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
I ron Beast Snake 828
This man was arrested after an incident six months ago
in which he opened fire with a machine gun on pedestrians
on a major street in Hontwarl, for no reason.
It was the most horrific crime in recent years.
He is currently serving a life sentence in Rodenberg Prison.
Why wasn't a guy like that given the death penalty?
The death penalty was struck from criminal laws worldwide ten years ago.
So, what is it you want us to do?
The criminal was caught, and the case is closed, isn't it?
There are some things I'd like to question that man about.
Why do we have to do it? Can't you just question him yourself?
He'll never speak a word as long as he lives.
He's been mute since birth.
Huh?
How do we question a mute person?
You're the Science Ninja Team, aren't you? I'll leave it up to you to figure that out.
“I'll leave it up to you” ? That's ridiculous!
We do have a clue. He committed that crime intentionally in order to be put in prison.
Wait a minute! That's nuts!
Who would go to prison because he wants to?
It's safer to be in prison than to have someone trying to kill you.
Your safety is guaranteed for your whole life.
In other words, he was being hunted down by some fearsome enemy,
and decided to escape into prison.
These are his possessions.
A picture, right?
Cute, isn't she?
I dunno, I think she looks mean.
Oh! That's ...
The female captain from Galactor!
She's still young in this picture,
but people's faces don't change that much.
This was with the pictures. It's charred and breaking apart, but it's the girl's school records.
Surprisingly, her IQ is 280.
280? That's twice or even three times ours!
Ken, take a look at the back of that picture.
Oh, there's something written here.
Berg Katse!
This is Berg Katse?
I get it, so that guy in prison was being hunted down because he found out Katse's secret!
Now that I think about it, Katse and that female captain have never shown up at the same time.
Yeah! It makes sense if Katse and the female captain are the same person.
Katse, a woman? No way.
I've hit him and squeezed his neck with my own hands plenty of times,
and even though he was wearing a thick cape, I could tell he was muscular.
I just can't believe he's a female.
I don't think that woman is Katse.
Why?
Well, because, that woman has an IQ three times ours. Why?
Well, because, that woman has an IQ three times ours.
Do you really think Berg Katse is that smart?
Yeah, you have a point. He's a moron.
He is, isn't he?
Yeah, I agree with you, Ryu.
Doctor, are these all of the records?
What's wrong?
Well, the records are missing from every other year. What's wrong?
Well, the records are missing from every other year.
Maybe they were burned?
Now, what we know for sure is that
the man in prison was targeted by Galactor because he has these pictures and records.
Whether Katse is a woman, or whether he has some other secret,
it doesn't matter.
When you consider that Galactor is chasing this man over it,
it must be very important.
That is what I want to question that man about.
Berg Katse, I absolutely will not accept failure this time.
The man who knows your secret is in Rodenberg Prison.
Yes, Sir, but Leader, that man cannot talk.
Please, do not worry.
Imbecile!
Do you realize how many times such a naive attitude has caused you to fail?
Listen up! If someone else finds out your true identity,
then my true identity could be exposed as well.
And if that happens, even the minions will betray Galactor,
and we'll have no choice but to destroy the whole organization.
Can't you even understand that much, you fool?
Yes, Sir...
That man who escaped is the best proof of this.
He learned your secret, threatened us,
and rose to Galactor's highest executive ranks,
but in the end he got scared and betrayed us, now didn't he?!
Yes, Sir!
All traitors will be eliminated. This is one of Galactor's iron-clad rules.
The five of you will eliminate that man who escaped into prison.
Understood, Lord Katse.
The Iron Beast Snake 828 Unit will now deploy.
I'm counting on you. The fate of Galactor rests on this job!
The Science Ninja Team split up and went into action.
Joe, Ryu and Jinpei stood watch at Rodenberg Prison,
while Ken and Jun visited St. Louis Academy,
where someone suspected to be the female captain from Galactor
had spent her school years.
I remember that female student very well,
because she was the kind of young genius who comes along only once every 100 years.
There are records missing from her file every other year.
Because she transferred schools.
