Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972–1980)

1. S01E01Gatchaman Versus Turtle KingOctober 1, 1972—A huge turtle-shapes mecha, the "Turtleking" attacks a uranium storage facility. The ISO and the delegates of various countries are very con
2. S01E02The Apparition of a Demonic Ghostly Airplane CarrierOctober 8, 1972—A spaceship disappears, along with a device that can report and record the location of the Earth's resources. The Science Ninja Team receiv
3. S01E03The Giant Mummy that Calls the StormOctober 15, 1972—Deadly crashes involving passenger planes keep happening. Ken, who's investigating these occurrences, encounters a boy named Makoto. The boy
4. S01E04Revenge on the Mecha MechadegonOctober 22, 1972—During the investigation of an incident, Ken visits the Institute for Earthquake Research. Because of an earthquake caused by a mecha, he fa
5. S01E05Ghost Fleet from HellOctober 29, 1972—Oceangoing ships from the ISO keep disappearing. It always happens in the vicinity of a place called "Cemetery of the Sea". Director Anderso
6. S01E06The Big Maneuver of the Mini RobotsNovember 5, 1972—Gold bars are stolen from the vault of the World Bank. It is the deed of Galactor's Mini Robots. The Science Ninja Team get their instructi
7. S01E07Galactor's Big Aviation ShowNovember 12, 1972—There's a new kind of plane that does not pollute the environment. In the middle of Ken's test flight of this ISO-developed plane, he is att
8. S01E08The Secret of Crescent CoralNovember 19, 1972—A secret base. In order to resist their terrible enemy, Nambu thinks about a base for the Science Ninja Team. But fearing enemy intervention
9. S01E09The Demon from the MoonNovember 26, 1972—In the deep black sky the blue-white moon is shining. Suddenly, a meteorite falls down to Earth. According to analysis, the meteorite has t
10. S01E10The Big Battle of the Underground MonstersDecember 3, 1972—Suddenly, a whole city has lost power. Ken, in his Cessna, is thinking about an anomaly in the power plant when he gets a message from Nambu
11. S01E11The Mysterious Red ImpulseDecember 10, 1972—While flying, Ken is surprised to encounter the plane of the Red Impulse commander. He pursues him, but Red Impulse gets away using some sup
12. S01E12The Greedy Monster IbukuronDecember 17, 1972—The world's raw material for sugar gets stolen by the Galactor mecha Ibukuron, and the world emergency sugar is getting very low. Ryu and J
13. S01E13The Mysterious Red SandDecember 24, 1972—A ISO constructed storage lake, which is part of a plan to make the desert fertile, disappears. The Science Ninja Team flies to Africa to in
14. S01E14The Terrible IcecanderDecember 31, 1972—It is reported that all kind of nuclear ships (cruise ships, submarines, battle ships etc) are disappearing. It is the deed of the Galactor
15. S01E15The Frightening Jellyfish LensJanuary 7, 1973—The town "Ghost City" has been destroyed 10 years earlier by environmental pollution. Communication with an investigation team sending data
16. S01E16The Invincible Machine MekanikaJanuary 14, 1973—The latest ISO weapon factory is used by Galactor and manufactures Mekanika. It's a machine which, according to the plan on a microfilm, can
17. S01E17The Bug OperationJanuary 21, 1973—X, intending on using the strong destructive tendencies of humans, especially children, releases Kabutoron in the city. It destroys things u
18. S01E18The Revenge Maneuver of the WhalesJanuary 28, 1973—A huge whale keeps attacking harbours. While investigating a group of whales, the Science Ninja Team discovers a huge whale heading for this
19. S01E19Speedrace through HellFebruary 4, 1973—The Ruman Kingdom is known as the Gambling Kingdom. Galactor, guaranteeing the king's position, is channeling millions in riches out of the
20. S01E20Science Ninja Team EmergencyFebruary 11, 1973—A Galactor mole mecha appears. The Science Ninja Team is contacted and starts to meet, but on the way there, Joe wants to save a small dog b
21. S01E21Who is Sosai X?February 18, 1973—A horse owned by a doctor who is an authority in the area of cyborgs, participates and wins with an astonishing performance at the world-fam
22. S01E22Firebird Against Fire Spouting DragonFebruary 25, 1973—A uranium mining factory at the bottom of the sea is attacked by the mecha "Kingdragon". Since a guard vessel with much more power than the
23. S01E23The Greatly Raging Mecha BallMarch 4, 1973—From the cellar of a bowling alley, the "Mecha Ball" appears and starts to destroy the city. Because of the Mecha Ball's simple structure,
24. S01E24The Neon Giant Laughing in the DarkMarch 11, 1973—Scientists from the ISO headquarters are murdered one after the other and Nambu orders the Science Ninja Team to act as bodyguards. The Sci
25. S01E25The Magma Giant, Emperor of HellMarch 18, 1973—An ISO volcanic research center is attacked. The God Phoenix, starting the investigation, is surprised by the Magma Giant and escapes into t
26. S01E26God Phoenix, Be RebornMarch 25, 1973—ISO ships are attacked one after the other by Galactor's black ray. And because Ryu is napping in the God Phoenix, he cannot be mobilized.
