Yes, here's the poll to find out how we came to Gatchaman.

I can't read or hear the phrase "Battle of the Planets" without singing the theme song in my head. It's been etched in there for over thirty years!

I came to Gatchaman through BOTP, but I confess that the theme song had dropped completely out of my memory until I re-heard it a few years ago. When I first started watching the Gatch episodes, though, I did keep finding myself referring to the characters by their BOTP names instead of their Gatch names.

BOTP for me. And no, Ive always been able to distinguish BOTP from Gatch for some reasons.

Though I watched BOTP first and then, afterwards, discovered Gatchaman, as I said in the other thread it did not take me long to do so! I've enjoyed Gatchaman, Gatch II and Gatch F from a tender age, watching Gatch II and Gatch F series a couple of times when they were aired on Italian Channels!

I came the long way with BotP first, and then GoS (and I seriously wondered what that was and why they did it), and then to Gatchaman.

Great Poll UW. Like many others so far, I started with BOTP, and it has remained with me for 30 years so much so that I created my own Universe from what I remembered. Then a few years back, as I started to learn how to navigate around computers, emails and the Web. I decided to do a search on theTV show I had based so much of my free time on only to discover it was based on something called GATCHAMAN .....

I'm finding it fascinating a majority of us saw BotP first. I didn't find out about Gatchaman until 2001. I'd bought a Wizard magazine and learned Alex Ross was doing a comic. The article referred to Gatchaman. I got on the computer and searched Gatchaman and found Wendy Dinsmore's site. But BotP is still first in my heart. Love that moody Jason.

Hi all!

I'm finding it fascinating a majority of us saw BotP first.

A lot of that has to do with age. Most of the people on this list saw BotP when they were kids, and are now at the point in their lives where they are getting nostalgic for some of the things they loved in their youth. This leads them to rediscover BotP and to discover its history. The people who would have seen G-Force first (Most likely when it aired on the Cartoon Network in the mid-1990s) are still a little young to be in that phase of their lives, but more fans from that era will probably appear within the next 10 years. Though they would come from the same general time period, there probably won't be too many people who first saw Eagle Riders, at least from the U.S.. The series only aired 13 episodes here in a weekly syndication format, and probably didn't make that great an impression on kids. Eagle Riders fans from the U.K. or Australia, where the series aired in its entirety, are far more likely. James

Originally posted by tatsunokofan Hi all!

I'm finding it fascinating a majority of us saw BotP first.

A lot of that has to do with age. Most of the people on this list saw BotP when they were kids, and are now at the point in their lives where they are getting nostalgic for some of the things they loved in their youth. James

You are soooo right, James!

I'm still BotP. Gatchaman is great, but I still prefer BotP...

BotP for me, Gatchaman is only very recent. However, I have found that while I confuse Mark and Ken a bit, and sometimes Jason and Joe, the other three easily made the transistion to their Gatch counterparts. I can say, though, that now I am very much Gatch orientated. Why, I don't know. I would put my money on a distinct lack of 7-Zark-7 - if I had to guess...

I started on BoTP too, and back then, BoTP was the only series I knew about. When I was in college, though, one of my friends was deeply into comics and anime. He was the one who told me that BoTP was based on a Japanese anime series called Gatchaman. This was wayyyyy before my Gatch obsession hit, so it was just one of those pieces of info that you said "oh really? That's interesting." and kinda filed it away in the back of your head. Fast forward about 10 years, and, as James said, I was reliving my childhood by watching the Rhino BoTP releases, which has a Gatch ep on each disc. I watched that first Gatch ep, and I was hooked!! As horrified as I was to see what Zark was really like, I was that amazed at Gatch and its storyline and characters. I still have a very soft spot in my heart for BoTP, but Gatch is the one that stole it.

Originally posted by Hinotori I still have a very soft spot in my heart for BoTP, but Gatch is the one that stole it.

