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Science Ninja Team Gatchaman

Dare da? Dare da? Dare da?

Sora no kanata ni odoru kage

Shiroi tsubasa no Gatchaman

Inochi wo kakete tobidaseba

Kagaku ninpou hi no tori da

Tobe! Tobe, tobe, Gatchaman

Yuke! Yuke, yuke, Gatchaman

Chikyuu wa hitotsu

Chikyuu wa hitotsu

Oh, Gatchaman, Gatchaman

Inochi wo kakete tobidaseba

Kagaku ninpou hi no tori da

Tobe! Tobe, tobe, Gatchaman

Yuke! Yuke, yuke, Gatchaman

Chikyuu wa hitotsu

Chikyuu wa hitotsu

Oh, Gatchaman, Gatchaman

A Christmas Present of Death

Franbell, a northern country,

was, for a long time, a military state ruled by dictator General Somley.

However, the citizens of Franbell, who sought peace and freedom,

managed to exile General Somley from the country a year ago

and establish a democratic nation of their own.

And under the direction of the new leader, Prime Minister Peace,

the nation underwent an incredible restoration.

Franbell, known for some of the most beautiful scenery in the world,

slowly began to change into a calm, peaceful country as well.

The people named the day of General Somley's banishment " Peace Day,"

and designated it a national holiday.

Here too in Centlana, the capital of Franbell,

people have been busy preparing for the Peace Day celebration, including the snow festival.

Peace Day is tomorrow, and inside the official residence of the Prime Minister...

Time sure flies. This past year passed by so quickly.

You certainly have gone through a lot, Sir.

But it's all thanks to you that our nation has been able to get this far back on its feet again.

No, it's because of the strength of the people.

Everyone wants peace, and this is the result of their efforts.

Don't you agree, Governor Mibe?

You're absolutely right, Sir.

Huh? What's that?

What?

It's a UFO! It's after the Prime Minister! Fire!

Fire! Fire!

Prime Minister of Franbell, long time no see!

You're...

That's right, I'm General Somley, the man you exiled!

Listen very carefully! I've decided to rule Franbell once again!

And to start I'm going to kill all its stupid, peace-drunk citizens!

But if you swear obedience to me and agree to surrender by midnight tomorrow,

the day of the Peace Day celebration, I'll abort my plan.

Whether or not this nation turns into Hell again depends on your answer.

I'll be waiting for a good answer.

Don't forget, you have until midnight tomorrow!

Prime Minister! Did you see the man standing behind General Somley?

Galactor is involved in this!

So that was Galactor...

He was standing quietly behind Somley, yet he exerted silent pressure on me.

The man definitely knows how to threaten people.

Sir, this isn't the time to be impressed!

It is Somley we're dealing with.

I didn't think he would stay away quietly, but still...

We've got a serious problem.

Imagine what would happen to our peaceful country,

which we've gone through so much to establish, if we give him political power again.

But if we don't do something...

I know, I know.

Governor Mibe, let's evacuate all the citizens for now.

That won't do.

It will only create unnecessary panic,

and that's exactly what Somley wants!

But there's no other way.

Yes, there is!

What?! Yes, there is!

What?!

They emerge like shadows wherever Galactor lurks,

and they're allies of justice who rescue people in trouble.

Who are they?

They're the Science Ninja Team.

The Science Ninja Team?

Shortly afterwards, Dr. Nambu received a request for emergency aid from Franbell.

Basically, with the help of Galactor,

General Somley is planning to take control of Franbell again.

The people of Franbell have finally recovered from the horrible scars of war.

We must not allow them to suffer any more than they have.

The Peace Day celebration will be held as scheduled.

The Prime Minister does not wish to create unnecessary panic.

Therefore, I want all of you to mingle with the crowd,

follow the movements of Somley and Galactor and respond to them accordingly.

Now please head out to Franbell at once!

Roger!

The Science Ninja Team headed straight for Franbell.

There they mingled with the citizens busy preparing for Peace Day,

and began the undercover operation to follow the movements of Galactor.

Shoot, I came here to check things out but no one's around.

I wonder if everyone's already gone to the Peace Day celebration?

Nyah, nyah, nyah!

Stop being mean to me and give it back!

Now it's over here!

Give it back! Don't touch it with your filthy hands!

