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Why hello hello ... welcome to the madness here at Gatchamania. I am more of a Battle of the Planets girl, myself, so I can't help you out with finding Gatchaman box sets... but I am sure that the other guys and gals here will be eager to share all of their Gatchy brilliance with you! Kudos for introducing a new generation to the birdies!! My four year old is a Gatch boy -- although he does refer to them by thier BotP names .. LOL ... my bad on that. SJ

Great to see you here, John! It's good to know that Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is reminding people of the shows they enjoyed when they were younger. IS the 'cheap place' you found the DVDs rightstuf.com? They have most of the ADV sets cheap. I have no idea why volumes 6 and 7 are so expensive. But I agree, for some reason these are hard to find. You can try to buy the volumes as separate discs. You can get Volumes 11 and 12 (Collection 6) individually on Amazon pretty reasonably. http://www.amazon.com/Gatchaman-Vol-11-Phantoms-Demon/dp/B000EDWKTC/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1265515693&sr=1-18 http://www.amazon.com/Gatchaman-Vol-12-Abominable-Snowman/dp/B000EDWKVK/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1265515680&sr=1-11 The individual Volumes 13 and 14 seem to be a little harder to find, but not impossible. http://www.animepia.com/default/product_view.php?part_idx=&goods_data=aWR4PTE0ODUmc3RhcnRQYWdlPTAmbGlzdE5vPTI5JnRhYmxlPWNzX2dvb2RzJnBhcnRfaWR4PTEyMjUmc2VhcmNoX2l0ZW09|| http://www.animepia.com/default/product_view.php?part_idx=&goods_data=aWR4PTE0ODYmc3RhcnRQYWdlPTAmbGlzdE5vPTI5JnRhYmxlPWNzX2dvb2RzJnBhcnRfaWR4PTEyMjUmc2VhcmNoX2l0ZW09|| HTH!

My son loves Gatchaman. It's hilarious to hear him singing the japanese intro song. Yes, rightstuf.com is where I'm getting the sets. So far I have Collection 1 and am expecting 2,3, and 4 in the mail any day now. Thanks for the info, I might end up getting the individual volumes. I found one store that had collection 6 and 7 and ordered them, but I have a feeling they don't have them and their online list isn't updated. Guess we'll see. If I don't hear from them by Monday I'm going to call them so I know one way or another.

I found the entire set of 105 episodes on Crazyeast.com for about US$100. Not sure if it will help in any way as Australian DVD players tend to be regionless. Oh, and they're in Japanese with English subtitles that were obviously translated from yet a third language. The puppy episode is subbed as 'Gatchaman's extremely delicate situation' and the subs themselves are like reading Yoda's lines from Star Wars. Absolutely hilarious, but still understandable..... Of course, you would have to get used to Ken being called Sean (I suppose the names do have 2 letters in common), Jinpei is Sting (like a bee???), Jun is Jenny (yeah, she really looks like a Jenny to me...), Ryu is Dragon (that one actually makes sense if you know Japanese) and Joe is Alex (uh huh....). My absolute favourite so far is the Magical Bird Bombs.... Guess Bird Missile just wasn't cool enough!

Greetings, JohngPR! Back in 2006/7, I acquired and watched all the ADV Gatchaman volumes with my 10 year old nephew and he loved it too. It's a sign of its real quality,I think, that it holds up over the decades when so much "better" animation is available. I hope you're able to find the volumes you want at a reasonable price!

Hi there and welcome!

JohngPR!! You've joined the right group!

Welcome to the gang

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! I have a lot of episodes to go through before I become an expert on the show. I'm just getting used to calling the gang by their given Japanese names.

My kids were 3 and 5 when I first started watching Gatchaman. They just plunked themselves down on the couch next to me and started watching along! Of course, I had a little wrangling with my 3 year old, convincing him that it wasn't okay to speak like Condor Joe, but that all got worked out.