27. S01E27Galactor's Witch RacerApril 1, 1973—The ISO gets a message from Lucy, one of the executives at Galactor, that she wants to reveal the location of their headquarters in exchange
28. S01E28The Invisible DemonsApril 8, 1973—Children keep dissolving into thin air. Even the members of the Science Ninja Team become eye witnesses to one of the disappearances. Ken fo
29. S01E29The Demon Man Galack XApril 15, 1973—Jinpei and Ryu visit the Shirayuki orphanage where Jinpei grew up, in order to play with friends. The children beg them to take them to watc
30. S01E30The Guillotine Mecha KamisoralApril 22, 1973—A water shortage is occurring everywhere. As if to pursue the beaten enemy, an invisible enemy continues to pound, destroying dams and water
31. S01E31The Plan to Kill Dr. NambuApril 29, 1973—Nambu's car is attacked by Galactor. But because of Joe, who seems to remember the Devil Star's rose bomb, they escape by a hair's breadth.
32. S01E32The Great Gezora Operation (Part 1)May 6, 1973—Galactor is targeting Lawnpark City, which the ISO has used all its resources to complete. The Mecha Gezora appears and starts to attack. Th
33. S01E33The Great Gezora Operation (Part 2)May 13, 1973—The Science Ninja Team doesn't know where Jun and Jinpei are, and Gezora starts to attack. But with two of them missing, scoring is difficul
34. S01E34The Diabolic Aurora OperationMay 20, 1973—Strange radio waves attack people together with an aurora. Afterwards they run amuck and cause grave accidents. While fishing, Ryu is also b
35. S01E35Burn, Desert FlameMay 27, 1973—In the country Doria, oil springs have been discovered. A battle has started between the King, keen on the mining rights, and the Prince, wh
36. S01E36Young Rascal GatchamanJune 3, 1973—An ISO research ship is attacked and data regarding uranium resources on the bottom of the sea is lost along with it. In the middle of the
37. S01E37The Electronic Mecha LenjiraJune 10, 1973—Dr. Miwa is researching whether the surface of the Sanjo Lake, frozen over the whole year, can be used to produce strong energy from the sun
38. S01E38The Mysterious Mechanical JungleJune 17, 1973—As part of the Mantle plan, a pollution-free city is constructed in the desert. Nambu and the Science Ninja Team have come into the city for
39. S01E39The People Eating Flower Jigokiller (Part 1)June 24, 1973—Outside of Earth's atmosphere, a Devilstar ship appears. Spores of the Jigokiller plant are released towards Earth by Katse's hand. In a ra
40. S01E40The People Eating Flower Jigokiller (Part 2)July 1, 1973—Jinpei is lost in mourning in Jun's empty shop. Elsewhere, Nambu is absorbed with the research on the Jigokiller plants. Hidden in the sewe
41. S01E41The Murder MusicJuly 8, 1973—Invited by Jun, the Science Ninja Team visits a concert by the popular rock group Demon 5. The Demon 5 is kidnapped by Galactor right in fro
42. S01E42The Great Escape Trick OperationJuly 15, 1973—During his vacation, Ryu asks a passing car whether they can take him with them. But the car is part of a Galactor plan to free prisoners. R
43. S01E43The Romance Extinguished by EvilJuly 22, 1973—The two countries of Bien and Ameria suffer from a long war. When the two countries finally make peace, their respective representatives sta
44. S01E44Galactor's Written ChallengeJuly 29, 1973—Galactor's Arkeo attacks the Moroi City. But Nambu judges that the Science Ninja Team is no match for the mecha's shock wave, therefore they
45. S01E45The Seal Science Ninja Team in the Night FogAugust 5, 1973—A secret mining factory of the ISO is attacked and the island on which the factory is located is besieged by Galactor. In the mine, an ore c