That's why we only have her records from every other year.
Transferred?
She switched between this school and another school every year?
Her father was a trader, so it seems it was unavoidable.
But there was something strange...
Strange?
I took an interest in this student,
and one day, at an academic conference, I met Professor Hume,
who taught at the school she had transferred to.
When I asked him about it, he said there was a student who transferred in and out every year,
but this student wasn't a genius, and even got below average grades.
Not only that, he said this student wasn't a girl, it was a boy.
I guess it was a different person.
But the only thing that bothers me is, at the same time that student graduated,
there were fires in the document rooms of both schools,
and her records were burned to ashes along with the records of the other students.
What?
Actually,
I was shocked when I heard that you had seen some of her records and had come here to visit.
I wonder why those were left, when nothing else was?
Who took those records from out of the fire?
What do you think, Jun?
I don't know. She was a girl while she was here,
but the student who appeared at the other school was a boy.
The man in prison is the one who knows
if they're two completely different people or if he disguised himself.
He stole some of the records from the burning document room.
Katse found out about it and is chasing the guy down.
What's that sound?
Ken, it hit the professor's room!
Those damned Galactor, they did this to shut him up.
Jun, we can't stick around here.
Their next target's going to be Rodenberg Prison.
Meanwhile, Joe, Ryu and Jinpei are standing by deep in the lake by Rodenberg Prison.
Are they really going to come? Are you sure we're not just making too much out of this?
What?
Something's approaching!
Where?
30 degrees to the left, distance 2,000.
It's a little hard to see.
I wonder if it's because it's muddy in this lake?
It doesn't have much speed. Let's try using the listening equipment!
All right!
What's that sound?
It's coming...
Don't get scared.
What in the heck is it?
There's a bunch of snakes coming! What should we do, Joe?
We can't move until Ken and Jun get here. We'll wait and see what happens.
Hey, look! What's that?
What?
Monster!
We've arrived. Rodenberg Prison is right in front of us.
Good! Ready the missiles.
This is bad. They're going to attack with missiles.
Ryu, lift up and get in their way!
Right!
Captain! It's the God Phoenix!
What? They're here?
Hey, take a good look at that God Phoenix.
The center vertical tail fin is missing.
All right! They're weaker than a regular airplane!
Shoot them with missiles!
How do you know they're so weak?
According to what Lord Katse has said,
they're only powerful once all five mecha combine together.
Their vertical tail fin is missing, which means G-1 isn't with them.
In other words, Gatchaman isn't in there.
Fire!
Look! All they're doing is running away! Aim carefully!
Not yet, not yet... Not yet...
Fire!
What? Fighter planes are approaching?
No big deal. Once they get into firing range, shoot them down!
That's it, that's it! Keep it up!
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
They're starting to bug me. Catch them!
Ryu, can't you do something about this?
If I could, then I would've done it a long time ago!
What in the heck are big brother and Sis doing?
So we've got them? All right, let's cook them nice and slow.
Good, hit 'em hard!
What happened?
Captain, it's Gatchaman!
What?!
It's big brother!
Jeez, that bastard had me scared. It's big brother!
Jeez, that bastard had me scared.
We're getting hit from this direction too?
What? We're getting hit from this direction too?
Jinpei, we can't just sit around and sight-see.
We're gonna attack too.
I know!
Ryu! Cover me!
I know, I know.
Captain!
They're pretty good, even better than the rumors said. Captain!
They're pretty good, even better than the rumors said.
It's a shame. If they joined Galactor, they could be high-ranking executives.
This is no time to be impressed, Sir. Please give your orders!
Operation Zero!
Don't get scared. Ever since the day we entered Galactor,
ever since the moment we were born into the Galactor family,
our hearts have been ZERO!
Understood! I pray for your success.
Farewell, comrades.
Farewell, Captain.
That's strange, they disappeared.
Everyone, combine with the God Phoenix and stand by.
There's more of them! How many could there possibly be?
Hey, look!
That's ...
It's going to try and ram us! Evade it!
It's escaping! After it!
That's strange, they're just running away.
I wonder if they changed tactics?