Luckily my son is a little older (he turns 8 in April) so he knows not to say some of the more choice words on the ADV versions of the show. Otherwise, I'd be a little nervous about that too. LOL

I have a little advantage here! My kids, who are 4 and 5 are still at the very beginning of their learning the English language! They're always asking me what's he's or she's saying and I can change some versions to my liking ... at least until they let me to do so as they're learning at quite a fast rate!

Hi John. Welcome to the group!

Welcome, John. You may find that Amazon has got some of the Gatch box sets from its second hand sellers. Ste got me one for Christmas and for a second hand it's in excellent condition.

Hi JohngPR and welcome aboard. I also joined after watching the ADV collections a couple of months ago. I was a BotP fan as a kid so I, too, had relearn all the characters' names. Hope you have a great time here.

There's a lot of female fans of the show on here. That's pretty awesome.

Yep. For some reason, a lot of the fans are female. I'm not sure why that is. When I was first starting out in this fandom, it surprised me as well.

Welcome John, I also grew up loving BOTP, and then discovered the real thing. I was buying single volumes on Amazon and eBay. Not too expensive then.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Yep. For some reason, a lot of the fans are female. I'm not sure why that is. When I was first starting out in this fandom, it surprised me as well.

Boys in uniform with a reasonably strong female role model for those of us who grew up in the seventies... Not surprising really. Did I mention boys in uniforms? Just leaving that one out there.........

My excuse for watching Gatch and falling in love with it (the same as I've watched other anime) is that I'm the youngest child after two boys and I had no option but to watch what the boys liked! I admit that this I had done without regretting it a little bit because I immediately became a fan of anime especially those concerning wars, robotics, romance, myth, etc. I also loved the type of artwork and, yes ... I must be honest ... even the hot guys, with or without uniforms!!! John, I'm fortunate enough to have been able to watch the original Gatchaman series way back in the 1980's on Italian channels, just after I've watched only a few episodes of BOTP! I also had the opportunity to watch Gatch II and Gatch F one after the other! Gatch F I've watched more than once!

Very lucky indeed. Looks like I'll have to settle for watching Eagle Riders after I'm done with Gatchaman. At least for the near future. I already ordered a set of all 65 episodes of that series. As I've come to understand it, Eagle Riders is a combo between Gatchaman II and Gatchaman F.

Where did you find the set of Eagle Riders, John? I've been looking but have come up empty handed...

I found it on ioffer.com

Thanks! Off to check it out right now.

That's where I got mine last year, but the quality deteriorated with the later epoisodes. I suspect the seller makes copies of an original he/she has.

Originally posted by JohngPR As I've come to understand it, Eagle Riders is a combo between Gatchaman II and Gatchaman F.

I cannot help you there because I did not need and have not watched Eagle Riders at all, but there are episodes of Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter on Youtube if you wish to take a look ... the only thing is that they're in Japanese with no English subs or dub.

Hi all!

As I've come to understand it, Eagle Riders is a combo between Gatchaman II and Gatchaman F.

It is, with Gatchaman II heavily favored over Gatchaman Fighter. Of the 52 episodes of Gatchaman II, 47 were used in Eagle Riders, while only 18 of the 48 episodes of Gatchaman Fighter were used. As a result, the Gatchaman II story is kept fairly intact, but the Gatchaman Fighter story is a hurried, muddled mess with no real conclusion. It should also be remembered that Eagle Riders used only the visuals from Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter. The music and sound effects are like the English voices -- all added in America. So the new music sounds like something created on a Casio keyboard and the sound effects are like someone banging pots and pans together. The original music and effects were vastly superior, and it's a shame that Saban didn't want to spend a few extra dollars to get the rights to use them.

I suspect the seller makes copies of an original he/she has.

