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73-440: The original Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman series was followed by an animated film and two direct sequel series, Gatchaman II (1978) and Gatchaman Fighter (1979). During the 1990s, episodes from both series were dubbed into English by Saban as Eagle Riders . In the years since, the franchise has spawned many different productions, some that were left unproduced or evolved significantly from its development. This includes

146-488: A GoFundMe appeal in the wake of the arson attack at Kyoto Animation . With a target of US$ 750,000, it surpassed the $ 1 million donation mark within the first 24 hours, and reached $ 2,370,910 at closing. On August 1, 2019, Sentai Filmworks' parent company Sentai Holdings, LLC announced that the Cool Japan Fund invested US$ 30 million for shares of the company, stating that "Sentai's independent status makes it

219-475: A 1994 original animated video remake , an unproduced 1998 television remake, a cancelled 2011 animated film reboot by Imagi Animation Studios , a 2013 Japanese live-action film reboot by Nikkatsu Studios, various spinoffs, re-imaginings, and merchandise. Recurring themes of Gatchaman involve conservation, environmentalism and the responsible use of technology for progress. The series centers around five young superhero ninja employed by Kōzaburō Nambu of

292-559: A 2004 best-of collection, making 13 out of the show's 85 episodes available on disc. Development began for an uncensored version of Battle of the Planets . An animated TV movie was made ( Battle of the Planets: The Movie , featuring David Bret Edgen as Zark), combining several episodes into a new storyline. In 2003, Sandy Frank announced a series of 8 compilation films that ultimately went unreleased. Sandy Frank announced

365-471: A collaboration with Digital Frontier to create the Infini-T Force 3D CGI anime project. The team features members from Gatchaman alongside Tekkaman , Casshan and Hurricane Polymar . Set for release in 2017 alongside Tatsunoko's 55th anniversary, the project will contain an original story and will not be an adaptation of Ukyō Kodachi and Tatsuma Ejiri 's Infini-T Force: Writing Line of

438-405: A complete redesign of Dr. Pandora's child as a boy, despite their gender in the original being left ambiguous. Eagle 5 Brothers was also dubbed into Spanish and released as "Space Heroes" ("Heroes del Espacio"), and alternatively released under other titles including; "Space General Hero", "The Five Eagle Stars" ("Las Cinco Estrellas del Aguila"), and "Five Star Combat Group". In 1996, Gatchaman II

511-654: A deal with Amazon to stream the majority of its new licensees exclusively on its Anime Strike channel on Amazon Prime Video in the United States, starting with the Spring 2017 season. After Anime Strike was shuttered in early 2018, all titles previously exclusive to the service were made available to Amazon Prime subscribers in the U.S. at no extra charge. The company launched its own streaming service HIDIVE in June 2017. On July 18, 2019, Sentai Filmworks launched

584-476: A different color process, was released four years later. Resembling the Blue Hawk, the new God Phoenix is larger and painted with the face of a bird. The personal mecha are also upgraded, with similar bird-designed paint jobs. Ryu has a tank-like mecha and a Pilot Machine to assist him. Gatchaman II sees Sosai X turn a young shipwreck survivor into his newest commander Gel Sadoma and resumes his plot to destroy

657-547: A great deal of fuel. Created in the wake of the Henshin (transformation) boom begun by Shotaro Ishinomori 's Kamen Rider in 1971, Gatchaman was conceived as a blending of ninja adventure with science fiction. It was one of the most successful anime attempts to emulate the American superhero genre, with many of its conventions (such as colorful costumes). In 1978, Tatsunoko released a condensed theatrical compilation of

730-426: A homage to Gatchaman . Gatchaman II Gatchaman II ( 科学忍者隊ガッチャマンII , Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman Tsū , Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II ) is the direct sequel to Science Ninja Team Gatchaman , set two years after the first television series. After the defeat of Leader X, he exacts his revenge by capturing, brainwashing and mutating a young intersex child known as Sammy into Giersadora and making them

803-561: A local anime club called Anime NASA. Both men established A.D. Vision , which officially opened for business on August 17, 1992. Ledford contacted Toho about optioning the rights to license Devil Hunter Yohko , which became the first title to be released by ADV. In June 2006, the Japanese Sojitz Corporation acquired a 20% stake in ADV Films. This was done as a means for ADV Films to acquire more titles in

