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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.
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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.
- 20EP 20
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.
- 21EP 21
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.
- 22EP 22
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.
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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.
- 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.