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G-Force: Guardians of Space (1986) is the second American animated television adaptation of the Japanese anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972), following Sandy Frank Entertainment's initial 1978 effort Battle of the Planets and preceding ADV Films' 2005 attempt, known merely as Gatchaman. [1]
The original anime series, which debuted in 1972, was eponymously entitled Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman and is best known in the English-speaking world as the adaptation entitled Battle of the Planets (1978). [2] The series had additional English adaptations with G-Force: Guardians of Space (1986) and the 2005 ADV Films uncut release.
G-Force: Guardians of Space: 1 85 1983–1986 TBS: King Features Syndicate: Japanese co-production Traditional G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983) 2 95 1983–1986 Syndication: Sunbow Entertainment: Traditional G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989) 2 44 1989–1992 Syndication: DIC Entertainment: Traditional G.I. Joe Extreme: 1 26 1995–1996 ...
Battle of the Planets cast five young people as G-Force, consisting of Mark, Jason, Princess, Keyop, and Tiny. G-Force protects Earth from the planet Spectra and other attacks from beyond space. The most prominent field commander of the Spectra forces was a villainous, masked individual known as Zoltar.
As a rule, the imported series were heavily reworked through edits and dubbing to match Western expectations and stereotypes. For this reason, Mazinger Z, Battle of the Planets, and Astro Boy (1980) were dubbed a second time to Westernize them more and reappeared in 1985-6, the first two retitled Tranzor Z and G-Force: Guardians of Space.
The final eight episodes of the series took a darker turn, with more death and destruction involved. These episodes were not included in the Eagle Riders adaptation, though a segment of #47 was inserted into one of the other episodes, and the opening sequence shows clips from the final scene of #48.
Following the first feature film of the original Gatchaman in 1978, and a radio show of the series which previewed some of the new installments, the sequel series was released on October 1, the same date as the original series broadcast in 1972. It ran for 52 episodes, and was immediately followed up by the third and final series, Gatchaman ...
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