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876-410: A new anime. However, no such series was made at that time, and the franchise would not receive any new animated material for thirteen years until Gatchaman Crowds . In 2011, Tatsunoko produced a series of 200 two-minute animated shorts called Good Morning Ninja Team Gatchaman ( おはよう忍者隊ガッチャマン , Ohayō Ninja Tai Gatchaman ) for broadcast on NTV 's Zip! television series. While the series used

949-715: A new comic book In 2001, the Japanese magazine Animage listed the 1972 Gatchaman TV series the 10th-best anime production of all time. Gatchaman helped establish the convention of the five-member hero team emulated in later series, notably in the successful tokusatsu Super Sentai franchise (a genre exemplified by the English series adaptation of the Power Rangers franchise many years later). The Sentai series Chōjin Sentai Jetman was, in many ways,

1022-464: A new one-minute trailer for Gatchaman on its company website, with a release date of 2011. In December 2009, auditors reported growing concerns with the half-year results posted by Imagi. Although the company said that it was on course for the release of Astro Boy , according to the audit firm "It is uncertain whether the group will have the necessary financial resources to complete [the films] Gatchaman , Tusker , and Cat Tale ." In January 2009

1095-577: A new score and script to help modernize the show and create a tone in-between the two prior adaptations. While never released, the twenty-second episode of Gatchaman was adapted into a pilot called The Sea Dragon . It received two forms: one that focused on adventure and action and another that focused on comedy. At the time, this rendition of the show was sold as Battle of the Planets: The New Adventures of G-Force . At Anime Central 2004, ADV Films announced that it had acquired

1168-439: A new storyline. In 2003, Sandy Frank announced a series of eight compilation films that ultimately went unreleased. Battle of the Planets was released on VHS and DVD from 2001 to 2003 by Rhino Entertainment in six volumes and a complete DVD collection. The DVDs included a subtitled version of the corresponding Japanese episodes, alongside a single episode of the later English adaptation, G-Force . When Sentai Filmworks acquired

1241-810: A number of classic titles from Tatsunoko Production . The current list of released titles from the partnership include the original Gatchaman series and movie , Time Bokan: Royal Revival , and Casshan , and more titles followed. Sunrise announced a licensing deal with Sentai Filmworks that included a number of titles from Sunrise's library that were formerly licensed by Bandai Entertainment during its Otakon panel on August 8, 2013. In 2014, Sentai opened its in-house localization and recording facility, Sentai Studios . On June 1, 2015, Sentai made an announcement on its website that Akame ga Kill! had been picked up by Adult Swim for broadcast on its Toonami programming block, almost one week after its announcement at MomoCon 2015. The show began airing on

1314-419: A partnership and distribution agreement with Mainichi Broadcasting System . Sentai Filmworks does not directly release its properties outside of America but instead sub-licenses to other companies. In 2011, MVM Entertainment licensed Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful after Sentai's re-release of the series, and has done the same with Broken Blade . In March 2018, it was revealed that Sentai held

1387-527: A partnership with Sentai Filmworks to distribute Crunchyroll licensed titles onto home video and electronic sell-through, with Granbelm , Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth Plate , Ascendance of a Bookworm , and World Trigger being the first titles distributed through the partnership. On January 5, 2022, AMC Networks announced it had acquired Sentai Filmworks' parent company Sentai Holdings, LLC, and all its assets and subsidiaries, including Hidive , Anime Network , and "member interests" from

1460-592: A rarity in North America as a licensor of Japanese anime". On September 30, 2020, the Cool Japan Fund made an additional US$ 3.6 million available, stating that Sentai had achieved better financial results in 2019 compared to 2018, with plans for medium and long-term growth, and strategic changes following the COVID-19 pandemic . On September 5, 2020, Crunchyroll announced that they had entered in

1533-472: A team to confront a mysterious entity known as MESS. The series follows Hajime Ichinose, a 16-year-old girl who is the team's newest member. A second season, titled Gatchaman Crowds insight , started airing on July 6, 2015. As it aired in Japan, both seasons of the show were simulcast on Crunchyroll . Sentai Filmworks licensed and dubbed both seasons. They released them on home video between 2014 and 2016. Ken

