Hola, Well, I guess as a new member it's proper to introduce myself. My name is Adriana and I'm a Mexican Gatchaman fan. Many years ago, during the 80's I was watching BOTP back in Mexico and since then I loved the series. It was only very recent that I re-discovered the series and for my surprise the original Gatchaman came out as I was looking for DVDs about the anime. Slowly I realized that our beloved TV program was actually a version for the Japanese anime. So I decided to watch it in its original uncut version. What a surprise! Zark-7 was no there, all the names were totally different and the plot of the story was somewhat different. I loved it! Since then, I have been able to collect whatever I can from the series in Japan. Due to the fact that I'm living in Malaysia now, I can get hold of some of the merchandise including original cels from the series. Looking for more info I came across the stories from Transmutejun and immediately was reading the, all. It's because I was looking for the stories that I got to know about this page. So here I am. After finishing the original Gatchaman series and Gatchaman II, my favorite character is Joe! He's so cool and nice, for me, the real hero of the series! For that reason, I'm trying to get any available cel from him but unfortunately there are so few in the market. Anyway, I'm trying to check in the Japanese market for some more. In the meantime I got two from Ken and two from Joe, so please let me know how I can share them with all of you. Finally, I would like to thank David for giving me the opportunity to join and to Transmutejun to recommend me the site! Thank you both! Have a nice day wherever you are! Adriana

Oh TJ, she gets everywhere, and her stories just pull you in deeper! (j/k TJ, you know we love you) Hi Adriana and welcome. it's always great to see new members. And another condor fan too Yay! Your story is very muck like most of the others on here, I also grew up watching BotP as a child, only discovering Gatchaman with the invention (if you could call it that) of the internet. I found the differences between the two series quite the culture shock at the time, but I'm used to it now. Good luck with your collection, I know how hard it is finding things relating to the shows, in any of its manifestations. Here in the UK, it is practically impossible to find merchandise. Only the other day I was at my local comic book store, and I asked the guy if there was anything BotP related. His reply was automatic. (It's hard to get hold of.) Yeah, I know I probably have the largest collection of BotP products in my hometown! Anyway, the internet is probably your best sourse for finding cels, comics, toys etc, it can be costly though. Still, don't give up. it took me almost three years to find an affordable BotP box set, and I finally got the Princess doll I'd wanted since I was a kid just over a year ago. (30 odd years is a long time to wait for a dream to come true, but it's proof that it can happen.) Ok, I think you've heard about enough from me. Please feel free to explore the site, and join in whenever you have something to contribute. We look forward to seeing what you have to offer. Have fun. KT

Hi Adriana and "Welcome" to our crazy little corner of the net ! Always good to have another Condor fan around! There's a lot of stuff to look at here, so I hope you enjoy your time on the site.

Hi!

Welcome! I'm so glad you've decided to join our crazy little group. Like most of the folks here, I grew up on BotP. I first heard about Gatchaman during my second year in college, but the Internet wasn't nearly as useful as it is now. A few years ago I stumbled upon the ADV dvds and have been addicted ever since! Anyway, feel free to jump into the conversations any time -- we'd love to hear what you think! EW

Welcome! I also grew up on BOTP with no clue that it was original anime. I discovered that when I went to university and joined the science fiction club. The core members were really into anime and we were always watching things that at the time we either had to print out English scripts for or just guess at what was happening. Some of them knew about Gatchaman and I managed to get my hands onto some of it through tape trades, watching it with printed out scripts in my hands. I adore and prefer Gatchaman now but BOTP will always have a special place in my heart because it was what I knew first. I've also been collecting and it can certainly get out of hand, LOL. I get most of my stuff through eBay and Yahoo auctions Japan (through a proxy service since they don't tend to ship to North America). I envy your ability to find things in person!

Welcome, Adriana! It's always great to have another Gatchamaniac around! Make yourself at home and join in the conversations! We are happy to have you here!

Hi Adriana, Nice to meet you! Welcome to the madness, LOL. I don't collect myself, but I really enjoy seeing pictures of everyone else's goodies. Like most people here, I knew BotP as a kid and later when I was an adult found out about Gatchaman and got hooked. There's lots of info, pics, and fics on the site so jump on in!

