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Science Ninja Team confronts Turtle King mecha attacking uranium facility
Oct 1, 1972A massive turtle-shaped mecha assaults a uranium storage site, prompting the International Science Organization to act. Nambu officially reveals the existence of Galactor and the Science Ninja Team to the world. The team combines into the God Phoenix and heads to a missile base. Ken restrains an eager Joe, sneaking into the mecha with Jun before the rest of the team joins the fight. The mecha commander informs Berg Kattse, second-in-command of Galactor, about the team. Kattse relays this to leader Sosai X, who orders the mecha to crash into the God Phoenix to destroy them. At the last moment, the God Phoenix uses the Firebird Effect to melt the enemy ship and escape destruction.
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The Monstrous Aircraft Carrier Appears
Oct 8, 1972After a spaceship vanishes with a resource-tracking device, the Science Ninja Team descends to the ocean floor. They discover shrimp-shaped bulldozers excavating a massive aircraft carrier to construct a uranium factory. Ken halts Ryu’s plan to launch a bird missile and infiltrates the vessel alone. Inside, he finds the ship’s capsule but realizes the astronauts are dead, making their apparent survival a trap. Following Joe’s orders, Jinpei enters to rescue Ken from underground captivity. The duo retrieves the device, destroys the carrier’s computer, and escapes. The commander, blamed by Kattse, merges with the Turtle King to attack the God Phoenix. Ken’s quick thinking transforms the God Phoenix into the Firebird, whose flames consume the enemy.
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Ken battles Galactor's giant mummy using uranless while helping Makoto find his father.
Oct 15, 1972Ken investigates a series of deadly passenger plane crashes and meets Makoto, whose father disappeared in one incident. The inventor of the element uranless, Dr. Takahara, is Makoto's uncle. Galactor causes the crashes to steal uranless, which neutralizes the propulsion of their giant mummy. Ken previously encountered the mummy in his Cessna and possesses propulsion data. He contacts Dr. Takahara to obtain uranless and meets Makoto's father, who miraculously survived the crash. However, this is Berugu Kattse in disguise, who fights Ken and escapes. Makoto blames Ken for torturing his father. Ken promises to return him and receives the pin containing uranless. At the airport, Ken defeats the giant mummy by firing uranless at it. Makoto sees Kattse flee in an escape rocket and accuses Ken of breaking his promise. Ken silently accepts the hate, having lost his own father 10 years ago in a similar manner and hoping for his return.
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Ken faces Naomi's wrath after failing to save her father from the Iron Beast Mechadegon
Oct 22, 1972Ken visits the Institute for Earthquake Research following an earthquake caused by a mecha. He falls into a crevice with director Nakahara, surviving through transmutation while Nakahara perishes. Naomi Nakahara, the director's daughter, attacks Ken, suspecting him of being Galactor. To explain his true identity as a Science Ninja Team member, Ken allows her to join the team. During a mission, the God Phoenix locates the mecha at a base. Ken asks Dr. Nambu for permission to fire bird missiles to let Naomi avenge her father. Nambu refuses, but Ken overrides him and guides Naomi's hand to fire the weapons. Later, Ken offers his bracelet to Nambu, intending to resign for the unauthorized action. Nambu refuses the resignation, citing the need for world peace, while Naomi promises to keep Ken's identity secret.
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The Science Ninja Team investigates the mysterious ghost fleet haunting the Cemetery of the Sea.
Oct 29, 1972ISO ships vanish near the Cemetery of the Sea, prompting Director Andāson and Nambu to request the Science Ninja Team's assistance. The team departs in the God Phoenix to investigate an ocean floor base, where they encounter a mysterious submarine leading them to a graveyard of sunken vessels. Ken suspects these are battleships, causing the team to surface into thick fog. They discover the fog is artificial and destroy its generator, only to face attacks from countless light-ray-emitting disks launched by the ghost fleet. After exhausting their missiles, the team is rescued by three red planes piloted by Reddo Imparusu, who demonstrates superior aerial combat skills. He introduces himself and departs, promising to meet again as the battle concludes.
