23 minSeason 2 • Episode 12
LatestHaving accepted the masses' wishes, the Gatchamen head to battle with a strong resolve to put everything they have on the line in order to grant them.
Tachikawa, Japan, is a "second metropolis" of Tokyo, protected by the Gatchaman, warriors who fight in special reinforced suits powered by the manifestation of their spiritual powers called NOTE. When the energetic and cheerful Hajime Ichinose becomes their newest member, the Gatchaman must deal with Berg Katze, an enigmatic alien creature bent on destroying Earth just like it did with several other planets in the past.
Writing
Hajime's nonsense solutions that somehow WORK
Direction
Visual chaos that mirrors information overload perfectly
Score
That OP will live rent-free forever
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Gatchaman franchise dates to 1972; this reboot deliberately inverts its 'secret hero' premise by making everything public and crowdsourced.
Director Kenji Nakamura essentially predicted 2010s-era online mobilization—both Gamergate and BLM—making this accidentally prophetic viewing in 2024.
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