I, too, started on BoTP when I was a little girl. It was on TV at 4pm everyday after school and I would race home to catch it in time. I distinctly remember that I really liked Mark, but I wasn't even sure why at the time. It was definitely before I had any interest in boys, and certainly no boy in my school was that cute! Some thirty years later (has it been that long!), my husband and I were having a discussion about best cartoon theme songs - he thought Star Blazers and I thought BoTP, naturally. I searched for it on YouTube to prove him wrong and discovered...Gatchaman! It took a while to get used to all the new names, but these days, I think of Mark as Ken. But whatever he's called, I still think of him as my first crush.

Keep in mind that many of us are native English speakers, and so for us, BOTP would have been the way we first saw Gatchaman. And as James aptly pointed out, the GoS viewers are still a little too young to be nostalgic for their youth, unlike a old fogey like me. I envy people like Marie and Saturn and Daniela who saw rel Gatchaman as kids... oh, I would have loved that! But I'm making up for it now.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun I envy people like Marie and Saturn and Daniela who saw rel Gatchaman as kids... oh, I would have loved that! But I'm making up for it now.

Welcome back, TJ! In fact, for me, it's the other way round ... I'm more character orientated with Ken, Joe, Jun, Jinpei and Ryu than I am with Mark, Jason, etc ... or, more specifically, I almost don't know anything about the last ones as I've literally grown up with Gatchaman and Gatchaman only!

I did the third option, though it might count as Other too. I had always heard the name G-Force here and there, but never really knew what it was about. I remember when G-Force was being shown on CN's Late night run, but I think I passed on it thinking it was just old and corny (I was a reckless teen in that whole "I'm too grown up and mature to watch most cartoons" stage) It was then last year that Tatsunoko vs Capcom was announced that I wanted to learn about these characters (because I was honestly curious and didn't want to feel "left out" from people's appreciation of the characters). I had watched a few episodes of BotP and as corny and obvious as the edits look now, I still found the show endearing and entertaining. Unlike my teens I've become a real appreciator of all kinds of Animation. As I familiarized myself with the series more, I found this place, and thanks to (I think) Miss T.J.'s post about a Rightstuf sale, I decided to take the plunge and buy the whole series for about $100. As of now, I'm still in the process of catching up when I can, seen 54 episodes so far. I've really learned a LOT this past year (a huge thanks to you guys ^_^), but I try not to sound like some "Oh I've been a Gatchafan for YEARS" Poser fan (feel free to remind me whenever I start sounding like that ^^;;. Though it really does feel like that now. I'm honestly really envious of you guys, because I'll never have that childhood appreciation of the series you guys do from "missing the boat" the first time.

Better late than never. In a few years, the poll may include the choice: 'Saw OVA, wanted to know why people were displeased.'

Hope that, in the future, the poll could include: "Watched the movie and wanted to know its origins!"

Originally posted by gatchamarie Hope that, in the future, the poll could include: "Watched the movie and wanted to know its origins!"

I was thinking something similar Gatchmarie. "Watched the movie, wanted to find other fans and stumbled across Gatchamania."

It would be nice, CD! I just worry that by that time we would all be !

Cain, we're just happy that new fans are being generated! And if one of my posts encouraged you to watch the entire series, then I'm proud to be part of it!

I heard about G-Force, then the Gatchaman OVA (but I didn't see any pictures of it until this year, I first saw it for sale at Robotech.com), then Battle of the Planets, and THEN Gatchaman.

It's all my husband's fault. When we moved in together, he started searching the Net for things he remembered from childhood, and one of those things was Battle of the Planets. I saw about 30 secs of an episode and was like, "This is a PoS." (Picky, aren't I?) I found out it was actually an anime, and then got the original eps fansubbed. Obviously, a lot better than BotP, and I empathized with the tragic hero, Katse. And that became my nickname, irl and here. Katse

Just doing this so our new members can fill in how they found out about Gatchaman. Welcome, all!

For me, I remembered Battle of the Planets vaguely, but it was G-Force when it was on Cartoon Network that got me really interested in the show.

Well, everyone, answer the poll. So far, most came via 'Battle of the Planets'. Death (or serious reprogramming) to Zark.

Well I'm another product of Sandy Frank / Ted Turner's BotP viewers..... but I wouldn't be here today if I wouldn't have re-discovered them through the 2002-2003 BotP comic books

Again BOTP as a kid and then Gatch as I got nostalgic the other year and went looking for BOTP on dvd.