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1606-568: A third English adaptation of the series in 2003 that was also never released. Battle of the Planets: The New Exploits of G-Force was set to be a 52-episode series encompassing content from the first 85 episodes of Gatchaman , the 20 previously unlocalized ones , and new CG animation produced by JulesWorld (including 7-Zark-7). The series would have been recorded at Ocean Studios in Vancouver, Canada and would have featured

1679-931: Is again threatened by evil; the mad tyrant Egoblauser (who has usurped control over the shattered forces of Galactor) and Sosai X, who has been reborn as Sosai Z. Unlike Gatchaman II , Gatchaman Fighter is a much darker series, especially in the final episodes with regards to casualties and deaths of longtime series characters. The ending itself has Gatchaman presumed dead, sacrificing their lives to destroy Sosai X once and for all. Select episodes from this series and Gatchaman II were combined and translated into English as Eagle Riders in 1996 by Saban Entertainment . A 1994 original video animation remake series produced in association with Artmic that featured updated character designs and altered backgrounds. Urban Vision released it on VHS in 1997 and DVD in 2001 with an English dub produced by Harmony Gold and Japanese audio with English subtitles. In 2013, Sentai Filmworks licensed

1752-511: Is an American entertainment company. Located in Houston , the company specializes in the dubbing and distribution of Japanese animation and Asian cinema . Its post-production arm is Sentai Studios . The company has its origins in A.D. Vision , which was founded in 1992 by video game fan John Ledford and Matt Greenfield . ADV collapsed due to low sales and eventually liquidated their assets in 2009. Ledford founded Sentai in 2008 and acquired

1825-474: Is mentioned in the Japanese lyrics of the Gatchaman theme. The team members also use signature weapons and mecha-style vehicles, each with a mundane, disguised form. To change modes, each member is equipped with a wrist device that, in addition to communications and tracking, enables a change when the proper gesture and voice command ("Bird, go!") is given. Their vehicles are docked in the team's main vehicle:

1898-423: The Gatchaman project would be delivered in 100-percent stereoscopic 3D, to safeguard working capital it would close its U.S. subsidiaries. The U.S. closure was finalized in late January, with about 30 staffers laid off and a few key personnel continuing as consultants as Imagi sought $ 30 million from investors for its animation projects. In February 2010 the parent company laid off another 300 employees, calling

1971-656: The New GodPhoenix model, causing confusion for those who had seen the English adaptation. In 1978, the original Gatchaman was released in South Korea. In 1980, a compilation film called Eagle 5 Brothers (독수리 5 형제, Dokksuri Hyeongje) was made based on Gatchaman II and Fighter . The episodes were later released to South Korea in 1996. Both versions of Eagle 5 Brothers weren't censored. However, there were subtle changes made that are characteristic of remastering which included different hair colors, uniforms, and

2044-641: The Cool Japan Fund, via its subsidiary Digital Store LLC. Prior to the sale, in August 2021, Sony 's Funimation Global Group (a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan 's Aniplex ) acquired Crunchyroll from AT&T 's WarnerMedia (later spun out by AT&T and merged with Discovery, Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery ), and later on, in March 2022, Funimation would be rebranded as Crunchyroll, LLC . This would eventually lead to several Sentai titles departing from

2117-472: The Crunchyroll OTT platform on March 31, 2022. After Right Stuf was acquired by Crunchyroll, LLC in August 2022, Sentai announced on March 7, 2023, that all future home releases from them along with Section23 Films would be distributed by Distribution Solutions (DS), the releasing unit of wholesaler Alliance Entertainment, on April 3. On March 2, 2023, Sentai announced that they had entered in

2190-743: The Eagle and Jun the Swan, along other Tatsunoko superheroes were featured on the PlayStation video game Tatsunoko Fight developed by Takara and released in 2000. Super deformed animal versions of the Gatchaman team appeared alongside similar renditions of Tatsunoko's Casshan and Golden Lightan in Tachimals Theater ( たちゅまる劇場 , Tachumaru Gekijō ) . The 26-episode anime series ran on Yomiuri TV between from October 4, 2010 and March 28, 2011. On March 26, 2016, Tatsunoko announced

