Gatchaman Collection (Vols. 1-3)
by Hiroyuki Fukushima, Shuichi Kaneko, Toyohiro Chûjo
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Actor: Fumihiko Tachiki, Kôji Ishii, Masaya Onosaka, Michiko Neya, Rica MatsumotoDirector: Hiroyuki Fukushima, Shuichi Kaneko, Toyohiro Chûjo
Producer: Hidenobu Watanabe
Producer: Hirotoshi Okura
Producer: Ippei Kuri
Producer: Minoru Yoshida
Writer: Akihiko Nishiyama
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 135 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-07-17
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Urban Vision
Product features:
- Motion Menus
- English & Japanese Language Options
- UV Trailers
- UV Weblinks
- Digitally Enhanced Audio
DVD Reviews of Gatchaman Collection (Vols. 1-3)
DVD Review: 22 Years after it's TV Debut.... Gatchaman OVA!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is all 3 episodes of the OVA (original video animation) series, too short to be a TV series and too long to be a movie (only with the comparable budget.) I got these 3 episodes (individually)on fansubs back in 1996 going completely on nostalgia and curiosity. It is an update of the original series known as Science Ninja Team: Gatchaman which ran 105 eps on Japanese TV from 1972-'74. I was pleasantly surprised in watching it that despite the ridiculous bird costumes there was an intelligent and compelling story. No "Battle of the Planets" here! No R2D2 clones, no robot dogs, and Jinpei-G4 is a normal speaking kid (unlike his Keeop counterpart from BOTP with the speech impediment). I learned through this OVA that there was more to the original Japanese version of the early 70's TV series. It was a story about intrigue, espionage, and hostile take overs while the BOTP version was dumbed down and turned into a space adventure to cash in on the Star Wars craze of the late 70's when Sandy frank bought the rights to the original series. There's still a place in my heart for BOTP as I used to watch it at 4:30 everyday after school (in 1978) when I was in 3rd grade.
Since I first saw this OVA on fansubs, it was in Japanese with the English subtitles. The subtitles were great as fans tend to get the names right and go with the better feel of how to spell out the katakana characters in English (ie. Berg Katse was the common way to spell out the villian's name as opposed to UV's translation; "Verk Katze.") But I'm just nitpicking... :) On this DVD release they fixed the timing problem they had with the subtitles corrosponding with the speaking character on the VHS release of Part 3. And, they added a Gatchaman '94 music video at the end of part 3 that used a techno version of the original Gatchaman theme. Pretty cool. For this American release the names of the episodes were changed. I don't know why because their original names would've worked just fine. The original episode titles are as follows:
1. Gatchaman vs. Turtle King
2. Secret Red Impulse
3. Final Count 0002
The English dub track is deplorable... Names were changed, the plot was dumbed down, and the acting was just lame. However, that's the good thing with the advent of DVD, I can watch it with the Japanese track.
In addition to this pet peeve, Condor Joe's character was downplayed considerably from the original TV series. Berg Katse's back story was very vague as there was much more behind his character in the original TV series.
The music was great as it was produced my Bill Meyers and "Earth Wind and Fire" legend Maurice White. At times some of the original BGM was used for the nostalgia effect. The updated animation (on an OVA budget) was incredible. However I did not like the CGI "eyeball" appearance of Galactar's ruler Sousai X. I prefer his eerie ghostly image from the original. And, the "roaring" Tie Fighter sound effect they used for the multiple Turtle Kings was kind of cheesy.
Over all this is an impressive remake. When I first saw it I couldn't get my hands on old copies of the original TV series (now available from ADV) fast enough to watch the NON-BOTP story unfold. It definitly recharged my enthusiasm for the Gatchaman franchise.
Description of Gatchaman Collection (Vols. 1-3)
Gatchaman has been revamped stylish and more dynamic than ever. The new ovas manage to modernize the characters without compromising the design of the original series. This three volume mini-series continues the story from the 1970s hit tv series. Studio: Urban Vision Release Date: 07/17/2001 Run time: 135 minutes Rating: Nr Director: H. Fukushima/a. NishiyamaBestsellers in DVD
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