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
Leona 3 ~ the Spaceship with no Tomorrow
Here, at the UN space shuttle launch base, under the third Leona project,
the two-man shuttle Leona 3 is about to be launched
in order to solve the mystery of the galactic nebula.
Space shuttle pilots, huh? As a pilot myself, I'm jealous.
Yeah! They deal with the stars up there in space.
The scale is totally different!
They're just about the same age as us too.
I wish I could meet them just once, and hear them talk about space.
You could just ask Dr. Nambu to arrange it for you.
Yeah, if they get back to Earth safely.
Hey, Joe, don't say something like that, you'll jinx them.
I'm just saying they have a dangerous job. They're putting their lives on the line.
Joe's right.
On their mission, they can't afford to be even a little off. It's even more exacting than our jobs.
Please hurry, Sir, we do not have time.
Right. Please hurry, Sir, we do not have time.
In the space shuttle control center located underneath the base,
there are radar screens, simulators, monitor TVs, oscillographs and various other instruments,
all controlled by thousands of state-of-the-art computers.
The humans' role is to watch for any errors.
Crew, enter the elevator.
Seven minutes until launch.
I pray for your success.
The pilots are so young. They're no different from Ken or Joe.
I want to make their first launch a success, no matter what.
Ten seconds until launch.
9...
8...
7...
6...
5...
4...
3...
2...
1 ...
Zero!
Ignition!
1 , 2...
3, 4...
5, 6...
7, 8...
9, 10...
1 1 , 12...
13, 1 4...
15, 16...
1 7, 18...
19, 20...
21 , 22, 23, 24...
Passing the 30 second mark after launch.
The shuttle is rising smoothly on course.
It's started out with a smooth launch.
Then shall I take you back to your home, Sir?
Dr. Nambu, we will be passing over the ISO's headquarters on the way to my home.
Let me take you back in my helicopter.
I thank you for your offer, Sir, but I'm afraid I have to stay here.
Oh, don't worry.
You can just leave the rest to the computers and it will be fine.
Actually, I was thinking of having a drink to celebrate.
Sorry to strong-arm you, but please join me.
Yes, Sir. That is very kind of you, Mr. President.
I feel kind of let-down now that it's taken off.
But I'm glad there wasn't any trouble.
Well, should we get going now?
Dr. Nambu probably still has some work to do, so we can go on ahead.
That's fine with me! I'm starving! Let's go, big brother!
Yeah, me too!
That was good!
I'm stuffed! I can't eat another bite!
I sure could though!
That's enough, you two.
Dr. Nambu sure is late though. He should have been back by now.
It's already been over two hours since we got back.
He probably stopped for some ice cream or something on the way back!
That's no fair!
Idiots! This is no time for stupid jokes!
Whoa, scary...
I hope nothing happened to Dr. Nambu.
It's just not like him not to contact us.
Oh, it's Director Anderson!
Gatchaman, have you heard from Dr. Nambu yet?
No, nothing yet.
I see...
Then it would seem he has gotten involved in something terrible.
Meaning?
We have discovered that three hours ago,
in other words, one hour before the shuttle launch,
the president's residence was attacked,
and the president was assassinated by someone.
Oh my! That's strange.
The president was there at the shuttle launch.
I get it! Then that must have been a fake president!
Correct, which means Dr. Nambu was abducted by that fake president.
What?
What did you say? What?
It can't be... What did you say? What?
It can't be... What did you say?
It can't be...
Are you sure about that?
The fact that we still don't know where he is proves it more than anything else.
All right! Everyone, we're going to search for the doctor!
Roger!
I am sure he left.
I saw Dr. Nambu fly off with the President in a private helicopter
from the very spot the God Phoenix is parked in now.
Big brother, it's gotta be Galactor.
Yeah, it was obviously a trap set up to abduct Dr. Nambu,
using the shuttle launch as cover.
Then the person who disguised himself as the president was...
Berg Katse, this is his doing!
Emergency message!
Shortly after separation from the first stage rocket,
a malfunction of unknown origin caused the Leona 3 to veer wildly off course.
Officials in charge of all branches are to report to the control center immediately!
I'm sorry. As you just heard, there is an emergency situation. Excuse me.
This is Gatchaman. What is it, Ryu?
Ken, we've got an emergency message from Director Anderson.
All right, we'll be right there!
Now it's finally our turn!
Everyone, something terrible has just happened.