46. S01E46Gatchaman in the Valley of DeathAugust 12, 1973—Ken is maintaining his beloved plane at the airport when a man with a gun forces him to fly a plane. Since Ken's plane has only a single sea
47. S01E47The Devilish AirlineAugust 19, 1973—In order to finish an ultracomputer, Director Anderson himself is hand-carrying the core of this computer in his private jet to the research
48. S01E48The Camera Mecha ShutterkillerAugust 26, 1973—Galactor plans to use the Shutterkiller to copy data from ISO institutions and to then destroy those institutions. The ISO institutions are
49. S01E49The Terrible MechadokugaSeptember 2, 1973—The Science Ninja Team is accompanying Nambu, who came to the ISO headquarters for a conference. Jinpei discovers a car with the emblem of G
50. S01E50The Dinosaur Skeleton TorakodonSeptember 9, 1973—In the country Inderia, droughts and heavy rainfalls occur every year. In cooperation with the ISO, a plan to build a dam in the hinterland
51. S01E51The Rotation Mecha KatarollerSeptember 16, 1973—The Science Ninja Team follows Nambu's orders to come to Huntwall to spend their free time there. Only Ken doesn't trust those instructions.
52. S01E52The Secret of Red ImpulseSeptember 23, 1973—To be able to see his father! Carrying this wish in his heart, Ken follows the whereabouts of the mecha. Before him somebody is shot and wou
53. S01E53Farewell, Red ImpulseSeptember 30, 1973—The Galactor rocket explodes in the Van Allen belt and humankind enters the worst crisis ever. Upon the message from Galactor saying that a
54. S01E54Gatchaman Burning with RageOctober 7, 1973—Katse, who got into his stride by the funeral of Red Impulse, plans to destroy institutions related to uranium in the whole world. The repr
55. S01E55The Death Defying Mini SubmarineOctober 14, 1973—The sea takes up 70% of Earth. Galactor makes Nambu and the Science Ninja Team chose between their lives and pollution of the seas by PCB.
56. S01E56The Embittered Bird MissileOctober 21, 1973—Jun is attacked by a group of bikers. Koji saves her, he is a former race champion and Jun's friend from childhood. Now he has become the c
57. S01E57The Evil White SeaOctober 28, 1973—Mike Miller, a sniper, has been released from prison after 35 years. Galactor gives him a small tank with a freeze gun on board and orders h
58. S01E58Mekabutta from HellNovember 4, 1973—The Jet Cutter, developed by the ISO to gain energy without causing pollution, is stolen. Nambu gives the order to recover it. Ken opposes h
59. S01E59The Secret of the Mecha FactoryNovember 11, 1973—A fishing-boat is in the vicinity of Ghost Island and becomes eyewitness to a big ray and cuttle-fish. Afterwards, it is swallowed by a huge
60. S01E60Science Ninja Team G-6November 18, 1973—During an experiment with Galactor's brand-new mecha, the research machine crashes. Katse commands the termination of the survivors. The Sc
61. S01E61The Imaginary Red ImpulseNovember 25, 1973—Ken is flying over the country Hontwall in his G1 plane. He is shocked when he sees the three Red Impulse planes. The figure in one of the m
62. S01E62The Snow Devil BlizzarderDecember 2, 1973—A celebration is held in order to praise the merits of the Science Ninja Team. However, the participants are super robots. They were invente
63. S01E63The Devilish Mecha Ball Which Kills EverythingDecember 9, 1973—Professional baseball players disappear in front of the spectators during a short power outage in the middle of a match. Nambu thinks that
64. S01E64The Deadly Christmas PresentDecember 16, 1973—A year earlier, the northern country Flanbel escaped from the rule of the Dictator General Somure. But Galactor, who instructs Somure, appea
65. S01E65The Synthetic Mecha SuperbemDecember 23, 1973—The conserved brains of famous doctors keep getting stolen. A monster also steals the brain of Dr. Yamashina, an expert in robot engineering