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Science Ninja Team investigates the theft of gold bars by Galactor's Mini Robots.
Nov 5, 1972After Galactor's Mini Robots steal gold bars from the World Bank, the Science Ninja Team investigates nearby islands. Joe sends Ken, Jun, and Jinpei in civilian clothes to infiltrate the enemy base and draw attention. While Nambu forbids a direct attack, Joe leaves Ryu in the God Phoenix underwater and sneaks into the facility. Inside, the team causes chaos as Joe locates the stolen gold. He discovers a missile is targeting the God Phoenix, which is currently dormant. Joe wakes Ryu, and they narrowly evade the missile. Guided by Joe, the team secures the gold bars inside the submarine. Ken and the others escape the base, after which Galactor destroys the facility and its personnel in response to the theft.
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Ken tests an eco-friendly plane before being attacked by Galactor's Katzen Berugu
Nov 12, 1972During a test flight of an ISO-developed non-polluting aircraft, Ken is attacked by a biplane piloted by Katzen Berugu. The attacker uses a whip to crash the plane, though Ken escapes via parachute. Nambu suspects Galactor's involvement and orders the God Phoenix to engage, but its tail fin is damaged by the same whip. Analysis reveals the weapon uses whisker metal, an ISO research material not yet manufactured. Shocked by Galactor's scientific advancement, Nambu directs the Science Ninja Team to destroy the discovered production factory. While searching a mining area with the God Phoenix, the team locates the secret base and infiltrates it. They successfully destroy the computer and nuclear reactor before escaping the site. However, the God Phoenix becomes trapped by the mine's strong magnetic attraction. The team switches to jet propulsion to narrowly escape the exploding facility.
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Jinpei dives to a coral reef while the team uses a decoy base to lure enemies.
Nov 19, 1972Nambu orders the Science Ninja Team to patrol Point G in the southern Pacific Ocean to avoid enemy detection while he constructs a secret base. When the God Phoenix encounters a sea anemone mecha, it deploys a smoke screen and retreats. Unbothered by the night patrol, Jinpei pilots the G-4 underwater to improve his standing among the team, who consider him the least popular member. He searches for the mecha without realizing he is being followed. Upon discovering a construction site, Jinpei is captured, but the base explodes before he can contact Ken. The God Phoenix destroys the mecha, allowing Kattse to escape. Jinpei blames himself for the destruction, but Nambu reveals the base was merely a decoy. The team served as bait to draw out the enemy, while the true base remains hidden beneath a mobile crescent coral reef.
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The Devil from the Moon
Nov 26, 1972A moon-composed meteorite prompts Ken to pilot the God Phoenix toward the moon, where he encounters a swarm and a mysterious wrapped body. After bird missiles fail, the body transforms into a scorpion-shaped mecha that attacks an oil refinery. Ken and Jun trace the control signal to its source, leaving Ryu behind in the God Phoenix. The Science Ninja Team infiltrates the carrier, but Joe carelessly destroys the control panels with a machine gun while questioning the commander. This destruction causes the unguided meteorites to strike the carrier. Back on Earth, the Reddo Imparusu squad confirms that the now-unguided scorpion mecha has been destroyed.
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The Science Ninja Team battles giant robot ants and a massive ant-shaped mecha.
Dec 3, 1972After a city-wide blackout, Ken detects an anomaly at a nuclear plant attacked by ants. The Science Ninja Team arrives and floods the area by breaking a dam, as missiles are ineffective. They analyze a captured ant, discovering it is a precise robot that returns to its base via signal. Ryu pursues it in the God Phoenix while the others follow on the ground. They locate huge ant hills and enter a cave, only to be captured by Kattse in a reinforced glass dome. With air running low, the team escapes using a bomb. Meanwhile, the Reddo Imparus squad uses flamethrowers to clear ant swarms from the streets. Kattse launches a giant ant-shaped mecha, which the Reddo Imparus and God Phoenix drive into an underwater tunnel. The God Phoenix uses a nose mirror to focus sunlight into a heat ray, destroying the enemy, though Kattse manages to escape.
