"Gatchaman" Japanese Theatrical Poster
For a generation of kids who grew up in the early 80’s, much of their favorite Saturday morning fare was – unbeknownst to them – anime that had been dubbed and re-edited from Japan. Thus, Japan’s Macross became Robotech and Beast King GoLion became Voltron.
Along those same lines, the long-running Japanese anime Gatchaman was introduced to American audiences as Battle of the Planets. The show followed a group of super-powered young people (who may or may not be cyborgs) tasked with protecting the Earth from the villainous aliens of Spectra.
Now, Japan’s live-action movie based on the series is available on Blu-ray at DDDHouse.com for a June 13th pre-order. In case you haven’t seen it, watch the trailer!