66. S01E66The Devilish Fashion ShowDecember 30, 1973—The queen of Monarins is a fan of the Science Ninja Team. Every year, she donates large sums of money to the ISO. Katse comes into the count
67. S01E67Gatchaman Fire, Kill for Sure!January 6, 1974—Katse, opposed to Sosai X's orders to destroy the Mantle Plan, asks whether it wouldn't be better to conquer Earth after the Mantle Plan was
68. S01E68The Particle Mecha Micro SatanJanuary 13, 1974—One day on a small island in the south sea, a nuclear explosion takes place. The ISO research planes crash and burn in the high radio-activ
69. S01E69The Cemetery in the MoonlightJanuary 20, 1974—Galactor sneaks into the country Shosken, 80% of which is taken up by the Ohara desert and mountainous regions. Communications break off wit
70. S01E70Unite Girls of the Death Goddess!January 27, 1974—Mummified corpses keep being found. Since the dammages continue, Nambu orders the Science Ninja Team to find out the cause of all this. Dur
71. S01E71Invulnerable Sosai XFebruary 3, 1974—The ISO discovers a new energy source in the Himalaya, but an investigation troop sent there is annihilated by the Yeti. Because of several
72. S01E72Swarm! The Storm of the Mini MechasFebruary 10, 1974—In Amazonia the old entemologist (insect researcher) Toda who is continuing his research, notices unusal behaviour in the locusts. He notifi
73. S01E73Pursue Katse!February 17, 1974—The Science Ninja Team vanquishes another mecha and has let Katse escape yet again. With Nambu's transmission, they follow the course of Kat
74. S01E74The Secret of the BirdstyleFebruary 24, 1974—The mammoth which should be buried in a glacier, appears at an amusement park where Jun and Jinpei have gone. While saving the children, Jun
75. S01E75The Sea Devil JumboshakokuMarch 3, 1974—While a Galactor mech is mobilized, one of the small planes loses speed and collides with the fisher boat on which Ryu's father is. The boat
76. S01E76The Bracelet RevealedMarch 10, 1974—When the mobilisation order from Nambu comes in, Joe is in the middle of a race. Because he finishes it, he is too late. On the way to the
77. S01E77Katse Has SucceededMarch 17, 1974—The country Dokual is rich in Earth's resources. But because it declines to pay supporting money to Galactor, the President's life is threat
78. S01E78Death Defying Battle 10'000 Meters Below the Sea!March 24, 1974—Joe sees his parents killed every night in his dreams. An extreme exhaustion is left in his body. A research institute for the Earth's crus
79. S01E79The Stolen Gatchaman InformationMarch 31, 1974—Secret information regarding the Science Ninja Team is stolen. Nambu orders the Science Ninja Team to investigate why the ISO scientist Bor
80. S01E80Return to Life, Boomerang!April 7, 1974—In the country Assham, an uprising has started. Traces of a confusion ray appear on the body of the leader who has been shot. Thinking that
81. S01E81Duel on Galactor IslandApril 14, 1974—BC Island is an island ruled by Galactor. A man visits the grave of Giuseppe Asakura and his wife, which has not been visited by anybody for
82. S01E82Aim at Crescent Coral!April 21, 1974—Dr. Misuno, a Galactor, succeeds in diminishing the earlier invented detection device, which discovers the electrical waves emitted when the
83. S01E83A Death Defying Ring of FireApril 28, 1974—During construction of a subterranean factory of the ISO, Galactor attacks and a drill falls into a crack in the Earth. Since the energy sou
84. S01E84The Spider Net Mecha SmokefiberMay 5, 1974—The scientist Demon tries to sell his own invention to Galactor by using it to attack a cargo plane, which carries goods for those in need.
