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4 / 5- 73EP 73
The Science Ninja Team pursues Katse through a jungle trap and a mammoth mecha.
Feb 17, 1974After Katse escapes in a rocket then switches to a car, the Science Ninja Team follows him into a jungle. They split into three groups to search for him while X sends a commando unit and sets traps. Joe criticizes Ryu for being unprepared, but Ryu defends his empathy for a wounded deer. Jinpei finds Katse but is captured by the commando unit. Joe and Ryu discover Jinpei is about to be sacrificed near an ice-covered mammoth. They rescue him and corner Katse, who has disguised himself as a Shinto priest. Katse retreats into a mammoth mecha and attacks the team. The God Phoenix saves them, and Joe prepares to fire a rocket at the mecha but hesitates upon seeing deer below. Instead, they lure the mecha into the mountains and trigger an avalanche with a rocket, destroying it. The team mistakenly believes the nearby jungle traps indicate the location of the headquarters, which remains hidden in fog.
- 74EP 74
Jun loses her shoe to Galactor who analyze it to reverse her transformation while she infiltrates their base.
Feb 24, 1974A mammoth emerges at an amusement park where Jun and Jinpei are visiting. Jun’s shoe gets stuck in a mecha and is taken by Galactor. Nambu suggests analyzing it to find the transformation secret. Katse orders the shoe examined, revealing the electrical frequency that turns it into a white boot. X directs Dr. Mizuno to create a reversal weapon. Galactor recruits sixteen-year-old girls for a beauty center to find G-3. Jun applies despite knowing it is a trap. After other candidates are captured and sedated, Jun feigns sleep and sends a bird scramble signal. She is taken to the base and questioned by Katse. The God Phoenix arrives just in time. Jun rescues the girls, retrieves her shoe, and boards the mecha. Katse launches rockets, but Ken’s guidance system causes them to return, destroying the base and the enemy machine.
- 75EP 75
Ryu's father reveals a Galactor mech weakness during a rescue mission on an Amana island.
Mar 3, 1974After Ryu's father's boat sinks, Ryu fails to report for duty due to distress, leading to house arrest. Ken and Jun secretly depart in the God Phoenix to search for the missing father. They locate him on an Amana island, where he unknowingly reveals that the Galactor mech's interior is exposed when its small planes detach. The team then targets a uranium store within the mech. Ryu executes a precise rocket strike during the plane detachment phase, successfully destroying the enemy machine and proving his capability despite earlier reprimands.
- 76EP 76
Joe misses the race and loses his form while the team faces a Galactor trap in the underground city.
Mar 10, 1974Joe arrives late to Nambu after finishing a race, transforming en route and attracting the Megazainer. High-frequency waves strip his powers, forcing him to retreat while Dr. Misuno fears an explosion. The other four members enter a burnt subterranean city to investigate suspicious signals, falling into a Galactor trap. Joe reports the transformation-undoing weapon to Nambu, who fails to reach Ken. Ken is deceived by Katse’s disguise and struck by the Megazainer but is narrowly saved by Red Impulse members. Jun, Jinpei, and Ryu are captured for high-frequency exposure. Joe rescues them, prompting the Red Impulse commander to fire a rocket that reveals Ken’s true identity. Ken and his friends overload the Megazainer, causing it to explode. As Red Impulse pursues Katse, Joe tosses his cap to Ken, who stares at it in silence.
- 77EP 77
Science Ninja Team confronts brainwashed citizens and Berg Katse's resource theft in Dokual
Mar 17, 1974The Science Ninja Team travels to the resource-rich nation of Dokual to protect its president from Galactor's threats. After hiding the God Phoenix, they infiltrate the presidential residence, where they detect a Black Bird disguise by observing the cane's position. Escaping lethal traps and poisonous gas, the team is attacked by brainwashed citizens emitting radio waves. A boy, immune to the signals because he uses the subway as a playground, rescues them. Following the sewer system to the signal's source, the team destroys the broadcasting mechanism and fights Black Birds. Berg Katse then reveals he has stolen the country's resources and rigged the base to explode upon destruction. The team suffers their first total defeat, finding solace only in seeing the rescued boy reunited with his mother.
