Science Ninja Team 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
Grape Bomber The Spherical I ron Beast
Calling the Science Ninja Team. Calling the Science Ninja Team.
At 1 4:04 hours, a Galactor iron beast mecha was spotted in Area PS. Move out immediately.
Science Ninja Team, gather and launch the God Phoenix!
This is Gatchaman. I will head to Area PS immediately.
G-3, Roger.
G-4, Roger.
G-5, Roger.
G-2, Roger.
Damn, there's no way I can transform in the city like this.
And Ryu's probably gonna complain if I'm late.
Dammit!
What's wrong, G-2?
The other four have already combined, and are waiting on you.
My apologies, I'm coming to Area PS right away.
Oh no!
Are you okay?
Yes, I'm fine. I'm old, and I've gotten careless. I'm sorry.
Excuse me, but I'm in a hurry.
Joe! Joe, what's wrong? Why aren't you coming?!
I'll take you home.
She's frail. Are all mothers this frail?
If my mom was still alive...
Ken! The screen!
Oh no! Turn off the screen!
Jun! Change to instrument flight! Turn on the radar!
Roger!
Ken! The number of iron beasts is growing!
What?
The number of iron beasts isn't increasing;
it's sending out a special kind of jamming signal.
So out of all of those, only one is real, and the rest are fakes?
We're stuck. We can't use the screen or the radar. We've lost our eyes.
One of them is closing in fast! Left, 15 degrees!
Dodge it! Right, 30 degrees!
Roger!
Ryu, make sure you maintain our elevation at 2,000.
If you get careless, we'll crash into the mountains.
It's attacking.
Damn! It's like we've been blindfolded and now they're knocking us around.
Ryu, can't we use the screen yet?
If we had the power from G-2, we could find a way to push back this light, but...
What's this?
It's sulfurous acid!
This wouldn't be happening if Joe was combined with us!
The God Phoenix isn't going to hold up much longer!
What should we do, Ken? We can't even fire a Super Bird Missile!
What in the world happened to Joe?
Big brother, this is bad! If this keeps up, we're going to die!
Ryu, lift up. The only way we can escape now is up.
Understood!
Altitude, 3,000... 3,500...
I wonder how high that iron beast can fly?
As high as the God Phoenix? Or even higher?
If that's the case, there's no way we can be saved.
12,000! Man, it's stubborn!
Huh?
The radar blips are disappearing.
The screen is back! It looks like they've given up.
Good, return the God Phoenix to horizontal.
Do you have any relatives, Ma'am?
I have one son, but he hated being poor, so he left.
That was cruel of him.
What's wrong?
It feels like I'm having my back rubbed by my son.
But I got a letter from him.
It sounds like he has some sort of important job,
and he said he's going to make big money and come get me one day.
That's my toy.
I play with it when I get lonely.
It was my son's toy when he was little.
He's loved tinkering with machines ever since he was little.
Is something the matter?
No, I just feel a little dizzy.
I guess I'm just exhausted.
This isn't just exhaustion. Something is weakening my body.
Of all the many iron beast mecha Galactor has created,
the Grape Bomber is the first one to fight the God Phoenix and come back undamaged.
Just what I would expect from the elite of Galactor's Academy of Science and Technology.
Well done, Mihkail.
It's all thanks to you, Lord Katse.
If you had not given your warm support to someone like me,
who has dedicated his life to scientific and technological research,
I wouldn't be where I am today.
Not at all, Mihkail. Galactor's Academy of Science and Technology
exists for underprivileged scientists such as yourself. Keep up the good work.
This is the man. His name is Mihkail.
He specialized in air pollution research.
I want you to remember his face well.
We've gotten information that he's been working for Galactor for the last few years.
Now then, about Galactor's current iron beast mecha.
We've discovered large amounts of sulfurous acid on the damaged parts of the God Phoenix.
In other words, the bombs the enemy dropped were designed so that after exploding,
they release the poisonous solution contained inside, thus melting steel.
The substance also included sulfuric acid and organochlorine compounds.
Those are all air pollutants.
Galactor's pretty cheap, aren't they?
Doctor, are you saying that this iron beast mecha was designed by Mikhail?
Exactly.
In this era when car and plane exhausts have completely polluted the atmosphere,
he was doing research into recycling them as solid fuels.