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Ken pursues Red Impulse while the Science Ninja Team faces abduction by Galactor.
Dec 10, 1972Ken chases the Red Impulse commander, who escapes using advanced flight skills. The Science Ninja Team is ordered to guard the Blue Hawk, but Galactor replaces the crew before takeoff. Nambu realizes the danger and mobilizes Red Impulse, as it surpasses the God Phoenix in power. Red Impulse attacks the Blue Hawk, planting a timebomb before vanishing. Ken, believing Red Impulse is an enemy, pursues it alone in the G-1, ignoring Nambu. Meanwhile, the other four team members are abducted to a volcano base. Ken follows the timebomb signal and arrives just in time to save them from execution. Nambu reveals Red Impulse is an ally. The G-1 and Red Impulse fly side by side, while the commander sheds an unexplained tear.
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Science Ninja Team pursues the sugar-stealing Galactor mecha Ibukuron through its dangerous factory interior.
Dec 17, 1972The Galactor mecha Ibukuron steals raw sugar materials, causing a global shortage that drives Ryu and Jinpei to buy candies. Nambu orders the team to track the mecha to its secret base. The God Phoenix is pulled toward Ibukuron by its magnetic force, allowing Ken, Joe, and Ryu to infiltrate the interior. They discover a sugar factory and nearly fall into a cooking pot before being trapped in a centrifuge. Meanwhile, Jun and Jinpei enter the snow mountain base and disable the nuclear power source, leading to their capture. Ken and the others escape and rescue their teammates. Jun plants a time bomb before they flee, destroying the base during an avalanche. The team returns the recovered sugar to children in a park, restoring their happiness.
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The Science Ninja Team investigates a vanished African lake linked to mysterious red sand and Galactor.
Dec 24, 1972A constructed storage lake in Africa vanishes, prompting the Science Ninja Team to investigate. An Elder shares legends of red sand that burns eternally and influences civilizations. While the Elder remains silent, Jinpei discovers a pendant containing the sand during an abduction attempt by Galactor. Analysis reveals the substance is a potent bacteria and energy source with immense explosive power when mixed with water. Galactor utilizes a lion ant mecha to relocate the lake via underground channels. The God Phoenix infiltrates the enemy base, but Galactor shoots the Elder after he reveals the secret location. Despite the Elder's final warning, the team arrives too late to stop the theft. The God Phoenix transforms into the Fiery Phoenix, incinerating the stolen red sand and thwarting Galactor's plans.
- 14EP 14
Galactor's Icecander Mecha Targets Nuclear Ships in Arctic Base Operation
Dec 31, 1972Reports of disappearing nuclear vessels lead the Science Ninja Team to investigate a suspicious iceberg moving against the current. The God Phoenix travels to the North Pole, where Ken and Jun infiltrate a hidden Galactor base. There, they discover a plan to convert ship passengers into Galactor members to seize nuclear energy. When Katse attempts to operate on a young girl, Ken and Jun intervene but are trapped with a time bomb. An elderly passenger sacrifices himself to save them from the explosion. The team rescues the abducted passengers, destroys the base, and defeats the pursuing Icecander mecha using the God Phoenix's fiery attack.
- 15EP 15
The Science Ninja Team confronts a growing jellyfish lens in polluted Ghost City.
Jan 7, 1973Ten years after Ghost City was ruined by pollution, the Science Ninja Team arrives in the God Phoenix to investigate lost communications. They encounter a Galactor base and coordinate with Nambu’s UN forces to attack it. However, a jellyfish lens created by Sosai X continues to grow in the polluted sea, using the water as amniotic fluid. This creature amplifies sunlight to destroy UN fighter planes and begins attacking Earth cities. The God Phoenix locates the base and the lens, destroying the former while the latter pursues them. With their protective membrane damaged, the team follows Red Impulse instructions to use high-pressure oxygen against the lens’s poisonous gas. Ken pilots the God Phoenix into the lens, causing the oxygen to ignite and burn the creature to ashes on the sea surface.