85. S01E85He's G-4!May 12, 1974—The message is intercepted that Galactor spies will sneak into Utoland City. With a funny look to the Science Ninja Team, who are guarding
86. S01E86Galactor's Buying up OperationMay 19, 1974—The world sugar reserve is about to be exhausted. The artificial sweetener Shugare is developed as a substitute, but when the distribution s
87. S01E87The Triple Joint Mecha PatogilaMay 26, 1974—While on patrol, Jinpei falls in love at first sight with a girl in a holiday house in the mountains. When Jinpei returns, he sees in the ne
88. S01E88The Iron Beast Snake 828June 2, 1974—There is a man who has guessed Katse's secret and who has worked his way up in the staff of Galactor. But he is in prison now. He is looking
89. S01E89Setting a Trap at Crescent CoralJune 9, 1974—Ryu laughs at Jinpei, who is moving earth with the G-4 machine in order to shape a coral reef into a crescent form. The purpose is to turn t
90. S01E90Armoured Mecha MatangaJune 16, 1974—Joe, who is busily maintaining his weapon, is told by Ken that using weapons is a mistake, which results in a dispute. Before his father's
91. S01E91The Plan to Blow up Crescent Coral is CompletedJune 23, 1974—Galactor has a spy infiltrate a passenger ship with a lot of ISO engineers onboard. He attaches a homing system to the ship and it is then b
92. S01E92The End of Crescent CoralJune 30, 1974—One after the other, the torpedoes hit right on target.The props of the camouflaging coral reef get stuck in the base which loses its balanc
93. S01E93Counterattack! The Subterranean Torpedo PlanJuly 7, 1974—Katse is happy that he has defeated the Science Ninja Team. An order comes in from X to make sure that the Science Ninja Team is dead. Mean
94. S01E94The Electrical Demon Biest AnglerJuly 14, 1974—The Torasshuu power plant provides electrical power to the city of Utoland. Nambu charges its head, Dr. Komibe, with the testing whether a s
95. S01E95United Ninjas, Giant Devil ManJuly 21, 1974—In the Jupiter mountains, there are ruins of a fortress which is said to have been erected by ninjas of ancient times. There some strange co
96. S01E96Charge into the Galactor HeadquarterJuly 28, 1974—When the ISO intelligence office analyses a horn of a mecha which fell into the Mammoth Canyon, they conclude that with 80% probability the
97. S01E97The Spaceship Leona 3, Gone TomorrowAugust 4, 1974—From the UN rocket launch site the two-man rocket, Leona 3 is launched in order to solve the mysteries of the Milky Way Nebula. Nambu leave
98. S01E98The Spherical Mecha GrapebomberAugust 11, 1974—Joe, heading towards a meeting point, is blinded by a light reflection and runs into a woman. Seeing his mother's face in her, he takes care
99. S01E99G-2 Covered with WoundsAugust 18, 1974—The Science Ninja has pursued Katse and arrives at a base. X orders Katse to terminate the Science Ninja Team. They want to reciprocate whe
100. S01E100Gatchaman 20 Years LaterAugust 25, 1974—A by-product of the Mantel plan is the Mantel condensation energy formula whose immense destructive power is kept a secret. In order to bury
101. S01E101The Sniper Group Hebi-CobraSeptember 1, 1974—Ken is worried about Joe's condition and Joe is afraid of being taken out of the fight. A fight between the two is interrupted by a message
102. S01E102Reverse! Checkmate XSeptember 8, 1974—A message comes in that a mecha has appeared, but since he can't contact Nambu, Ken goes out based on his own decision. But that mecha is ba
103. S01E103The Death Wager of G-2September 15, 1974—The illness progresses and Joe goes racing at the track in order to shake off his fear. There he is captured by Galactor and dragged before
104. S01E104The Evil Black Hole OperationSeptember 22, 1974—The mecha serving as bait is destroyed by the God Phoenix. Then, the order from Nambu to search Joe comes in. X is agitated because of the
105. S01E105Earth Extinction 0002September 29, 1974—Eerie stone statues appear in the fog. The Science Ninja Team walks around, searching for the entrance. Galactor is there and has spread out

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Governor X CounterattackOctober 1, 1978—A shining object collides with the luxury liner Queen Margareth. A child with special chromosomes is abducted from the sinking ship. Governo
2. S02E02Mysterious Feather ShurikenOctober 8, 1978—.. and the team doesn't know what to do. But thanks to a bomb somebody installed in the robot statue it is destroyed, and the team sees Getz
3. S02E03Black Knights from HellOctober 15, 1978—Somebody sneaks into Galactor's Headquarters and a plan to build a huge base in San Frangeles is relayed to the Science Ninja Team. Ken and
4. S02E04The Return of Joe?!October 22, 1978—In the country Amelia, between the cities New Jork and Scratton, there's the Dera Desert. Below that desert, Galactor is building a scecret
5. S02E05The Big Attack of the Mysterious CavemenOctober 29, 1978—In the underdeveloped jungle country Fruginia, a village is destroyed by cavemen. Soon after, Neanderthal cavemen attack the country of Ameh
6. S02E06The Shocking Pyramid PowerNovember 5, 1978—South of the Road Island, accidents involving ships and airplanes keep happening. There are no clear messages and the cause of the accidents
7. S02E07The Terrible Mutant OperationNovember 12, 1978—Sosai X's voice resounds: "Did you see that, Gel Sadra? This is the space plant Redda which I manufactured". Through Governor X's mysterious