He must have gone wrong somehow,
because he has ended up selling his intellect to Galactor, and using it as a frightening weapon.
It's a shame, when he's such a talented young person.
Indeed, I don't want to repeat the same tragedy we had with Dr. Demon.
I want to find some way to reform him.
Oh, it's Joe.
Joe, what have you been doing?!
I didn't feel too good.
What? The others were put in danger because of you!
They all almost died!
I...
Well?!
Doctor, let me talk to Joe about it later.
No, I can not allow him to neglect a mission, regardless of the reason.
One person's decision could lead to the deaths of all of you.
If a situation's dangerous, it's dangerous whether I'm there or not.
What?
Joe!
And on the flip side, when we do have a chance to win, I can do it by myself.
Sitting behind a desk and giving orders
is completely different from actually being out there fighting.
I see. It seems you don't need me to give you orders.
In that case Joe, maybe you can do this mission by yourself.
Doctor!
Joe, how could you say that to him?
I just have to do it, right?
Joe!
Joe, what happened? Everyone's worried.
Please, say something. You've been acting strange lately.
Shut up. Go away. I want to be alone.
Joe!
Jun...
I'm tired. Could you please leave me alone?
All right, but if anything happens, talk to us, okay?
Sorry, Jun. I'm glad everyone's worried about me.
But how can I possibly justify why I couldn't combine with everyone else?
It can't be... It can't be... Is my body?
Dammit!
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Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Doctor...
I knew you'd come.
Doctor, it's dangerous to have Joe handle the mission by himself.
In the first place, Joe...
Might kill Mihkail?
If you know that, then why?
Ken, Joe needs to be tested right now.
I'm more worried about Joe than you all are.
Think about it.
This isn't the first time Joe's had that rebellious attitude.
And it's no wonder.
When he found out that he was related to people from Galactor, he started to hate himself,
and he's trying to get rid of that feeling by turning his hatred on Galactor.
But right now, for Joe to overcome the unfortunate circumstances of his birth,
and make the best of his life, he needs to be put to a harsh test.
Is that why you're pitting him against Mikhail?
That's right. If Joe learns how precious human life is,
and reforms Mikhail, he will grow tremendously.
But if he goes in the opposite direction...
I want you to watch over him from the shadows so that doesn't happen.
Understood. I will try.
Grape Bomber goes on the rampage once again.
When the Science Ninja Team hears the news, they rush to the scene.
The plants have dried up, and all the living creatures have died.
People, birds, dogs, cats...
This is horrible! How could those Galactor scum do this?
I found it! It's the Grape Bomber!
All right, follow it and maintain this distance until we're ready.
Its special signal shouldn't be able to reach us here.
Joe!
I know.
Ken, are you sure we should be letting Joe go alone?
I'm ready, Ken.
Okay, Ryu, get closer.
Gotcha!
Ryu, take your aim before the enemy notices us!
Ken! We've been spotted! It's shooting that strange light beam again!
Fire!
Huh? The God Phoenix is running away.
Well, strange things happen.
Our last attack probably got 'em good.
What do we do? Go after the God Phoenix?
Let's just leave 'em be.
If we chased them too far and they got us, I wouldn't be able to stand it.
The God Phoenix isn't that easy to beat.
Anyway, let's tell Lord Katse only all the great stuff we did, and then withdraw.
How did it go? Was it a success?
I will give you the report, Lord Katse.
As you ordered, we turned York into a city of death.
Did the God Phoenix show up?
Yes, Sir. However, they ran in fear of our Grape Bomber.
What? And did you follow them?
Yes, Sir! We chased them and chased them, and were just about to kill them, but...
Oh, we were so close!
It's really such a shame! It's so frustrating!
If they got away, there's nothing we can do. Withdraw!
Yes, Sir!
Am I good or what?
The God Phoenix ran away? I don't get it.
You're plotting something, aren't you, Science Ninja Team scum?
Report! The First Grape Bomber Platoon has successfully completed its mission!
Please perform maintenance immediately!
Good work!
Dismissed!
What's that? Is the Grape Bomber supposed to have a bomb there?
Let's check it out.
Come in.
Well, I came to help you.
What? I don't remember calling for any help.
Oh, well, you see...
You're one of the Science Ninja Team!
So you're Mikhail, the one who sold his soul to Galactor.
What I research and where is my own business.
Other people have no right to complain.
You bastard!
