As promised by the director through Twitter, the full trailer for Gatchaman is out, and I must say it looks quite promising... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVKaIFxQa98

it looks fantastic.... I just hope it gets translated for the non-Japanese fans!!

Thank you for linking to that FangJoker.

Was that the Cataroller I saw? It does look good...just wish I could understand what they're saying...

I was thinking "Hey, that's the Cataroller!" too. I hope a translated-to-English version gets put up on youtube, or somewhere, soon -I too am really curious to know what they're saying! I'm guessing that this is Dr. Nambu -he really does quite look like him, what with the suit, glasses and mustache. Berg Katse looks and sounds quite female -which is interesting, as in the series, Katse was (aside from ep. 102, perhaps) only ever in male form while wearing the purple-eared uniform. Guessing this means the great mystery of Katse's dual genders will be revealed in the movie. Looks like she/he captures Joe, in his civvies, at one point -shades of ep. 103? I like that Ken and Jun get a chance to go undercover in glam outfits. Quite "James Bond"! Wonder what Ken and Joe are talking about -looks a bit angsty. I guess this must be Joe and his deceased fiance, Naomi? (in a flashback?) And this must be the "stone" that the Ninjas draw power from? And the God Phoenix -wish I could get a clearer look! And this seems to be the "mysterious invader," Iriya (because he looks like the actor Shido Nakamura). Say, if Katse mostly looks female, maybe this guy will turn out to be the male form of Katse, perhaps a sort of equivalent to the "Galactor female commander" in the original series? After all, the "Iriya" in ep. 43 (A Romance destroyed by Evil) turned out to really be Katse...

Hi all! The new trailer for the movie isn't the only news. If you check the website for the movie, you'll see that they have updated it with a new picture on the home page. The movie's website can be found here: http://www.gatchaman-movie.jp/ Check the "Trailer" page, and you'll see that they have not only the theatrical trailer, but also two additional videos. One of these (The red button on the right) is the original teaser trailer, and the other (The red button in the middle) is for the 30 second TV commercial for the movie, which is essentially a cut-down version of the theatrical trailer. The trailers are not the only new movie news. They have also announced that the music for the movie is being scored by Nima Fakhara, a composer of Iranian descent who works out of Los Angeles. The soundtrack CD for the score will be released on August 21st, three days before the movie premieres in Japan. The movie will also feature a new song by the band Bump of Chicken (No, really, that's their name). Part of the song, titled "Those Who Possess Rainbows," can be heard toward the end of the theatrical trailer. This is just the start of the promotional ramp up leading to the release of the movie in August, so you can be sure that there will be more to come shortly! James

It looks Cheesy But the soundtrack is rather nice

Originally posted by lborgia88 I guess this must be Joe and his deceased fiance, Naomi? (in a flashback?)

Now I'm wondering if this takes place while Joe is (apparently) captured by Galactor -maybe he only thought his fiance was dead and it turns out she's been Galactor's prisoner. Or maybe what he's kissing here is a cyborg of his dead fiance and he doesn't know it yet...

I was wondering what 'Bump of Chicken' was in the trailer! Thanks for posting this, FangJoker! It looks like they really put a lot of work into it to make it awesome! It also seems like a big theatriucal release, which makes me feel more confident that bootleg English dubs will show up somewhere.

I thought "bump of chicken" had something to do with "goosebumps", at first!

LOL ... I don't know why but, for me, that chicken in the band's name instantly reminded me about Gatch II! You might know what I'm referring to! Thanks FangJoker and James!

At first I thought "Bump of Chicken" might be a reference to a rooster's...okay, I'll admit it -- sometimes I can be a sick puppy! Anyway, the trailer's piqued my interest.

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Someone attached softsubs to the trailer. For those who were curious as to what they were saying, here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs5UmABELKQ

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All I have to say is WOW!!! Really love the suits and like everyone else hope they dub or sub the the movie. I tend to like subtitles more but at this point I don't care. Thanks so much for sharing the link

Hi all! Several thoughts immediately leapt to mind when I watched the trailer. The first was "What is Doronjo from "Yatterman" doing in this film? Doronjo Berg Katse Another was, "What do you want to bet that Katse is actually Naomi?" The suggestion that Katse might also be Iriya is a good one, and something I hadn't considered. I can certainly see them doing that. I also noticed that, from the look of things, the film is going to be about Joe joining the already formed team, which seems to be the popular go-to notion for a Gatchaman story. They're doing it here, Imagi was going to do it, and even Jinzo Toriumi did it when he wrote his Gatchaman novel back in 1989. James

Naomi as Katse. Interesting idea. I do have to admit I just can't wrap my brain around a Japanese Joe.