Which is exactly the case. The originals were all recorded by Kelly Lannan in Australia when the series aired down there. He made copies of his tapes for several people, and it is from those tapes that this seller created his master DVDs. Sadly, Eagle Riders has never had an English language commercial release. With the rights for Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter having now reverted to Tatsunoko, it is unlikely that we will ever have one. The entire series was released on DVD and VHS in France, and the first few episodes were released on DVD in Italy. Neither release has any language options beyond their native French and Italian dialogue. James

As a result, the Gatchaman II story is kept fairly intact, but the Gatchaman Fighter story is a hurried, muddled mess with no real conclusion.

That's the main reason I got the set, because they kept Gatchaman II's story intact. Since it's dubbed in English, I'll have a better idea of what's going on as well. It's unfortunate that Gatchaman F didn't get the same treatment.

The original music and effects were vastly superior, and it's a shame that Saban didn't want to spend a few extra dollars to get the rights to use them.

That's a bummer, but I kind of expected that given what others have done with the series in the past.

I suspect the seller makes copies of an original he/she has.

As James said, I think that's the case. Only a handful of episodes made it to the US, but over in Australia, every episode was aired.

Neither release has any language options beyond their native French and Italian dialogue.

I saw that you can buy Gatchaman II on DVD on ebay and ioffer, but it doesn't have English subs. That's why I was thinking of perhaps watching Eagle Riders and getting to experience the story, and then maybe getting the Gatchaman II discs later. I guess that's one way I can still watch them with the music and sound effects intact. The ioffer ones are supposedly a copy made from the laser discs...not sure of the quality of those.

Damn double post. LOL

Welcome, John- I'm a little late to the party- but better late than never! (computer problems) I'm so glad that TvC has brought you to us!

Welcome John. Sorry I am late to extend my Owl welcome but it is nice to see you here and already comfortable enough to post comments. It is always nice to see Gatch fans finding there way here.

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Originally posted by Transmute Jun Yep. For some reason, a lot of the fans are female. I'm not sure why that is. When I was first starting out in this fandom, it surprised me as well.

Boys in uniform with a reasonably strong female role model for those of us who grew up in the seventies... Not surprising really. Did I mention boys in uniforms? Just leaving that one out there.........

And TIGHT uniforms with wings at that.

Hi all!

The ioffer ones are supposedly a copy made from the laser discs...not sure of the quality of those.

As someone who bought the laser discs for all three TV series and the OAVs when they were first released, I can tell you that the video quality on those discs is excellent. At the time they were released, laser discs were the gold standard for quality home video. Of course, I can't speak for the quality of the recording equipment used by the seller, but their source material was great. James

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Originally posted by AllentownDarkWater I want to write a fanfic about them, but I've never written a fanfic before, plus I don't know how to set up the plot.

You don't have to come up with something elaborate. Even one scene is a good start. An obvious start would be, if Zero and Ken are fighting together, why are they fighting together? Whom are they fighting? What happens if they win, or lose?

For those of us who don't know the non-gatch characters, a couple of paragraphs of setup would not be amiss. That could cover how Zero and Ken met and ended up allies against whatever enemy. And why their opponents chose to work together (or how the Big Bad is keeping these guys from killing each other).

If anything, Zero and Ken will not turn on each other. They will become friends. Thanks for the suggestions BTW!

Sorry I've been gone for a few weeks. I bought Final Fantasy XIII and God of War III, which has been taking upmost of my free time. PS: Im really enjoying both games!

Glad to see you back! I saw you're getting TB to set you up with Birdstyle - excellent! We need more boybirds around the joint lol

So glad to see this community is still kicking butt on the internet! It's been so long since I've posted, I feel like I need to reintroduce myself. I recently thought of this place while stumbling across Gatchaman on Bluray on Amazon. I had no clue they released it on that format. I ended up only watching 60 eps or so of the series but plan to actually get through it once and for all! Hope everyone is doing well.

Welcome! You'll also find Gatchaman II fan-subtitled on YouTube, and some of Gatchaman Fighter (more of it to come).

Well, hello there! I'm so glad to see one of the ghosts from Gatchamania's past has decided to stop being a ghost!

