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2 / 5- 25EP 25
Science Ninja Team investigates a magma giant emerging from a volcanic base near a Jesus Christ sculpture.
Mar 18, 1973An ISO volcanic research center is attacked by the Magma Giant, forcing the God Phoenix to escape into the sea. Joe notes the giant resembles a Jesus Christ sculpture in a national park, prompting the Science Ninja Team to investigate. They question a girl sculpting the statue, who claims to continue her family’s third-generation tradition. Inside a cave base, they discover the sculpture is plunged into lava to create the giant. Ken summons the God Phoenix as the team uses a rocket to break a special glass lens at the sea bottom, which focuses sunlight to heat the magma. Upon receiving a message from Nambu that the giant is heading toward a city, the team lures it into the sea. The water instantly cools the giant into a black rock, allowing the girl to resume her sculpting.
- 26EP 26
Ryu returns to his village to investigate mysterious pollution and Galactor's underwater base.
Mar 25, 1973Galactor attacks ISO ships with black rays while Ryu sleeps in the God Phoenix, leaving him unable to respond. Feeling responsible, Ryu returns to his birthplace, where the sea is mysteriously polluted. His father, the cooperative head, is blamed by villagers. Ryu asks Nambu to test the water, revealing a metal byproduct linked to Galactor. Nambu and the Science Ninja Team arrive. Ryu and Ken discover a flying-diving ray machine and infiltrate a nearby base. They are captured but escape after flooding the command room to defeat the enemy forces. Ken reports the base's destruction to Nambu, recommending Ryu's reinstatement. The two men, expecting execution, are saved by the G4 machine. Back on the surface, Nambu returns Ryu's bracelet, restoring his status as an active agent.
- 27EP 27
Joe and Lucy compete in an African car race while facing Galactor's mecha attacks and a tragic betrayal.
Apr 1, 1973The ISO receives a message from Galactor executive Lucy, who offers the location of their headquarters in exchange for $10 billion. To secure this information, Joe teams up with Lucy in a customer car endurance race across Africa, with four other members acting as guards. Although Joe expects immediate disclosure, Lucy insists the data will only be revealed after the rally concludes. During the race, the team faces attacks from mechas disguised as animals, sent by Galactor to punish Lucy for her treason. With assistance from Ken and others, they evade these threats and continue. As they near the finish line, Lucy proposes that Joe and she join forces to take over Galactor. The pair wins the race, earning $100,000 in prize money. In a tea room, Joe demands the promised information. However, Lucy begins to move erratically, crashes through a wall, and explodes. She was a Galactor-manufactured cyborg whose self-destruction was triggered by a radio signal from X. Joe is shocked by her remains, and his anger toward Galactor is reignited.
- 28EP 28
The Science Ninja Team investigates mysterious child disappearances linked to Galactor's brain wave monster Alphagila.
Apr 8, 1973Children vanish while the Science Ninja Team witnesses the phenomenon. Ken tracks tire marks into a mirror maze, where snail mechas turn transparent. Galactor abducts children with strong brain waves to create Alphagila, a monster that steals ISO secrets before destroying the facilities. Nambu amplifies Jun's brain waves to use her as bait. The team locates her signal, infiltrates the underground base beneath the maze, and rescues the captives. Using this intelligence, Katse heads to a desert uranium storage room. The interior transforms into a mirror dome, rendering the stealth mechas visible and trapping them. Nambu’s plan succeeds as the God Phoenix destroys the machines. Although the team believes they have cornered Katse, he escapes again, vanishing in blue-white flames.
- 29EP 29
Jinpei and Ryu visit the Shirayuki orphanage to play with friends while Galack X causes trouble.
