Eagle Riders
{{short description|Television series}}
{{Infobox television
| alt_name = Saban's Eagle Riders
| image =
| caption =
| creator =
| based_on = Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter
by Ippei Kuri
| writer = R.D. Smithee
Marc Handler
Dayna Barron
Melora Harte
Michael Sorich
Richard Epcar
Ronni Pear
Steve Kramer
Tom Wyner
Winston Richard
| director =
| voices = Dena Burton
Richard Cansino
Lara Cody
Bryan Cranston
R. Martin Klein
Heidi Lenhart
Mona Marshall
Greg O'Neill
Paul Schrier
Peter Spellos
| theme_music_composer = Shuki Levy
Kussa Mahchi
Jeremy Sweet
| composer = Shuki Levy
Kussa Mahchi
Larry Seymour{{cite web|url=https://www.larryseymour.com/lgseymour_resume.pdf |title=Resume |website=www.larryseymour.com |access-date=2019-07-21}}
| country = United States
Japan
| language = English
| executive_producer = Eric S. Rollman
| producer = Rita M. Acosta
| company = Saban Entertainment
| animator = Tatsunoko Production
| network = First-run syndication (1996)
Network Ten (1997)
| first_aired = {{start date|1996|9|9}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1997|12|4}}
| num_episodes = 65
|list_episodes = Eagle Riders#Episodes
}}
Eagle Riders (also known as Saban's Eagle Riders) is an animated television adaptation of the Japanese anime series Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter, which have been combined.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/01/17/gatchaman-complete-collection-bluray-review/|title='Gatchaman Complete Collection' BluRay Review|first=Ollie|last=Barder|website=Forbes|access-date=20 December 2016}} It was produced by
Saban Entertainment.{{cite web|url=http://www.ex.org/1.1/12-riap_1.html|title=RIAP Writes|access-date=2008-05-16|work=EX|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511145300/http://www.ex.org/1.1/12-riap_1.html|archive-date=2008-05-11}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ex.org/2.2/09-riap1.html|title=RIAP Writes|access-date=2008-05-16|work=EX|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027230715/http://www.ex.org/2.2/09-riap1.html|archive-date=2007-10-27}} 65 episodes aired in Australia on Network Ten from August 14, 1997, to December 4, 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/swanjun3/Gatchaman/gatchoz.html |title=Gatchaman in Australia and New Zealand |publisher=Oocities.org |date=1997-08-14 |access-date=2019-07-21}} In the United States, 13 episodes had previously aired in first-run syndication during the fall of 1996 and 1997.{{cite book |last1=Trish |first1=Ledoux |last2=Ranney |first2=Doug |title=The Complete Anime Guide: Japanese Animation Film Directory & Resource Guide |date=1997 |publisher=Tiger Mountain Press}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ex.org/2.1/02-editorial.html|title=Editor's Note|access-date=2008-05-16|work=EX|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027051817/http://www.ex.org/2.1/02-editorial.html|archive-date=2007-10-27}}
Premise
Earth is under siege from the alien menace known only by the name Cybercon and its legion of android forces, the Vorak. The Global Security Council convenes to address this problem, and calls upon Dr. Thaddeus Keane for assistance. They remember the aid they had received from Keane's special force, the Eagle Riders, in years past. Keane assures them that the Eagle Riders are still together, still strong, and armed with brand new weapons.
Production
Saban first trademarked the show's name in 1995,{{cite book |title=Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Trademarks |date=1995 |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office}}https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Television-Business-International/Television-Business-International-1995-05.pdf and recorded their dub afterwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.grnrngr.com/documents/guingab/mmpr_bio_faq.txt |title=FAQ |website=www.grnrngr.com |access-date=2019-07-21}} R. Martin Klein, who voiced the villain Mallanox, said in a 2022 interview that he recorded his lines for the show at Wally Burr Recording in Burbank, California. He also described his portrayal of Mallanox as having comedic elements to it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VytjFH2mHB0&t=680s The Eagle Rider Kelly was voiced by Heidi Lenhart, who is the stepdaughter of Saban Entertainment founder Haim Saban. Bryan Cranston, the voice of Eagle Rider Joe, had earlier done voice work for Saban on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and he went on to collaborate with Haim Saban again for the 2017 Power Rangers film.
