Ok going out on a limb here: Does anyone happen to know if there's a map of the Gatch world that includes names of countries/cities/locations of important places? (Preferably in English?) Does such a thing actually exist? I want to say that I recall seeing one at some point in time, but I'm not totally sure if that's correct. Any information on the matter would be very helpful!

Hi all,

Originally posted by Redbird Ok going out on a limb here: Does anyone happen to know if there's a map of the Gatch world that includes names of countries/cities/locations of important places? (Preferably in English?) Does such a thing actually exist? I want to say that I recall seeing one at some point in time, but I'm not totally sure if that's correct. Any information on the matter would be very helpful!

No big, giant all-in-one map exists unfortunately. The closest I've seen was a rough sketch "map" of Utoland that was included in one of the original Japanese DVD release booklets (Vol. 21, COBC-90221 to be exact). The picture showed locations of the homes of the Ninja Team, Joe's race track and a few other landmarks. It was done very early into the process and shouldn't be considered official to the series. But it was neat to see just for fun. James and I pretty well finished a translation of the map, and once I get done redrawing it, I'll pop it up somewhere. The image was hard to see in the booklet and really did need to be redone see everything. I know it wasn't exactly what you were looking for, but it's probably the closest to what you want. The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

I would love to see that! Jason, please post it once it's ready! Thanks....

That would be a huge help Jason! I 'd love to see it when it's done.

Has anyone done a thread here listing all the locations people can think of? Even if we don't get a map maybe that would be helpful. I know I often just use the locations I can remember off the top of my head for Gatch, if a specific one isn't required for paralleling an episode. In case no one has done this, I can start: Amerisia is America, yes? Utoland is Japan? I've got a chest cold so this is a lame and not very brilliant start, but it's a start.

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Yeah I think Ameris is right.

We had a discussion somewhere around here before and as a group determined that Utoland is something of a city-state, as it has its own borders (as seen in the Dave the Hippie episode). I believe that Ameris and Amerisima both exist in the Gatchaman universe, as do Irope and Indria. And then there are the fictional countries. My favorite is the Luman Kingdom, based on Monaco. Not Gatchaman, but Jason has an incredible listing of Federation and Spectran planets on his website.

Yeah, for BOTP I go to Jason's site. Gatch is trickier!

Hi ChrisW,

Originally posted by ChrisW Has anyone done a thread here listing all the locations people can think of? Even if we don't get a map maybe that would be helpful. I know I often just use the locations I can remember off the top of my head for Gatch, if a specific one isn't required for paralleling an episode. In case no one has done this, I can start: Amerisia is America, yes? Utoland is Japan? I've got a chest cold so this is a lame and not very brilliant start, but it's a start.

I'm not sure about a thread on here, but many, many moons ago in 1997 James, Katharine and I had an idea for the first GatchaCon gathering... We had a jam session where we listed just about every location we could think of from all three series and the OAVs. We then used the results for a world tour t-shirt. The first and one of the best shirts we did in my opinion! I know I'm sounding like a broken record lately but I don't have quick access to the list. I could probably take a picture of the shirt or better yet go through and retype everything. I at least wanted to let you know a list of that sort existed. The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

Hi Redbird,

Originally posted by Redbird That would be a huge help Jason! I 'd love to see it when it's done.

Sure, you bet! I had something in mind with it for either Bird Scramble! or our next GatchaCon, but I can pop it up here too. The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

If you took a pic of the shirt that would be awesome! Though I like to pretend the OAVs never happened.

Sounds like a lot of fantastic information! Thanks, Jason!

Originally posted by The Other Jason Hi Redbird, Sure, you bet! I had something in mind with it for either Bird Scramble! or our next GatchaCon, but I can pop it up here too. The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

Originally posted by The Other Jason Hi Redbird,

Originally posted by Redbird That would be a huge help Jason! I 'd love to see it when it's done.

Sure, you bet! I had something in mind with it for either Bird Scramble! or our next GatchaCon, but I can pop it up here too. The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

Wait, there's a Gatchacon? Whaaaaat?

Let's not forget Hontworl! Or BC island....I'm pretty sure Hontworl is Germany and BCisland is in Italy.

and Karakorum Cross, although I think that's around the Himalayas.

Hi,

Originally posted by E.D. Darling [quote]Wait, there's a Gatchacon? Whaaaaat?

