| Jun | |
|---|---|
| |
| Kanji |
ジュン |
| Race |
Human |
| Gender |
Female |
| Age |
16 (Gatchaman), 18 (Gatcahman II and Fighter) |
| Height |
160cm |
| Weight |
45kg |
| Hair Color |
Dark Green |
| Eye Color |
Black |
| Occupation |
Manager of GoGo Café |
| Status |
Active |
| Relatives |
Jinpei (Adopted Brother) |
| Voice Actor |
Kazuko Sugiyama, Michiko Neya |
| Anime Debut | |
Jun also known as Jun the Swan (nicknamed Princess by her teammates in the Battle of the Planets dub ) is the team's electronics and demolitions expert. Her Bird Style is based off of the Swan. Her workplace, GoGo Cafe Snacks J serves as the gathering place for the Science Ninja Team which also serves as hers and Jinpei's home.
Background
While Jun never knew her parents, her father was American and her mother was Japanese. Jun grew up in an orphanage where she met Jinpei and they eventually came under the wing of Dr. Nambu.
Appearance
Jun
Jun is a young woman with dark green hair slightly extended beyond shoulder length that curls up and black eyes. Her civilian clothing usually consists of a t-shirt with the number 3 and pants. Her Bird Style features a pink dress, white elbow length gloves, go-go boots, and a white cape colored red on the inside. Jun's swan-like helmet features orange highlights and a light orange visor.
Personality
Jun is a brave and independent person who likes to ride her motorcycle in her free time. In the battle against Galactor, Jun takes her role very seriously and tries to look out for her team.
Relationships
Jinpei
Jun knew Jinpei as they grew up in their old orphanage. She takes care of Jinpei both on and off the field. Like most siblings, although they love each other they often argue and tease.
Ken Washio
Jun works with Ken more than the other members of the team. She even starts to develop romantic feelings for Ken, often being concerned for him whenever Ken gets himself down. Jinpei teases Jun about this, to which Jun usually tells him off. She gets a little irritated when Ken does not return her affections and shows no interest in a relationship.
Bio
Gatchaman
Gatchaman II
Gatchaman Fighter
Weapons and Arsenal
Fighting Style
Jun's style of Kagaku Ninpo uses agile movements that tends to include high kicks that expose her humerus and thighs. She often uses explosive and flail weapons.
Weapons
- Yo-Yo: A special reinforced yo-yo that serves as Jun's primary weapon in the original series, it can be used as a whip and as a flail. In the OVA, the Yo-Yo had an electrified string that shocked her opponents on contact.
- Aurora Ribbon: A gymnastics ribbon that serves as Jun's primary weapon in Gatchaman II. Jun used it as a whip or a grappling rope.
Aurora Ribbon
- Elenettor: A bracelet weapon that Jun wears on her right forearm that fires an energy beam. Her main weapon in Gatchaman Fighter.
Elenettor
Jun's bombs
- Lipstick bomb: In the OVA, Jun used miniature bombs that were disguised as lipstick and could to stick to walls.
Lipstick bomb
- Bear bomb: Seen in NTT Gatchaman. An explosive that resembles a magenta and white teddy bear's head.
Concept sketch of the Bear Bomb
- "Horseshoe crab" Bomb: An explosive seen in the 2007 trailer for the cancelled Gatchaman animated film from Imagi Studios. The concept never made it into the 2011 trailer, so it was likely dropped from the film some time during production.
"Horseshoe Crab" Bomb
G-3 Mecha
Auto Swan:Jun's motorcycle in Gatchaman II. While it lacks the hovercraft function of it's predecessor, the Auto Swan is a fast and powerful motorcycle equipped with twin missile launchers and rocket boosters. It was destroyed along with the New God Phoenix
Auto Swan
in Gatchaman Fighter.
Gatcha Three: Jun's mecha in Gatchaman Fighter. A green and white jet vehicle with rotary fans inside the wings. Armed with laser cannons and missile launchers. It is one of the five mechas used to form the Gatchaspartan, forming part of the wings and the midsection of the ship.
Gatcha Three
Appearances in Other Media
Anime
Yatterman (2008)
Time Bokan (OVA)
In the second Time Bokan anime OVA, The Dornobo Gang are ordered by their boss to find the Tatsunoko Kingdom and steal a gem from a statue in the center of the city. While preparing for the job, Boyacky remembers about the time six odd characters (The Science Ninja Team and Dr. Nambu) walked into his noodle shop, ordered six egg croquette noodles and left without paying. When he tried to confront them about it, they went down a manhole with the Tatsunoko logo on it and escaped. The Doronbo Gang then deduces that this is where the entrance to the Tasunoko Kingdom must be. The Doronbo then attack the city and all the old Tatsunoko superheroes try to stop them, including the Science Ninja Team.
Jun and her teammates
However, most of them go home after the mecha turns into the high school girl mecha Sailor Mun Mun and pleas for them to stop picking on her. Hurricane Polimar states he will stay to fight the mecha.
Hurricane Polimar (far right) Ken and Jun.
Jun then tells Ken that Ryu, Joe and Jinpei went home because they were bored and upset that they didn't get to say any lines. Ken then states that as a hero of justice, fighting high school girls is not his style. Jun misinterprets this as Ken having a high school girl fetish and that he likes younger women. To which Polimar teases Ken about it. Ken then roundhouse kicks Polimar for his mockery. Ken tries to patch up with Jun, but makes things worse by stating that women blossom after thirty, which Jun is insulted by because she's still in her 20s. Both Polimar and Jun are enraged and proceed to beat Ken up. The Mecha, taking advantage of their bickering, blasts them. Noticing Jun down in the rubble, Boyacky and Tonzura pick her up with the mecha and ogle her as she pleas for help in suggestive poses.
Jun caught by Sailor Mun Mun.
Doronjo, jealous of Jun trying to be sexier than her, rattles Jun by shaking her using Sailor Mun Mun and then tosses her with a baseball-style pitch.
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Only to drop her 2 seconds later and have her fall several feet...oops.
Yatterman-1 and 2 catch her in mid-air and rescue her but then Yatterman-1 accidentally drops her during their usual schtick of announcing their arrival to their archenemies. Jun lands safely on Omotchama's head. After a brief, standard episode style fight, the OVA ends.
Video Games
Jun is a playable character in the fighting games Tatsunoko Fight and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.