In a 2006 interview, one of the writers, Marc Handler, stated that Eagle Riders was "not a good rendition", and that the scripts often lacked continuity with each other.2006 interview with Marc Handler, Anime World Order Show Several episodes were credited as being written by R.D. Smithee, a pseudonym similar to the Alan Smithee pseudonym that has been used when writers and directors are too ashamed to have their names credited in projects they have worked on.{{cite book |last1=van Heerden |first1=Bill |title=Film and Television In-Jokes: Nearly 2,000 Intentional References, Parodies, Allusions, Personal Touches, Cameos, Spoofs and Homages |date=2008 |publisher=McFarland |page=264}}
=Adaptations and changes=
Both series were heavily edited when it came to the adaptation process, with controversial elements removed, as well as the entire soundtrack being replaced with a new one by Shuki Levy and Larry Seymour{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=122–124}} and the entire sound effects being replaced with new ones. As with previous English adaptations of Gatchaman, character names and terms were also changed in the localization.
One notable example of the changes made to the series is the removal of Mallanox (Gel Sadra)'s origin and transformation, which happened in the premiere episode of the original Gatchaman II. The character was also changed from female to male, though her correct gender and origin were reinstated in later dub episodes.
Another change, made to segue the two series together, involved the finale of Gatchaman II and the first episode of Gatchaman Fighter being merged, as well as the death of Gel Sadra being cut. Instead, Mallanox is said to have been transformed into a new form, named Happy Boy (originally, the Gatchaman Fighter villain Count Egobossler).
The final eight episodes of Gatchaman Fighter were never translated, due to the objectionable content involved. Instead, the 15th episode of Gatchaman Fighter served as the series finale.
Release and reception
During its 1996–97 syndication run in the US, the show was being aired alongside the first season of Dragon Ball Z, another anime that had been adapted in conjunction with Saban Entertainment.Animerica, October 1996 (Volume 4, Number 10){{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.6/articles/schechter1.6.html |title=TV's Fall Animation Lineup |publisher=Awn.com |access-date=2019-06-29}} At the time, the two programs attracted minor controversy. A 1997 report on violence in television by UCLA stated that "Eagle Riders and Dragon Ball Z both contain images of mean-spirited, glorified fighting. One episode of Eagle Riders shows a hero viciously throwing metal stars in the faces of different villains."{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1997-television-violence-report-3.pdf |title=Television violence report |date=1997 |website=www.digitalcenter.org |access-date=2019-07-21}}
Even after the syndication run had ended, the initial 13 episodes were still being aired on certain local stations as late as summer 1997,Sandusky Register, Jun 18, 1997, p. 34Hays Daily News, Aug 8, 1997, p. 21 before the remaining 52 episodes saw a release in Australia from August 1997 to December 1997.{{Cite web |title=Eagle Riders |url=http://www.absoluteanime.com/eagle_riders/index.htm |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Absolute Anime |language=en-us}} They aired at 7.30am Mondays to Thursdays on the morning cartoon block Cheez TV. Some episodes that never aired in the USA were shown at the 1997 GachaCon fan convention, which had Eagle Riders producer Rita Acosta as a guest.
Ken Innes of Absolute Anime wrote in his review, "The first thirteen episodes were a nearly straight translation of Gatchaman II with a few embellishments [...] If there is any hope for a further US release, it will be on cable. Unfortunately, it appears this is as good as it gets. I had the opportunity to preview some of the later episodes in July 1997. They were a major disappointment." He also states that "the new background music is intrusive and doesn't compare to Hoyt Curtin's work in Battle of the Planets, but it is an improvement over the original G-II background music."
=Stations=
Home video
Eagle Riders has never been released on home video or streaming, and only exists via US and Australian television recordings. The current American ownership of the series is unclear, but all of Saban's rights to the Gatchaman property were originally set to expire on September 7, 2004.{{Cite web|url=https://sec.edgar-online.com/abc-family-worldwide-inc/s-1a-securities-registration-statement/1998/02/20/section85.aspx|title = ABC FAMILY WORLDWIDE INC - Securities Registration Statement (S-1/A) EXHIBIT 10.19}} However, in 2001 Saban was purchased by Disney, with Disney presumably losing the rights in 2004.
