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Springie
Her Royal Fluffiness...Swan of Swans...
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03-01-2017 03:54
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tatsunokofan
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Hi all!
Gatchaman really didn't focus much on specific businesses, at least by name. Most of what we saw were facilities that were run by either the I.S.O. or the U.N., and the people we saw in charge of them were employees of those organizations, not individuals who owned them. As a result, it would be a mistake to assume that Nakahara owned the Oriental Earthquake Institute that he ran in episode #4, or that Dr. Takahara had incorporated himself before he created Uraniumless in episode #3. The same goes for Dr. Nambu making himself a business entity.
The only true business that I can think of by name is the Gilman Concern from episode #86. Run by Martin Gilman (At least until he is killed by Katse), the Gilman Concern has its fingers in everything from toilet paper to missiles, and Gallactor used it to buy up all the Sugare and divert it to Gallactor for their own use.
Another possible business would be the World Beauty Center from episode #74. Gallactor opened this in Utoland as a front for the Cinderella Operation, and the "World" part of the World Beauty Center name could imply that this is part of a larger, global chain of beauty centers. However, it must be remembered that the episode itself does nothing to support or deny this notion, and I mention it here only to give you an option to work with.
On a similar note is the "TYA" behind TYA Stadium from episode #62. No explanation is given for what "TYA" stands for, and it could easily be implied to be the initials of a business that runs (Or has bought naming rights to) the stadium, similar to the way that "TWA" stood for Trans World Airlines.
There are some things in the series that are likely run by larger, unnamed corporations, like the Leisureland Amusement Park (Episode #28), the Monsters baseball team (Episode #63), and the Yahiro Amusement Park (Episode #87), but you could possibly use those entities themselves as potential business names and ignore the corporations that likely own them.
I hope this helps!
James
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04-01-2017 02:39
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The Other Jason
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Hi Springie,
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Those are fantastic suggestions, James! I will keep them in mind for future reference! Thanks so much!!
I decided for this particular idea to go with BOTP since I was having such a hard time with Gatch businesses...and no wonder...like you said, they didn't focus on individual businesses in their storylines!
Jason's BOTP website gave me some ideas- they're a stretch, but they worked out ok. Stay tuned to see why I was asking this question!  |
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As with Gatchaman, Battle of the Planets didn't mention a whole lot of businesses. Most names were part of, or associated with, the Federation in one form or another. Others were just referred to in generic terms. You and others had mentioned Quanto-Tobor Labs, where both 7-Zark-7 and Susan were created (episode 92). Plus, 1-Rover-1 was created in Laboratory K-9 (episode 8)
Additionally there was Tomorrow's Woman Cosmetics (episode 74) that was run by Spectra agent Madam Dumane and Disco Dog's (episode 79)
where Tiny thought the best hot chocolate in the galaxy was made (I could use some tonight!). The 3-in-one oil company was mentioned by 7-Zark-7 (episode 21). Although that is a real company and was used in Battle of the Planets against the wishes of the woman in charge of standards and practices.
I'll mention others in later posts if I remember any.
The Other Jason
www.battleoftheplanets.info
This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by The Other Jason on 04-01-2017 at 10:11.
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04-01-2017 10:06
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GrumpyGhostOwl
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29-01-2017 07:24
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