- 78EP 78
Joe's Traumatic Dreams and the Galactor Submarine Ambush at Marin Saturn
Mar 24, 1974Joe suffers from nightly nightmares of his parents' death, leading to severe exhaustion. Ken and Joe investigate a research institute in Marin Saturn, located 10,000 meters below sea level, after it loses contact. During the descent, Joe hears a radio message about a mysterious submarine, triggering a nightmare that causes him to destroy the device. The submarine is actually Galactor, whose members have infiltrated the institute as engineers. They ambush Ken and Joe, taking them to a carrier and a gas chamber. Ken escapes to destroy the carrier, causing an explosion. He rescues Joe, who stands motionless before the flames. Ken forces Joe to face the light, restoring his memory. Joe reveals he is a Galactor child. They escape in the Marin Saturn, discover captured engineers dead in ghost water, and Ken reports this to Nambu. Joe questions Ken about his secret, to which Ken replies, "You're the Science Ninja Team G-2." The two watch the sunset from the vehicle.
- 79EP 79
Science Ninja Team Investigates Spy Boronbo and Galactor Data Theft
Mar 31, 1974Nambu tasks the Science Ninja Team with investigating ISO scientist Boronbo, suspected of spying for Galactor. Ken infiltrates the spy’s circle, learning Boronbo’s daughter is held hostage. Boronbo imprisons Ken and flees with stolen data. Joe and the team locate Boronbo’s car near the ISO headquarters, revealing an underground base entrance. After the team is ambushed, Ken pursues Galactor commander Katse into a moving mecha. Katse attempts to destroy Ken with a timebomb while escaping with the data. Ken rescues Boronbo’s daughter and escapes the collapsing base. Boronbo had programmed the data to self-destruct upon a switch activation, baffling Katse. Ken reunites the daughter with her father. Later, Rumi seeks her unknown benefactor. Ken, having reverted from his Gatchaman identity, silently watches Rumi pass him and retrieves her dropped rose.
- 80EP 80
The Science Ninja Team investigates robot peacocks and a presumed death in Assham.
Apr 7, 1974An uprising in Assham prompts the Science Ninja Team to investigate a leader shot by a confusion ray. Ken and Jinpei discover the national birds are robots that attack them with the ray. Ken saves Jinpei but is captured by the Peacock Devil, who destroys his hidden car. The team mourns Ken after a broadcast shows his destruction, but the mecha reappears. The God Phoenix battles the enemy and is hit by the ray. Ken escapes the wreckage, damages the mecha's hull, and instructs Joe to launch a timed rocket. The explosion destroys the machine, and Ken survives. Jun returns his boomerang as the team celebrates his survival.
- 81EP 81
Joe seeks refuge with Father Alan while evading Galactor forces on BC Island.
Apr 14, 1974Katse investigates BC Island after a man resembling Giuseppe Asakura visits his grave, discovering an empty tomb for Giuseppe's supposed deceased child. The island-wide manhunt targets Joe, who escapes to a church and seeks shelter from Father Alan, an old friend. During treatment, Joe learns Alan was engaged to the Devil Star girl he killed. As Galactor forces breach the church, the Science Ninja Team arrives to confront the enemy. Alan then confronts the team, demanding to know Joe's identity as the Condor. Ken admits the truth, but Joe shoots Alan before the trigger is pulled, only to find the gun empty. Joe laments losing the island's most vital figure, leading to a solemn funeral for Alan while the God Phoenix departs.
- 82EP 82
Galactor Targets the Crescent Coral Reef with a New Detection Device
Apr 21, 1974Dr. Misuno of Galactor creates a device to detect the electrical waves emitted during the Science Ninja Team's transformation. Galactor uses this to track the team and rebuilds previous mechas to attack. The Science Ninja Team reunites in the God Phoenix to fight the mechas, but Nambu suspects a trap and orders a retreat to the Crescent Coral base. Despite their efforts to evade detection, the base is surrounded by crab-shaped bulldozers targeting its propulsion system. G-4 mobilizes to defend the base, allowing the team to defeat the mechas. Although the base is saved, Galactor successfully detects the Crescent Coral's location and learns its secret ability to change position, bringing the enemy closer.
