History Trivia / ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman

* PromotedFanboy: Longtime ''Gatchaman'' fan Alex Ross would later go on to design the DVD covers for ADV's uncut release.

* ActorAllusion: In the live action film, the final fight with Berg Katse involves Ken [[spoiler:[[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger taking a sword in the shoulder in order to get close enough to land the kill blow]].]]

** In Gatchaman II, then tentatively titled "New Gatchaman", there were plans to have a European-esque female guerilla fighter as the main villain. Her name would be "Sadomadonna". These plans were heavily revised through production, and she became "Gel Sadra" and had a much different origin. [[spoiler: Instead of a 25-year old warrior, she'd be a 3-year old girl kidnapped and forcibly aged up into this adult woman by X.]] Dr. Raphael (the ex-Galactor doctor) also had the name "Dr. Einstein" in early drafts.

*** Instead of being Sicilian, Joe would have been an American child and his parents would wind up killed in a bombing while celebrating his birthday at a restaurant. His real name was also altered from "George" to "Joseph" [[note]]In the original Japanese, "George" is rendered in katakana and pronounced as "Joji", leaving the alias "Joe" to also act as a shortened version of the name. This might have not carried over well in translation for American audiences.[[/note]]

* ActorAllusion: In the live action film, the final fight with Berg Katse involves Ken [[spoiler:[[SamuraiSentaiShinkenger taking a sword in the shoulder in order to get close enough to land the kill blow]].]]

** Tatsunoko planned a remake for 1998, but after the '97 version of ''Mach Go Go Go'' flopped (and ended prematurely), the idea was scrapped entirely. The new version of the series would have featured Katse, Gel Sadra, and Egobossler as an evil trio of villains assembled by Leader X. The Red Impulse team would have had female members, and both Ken and Jun were to have missing family members that they'd be searching for through the series. Dr. Nambu was to have a DarkerAndEdgier redesign, where he'd have a scarred face (instead of wearing glasses).

* TheWikiRule: [[http://gatchaman.wikia.com/wiki/Gatchaman_Wiki Gatchaman Wiki]].

** In the original planning sheets for Gatchaman II [[note]]Dated 1976 with the title "Gatchaman 2", no Roman numerals[[/note]], Joe was initially slated to be replaced by a never-before-mentioned younger brother named Jack, who would have become G6 (The Hawk). Joe meanwhile, would have been [[spoiler:saved from his death at the end of the original series and brainwashed by Galactor into becoming a cyborg enemy to the team]]. Another early planning sheet[[note]]with the sequel then titled as "New Gatchaman"[[/note]] presented the idea that Joe actually was [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal, and that the Joe on the team in the sequel would be an android who only THOUGHT he was Joe, having been built by an ex-Galactor doctor to mimic the deceased original. The android Joe would then die at the end, sacrificing himself to destroy X]]. In the final product, [[spoiler: Joe was secretly saved from death and modified into a cyborg by an ex-Galactor doctor, and no younger brother was to be found]].