Oh no, they got us! This is a diversion!
Their real target all along has been the man in prison!
Reduce speed! Get close to them!
As soon as we're close enough, pull the self-destruct lever.
We'll be taking the God Phoenix with us!
Ken, they've reduced speed!
Ryu, turn 180 degrees!
Roger!
Well done, comrades.
Who's there?
That was close. If we had turned just a second later,
we would have been caught in the blast.
Hurry!
I should've expected this from the Science Ninja Team.
Good job escaping from our special tactics.
But you're too late. I've already completed my mission.
Don't you guys have hearts?
Do you think you're doing something worthy of sacrificing your comrades?
Our hearts are ZERO! We are unselfish!
All we know is Galactor's great cause!
Why you!
What's with this toy?
Bird Run!
Another toy?
You monster!
Is this is a toy too? Huh, Science Ninja Team?
Joe!
What a laugh. Joe!
What a laugh.
The Science Ninja Team that everyone in Galactor is so afraid of
is just a bunch of babies playing with toys!
Die!
Joe! Die!
Joe!
lmpossible!
Sorry, did I forget to tell you that my toys tend to be quirky?
If only we hadn't left Ryu in the God Phoenix.
With his strength, he would have been able to handle this guy.
I don't know... This guy had strength and skills that were almost too good for Galactor.
Now we've lost our trump card.
We're still a long way away from finding out Berg Katse's identity.
Even if he couldn't talk, we still could have found a way to question him.
Wait, there's someone else!
Jun, Professor Howard mention him, didn't he?
When this girl who may be Katse transferred to another school, she appeared as a boy.
What was the name of the professor who knew that boy?
I'm pretty sure his name was Professor Hume.
That's him! If we ask him, we might be able to find out something.
Hurry! Contact Dr. Nambu!
Have you found him, Doctor?
Yes, Professor Hume has left the school,
and is living out his remaining years in the countryside of Inderia.
However, he is said to be very eccentric.
I don't know if he'll cooperate with you or not.
It's open. Come on in.
Who might you be?
Whoa, awesome car!
It doesn't look right in a place like this.
Now we'll finally be able to find out Katse's true identity.
If there are any hints that the boy Professor Hume knew was disguising himself...
It will mean that the female captain from Galactor is Berg Katse.
Not to be fussy about it, but something seems wrong.
I just can't believe Katse is that smart.
My apologies.
Excuse me, but do you know which room belongs to a man named Hume?
It's right at the end there.
Thanks.
Those are some strange capes you're wearing. Fashion sure is weird these days.
What a filthy old man.
Oh, here it is.
Professor Hume, we're the Science Ninja Team.
As if the Science Ninja Team could ever find out my secret!
After all, they're only humans!
They got us. The old man we passed on the stairs was Berg Katse.
But, big brother, that old man was almost naked,
and he was smaller than Katse usually is.
I guess when you get good at disguises, you can do stuff like that.
No matter how you looked at him, he was a guy. He was an old man.
Katse wanted to make fun of us, for always thinking he was a girl.
Just when we think he's a guy, he turns out to be a girl.
And just when we think he's a girl, he turns out to be a guy.
Is he really human?
Either way, it's all the same.
It doesn't matter if he's is a guy or a girl.
Our target is Berg Katse, that enemy of peace who wears a mask that looks like a wildcat.
Isn't that right? Isn't that good enough?
Berg Katse's secret was once again shrouded in a thick veil.
Leader X says that if Katse's true identity is discovered,
it will lead to the destruction of Galactor.
When will the Science Ninja Team be able to reveal his secret?
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
Galactor's evil has been closing in on the Crescent Base every day.
Jinpei the Swallow thinks of a plan,
and uses a coral reef to make a fake Crescent Base.
While Gatchaman and the others lay in wait,
an army of horseshoe-crab shaped deep sea tanks closes in on them.
Jinpei's strategy has hit the mark.
However, an unexpected danger awaits Jinpei in his relentless pursuit of the enemy.
Next time on Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: "Lay a Trap in the Crescent Base!" Look forward to it!