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = For The Global Good
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|09|13}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Temple Island
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|09|20}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Visit To Alcatraz
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|09|27}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Reunion
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|04}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Primal Instinct
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|21}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Old Friends, New Enemies
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|11}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Camouflage
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|26}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = On the Far Side of the Moon
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|27}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Pyramid Power
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|28}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Deep Freeze in the South Seas
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|1}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Second Chances
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|2}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = Signs of Intelligent Life
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|3}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = Under the Volcano
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|4}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|Title = Abduction and Return
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|8}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|Title = The Island Girl's Secret
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|18}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|Title = Big Eye Meets Small Fry
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|25}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|Title = Realities
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|11}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|Title = The Impostor
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|01}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|Title = Crisis!
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|16}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 20
|Title = Panic at the North Pole
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|17}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 21
|Title = Circuits Down
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|18}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 22
|Title = Professor Andro's World
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|08}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 23
|Title = The Mysterious Dr. Aikens, Part 1
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|15}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 24
|Title = The Mysterious Dr. Aikens, Part 2
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|22}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 25
|Title = K3
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|25}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 26
|Title = Coward of the Cosmos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|29}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 27
|Title = Down in the Alps
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|30}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 28
|Title = Remembrance
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|1}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 29
|Title = Shake Down in the Big Apple
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|2}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 30
|Title = Adventure in the Amazon
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|6}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 31
|Title = Old Ties
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|7}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 32
|Title = Childish Things
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|8}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 33
|Title = Facing the Dragon
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|9}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 34
|Title = Hide and Seek
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|13}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 35
|Title = Wild Country
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|14}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 36
|Title = Mallanox in a Mess
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|29}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 37
|Title = Evil in Disguise
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|12|06}} (USA)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 38
|Title = Krall
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|20}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 39
|Title = Mission to Mars
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|21}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 40
|Title = Unnatural Disasters
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|22}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 41
|Title = Identities
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|23}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 42
|Title = Fire and Ice
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|27}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 43
|Title = Catastrophe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|28}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 44
|Title = Falling Prey
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|29}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 45
|Title = Relativity
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|30}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 46
|Title = Allegiance and Amends
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|3}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 47
|Title = Encounter with Evil
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|4}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 48
|Title = A New Threat
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|5}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 49
|Title = The New Resistance
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|6}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 50
|Title = Conflict Of Melly Island
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|10}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 51
|Title = One to One
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|11}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 52
|Title = The Steel City
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|12}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 53
|Title = Energy Crisis
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|13}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 54
|Title = Negotiations
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|17}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 55
|Title = The Document
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|18}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 56
|Title = Rebel Defiance
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|19}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 57
|Title = Outbreak
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|20}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 58
|Title = Wild Ride
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|24}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 59
|Title = Uncle Avery
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|25}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 60
|Title = Ollie Undercover
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|26}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 61
|Title = The Price of Glory
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|27}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 62
|Title = Scorpius Force
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|1}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 63
|Title = A Ray of Hope
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|2}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 64
|Title = The Lost Children of Melly
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|3}} (Australia)
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 65
|Title = Vorak Resolution
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|4}} (Australia)
}}
}}
- In Eagle Riders' run in America, only a select 13 of the 65 episodes were aired, with a few of them having been picked from later in the series.
- Eagle Riders was also one of the first series broadcast on the UK's version of Fox Kids, although the entire series was never shown, stopping at episode 47 (coincidentally the last episode featuring Gatchaman II material).
- The episodes excluded from Gatchaman II in the adaptation include: 6, 16, 17, 28, and 35. Episodes 3, 4, 8-11, 13, 14, 16–19, 21–24, 26, 27, 29, 34, 38–39, and 41-48 of Gatchaman Fighter were also untranslated, though footage from the finale made it into the opening sequence and as stock footage in one episode.
- When Eagle Riders began adapting Gatchaman Fighter, Saban cut and merged parts of episodes into single stories, along with merging the finale of Gatchaman II with the premiere of Fighter.
