Gatchaman Crowds

Gatchaman Crowds
ガッチャマン クラウズ (Gatchaman Kurauzu)
Genre	Action, Science Fiction, Superhero
Anime television series
Directed by	Kenji Nakamura
Written by	Toshiya Ono
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Original network	NTV
Original run	July 12, 2013 – present
Episodes	12

Gatchaman Crowds (ガッチャマンクラウズ, Gatchaman Kurauzu) is a 2013 television anime series that is based on the 1972 anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. The 12 episode anime series is directed by Kenji Nakamura at Tatsunoko Production (the studio that also produced the original series). The series began airing on July 12, 2013 and is being simulcast by Crunchyroll.

Plot

The series takes place in the early summer of 2015 and is set in the city of Tachikawa, Japan. A "second metropolis" of Tokyo, Tachikawa is populated by people known as Gatchaman, who are warriors that fight in special reinforced suits that are powered by the manifestation of spiritual powers of living beings called NOTE. A council has recruited individuals that have latent powers to help fight alien criminals. In recent years, the council has appointed the Gatchaman Crew (G-Crew) to fight the mysterious entity known as MESS.

Characters

Hajime Ichinose (一ノ瀬 はじめ, Ichinose Hajime) /(G-101)

Voiced by: Maaya Uchida

The main protagonist, a 16-year old high school girl living in Tachikawa City, who is a new member of the G-Crew. She is powerful and energetic, has artistic spirit and is a bit strange but in a good way. She has a knack for collecting stationery and gets excited over new models of pens and scissors. She is put under the responsibility of Sugane, but disobeys his orders and impulsively acts on her own. Her actions, however greatly affect her teammates and the world when they result in something never before seen in Gatchaman activity. Her Gatchaman form has the appearance of pink, pig-tailed hair and her main weapons are scissors. Her NOTE color is white.

Sugane Tachibana (橘 清音, Tachibana Sugane)(G-96)

Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka

A boy who acts and talks like a samurai. He has been with the G-Crew for five years and is baffled by Hajime when she first joins, leaving him to think of things he had never thought were possible. Initially, he thinks of Hajime as not being a woman, but overtime he begins to understand and admire her to the point of possibly falling in love with her. His Gatchaman form is modelled like a swan and relies on samurai sword techniques. His NOTE color is black.

Joe Hibiki (枇々木 丈, Hibiki Jō)(G-89)

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa

A Tokyo University graduate who has been on the G-Crew for 10 years. He has feelings of despair and nothingness towards the human race and thinks the time-span of the world is limited. However, after meeting Hajime, his enthusiasm and passion for work revives. He works for the "Living Safety Department" of the town hall during the day, while wearing glasses and maintaining a clean, handsome appearance. However, at night his hair falls down, removes his glasses and smokes, giving him a laid-back look. He calls Hajime "little lady" and himself an "old man". He has some interest in Hajime, but hides it by being distant towards her. His NOTE color is red.

O.D. (O・D, Ō Dī)/(G-12)

Voiced by: Daisuke Hosomi

A moody, effeminate man who runs the Gatchman "CAGE", in addition to being a part of the G-Crew. His catchphrase is "You're overdoing it!". He calls himself a sad Gatchaman who can't transform, thus rendering him unable to participate in missions. He has a cat named Altair (アルタイル, Arutairu, called Al for short). His NOTE Color is green.

Utsu-tsu (うつつ)/(G-99)

Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai

A first-year student attending the Tachikawa Private Academy for the Gifted. She works as a volunteer taking care of the flowers at the Tachikawa City International Greenery Garden. She does not have a very positive image of herself, and fears getting closer to others. The only one she can speak to normally is O.D. Just about the only thing she says to the other members is "I will be gloomy...," which is a pun on her name. Her NOTE color is yellow.

Paiman (パイマン)/(G-3)

Voiced by: Aya Hirano

An alien Gatchaman dispatched on Earth by J.J and the longest running member of CAGE, going back to hundreds of years. He has the full trust of J.J., there for giving the position of leader of the team insuring that J.J.'s prediction come true. He also gives the team their orders. He has a similar appearance to pandas and absolutely hates being referred to as one. His NOTE color is pink.

J.J. Robinson (J・J・ロビンソン, Jē Jē Robinson)

Voiced by: Katsuji Mori

A member of the board of trustees, and the guardian of Earth. He is a man who has looked after of lives born in the galaxy for many years. With the power to create NOTES from the essence of other beings, he chooses select individuals to join the Gatchaman and assigns missions to them based on his forecasts. He claims that there is an enemy existence that will be impossible to repel with the powers of science. J.J. is portrayed by the same actor who voiced Ken the Eagle from the original series in the 1970's.

Rui Ninomiya (爾乃美家 累, Ninomiya Rui)

Voiced by: Ayumu Murase

A boy living on the top floor in the high-class mansion-apartment building Glorious Tower Toyosu in Tokyo's Koto ward. His trump card is his superb intellect. He is trilingual, being able to speak English, Japanese, and Chinese. After educating himself using educational websites and learning how to write code from hackers around the world, he developed the social networking services “GALAX” and “President X.” He believes that the current Japan is extremely boring, and is doing many things in order to speed up and update the world's clocks. He also possesses his own NOTE, colored purple with a different logo on the cover. He disguises himself (mostly as women) when in public.

Berg Katse (ベルク・カッツェ, Beruku Kattse)

Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano

An androgynous, mysterious individual who claims to be an alien and is named after a main villain from the original series. So far Berg's reasons and objectives are unknown.

President X (総裁X, Sōsai Ekkusu)

Voiced by: Sakura Tange

President X gathers most of the useful information of the world and finds the best solutions for the world. Rui sees her as his only friend. They have worked together for 12 years and their mission is to re-program people's minds.

Episode list

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External links

• GATCHAMAN Crowds Website
• Gatchaman Crowds (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia