10/01/1972 - 09/29/1974 Finished
Gatchaman (Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman)
Also known as: 科学忍者隊ガッチャマン
The International Scientific Organization recruits five exceptional youths to form Gatchaman, an elite combat squad tasked with battling Gallactor, an international crime syndicate plotting global conquest under orders from the mysterious alien Generalissimo X. Ken, Joe, Jun, Jinpei, and Ryu harness cutting-edge scientific powers and their transforming Phoenix aircraft to confront robot monsters and thwart threats across the globe.
105
Total episodes
105
Canon episodes
0
Filler episodes
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% Filler
Canon episodes · 105 Filler episodes · 0
Related works
Related works and sequels
Standalone work
No sequel, prequel, or registered spin-off is linked to Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman. Its episode total belongs to this title alone.
What to watch, what to skip
Watch order: filler vs canon
Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman has no filler episodes: all 105 episodes are canon. You can watch it from first to last without checking any list of skippable episodes.
Episode by episode
Complete guide by season
105 Episodes
| # | Episodes | Aired | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gatchaman Versus Turtle King10/01/1972 | 10/01/1972 | Canon |
| 2 | The Monstrous Aircraft Carrier Appears10/08/1972 | 10/08/1972 | Canon |
| 3 | The Giant Mummy that Summons Storms10/15/1972 | 10/15/1972 | Canon |
| 4 | Revenge on the Iron Beast Mechadegon10/22/1972 | 10/22/1972 | Canon |
| 5 | The Ghost Fleet From Hell10/29/1972 | 10/29/1972 | Canon |
| 6 | The Great Mini-Robot Operation11/05/1972 | 11/05/1972 | Canon |
| 7 | Galactor's Giant Air Show11/12/1972 | 11/12/1972 | Canon |
| 8 | The Secret of the Crescent Coral Reef11/19/1972 | 11/19/1972 | Canon |
| 9 | The Devil from the Moon11/26/1972 | 11/26/1972 | Canon |
| 10 | The Great Underground Monster War12/03/1972 | 12/03/1972 | Canon |
| 11 | The Mysterious Red Impulse12/10/1972 | 12/10/1972 | Canon |
| 12 | The Gluttonous Monster Ibukron12/17/1972 | 12/17/1972 | Canon |
| 13 | The Fearsome Ice-Kander12/24/1972 | 12/24/1972 | Canon |
| 14 | The Fearsome Jellyfish Lens12/31/1972 | 12/31/1972 | Canon |
| 15 | The Fearful Jellyfish Lens01/07/1973 | 01/07/1973 | Canon |
| 16 | The Indestructible Machine Mechanika01/14/1973 | 01/14/1973 | Canon |
| 17 | The Grand Insect Operation01/21/1973 | 01/21/1973 | Canon |
| 18 | Revenge! The Whale Operation01/28/1973 | 01/28/1973 | Canon |
| 19 | Speed Race from Hell02/04/1973 | 02/04/1973 | Canon |
| 20 | A Critical Moment for the Science Ninja Team02/11/1973 | 02/11/1973 | Canon |
| 21 | Who Is Leader X?02/18/1973 | 02/18/1973 | Canon |
| 22 | The Firebird Versus the Fire-Eating Dragon02/25/1973 | 02/25/1973 | Canon |
| 23 | The Mecha-Ball Runs Wild03/04/1973 | 03/04/1973 | Canon |
| 24 | The Neon Giant That Smiles in the Dark03/11/1973 | 03/11/1973 | Canon |
| 25 | The Magma Giant Emperor of Hell03/18/1973 | 03/18/1973 | Canon |
| 26 | The God Phoenix Reborn03/25/1973 | 03/25/1973 | Canon |
| 27 | Galactor's Witch Racer04/01/1973 | 04/01/1973 | Canon |