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Science Ninja Team pursues the shape-shifting Mekanika and infiltrates Galactor's secret factory base.
Jan 14, 1973Galactor utilizes an ISO weapon factory to produce Mekanika, a machine capable of constant transformation based on microfilm plans. The Science Ninja Team tracks the target but separates after losing visual contact, reconvening at Nambu's residence. Jinpei discovers a hidden underground base while searching a tunnel and retrieves a critical micro cassette containing the transformation schematics. Nambu devises a strategy using this data to alter Mekanika's structure. Ken infiltrates the machine through a casing gap and engages in combat with pilot Katse. Despite the struggle, Ken successfully inserts the cassette into the computer system. The device then transforms into a fairground attraction, causing Katse to flee the scene.
- 17EP 17
The Science Ninja Team confronts Kabutoron's brain-wave destruction scheme in the city.
Jan 21, 1973Kabutoron exploits children's destructive brain waves to destroy the city after they find rare stag beetles. These insects grow large, pulling the children inside to fly and cause chaos. Ken spots an attack on a nuclear plant but stops firing when he sees a child inside the monster. The team locates a hidden base in ancient ruins where an operation to transfer children's brains into Kabutoron is underway. Jinpei is nearly saved by Ken and Jun as a drill touches his head. With Joe's assistance, the rest of the children are rescued. The team boards the God Phoenix, which is bombed by Red Impulse, causing Kabutoron and the base to explode.
- 18EP 18
The Science Ninja Team investigates a whale-shaped Galactor submarine attacking harbors.
Jan 28, 1973The Science Ninja Team discovers a massive whale attacking harbors, which is actually a Galactor submarine. They spot it heading toward a pod of whales and firing a rocket at the God Phoenix. To rescue a young whale under attack by orcas, the G4 abandons pursuit, allowing the submarine to escape. Nambu reprimands the team for their hesitation and attaches a transmitter to the small whale to track the enemy. Following the signal to the Arctic Circle, Ken and Joe investigate two men posing as forest rangers, who are revealed to be Galactor agents using a trick that killed Joe’s parents. The team infiltrates the base, learning of a global harbor attack plan. They plant explosives on the base and submarines but stay behind to help the trapped young whale, leaving Jinpei behind. After the explosion, Jinpei contacts the team, revealing he was saved by the small whale, bringing relief to everyone.
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Prince Luga risks his life to expose Galactor's corruption through a dangerous race.
Feb 4, 1973The Ruman Kingdom, known as the Gambling Kingdom, suffers under King Galactor’s oppressive rule and heavy taxes. Prince Luga, moved by his people's suffering, secretly contacts the ISO to surrender a microfilm revealing Galactor’s base locations, defying his father’s orders. The Science Ninja Team enters a public race sponsored by the prince to retrieve the film, but Galactor anticipates their move and traps them in the kingdom’s interior. Katse attempts to trade the film for the king’s life, but the prince has already given it to Ken. Enraged, Katse shoots the king. The prince mourns but resolves to serve his people. Katse tries to force Jinpei to regurgitate the swallowed film by cutting his stomach. After a fierce fight, Joe corners Katse but fails to remove his mask as he escapes. Tragically, the film is destroyed in the chaos, despite the team saving the prince.