8. S02E08The Firebird of the MoonNovember 19, 1978—A dark Galactor satellite keeps stealing space satellites and destroying them. It can absorb radiowaves, infrared waves and light, thus it i
9. S02E09The Downfall of Berg KatseNovember 26, 1978—Gel Sadra plans to destroy the Science Ninja Team with the Supermissile "Sea Tiger", from which it is supposedly impossible to escape, even
10. S02E10Snowstorm at the EquatorDecember 3, 1978—Suddenly, the islands in the South Pacific Ocean are surprised by strange weather. Tens of thousands of people freeze to death because of th
11. S02E11Struggle! Hypernium 600December 10, 1978—Because of a defect in their car, Ken and Jinpei have a breakdown in the desert. A young girl named Julia takes them in her car. She tells t
12. S02E12The Secret of Dr. RaphaelDecember 17, 1978—Observatories and weather stations all over the world are attacked by UFOs. Additionally, authorities in the field of space communication ar
13. S02E13G-2`s YouthDecember 24, 1978—Joe has sneaked alone into a Galactor base, searching for Governor X. A mysterious girl named Cathy appears before him and tells him that Go
14. S02E14Red Impulse of SpaceDecember 31, 1978—A mysterious UFO flies over cities and mountainous regions all over the world. Additionally, airplane passengers who vanished half a year ag
15. S02E15The Pure Heart of G-5January 7, 1979—Galactor's cruise missile crashes and explodes in a fishing village. Its inhabitants have disappeared. Ryu is sent to investigate and saves
16. S02E16Blackout JoeJanuary 14, 1979—A Galactor traitor steals a secret micro file from a base and gets it to the ISO headquarters. In order to decode the file, Joe goes to the
17. S02E17The Devil's EquationOctober 21, 1979—An experimental city named Seatoland that swims in the ocean, has been built by the ISO. It is attacked by a Galactor monster called Umiba,
18. S02E18The Spaceship that Doesn't RespondJanuary 28, 1978—A spaceship is being repaired by Jun. Jinpei releases a safety button because he is threatened by a gun, causing the spaceship to take off.
19. S02E19Trap in Another DimensionFebruary 4, 1979—Communication with police and military forces in the highland of Oshia keeps getting cut off. Joe has been behaving strangle as of late, and
20. S02E20G-Town's Critical MomentFebruary 11, 1979—Tojo island, in the country Rizoto, sinks into the sea because of mysterious movements in the Earth's crust. Jun has gone to investigate the
21. S02E21Youth's Broken WingsFebruary 18, 1979—Ken goes to the luxurious residence of his old friend Karl III, with whom he had lost contact. Karl is the successor to the leadership of a
22. S02E22Mysterious StonehengeFebruary 25, 1979—People keep collapsing everywhere. 20,000 humans die of unknown causes. Since radioactivity has been detected at the same time, the Science
23. S02E23Love Vanquished at the North PoleMarch 4, 1979—Big movements of the Earth's crust occur at the North Pole. Immediately thereafter, the adventurer Shimomura leaves Greenland on his way to
24. S02E24Suspicious G-2March 11, 1979—Galactor releases test waves of the solarshifter. At the same time, in the city of Owari, accidents due to anomalities in the main computer
25. S02E25The Cyborg's SorrowMarch 18, 1979—A spaceship from Earth is suddenly attacked by meteorites, and the Science Ninja Team hurries to the bottom of the sea, to the spot where th
26. S02E26Mysterious Private Secretery PandoraMarch 25, 1979—The Science Ninja Team departs to pick up Dr. Pandora, who is supposed to become Dr. Nambu's secretary. In order to remain inconspicuous, th
27. S02E27Dr. Nambu's Death!April 1, 1979—The Science Ninja Team hurries to the hospital. When Dr. Pandora announces that she's giving the orders now, Joe tries to shoot her. Ken sto
28. S02E28Love Stolen by a Feather ShurikenApril 8, 1979—In the city, Joe is attacked by a female biker. She says "ask the feather shuriken, why this happened" and escapes. Later, upon Dr. Nambu's
29. S02E29Life or Death! Evil Demon North WallApril 15, 1979—Galactor has built a base on the mountain K3 which is located in the Himalayas. From there, a magma mega cannon shoots through the Earth and
30. S02E30Ryu's HomecomingApril 22, 1979—Because his father is hurt, Ryu gets into the Horned Tank and goes back to his native fishing-village. However, in the sea around the villag
31. S02E31The Eagle is Shot DownApril 29, 1979—In G-Town, the G-1 has been altered in order to reduce its mach resistance and enter the atmosphere more smoothly. Ken boards the G-1 immedi
32. S02E32G-1's Andes LoveMay 6, 1979—The information arrives that there's a secret Galactor base in the Andes. Ken and Ryu go to the Andes in disguise in order to contact the in
33. S02E33G-1's AngerMay 13, 1979—A big earthquake suddenly happens in New Joke. But the inhabitants are not the only ones who are shocked - so is Gel Sadra. She never gave t
34. S02E34The Evil Iron Beast of the AmazonMay 20, 1979—In a Galactor base at an upper course of the Amazon, a new weapon using Hypertonium is produced. The base is protected by the mechanical pla
35. S02E35Berg Katse's LegacyMay 27, 1979—Joe saves the son of Kaiser from an approaching car and becomes his friend. Together they play soccer while Kaiser draws Joe. But Kaiser is
36. S02E36Sorrow of the Underground CityJune 3, 1979—In an underground ISO city in Siberia that uses mantel energy, a huge explosion takes place which results in a high level of radioactivity.