Apr 15, 1973Jinpei and Ryu visit the Shirayuki orphanage to play with friends, who request they attend a kickboxing match. Meanwhile, Ken investigates strange activity in a volcanic area but finds nothing. After the fight, children seek an autograph from Galack X, only to discover his gloves contain deadly weapons. They are captured by his assistant, Katse in disguise, who plans to erupt the volcano to destroy the city. Ryu pursues Galack X at Jinpei's request and is injured. Jinpei sneaks into a Galactor base behind the orphanage, where his clackers accidentally trigger the eruption. Katse escapes via rocket. Ken and the team defeat Galack X, but lava flows toward the city. Ryu arrives in the God Phoenix despite his injuries. They combine forces to destroy the mountain with a rocket, stopping the lava. The city is saved, but the orphanage burns down. The Science Ninja Team begins rebuilding it with the children.
- 30EP 30
Kamisoral the Guillotine Iron Beast faces a global water crisis and an invisible enemy destroying infrastructure.
Apr 22, 1973A global water shortage intensifies as an invisible enemy destroys dams and tanks. The God Phoenix detects the flying mecha Kamisoral, whose sickle cuts missiles and causes massive damage. The Science Ninja Team escapes to report to Nambu, who receives a Katse announcement declaring tomorrow humanity's last day. Nambu predicts an attack on a nuclear power plant. Plans shift to creating a typhoon-sized artificial rain to exploit the mecha's weakness to turbulence and vacuum. The God Phoenix lures the mecha into the test area using a special filter. Caught by the sickle, the Phoenix fights hard inside the storm. Thunderstorm shock weakens the blade, allowing escape. The mecha is drawn into the typhoon's eye and explodes, ending the crisis.
- 31EP 31
Joe confronts the final Devil Star member while protecting Dr. Nambu from Galactor
Apr 29, 1973Galactor attacks Dr. Nambu’s vehicle, but Joe escapes due to his memory of the Devil Star’s rose bomb. Distracted by the threat, Joe leaves the villa to race his car, triggering memories of his parents’ murder by a similar device. He saves a woman from a track accident and arranges a future race. Meanwhile, Nambu and Chief Anderson’s secretary board a cross-continent train for an investigation. Ken boards to prevent a Galactor trap, defeating Devil Star members on the train while the secretary escapes in a disc-shaped plane. Jun stops further track destruction, and Joe faces the final enemy. Using a clue from Ken’s feather shuriken, Joe’s weapon clashes with the enemy’s rose bomb. The attack pierces the Devil Star’s chest, revealing the fallen mask to be the woman Joe promised to race.
- 32EP 32
The Grand Gezora Operation (Part I)
May 6, 1973Galactor targets Lawnpark City, deploying the Mecha Gezora, which escapes the God Phoenix via smoke. The Science Ninja Team investigates incognito, discarding bracelets due to suspected traps. Jun and Jinpei rescue a woman from criminals and enter a manor, where Jinpei is drugged. Jun feigns sleep, observing the hostess, who orders their execution upon discovering Jun is a police officer. Both are imprisoned underground. Ken and the others worry when the pair fail to arrive, splitting up again. Meanwhile, Gezora attacks a chemical factory to lure the remaining team members into the open.
- 33EP 33
The Science Ninja Team confronts Gezora to rescue captured members Jun and Jinpei.
May 13, 1973With Jun and Jinpei missing, the Science Ninja Team struggles to counter Gezora’s assault. Katse appears in a city square, threatening to continue attacks until the team reveals itself. When Galactor rifles target children, Ken intervenes with his boomerang, allowing Joe and Ryu to join the fight. Katse claims the missing members are prisoners, but Ken asserts they are inside the God Phoenix. Katse escapes into Gezora. Jun and Jinpei face execution until the God Phoenix appears on a screen, halting the act. Ken discovers a message directing him to a uranium storage building. He infiltrates Gezora, rescues his comrades, and Jun plants a bomb. The team regroups and confronts Katse. Gezora explodes upon contacting uranium, leaving Katse as the sole survivor.