2263-554: The Earth. Gatchaman reunites with Joe, now a cyborg, after Galactor sends a spy to serve as his replacement on the team. The group is also aided by Dr. Pandora, who is revealed to be Gel Sadoma's mother. In the end, Sosai X is destroyed by Joe and Gel Sadoma dies after betraying Sosai X, after the villain murders her mother. Episodes from this series and Gatchaman Fighter were combined and translated into English as Eagle Riders in 1996 by Saban Entertainment . Gatchaman II served as

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2336-620: The Future ( Infini-T Force 未来の描線 , Infini-T Force ~Mirai no Byōsen~ ) manga series. Imagi began developing a film version in 2004, with producer Tom Gray saying that it would have a PG-13 or R rating. A Gatchaman film was first announced in February 2006, with an expected 2008 release. Kevin Munroe ( TMNT ) was scheduled to write and direct, with Lynne Southerland (co-director of Mulan 2 ) as producer, and an initial treatment

2409-475: The God Phoenix, a supersonic plane capable of underwater travel and space flight. The God Phoenix is armed with Bird Missiles, which are fired from a rack mounted atop the center section. After the original God Phoenix is destroyed by an octopus mecha, an improved version carries a pair of Super Bird Missiles in twin drop-down pods on the bottom center section. The ship also has an energy-beam weapon that opens

2482-501: The Japanese market. From this point on, virtually all titles that ADV acquired were with Sojitz's help. The following year, Sojitz announced that Japan Content Investments (JCI), Development Bank of Japan , and film distribution company KlockWorx, planned to contribute money to ADV, in return for equity in the company. Ledford was to remain the majority shareholder and CEO. JCI subsidiary ARM also planned to contribute money for ADV to use in acquiring new distribution licenses. The investment

2555-585: The North American home video rights to the Gatchaman franchise in 2013. Section23 Films released a complete collection of the series on Blu-ray and DVD on December 10, 2013. The Blu-ray set contains 14 discs in three keep cases , and the DVD set has 22 discs in four cases. Both sets contain all 105 episodes of the original series (with the ADV English version and Japanese audio). A sequel, filmed with

2628-460: The Planets ( BOTP ). In this version, the team was known as G-Force and protected the Earth from constant threats from the planet Spectra. Several scenes were replaced with new segments by Gallerie International Films, with additional characters: the robot 7-Zark-7 and his associates, 1-Rover-1 (a robot dog ) and Susan (a sentient computer), all of which were stationed at the outpost Centre Neptune and provided both comic relief and linking narrative to

2701-540: The Science Ninja Team. The animated commercials were directed by Keiichi Sato , with character designs by Kenji Hayama. A light novel based on these commercials were sent by e-mail by NTT-East as a gift for new subscribers. To this date, the contents of this light novel remain unknown. Based on sketches found on the Internet, fans have speculated if the commercials were an attempt to revive the franchise with

2774-573: The U.S until its run on Cartoon Network in 1995 & Air on toonami's midnight run in 2000. Although this version was less heavily edited and had a relatively faithful translation, the voice acting, background music and the Americanized character names were criticized. A single episode from G-Force was included as a bonus on Rhino's individual Battle of the Planets DVDs released through 2001 and 2003. Seven more episodes were released in

2847-433: The actual Getz who was to join), and winds up killed by a mysterious feather shuriken. After hints spread in the first three episodes, Joe reappears in the fourth episode, having somehow survived his fatal injuries at the end of the first series, and rejoins the team. It is later revealed that he was rescued by an ex-Galactor scientist at the brink of his death, and was the subject of various cybernetic augmentations. Later in

2920-482: The auditing firm announced that the studio lacked funding for the release of Tusker , Cat Tale and Gatchaman , although Felix Ip reported that Gatchaman was expected to be released later in 2009. In June 2009, Imagi opened Gatchaman for licensing and announced a planned 3-D theatrical release in 2011. On December 11, 2009 Imagi's Hong Kong-based parent company, Imagi International Holdings Limited , laid off 100 employees. In January 2010 it announced that although

2993-415: The broadcast night of August 8, 2015, and its premiere night was one of the most watched programs in the block's history with over 1.8 million viewers. Later that year, Parasyte -the maxim- , premiered on October 3. Sentai has promoted the time that the two shows air as "#SentaiHour" on social media. On July 6, 2019, Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma began airing on Toonami. In March 2017, Sentai signed