C'mon, don't be like that! I'll give it back if you give me a kiss!

Here, here!

Yay! Yay!

Ouch! Now I'm pissed! You'll never get it back!

Now it's over here!

Please give it back!

Just take it if you want it. Here! Here!

Huh?

Hey, give it back. That's mine.

No, give it to me! C'mon, I said give it to me.

Good, glad you know when to follow directions.

Ouch!

You jerk, who do you think you are, tryin' to act so cool?

You'll make the boss's nose even flatter than it already is!

You said one thing too many!

Looks like you don't know about the Suimusu Gang, do you?

You're not from around here, are you?!

I don't care if you're the Suimusu Gang or the Swimsuit Gang.

Picking on a girl isn't a manly thing to do! Jeez!

What? Don't get smart with us! Kick his butt!

Yeah!

Huh? Aren't you going to run?

If you wanna run, do it while you can, jerk!

Aren't you scared of us, you moron?

No, I'm not, moron!

Oww!

C'mon, everyone, it's payback time!

Yeah!

Take this!

That hurt!

You bastard!

Damn it! Take my jump-kick!

Huh?

Oh, that rankles!

Okay, miss, it's all right now.

Huh?

�Miss, it's all right now,� he says!

Boy, that was a good one!

�Miss� ran away a long time ago, the poor baby!

Too bad, you moron! Don't try to be a tough guy!

I wasn't really trying to be a tough guy, but...

You might be a good fighter but you're still a moron!

That cute little girl from before doesn't know a thing about manners!

Just look, she ran off without even saying, � Thank you!�

Eh? Am I right or what?

The people from uptown always look down on us poor people!

That's right, that's right.

But that doesn't make it okay for five guys to pick on one girl.

I know, I know. Say no more. We were wrong for doing that.

You look like a guy we can count on though. I like you!

You wanna join our gang? I'm the boss of the Suimusu Gang, Dekapan!

I'm Tombo.

I'm Yamori.

I'm Kaeru. Nice to meet you.

My name is Chinchiro. Good to meet you.

My name is Jinpei. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

You too! Nice to meet you.

You too!

You too! Okay then.

Okay then.

Hey boss, the Peace Day celebration is about to start. Let's go.

Oh yeah, if we don't hurry we'll miss out on the presents.

Presents?

That's right! The Governor is going to give presents to the children.

Why don't you come with us? Let's all go there together.

Suimusu Gang, here we go!

Yeah!

Let's go!

Big brother Jinpei, let's go!

Chinchiro, I'm on a mission... I mean, I have stuff to take care of.

Oh, don't say that! Let's go!

Let's go, let's go! Only for a little while...

Here and now, the long-awaited Peace Day celebration finally begins.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for waiting.

I hereby announce the opening of Franbell's Peace Day celebration!

Now Governor Mibe will give presents to the children.

Everyone, please gather around by the reindeer statue.

Yay!

Come on, let's not fight, okay? Everyone, please get in line.

Yes, yes!

Kids are so cute. We were just like them once.

Gimme, gimme! Over here, over here!

Yay, I've got it!

She gave it to me!

No way, no way! Hey, wait!

Give it back!

Boy, kids from the ghetto really are greedy!

What obnoxious brats!

What did you say? What makes you think you're not greedy?

Just give it back! That's mine!

What a vulgar attitude. How disgusting...

Ouch!

All right, get those smartasses!

Waaah! Run!

C'mon, give it back!

Officer, please help us! The kids over there stole presents from us!

That little bastard! That's not fair!

Give it back, damn you!

Hey! You guys again?!

They're the ones who stole my present!

Don't lie to me!

These well-bred young men would never do such a thing!

I'm not lying! They snatched my present!

Give it back!

Oops, my nose is running!

Now hand over the presents.

Damn, police are always on the rich people's side!

Ouch!

What makes you think kids like you deserve presents anyway?

Just leave them!

Fine, if you want them that bad, you can have them. Just leave them!

Fine, if you want them that bad, you can have them.

Take that!

Whoa!

Poor kids, they had to give up their presents.

I can't believe a police officer would be so mean.

Damn!

Damn it! That just really pisses me off!

I really wanted that present! I wonder what was in the box?

This is so frustrating!

I bet it was something really nice.

I wonder if it was some tasty food, or...