Originally posted by adrianag Hola, Well, I guess as a new member it's proper to introduce myself. My name is Adriana and I'm a Mexican Gatchaman fan. Many years ago, during the 80's I was watching BOTP back in Mexico and since then I loved the series. Adriana

Hi Adriana, It was great to read your story. I always find it interesting to hear how people got into the series - from whatever version they saw first. I'm sure hearing how you went from Mexico to Malaysia would be a good tale too! As a fellow collector, I'd love to see your cels. My particular interest in cels from the productions has almost always been first series Gatchaman and US Battle of the Planets. Over the years I've managed to find a few, including some of Joe. So keep looking, they're out there! Joe's my favorite too, but that's because I first met him in Battle of the Planets where he was named Jason. I'm interested if you have any specific memories about the history of Battle in Mexico. I don't know a whole lot about the series there and I'm always hoping to learn more. Nice to meet you! The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

Howdy Adriana!

Hola! Wow! I'm amazed with so many responses! Thank you all!!, So, I guess I need to explain a little bit more about how BOTP was in the Latin American countries. Contrary of what you may think, we have our own translation very different from the one in Spain. The dubbing was made in Mexico but sadly it was completely lost. When I tried to get it in the internet couldn't get hold of anything. The closest was G-Force (with the horrible background music). This one was also dubbed in my country but somehow I was not interested at all. I'm presently living in Malaysia because for almost 17 years I was working for the national airline. Yes, I was working in Malaysia Airlines until I got retired and many of my friends were lost or died in the two recent incidents. Anyway, I decided to stay here and now I dedicate myself to teach Spanish, I love my language. Having Japan so close, it's possible for me to order through an agent from Yahoo Japan and some other Japanese sites. Guess I arrived a little bit late because having any cel from Gatchama is almost impossible, most of what can be purchased is from Gatchaman II. Anyway, I will keep looking!! Now, I will answer you individually: KT, so nice to meet you and let me tell you that I got Juns dolls (the one original and the one in black). They are still in Japan as I'm waiting to ship all the items together. Which one do you have? Redbird, I'm so glad to share my favorite character in the series! As you see, it's almost equal to those of Ken jefe. I'm enjoying being here too! Msannomelley, hola! Nice to meet you! ElectricWhite, I would love to chat with all of you and the rest. Hopefully my time zone is not too odd to join you. If we can't do it live, well we can always leave a message. ChrisW, I can share my collection with all of you once I figure out how to do it and the rest of my items are shipped from Japan. I'm waiting for two big boxes. Springle, I'm really happy to be here. In Malaysia nobody knows the series and sadly, no one in Mexico shares this passion of ours. Felt a bit out before but I'm glad I have so many to talk with! Mylari, I will post my cels once I know how and where. If you know, please let me know! The other Jason, I would love to see your cels!!! I will keep looking in hoping to get some really nice ones! But it seems I only can get from Ken......wonder why! K2p2, Hola! How are things in your side of the world? Hope we can get in touch! Well, I think I spoke too much. Here is past 11pm and time to rest. Nice to meet you all and I hope we can share our experiences about the series. Also, I'm waiting for the original DVDs Gatchaman II from Japan and Gatchaman F from Taiwan in Japanese and Chinese. Hopefully I can catch up with you as I haven't watch the third series yet. Have a nice day wherever you are! Hugs Adriana

hi again. In answer to your question, I have two Jun (well Princess) dolls now, My daughter bought me the first on for a birthday present, and once I'd started, I just had to collect the whole series. I finally managed to find them all last year. as for the other one, My Jason doll arrived today cutesy of ChrisW's sister in law... (many many thanks for your help Chris) as far as I know, there's only Mark to find in this collection, (unless anyone out there knows differently,) and I'm gonna keep looking out for him too, and anything else I can find.

I'm glad you made it over here, Adriana! I am sorry I wasn't able to greet you when you arrived. I have been traveling for the past 10 days and just got home this morning. But it's great to see you and I am glad you got your account sorted! I look forward to seeing you around the site!