Technically yes, although it's a lot less organized than previous years. We've been meeting at the San Diego Comic-Con as a group since 1997. Initially we made up shirts, fanzines, buttons and other goodies, along with inviting the occasional guest. We had Fred Ladd (creator of G-Force), Sadao Miyamoto (Gatchaman's animation director), Jameson Brewer (head writer and creative of Battle of the Planets), and helped to organize a big Battle of the Planets cast reunion panel/signing in 2002. When Tatsunoko was still a family owned company, there was a handshake deal with them to do everything. But once the company was sold, that special allowance went away and I haven't wanted to create anything more without permission. So now we simply meet up as fans and have special viewing parties and get-togethers. Last year I invited Battle of the Planets' senior editor to our viewing party. It was also a lot more fun to put together before the Comic-Con became such a pain in the rear to attend. But this year I'm looking to reserve a fan room at the Con, so we can let more fans know we're around and where to meet up. Sorry to hijack the thread with all this! I'll see if I can get a photo of the world tour shirt back up here over the weekend. The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

Wow, that's awesome! I'm trying to attend comicon this year, I hope I'll see you there!

You're adding useful stuff, Jason.

You're definitely not hijacking the thread, Jason! I'm always happy to hear about what goes on "behind the scenes" and at Comic-Con. It sounds like a blast!

Hi ChrisCW,

Originally posted by ChrisW If you took a pic of the shirt that would be awesome! Though I like to pretend the OAVs never happened.

Just so you know I didn't forget... I had a look through my closet and two of my dressers but the world tour shirt wasn't there. So I looked through my inventory list of items in storage and found it listed. I guess at one point I didn't want to wear it out by continuing to put it on. I'm very likely to get to my storage this week, so I'll make a note to root the box out and take a picture of the shirt back while I'm there. We included a good gag about the OAVs on the shirt, but I'll let you discover that in the picture. The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

Hi,

Originally posted by E.D. Darling Wow, that's awesome! I'm trying to attend comicon this year, I hope I'll see you there!

Great! The more the better. We try to meet each day at the Convention Center and have several gatherings elsewhere during the week. I'll hope to see you out here this year too! The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

Awesome! Thank you, other Jason!

You'll have to take lots of photos for those of us living on the other coast, E.D!

I will! For sure! ( if I get a ticket...)

ED and I will be wandering huge-eyed around like 2 yokels in the big city if we get into Comic-Con.

Originally posted by ChrisW ED and I will be wandering huge-eyed around like 2 yokels in the big city if we get into Comic-Con.

Um, Chris, isn`t that the way you normally go around?

LOL. That's totally how I felt the first time I went to Vegas for work, and was dropped off at the Paris hotel. They drop you off at the far end of the casino and you have to walk through it to get to the front desk. The inside of the Paris is painted and styled like a French village kinda, so I'm wheeling my suitcase over cobblestones and staring at the painted village and its painted sky, surrounded by beeps and bings and flashing lights. I felt very much like I was in some stage production where some small-town girl arrives in the big city.

We will be totally dorkin out!

Are you trying to get tickets for this year, Daniella? If so, let me know and we might be able to help.

Hi all, It took me all week but I was finally able to get down to my storage. Thankfully the one box with shirts in it was easy to access, so... As you can see, we had a lot of fun with the shirt. The dates are the original airing or release dates of the episodes from all three series, the animated theatrical film or the OAVs. There were only about 40 shirts total and I think only about 25 of those made it into the wild. Preparations for our first gathering were done *very* quickly. So there wasn't as much time to offer the shirts for pre-order. Those who got them outside of our group that year were real lucky. I saw someone at the Comic-Con with one about five years ago. It was a bit less black after multiple washings, but it still stood out. I had to go say thanks for the order and the guy said it was still one of his favorites. Nice to hear! The pictures are my way of being lazy and not wanting to type all the names up again or go looking for my 1997 backup discs. But I hope this helps with your question about locations. Sorry it isn't a map. I will remember to post the Utoland pre-production map once I get it done though. Best, Jason, the other www.battleoftheplanets.info

Haha! That is so cool, Jason! It does look like you guys had fun with it! Love the tour and concert titles, too! Looking forward to the map, too...I think I remember seeing it before, but it has been a while. Always helps to see their vision of things...

Maybe someone will play typist fairy and type them in.

That is so cool, Jason! I suppose it's wishful thinking on my part that any more would ever be produced? Thanks for sharing though.

Oh this is great! I love the "Man With No Name" theme to it. Thanks for sharing it, Jason. And I look forward to seeing the map when it's finished.

That's awesome Jason!

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Yay! Thank you RIgirl

That's awesome! Thank you RIGirl!

Thanks RIgirl!!!