The Transmute! Gatchaman, BotP, G-Force & Eagle Riders site that used to be at vacuform.com/Gatch has been completely remodeled and moved to its own domain at http://gatchonline.com/ No more frames! No more Flash! It took a long time, but the Condor's threats have apparently finally paid off, because the site is DONE, including a new gallery. Yay!

WOW it looks great! I have wondered when the site would be up and running. The artwork through out is fantastic, and it is easy to navigate Well done!

Yes, it looks fantastic, Katsesama! So easy to navigate and the information is great! The images are awesome too!

ITA...the new site is gorgeous! I'd expect nothing less from you, Katsesama!

Love the site Katsesama.

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing that with us. I am looking forward to exploring it in great detail and finding all of the hidden nooks and crannies.

Very nice site well done

oh wow new site and new stuff on it.

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! I did not know that was your site Katsesama!!! I learned everything I know about Gatchaman from that site!!!!!! I love your site! I was lookin at it backin 97, 98..... The new site is absolutely amazing. I must have missed this thread, cause it's been a while since anyone's posted on this one (christmas actually!!)

Originally posted by Toneman OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! I did not know that was your site Katsesama!!! I learned everything I know about Gatchaman from that site!!!!!! I love your site! I was lookin at it backin 97, 98..... The new site is absolutely amazing.

Thanks Toneman! that means a lot to me b/c I remember learning a lot about Gatch from Jen Nolan and Alara Rogers' sites, so it makes me feel good to have been able to do what they did for me for someone else!! And it's always good to know the new version is liked, since it was a lot of work!

Where can I get copies of the art work you have on there??? I've looked all over the internet, but I haven't been able to find anything like it....

Originally posted by Toneman Where can I get copies of the art work you have on there??? I've looked all over the internet, but I haven't been able to find anything like it....

That was kind of the point -- stuff people haven't seen everywhere. Some of it is from DeviantArt, some of it is scans from old books I have, some of it is from the comics (more scans), some is from the old LDs (yet more scans), some are screenshots I took, and a few are combinations of the above I did in Photoshop. If you can be more specific, I can tell you where particular images came from.

Well I love the comic art. If you could tell me how to get some of it... I could probably do the rest.. FTR.. Your site taught me everything I know about Gatch, and it's the one I send everyone to when I tell them to look it up on the web. Thank you sooo much, and just know that there is at least one rabid Gatchamaniac out there who truly appreciates your work...

More than one, Tone...I started out on that site, too...it hypnotized me, I tell you...slowly drew me into the fold and trapped me here...not that I don't want to be here, of course...

I love being responsible for people's corruption. Tone, the images from the comics are from the Top Cow BotP comics. (I got permission from TC to use them.) They're available on eBay all the time, often the whole run of them. Try this link: ebay BotP comics There are also comics images in the Gallery section of my site, including some of the ones I used. choose the Comics section of the Gallery

I appreciate the links. I only want the pics for personal use, like on my desktop. I don't have a myspace page, or a livejournal or a blog... (one of the few remaining people on this planet... Truly we are a dying breed....) This may sound bad, but I'm greedy. You got anymore comic art?? Other than what's on the website I mean??? I'm pretty sure you do... I won't show a soul. I promise.... Pleeeease?!?!?! :: Big puppy dog eyes..:: Is it working???

Originally posted by Springie More than one, Tone...I started out on that site, too...it hypnotized me, I tell you...slowly drew me into the fold and trapped me here...not that I don't want to be here, of course...

Me too! Wendy's site too. I am also indebted to Ang's Link List.

Originally posted by kimiko

Originally posted by Springie More than one, Tone...I started out on that site, too...it hypnotized me, I tell you...slowly drew me into the fold and trapped me here...not that I don't want to be here, of course...

Me too! Wendy's site too. I am also indebted to Ang's Link List.

Ang's Link List and then Wendy's site is what I found first, I think. Then I found the fic sites. That is what I was looking for, stories to read not information. Then I discovered BOTP was Gatch and I had to go back to Wendy's site and I found your site Katse to get info. on the various incarnations of Gatch. It has been a very educational year for me Gatch wise. Cloud counts back. Wow it has been over a year now that I have been learning about all this. It has been 9 months since I signed on here, and I started learning all about Gatch when the last set of DVD's came out.

Hmmm, I think Wendy's site was the first site I found too. But I know I found Katsesama's soon after that. I think yours was the one I spent most time on though... And I remember thinking "I wonder how long this site has been under construction!" Ang's list is great, and I've spent hours going through just about every link. Wow, I think that was (wait, checking my rental history!)... Oh my gosh! It's been over a year since I rented BoTP and saw my first Gatch ep! Of course that was well before the, uh "intense interest" kicked in...

