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Posted by tatsunokofan on 30-09-2014 at 01:38:
Finale Anniversary
Hi all!
Just a quick note to point out that today marks the 40th Anniversary of the finale of the original Gatchaman. Two years and 105 episodes -- not too shabby for a series that was initially figured to run 26 episodes, 52 at the most.
James
Posted by ChrisW on 30-09-2014 at 03:51:
So glad that this series took off and became what it did. 
Thanks for the reminder!
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Posted by Redbird on 30-09-2014 at 11:20:
I agree, not too shabby at all. Very glad people are still enjoying the show, even many years later.
Yuke, yuke, yuke, Gatchaman! 
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 30-09-2014 at 12:40:
Raise a glass to mark the day! (And here's to the hope of a new beginning someday...)
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 30-09-2014 at 13:08:
Kind of a sad anniversary, but at least we know that it did spawn two spinoff series (three, if you count the Zip TV shorts), a radio drama, OAVs and 2 movies. (Yeah, I'm not counting Crowds, since it has nothing to do with Gatchaman.) And I'm sure James will chime in with many other things I've forgotten.
And then we could go on about the 'adaptations', like BOTP, GoS, Eagle Riders, Heros del Espacio, etc.....
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Posted by Becky Rock on 30-09-2014 at 22:03:
Yes, it's one of the most popular anime. How many others have multiple adaptions?
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Posted by Springie on 01-10-2014 at 04:37:
I'm so glad that we got as many episodes as we did! I would have loved for it to continue on forever! 
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Posted by Redbird on 01-10-2014 at 22:32:
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What were the Zip TV shorts about anyhow? I've seen the DVD's available for purchase, but...what are they? LOL.
And the radio drama is not available anywhere correct?
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 02-10-2014 at 01:35:
I'm not sure about the radio drama, but it is only in Japanese, James would be a good source for locating it, if you would like to listen.
The Zip TV shorts were part of a Japanese morning show. They are all silly little shorts (unfortunately, entirely in Japanese, so some of them can be very frustrating to watch). They generally had humorous plots, such as:
Ken needs to use the bathroom, so Berg Katse sends all of his goons in to take up the stalls so he can't 'go'.
Berg Katse wants to take over France, but can't get anywhere since the locals are correcting his pronunciation of 'Je veux conquerer ce pays.'
Joe wants to shoot a Bird Missile, but is delayed because of a number of security measures, asking him various ridiculous questions.
The team keeps being interrupted during the Tornado Fighter because Joe's cell phone keeps going off.
Etc. etc. etc.
You can see the first 10 episodes here.
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v21051599H3SDbh3X?h1=Good+Morning+Ninja+Team+Gatchaman%2C+parts+1-10
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Posted by ChrisW on 02-10-2014 at 02:43:
Those plots sound pretty funny at least.
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Posted by Redbird on 02-10-2014 at 11:19:
Thanks, TJ. That's exactly what I was looking for! 
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