Welcome back, John. We're a little quiet right now, with Comic Con wrapping up, but we still have lots of good threads going.

Thanks for the warm rewelcoming! I'll have to stop by all the active threads and maybe make some of my own.

Originally posted by ChrisW Welcome! You'll also find Gatchaman II fan-subtitled on YouTube, and some of Gatchaman Fighter (more of it to come).

That's awesome. Between that and Eagle Riders, hopefully I can watch as much of it as possible. I was looking at the voice cast for Eagle Riders and was surprised to see that Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad is the voice of Joe! I'm a huge BB fan so that makes me want to see it even more.

Now there's a bit of trivia I didn't know! That's pretty funny.

I had no idea. Now I need to go listen to his voice again.

Even though I'm not that far along story wise yet, I'm very tempted to put in the Eagle Riders DVDs I have to hear his voice as well. I tried finding an Eagle Riders episode online and had no luck.

Welcome back to the fold, John!

Just to be clear on the ADV English dubs of Gatchaman, the voice of Joe is Brian Jepson, who is a member of this site. He was not in Breaking Bad, however he is 'the voice of the Texas Lottery'. Nice to see you back here, John!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Just to be clear on the ADV English dubs of Gatchaman, the voice of Joe is Brian Jepson, who is a member of this site. He was not in Breaking Bad, however he is 'the voice of the Texas Lottery'. Nice to see you back here, John!

Thanks, Jun. I saw that he posted! How cool is that? I'm strictly talking about Saban's Eagle Riders and not ADV's dub of Gatchaman. I put in the (bootleg, but a pretty good bootleg) complete set of Eagle Riders to hear Bryan Cranston's version of Joe and I like it...he sounds so young...I could still make out his voice though. It makes sense that Cranston was a part of it I guess, since he also did voices for the US version of Power Rangers, which if I'm not mistaken is also a Saban production.

Ah, I did not realize Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad was in the original OAV dubs! Thanks for the clarification, John.

Hi all!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Ah, I did not realize Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad was in the original OAV dubs! Thanks for the clarification, John.

Bryan Cranston wasn't part of the voice cast in the Urban Vision OAV dub. Instead, he was the voice of Joe Thax in Eagle Riders. It was probably some of the final voice work he did before he gained fame for his role as the father in Malcolm In the Middle. James

Originally posted by tatsunokofan Hi all!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Ah, I did not realize Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad was in the original OAV dubs! Thanks for the clarification, John.

Bryan Cranston wasn't part of the voice cast in the Urban Vision OAV dub. Instead, he was the voice of Joe Thax in Eagle Riders. It was probably some of the final voice work he did before he gained fame for his role as the father in Malcolm In the Middle. James

Thank you, James, for the further clarification. (Can you tell that I've never watched either Malcom in the Middle or Breaking Bad? I'm still a little out of the loop on exactly who this actor actually is... )

Yes, what Tatsunoko fan said. Both are great TV shows for very very different reasons. He's extremely versatile that's for sure.

Originally posted by JohngPR He's extremely versatile that's for sure.

That might be the understatement of the year, based on his recent stint on Broadway, where he portrayed LBJ!

If they ever do an animated version of Breaking Bad, maybe I can do the voice of Walter White! I am the danger... I am also the Condor!

LOLOL Brian ... why am I now hearing you say "I am the danger that flaps in the night!"

Originally posted by BrianJepson If they ever do an animated version of Breaking Bad, maybe I can do the voice of Walter White! I am the danger... I am also the Condor!

That's hilarious.

Hi John: Don't think we've ever met. I'm a BotP girl myself and I enjoy writing fanfiction. Although lately I've been writing Star Wars fanfiction (original trilogy) and now I have a serious urge to cross the two shows! Anyway, nice to meet you.

Speaking of Bryan Cranston....this has gone viral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovqM72em1dA# And, yeah, there are some Breaking Bad jokes in there!