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Science Ninja Team faces mole mecha while Joe recovers from rocket injury
Feb 11, 1973A Galactor mole mecha attacks, prompting the Science Ninja Team to assemble. Joe attempts to save a dog after his mother dies in the blast and is struck by a rocket fragment. The mecha assaults the God Phoenix but retreats at dawn due to sunlight weakness. Medical tests reveal the dangerous head injury, ruling out surgery and centrifuge treatment. When the mecha reappears, the team mobilizes but cannot use full God Phoenix powers because the G2 car is delayed. Joe arrives in the G2, allowing the team to board. They are captured by the mecha, but Joe triggers the rockets, destroying the enemy. The resulting shockwave ejects the fragment from Joe’s head, allowing him to survive as Ryu stabilizes the spinning God Phoenix.
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The Science Ninja Team investigates a doctor's cyborg horse and confronts the mysterious leader X.
Feb 18, 1973Nambu suspects a prize-winning horse is a cyborg and assigns the Science Ninja Team to protect its creator, Dr. Henjinman. However, the doctor disappears, leaving only a Galactor badge. He is taken to the enemy base, where he identifies the true face of Leader X and blackmails him into granting him a representative title. X’s subordinate, Katse, then orders the cyborg horses to attack a meadow and subsequently the city. The team infiltrates the base, witnessing X kill the doctor with light rays. Before dying, the doctor instructs the team to press buttons on the horses' backs, activating their self-destruct mechanisms. The team escapes as they detonate the base and destroy the robotic horses.
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The Firebird Versus the Fire-Eating Dragon
Feb 25, 1973A mecha named Kingdragon attacks a deep-sea uranium factory, defeating a guard vessel superior to the God Phoenix. Although Nambu forbids deployment, Ken disobeys and engages the enemy alone. The God Phoenix is overwhelmed, and its firebird weapon fails against the mecha's intense heat. Nambu orders the Red Impulse group to intervene, but their commander refuses, insisting Ken must fight again. Nambu devises a plan to install a cooling device in the God Phoenix to react with a minus bomb inside the enemy. Ken volunteers for the dangerous mission, hiding among tuna to infiltrate the mecha. He places the bomb but cannot escape as the craft freezes. The team worries until Ken emerges from a crack in the frozen machine, appearing like an immortal bird.
- 23EP 23
Ken devises a magnetic plan to destroy the invincible Mecha Ball threatening the city.
Mar 4, 1973A destructive Mecha Ball emerges from a bowling alley cellar, proving immune to attack due to its lack of weak points. Ken refuses to join his four teammates, fearing a futile assault will result in a meaningless death. Observing Jinpei manipulate a pachinko ball with a magnet, Ken formulates a strategy. Nambu constructs a massive electrical magnet in the Alps, directing the God Phoenix to lure the enemy there. However, the Mecha Ball alters its trajectory toward an international nuclear plant. Ken boards the machine alone, defeats the Galactor members, and destroys the steering panel to lock its course. He guides the ball toward the magnet while his teammates watch anxiously. The Mecha Ball is drawn to the magnet and explodes, leaving a lasting impression on his friends.
- 24EP 24
The Science Ninja Team investigates a Neon Giant attacking scientists while protecting Nambu.
Mar 11, 1973ISO scientists are murdered, prompting Nambu to assign the Science Ninja Team as bodyguards. Ken encounters Galactor's Ninja Blackbirds near an amusement park, while Jun and Jinpei face a Neon Giant summoned by flute music. The team uses themselves as bait to help a scientist escape but falls. Jun notes the giant resembles a statue near the park where the Blackbirds disappeared. The team infiltrates the park at night. Ken follows a flutist to an underground base, discovering it is Katse in disguise. Katse reveals a plot to assassinate Nambu. Ken warns Joe and Ryu but is attacked by the Blackbirds. Katse controls the Neon Giant with the flute. Ken disarms the flute, and Jinpei plays a chaotic tune that causes the giant to overheat and explode, foiling the assassination attempt.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many episodes does Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman have?
- Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman has 105 episodes.
- When did Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman come out?
- Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman came out in 1972.
- Which studio made Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman?
- Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman was produced by Tatsunoko Production.
- Who directed Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman?
- Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman was directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa.
- Is Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman finished?
- Current status of Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman: Finished.