- 34EP 34
The Evil Aurora Operation
May 20, 1973An aurora emits strange radio waves that cause people to act erratically and cause accidents. Ryu and Nambu are affected, with Ryu exhibiting cat-like brain waves and Nambu attempting to destroy the Crescent Coral self-destruct mechanism. After Joe punches Nambu, Ken and Joe take Ryu to the impact site. Joe punches Ryu, causing an electrical shock that restores his personality. The team realizes they must destroy the wave source since Nambu's brain waves fluctuate. The God Phoenix is mobilized to find the aurora, leading to a battle with Thundersaurus. Jun sets up an installation to exploit the mecha's increasing voltage. A rocket fails, but the blind shell explodes due to the voltage, destroying the mecha and restoring everyone to normal.
- 35EP 35
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Doria Civil War and the Firebird God
May 27, 1973In Doria, a civil war erupts over oil rights between the king and Prince Ali. The king, facing defeat, summons the Science Ninja Team. Ken convinces Ali to negotiate, but they are ambushed and thrown into a dungeon where they discover the true king's skeleton. Escaping via the God Phoenix, they witness Mecha Moskon bombing protesters. Ken confronts Katse, who is disguised as the king, causing him to fall into the burning streets. Meanwhile, the team identifies the Mecha's tracking weakness and lures it into an oil field. The God Phoenix destroys the machine in a massive explosion. Witnessing this miracle, the people of Doria worship the Firebird God and find hope for their nation's reconstruction.
- 36EP 36
Science Ninja Team investigates a lighthouse rocket and Galactor base while helping two boys
Jun 3, 1973An ISO research ship carrying uranium data is destroyed, leaving the Science Ninja Team to investigate. They encounter Taro and Jiro, two boys known as liars, who claim to have seen a crawfish apparition and a moving lighthouse. Ken discovers their catch is a rocket and the team visits the lighthouse, where they rescue the boys from a lynx that turns out to be a Galactor cyborg. Taro leads Ken to a secret passage beneath the lighthouse, revealing a Galactor base. The boys board the lighthouse rocket containing the lost data. The God Phoenix pursues a crawfish mecha through metallic seaweed and rocket squids, locating the base. The team rescues the children and recovers the data. Katse escapes capture by using a glass partition wall.
- 37EP 37
The Science Ninja Team searches for Dr. Miwa at Sanjo Lake and confronts Galactor.
Jun 10, 1973Dr. Miwa investigates why Sanjo Lake is not frozen, prompting Nambu to send the Science Ninja Team to find him. Guided by his pet Taro, the team locates a Galactor base in the snowy mountains. They are deceived by a reflection, and Taro is swept away by water from the ceiling. The team is trapped behind reinforced glass but escapes with Taro's assistance to stop a mecha test. Ken defeats Katse by cutting his mask, and they steal snowmobiles to flee with the doctor. Taro attacks pursuing Galactor members, saving the doctor before falling into a valley. The mecha Lenjira explodes without the doctor, destroying the base, while Taro's fate remains unknown.
- 38EP 38
The Science Ninja Team investigates a mysterious jungle city attacked by mechanical dinosaurs.
Jun 17, 1973During the inauguration of a new desert city under the Mantle plan, Dr. Mukashiski distributes leaflets for a dinosaur exhibition. That night, the city is assaulted by dinosaurs, prompting Ken to infiltrate the exhibit. He discovers a prehistoric jungle and is captured by metallic ivy, losing his bracelet to the doctor. Nambu reprimands Ken and orders the team to retrieve the item. Ken returns to the sewer, where G-4 rescues him from enemies. They infiltrate the base, free captured teammates, and recover the bracelet. After the Science Ninja Team destroys the remote control, the dinosaurs' magnetic propulsion energy causes an explosion that obliterates the creatures and the base.