Character variations
={{anchor|Team variations across different versions}}Team variations in different versions=
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| valign=bottom
! Gatchaman !! Battle of the Planets !! G-Force !! Eagle Riders !! OVA (Harmony Gold dub)!! Rank !! Bird Uniform !! Weapon !! Mecha !! Voice actor (Gatchaman) !! Voice actor (Gatchaman OVA) !! Voice actor (BOTP) !! Voice actor (G-Force) !! Voice actor (Harmony Gold OVA dub) !! Voice actor (Eagle Riders) !!Voice actor (ADV TV/Sentai OVA dub) | |||||||||||||||
| Ken Washio | Mark | Ace Goodheart | Hunter Harris | Ken the Eagle | G1 | Eagle | Razor boomerang | Airplane | Katsuji Mori | Masaya Onosaka | Casey Kasem | Sam Fontana | Eddie Frierson | Richard Cansino | Leraldo Anzaldua |
| George "Joe" Asakura | Jason | Dirk Daring | Joseph "Joe" Thax | Joe the Condor | G2 | Condor | Pistol | Race Car | Isao Sasaki | Kōji Ishii | Ronnie Schell | Cam Clarke | Richard Cansino | Bryan Cranston | Brian Jepson |
| Jun | Princess | Agatha "Aggie" June | Kelly Jennar | June the Swan | G3 | Swan | Yo-yo | Motorcycle | Kazuko Sugiyama | Michiko Neya | Janet Waldo | Barbara Goodson | Lara Cody | Heidi Lenhart | Kim Prause |
| Jinpei | Keyop | Pee Wee | Mickey Dugan | Jimmy the Falcon | G4 | Swallow | Bolo | Dune Buggy | Yoku Shioya | Rica Matsumoto | Alan Young | Barbara Goodson | Mona Marshall | Mona Marshall | Luci Christian |
| Ryu Nakanishi | Tiny Harper | Hoot "Hooty" Owl | Ollie Keeawani | Rocky the Owl | G5 | Owl | Pistol | God Phoenix | Shingo Kanemoto | Fumihiko Tachiki | Alan Dinehart | Jan Rabson/ Gregg Berger | Richard Epcar | Paul Schrier | Victor Carsrud |
=Other character variations across different versions=
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| valign=bottom
! Gatchaman !! Battle of the Planets !! G-Force !! Eagle Riders !! OVA (Harmony Gold Dub) !! Voice actor (Gatchaman) !! Voice actor (Gatchaman OVA) !! Voice actor (BOTP) !! Voice actor (G-Force) !! Voice actor (Eagle Riders) !! Voice actor (Harmony Gold OVA dub) !!Voice actor (ADV TV/Sentai OVA dub) | |||||||||||
| Dr. Kozaburo Nambu-hakase | Chief Anderson | Dr. Benjamin Brighthead | Dr. Thaddeus Keane | Dr. Kozaburo Nambu | Tōru Ōhira | Alan Dinehart | Jan Rabson/Gregg Berger | Ikuya Sawaki | Michael McConnohie | Greg O'Neill | Andy McAvin |
| ISO Director Anderson | President Kane | Anderson / Cmdr. Todd (some episodes) | Anderson | Director Anderson | Teiji Ōmiya | Michael Rye | Jan Rabson/Gregg Berger | Yonehiko Kitagawa | Michael Forest | Marty Fleck | |
| Red Impulse / Kentaro Washio | Col. Cronos | Red Impulse / Kendrick Goodheart | Red Impulse / Harley Harris | Red Spectre / Kentaro Washio | Keye Luke | Cam Clarke | Unshō Ishizuka | Bob Papenbrook | John Tyson | ||
| Berg Katse | Zoltar | Galactor | Lukan | Solaris | Mikio Terashima | Keye Luke | Bill Capizzi | Kaneto Shiozawa | R. Martin Klein | Edwin Neal | |
| Sosai (Leader) X | O Luminous One / The Great Spirit | Computor | Cybercon | Lord Zortek | Nobuo Tanaka | Keye Luke | Jan Rabson/Gregg Berger | Nobuo Tanaka | Ralph Votrais | Peter Spellos | Winston Parish |
| Gel Sadra | Mallanox | Masaru Ikeda | R. Martin Klein | ||||||||
| Sylvie Pandora-hakase | Dr. Francine Aikens | Dr. Sylvie Pandora | Miyuka Ieda | Lara Cody | |||||||
| Announcer | Hideo Kinoshita/Shūsei Nakamura | William Woodson (Main) / Alan Young (Zark) | Norm Prescott | George Manley |
=Other notable changes=
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| width=150 | Variations
! width=150 | Gatchaman (Japanese) ! width=150 | Battle of the Planets ! width=150 | Guardians of Space ! width=150 | Eagle Riders ! width=200 | OVA (English, Harmony Gold) ! width=150 | Gatchaman (English) |
|---|
| Identity change command
| Bird, go!‡ | Transmute! | G-Force, transform! | Eagle Mode, now! | {| border="0" |
| valign="top"
| Ken | Eagle One, transform! |
| valign="top"
| Joe | Shapeshift, Condor! |
| valign="top"
| June | Swan Mode, now! |
| valign="top"
| Jimmy | Falcon Tracker, transform! |
| Bird, go!