All right, we're going to get revenge for this!

Revenge?

That's right.

I'm going to destroy all the snow statues!

Snow statues?!

Hooray! That sounds great! Let's do it!

Let's do it!

Justice always prevails!

Okay! Get ready, everyone!

All right!

That's strange... It's only 9:30, but it's awfully quiet.

What's wrong?

This is one of those presents from earlier.

This smell... It must be poison gas.

Yes, this is Gatchaman.

Ken, we've got a problem.

It looks like something was inside those presents from the Governor.

Everyone's been done in.

What? Over there too?

So that means everyone who received a present is...

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman Gatchaman

How careless of us...

I didn't think they'd make a move until midnight tonight.

This is awful. How could they use children?

Could the Governor have been under the control of Galactor

and put the poison gas inside the presents?

It looks like even the Prime Minister couldn't figure out that I was a spy for General Somley.

So hasn't the Prime Minister surrendered yet?

Not yet, but please don't worry.

We still have two more hours until the appointed time.

It's only a matter of time before this country is yours again.

I bet that prime minister's white as a sheet right now.

That present incident will have told him I wasn't just making threats.

I expect nothing less from you, General Somley. You know exactly how to threaten people.

Oh, no, this is all thanks to you, Lord Katse.

When I regain control of this country,

you can count on me to assist you with weapons and ammunitions, just like I promised.

I'm counting on you.

By the way, the Science Ninja Team should have found out

about the incident by now and be on their way here.

Once we lure them into the trap, we can call this mission a big success.

Killing two birds with one stone, isn't it?

But there's no guarantee that the Science Ninja Team will show up.

They will definitely be here.

In fact, they must be here already.

I arranged for them to be here myself.

I don't care if they're the Science Ninja Team or whoever else.

They'll never figure out that this place has been turned into a secret base of ours.

No, no, you can only say that because you don't know the true threat of the Science Ninja Team.

Given it's them we're dealing with, it's just a matter of time before they find this secret base.

No, actually, it's possible they've found this place and are headed this way already.

Oh my, look at those strange kids.

Huh? That's Boss, Chinchiro, and the others.

Jinpei, do you know them?

Yeah... Oh, I get it. I guess they never got presents.

That must be why they're safe.

But what are they up to, dressing like that?

All right, let's follow them.

They're heading towards the square.

No one's here.

Listen up, everyone. Let's destroy the reindeer statue first!

Yeah!

Huh? What's that?

The Science Ninja Team!

What? They're here?

Yes, Sir, they're definitely here!

They're targeting the reindeer statue.

All right, prepare for battle!

Lord Katse, this wasn't part of our deal!

Now isn't the time for that.

Taking over this country is our top priority right now.

General Somley, destroying our common enemy,

the Science Ninja Team, is our top priority.

Capture them!

Yes, Sir!

Whoa, this is much bigger than I thought.

I'm going to pee on it and melt it down!

Are you stupid?!

Huh? They're trying to destroy the reindeer statue.

Okay, let's begin!

Yeah!

It's Galactor.

They're in a place like that?

Big brother, we have to rescue them!

All right, Ryu, bring the God Phoenix here.

Okay!

Welcome, members of the Science Ninja Team!

I really appreciate that all five of you showed up,

but it looks like this is finally it for you guys.

Raise your heads, Science Ninja Team scum!

Ta-da!

Hey, Mister, do you really think we're that cool?

Who are these snotty kids?

We're allies of justice from the ghetto, known by the exalted name...

The Suimusu Gang!

Whoa! You've got a really cool looking mask on.

Can I borrow it for a second? Just for a second, please?

Who do you think you're talking to?

Justice always prevails!

Damn it! We're right in the middle of something right now!

Get rid of these brats!

I won't let you do that, Berg Katse!

That voice...

We're the Science Ninja Team you've been waiting for!

We've come just like you wanted.

Whoa! It's the Science Ninja Team!

Bird Run!

Bird Run!

Go!

Kick their butts!

You're so cool!

Kill those kids!

Everyone, get the kids and get out of here!

They're getting away!

Get them! They're getting away!

Get them!

Take this!

They're not here.

They must be hiding around here somewhere. Find them!

Ken, what do we do?

If only we didn't have these kids with us...

We're going to fight them! Bring it on!