** Italy's dub of the first Gatchaman series adapted from "Battle of the Planets", but the two sequel series stuck closer to the original source material [[note]]The Italian "Battle of the Planets" adaptation did manage to dub the final four "Gatchaman" episodes and the other unused stories, although it suddenly broke continuity with having no Zark sequences and completely different title cards compared to what Sandy Frank Film Syndication had provided. It was able to adapt these episodes due to the fact that Tatsunoko had negotiated a licensing deal with Italy prior to Sandy Frank's worldwide contract, although it had taken this dub longer to get through production due to delays.[[/note]]. Even so, an Italian version of "Eagle Riders" was also produced.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Creator/KatsujiMori (Anime/{{Tekkaman}}, [[Anime/SpeedRacer Go Mifune]]) is Ken's Japanese voice.\\
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Creator/MasayaOnosaka is his OVA's seiyuu.\\
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Creator/CaseyKasem is his VA in ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets''. He was all over the place as a voice actor in the 1970s and 80s.\\
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HeyItsThatGuy: His upcoming 2013 Live-Action actor is confirmed to be Tori Matsuzaka AKA [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Takeru Shiba/Shinken Red]].
** Creator/IsaoSasaki is the Japanese voice of Joe. He's primarily known as a singer that has performed more than a few anime and {{tokusatsu}} [[Manga/GetterRobo theme]] [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger son]][[Series/JAKQDengekitai gs]] among others. This includes the theme songs to Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter.\\
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Creator/KoujiIshii, ([[Anime/GaoGaiGar Chief Taiga]]) is his OVA's seiyuu.\\
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Creator/CamClarke is his VA in ''G-Force: Guardians of Space'', as "Dirk Daring".\\
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[[Series/BreakingBad Bryan]] [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Cranston]] voiced him in ''Anime/EagleRiders'', long before he'd become famous for his live action work.
** Creator/KazukoSugiyama (''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'') is Jun's original and most prominent VA.\\
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Creator/MichikoNeya, ([[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Hsien-Ko]]) is her OVA's seiyuu.\\
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JanetWaldo, ([[TheJetsons Judy Jetson]], [[WackyRaces Penelope Pitstop]]) voiced her in ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets''.\\
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Creator/BarbaraGoodson, ([[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita Repulsa]], [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Laharl]]) voiced her in ''G-Force: Guardians of Space''.
** Creator/YokuShioya, ([[Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon Cosmo Yuki]]) is the voice of Jinpei.\\
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Creator/RicaMatsumoto is his seiyuu in the OVA.\\
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Creator/AlanYoung ([[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]], [[Series/MisterEd Wilbur Post]]) is his ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets'' voice. (Well his stutters anyway)[[note]]He also voices the [=BotP=] exclusive character 7-Zark-7, (or simply "Zark" for short).[[/note]]\\
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Creator/BarbaraGoodson voiced him in ''G-Force'', pulling [[TalkingToHimself double work]] as him and Jun.\\
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Creator/MonaMarshall voiced him in both Saban's ''Anime/EagleRiders'' and in the original Harmony Gold dub of the OVA.\\
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Creator/LuciChristian is his voice in ADV's English dub.
** [[AuthorExistenceFailure The late]] Shingo Kanemoto ([[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato Raiden]], [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kemada]], [[Manga/MaisonIkkoku Ibuki's dad]]) is Ryu's voice.\\
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Creator/FumihikoTachiki ([[PlayingAgainstType "It's]] [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion GENDO!"]]) is his OVA seiyuu.\\
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Creator/GreggBerger ([[AaahhRealMonsters The Gromble]], [[WesternAnimation/DuckMan Cornfed Pig]]) is his actor for ''G-Force''. Except for [[TheOtherDarrin some episodes]] where he's voiced by Jan Rabson (VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry, Tetsuo in the first dub of ''Manga/{{Akira}}'')\\
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Creator/RichardEpcar ([[VideoGame/CrossEdge Demitri Maximoff]], [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Raiden]]) voiced him in the Harmony Gold dub of the OVA.\\
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Paul Schrier (Bulk from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'') voiced him in the ''Anime/EagleRiders'' adaptation of the Gatchaman sequels.
** Creator/MasakoNozawa ([[DragonBall Goku]]) can be heard as Ryu's brother Seiji (as well as other miscellaneous children). Meanwhile, Creator/GregAyres voices him in the ADV dub.
** Creator/KanetoShiozawa ([[Anime/SailorMoon Prince Demand]], [[FistOfTheNorthStar Rei]]) is Berg Katse in the OVA remake.
** Creator/ToruOhira (Anime/HakushonDaimao, [[Manga/OnePiece Gaimon]]) voiced Dr. Nambu, while his ''G-Force'' counterpart alternated between being voiced by Jan Rabson and Gregg Berger.
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** Creator/YokuShioya, ([[SpaceRunawayIdeon Cosmo Yuki]]) is the voice of Jinpei.\\