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3066-473: The bulk of the series, though its ending is changed to have Gel Sadora turn into Gatchaman Fighter villain Egoblauser. Another release in South Korea is Eagle 5 Brothers (독수리 5 형제, Dokksuri Hyeongje) which does not contain unusual changes in audio. Instead, it contains visual changes. This series aired in 1979, immediately after Gatchaman II . Here, the team's mecha bear no resemblance to birds. Earth

3139-429: The defeat of Galactor and the apparent death of Condor Joe, a cruise ship is attacked by Leader X, killing nearly everyone on board. One of the survivors, a young child known as Sammy, whose gender is purposefully left ambiguous, but is implied to be a hermaphrodite, is captured by X and rapidly aged into the bizarre and androgynous new commander of Galactor, known as Giersadora , acting as a replacement for Berg Katze from

3212-452: The dub, as well as the entire soundtrack being changed. To segue the two series together, Giersadora's death at the end of Gatchaman II was edited and rewritten so that instead of dying, "Mallanox" is instead transformed further by Cybercon (Leader X) into a new form called Happy Boy (originally Count Egobossler , the nemesis in F ). Eagle Riders only had 13 episodes broadcast in the US, as

3285-472: The fictitious International Science Organization to oppose an international terrorist organization of technologically advanced villains (Galactor) who are trying to control Earth's natural resources, such as water, oil, sugar and uranium. The leader of Galactor is an androgynous, masked antagonist named Berg Katse, who is later revealed to be a shape-shifting mutant acting on the orders of an alien superior (Leader X). Their mechas are often animal-based. Most of

3358-442: The first series after his suicide. Though they have the appearance of an adult, Giersadora is not immune to throwing childish tantrums and behaving immaturely when things don't go according to plan. In the midst of the revival of Galactor, the Science Ninja Team is called back into action, with a shady man known as Hawk Getz acting as the replacement for Joe. Getz is quickly revealed to be a Galactor agent in disguise (and had killed

3431-463: The first two-story arcs in the series with additional new animation. The film was released in English for the first time by Sentai Filmworks in 2015. The dub featured the cast reprising their roles from the ADV dub of the original TV anime for the film. After its broadcast in Japan, Gatchaman was later exported to other countries and translated into several languages. In Taiwan , beginning in 1977 it

3504-510: The layoffs temporary as it sought new investors. On June 21, 2011, Imagi announced in its annual report that the Gatchaman film project was cancelled. Nikkatsu Studios produced a live-action version of Gatchaman for Japan, which was released in August 2013. It was announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2019 that Joe and Anthony Russo are producing a live-action Battle of the Planets film through their production company, AGBO Studios with

3577-674: The majority of ADV's titles. Sentai was then acquired by New York City-based AMC Networks in 2022 and became its subsidiary. Its offices are in the International District in Southwest Houston . In 1990, John Ledford , a native of Houston, started a Japanese video game and video console import business. He was introduced to anime when he watched My Neighbor Totoro at his friend's suggestion. His friend, Matt Greenfield , born in Sacramento, California , ran

3650-453: The new installments, the sequel series was released on October 1, the same date as the original series broadcast in 1972. It ran for 52 episodes, and was immediately followed up by the third and final series, Gatchaman Fighter . Though neither of the sequels were licensed and adapted by Sandy Frank, some Gatchaman II merchandise was sold under the Battle of the Planets name, most notably

3723-666: The new leader of Galactor and successor to Berg Katze. While Galactor returns, Dr. Nambu and the International Science Organization bring the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman back into active duty. This series and Gatchaman F would be the basis of the English-language version named Eagle Riders . Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series and released the complete series on DVD on April 18, 2017. Two years after

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3796-404: The nose doors for the weapon apparatus mounted on the frame holding Joe's car; however, its solar power source is unreliable because of its sensitivity to cloud cover. The plane can also temporarily transform into a massive bird of flame (like the legendary phoenix ) to escape danger or attack, although the process endangers the team because of extreme pressure in the passenger cabin and it consumes

3869-670: The original episode 6 ( Attack Of The Pyramid Power ). Elements removed from the series included the Queen Margaret cruise ship disaster in the first episode, along with the transformation of Sammie Pandora into Giersadora (called Mallanox in the dub and initially stated as being male). Scenes depicting destruction in cities were also edited to remove references to death, and the Galactor soldiers (now christened Vorak ) were said to be androids and would be "deactivated" instead of having been killed. Character names were Westernized in