- 39EP 39
Devilstar Spores Attack Women as Science Ninja Team Burns Infested Reservoir
Jun 24, 1973Katse releases Jigokiller spores from a Devilstar ship, targeting women on Earth. Jun analyzes a burned flower sample for Nambu, confirming it is an ancient flesh-eating plant with unknown weaknesses. Acting as bait in a protective suit, she is swallowed by a Jigokiller while Jinpei watches. The Science Ninja Team receives orders to destroy the plants at a reservoir supplying 10 million people. Despite hesitation over Jun’s potential survival, Ken orders fuel drops, and the God Phoenix ignites the flora with missiles. Inside the burning plant, Jun remains trapped as white spores are released, hiding secrets unknown to the team.
- 40EP 40
The Jigokiller plants attack the sewers while Ken searches for Jun and Nambu discovers their weakness.
Jul 1, 1973Jinpei mourns in Jun's empty shop while Nambu studies Jigokiller plants. These plants operate in the sewers, causing damage. Ken refuses to move out due to remorse over abandoning Jun. Red Impulse urges him to find her body. Ken's bracelet signals a location, prompting the Science Ninja Team to mobilize despite potential traps. They locate the signal in a Willy City subterranean base, ideal for the plants that thrive in darkness and water. The team breaks in and rescues a bound Jun. Meanwhile, Nambu finds his blood withers the plants, revealing they cannot withstand the Y-chromosome found in men. He gives Red Impulse a special Y-chromosome bomb. Red Impulse drops it, causing a Y-chromosome rain that withers all Jigokiller plants, ending the crisis.
- 41EP 41
Science Ninja Team rescues kidnapped rock band from Galactor's sonic weapon attack
Jul 8, 1973The Science Ninja Team visits a concert by Demon 5, who are kidnapped by Galactor. The villains force the band to perform murder music composed by X using a Sonic Mecha, causing city destruction and madness. The God Phoenix retreats after a counter-attack. Katse revives the operation, but the drummer embeds a Morse code signal in the performance. Jun detects this signal, revealing the Galactor base location. The team attacks the base to save Demon 5 before execution. They face the Sonic Mecha again but follow Nambu's advice to emit delayed sounds. This interrupts the mecha's magnetic waves, causing self-destruction. Demon 5 returns to performing safely while the team listens as ordinary citizens.
- 42EP 42
Ryu is captured by Galactor during vacation and taken to Jinjin prison for a recruitment scheme.
Jul 15, 1973While on vacation, Ryu hitches a ride with Galactor, who are transporting death-row escapees from Jinjin prison to join their ranks. Separated from his team because he removed his bracelet, Ryu is taken to the Galactor base. Nambu organizes a counter-operation where Ken, disguised as a commander, loads the prisoners onto the God Phoenix disguised as a transport plane to interrogate the Galactor leader. Ken is knocked unconscious after becoming a suspect, but the Science Ninja Team continues using a tape of Katse's voice. They deceive the prisoners with a fake landscape, returning them to the prison. Ryu reunites with his friends and reflects on a fellow inmate who longs to return home to his family.
- 43EP 43
Science Ninja Team Protects Peaceful Honeymoon Amidst Galactor Conspiracy
Jul 22, 1973Amidst a long war between Bien and Ameria, representatives Romina and Julia marry to symbolize peace. Galactor plots to disrupt this union and reignite conflict, deploying robots to capture the couple during their honeymoon. The Science Ninja Team serves as their bodyguards. Joe suspects a man at the airport but loses him near an old temple. After Romina and Julia are abducted, the team investigates the temple, where they battle a dove-shaped mecha. A sun ray reflected from Jun's compact causes the machine to self-destruct. Inside the secret base, the team finds Romina and Julia transformed into cyborgs. Refusing to live as Galactor's puppets, the couple chooses death to preserve peace. Embracing, they are struck by lightning, destroying the base and thwarting Galactor's evil scheme.
