The Secret of the Mecha Factory is the 59th episode of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
Plot Summary[]
A fishing-boat is in the vicinity of Ghost Island and becomes eyewitness to two mecha titans, a big ray and a cuttle-fish. Afterwards, it is swallowed by a huge waterspout and is shipwrecked.
On Nambu's orders, Ken and Jun land on the island and start to investigate. As night falls, the two of them see how previously defeated Galactor mechas appear to explode as they are swallowed by a waterspout. They are convinced that Galactor has a factory where they manufacture their mecha titans. They defeat the Galactor members who have come searching for intruders and take their place. Disguised as Galactor soldiers, they sneak into the base.
At the base, Doctor Ogawara and his assistant Nakamora are about to explain the new mecha titan Komaking to Katse. Ken tells Jun to contact the God Phoenix, then he gets into the mecha titan. But Jun follows him, sneaking in as well.
The God Phoenix fights hard against the waterspout created by Komaking. But Ken and Jun destroy the power generator of the mecha titan and it starts to fall. Ken catches Katse in the command room and brings him back to the God Phoenix. Fulfilling a wish he has since a long time, Ken pulls off Katse's mask. But the face appearing beneath it is the one of Nakamora in disguise; the true Katse has already escaped.
When Ken weeps tears of anger the words of his father seem to resound in his ear, encouraging him.
Staff[]
- Screenplay: Jinzo Toriumi
- Director: Fumio Kurokawa
- Mecha Design: Kunio Okawara
- Animation: Moriyasu Taniguchi, Junichi Ikeda, Hiromi Muranaka
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
- Dr. Ogawara: Shin Kunisaka
- Assistant Nakamora: Rokuro Naya
- Captain: Yasuo Muramatsu
- Narrator: Hideo Kinoshita
- Helmsman, Member: Tessho Genda (as Mitsuo Yokoi)
Trivia[]
- As a meta in-joke, the two Galactor mecha scientists (Ogawara and Nakamora) have their names derive from the two mecha designers Kunio Okawara and Mitsuki Nakamura.