3942-586: The original's designs, it was more comedic in nature and featured none of the original actors. The characters were instead voiced by Scha Dara Parr 's Bose and Ani, along with actor Tomu Miyazaki. Additional shorts were produced in promotion of the Japanese launch of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate . A reboot of the Gatchaman series premiered in July 2013 on NTV. The story is set in Tachikawa City, Tokyo , where some of its residents have been chosen to join

4015-432: The original, and equipped with "Pima" a robot pilot. There were also minor design changes to some characters, to go along with the new animation style (Jun's hair became shorter and straighter, in one example). The characters also advanced two years in age, Jinpei now approximately thirteen years old. Following the first feature film of the original Gatchaman in 1978, and a radio show of the series which previewed some of

4088-588: The possibility of directing. ‡The original Japanese-language version of Gatchaman features a few words in English. Ken, Jun and Berg appear as playable characters in Tatsunoko Fight . Ken and Jun appear as playable fighters in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes , and Joe joins Ken and Jun in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars . In July 2023, it was announced that Mad Cave Studios partnered with Tatsunoko Productions to publish

4161-496: The project was in 2016 and it appears to be canceled. With Battle of the Planets ending its syndicated run and broadcast standards becoming laxer, a second English translation from Turner Program Services and Fred Ladd , by license of Sandy Frank, was produced. Entitled G-Force: Guardians of Space , this adaptation consisted of 85 episodes, spanning episodes 1–87 but skipping episodes 81 and 86. The series aired internationally beginning in 1987, but would not air in its entirety in

4234-499: The rights to Gatchaman in 2014, Battle of the Planets became available to stream on The Anime Network and temporarily on Hulu . Battle of the Planets: Phoenix Ninjas is a scrapped reboot of the first American adaptation of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman . Tatsunoko partnered up with d-rights and Nelvana , a Canadian animation company owned by Corus Entertainment , on the project. The last new information on

4307-501: The rights to release the series. In 2005, ADV released on DVD in 18 volumes (and nine limited-edition sets) containing a new uncut English dub and original Japanese audio with English subtitles under the name Gatchaman . This release included all 105 episodes. The dub aimed to be a faithful translation, without attempts to modify the show for younger viewers. The English dub contained creative changes: profanity, 1970s slang and thick, occasionally stereotypical accents were added. The series

4380-418: The series and produced a new English dub from Seraphim Digital with the same cast as their ADV/Sentai's releases of the original series and film. The new dub was released on DVD and Blu-Ray and is available for streaming on The Anime Network. New Gatchaman ( 新ガッチャマン , Shin Gatchaman ) is a project that was attempted around the same time that Mach Go Go Go '97 was made. This version of Speed Racer

4453-402: The series, a female scientist known as Dr. Pandora is introduced, who had lost her husband and child in the cruise ship disaster. Unbeknownst to her, her child Sammie survived and is in fact Giersadora. With the new series, the characters were given new mecha and weapons, the space-worthy New GodPhoenix and individual mecha all given a noticeable bird motif. The New GodPhoenix is larger than

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4526-494: The team are in their late teens, except for Jinpei (who is about ten or eleven years old). They include Ken Washio , the team leader and tactical expert; Jō Asakura , his second-in-command marksman and weapons expert; Jun , the team's electronics and demolitions expert; Jinpei , the youngest and the reconnaissance expert as well as an adopted brother of Jun; and Ryū Nakanishi , the ship's pilot. The main characters wear teen clothing with T-shirts numbered to show their rank in

4599-508: The team or caped, birdlike battle uniforms. The Science Ninja Team is often aided by a squadron of combat pilots led by the enigmatic Red Impulse, who is later revealed as Ken's father. The Gatchaman team employs a unique and effective martial art developed by Dr. Nambu, drawing on their ability to perform feats similar to their avian namesakes, such as high-speed running, flight, high jumping, and silent attacks. This fighting system, known as Science Ninja Technique ( 科学忍法 , Kagaku Ninpō ) ,

