Gatchaman Crowds


Gatchaman Crowds is a 2013 anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and directed by Kenji Nakamura. It's part of the Gatchaman franchise. The first season aired between July 12, 2013 and September 27, 2013, and the second season, titled Gatchaman Crowds insight, started with a prologue episode streamed on Hulu on June 20, 2015 before first airing on July 4, 2015 and finishing on September 26, 2015.

Plot

The series takes place in the early summer of 2015 and is set in the city of Tachikawa, Japan. A "second metropolis" of Tokyo, Tachikawa is protected by the Gatchaman, warriors who fight in special reinforced suits powered by the manifestation of their spiritual powers called NOTE. Following the introduction of their newest member, the energetic and cheerful Hajime Ichinose, 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.

Characters

Gatchaman

;Hajime Ichinose /
;Sugane Tachibana
;Joe Hibiki
;O.D/
;Utsutsu Miya/
;Paiman/
;Rui Ninomiya/
;Tsubasa Misudachi/
;J.J. Robinson

Antagonists

;Berg Katze
;Rizumu Suzuki
;Kuu-sama

Other characters

;President X
;Gelsadra
;Millio Toriyama
;Yū Misudachi

Episode list

The anime is the fifth Japanese-produced animation project and a reboot on the original 1972 anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, and is directed by Kenji Nakamura. The series aired on NTV between July 12, 2013 and September 27, 2013 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. A second season, titled Gatchaman Crowds insight, started airing on July 6, 2015.
The first season has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks and is streaming on The Anime Network. However, this license does not include "Embrace," the home video director's cut of episode 12.
For the first season, the opening theme is "Crowds" by White Ash whilst the ending theme is "Innocent Note" by Maaya Uchida. For the second season, the opening theme is "insight" by White Ash whilst the ending theme is "60 Oku no Tsubasa" by Angry Frog Rebirth.