I see how this group is, make me break my lurking ways.... Yes, BOTP was first, but I was one of the weirdos that watched the Eagle Riders series in the USA (what they showed of it) and threatened the tv that I was going to report them to Sandy Frank for copy rights... I was such a doofus back then. Still am glad that all of the past has led me to a point that I can appreciate all the Gatch vices (and like some on here) still hold a hope that a new movie will be made, and children of today will have that as their reason.

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I'll toot my own horn here, Przemko... I have an Eagle Riders site, if you're interested in that! http://www.junsjoint.net/eagleriders/ Welcome to Gatchamania!

Well, I'm BotP through and through. Imprinted on it, you might say, at six years old and been a frothing fan ever since. (Seriously, how many people do you know who watched Star Wars for the first time and liked the X-wing fighters best because they looked a little bit like the Phoenix ?) I like pretty much everything about BotP, warts and all--the fact that it has them makes it more like a real world to me. And while yes, Zark gets a little bit pedantic at times, shucks, so do I. Although I did write In a Small Room, which I guess shows I retain some glimmer of sanity regarding the little metal bugger. Even though Gatch is the real, the original, the Source of it All . . . I still prefer BotP, mostly because of the characters themselves. If I understood Japanese better, I might have ended up preferring the Gatch characters because let's face it, they are the originals. But maybe not. The voice actors, storylines, and characterization in BotP really gel for me. Like I say, imprinted.

I figured my story was so much like so many others that I wouldn't bother to post, how can I resist. I think we got BotP a year later than a lot of the country so it was 1979-80 when it aired here. I don't think they ever did show all the eps. I saw it one day after school and was hooked. I was 15 and was a little uncomfortable letting too many people know I liked it. I knew one other girl who liked it, but she was one of those slightly odd people whom you envision living in their parents basement at an advanced age, so I didn't want to be identified too closely with her. I did tell my best friend about the show and made her sit through a few eps, but that was as far as it went. Then the station stopped airing it in the evenings and put it on way early in the mornings. I kind of stopped watching after that. I revisited it a few years ago and found out more about Gatchaman, which my now-ex had told me about several years before. I didn't stay hooked, but it must have made an impression because now, taking time to distance myself from another fandom, here I am. I've even bought the OAV's and am waiting for my daughter to get home from her Spring break to watch them. Who knows we may get another from the next generation interested. Though I'm looking forward to watching Gatch, I'll always be a BotP fan first.

Garnet, what other fandom are/were you part of? Maddy and I are part of the behemoth that is Harry Potter (you might say I'm a refugee from that fandom, I still have official duties on a website and I'm here avoiding them).

My other fandom is Lord of the Rings. I'm still close to many of my friends I've made there but I no longer could find motivation to write and there was a new type of people getting involved: The critical type that think they are the authority on what is and isn't good writing. I love speculation and AU's and some people were starting to frown on that so it was time to move on broaden my herizons. So here I am and I'm having a ball.

A random email from a friend about what you remember from childhood, brought up the talk of classic cartoons BOTP being one of them, then to blessed google, and then.... the fan sites ...I was not alone!!! Oh the joy... And although I am yet to see a full episode of Gatchaman.... I am having a little trouble getting them for Australia DVD players, there is youtube and the fan sites and my imaginations. and as I keep telling my friends it not stange at all to become obsesses with a cartoon from childhood>>>as long as it makes me happy!

Originally posted by Garnet My other fandom is Lord of the Rings. I'm still close to many of my friends I've made there but I no longer could find motivation to write and there was a new type of people getting involved: The critical type that think they are the authority on what is and isn't good writing. I love speculation and AU's and some people were starting to frown on that so it was time to move on broaden my herizons. So here I am and I'm having a ball.