I know Katsesama's site was one of the first I found... I think through a link at the White Shadow page. Regardless, Katsesama's site ROCKS, and is an awesome addition to the Gatch fandom!

Originally posted by Toneman I appreciate the links. I only want the pics for personal use, like on my desktop. I don't have a myspace page, or a livejournal or a blog... (one of the few remaining people on this planet... Truly we are a dying breed....) This may sound bad, but I'm greedy. You got anymore comic art?? Other than what's on the website I mean??? I'm pretty sure you do... I won't show a soul. I promise.... Pleeeease?!?!?! :: Big puppy dog eyes..:: Is it working???

Erm...not as well you might be hoping, I'm afraid. You have to remember, I teach. I am used to being begged, poked, implored, and even threatened, and I'm a ROCK. Sorry, but I feel like this when I say yes to all the requests I get. Not trying to be a If you tell me very specifically what you're looking for (Ken? Joe? Jun? Birdstyle? Civvies? Something else?), I can keep it in mind next time I do desktops (and there are already some from the comics in the Desktops section) when I have some time. I will warn you, I don't have any of the Red Impulse stuff from the Ken one-shot (though I think there's some RI included in the one page from the one-shot that's in the comics section of the Gallery). Otherwise, your best bet is to get some of the comics and start scanning...

Originally posted by Hinotori Hmmm, I think Wendy's site was the first site I found too. But I know I found Katsesama's soon after that. I think yours was the one I spent most time on though... And I remember thinking "I wonder how long this site has been under construction!"

Oh, LOL -- you found it during the year Joe was on the front page muttering about me taking so long to finish? Normally major site overhauls take about 3 months, but this has been an extremely difficult year for me health-wise, so I got sidetracked during the last few weeks it would have taken me to finish it...and only finished it -- finally -- in December... So yeah, that was kind of embarrassingly long.

Originally posted by katsesama

Originally posted by Hinotori Hmmm, I think Wendy's site was the first site I found too. But I know I found Katsesama's soon after that. I think yours was the one I spent most time on though... And I remember thinking "I wonder how long this site has been under construction!"

Oh, LOL -- you found it during the year Joe was on the front page muttering about me taking so long to finish? Normally major site overhauls take about 3 months, but this has been an extremely difficult year for me health-wise, so I got sidetracked during the last few weeks it would have taken me to finish it...and only finished it -- finally -- in December... So yeah, that was kind of embarrassingly long.

That is when I found it as well. I wondered how long the image had been up there, but I really liked it as well. It had me laughing everytime I went to your page.

I remember when you had the frames/no frames set up.. I never understood what the big deal was with that.... But this is great.. It's like I'm talking to a long lost sensei that I never knew was there. If I had known that was your site, I would have said something alot sooner.... As far as the pics.. I'm all about a good fight scene.... Right now, I got the one of Ken kicking that piolt in the face, and the rest of the team swarming around him...

Wow, I go offline for a bit and look all the messages I miss... by the time I catch up I will be behind again.

Originally posted by Toneman I remember when you had the frames/no frames set up.. I never understood what the big deal was with that....

Some of the older browsers had trouble with frames so it was a good idea to offer both options (thumbs up to Katsesama for doing just that). Course these days frames are pretty much considered obsolete. In fact the use of frames will likely hurt your Google ranking since Google doesn't register them properly for their search engine listings (same for sites that use all Flash content). Back on topic - Katsesama's site is indeed fantastic! Or should I say, "Katsesama no webu ga saikou desu yo!"* * "Katsesama's Website is the Best!"

Amen, brother. I second that.

Originally posted by katsesama Oh, LOL -- you found it during the year Joe was on the front page muttering about me taking so long to finish?

Yep! I thought it was a great placeholder. Cracked me up everytime I went to the site!

I changed the front page image when I uploaded the new site, but since I also changed the URL, I figured I'd better leave some version of it up for a while to help people orient. Maybe after a year or so I'll change it -- ha ha. Toneman, I added some desktops for you to the Gallery part of the site. I had a few I'd done a long time ago, and a few others I'd done for myself, so I just posted them all. When I first created the site in 1995, frames were the only way to navigate with a nav bar -- oh, how the web has changed (thank goodness!). It was ridiculous to have frames still on the site, but I had hoped to eventually take it down after I created the Flash version. Just turned out that Flash sites kind of died out (for good reason, they were a pain to load and search engines couldn't index them), so I had to do something new. Part of the problem was I did the first version/s of the site to learn HTML on the job, and the second version (Flash) while I was out of work/working crappy odd jobs for a year; this time I had to squeeze it in around Real Life. It was nice to finally break away from the old and bring in something fresh and new. Thank you to you all for the kind, kind words! And I even got it in Japanese! *swoon*

Thank you soooo much!!! your finger.... huh huh...