37. S02E37Burn! Wings of SteelJune 10, 1979—Jinpei has left to bring a detector to a secret ISO research institute in the Rakki mountain chain. When he is almost there, an earthquake h
38. S02E38Electromagnetic Mecha Iron Demon DragonJune 17, 1979—Dragon Island, where once upon a time a dragon was supposed to have shown itself. Again an informant disappears who has been visiting and in
39. S02E39Crimson CondorJune 24, 1979—Nuclear experiments have taken place in the Straits of Gibraltar. The experiments are for the development of a new energy by Galactor. Nambu
40. S02E40Fierce Battle! Evil Animal OperationJuly 1, 1979—Dr. Pandora conducts an experiment for a machine which enables humans to communicate with animals. The Science Ninja Team spends some peacef
41. S02E41Gatchaman vs. GelSadoraJuly 8, 1979—Gel Sadra builts a beam cannon in a secret base. Governor X sends the main component by subterranean rocket from his headquarters to Gel Sad
42. S02E42The Observatory that Moves in the DarkJuly 15, 1979—Richman the Second gets the international scientific peace prize for the development of a solar telescope. Dr. Pandora has come to the inaug
43. S02E43Invaders From MarsJuly 22, 1979—While investigating Mars, an Earth satellite is blown up, and a second space base on Solkila Island is destroyed as well. But the culprit is
44. S02E44Fight! The Evil Base on MarsJuly 29, 1979—Unusual weather conditions are occurring because of natural disasters on the sun. Dr. Nambu suspects that this is a test of Galactor's solar
45. S02E45Evil of the Solar Shift PlanAugust 5, 1979—Through Ken's death defying attack, the Mars base has been destroyed. But Governor X does not want to give up on the Solarshifter plan and o
46. S02E46Gatchaman UnmaskedAugust 12, 1979—The ISO and the UN have developed a special radar to search for the main beam cannon. But Galactor learns about this, and during one of thei
47. S02E47Certain Death! Two FirebirdsAugust 26, 1979—Because of the Solarshifter plan and the consequently unusual weather, icebergs break out one after the other at the North Pole. In order to
48. S02E48History's Largest Tidal WaveSeptember 2, 1979—One disaster after the other occurs all over the Earth. In order to help and to understand the situation, the ISO travels from one location
49. S02E49Burn! CondorSeptember 9, 1979—The persons Governor X fears most are G-2, Condor Joe, and Dr. Raphael. Before his plan can be realized, those two have to be eliminated. Ga
50. S02E50Mystery? Mystery! GelSadora's MotherSeptember 16, 1978—Since she has no childhood memories, Gel Sadra wonders about her own past and goes to ask Governor X. He answers "This goes without saying.
51. S02E51The Sorrow of GelSadoraSeptember 23, 1978—Gel Sadra views pictures of her family and cries. Elsewhere, the team is sad about the loss of Dr. Pandora. And Joe's energy is diminishing.