Garnet; there are pockets of that in the Gatchaman forums,(Not here, I've found people like AU's and aren't picky to the extent of turning a newbie off writing forever...) most people who post here like to try and keep that element that you've mentioned out of here and keep it fun and encouraging and room for progress. So what ever occurs I hope it keeps the spirit of encouragement as its always been here! I'm sure we can keep it that way... I hope you find encouragment to start posting Gatchaman ficcies. If you have and I've missed them sorry. I have 2 toddlers and have trouble keeping up with any new ficcie reading and writing these days. But I will eventually get through my backlog of reading... just some nights I get to tired to really focus and get into reading...that sucks at times...! As for me... Aussie TV is what got me hooked when I was a kid and I loved it then. I noticed it was different from the other anime shows, and really wanted Princess and Mark to become an item..or at least kiss... sigh...the romantic within me, I was a little girl who loved her Princesses and stories... I'm starting to expose my little 3yr old and 2yr old to BOTP! I'll make fans of them yet! LOL!!! edit again!!! Littlewolf, I got most of mine(BOTP) off ebay!!! Local in Australia.

Littlewolf - PM me. I'm in Brisbane and have not only most of Gatch, but also a region free DVD player to watch it on.

Littlewolf - I picked up a cheap region free DVD player from Dick Smiths - about $40. It works better than my Sony!

Yeah - that's where I got my region free player from.

The Chinese are sooo good at making those!!! LOL The cheaper the DVD player the more likely it would be region free so we discovered. (Without it actually saying it was region free!)

Is there someplace you can upload the episodes? Veoh has just lost about half of the BotP episodes they had. I'm afraid to go back there.

Thanks for the encouragement, Ebonyswanne. I have one fic posted now at Gatchfanfic. I've got two more that I'm working on. One is a hurmor piece and the other is a angsty, tradgedy. For some reason, I love to torture, in some way, the characters I love the most. Evil, I know. I agree, UnpublishedWriter. When I checked veoh last night, they had not removd any more eps, but I have a bad feeling that they're going to. God, makes me really wish I had a region-free DVD player.

I'm glad you found us here, Littlewolf! As you can see by the poll results at the top, most of us started out watching BOTP. I almost envy you, not having seen Gatchaman. When you do see it, you will be discovering a whole new world...

I found that to TJ when I first saw a Gatchaman ep...then I was hooked!

okay need help here! I know BOTP (going to re watch as many episodes as possible - although I'm going to have to mute it with 7-zark-7) then there's Gatchaman, I,II and III? a radio program/drama TV adds OAV 94? was there a movie, other than the once that was put on hold (yes hold, I refuse to belive its over, there ninja's for noddies sake there don't give up) rant over...

Gatchaman (105 episodes) was altered into BOTP and G-Force (two separate shows about a decade apart). Gatchaman II (52 episodes) and Gatchaman Fighter (48 episodes) followed a few years later. They were never transalated into English, and most people here haven't seem much of them, and only a select few have seen all of them. Both of these programs were used for Eagle Riders, an Americanized version of the show (similar to BOTP and G-Force). Just before Gatchaman II was released in Japan, Japanese movie theatres ran a 'Gatchaman' movie, which is almost entirely comprised of clips from regular Gatchaman episodes. It was basically a summary of the main plot points of the first series (Red Impulse and the ending of the series) so that viewers could be reminded before they watched Gatchaman II (It had been a few years and this was in an era where people didn't have VCRs). The OAV was Tsatsunoko's attempt to revive the Gatchaman franchise, and it failed miserably. It's beautiful, but the character development is practically nil. There are only three 'episodes'. The radio program/dram was in Japanese, and was also released shortly before Gatchaman II aired. It is entirely in Japanese, and was supposed to explain what happened between series I and series II. I may be wrong, but i think the only person around here who knows anything about those is James, our Gatch Guru. HTH! P.S. Littlewolf, is 'dancing in the rain' a Wild boys reference?

Great explanation, TJ!

Hi all!

It is entirely in Japanese, and was supposed to explain what happened between series I and series II.

