Farewell, Red Impulse is the 53rd episode of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
Plot Summary[]
Galactor's rocket explodes in the Van Allen belt and humankind enters the worst crisis ever. Upon the message from Galactor saying that a rocket restoring the belt will be launched if the world surrenders within 24 hours, the representatives of all countries assemble. They feel the time pressure and want to come to a conclusion. Nambu tells them to believe in the Science Ninja Team and puts an autolock on the doors so that they won't open until the following morning.
The Science Ninja Team is mobilized to take away the Galactor rocket and to restore the Van Allen belt. At approximately that time, Ken sneaks alone into the construction facility for the rocket. In order to complete the rocket within the time frame, it is changed from automatically controlled to manual control.
Ken, in the middle of Galactor members who are sleeping, tired from the now finished incessant work, emits a bird signal. But then Katse's gun is pointed at him. Ken transforms into Bird Style. The gun of the Red Impulse commander, who sneaked in as well, is then pointed at Katse. The God Phoenix breaks in and Katse escapes and the defense minister falls to his death.
Taking responsibility, Ken says he will get into the rocket himself. Jun then tells him that Red Impulse is Ken's father. The dream of Ken to reunite with his father also becomes their eternal separation at the same time. The Red Impulse commander shoves Ken aside and gets into the rocket himself. Ken runs after him, calling for his father, but Red Impulse ignores him, saying he must save Earth.
In Red Impulse's mind, the figure of Ken in his youth chases after him. Red Impulse bids everyone farewell as he ascends the rocket into the atmosphere. The rocket explodes across the sky and Earth is saved.
Ken, consumed with rage, vows vengeance against Katse and Galactor, saying that they'll pay for what they did to his father.
Staff[]
- Screenplay: Satoshi Suyama and Hisayuki Toriumi
- Director: Hisayuki Toriumi
- Mecha Design: Kunio Okawara
- Animation: Shigeru Kato, Yoshihisa Okuno, Hiroko Inui
Voice Cast[]
- Ken: Katsuji Mori
- Joe: Isao Sasaki
- Jun: Kazuko Sugiyama
- Jinpei: Yoku Shioya
- Ryu: Shingo Kanemoto
- Dr. Nambu: Toru Ohira
- Berg Katse: Mikio Terashima
- Director Anderson: Teiji Omiya
- Red Impulse: Hisayoshi Yoshizawa
- Galactor Captain: Takeshi Aono
- Narrator: Hideo Kinoshita