I upload my collection photos to Photobucket so I can view them anywhere while traveling, and double-check what I have if I want to buy something. My collection is getting a little scary, you can see it all here: Chris's Gatch collection

Hola! Wow KT!!! Your dolls are amazing! What a ni ce collection you have. What I will do is to take photos of mine and like Chris, will upload them in photobucket for everyone to enjoy! Thanks for sharing! Transmutejun, thank you so much for your words. I'm so happy to be here and be able to share my passion for the series with someone! Malaysia is not a great place to talk about it, indeed, nobody knows the series or are interested. Guess the anime culture is not very popular here. Nice to see you here! Thanks a lot for all your help! Chris, went through you collection and it is amazin!!! You even got Katse! That's a nice one! All your miniature vehicles look very nice. I had the chance to buy them but was not sure, now I see that they are great! I will follow your example and once I get all my items will share them with all of you. Thank you all for being so kind and for the nice welcome. Please keep in touch and I will do the same. Have a great day everyone.....wherever you are! Lots of hugs Adriana

What's fun is that different collectors have a different focus. It's always neat to see what someone else prioritized given all the other stuff out there! Looking forward to your pictures and your participation around here.

Hola Chris, I will do so! But please help me with something, how to insert images? I have some that I know you all will love!

Springie posted a tutorial on how to post pictures from Photobucket a while ago. Here's the link: http://gatchamania.net/thread.php?threadid=4671&sid=

Hola ElectricWhite, Thank you! Will have a look and try to upload some photos! Have a nice day!

Glad I could help!

Hi Adriana, Thanks for all your great answers!

Originally posted by adrianag Hola! Wow! I'm amazed with so many responses! Thank you all!!, So, I guess I need to explain a little bit more about how BOTP was in the Latin American countries. Contrary of what you may think, we have our own translation very different from the one in Spain. The dubbing was made in Mexico but sadly it was completely lost. When I tried to get it in the internet couldn't get hold of anything. The closest was G-Force (with the horrible background music). This one was also dubbed in my country but somehow I was not interested at all. The other Jason, I would love to see your cels!!! I will keep looking in hoping to get some really nice ones! But it seems I only can get from Ken......wonder why! Well, I think I spoke too much. Here is past 11pm and time to rest. Nice to meet you all and I hope we can share our experiences about the series. Also, I'm waiting for the original DVDs Gatchaman II from Japan and Gatchaman F from Taiwan in Japanese and Chinese. Hopefully I can catch up with you as I haven't watch the third series yet. Have a nice day wherever you are! Hugs Adriana

I have only seen clips of the opening credit narration from the Mexican version of Battle. I would love to see more, but as you say, it seems to be lost. That's why I asked, I hoped maybe you remembered some details. The only Spanish version Sandy Frank offered back in the early 2000s for home video release was the European one. I'm afraid I don't have most of my cels scanned or photographed. I should probably do that. Thank for sharing everything, I'll hope to talk with you again soon. The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

Hola The other Jason, Nothing to thank, it's me that have to thank you for your comment. I'm really surprised that you actually have seen the Intel for the LA. For sure its the one posted in YouTube and sadly, that's the only clip that remains from the series. Recently, I acquired the DVD from the Spanish release in Spain. Sadly only 26 of the original 85 episodes exist. The rest were lost and besides the first one, the rest are random episodes with no logical sequence. I'm not so happy with the voices (and accent) but that's the close I can get of my childhood memories. By the way, do you speak Spanish? Looks that you know a lot about the versions in my language. Fortunately, I have good memory so I'm able to share with you some datails that have been part of my memories since I watched from the first time in 1980. One important detail it's that in the English version the characters say "Bird Go" while in the translation in Spain they shout "Mutación" (mutation), in Mexico was used the term "Transmutación" (transmutation), that I like better. Another interesting part that remember and that later I got to watch again in the original English version (with Zark-7) that also bought, was the part in which Jason and Mark fight in the alley. I clearly remember that they argued because Jason told him that he was tired to be number two and that Princess was interested only in the Eagle. Mark answered him that it was not true and to prove it, he will allowed him to take command in the next mission. Obviously, he didn't mention anything further about the girl, but later in that episode it was clear she was crazy about Mark and Jason with defeat, proved that once more. In the English version only the part of the chain of command is mention but as we know, the real cause was Jason's illness and his stubbornness to be helped by others. On the other hand, it's very recent that I started to collect original cels from the series. The ones I got are mainly from Gatchaman II. Please, whenever you can, share with us photos or scans......would be great to see them! I will do so once I get all my stuff that it's presently in Japan. I hope to ship them by the end of the month. Well, I guess that's all for now. Thank you for sharing and I hope to chat with you soon......take care wherever you are. From my side of the world......ciao!!!

Very interesting! Hopefully some crazy fan somewhere has very old recordings that will surface. I would definitely be heartbroken if I couldn't watch the original version again (even if watching BOTP makes me twitch on occasion from its silliness, I prefer Gatchaman these days!)