- 83EP 83
ISO Factory Drill Threatens Massive Earthquake Amid Galactor Ambush
Apr 28, 1974Galactor attacks an ISO subterranean factory, causing a uranium-powered drill to fall into an Earth crack, threatening an earthquake exceeding magnitude 8. The Science Ninja Team, accompanied by geologist Dr. Karig, uses an Earth investigation car and G-4 to retrieve the drill within a 10-hour limit. Ken lures a mecha away as bait, destroying it with a time-bomb boomerang. The team encounters a rock barrier, but Dr. Karig is revealed as a spy for Katse, who holds his family hostage. Katse orders the monkey to sever a cable to stop the drill's descent. However, Ken detonates a time bomb, halting the drill's fall. Dr. Karig is buried and killed in the explosion. After the drill is recovered by a crane, Jinpei destroys the receiver on the monkey's collar.
- 84EP 84
Demon attacks a cargo plane with his spiderweb mecha to expose the Science Ninja Team.
May 5, 1974Scientist Demon attempts to sell his invention to Galactor by attacking a cargo plane, targeting his rival Nambu from their school days. He forces Nambu to reveal the Science Ninja Team's identities as a condition for the deal. At an airfield, Demon photographs the team's faces using a hidden camera in his eyepatch and detonates a bomb, causing the team to lose confidence. The God Phoenix escorts another plane, guided by Ken to fly into the mecha's web. The G-4 uses a buzzsaw to cut the threads, allowing the Phoenix to reach the cockpit. Demon shoots at Jun, breaking her bracelet and reversing her transformation. Ken and Joe shield Jun with their capes. Demon triggers a self-destruct mechanism while handing over the photo. The team escapes and views the image, which only shows the legs of five people flying away, confirming their secret identities remain safe.
- 85EP 85
Science Ninja Team intercepts Galactor spies in Utoland City while Jinpei befriends Dave.
May 12, 1974Galactor agents infiltrate Utoland City by walking past the distracted Science Ninja Team guards. Jinpei hires a hippie named Dave to work at a restaurant, then leaves in his buggy and is stopped by a suspicious policeman. Jinpei flees and gets injured, leading Dave to care for him like a father figure. Joe suspects Dave and observes him communicating with Katse. The team uses Dave as bait for a trap, but Jinpei overhears the plan via his bracelet and goes alone to the ambush site. The other team members and Dave rush to help. A Chessknight mecha appears, and Katse forces Dave to reveal the team's true faces. Dave refuses, rescues Jun and Jinpei from a collapsing bridge, and Katse destroys the structure. Jinpei is saved by the G-5 craft and believes Dave was a friend, not a spy, as he cries on Jun's chest.
- 86EP 86
God Phoenix investigates the artificial sweetener Shugare crisis linked to arms dealer Gilman.
May 19, 1974With the global sugar reserve depleted, the artificial sweetener Shugare becomes a target after an arms dealer named Gilman buys the entire supply. The God Phoenix investigates a message about Shugare in the Bikkuiero mountains, discovering a crashed cargo plane. Evidence points to Gilman, who is identified via the black box as the purchaser. Jinpei and Ryu infiltrate a location by posing as royalty to find ant assembly sites, but are captured by Gilman’s secretary, Mei, and taken aboard a submarine. Ken refuses to help, suggesting they lead captors to the main base, and follows the vessel. At a sea relay station, Katse, disguised as Mei, shoots Gilman and plans to reload Shugare. Jinpei and Ryu escape, rejoin the God Phoenix, and evade rocket fire that destroys the station. Ryu disables the submarine, which is then destroyed by a Bird Missile.