Yeah, so maybe it is your own business.
But what about all the people killed by the poison gas you made?
How could you possibly understand?
How could you understand how miserable I felt when I couldn't even set foot in a school?
Don't act like a smart-ass with me!
You bastard!
Thanks to you, Galactor, more kids like me are going to be born in that city you ruined!
That's my revenge on this society for being so cold to an underprivileged person like me.
I grew up in a poor family. It was tough just going to school.
No matter how great my research was, the government never supported me.
The only one who gave me money and let me research whatever I wanted was Lord Katse.
You really think Katse is that great?
In that case, come with me, because I'm going to expose who he really is!
I've been waiting for this.
I wouldn't have any excuse for killing you if you were unarmed.
What's wrong? I'll wait, so pull it out nice and slowly.
But be careful! I'm not just one of the Science Ninja Team,
I'm Joe the Condor, and I'm a good shot if I do say so myself.
Dammit!
Joe!
Ken!
Sorry, but we all followed you.
What?
Sorry for shoving you away, door and all,
but there was no way I could let you kill this man.
You actually think he's going to reform? You're so naive .
If that's what you think, then why did you hesitate to pull the trigger?
If you killed him, that would satisfy you, right?
But I'm sure you would regret it later.
Both you and I have had enough of that to make us sick, haven't we?
That's not it, Ken. That's not it.
I couldn't pull the trigger, because...
Oh no!
I knew you would come, Science Ninja Team.
Lord Katse!
I'll send you to Hell right along with them, Mikhail.
With the very poison gas that you created!
It can't be! Lord Katse, I only exist to serve you!
For me? That's not true, Mikhail.
You did research for your own purposes, and for money.
And now that your research is complete, I have no use for you.
It sounds like the Science Ninja Team will to lead you to Hell.
Well then, have a nice trip! So long, Gentlemen!
Dammit... Is this... Is this my reward?
Now do you understand how Katse works?
He's used countless scientists the same way before, then killed them.
Please help me. I don't want to die.
I have an old mother living in the country...
We'll help you, but remember this:
You're the one who created this poison gas.
And tens of thousands of people have already been sacrificed because of it.
You will live the rest of your life to make up for this sin.
I dare you to even think of doing something like this again.
If you do, even I won't have any mercy.
Joe, take this guy to Dr. Nambu. Got it?
Sure, but...
Good, open the shutter.
Huh?
I had Jun sneak into the generator room.
After all, Katse uses the same old methods all the time.
Jun, what about the gunpowder?
I planted just enough to explode only the Grape Bomber, just like you ordered.
What happened?
What is it?
There was an accident with the Grape Bomber. What is it?
There was an accident with the Grape Bomber.
Was it some mistake during maintenance?
Where is Lord Katse? And what about Dr. Mikhail?
Neither one of them are around!
Thus the operation to rescue Mikhail, the scientist used by Galactor, was a success.
However, Ken is still unaware that something horrible is happening to Joe's body.
Yes?
You're that young man from the other day.
It looks like you're doing fine now.
My, how beautiful.
Thank you, Joe. You were worried about me, weren't you?
I was busy at work so I couldn't come to visit. You must be lonely by yourself.
I got a letter saying that my son is coming back.
He says he's doing wonderfully,
because he's found a great person who understands him.
Nice to hear that.
I've been having dreams about my son getting killed,
so I've been worried about him, but it sounds like he's fine,
so I'm looking forward to seeing him again.
I'm sorry, you don't have any parents.
It's okay.
Galactor again?
Oh nothing, something just came up. I'll come back again.
It wasn't the sickness weakening his body that Joe was afraid of.
He was afraid that Ken and the others would notice one of his fits,
and he would be forced off the Science Ninja Team.
To Joe, who lives for revenge, that would be an agony worse than death.
Young people are lucky, being so healthy and energetic.
I'm waiting for you, Mikhail...
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
Protect the Earth under the shining sun
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Gatchaman
Joe's illness is getting worse,
and it constantly puts Gatchaman and the others in danger.
Gatchaman leaves Joe behind and goes after Leader X.
However, there is a trap waiting for them,
in the form of a rotating dome disguised as Leader X's room.
As the dome draws ever closer to burning magma,
and danger approaches Gatchaman and the others,
the Condor spreads its wings and takes flight.
Next time on Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: "The Wounded G-2" Look forward to it!