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Hola ChrisW, I hope so! Like you said, it would be so nice to watch them again. I still remember that the voices were so nice.......but somehow, I guess with time we are the ones who changed and Gatchaman is now more suitable than BOTP. Zark was cute when we were children, but now I do prefer the original series anytime! Thanks a lot for keeping in touch!

The other Jason, Wow!!! You were part of the magic then! I guessed must had been awesome to come across those voice recordings! I really hope that one day I can at least watch one original episode with the Mexican voices. ahhhhhhh.....maybe one day those treasures will cope up and the see the light! You are absolutely right, there were only 59 episodes from which only 26 made it into the DVD. If you are keen in having them, let me know and I can try to upload them for you.....but to be homes, I wouldn't know how to do it not compromising the video quality. So, you can speak a little bit of Spanish.......no? Muy bien Señor! Please, if you need help to translate any of those comics, let me know. I can give you a hand on that. Yesterday I got my DVD from Gatchaman F.......I purchased in eBay from Taiwan and no subtitles. So like those little kids who doesn't understand anything, let's start watching and try to figure out what on earth they are saying. I got only the first 7 with subtitles so time to watch and imagine the rest! Thanks a lot for your insight. Nice chatting with you! Have a great day......ciao!

Hi Adriana,

Originally posted by adrianag The other Jason, Wow!!! You were part of the magic then! I really hope that one day I can at least watch one original episode with the Mexican voices. You are absolutely right, there were only 59 episodes from which only 26 made it into the DVD. If you are keen in having them, let me know and I can try to upload them for you.... So, you can speak a little bit of Spanish.......no? Muy bien Señor! Please, if you need help to translate any of those comics, let me know. I can give you a hand on that. Yesterday I got my DVD from Gatchaman F...... So like those little kids who doesn't understand anything, let's start watching and try to figure out what on earth they are saying. I got only the first 7 with subtitles so time to watch and imagine the rest! Thanks a lot for your insight. Nice chatting with you! Have a great day......ciao!

I'd like to see full episodes of the other Spanish version as well. You never know, they may be released some day. Thanks for the offer to upload episodes, but I have copies of everything that's been released commercially. Some of our other fans may enjoy seeing them in Spanish though! I might take you up on some help with the Spanish comics. So far I think I've done a decent job on things, but it can't hurt to pass things by a native speaker. When I start on the next one, I'll try to let you know. Enjoy Gatchaman F! Although it isn't my favorite of the three series, it does include a couple of my all-time favorite episodes. The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

Hola The Other Jason, No hay problema! You can send the translations to me and I can have a look. Even though I haven't written anything for Gatchaman or BOTP, have the experience writing for some other animes like Candy Candy and Inuyasha in Spanish. So definitely, I can help you with that I checked the DVD from Taiwan and to my disappointment, it's in Chinese! Well, I guess I can't be demanding as those DVD are extremely expensive in Japan. For you to have an idea how much they cost, it's 1500 USD for Gatchaman F. Let me know which ones are those episodes that you like, so we can talk about it when I watch them On the other hand, I really hope one day someone uploads the episodes in the LA Spanish.....ahhhh....would be great! I remember that the voices were great, especially Mark and Jason. To be honest, I heated the one given to Jason in English during the 80's, doesn't sound like him at all. Mark's one was ok but sadly, Jason sounded a bit awkward. (My personal opinion). Have a great day and like you said, nice chatting with you. Let me know about those comics......ok? Ciao ciao PD please forgive me for some typo errors, I'm responding from my iPad and the little one writes whatever it wants!!! Grrrrr......

I think sometimes it's hard to accept another voice when we get used to the first one. Getting used to Gatchaman's Joe took a bit after BOTP's Jason! Talk about a difference in voices!

I'm late to the party! Hi Adriana! I grew up with BotP and found Gatchaman in 2001.

Originally posted by ChrisW I think sometimes it's hard to accept another voice when we get used to the first one. Getting used to Gatchaman's Joe took a bit after BOTP's Jason! Talk about a difference in voices!

Hola ChrisW! I totally agree!!!! Imagine how it was for me. Firstly I grew up listening a nice, varonile voice. Then many years later, have to adapt to the Castillian voice from Spain.......when I got the original BOTP, have to adapt agian to the English version from the 80's (my least favorite). Later when I got Gatchaman in English again, another voice (this is the one I like the most after the Mexican one). Finally, now that I'm watching Gatchaman II, again try to adapt to the original japane voice...... Guess that's the weirdest part, get used to each and everyone one of them jeje Which one is your favorite for Joe?