- 87EP 87
Jinpei rescues abducted Maria amid Galactor trap and Patogila attack
May 26, 1974Jinpei falls for a mountain girl who is revealed to be Maria, a millionaire's abducted daughter. He rescues her alone, drawing police suspicion due to his unknown identity. Police chief Galactor agent Katse orders Patogila to expose Jinpei at an amusement park trap. Meanwhile, the God Phoenix is diverted by a crayfish mecha and cannot contact Jinpei due to radio interference. The Science Ninja Team, suspicious of his absence, arrives with a dummy. Jun throws the dummy to distract enemies while Jinpei transforms and joins the God Phoenix. They defeat Patogila using Bird Missiles. Jinpei later visits the hospitalized Maria, resolving to avoid her until Galactor is defeated to protect her safety.
- 88EP 88
The Iron Beast Snake 828 and the Mystery of Katse
Jun 2, 1974A Galactor staff member imprisoned for guessing Katse's secret directs the Science Ninja Team to investigate his former female pupil. Ken and Jun visit her school, learning from Professor Howard that the student had an IQ of 280, changed schools annually, and was originally male. After a rocket attack on the professor, Joe and the others battle a mecha while Ken assists in their escape. Meanwhile, the Galactor commander infiltrates the prison and kills the informant. The team confronts this tough commander, who collapses after Joe pierces his windpipe with an airgun. Following the trail, Ken and the others find Professor Hume dead, realizing the unremarkable old man they passed was Katse in disguise.
- 89EP 89
Ryu and Jinpei set a coral reef trap for Galactor's forces using a special dye.
Jun 9, 1974Ryu mocks Jinpei as he uses the G-4 machine to shape a coral reef into a crescent bait for Galactor. Nambu provides a special red liquid that marks targets on radar. Galactor’s spy satellite detects the reef, prompting sea bottom tanks from various bases to advance. Jinpei fires the dye, revealing the base is fake and disabling the radar. The tanks retreat, but G-4 tracks them to six individual bases, which the Science Ninja Team destroys. Jinpei pursues Katse’s large mecha back to the main base. Katse detects the pursuit via X, fires torpedoes, and triggers self-destruct before escaping. Ryu worries about Jinpei and follows him. Ryu shields G-4 from torpedoes, getting hurt, and they surface together to escape the explosion. The other members corner Katse’s plane but find only a puppet inside. Katse escapes again, but Ryu and Jinpei remain cheerful.
- 90EP 90
Science Ninja Team confronts Matangar, an armored mecha threatening Mikron Island cities.
Jun 16, 1974A dispute arises between Joe and Ken regarding weapon usage. Ken reflects on future evils while visiting his father's grave. On Mikron Island, the mecha Matangar threatens to destroy cities every 12 hours unless the Science Ninja Team appears. Ken analyzes photos to find a weak point, noting that destroying the armored beast could obliterate the island. He identifies a small vent and requests a special bullet. The Phoenix hovers above as Joe aims the Condor Machine. Ken directs Joe to shoot the bullet through the one-centimeter vent, igniting the interior. Matangar clutches the Phoenix and moves toward the sea. Ken bets that the belly armor is thinner, ordering Jun to fire a rocket from the top dome. The rocket destroys the mecha, confirming Ken's assessment.
- 91EP 91
Galactor infiltrates Crescent Coral Base with a homing device while the Science Ninja Team investigates.
Jun 23, 1974After a passenger ship carrying ISO engineers is destroyed by torpedoes, Nambu deploys the Science Ninja Team for patrol. The God Phoenix encounters crab-shaped tanks, allowing a Galactor submarine to attach itself to the aircraft. The tanks retreat, and the team returns to base under orders. The submarine infiltrates Crescent Coral, where disguised Galactor members kill engineers and install a homing system. Nambu suspects the device and assigns Ken and Jun to locate it while Joe and others hunt the submarine. Ken and Jun discover the disguised enemies but are forced to watch them detonate the submarine, destroying all clues. The base's complex layout makes finding the tracker difficult. Meanwhile, the God Phoenix searches the seabed without success. Katse laughs confidently as torpedoes are launched toward Crescent Coral.
- 92EP 92
Crescent Base sinks as the team destroys their former headquarters to prevent Galactor from retrieving data.
