Gatchaman II (1978)

Original title

科学忍者隊ガッチャマン

Directed by

Hiroshi Sasagawa

Genre

science fiction anime and manga, adventure anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

3 seasons, 205 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 95 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two years after defeating the villain Leader X, the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is called back into action. A brainwashed child named Sammy has become the new leader of the evil Galactor organization, and the team must stop their plans.

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What happens

Gatchaman II (科学忍者隊ガッチャマンII, Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman Tsū; Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II) is the direct sequel to Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, set two years after the first television series. After the defeat of Leader X, he exacts his revenge by capturing, brainwashing and mutating a young intersex child known as Sammy into Gel Sadra and making them the new leader of Galactor and successor to Berg Katze. While Galactor returns, Dr. Nambu and the International Science Organization bring the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman back into active duty. This series and Gatchaman F would be the basis of the English-language version named Eagle Riders. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series and released the complete series on DVD on April 18, 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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