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A thousand of and , and a million "Thank You" to whoever has written this story for me! (well ... I might already have an idea of who the author might be, judging by the exquisite style and the high level of knowledge about Gatch F canon, but I might be mistaken also!) Not only have you written the story in my favourite universe and series as requested by myself, but you've also so superbly described those final episodes of Gatch F which I mostly love, together with all the gaps in between! Moreover you've also given me an aftermath which I'm truly satisfied with, and Ken's and Jun's unition is the icing on the cake! ... you've truly given me all that I have asked for! Thanks again! You're a great writer and a great friend! What a lovely Christmas present to begin with! I'm so happy I read this story this very moment instead of delaying my reading as I'm doing lately in order to do other things! ... more

I have to admit, I don't know much about Gatch F, but I really enjoyed reading this. It's great to see Ken and Joe's connection (and especially Ken and Jun's connection ) and learn more about what was going on behind the scenes of the final episode.

Wonderful story! Especially nice that it's set in Gatch F, where there are, comparatively, so few. I like how the Firebird -a phoenix- is a symbol of them all fighting and contributing together as one, unlike the Hypershoot where Ken took it all upon himself. And like a phoenix, they're reborn from the ashes. Yes, Ken had to surrender -realize he couldn't keep "doing it alone" and also let out his feelings for Jun- in order to win.

I don't know much, if anything, about Gatch F but this is great. I love seeing the connection between Ken and Jun and how the Firebird helps with the "rebirth", or maybe a better word is renewal, of each team member.

Gatchamarie, I'm so glad you requested this! Wow! What a great ending...this is the way it should've happened! Kudos to the author of this fic!!

Originally posted by Springie Gatchamarie, I'm so glad you requested this!

I'm so glad I did so too ... much more now that I've seen the outcome of such a request! I also wish to say that I was so thrilled to thank whoever has written this that I forgot to mention how much I admire the way all the characters' deepest feelings were described, especially Ken's!*grin* The idea of all the Team members' unition in one against the solo aspect was just as things had to be!

It was nice to read a positive ending to the Gatch F series. All I saw was the Eagle Riders version. To the author: a full 10 of 10. Even though I didn't participate, I love reading the results!

This is the end of Gatch F then? Such a positive ending to the series, if only that WAS the real end to the series!

You can watch the end of Gatchaman FIghter here, if you want. It's somewhat vague, and has been left up to interpretation by fanfic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLzo_wJ_5ms&feature=related

well, thank you for posting that TJ, it was rather....ethereal... to say the least. Only wish I could have understood the dialogue, but it did seem to be open to interpretation. Liked the firebird's appearance, a link back to series 1 I think.

The ultimate cliff-hanger. I agree with my son in his theory the Firey Phoenix was actually an entity of its own that had agreed to help Nambu in the fight against Sosai. He decided that afyer watvhing the OAV in 2002 at the ripe old age of five.

I can very easily see this ending. The Phoenix is said to be reborn from it's own ashes, I see no reason why that can't extend to those within it. This author did a great job!

Originally posted by amethyst The Phoenix is said to be reborn from it's own ashes, I see no reason why that can't extend to those within it.

... and "Gatchaman never dies!" I've always been trying to think about a possible continuation, among many others, after watching the last episode of Gatch F! As Becky rightly said, it's the ultimate cliff-hanger! I've also been always torn between choosing myth or reality, even when I decided to write my humble try of a sequel! I opted to stick with as much realism as possible, since myth was never specifically shown in canon, apart from the alien aspect, but the mixture of myth and realism has always intrigued me! Hence, I'm never fed up of reading more and more ways about how the story could have continued! The ending left so much openings! Becky ... your son seems a very young, intelligent man!!

You raise an interesting point, Marie, about technological versus mythical. However I think it can be both. It's clear in Gatchaman that the show deals with technologies far beyond *our* comprehension (the firebird, the tornado fighter, transformation, instant mecha self-repair, etc.). To a less advanced civilization, high levels of technology look like magic. So it could be that there is a technological explanation for what happened at the end of Gatchaman Fighter, if that's how you choose to interpret it.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun To a less advanced civilization, high levels of technology look like magic. So it could be that there is a technological explanation for what happened at the end of Gatchaman Fighter, if that's how you choose to interpret it.

I certainly couldn't have said it better, TJ! You're speaking my own feelings and explaining exactly what I intended to convey in the first place!

Originally posted by gatchamarie You're speaking my own feelings and explaining exactly what I intended to convey in the first place!

Great minds think alike.