Jun 30, 1974Torpedoes strike the Crescent Base, causing it to sink while engineers hesitate to abandon their research. Ken and Jun persuade the staff to prioritize their lives and escape. Inside, Nambu destroys data but becomes trapped under a fallen computer. The God Phoenix detects explosions and returns, but a second torpedo attack traps the aircraft in the hangar. Ken and Jun reach Nambu’s room, yet the power outage prevents entry. As the base tilts into a trench, the God Phoenix breaks free. Joe and Jinpei navigate flooded corridors to join Ken and Jun. Using a burner from Joe’s airgun, they open the door and rescue Nambu. The aircraft separates from the sinking structure. The Science Ninja Team watches the base descend, but Nambu warns that Galactor could retrieve the data. Consequently, Ken fires Bird Missiles, destroying the Crescent Base completely.
- 93EP 93
Katse launches underground torpedoes while the Science Ninja Team infiltrates the base to retrieve critical data.
Jul 7, 1974Believing the Science Ninja Team dead after a major defeat, Katse receives orders from X to eliminate them completely. While the team recovers at Nambu's villa, a tourist city is attacked, prompting Nambu to leave the defense to U.N. forces. Katse, convinced the team is gone, proceeds with an operation using underground torpedoes to destroy U.N. bases. Nambu deduces the launch site and sends the team to infiltrate the facility. Inside, Joe attaches detectors to the torpedoes. During a celebration where Katse holds a tape with X's conquest plans, the team appears and steals the tape. Katse triggers the torpedo launch and base destruction before fleeing. The God Phoenix pursues the mecha, firing a Bird Missile equipped with a transmitter that guides the torpedoes back to Nambu. However, the tape disintegrates into white smoke upon playback.
- 94EP 94
The Electric Devil Beast Angler Attacks the Torasshuu Power Plant
Jul 14, 1974Nambu tasks Dr. Komibe with testing a space capsule at the Torasshuu power plant supplying Utoland. Ken and friends bid farewell to Ryu, whose father is ill, while Joe rescues a child from an accident. Katse forces a recharge of the mecha Angler, causing a city-wide blackout. Suspicious, the team investigates the plant, where Katse, disguised as Komibe, traps them in an incinerator and plants a bomb. They escape via Nambu’s capsule and defeat Galactor reinforcements. Jun and Komibe restore power, while Ken uses Jinpei’s discovered bomb to destroy Katse’s fleeing mecha. Ryu learns his father has recovered, and Joe is relieved the child’s surgery succeeded.
- 95EP 95
Jinpei investigates ancient ninja ruins in the Jupiter mountains while seeking his true origins.
Jul 21, 1974Jun tasks Jinpei with investigating strange corpses in the Jupiter mountains, where they discover ancient ninja ruins. Jinpei, celebrating a self-chosen birthday, feels upset that Jun is absent. He travels to the mountains to find his real birthday and origin, staying with an old man. The man reveals he was a ninja who opposed Katse, resulting in his blindness and the death of his family, except for a three-year-old son who went missing. Before dying, the man warns that knowing one's origin is not fortunate. Jinpei reunites with Ken and Jun, who infiltrated the ninja base. They battle the Galactor army and defeat a giant demon formed by united ninjas using the Tornado Fighter. Although Jinpei learns nothing about his past, Ryu gives him a crushed birthday present, which Jinpei accepts with satisfaction.
- 96EP 96
The Science Ninja Team infiltrates the submerged Galactor base hidden within a cave.
Jul 28, 1974ISO intelligence locates the Galactor Headquarters near the Lelo River gorge, forcing the team to travel by canoe while Ryu remains behind with the God Phoenix. After an unknown man interferes with their journey, he is captured by Galactor, who use him to lure the ninja team into their underground base. Jinpei narrowly escapes a closing ceiling trap, but Ken and the others are captured. Ryu secretly flies the God Phoenix to the site despite initial hesitation. The captured man, revealing his willow was destroyed in a previous battle, helps the team by opening the ceiling. Jinpei drops a bomb to free his comrades, and they escape with the man. Ken then destroys the base with a missile, while the rescued man reflects on the heavy burdens of his role in the conflict.
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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.