| 28 | The Invisible Devil04/08/1973 | 04/08/1973 | Canon |
| 29 | Gallack X, the Demon Man04/15/1973 | 04/15/1973 | Canon |
| 30 | Kamisoral the Guillotine Iron Beast04/22/1973 | 04/22/1973 | Canon |
| 31 | The Plan to Assassinate Dr. Nambu04/29/1973 | 04/29/1973 | Canon |
| 32 | The Grand Gezora Operation (Part I)05/06/1973 | 05/06/1973 | Canon |
| 33 | The Grand Gezora Operation (Part II)05/13/1973 | 05/13/1973 | Canon |
| 34 | The Evil Aurora Operation05/20/1973 | 05/20/1973 | Canon |
| 35 | Little Gatchamans05/27/1973 | 05/27/1973 | Canon |
| 36 | Little Gatchamans06/03/1973 | 06/03/1973 | Canon |
| 37 | Renzilla, the Electric Monster06/10/1973 | 06/10/1973 | Canon |
| 38 | The Mysterious Mechanized Jungle06/17/1973 | 06/17/1973 | Canon |
| 39 | Jigokillers, the People-Eating Flowers (Part 1)06/24/1973 | 06/24/1973 | Canon |
| 40 | Jigokillers, the People-Eating Flowers (Part 2)07/01/1973 | 07/01/1973 | Canon |
| 41 | Murder Music07/08/1973 | 07/08/1973 | Canon |
| 42 | The Great Breakout Trick Operation07/15/1973 | 07/15/1973 | Canon |
| 43 | A Romance Destroyed by Evil07/22/1973 | 07/22/1973 | Canon |
| 44 | Galactor's Challenge07/29/1973 | 07/29/1973 | Canon |
| 45 | The Sea Lion Ninja Team of the Night Fog08/05/1973 | 08/05/1973 | Canon |
| 46 | Gatchaman in the Valley of Death08/12/1973 | 08/12/1973 | Canon |
| 47 | The Devil's Airline08/19/1973 | 08/19/1973 | Canon |
| 48 | The Camera Iron Beast, Shutterkiller08/26/1973 | 08/26/1973 | Canon |
| 49 | The Fearsome Mechadokuga09/02/1973 | 09/02/1973 | Canon |
| 50 | Trachadon the Dinosaur Skeleton09/09/1973 | 09/09/1973 | Canon |
| 51 | Cata-Roller, the Revolving Beast09/16/1973 | 09/16/1973 | Canon |
| 52 | Farewell, Red Impulse— | — | Canon |
| 53 | Farewell, Red Impulse09/30/1973 | 09/30/1973 | Canon |
| 54 | Gatchaman Burns with Rage10/07/1973 | 10/07/1973 | Canon |
| 55 | The Daring Mini-Submarine10/14/1973 | 10/14/1973 | Canon |
| 56 | The Bird Missile of Bitterness10/21/1973 | 10/21/1973 | Canon |
| 57 | The Evil White Sea10/28/1973 | 10/28/1973 | Canon |
| 58 | Hell's Mecha-Buddha11/04/1973 | 11/04/1973 | Canon |
| 59 | The Secret of the Monster Mecha Factory11/11/1973 | 11/11/1973 | Canon |
| 60 | Science Ninja Team, Number G-611/18/1973 | 11/18/1973 | Canon |
| 61 | The Phantom Red Impulse11/25/1973 | 11/25/1973 | Canon |
| 62 | The Snow Demon King Blizzarder12/02/1973 | 12/02/1973 | Canon |
| 63 | Massacring Mecha Curve Balls12/09/1973 | 12/09/1973 | Canon |
| 64 | A Christmas Present of Death12/16/1973 | 12/16/1973 | Canon |
| 65 | Super Bem the Composite Iron Beast12/23/1973 | 12/23/1973 | Canon |
| 66 | The Devil's Fashion Show12/30/1973 | 12/30/1973 | Canon |
| 67 | Mortal Blow! Gatchaman Fire01/06/1974 | 01/06/1974 | Canon |
| 68 | The Particle Iron Beast Micro-Saturn01/13/1974 | 01/13/1974 | Canon |
| 69 | The Cemetary in the Moonlight01/20/1974 | 01/20/1974 | Canon |
| 70 | Death Girls Unite!01/27/1974 | 01/27/1974 | Canon |
| 71 | The Invincible Leader X02/03/1974 | 02/03/1974 | Canon |
| 72 | Swarm! A Plague of Mini Iron Beasts02/10/1974 | 02/10/1974 | Canon |
| 73 | Pursue Katse!02/17/1974 | 02/17/1974 | Canon |
| 74 | Secret of the Birdstyles02/24/1974 | 02/24/1974 | Canon |