Actually, the main purpose of the radio drama was the same as the Gatchaman movie, to remind people of the series and what happened in it before the start of Gatchaman II. There is a single episode of it that acts as a bridge between the two series, not the entire series. The other episodes of the series consisted of adaptations of episodes from the first series (#'s 1, 20, 11, 52~52 (Condensed into one episode), 101 and 103~105 (All four condensed into one episode), aired in that order), three parody episodes, two stories created by fans in a "You Write Gatchaman" contest (Both done in one episode), and radio versions of the stories that would become Gatchaman II episodes (Episode #'s 1~2 (Done as one episode), 3, 4, 5, and 7). The last episode was a roundtable discussion between the actors about doing the radio drama and about the upcoming Gatchaman II TV series.

The OAV was Tsatsunoko's attempt to revive the Gatchaman franchise, and it failed miserably.

It really wasn't an attempt to "revive the franchise." Rather, it was part of a string of made-for-video revivals of the classic Tatsunoko heroes that were made by Tatsunoko for Nippon Columbia. Gatchaman had been preceeded by a four volume Casshan OAV series, and was followed up by a two volume Hurricane Polymer OAV series (Tekkaman was left out because Tekkaman Blade had already handled that character). All three of these series were intended from the start to be self-contained, and the advertising for them told you exactly how many volumes there were going to be before the first one was even released. There were no plans to continue any of them beyond what we saw. While none of these were huge breakout successes, they did prove commercially viable and financially profitable for Nippon Columbia, so they did succeed in their intent. Where they "failed" was in impressing fans of the original TV series, who found the OAVs to be lacking in many of the aspects that attracted them to the TV series in the first place. On the other hand, the flashiness of the OAV versions, the Gatchaman one in particular, have proven quite popular with people who are unfamiliar with the TV series (For example, it's pretty obvious from what we saw that the OAVs, as well as the NTT commercials, were a major influence on the visual look that Imagi was going for in their Gatchaman movie). And, if you want to add to the list of Gatchaman appearances, there were two episodes of Gatchaman that were shown in movie theaters in the summer and winter of 1973 as part of the Toho Champion Festival. These festivals consisted of a roughly 3 hour block of episodes from then-airing kids TV shows and a condensed version of a Toho monster movie, and were shown during the times kids were on vacation from school. Gatchaman #22 was shown during the summer, and Gatchaman #37 was shown during the winter. James

Thank you for the clarification, James!

dancing in the rain doesn't have a reference to wild boys, though I do love them it just cathartic - like screaming loudly in the car with the window up especialy in heavy traffic (ignoring the stares from other people, like yelling into the wind and wondering if it carries around the world and letting the heavens know your not fallen to your knees and given up, but still standing and determined not to fold and jumping in puddles cause you can and its fun like an all out food fight , knowing the clean up will be worth it dancing in the rain like letting the restriction on your heart and soul disolve and letting your bliss go, you get wet and soggy and the heavier the rain the better, cause if people see you after they think you just got wet, not that sometimes you just need a good deep gut wrenching cry and to let it all go. IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE KEY, RATTLE YOUR CAGE LOUDLY! sometimes you just need to poke the pudding and see how it jiggles ...:deep moment ends...

I like that theory, Littlewolf! Although I had been wondering if we had found another Durannie on this board.

What - to add to all the others?? *sigh* I suppose that givn all our ages, it's only to be expected. I've been trying all day to win tickets to see Spandau Ballet & Tears for Fears in Brisbane at the end of the month. No luck - can't get through in time. However, there is the rest of this week!!!!! *goes back to listening to her favorite 80's compilation CDs*

Damn, you know my cousin and I are a year apart (literally within two weeks of a year). She was a big fan of Mark, still is I think (last I heard from her, she'd only seen a handful of Gatch episodes and wasn't impressed) and big time into new wave. So while she was listening to Duran Duran, Depeche Mode and a bunch of bands I don't remember. I was listening to Def Leppard, Van Halen, Tom Petty, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot and the Scorpions. I wonder if that can be used to distinguish Condor fans from Eagle fans?

Um, Hino is a huge fan of the music you suggest, Amethyst, and she's also one of our primary Eagles on this board.

Hey, it was just a thought.

Originally posted by amethyst Hey, it was just a thought.

And one worth exploring!

