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Aug 4, 2013 11:20 PM

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She has to be the most relaxed sudden hero recruit I've ever seen XD

Really loved her lines right after she got the Gatachaman transformer and how she immediately started telling people she was a Gatachaman ;)

This looks like a genre deconstruction series, hope it'll be done well.
Aug 9, 2013 11:25 AM

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Oh God, that girl was soooo annoying, I don't think I'm able to hande another episode with her -__-;;
Aug 9, 2013 3:43 PM

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Why is this even called Gatchaman?

Aug 18, 2013 9:39 AM

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Am I the only person who actually likes Hajime? I don't really know why, since I'm not usually into the happy-go-lucky characters, but she seems pretty nice for me.
I'm not really into the blonde guy though, he just looks so weird!
Other than that I can only say the animation is just perfect. The anime is so beautiful!
Aug 21, 2013 12:59 AM
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I bet JJ's last name is Abrams.
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Aug 26, 2013 4:26 AM

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Gacha!!!
Wow Aya Hirano.. I miss her voice
This is the most easygoing heroine that I ever seen
Go Bird!!
That ost I love this xD
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Aug 26, 2013 12:33 PM

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Ray_Light said:
Gacha!!!
Wow Aya Hirano.. I miss her voice
This is the most easygoing heroine that I ever seen
Go Bird!!
That ost I love this xD


No wonder I got a Haruhi Suzumiya vibe from her...

The transformation designs are pretty neat. I don't like any of the characters though. The blonde guy is too stiff. I don't like the purple haired guy. I don't like lolis in swimsuits. The cowboy guy was alright though. As for the heroine, she was pretty goddamn annoying exclaiming with excitement at every little thing. I also hate the panda going on and on about following rules and stuff.

I don't think the phrase "Gatchaman" is going to settle upon me for quite some time.
Aug 27, 2013 6:30 PM

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I fucking loved this. Hajime is so cute.
Aug 28, 2013 4:21 AM
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Why do I get the feeling that this should have been animated by SHAFT? Who decided that making Hirasawa Yui a superhero was a good idea?
Oct 2, 2013 1:15 PM

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I like the OP. I guess the ED's okay.

Interesting characters, especially Hajime and Sugane.
Needs more of Joe, OD, Paiman, JJ, and Utsu-tsu

I guess these Gatchaman are fighting against the MESS.

I wonder where this will go and if the lady at the end before the ED has anything to do with it.
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Oct 3, 2013 6:02 PM

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Frankly, Hajime is really obnoxious. It's great that she doesn't freak out or anything about Gatchaman, but her personality just... Ugh. I hope her skills make up for that, or, even better, we see character development. The bright colours of the MESS and the animation of the 3D sequences are brilliant. Sugane reminds me a lot of Ishimaru from Dangan Ronpa, which automatically puts him in my good books. The OP and ED weren't very memorable, though a few more episodes may make them stick.
Oct 6, 2013 1:11 AM

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Where's mah trap! Already got my Saya in a bikini :D
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Oct 7, 2013 6:27 AM

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Gatchaman, I love it! Pretty nice start of this anime with some awesome characters and great action already, I really wonder what this series will hold but I sure love the main character!
Nov 16, 2013 1:59 AM

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Ok, this anime's super-weird. It reminds me of KARAS. I'm gonna continue watching it for now, as I've labeled animes as weird before, but ultimately I liked them very much. So who knows.
Nov 23, 2013 4:28 AM
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Hajime is kinda annoying but I find her really cute. WTF O_O

The art is unique, I like it though I don't like Sugane's hair and eyebrows.