Originally posted by Becky Rock I'm late to the party! Hi Adriana! I grew up with BotP and found Gatchaman in 2001.

Hola Becky Rock! How are you? I'm glad to hear from you and no, you are not late I see that you like Joe as well, in this case, which is your favorite voice for him? Also, which one do you prefer, BOTP or Gatchaman? Please share with us your point of view. Have a great day wherever you are

I will admit that I'm an Eagle girl but the Condor comes a close second. I've come to like Joe's really deep voice in Gatchaman. Jason's in BOTP doesn't sound odd to me because I grew up with it, but when swapping back and forth he does sound like Joe on helium! When I had a friend who didn't know the show watch a bit so she would understand when she read my fanfics why I referred to Joe's voice the way I did, she went, "OMG, he sounds like a 50 year old chain smoker!" LOL.

Originally posted by ChrisW I will admit that I'm an Eagle girl but the Condor comes a close second. I've come to like Joe's really deep voice in Gatchaman. Jason's in BOTP doesn't sound odd to me because I grew up with it, but when swapping back and forth he does sound like Joe on helium! When I had a friend who didn't know the show watch a bit so she would understand when she read my fanfics why I referred to Joe's voice the way I did, she went, "OMG, he sounds like a 50 year old chain smoker!" LOL.

y Hola ChrisW' I totally overlooked that you are an Eagle girl! We were talking about Joe's voice and I didn't realized jeje Of course his voice in Japanese is impressive, but the actor who did the one in English for the las test Gatchaman series was not bad at all. Sorry to say this but I totally agree with your friend! Maybe it's because I am so used to the nice, young varonile voices that the guy in the 80's sounds like grandpa jeje So, you have written some fics.....please let me know which ones to read them. This is how I got to know this page because I was reading Transmutejun and we started to get in touch. Do you have one dedicated to my lovely Joe? Please let me know! Have a great day....I'm finishing mine now......

You can find my stories here: Chris White on Gatchfanfic I should warn you that many (but not all) of my stories involve Ken and Joe getting together or at least there being some interest between them. Because of that, though, Joe is featured in many of them along with Ken. (I tend to do multiple points of view.) It's really up to you what your comfort level is with guy/guy material.

...In fact, you'll find that many of the members of this board have stories there. (I found out about this site from that site -- just the opposite of everybody else!) Anyway, I hope you'll be able to sample many writers' works -- there are a lot of stories I'm sure you'll enjoy!

Originally posted by ChrisW You can find my stories here: Chris White on Gatchfanfic I should warn you that many (but not all) of my stories involve Ken and Joe getting together or at least there being some interest between them. Because of that, though, Joe is featured in many of them along with Ken. (I tend to do multiple points of view.) It's really up to you what your comfort level is with guy/guy material.

Hola ChrisW! In that case, could you please recommend me your fics in which Joe/Jason have a happy ending with Jun/Princess? I don't mind reading Ken/Mark as well. As for both of them together......hmmmm.....I think I pass. Thank you for letting me know! By the way, do you have them in fanfiction?

Originally posted by ElectricWhite ...In fact, you'll find that many of the members of this board have stories there. (I found out about this site from that site -- just the opposite of everybody else!) Anyway, I hope you'll be able to sample many writers' works -- there are a lot of stories I'm sure you'll enjoy!

Hola ElectricWhite! Thank you for the advice. I'm looking forward to read some of them as lately I'm spending my nights reading the ones from TJ. Some of them are awesome! Which ones are your favorite? Maybe you can advice me as there are so many

Originally posted by adrianag In that case, could you please recommend me your fics in which Joe/Jason have a happy ending with Jun/Princess? I don't mind reading Ken/Mark as well. As for both of them together......hmmmm.....I think I pass. Thank you for letting me know! By the way, do you have them in fanfiction?