And I liked the new wave music best in the 80s. I'm inclined to think there are some key shared characteristics between the members of each clan here, though I'm not entirely sure what they might be -they might actually be very subjective and different from person to person. I'm pretty certain that Jason was my favourite on BOTP when I was a kid because I identified with/admired the person who was not in charge but who didn't necessarily do as he was told either. I had to deal with having an older brother and sister calling all the shots (and changing the channel on me when I wanted to watch BOTP) and even if I endured my fate then, I think I had a closet "hot headed rebel" within me somewhere. I think I carried a lot of this over to Joe when I discovered Gatchaman, though he and Jason aren't the same, and I so love Joe's whole tragic story arc.

I found about Gatchaman while playing Tatsunoko vs Capcom and my first player was Jun, i had never heard or seen Jun and Ken and i really enjoy playing with them intel later throughout the game Joe was an unlockable character and now he is my main and i honestly did not knew they had a show and one day I watched their first episode (Gatchaman) and since then its been my favorite

We have had a few people join us because of that game. Especially right after it was first released, but it is always great to see new recruits.

To tell you the truth I had a feeling that I would not be accept here because I'm young and I do not know..but so far I'm enjoy it, really! I love the fan art and everyone here is very nice, i feel really welcome.ed

I too was a B of the P fan first then in the 80's when Barb Edmunds introduced me to Gatchaman on video, no subs or dubs but I was hooked. I even got several Japanese dictionaries trying to see what they were saying. Last summer I found the subs and dubs dvd's and have been corrupting my kids ever since. They range in ages 13, 10 and 8. Barb also introduced me to the Bird Scramble APA at that time and I'm lucky they had a spot open to welcome me back. And mostly Thanks to the multi talented SJ I found this wonderful site and hang out here when I can get the putr away from the 13 yr old. My daughter 10 yr old drew my icon. I love your Icon great Joe shot.

I am glad you are enjoying yourself Vodka. We try to make it welcoming for everyone. It is always nice to hear new ideas and theories, whether it be from some one new to the fandom or some one who has grown up with one of the various different series.

Vodka, you're not the only person here who discovered the show through Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. Frankly, I don't care how people discover the show. I just love that there are fans from all walks of life who enjoy Gatchaman! FWIW, when I play Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, I like using Joe as my lead character, and Jun as the B character. I put them both in their black outfits, and love to watch them do the Tornado Fighter together for Joe's super hypercombo. So you're not alone there either!

Originally posted by Vodka To tell you the truth I had a feeling that I would not be accept here because I'm young and I do not know..but so far I'm enjoy it, really!

There's really no age limit for the Gatch fandom! As CD said you're more than welcome to share with us your ideas, Vodka ... different point of views make things more interesting, especially when everyone can have distinctive reasons why they tend to love the show and different favourite characters! I think that Tatsunoko vs Capcom has helped so much in bringing Gatchaman to the attention of the younger generation! It's awesome to see that such a show is being revived over and over again!

Eh sorry, I m still a newb and do not know how to look around forum but..

Originally posted by Transmute Jun FWIW, when I play Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, I like using Joe as my lead character, and Jun as the B character. I put them both in their black outfits, and love to watch them do the Tornado Fighter together for Joe's super hypercombo. So you're not alone there either!

I know right! They look so more ninjas in the black outtfits and Jun look so cute in her hot pink and black outfite ^//^ Im glad there are Tatsunoko players!

Originally posted by gatchamarie I think that Tatsunoko vs Capcom has helped so much in bringing Gatchaman to the attention of the younger generation! It's awesome to see that such a show is being revived over and over again!

I agree! I made my cousins love Gatchaman and they really enjoy it and they say it iis not pervert as other anime since they are young teenagers

LOL, Gatchaman is definitely not 'perverted', although some people might have considered it a little 'violent' for its young audience at the time it was made. Today, though, it seems very mild. If you like Jun's black outfit, Vodka, did you know it was based on a Jun doll that was released a few years ago?

I've never seen that Jun before. The Black Swan. They gave her high heels. I'd hate to be kicked by those!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun LOL, Gatchaman is definitely not 'perverted', although some people might have considered it a little 'violent' for its young audience at the time it was made. Today, though, it seems very mild. If you like Jun's black outfit, Vodka, did you know it was based on a Jun doll that was released a few years ago?

