Yatterman 1 (left) and Yatterman 2 (right) holding Jun
The Yatterman are a crime fighting superhero duo from a 1977 anime of the same name created by Tatsunoko. The series was the second installment of the Time Bokan Series and the most popular of the entries, spawning a remake in 2008 and a live action film.
Gatchaman has crossed over with this series in the form of cameos and non-canon crossovers.
Bio
Gan Takada and Ai Kaminari are the proprietors of the Takada Toy Shop, but are secretly the superheroes Yatterman 1 and Yatterman 2. They protect the world's treasures from the evil Doronbo Gang and keep them from obtaining a mystical artifact called the Dokuro Stone, a mystical skull-shaped crystal that is said to contain a map to the world's greatest treasure.
Gan Takada: Gan is a mechanical whiz with a laid back attitude who is the hero known as Yatterman 1. Using the dog robot Yatterwan, a mecha designed by his father and completed by him, he fights the Doronbo Gang alongside Ai. His primary weapon is a kendama called the Kenda Magic, which he uses as a flail or a grappling hook.
Ai Kaminari: Ai is a beautiful young girl skilled in developing electronics who moonlights as the hero Yatterman 2. She is the brains of the team and helped design and build some of the mecha they use. Her primary weapon is a telescopic baton called the Electric Stick, which she uses to zap her opponents with an electrical attack.
Crossover Appearances
- In the Time Bokan OVA, The Science Ninja Team made an appearance in the second episode with Ken and Jun playing a small but active role in the story, the others only made a brief cameo before leaving.
- Yatterman (2008 reboot): The Gatchaman characters, along with many other Tatsunoko characters, make numerous background cameos in the series.
Ken and Jun enjoy some takoyaki in a cameo from Episode 2 of the reboot series.
- The most notable was the hour long special dubbed "Episode 12.5". In the special, The Doronbo Gang have stolen what they think to be a Dokuro Ring, (the show's Macguffin) only for the Science Ninja Team to appear from the God Phoenix and attack them for stealing the ring. Ken knocks the ring out of Doronjo's hand with his Birdrang and grabs it and Joe assaults the trio with his Feather Shurikens. The team then return the ring to the Yatterman off screen and they return it to its rightful owner.
- This also marked the first time that Katsuji Mori reprised his role of Ken in televised media, a role he had not performed outside of video game voicework in over 29 years.
- The most notable was the hour long special dubbed "Episode 12.5". In the special, The Doronbo Gang have stolen what they think to be a Dokuro Ring, (the show's Macguffin) only for the Science Ninja Team to appear from the God Phoenix and attack them for stealing the ring. Ken knocks the ring out of Doronjo's hand with his Birdrang and grabs it and Joe assaults the trio with his Feather Shurikens. The team then return the ring to the Yatterman off screen and they return it to its rightful owner.
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Both Ai and Gan appear in the video game as playable characters in thier respective hero forms alongside Ken, Joe and Jun who are also playable characters.