You know, I don't write much happily ever after at all. My non Eagle/Condor stories are: A World Without Me - Jinpei story featuring a dream of his. And Then They Were Five - BOTP reboot bringing the team together as children. Main char is Mark. BOTP Episode Rewrite: Decoys of Doom - Making fun of that particular BOTP episode, which is particularly stupid. The Hangover - The Hangover movie parody written by TJ and I with BOTP. Mark is the missing groom and Jason is the panicked best man. Jason does get a happily ever after but not with Princess. Masterpiece - A very brief Ken/Jun songfic. Closest I get to a happily ever after story. Memorial - A tragic fic that would have been Ken/Jun if things hadn't gone horribly wrong. There's also Mission of Mercy, Phone Prank, and What it Seems. I try to tag everything carefully so that people know whether there's m/m content or not. I don't really like fanfiction.net so I don't tend to post there. My alternate place to post stories is ArchiveOfOurOwn. The closest I've gotten to an idea with the Condor and Swan together would have been a threesome with the Condor, Eagle, and Swan.

You might like this one of mine, a short Ken/Jun fic I did a while ago. Love on the God Phoenix

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It's funny how few of us write straight up romance. I think Springie's written some!

I'm taking a late night break after working all day on lessons for next week ( I am a teacher/ tutor who is very overworked at the moment). yes, I have written a ton of Eagle/swan romance...and even a little Condor/ swan romance! I have some other stories that are not so sappy, too. I enjoy trying to write as though I was making an episode, so I tend to embed a lot of screenshots and fanart into my stories. Hopefully you'll have a chance to check them out!

Originally posted by ChrisW You know, I don't write much happily ever after at all. My non Eagle/Condor stories are: A World Without Me - Jinpei story featuring a dream of his. And Then They Were Five - BOTP reboot bringing the team together as children. Main char is Mark. BOTP Episode Rewrite: Decoys of Doom - Making fun of that particular BOTP episode, which is particularly stupid. The Hangover - The Hangover movie parody written by TJ and I with BOTP. Mark is the missing groom and Jason is the panicked best man. Jason does get a happily ever after but not with Princess. Masterpiece - A very brief Ken/Jun songfic. Closest I get to a happily ever after story. Memorial - A tragic fic that would have been Ken/Jun if things hadn't gone horribly wrong. There's also Mission of Mercy, Phone Prank, and What it Seems. I try to tag everything carefully so that people know whether there's m/m content or not. I don't really like fanfiction.net so I don't tend to post there. My alternate place to post stories is ArchiveOfOurOwn. The closest I've gotten to an idea with the Condor and Swan together would have been a threesome with the Condor, Eagle, and Swan.

Hola ChrisW! This is fantastic!!! Thank you so much! I will check out archiveofourown. I like fanfiction because I have an app that downloads the stories into my iPad and I can read them whenever I want (even without Internet). That's why I like it. Will check them out and definitely will give you a feedback. I will start with the Hangover as I already downloaded it from FF. I don't mid reading if there isn't a happy ending. Sometimes it's nice to read something a bit different.....well not too different jeje.... Thanks again and receive lost of hugs form me! Ciao

Originally posted by KT1972 You might like this one of mine, a short Ken/Jun fic I did a while ago. Love on the God Phoenix

Hola KT1972! Thanks a lot! I will have a look as well. If you have any other, please let me know! Have a wonderful weekend!

Originally posted by ElectricWhite I've had a hard time deciding what to suggest for you to read! I noticed that many of my stories fall into one of several categories, so I picked one or two stories from each category. There are some that don't fit into these categories, but don't worry -- I won't list them here! I have 60 stories and one poem at gatchfanfic.com, and people have said that most of them are really good. (Of course I'd think they're good! There are also lots of people who think they can sing opera but have voices that cause dogs' ears to bleed...so I'll go by what other people say.) Anyway, I hope you like what I've listed and go on to read some of my other stuff!

Hola ElectricWhite! Thank you so so much for sharing with me your stories. Appreciate it! I'm sure they are good as you just try to be modest. Writing is not a joke......I also have written stories (in Spanish) and I can tell you that. At this moment, I just enjoy reading about Gatchaman universe, guess it's a way to submerge into this anime, especially after finish watching the series. Once I'm done with these ones and the others that the rest have suggested, will let you know so you can recommend me some more. Have a fantastic day and I hope you are now fully adapted to the new place! Lots of hugs from me......

Originally posted by ChrisW It's funny how few of us write straight up romance. I think Springie's written some!

Hola ChrisW, Well, I don't blame you all. This is definitely not a romantic anime but one full of drama and action. But I think that sometimes it's not so bad to have a happy ending......especially for Joe......I feel so sad to think that he sacrificed so much and at the end he's a loner......