52. S02E52The Downfall of Governor XSeptember 30, 1979—The Solarshifter plan is progressing very well in its Solar System-wide scale, and unusual phenomena keep occurring everywhere. Gel Sadra is

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01New Dark CloudsOctober 7, 1979—Weeks after the dust settles from Sosai X's destruction, a tiny fragment of the alien revives and begins to rebuild itself into Sosai Zed. U
2. S03E02Debut! Gatcha SpartanOctober 14, 1979—Egobossler's first attack, backed up by one of Zed's giant mechs, completely startles out heroes. Ken, Jun, Jinpei and Ryu rush to the scene
3. S03E03A Tainted OasisOctober 21, 1979—
4. S03E04The Challenge of the Iron CommandosOctober 28, 1979—
5. S03E05Charge! The Terrible SoldiersNovember 4, 1979—
6. S03E06Burn! Gatchaman FencerNovember 11, 1979—Ken asks the same question viewers have probably been asking since the beginning: "Enough battling the little guys--why can't we meet Egobos
7. S03E07Steal the Giant Iron BeastNovember 18, 1979—The Kagaku Ninjatai continue their tries at direct confrontation by stealing aboard Zed's tower and facing him directly. This doesn't work e
8. S03E08The Desperate Outlaw SquadNovember 25, 1979—
9. S03E09Fear of the Extinction Ray GunDecember 2, 1979—
10. S03E10Danger! Gatchaman BaseDecember 9, 1979—
11. S03E11The Saturn Limited Express Z-PressDecember 16, 1979—
12. S03E12The Order to Destroy the Mantle BaseDecember 23, 1979—
13. S03E13Violence?! The Decisive Battle of AgrikaDecember 30, 1980—
14. S03E14Destruction by Fire! Egobossler's PalaceJanuary 6, 1980—
15. S03E15Hell's Burning AmbitionJanuary 13, 1980—
16. S03E16A Deadly Butterfly Dances in the DarkJanuary 20, 1980—
17. S03E17Horror of the Evil Smoke CityJanuary 27, 1980—
18. S03E18The Spectacular Crash of G-1February 3, 1980—
19. S03E19Don't Touch the Super Stuff!February 10, 1980—Mercenary scientist Professor Gordon develops an indestructible material called Neophryte and decides to sell it to the highest bidder. So h
20. S03E20Appearance! Terror of the Triple Iron BeastFebruary 17, 1980—
21. S03E21Angry Joe! Fright of the Flaming BirdFebruary 24, 1980—
22. S03E22Order to Blast the SatelliteMarch 2, 1980—
23. S03E23The Evil of MechalandMarch 9, 1980—
24. S03E24A Warrior's PrideJuly 16, 1980—
25. S03E25Sky Riders from HellMarch 23, 1980—One of Egobossler's old friends and colleagues Oncain, is also the last man on Earth who knows Count Egobossler's deep, dark secrets. The Ka
26. S03E26G-1 Enraged! A New Way to KillMarch 30, 1980—
27. S03E27The Mystery of Egobossler's BirthApril 6, 1980—
28. S03E28Desperate Fight! Valley of BetrayalApril 13, 1980—
29. S03E29Cruelty! The Separation of Brother and SisterApril 20, 1980—
30. S03E30The Creeping AlienApril 27, 1980—
31. S03E31Runaway! The Great Train ChaseMay 4, 1980—
32. S03E32Mystery of the Space PulseMay 11, 1980—
33. S03E33A Promise KeptMay 18, 1980—
34. S03E34Egobossler's StrategyMay 25, 1980—
35. S03E35The Shadow of Death Approaches G-1June 1, 1980—
36. S03E36Hypershoot CrisisJune 8, 1980—
37. S03E37Revive GatchamanJune 15, 1980—
38. S03E38Bracelet of FriendshipJune 22, 1980—
39. S03E39Downfall! Count EgobosslerJune 29, 1980—
40. S03E40Surprise Attack of the Mecha WaterspoutJuly 5, 1980—
41. S03E41Collapse! Gatchaman BaseJuly 12, 1980—
42. S03E42The Death of Chief NambuJuly 19, 1980—
43. S03E43The Destruction of GallatownJuly 26, 1980—
44. S03E44The Space Devil Draws NearAugust 3, 1980—
45. S03E45Threat of the Antimatter PlanetAugust 10, 1980—
46. S03E46G-1 Desperate for High PowerAugust 17, 1980—
47. S03E47Earth Extinction! 3 2 1August 24, 1980—
48. S03E48Gatchaman EternalAugust 31, 1980—The Team searches for Zed in his tower, and are thrown around like playthings. When they finally meet up, they discover what happened to Ego

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