Hey, we've got them! They're over there!

Damn it, let me go! I'm gonna fight! Justice always prevails!

That's the God Phoenix!

It's coming at us!

Hold it!

Get back down here!

Get back here!

Damn it, those Science Ninja Team scum!

Go after them! Don't let them get away!

Yes, Sir!

Ken, they're coming after us!

Ryu, head for Mont Blanc!

I got it.

Yahoo!

Go, go!

Faster, faster!

Are you okay, kid?

We're going to fight!

That's right! We're gonna be cool and fight with Gatchaman!

Hold on tight, brats, or you'll get yourselves hurt!

This isn't an airplane ride at the amusement park, you know.

You guys, sit down and hold on tight.

Okay, we'll do that.

Those are guided missiles!

It looks like those missiles are guided by the sound waves

coming from God Phoenix's engine.

Then we can't escape them!

Oh no! That means we're going to die?! I'm scared, I'm so scared!

Oh, the girl is better... Wah, Sis!

Ryu, make a sharp rise and fly into the clouds!

Roger!

There's no way out.

They'll follow you wherever you go unless you turn off the engine.

You can either get blasted by those missiles,

or turn off the engine and crash. Pick whichever you like.

Hold on tight, everyone!

Man, I'm getting sick!

Lord Katse! There are too many clouds for us to see what's ahead.

We've lost sight of the Science Ninja Team!

Look carefully! I'd love to see it when they get smashed to pieces.

Ryu, get behind the Condor Mecha!

Got it!

There it is!

Get really close to them! There it is!

Damn! They're right behind us!

Pull up!

All right!

Look at that! Didn't I tell you?!

What are you going to do about this now, Lord Katse?!

Shut up and let go of me!

Lord Katse!

Hey, let me out! Open up!

Yes, we did it! We did it!

We did it! Hooray!

Shoot, that was disappointing. I wanted to fight them!

That's right!

Who was crying for mommy earlier?

Justice always prevails!

I'm sorry for putting you all in danger.

Don't worry about it. We liked it, there were lots of thrills!

I still wish I could've gotten a present too though...

You must be crazy! Inside of those presents...

Jinpei!

Say, boys, we'll give you some presents. What would you like?

Wow, really? You're going to give us something?

I want your mask and this cape!

We're going to be on the Science Ninja Team too!

Check it out! It feels just like bird feathers!

I like these tall boots too!

Oh, stop!

Stop it, guys!

We don't need anything.

Defeating Galactor with the Science Ninja Team was the best present!

Isn't that right, guys?

Yeah!

Thanks, and take care, everyone.

You should never let being poor dishearten you!

I know that! Just go ahead and get out of here.

I'm sure you're busy, being on the Science Ninja Team and all.

You're such a smart-aleck!

Let's go, guys!

Roger!

They're so cool.

Big brother! Let me join the Science Ninja Team when I grow up!

Okay! But you have to behave, Chinchiro!

You can count on me! I'm going to be a good boy!

Huh? How does he know my name?

Goodbye! Goodbye!

It's strange... How does he know my name? Goodbye! Goodbye!

It's strange... How does he know my name?

Franbell, a country of the north,

will be bustling with the Peace Day celebration again today.

And the flame of justice and courage Gatchaman taught them

will burn forever in the hearts of those five boys who acted together with the Science Ninja Team.

Shupa, Shupa, Shupa, Shupa

Unaru enjin, kagaku no ninja

Taosu zo Garakutaa

Sekai no akuma

Tobu zo ninpou tatsumaki faitaa

Taiyou kagayaku chikyuu wo mamore

Kagaku ninjatai Gatchaman, Gatchaman

Taiyou kagayaku chikyuu wo mamore

Kagaku ninjatai Gatchaman, Gatchaman

Kagaku ninjatai Gatchaman, Gatchaman

The brain of Dr. Yamashina, an authority on robotics,

is stolen by a strange creature.

Galactor sends out its next monster, the fearsome space creature Bembela.

Gatchaman and the others go into action immediately.

But even as they do, the space creature Bem steals Dr. Yamashina's super robot,

which was being exhibited at the science expo.

It transforms into the composite iron beast Super Bem,

and starts attacking the Science Ninja Team.

Next time on Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: "Super Bem, the Composite Iron Beast" Look forward to it!