Pretty much every episode features one of Galactor’s evil robots or evil monsters of some sort. Galactor has an endless supply of bumbling henchmen/ mooks for the Science Ninja Team to fight and defeat.īerg Katse may be the leader but he/ she has a boss, the mysterious alien Leader X. Naturally, Galactor wants to take over the world. ( Berg Katse can apparently be both male and/or female.)īerg Katse leads a technologically-advanced evil organization, Galactor. Berg Katse’s mask looks like it has bat ears, and he (she?) wears a wonderfully campy evil cape. The main bad guy is Berg Katse, an over-the-top masked villain. They fight for all of the usual good guy stuff, which includes saving the environment. The show features five straight-laced teens in colorful superhero tights. If you watch an episode of the 1972 version of Gatchaman today, it can sometimes seem very campy - somewhat less campy than the 1960s TV version of Batman, but it’s definitely up there.Ĭampy or not, it can be a lot of fun if you’re in the mood for some 1970s superhero action. This article will focus on the 1972 series unless otherwise noted. That version was the original all other versions are adaptations, sequels, reboots or remakes. Note: If you Google Gatchaman, the first thing to come up is the 1972 anime, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. The future of mankind is at the mercy of this fierce battle between the two brains.Bird-themed ninja superheroes battle against shadowy evil villains in Gatchaman.

With L's expertise, the police are able to tighten the investigative screws over these cases, but Light, also cleverly manipulating the notebook of death, tosses and shakes the investigation. 'L' is an eccentric genius who has successfully solved many cases in the past that were deemed unsolvable. Meanwhile, the ICPO (International Criminal Police Organization) has placed a mysterious detective called 'L' in the Japanese police force to investigate the series of criminal cases. Light decides to create an ideal world and begins to hold the scales to judge the criminals in his discretion. Light Yagami, an extremely bright elite university student, is the one to possess this ultimate tool that should remain only in the hands of God. The notebook displays the message: 'The human whose name is written in this note shall die' It is the notebook of death that can determine when a person will die.

A Shinigami (Death God) drops a notebook in the human world where a young genius picks it up.

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