Shortly after the Leona 3 left the Earth's atmosphere
and separated from its first stage rocket,
it suddenly veered wildly off course.
Both the shuttle crew and the people in the control center are doing everything they can,
but nothing is helping.
The orbital correction system isn't working at all either.
But Director,
if they've left the atmosphere, there's nothing we can do either.
The ones who made that shuttle's control system were Dr. Nambu's group.
If Dr. Nambu were here, he might be able to find a way to fix this situation.
But if we don't do something,
the Leona 3 is going to take a course that will bring it back to Earth,
crashing in a ball of flames!
According to the space station's calculations,
if the Leona 3 crashes to Earth,
it will come down near the Shark Peninsula in the country of Sainan,
and it will happen approximately one hour from now.
Even if we conduct an emergency evacuation,
they predict there would be two million casualties,
as well as heavy damage in a 4 km area surrounding the crash site.
Everyone, please find Dr. Nambu as quickly as possible!
Easy for you to say, but it's a little sudden!
What in the heck are we supposed to do without any clues?
This is the worst time for something like this to happen!
Dammit!
Damn you, Berg Katse, always resorting to cowardly tricks!
How do you like that, Captain? My plan went perfectly this time!
Yes, Sir. And our special guidance signal is making the Leona 3 crash to Earth!
Very well, by the way, Captain, what happened to Nambu?
Sir! He is locked up in the generator room.
Hey!
That little trick isn't gonna do him any good.
It looks like he doesn't realize we're sending out a jamming signal.
All right, shut off the jamming signal!
What, Sir?
If we do that, wouldn't Gatchaman and the others find out where Dr. Nambu is?
That's fine!
We'll draw Gatchaman and the others here, and finish them off all at once!
It will be easier that way.
I get it. I should have known you'd think of something smart like that!
Shut off the jamming signal!
Yes, Sir!
Ken, I've got a signal from Dr. Nambu.
What?
Really? What?
Really?
Jun, where is Dr. Nambu?
Just a minute...
He's not very far from here.
Ryu, point the plane toward 10:00.
Gotcha!
Hmm, this is around the Shark Peninsula.
Oh yeah, the Shark Peninsula has the world's largest nuclear power center.
The doctor's signal is coming from that nuclear power center.
This is strange. It's the same area where the Leona 3 is predicted to crash.
Yeah, it's a little too coincidental. It might be a trap.
Even if it is a trap, we have to find the doctor fast
and get him to do something to help the Leona 3.
Ryu, take her down!
Understood!
You fell for it right away, you poor little birdies!
Okay, keep on coming. Come closer and closer...
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
We'll split up and trace the signal the doctor is sending out. Got it?
Roger!
Quietly, quietly...
Oops! Come on, get up. What are you doing?
You despicable Science Ninja Team scum!
Our entire force will rush you all at once!
Wait! I understand how you feel,
but if we're going to kill them, let's draw them in closer and kill them all in one shot.
Yes, Sir.
Hey, is the Leona 3's course still okay?
Yes, Sir! Just as planned.
Good! In another forty-five minutes, Gatchaman and the others will be dead!
Doctor!
I'm sorry, everyone.
Doctor, are you okay?
Now let's get out of here, fast!
Oh no!
Leave it to me!
Ryu!
Hurry up and get the doctor out of here! Hurry!
Come on, Doctor!
Hurry up!
What are you doing? We almost got out!
Sorry, even my strength has its limits.
This is no time for excuses!
Stop it, Joe!
It's no use blaming Ryu.
Exactly.
More importantly, we have to think of another way to escape.
That's impossible!
Gatchaman and you others! You might as well consider yourself trapped in a coffin!
And on top of that, in another thirty minutes,
the Leona 3 is going to turn into a ball of fire and come crashing down right here!
What? The Leona 3?
Yes, the Leona 3 has gone off course, and is going to crash in this area.
Is that true?
So then, the crash area includes
the uranium storehouse here at this nuclear power center, right?
Dammit, this is one terrible plot you've come up with. I mean, causing a nuclear explosion!
How could you do this?
You'll not only kill us but destroy all of Sainan in an instant!
It doesn't matter how much you yell! You're still birds trapped in a cage!
We haven't given up yet, Berg Katse!
Bird Run!
Good, good. It looks like they've finally given up their useless struggle.
You can do whatever you want with them now.
I've been waiting for you to say that, Sir!
Now they won't be able to move.
Don't anybody touch them. I'm gonna have all the fun of killing them myself.