Originally posted by tatsunokofan Several thoughts immediately leapt to mind when I watched the trailer. The first was "What is Doronjo from "Yatterman" doing in this film?

Interesting -I hadn't though of the resemblance, but is sure is there! Either the influence of Nikkatsu's Yatterman movie lingers on in its art department or, in deciding to have Katse look very female, Tatsunoko's Doronjo seemed an obvious model for a Galactor villainess?

Originally posted by tatsunokofan Another was, "What do you want to bet that Katse is actually Naomi?"

Ooh, that would be evil -poor Joe would sure be gagging upon finding out something like that, if the Naomi we see him kissing in the trailer isn't just Naomi.

Originally posted by tatsunokofan I also noticed that, from the look of things, the film is going to be about Joe joining the already formed team, which seems to be the popular go-to notion for a Gatchaman story. They're doing it here, Imagi was going to do it, and even Jinzo Toriumi did it when he wrote his Gatchaman novel back in 1989.

I could see it being a device to make it easier to retain Joe's past connection to Galactor without having to show lots of flashbacks to when he was 9 or 10 or use a different actor for "young" Joe. Maybe he's with Galactor into his teens in this movie, and it's the death (or perhaps, apparent death) of his fiance instead of the death of his parents (like Victoria suggested) that is the pivotal incident that gets him out of Galactor... and then to join the Science Ninja Team? Or, there's a tendency to see Joe as the outsider or the loner, and to want him to be the last to join the team instead of being one of the first.

Hi all! Just so you'll know, Nikkatsu has reported that the new trailer has received 1.5 million views in the seven days following its release. Fairly impressive! James

That is great. The more, the merrier.

Brilliant. Proving, I'm sure there's a lot of interest in the film, so hopefully, they will consider wordwide release!

Or at least make enough to speed it to subbed DVD.

Originally posted by tatsunokofan Hi all! Just so you'll know, Nikkatsu has reported that the new trailer has received 1.5 million views in the seven days following its release. Fairly impressive! James

That's some good news! The more the interest the greater the outcome of the revival! ... maybe there'd also be a part two!! Dah ... I'm always the same wishful thinker! And, I didn't even watch the still upcoming movie! But, when it's about Gatchaman ... well ...

After the awful mess that is Gatchaman Crowds, this is a welcome sight! Becky, if it makes it over here in any form, let's have a viewing party!

This comes out on on the 24th of august and my birthday is on the 31st. Happy birthday to me!!!!!!!

Originally posted by jublke After the awful mess that is Gatchaman Crowds, this is a welcome sight! Becky, if it makes it over here in any form, let's have a viewing party!

You're on!!!!

I know I might be chiming in again at a very late stage, here, but I had the chance to watch the trailer more accurately and at ease and I've noticed the following: I also know that I might be getting excited on nothing, since I don't know more about the movie, and since I cannot completely count on my present intellect during these days but I can clearly see (or am thinking that I'm seeing!) blazing swords in this part of the trailer, so I was thinking ... could they be also incorporating some bits and pieces from the sequels?! Could this be a hint of Ken's fencer, maybe attributed to him and the others as an extra weapon apart from the ones used in the first series? If so ... that is, if bits and bobs from the whole trio might have been picked up to form a whole story, can I start imagining a really interesting and entwined plot?! Gosh ... I really think I need to shut my mind down a bit!!

GM, I had noticed that too, but didn't think on it. You might be right. That scene gave the appearance of Ken and Joe fighting, too. Six weeks or so to go!

Can't wait, too, though I so wish I could have understood Japanese!! And, I too have noticed that the scene is one of a fight between Ken and Joe ... not the same as the one in the alley for sure, but who knows why?! Maybe they're fighting upon who's going to sacrifice oneself first, as usual!! Am so curious .....

That would fit, wouldn't it. I could see them arguing about it in front of Katse while he/she stands there tapping his/her foot impatiently.