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Gatchaman Crowds Episodes 1-6
Nov. 19th, 2015 01:38 pmIn a large, Japanese city in a near-future setting, there exists a team of heroes known as the Gatchaman Crew.
Gatchaman are a kind of henshin hero (think Power Rangers or Sailor Moon) that have special powers based on their own personalities, and originate from their NOTEs- literal notebooks that represent their souls and can be used to communicate with fellow G-Crew members.
The G-Crew are selected and guided by a mysterious council of aliens, represented by a cryptic man named JJ and to a lesser extent, a tiny panda-like alien named Paiman, who serves as the squadron leader. Their mission is to protect the earth from malicious aliens, such as the MESS, an ever shifting cube made of cubes that absorbs humans and other things within it.
Complicating the G-Crew's mission are some guidelines they're required to follow, such as keeping their existence a secret from most humans, something they can accomplish with a power known as the "Amnesia Effect" which prevents non-Gatchaman from seeing or hearing them. (Though they can be felt if they bump into anyone during a fight.)
The story starts out with the recruitment of a new Gatchaman, an eternally cheerful and artistic teenaged girl named Hajime Ichinose. Hajime is quick to befriend the other Gatchaman but is also just as quick to question their rules and follows her own impulses, something that frustrates fellow Gatchaman Sugane Tachibana, a more straight-laced teenage boy who takes his position as a Gatchaman very seriously.
( However, lest you think this is just a monster of the week kinda show... )
It's a little... complicated to sum up, partly because this show is kind of weird. But I am enjoying it!
Gatchaman are a kind of henshin hero (think Power Rangers or Sailor Moon) that have special powers based on their own personalities, and originate from their NOTEs- literal notebooks that represent their souls and can be used to communicate with fellow G-Crew members.
The G-Crew are selected and guided by a mysterious council of aliens, represented by a cryptic man named JJ and to a lesser extent, a tiny panda-like alien named Paiman, who serves as the squadron leader. Their mission is to protect the earth from malicious aliens, such as the MESS, an ever shifting cube made of cubes that absorbs humans and other things within it.
Complicating the G-Crew's mission are some guidelines they're required to follow, such as keeping their existence a secret from most humans, something they can accomplish with a power known as the "Amnesia Effect" which prevents non-Gatchaman from seeing or hearing them. (Though they can be felt if they bump into anyone during a fight.)
The story starts out with the recruitment of a new Gatchaman, an eternally cheerful and artistic teenaged girl named Hajime Ichinose. Hajime is quick to befriend the other Gatchaman but is also just as quick to question their rules and follows her own impulses, something that frustrates fellow Gatchaman Sugane Tachibana, a more straight-laced teenage boy who takes his position as a Gatchaman very seriously.
( However, lest you think this is just a monster of the week kinda show... )
It's a little... complicated to sum up, partly because this show is kind of weird. But I am enjoying it!
