Hi all!
On July 4th, Bunka Broadcastings's Mobile Bunka Broadcasting station, Cho!A&G+ (Super! Anime & Game +), launched a new series, "Daisuke Namikawa and Mamoru Miyano's Gatchaman Crowds Radio" (Or, just plain "Gatchaman Crowds Radio," for simplicities sake). As you can guess by the title, the online-only series is hosted by Daisuke Namikawa, the voice of Joe Hibiki, and Mamoru Miyano, the voice of Berg Katse. The series goes live every Thursday at 6:30pm Japan time. The series will present listeners with the lighthearted look at the latest news and information regarding Gatchaman Crowds.
Fortunately, the episodes are available to listen to after their initial broadcast on various websites. One of the easiest I've found to navigate is here:
http://hibiki-radio.jp/?radio_id=340
Just hit the "Play" button under the "Gatchaman Crowds Radio" picture at the top of the page.
If for some reason this doesn't work for you, two additional playback options can be found at the bottom of this page:
http://hibiki-radio.jp/description/gatchaman_crowds
As you might expect, the program is entirely in Japanese, so I can understand why it might not be of interest to many of you. With the series not airing yet, and with a lot of the specifics regarding the show still under wraps, this episode has Mr. Namikawa and Mr. Miyano speaking about it in only generalized terms, as well as making occasional humorous references back to the original series (Singing the "Dare da! Dare da! Dare da!" part of the theme song, ending the episode with "Bird Go!," and the like). The part that is likely of greatest interest to non-Japanese speaking listeners comes approximately 16:20 into the broadcast, when they play the opening theme song of Gatchaman Crowds, giving us our first chance to hear the new theme.
And speaking of Gatchaman Crowds, Tatsunoko confirmed in their Twitter feed what Aya Hirano mentioned at the earlier Gatchaman Crowds press event; the new G Suits worn by the heroes of the series will be revealed to the public for the first time at the Japan Expo being held in Paris, France this weekend. A look at the events guide for Japan Expo shows that they are showing a number of classic Tatsunoko shows as part of a commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the studio. The Gatchaman portion of their tribute will be held on Sunday, July 7th, at 3:15. According to their website, they will be showing the first episode of the original Gatchaman series, followed by a presentation for Gatchaman Crowds. With any luck, details from this event will appear online shortly afterwards.
James
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