April 9, 2013

Battle of the Planets? Sure, I Gatchaman!

Gatchaman's Mark (the "Eagle outfit" leader)





























   































Well, Gatchaman (fully titled "Science Ninja Team Gatchaman" - and "Battle of the Planets" as it was adapted to for us English-speakers) was something I'm certainly too young to really be nostalgic about, and haven't watched much of it at all, to be accurate. Nonetheless, I know many have great fondness for the show, and I can't deny how uniquely cool the G-Force's costumes are.

Perhaps I'll do more Battle of the Planets characters if people are interested.

4 comments:

  1. Battle of the Planets is a great blast from my past. G-Force was one of my favourite cartoons growing up. I remember seeing a programme a few years ago when they discussed the changes that had to be made to the original Japanese Version when it was sold to the west. The Baddy Zolta was a bit too transgender if I remember, and some of the characters language was considered too rude. Also the violence was seen as a bit too full on. That is why the Camp Robot 7 ZARK 7 was introduced in the western version, as this help fill the gaps caused by the excessive editing cuts that were made. I always thought that the Zark parts did not flow too well, and looked like they had been pasted in. Which was what they really were. Thanks Dean for a great memory jog. Best Wishes Noel

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  2. Now that you've started I expect we'll see the rest in time!

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  3. BotP was one of my favorites in grade school. I got a DVD awhile back that has the same episodes of BotP and Gatchaman on it so you can watch them back to back and see the differences.

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