I'll start with Nambu.
Hey, what was that?
It was Lord Katse. He flew off in the Devil Star.
What? Why didn't you tell me that sooner? We've been left behind!
Dammit! That dirty bastard!
Don't just stand there staring! Don't you get it yet?
In twenty minutes, a space shuttle is going to fall right on our heads!
And when it does, the uranium storehouse will explode too! Boom!
Let's get out of here!
You idiots! I'm getting out of here too!
Good, okay, it's Jun's turn next.
Okay!
No good, that door was built strong enough to resist minor explosions.
Dammit...
I'm sorry, this all happened because I was careless.
If only I had just been a little more cautious...
I can't believe I let this happen, even though I'm the one who's always nagging you to be careful.
That's not where the lock is.
Quiet! Just shut up and watch. Leave this to me.
What's with him? I was only trying to be nice and tell him something.
Dammit, just like I thought. They cut the power to the automatic doors.
What's wrong? It's not going to work?
I don't know, but I'm gonna give it a shot.
See, Joe? Even you can't do anything.
Ken, cut this with one of your boomerangs.
Be careful.
That has electricity running through it from the generator.
Bird Run!
Get down!
Good work! The electric shock opened it! Come on, let's go!
Roger!
Are you okay, Joe?
Yeah! Are you okay, Joe?
Yeah!
Help!
Doctor, hurry and contact the space shuttle launch base.
Tell them a way to change the Leona 3's course. Go on, hurry!
It's useless. There's nothing we can possibly do now.
No way!
Doctor, if we destroy the signal device Galactor is using to guide the shuttle,
won't we be able to change its course?
That won't work.
They must have destroyed the shuttle's orbital correction system,
and then altered its course.
It will keep going along the course they programmed,
without ever returning to its original course.
So are we just going to sit here and watch it happen?
Dr. Nambu, I'm glad you're safe.
However, is it true that there is no way for us to control the space shuttle?
Unfortunately, yes.
Then it seems the time has come for the ISO to make a final decision.
There is nothing else that can be done.
At this point,
our only choice is to destroy the Leona 3 to save the people on the ground.
Then, I leave it up to you.
Then, Doctor, what's going to happen to them? What's going to happen to the shuttle pilots?
Are you saying it's okay to just watch those two young men die right in front of our eyes?
Ryu, raise our altitude up to 6,000 meters.
Doctor!
Hurry up and do it, Ryu!
Yes, Sir.
Jun, set the radio frequency to MXOZ
and make it so I can communicate with those pilots.
Roger!
Doctor, we're at 6,000 meters.
Good, maintain course and stand by.
Settings complete. Communications ready.
Good!
This is the God Phoenix. Leona 3, do you read me?
Leona 3, please respond!
Please respond!
Leona 3...
The astronauts on board the Leona 3 have tried everything they can
to either correct their course or escape.
But they have realized that it is useless and are now prepared to die.
It's no use.
They may already be dead inside the space shuttle.
Doctor! The Leona 3 has entered the atmosphere!
Hmm? There's only three minutes left before they crash into the nuclear power center.
Ken, destroy the Leona 3 with a Super Bird Missile.
I can't do it. I cannot!
Please understand, Ken.
I can't say I don't understand how you feel,
but there are many lives at stake!
Let's let those astronauts scatter in Earth's sky with honor.
I can't do it.
Those astronauts might still be alive.
There's a possibility they're just pretending they're dead
to make it easier for us on Earth.
I just can't do this to them!
A huge ball of fire!
That's it! That's the Leona 3!
One minute until it reaches the crash area!
Big brother!
Ken!
Ken! You have to do it now!
I'll do it!
Damn you, Katse, for forcing me to push this button!
If you're going to blame someone, blame Galactor.
And so, the situation ended
without millions of people dying in a nuclear explosion.
And it was due to the noble sacrifice of the brave astronauts.
However, the grief that Gatchaman and the others felt ran deep.
Don't lose heart, Gatchaman!
Turn that grief against Galactor!
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
While confronting Galactor's iron beast, Grape Bomber,
Joe the Condor is unable to combine with the other members of the team
because of a mysterious headache.
Because of that, Gatchaman and the others are forced to retreat.
As punishment, Dr. Nambu orders Joe to abduct a Galactor scientist.
Joe's body is steadily weakened by overwhelming dizziness and headaches.
Next time on Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: "Grape Bomber, the Spherical Iron Beast" Look forward to it!