![]() ![]() ![]() The second and third series were then localized by Saban Entertainment in 1996 as Eagle Riders. note Although, in the second dub, G-Force: Guardians of Space, Berg Katse ("Galactor", after the organization) is portrayed as the leader, with Leader X ("Computor") portrayed as being merely a consultant. ![]() The heroes mostly waged battles against the Monster of the Week built by the evil Galactor crime syndicate / terrorist army, which was ultimately led by Sosai ("Leader") X, an alien supervillain who wanted to rule the Earth, and Berg Katse, a mutant who could shift genders at will. Gatchaman was, in fact, the very first place the concepts of Five-Man Band ( hero, cool guy, token female, precocious kid, big guy with a hick accent), and Combining Mecha intersected. Each hero drives a special vehicle which combines with the God Phoenix mothership, which is then able to fire missiles and convert to the Kagaku Ninpo Hinotori ("Science Ninja Art: Firebird", or "Fiery Phoenix" in Battle of the Planets). The show revolves around five heroic teenagers in bird suits who use ninja type weapons. The original series appeared on Japanese television in 1972, produced by Tatsunoko Production 105 episodes were originally produced, but the English translations used only 85 of those episodes. Science Ninja Team Gatchaman was one of the earliest anime to which American audiences were exposed in the late '70's (but not the first anime that American audiences were ever exposed to - that honor most likely goes to Astro Boy in the early '60s).
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