4672-1000: The titles which were subsequently removed was Gurren Lagann , which had test disks sent out with dubbed episodes. As a result, ADV sued ARM Corporation and its parent Sojitz for a breach in a contract made previously. In the suit, the exact amount ADV paid to license twenty-nine titles was disclosed. The lawsuit was withdrawn and no ruling was made. That July, Funimation announced the acquisition of thirty of these titles licensed by Sojitz from ADV. Ledford established Sentai Filmworks in October 2008. Among its first titles to be released were Clannad , Princess Resurrection , Indian Summer , Appleseed and Mahoromatic (formerly licensed by Geneon ). On September 1, 2009, ADV had closed its doors and sold off its assets, which included transferring distribution rights to Section23 Films . On July 4, 2013, during its industry panel at Anime Expo , Sentai Filmworks announced its plans to release

4745-447: The trailer. At the July 2009 Anime Expo , Imagi shared another 45-second, Dini-scripted trailer. Although it did not reveal much plot, it was the first public look at the 3D characterizations of the main villain Galactor and the Gatchaman team in and out of costume. The trailer also introduced the film's theme: "A world in chaos, an alien evil, a lone warrior is found; Earth's last hope, five shall rise, Gatchaman." In July 2009 Imagi posted

4818-506: The translation and editing were reviled by fans of Gatchaman, and the Saban adaptation was pulled from airwaves soon afterwards, not having been seen since. On December 20, 2016, Sentai Filmworks announced their license for the series. They released an uncut, subtitled DVD set on April 18, 2017. This set is now out of print and no longer available directly from Sentai. Sentai Filmworks Sentai Filmworks, LLC (or simply Sentai )

4891-548: The wider story. Other segments included the Phoenix flying in space. The quality of the new segments did not match the original content, with the G-Force and 7-Zark-7 never actually appearing together. New music by Hoyt Curtin was blended with the original soundtrack. Although all 105 episodes of Gatchaman were used as sources, only 85 episodes of BOTP were produced. An animated TV movie was made, combining several episodes into

4964-431: Was begun. However, in 2008 Munroe was taken off the project to direct Dylan Dog . Although early scripts were written by Paul Dini , in fall 2007 he was released from the project. In June 2007, Robert Mark Kamen was signed to write the screenplay in preparation for a 2008 release. At the July 2008 Comic-Con , Imagi introduced a Paul Dini-scripted trailer. In August, art director Felix Ip began posting screenshots from

5037-417: Was known as Ke Xue Xiao Fei Xia ( 「科學小飛俠」 / “科学小飞侠” kēxué xiǎofēixiá , Scientific Flying Fantasy Warriors ). The original series has seen several English adaptations with varying levels of modifications. Many of these versions later spawned foreign-language releases of their own: Sandy Frank and Jameson Brewer syndicated the series on American television in 1978, in heavily edited form, as Battle of

5110-413: Was licensed by Saban Entertainment and combined with the third series, Gatchaman F (Fighter), to create Eagle Riders . 47 of the 52 episodes of the series were translated in the adaptation, though heavily edited to remove violence and other elements found objectionable. Episodes 6, 16-17, 28, and 35 were not used in the translation, and episode 21 ( Youth's Broken Wings ) was moved and aired in place of

5183-440: Was not so successful and as a result, it was canceled along with the project of Gatchaman '98 . NTT Gatchaman was a series of commercials that were made to promote the Internet service provider NTT -East in fall 2000. Some of the commercials featured Japanese boy band group SMAP portraying live action versions of the characters, while the other two were animated by Tatsunoko Production and featured modernized costume redesigns of

5256-433: Was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on October 19, 2012. In 2007, Sandy Frank's long-term contract with Tatsunoko Productions (owners of the Gatchaman franchise), which gave it all domestic U.S rights to the first Gatchaman series and its English adaptations, lapsed and all video releases went out of print. Sentai Filmworks , a company founded by the creators of ADV, later signed a contract with Tatsunoko, acquiring

5329-482: Was to ADV Films to raise its output of new anime titles, which had dropped in 2006, back to previous levels or above. In return, ADV planned to assist Sojitz with the acquisition of North American and European content for importation into Japan. According to ADV, they also reportedly had "big plans" for its manga line. However, in January 2008, ADV mysteriously removed a large number of titles from their website. Among

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