Good start, let's see what's next!!
Nov 29, 2013 3:27 PM

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i hope thi anime wont disappoint me
Dec 18, 2013 12:23 AM
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Hajime is so energetic. :3 And her transformation is so kawaii.
Damn, the music is f*cking awesome. Gotta love them.
GATCHA~!
Dec 30, 2013 8:24 AM

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Just the first episode, and I am starting to love this series! I'm starting to love Hajime with her cheery and full of energy~ She's soo awesome!! The animation and the music was also amazing!
Jan 1, 2014 1:49 PM
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Been recommended this by too many people to ignore it any longer. Loved the bright art and the music. Hajime is completely over the top and I don't know how that's going to be handled over 12 episodes but I'm willing to find out.
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Jan 22, 2014 7:59 PM
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Hajime annoys me, a lot. I'm content with most everything else but... Hajime is too much. As mentioned previously, she needs a serious dose of reality. Her attitude towards the serious topic at hand just seems too unrealistic of a response, behavior-wise.
Jan 31, 2014 11:34 PM

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I love Harime. Soundtrack and visuals are a feast for the ears and eyes.
Powerful eyebrows.
Mar 26, 2014 5:58 PM

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don't know if i can take another EP of this annoying ass bitch...
May 2, 2014 6:53 AM
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This was... different, most certainly. Hajime was incredibly creepy at the beginning, but she's growing on me. The art and character designs will require some getting used to, but this is just so fresh and unique :D I think I'm gonna love this.
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May 6, 2014 11:19 PM

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Loving the visuals; Hajime is a breath of fresh air amongst the countless cardboard-cutout female characters in anime. Sugane seems a bit uptight, but not so much that it becomes annoying.

I can't believe I missed this show last year.
Jul 20, 2014 10:20 AM
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Not really getting the Hajime hate in this thread. I think she's hilarious.
Sep 20, 2014 6:04 PM

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"Gatchaman does exist. It's Senpai and me."- Hajime
"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH"- Sugane

That was funny. I liked how they explained a lot of things. The animation is unique. I like it. Pretty good so far. I wonder where it'll go. Op is okay, I like the ED better.
Dec 9, 2014 11:43 PM
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Holy crap this show is pretty. I have the blu ray and man its just so bright and colorful. I can tell imma like this show. The characters seem to be brimming with personality and I really like hajima. I can see how she can be annoying to some but for me shes just right and doesint pass that boarder. Im loving the outfits so far and I hope the baddies get a bit more creative then tenticals. I also like how it seems there are tons of gatchaman all over the world going by the characters numbers.
Jan 17, 2015 5:50 AM
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Hajime makes me smile

Go bird :)
Jan 30, 2015 3:23 AM
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I fucking love this
Feb 8, 2015 8:19 AM

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I enjoyed how energetic Hajime was, but besides that this seems like the usual ''fight against crime organization'' thing with wackier designs.
Mar 26, 2015 7:29 AM

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The finger punctured her through the boob and gave her powers !!! with some orgasming as a side effect

May 23, 2015 4:32 AM

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Why the MC looks like Otohiko WTF?! so Gay

Jun 3, 2015 12:09 AM

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A big boobed MC and a loli who walks around in her underwear. Yep, already glad I decided to watch this.
Jun 12, 2015 12:24 PM

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I don't know is it strange or not...
Jun 26, 2015 7:51 PM

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Art style is interesting; Backgrounds are flat; but I love the colors of all the visuals; character designs are very strange looking.

The main girl is way too talkative and obnoxious. Cant take the chibi panda seriously, so thats going to get annoying quick.

o man but im a sucker for scissor weapons.
Jul 20, 2015 3:14 AM

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I'm sold on this. Crazy MC, colourful artstyle, funky music, lots of fun!
Oct 11, 2015 2:26 PM

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lol... i like Hajime's voice, every "cute" sounds adorable, her gatchaman(?) is very... colourful and the animation isnt bad either..

Nice start and awesome op.
Oct 13, 2015 12:46 AM

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What the hell just happened lol? I am so confused atm.
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Oct 31, 2015 2:51 PM

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the girl is annoying as hell , anyone spotted the gay.

Dec 9, 2015 9:05 AM
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Cute episode, but the weirdest episode/ED transition I've ever seen.
Apr 14, 2017 9:31 AM

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Now, that was funky. Jumps straight into the action, I like it. Girl is a real spaz but she's fun to watch and listen to.
Sep 27, 2017 11:13 AM

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This first episode was kind of disorienting, while also feeling slower than it should have, and the exposition didn't help. If I have the right idea of what the show will be about, this episode was not a very good way to go about introducing it.