I see it but I did not knew it was based on a Jun doll! That is so cool! I only got a Joe figure! Hey TJ, do you think mabey we can play T v C one day?

LOL, Vodka! You'd beat me pretty easily, I'm sure! I'm still not that good. I had never played a fighting game before T vs. C, and I'm still working on the easiest level of difficulty. I learned on the regular Wiimote, and now I'm trying to get the hang of using the nun-chuck to do the movement. It's very different!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun LOL, Vodka! You'd beat me pretty easily, I'm sure! I'm still not that good. I had never played a fighting game before T vs. C, and I'm still working on the easiest level of difficulty. I learned on the regular Wiimote, and now I'm trying to get the hang of using the nun-chuck to do the movement. It's very different!

But I m average! Or even below average! I m the same TvC was my first wii game ever, but it is okie..maybe one day? (i play with wiimote too)!

Originally posted by Becky Rock I've never seen that Jun before. The Black Swan. They gave her high heels. I'd hate to be kicked by those!

I haven't seen that one either. Forget about being kicked by those, I'd hate to have to run in those. Square heel, okay, but stilettos? I don't think so!

I've been told its not as hard as it looks, but have never tried to confirm that fact. Between the RA, being flat footed and having a nerve tumor in my right foot, I can't wear heels of any kind. Didn'y I see a black swan drawing from one of our wonderful artists at some time or another?

Originally posted by Vodka But I m average! Or even below average! I m the same TvC was my first wii game ever, but it is okie..maybe one day? (i play with wiimote too)!

Perhaps... but you'll have to be very generous with me!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Perhaps... but you'll have to be very generous with me!

I will of course! I m not like mean guys who beat up innocent children xD let give it a try

For me, BOTP first, then G-Force, then Gatchaman!

Who is you favorite character, Jabar?

Welcome, Jabar! Sounds like you're in with the majority here! Princess was always my favorite, but I had a huge crush on Mark!

Welcome, Jabar! Please do not hesitate to tell us more about you and your views about Gatchaman!

Jabar, I see you've been around for awhile. I'm glad you started posting! I promise we won't bite!

Originally posted by Becky Rock Who is you favorite character, Jabar?

Don't have one.

I saw Gforce first and I found the OAV' later. I was fascinated by a Gatch Site in the late 90's that one of you girls made, and then I fell in love with the original series. The first woman I married actually bought me two Gatch boxsets for Christmas I 2006.

Wow, Toneman, long time no see! How are things going for you?

Hi Toneman. Come join some of the discussions!

That's a loaded question isn't it? Marriage and divorce and waiting for a Gatchaman movie that's actually going to come out. Gonna pick up that fanfic series I've been working on..... So get ready.

Wow, that's a lot... sorry to hear about the divorce, Toneman. Looking forward to the fanfic, though!

Sounds like you've been on a bit of a rollercoaster lately, Toneman! Sorry about the divorce...hope things haven't been too taxing on you! Looking forward to more fanfic- maybe writing can help ease the stress. Glad to have you back!

Nothing a little writing and gratuitous violence won't fix.

I first discovered Gatchaman via fanfic, despite having lived in the Far East when I was younger! A member of my Thunderbirds (the Gerry Anderson series) group sent me a link to Lori McDonald's Beer Night arc of stories. Despite never having seen any of the shows, I was hooked. I resisted mightily but it was no use. I had been Eagled and Condored into submission. I actually wrote my first couple Gatch stories before I saw the series. Try as I might, I can't choose between Ken and Joe. To me they're both completely necessary.

Originally posted by ninja-sam I had been Eagled and Condored into submission.

That doesn't sound too bad to me!

Yay ninja-sam!!!!!!! Great to see you here.

Originally posted by ninja-sam Try as I might, I can't choose between Ken and Joe. To me they're both completely necessary.

Very hard to choose between the two, I agree!

Welcome, ninja-sam! And, I so totally empathise with your Eagle/Condor dilemma! You just said it right! ... they are both, totally necessary!

I think we'd all like to be Eagled or Condored into submission.