** Just recently, however, SentaiFilmworks, the successor to ADV Films, announced their acquisition of the ''Gatchaman'' license and plan to release both the original anime and OVA. Whether or not the ''Battle of the Planets'' dub, the ''G-Force'' dub, the sequels, or Eagle Riders will also be released has yet to be determined[[note]]Allegedly, the rights and masters to those dubs now belong to Tatsunoko, which means they'd have to sub-licensed out[[/note]], but for now, it's relieving to know that Gatchaman has finally been rescued and will be getting [[AvertedTrope a well-deserved rerelease]].

RicaMatsumoto is his seiyuu in the OVA.\\

** [[AuthorExistenceFailure The late]] Shingo Kanemoto ([[UchuuSenkanYamato Raiden]], [[HokutoNoKen Kemada]], [[MaisonIkkoku Ibuki's dad]]) is Ryu's voice.\\

KoujiIshii, ([[Anime/GaoGaiGar Chief Taiga]]) is his OVA's seiyuu.\\

KoujiIshii, ([[GaoGaiGar Chief Taiga]]) is his OVA's seiyuu.\\

** Creator/KazukoSugiyama (Anime/{{Heidi}}) is Jun's original and most prominent VA.\\

** Creator/ToruOhira ([[TheGenieFamily Hakushon Daimao]], [[OnePiece Gaimon]]) voiced Dr. Nambu, while his ''G-Force'' counterpart alternated between being voiced by Jan Rabson and Gregg Berger.

Creator/CaseyKasem is his VA in ''BattleOfThePlanets''. He was all over the place as a voice actor in the 1970s and 80s.\\

JanetWaldo, ([[TheJetsons Judy Jetson]], [[WackyRaces Penelope Pitstop]]) voiced her in ''BattleOfThePlanets''.\\

** Creator/IsaoSasaki is the Japanese voice of Joe. He's primarily known as a singer that has performed more than a few anime and {{tokusatsu}} [[GetterRobo theme]] [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger son]][[Series/JAKQDengekitai gs]] among others. This includes the theme songs to Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter.\\

** IsaoSasaki is the Japanese voice of Joe. He's primarily known as a singer that has performed more than a few anime and {{tokusatsu}} [[GetterRobo theme]] [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger son]][[Series/JAKQDengekitai gs]] among others. This includes the theme songs to Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter.\\

Creator/FumihikoTachiki ([[PlayingAgainstType "It's]] [[{{Evangelion}} GENDO!"]]) is his OVA seiyuu.\\

** The OVA series has been dubbed twice, with a completely different cast for each version. The first dub was by Harmony Gold (through Urban Vision) in 1997, while the current 2013 dub was by Sentai Filmworks. The first dub had Eddie Frierson as Ken, Richard Cansino as Joe (he had previously voiced the Ken-equivalent role in EagleRiders), Lara Cody as Jun, Mona Marshall as Jinpei (after she'd also voiced the equivalent role in Eagle Riders), and Richard Epcar as Ryu. The later dub has the voice actors from the uncut ADV adaptation of the series, having reprised their roles. Pretty much all of the ADV actors besides those for the team were brought back, although [[spoiler: female Katse]] was recast with Claire Hamilton, as Laurie Gallardo was presumably unavailable.

** KatsujiMori (Anime/{{Tekkaman}}, [[Anime/SpeedRacer Go Mifune]]) is Ken's Japanese voice.\\

* CrossDressingVoices: Averted in the original Gatchaman, where Yoku Shioya was fourteen when he voiced Jinpei and wound up hitting puberty towards the end (he would reprise the role for the sequels, even though he had then turned twenty). However, the OVA adaptation and the English dubs all play this straight, with women voicing the role. The only exception would be ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets'', with Alan Young voicing "Keyop".

** YokuShioya, ([[SpaceRunawayIdeon Cosmo Yuki]]) is the voice of Jinpei.\\