I just noticed that someone is hosting most of the "Good Morning Gatchaman" clips on youtube now. I get a kick out of watching them, but they sure make me wish I could understand Japanese! http://www.youtube.com/user/newtypeafuroray#p/u Somewhat unrelated, I also came across a doo-wop version of the Gatchaman theme -it's strangely catchy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIcuxJ9cdoU

Thank you for pointing out that Youtube link. When I get time over the next few weeks I will try to watch them.

OMG!!! Those videos look great. I just subscribed to the channel. Thank-you Iborgia.

I agree Iborgia88, they look interesting, but it would be good to understand what they are saying

Yeah, you just know there are fun jokes being made in them... if only we could understand them. It is nice to see something -anything- new being made with the Gatchaman characters -shows that they're still very popular!

That is exactly the way I feel, LB about both of your comments. Someday someone will translate these clips and we will hear all the jokes.

Originally posted by lborgia88 Yeah, you just know there are fun jokes being made in them... if only we could understand them. It is nice to see something -anything- new being made with the Gatchaman characters -shows that they're still very popular!

Oh yes, there are jokes. Corny, horrible, groan-inducing jokes.... But it's an enjoyable show for the most part. The series has proven to be very popular in Japan, even though some of the longtime fans over there haven't warmed to it. But the good news is the general public has seemed to love it and it's considered a hit for Tatsunoko. Part of the problem with many of the jokes for me is that they are so self-referential. A lot of the people's faces you see pop up in episodes are of hosts on the morning show that Good Morning Ninja Team Gatchaman appears on. They're making fun of their personality traits and those jokes fall flat unless you have some previous knowledge. I think one of my favorites for the whole series so far has been the installation of a new Bird Missile firing system that calls into an automated phone system when the button is pushed. It then wastes time by asking *very* specific questions about how many missiles to fire, when to fire them, etc. Some frustrations are universal.

Originally posted by The Other Jason But the good news is the general public has seemed to love it and it's considered a hit for Tatsunoko.

Yes, that is good news! Might encourage Tatsunoko to do still more things yet with Gatchaman...

Originally posted by The Other Jason I think one of my favorites for the whole series so far has been the installation of a new Bird Missile firing system that calls into an automated phone system when the button is pushed. It then wastes time by asking *very* specific questions about how many missiles to fire, when to fire them, etc. Some frustrations are universal.

That would especially drive Joe insane! I did find a couple clips where I can understand some of the dialogue -it's in English. http://www.youtube.com/user/newtypeafuroray#p/u/30/65KvxCnHRlU http://www.youtube.com/user/newtypeafuroray#p/u/9/4oEliVOXdiE

Originally posted by The Other Jason I think one of my favorites for the whole series so far has been the installation of a new Bird Missile firing system that calls into an automated phone system when the button is pushed. It then wastes time by asking *very* specific questions about how many missiles to fire, when to fire them, etc. Some frustrations are universal.

I think it would annoy more than just the Condor. I think everyone becomes frustrated by those systems, especially when you end up going around and around and never getting to the person/system you want - and then to top it all off, there is no way to get a live person on the phone .... only that blasted computer voice.

Yeah, I often find myself just hitting zero and hoping that it will somehow direct me to a human operator. Think I found the clip... http://www.youtube.com/user/newtypeafuroray#p/u/40/F4oEpx6s6dI

What's "Good Morning Gatchaman"?

They're short clips that, back in April, started airing in Japan on a TV morning news show called "Zip!"

Thank you so much for posting this, LB! I haven't been able to download any of these clips before, so it's great to have a source now!!!!! I agree, I wish I could get that 'next level' of jokes by understanding the dialogue!

Apparently Capcom has posted some new episodes to promote their Monster Hunter 3D game being released in Japan. You can see them here! http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-09-15/gatchaman-flash-shorts-promote-monster-hunter-3-tri-g

It's funny, but I'm really getting accustomed to the character voices in all these new clips -I just wish I understood what they're saying!

Random thought: Perhaps this was why Spectra attached Earth. They were trying to contact ISO because their planet was in need of assistance (eg natural disaster, drought etc) and were hopeing that Earths scientist could assist them. And what did they get. "Greeting you have reached The ISO directory, for assistance please press 1 for Natural Disasters please press 2 for Interplanetary communications please press 3 for Japanese interpretation press 4* for English press 5* for Greek press 6* etc for Swahili interpretation please press 95* etc to leave a message please press 274# etc Greeting you have reached the ISO directory for assistance please press...." You have run out of Interplanetary credit please re-charge and call again Have a nice day!" disconnection tone A

And this automated directory was, no doubt, designed by Zark!

Even worse, it has Zark's voice!!!!!!

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"snigger" Are they implying that Jun annoys ken (insert smut)or that ken and Jun have criminal convictions (insert smut in public) Thought that was Joe's criteria As for Ryu, armpit sweat and huge appetite, if you look at his eyes he looks stoned...explains a few things President Kane twiddles moustache "mmm the plot thickens ha ha! mmmm" ps what's the mail order address, want me one of those boomerangs?

Originally posted by littlewolf ps what's the mail order address, want me one of those boomerangs?

Maybe Ken is supplementing his meager income by selling all his spare boomerangs? I'd buy one!

I love Ryu's 'multiple armpit sweat'!

Hmmmm... Ryu tends to favor a fight against his appetite without using his eyes.... and Jinpei is Mari Sekine's ideal bride??? Is there something we should know? ROFL...that is hilarious, LB!

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I can see 'Aunt Man'. It's close to 'Ant Man', and there was that episode where he was dressed up as an ant to captain the ant mecha.

I was thinking the same thing TJ. And those "ears" he wears could be considered antenna !

I liked the "one hot Team Ninja leader" in Ken's profile!! Thanks LB ... those are hilarious!

I like the sound of a "G-ride mechanism", although I'd probably be fighting off the Swannies first!!

I was thinking that "Aunt Man" was a reference to the gender-shifting (probably because I pronounce "aunt" to rhyme with "font"), but I like how it ties in to one of Katse's more entertaining disguises too! Certainly highlights the limitations of online translation programs! Imagine trying to make sense of a fic written in Japanese, after sending it through Google Translate. That said, I've had better luck with using it for translations from languages that are more closely related to English -ie. Spanish.