|-
! Enemy planet
| Selectol
| Spectra
| Galactor
| Vorak
| Galactor
| Selectol
|-
! Enemy civilization
| Galactor (Gyarakutā)
| Spectra
| Galactor
| Vorak
| Galactor
| Galactor
|}
‡The original Japanese-language version of Gatchaman contains a small number of words in English.
Production staff
- Owned and distributed by: Saban Entertainment
- Executive Producer: Eric S. Rollman
- Producer & Story Editor: Rita M. Acosta
- Writer (ADR Script): R.D. Smithee, Marc Handler
- Voice Directors: Richard Epcar, Steve Kramer, Heidi Lenhart (uncredited), Michael Sorich
- Production Assistant & ADR Coordinator: Gregory C. Ireland
- Executive in Charge of Sound Operations: Clive H. Mizumoto
- Sound Operations Manager: Xavier Garcia
- Sound Effects Editors: Keith Dickens, Martin Flores, Zoli Osaze, Ron Salaises, John Valentino
- Re-Recording Mixers: Michael Beirenger (uncredited), Mark Ettel, R.D. Floyd, Wayne T. O'Brien
- ADR Recordists: Carl Lange, Kevin Newson, David W. Barr
- Foley Artists: Susan Lewis (uncredited), Kalea Morton, Taryn Simone
- Audio Assistants: Brian Densmore, Andrew Kines, Don Sexton
- Music by: Shuki Levy, Kussa Mahchi
- Executive in Charge of Music: Ron Kenan
- Music Supervisor: Lloyd Michael Cook II
- Music Editors: Barron Abramovitch, Bill Filipiak
- Music Engineer: Barron Abramovitch
- Second Engineers: James Dijulio, Frank Bailey-Meier
- Music Assistants: Jeremy Sweet, Tim Gosselin
- Offline Editor: Terry Marlin
- Video Traffic Coordinator: Jerry Buetnner
- Postproduction Audio: Advantage Audio
- Sound Effects Editor: Robert Duran
- Dialogue Editor: Robbi Smith
- Music Editor: Marc S. Perlman
- Audio Transfer: J. Lampinen
- Re-Recording Mixers: Fil Brown, Ray Leonard, Mike Beiriger, Jim Hodson, Mellisa Gentry-Ellis
- Online Editors: Michael Hutchinson, Harvey Landy (Hollywood Digital Inc.), John Bowen, David Crosthwait (Modern Videofilm)
- Telecine: Lee Ann Went (Varitel Inc.), Greg Hamlin (Film Technology, LA), Larry Field (Editel), Brent Eldridge (Ame, Inc.)
- Postproduction Supervisor: John Bryant
- Postproduction Coordinator: Francesca Weiss
- Executive in Charge of Production: Dana C. Booton
=Voice cast=
- Hunter Harris: Richard Cansino
- Joe Thax: Bryan Cranston
- Kelly Jenar: Heidi Lenhart
- Mickey Dugan: Mona Marshall
- Ollie Keeawani: Paul Schrier
- Dr.Thaddeus Keane: Greg O'Neill
- Dr.Francine Aikens: Lara Cody
- Auto: Dena Burton
- Mallanox: R. Martin Klein
- Cybercon: Peter Spellos
- Misc. (uncredited): Joshua Seth,{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Joshua-Seth.html |title=Joshua Seth biography|access-date=2009-06-07 |work= Film Reference }} Bob Bergen,{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/anime2/digipedia/prince.htm |title=Interview with Derek Stephen Prince|access-date=2009-06-07 |work= Film Reference }} Julie Maddalena, Richard Epcar
References
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Further reading
- G-Force: Animated (TwoMorrows Publishing: {{ISBN|978-1-893905-18-4}})
External links
- {{IMDb title|0115162}}
- {{anime News Network|anime|1231}}
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{{UPN Kids}}
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