| 75 | Jumbo Shakora the Ocean Devil King03/03/1974 | 03/03/1974 | Canon |
| 76 | The Bracelets Exposed03/10/1974 | 03/10/1974 | Canon |
| 77 | The Successful Berg Katse03/17/1974 | 03/17/1974 | Canon |
| 78 | Mortal Combat! 5,000 Fathoms Under the Sea03/24/1974 | 03/24/1974 | Canon |
| 79 | The Stolen Gatchaman Information03/31/1974 | 03/31/1974 | Canon |
| 80 | Come Back! Boomerang04/07/1974 | 04/07/1974 | Canon |
| 81 | Duel on Galactor Island04/14/1974 | 04/14/1974 | Canon |
| 82 | Aim at the Crescent Coral Reef!04/21/1974 | 04/21/1974 | Canon |
| 83 | A Deadly Ring of Fire04/28/1974 | 04/28/1974 | Canon |
| 84 | Smog Fiber the Spiderweb Iron Beast05/05/1974 | 05/05/1974 | Canon |
| 85 | That's G-405/12/1974 | 05/12/1974 | Canon |
| 86 | Galactor's Monopoly Operation05/19/1974 | 05/19/1974 | Canon |
| 87 | Patogiller the Triple Combined Iron Beast05/26/1974 | 05/26/1974 | Canon |
| 88 | Iron Beast Snake 82806/02/1974 | 06/02/1974 | Canon |
| 89 | Lay a Trap in the Crescent Base!06/09/1974 | 06/09/1974 | Canon |
| 90 | Matangar the Armored Iron Beast06/16/1974 | 06/16/1974 | Canon |
| 91 | Completion of the Plan to Destroy the Crescent Base06/23/1974 | 06/23/1974 | Canon |
| 92 | The End of the Crescent Base06/30/1974 | 06/30/1974 | Canon |
| 93 | Counterattack! The Underground Torpedo Operation07/07/1974 | 07/07/1974 | Canon |
| 94 | Angler the Electric Devil Beast07/14/1974 | 07/14/1974 | Canon |
| 95 | The Combined Ninja Giant Demon Man07/21/1974 | 07/21/1974 | Canon |
| 96 | Storm Gallactor's Headquarters!07/28/1974 | 07/28/1974 | Canon |
| 97 | Leona 3, the Spaceship with No Tomorrow08/04/1974 | 08/04/1974 | Canon |
| 98 | Grape Bomber the Spherical Iron Beast08/11/1974 | 08/11/1974 | Canon |
| 99 | The Wounded G-208/18/1974 | 08/18/1974 | Canon |
| 100 | Gatchaman 20 Years Later08/25/1974 | 08/25/1974 | Canon |
| 101 | The Sniper Group Heavy Cobra09/01/1974 | 09/01/1974 | Canon |
| 102 | A Reversal! Checkmate X!09/08/1974 | 09/08/1974 | Canon |
| 103 | G-2 Risks Death09/15/1974 | 09/15/1974 | Canon |
| 104 | The Evil Grand Black Hole Operation09/22/1974 | 09/22/1974 | Canon |
| 105 | Earth's Destruction! 000209/29/1974 | 09/29/1974 | Canon |
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Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman have?
Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman has a total of 1 season. The series is completed. Each season is divided into multiple episodes with stories that advance the main plot of the anime.
How many episodes does Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman have?
In total, Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman has 105 episodes in its only season. You can consult the complete episodes table to see the breakdown by season.
What is the best order to watch Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman?
It is recommended to watch Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman in chronological broadcast order. This means starting from season 1 and continuing sequentially to the last season. Check our watch order guide which includes information about filler vs canon episodes for an optimal experience.
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