!
Hey, you're not planning on betraying them, are you?
Of course not.
But the place they're being taken to
is probably Galactor's headquarters.
Once we find the headquarters, we'll go rescue them.
But if we can't rescue them, they'll be...
I know. We'll deal with that when it happens.
No! I don't want to sacrifice them!
Try to understand, Jun.
We'll only be up against Gillman, and he's an amateur.
He won't be as cautious as Katse.
He'll lead us right to their headquarters. We won't get a chance like this again!
And so, the Science Ninja Team
detected Galactor's submarine with their radar, and followed it secretly so as not to be detected.
Okay, surface.
It looks like we made it here unnoticed.
A place like this is their headquarters?
No, it's probably one of the stopping points on their Sugare transport route.
Come on, stop dragging your feet! Hurry it up!
The underwater radar has detected the God Phoenix!
What?
May!
If the Science Ninja Team finds us,
the plan I've been working on using Gillman as a front will become completely meaningless.
Captain, put our prisoners to sleep immediately and take them in to Leader X right away.
Yes, Ma'am.
Who in the world are you?
Who are you?
I've been fooling you all along, but I don't need to any more!
You're...
The future leader of Galactor, Berg Katse!
Then you've been using me, haven't you?
Exactly, but I don't need you any more. You shall die here!
Wait!
I'll give you everything I have! Sugare, missiles, anything!
Okay? Spare me! Okay?
Take this!
And this!
Why you!
Jinpei! You're alive! Ryu! Thank goodness!
Hurry up and finish transferring the cargo!
The God Phoenix is coming!
Wow, this is convenient!
Come on, let's hurry up.
Okay!
Forget about the Sugare, just take us up!
We won't let you get away!
Here we go!
Fire missiles!
Watch out!
Serves them right.
That mecha is acting strangely.
What are you just standing around for?
Hurry up and shoot down the God Phoenix!
Lord Katse, this is strange. The fuel isn't flowing smoothly.
What?! How could it break down at a time like this?!
If we don't lighten the load, we're going to crash!
There's no other choice. Dump all of the Sugare!
What? Yes, Sir.
The Sugare!
What a waste!
Hey, what did you do?
Nothing much, I just did a little tweaking
and made it so the Sugare flows into the fuel pipes.
Why you...
Joe! Now! Fire the Super Bird Missiles!
Roger!
He's running away again!
How frustrating! Done in by that cursed Science Ninja Team again!
Dammit!
Sorry, Ken.
I heard from Joe and Jun.
Because I ran away without thinking,
we couldn't find Galactor's headquarters.
Ryu...
Ryu apologized to Ken in front of everyone else.
But thanks to Ryu's actions, they were able to ruin Galactor's plans
for transporting Sugare to their headquarters.
To Jinpei, the only bad thing about this mission was
that so much Sugare was just washed away in the sea.
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
The daughter of a world-famous millionaire is kidnapped.
Rebelliously, Jinpei the Swallow heads for her palace.
He is able to rescue the girl safely, but gets mistaken for a kidnapper.
And on top of that, he is being targeted by Galactor
and chased down by the Combined Iron Beast, Patogiller.
Next time on Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: "Patogiller, the Triple Combined Iron Beast" Look forward to it!