I don't find the weird characters annoying (just yet), but they're not as amusing as they should be. Something about the comedic timing feels off. So far it's kind of like Kill la Kill without the gorgeous visuals, and the humor (so I'm wondering what I'm supposed to find entertaining). Hajime is more than quirky, she is legit weird - which wouldn't be a problem, but she's not funny or interesting enough to justify that weirdness, at least so far.

Hajime's transformation sequence felt incomplete, I thought they would go all out on animating that...
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Sep 25, 2018 6:26 PM
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Rewatching this since I started the 70s gatchman. And yeah I still have no idea why this is called gatchaman.

As for Hahime, she's far from stupid or anything, here default is just super cheerful.

This episode doesn't the shows plot much, considering it isn't going to be a monster of the weak, or focus on just the mesh.
Oct 21, 2018 8:30 AM

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I feel like whether one enjoys this anime or not really hinges on whether you like the borderline retarded main characters. But I love the main girl! She could easily seem annoying, but she's cute and it's really funny to watch her. The animation itself might not be masterpiece status, but the shiny colors and eyebleed inducing designs of the gatchaman are totally my jam! Plus the OST is pretty dope, even if the OP has some of the most awful English I ever witnessed. Even while reading what it's supposed to mean I had trouble recognizing the words. :P

I feel like the only way this anime can "screw up" and become less interesting for me is if it tries to be too serious / dramatic. If it's some more colorful, action-packed spastic antics of this girl and her new friends, I am totally on board. Gatcha! Gatcha!
Nov 16, 2018 9:20 PM
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I tried to see this anime more than 5 times since 2015. I started to like the anime, so it's time to finish it and enjoy it without prejudice.

PD: I hope the bikini girl does not spend all the anime without clothes
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Sep 3, 2020 12:55 PM

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Well this show sure is creative. Despite that, it doesn't look that great for now.
It looks like it is mostly weird just for the sake of it (and I don't think I'll be able to tolerate the characters if they keep being such weirdos, and the same goes for Mister Bland Mc), the animation is very bad, the plot is nothing amazing...
I think the biggest (and maybe only) reason I'll keep watching is for Hajime, who's super weird and quite dumb but also surprisingly likable and fun. I just hope she'll develop a bit, or else even she won't be enough to keep me interested.
I don't know, maybe I'll end up loving this show but for now, despite what it looks like it's not really my cup of tea.
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Sep 23, 2020 4:55 PM

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OP and ED with live-action parts? Yes please!

I haven't watched the original Gatchaman, but that's pretty good! A lot of expositional talk but that's fine because it sets up all the necessary mechanics, I guess. Also Kenji Nakamura is reusing a certain seiyuu again :p Others are great too!

I love how "JJ" can be read like "old man" in Japanese, and JJ is precisely that.

Who was that girl(?) in Sugane's room at the beginning?

There was a guy in a strange mask (just like in the OP), and there's some focus on phone apps. Maybe "connections" and "networking" are among the themes of the show?

O.D. looks *very* similar to Leeron from TTGL!

During their collective meeting with JJ, everybody had a number next to them, hmm.

P.S. Sugane used his NOTE to open the turnstile. Quite a multipurpose device, huh?

Also, there's some CGI (Nakamura at it again!) and it looks decent.

P.S. Hajime's barrette looks like a bird. Relevant, I guess?
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Dec 15, 2020 2:18 PM

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Everyone in this show needs to calm down, my god.

5/5
Oct 3, 2021 4:49 PM

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J.J. Robinson's English voice is ALL wrong!


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Mar 7, 4:53 AM
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Not sure about this one. Sure, at first glance there is something to like here. The oppai girl is severely autistic and that's my fetish. I also like the rori girl's voice actor, and she was wearing skimpy swimsuit too. But I'm not sure if I'm gonna like this show, since the theme of fighting against le evil monsters is very boring, and I don't like their transformation costumes. I also dislike the male cast of this show, especially that new half guy.

Oh yeah, and the swimsuit rori kinda looks like the girl from Saya no Uta. Maybe it's the hairstyle.

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