Originally posted by Springie I'm taking a late night break after working all day on lessons for next week ( I am a teacher/ tutor who is very overworked at the moment). yes, I have written a ton of Eagle/swan romance...and even a little Condor/ swan romance! I have some other stories that are not so sappy, too. I enjoy trying to write as though I was making an episode, so I tend to embed a lot of screenshots and fanart into my stories. Hopefully you'll have a chance to check them out!

Hola Springie! It seems that both share the same kind of job..... Even though I'm a retired stewardess, at the moment I'm a Spanish teacher with lots of students, preparing classes and updating a manual. So I guess.....welcome to the club! I will definitely have a look to your stories. If I'm not mistaken I came across your name when I was reading something from Transmutejun in FF. and now that you mention romance, I won't miss them...... Hope you enjoy your weekend, don't work too hard and rest well.......teaching is very draining, even though we are used to it! Lots of hugs from me.......

Transmutejun and I are good buddies! Glad to hear that there is another teacher among our ranks! Yes, teaching is draining...I taught in the classroom for 16 years. This tutoring job seems to be twice the amount of work that I'm used to. I'm still trying to figure out how to maximize my time off, maybe one day I'll get back to drawing.

Originally posted by Springie Transmutejun and I are good buddies!

The bestest buddies!

Originally posted by adrianag Hola ChrisW! This is fantastic!!! Thank you so much! I will check out archiveofourown. I like fanfiction because I have an app that downloads the stories into my iPad and I can read them whenever I want (even without Internet). That's why I like it. Will check them out and definitely will give you a feedback. I will start with the Hangover as I already downloaded it from FF. I don't mid reading if there isn't a happy ending. Sometimes it's nice to read something a bit different.....well not too different jeje.... Thanks again and receive lost of hugs form me! Ciao

The Hangover is silly and was fun to write. Memorial was very different and much harder to write but I really like it.

Originally posted by Springie Transmutejun and I are good buddies! Glad to hear that there is another teacher among our ranks! Yes, teaching is draining...I taught in the classroom for 16 years. This tutoring job seems to be twice the amount of work that I'm used to. I'm still trying to figure out how to maximize my time off, maybe one day I'll get back to drawing.

Hola Springie! Teaching is such a wonderful profession but it can be so so tiring. I'm glad both of us share it. What do you teach? Do you have an especific subject? Please share your drawings.......do you have any from Gatchaman? So glad to hear that you and TJ are good buddies! Have a great day wherever you are! Hugs

Originally posted by Transmute Jun

Originally posted by Springie Transmutejun and I are good buddies!

The bestest buddies!

Hola Transmutejun! Glad to hear that both of you are best buddies beside partners in some of the stories Hope all is fine with you......have. A great day! Hugs

I taught 3rd grade for 16 years. I see that you found my drawings! I think I have about 1000 Gatchaman fan pics ( no exaggeration) that I've done over the years. Most of my pictures can be found on my Deviant Art page: http://springie.deviantart.com

Originally posted by Springie I taught 3rd grade for 16 years. I see that you found my drawings! I think I have about 1000 Gatchaman fan pics ( no exaggeration) that I've done over the years. Most of my pictures can be found on my Deviant Art page: http://springie.deviantart.com

Thank you for sharing them! Will visit the page and comment about my favorites...... Among my Spanish students I have around 10 students from 13-18 years. They are so nice and with some of them I can share my passion for animes. What about you? Do you share Gatchaman with them? In my case, none of them know the series but my 10 year old liked it when I played him the video in Spanish

Occasionally I have thrown Gatchaman into a creative writing lesson when I had time- but the schools were so regulated where I worked that every minute had curriculum already planned...so not much room to add in anything for fun. My children liked Gatchaman ok but were never really into it. They just shake their head and sigh whenever I talk about it. Oh well, I tried...

Originally posted by Springie Occasionally I have thrown Gatchaman into a creative writing lesson when I had time- but the schools were so regulated where I worked that every minute had curriculum already planned...so not much room to add in anything for fun. My children liked Gatchaman ok but were never really into it. They just shake their head and sigh whenever I talk about it. Oh well, I tried...

Hola! Guess in that sense I'm lucky as Spanish is an extra curriculum subject and the kids are more relaxed. You should had seen my ten year old chinese boy looking at the God Phoenix in flames......he was so so excited! Like me jeje.....