- 44EP 44
Science Ninja Team faces Galactor's Arkeo in Moroi City with Red Impulse aid
Jul 29, 1973Galactor's Arkeo attacks Moroi City, but Nambu deems the Science Ninja Team unfit for combat against the mecha's shock wave. Despite standing by orders, the team mobilizes anyway and suffers damage until Red Impulse intervenes. Ken defiantly offers his bracelets to the new squad, leading to their transfer to a South Sea base for rigorous training. While the others observe, Ken bonds with the commander, unaware he is his father. Ken eventually grasps the training's purpose through a water ripple analogy, realizing how to penetrate the shock wave. When Arkeo announces another assault, the God Phoenix departs with Red Impulse. They successfully destroy the mech by breaking through its defense and bombing it directly, securing victory while Ken remains ignorant of his commander's true identity.
- 45EP 45
The Night Fog Sea Lion Ninja Team
Aug 5, 1973Galactor besieges an ISO island to steal high-energy ore, prompting Nambu to prioritize worker safety over the material. The Science Ninja Team infiltrates the fog-shrouded site, using G-4 to evacuate laborers by hiding them among seals. Although the rescue succeeds, Galactor’s mecha steals the ore and captures the workers as hostages. Katse threatens execution unless the team reveals itself. The Ninja Team appears atop the God Phoenix, but a baby seal Jinpei brought along jumps into the sea, distracting the enemy. Seizing this moment, the team launches a counter-attack, successfully reclaiming the stolen ore from the mecha.
- 46EP 46
Ken is forced to fly a plane, loses his radio, and pursues a traitor to a Galactor mine.
Aug 12, 1973Ken is coerced at an airport to pilot a two-seater aircraft by an armed man. During the flight, Ken attempts to disarm him, but the man shoots a wire, causing a crash. The man escapes with the sole parachute, claiming he will sell information to the ISO. Ken’s radio bracelet is damaged in the landing. Ken spots a Galactor Mecha and follows the man to an abandoned Galactor mine in a valley. Both are captured and hung in an old well. The man, a Galactor traitor, reveals a tape recording a conversation between Katse and a foreign Prime Minister. Ken transforms to rescue the man and defeat the Galactor members. An explosion severely injures the man, who has seen Ken’s true identity. The surviving Galactor commander attacks with a mecha. The man gives Ken a smashed tape and a message for his mother in Hontwall, then sacrifices himself and the commander by falling into the valley. Only the name Arthur Kelly remains.
- 47EP 47
The Devil's Airline
Aug 19, 1973Director Anderson transports a critical ultracomputer core via private jet to the Jetol plateau research institute. Galactor intercepts the flight, with disguised Katse replacing a stewardess and hijacking the aircraft. After eliminating the pilot, Katse steers the plane toward Galactor’s base using radio guidance. Director Anderson sends a Morse code distress signal, prompting the Science Ninja Team to pursue in the God Phoenix. They are led into a trap at the enemy stronghold. Anderson ejects safely, but the computer core remains inside. A battle ensues where the Science Ninja Team’s superior teamwork allows them to retrieve the component. They destroy the base with a rocket and proceed to the research institute.
- 48EP 48
The Camera Iron Beast Shutterkiller attacks ISO institutions while the Science Ninja Team investigates.
Aug 26, 1973Galactor deploys the Shutterkiller to copy and destroy ISO institution data. The Science Ninja Team guards a target, feigning defeat to pursue the mecha in the G-4. Jinpei locates the desert base and digs underground, joined by his teammates who infiltrate the facility. They discover a factory restoring stolen data and split up to destroy it and find Jinpei. He is abducted by a spaceship transmitting rays from the mecha. After Jinpei is rescued and the factory destroyed, the villain Katse escapes in the mecha. Ken and the others attach a wire to track him. When Katse attempts to fire an electronic laser flash, Ken throws his boomerang into the shutter mechanism. The laser reflects inward, destroying the mecha. The team returns to base with a damaged hull, but Katse vows to return.
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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.