Character Relationship Map: GATCHAMAN

Characters

• Berg Katse (played by Kaneto Shiozawa) — supporting

  Berg Katse is a leading representative of Galactor who confronts Dr. Kōzaburō Nanbu at the organization’s hidden base. Berg urges Nanbu to accept Galactor’s plan for mind control and a new human civil...

• Joe Asakura the Condor (G-2) (played by Koji Ishii) — supporting

  Joe is identified in the cast list as G-2, one of the five teenage members of the Science Ninja team. The plot describes this team as the group able to stop the threat to the planet, placing Joe among...

• Ken Washio the Eagle (G-1) (played by Masaya Onosaka) — supporting

  Ken is identified in the cast list as G-1, one of the five teenage members of the Science Ninja team. The plot describes this team as the group able to stop the threat to the planet, placing Ken among...

• Anderson (played by Yonehiko Kitagawa) — supporting

  Anderson is identified as the chief investigating the danger posed by Galactor after its agents seize Dr. Kirkland and destroy a passenger flight to eliminate witnesses. His investigation connects the...

• Dr. Kōzaburō Nanbu (played by Ikuya Sawaki) — supporting

  Dr. Kōzaburō Nanbu leads the Mantle Plan, an international project intended to harness the Earth’s energy, and works with the Science Ninja team to uncover Galactor’s plans. After being taken to Galac...

• Galactor (ep 1)/Operator (ep 3)/Submarine Operator (ep 2) (played by Isshin Chiba) — minor

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Ken Washio the Eagle (G-1) → Berg Katse (Conflict Opponents) — Ken leads the effort to thwart Galactor, while Berg Katse promotes the organization's scheme. The available plot does not describe a direct face-to-face encounter.

  Ken leads the Science Ninja Team's response to the Galactor machine and later orders the Phoenix Transformation as Galactor pursues them with a ship c...

• Joe Asakura the Condor (G-2) → Berg Katse (Conflict Opponents) — Joe belongs to the team confronting Galactor, whose plan Berg Katse advances. The plot does not describe a direct personal encounter between them.

  Joe is described as part of the Science Ninja Team opposing the threat, while Berg Katse urges Nanbu to join Galactor's plan.

• Anderson → Galactor (ep 1)/Operator (ep 3)/Submarine Operator (ep 2) (Conflict Investigator And Suspected Threat) — Anderson investigates Galactor's threat; the listed character is associated with Galactor in the supplied role list, but the plot does not identify this character as the specific agent involved.

  The plot says Chief Anderson investigates the threat after Galactor's agents seize Dr. Kirkland and destroy a passenger flight.

• Dr. Kōzaburō Nanbu → Berg Katse (Conflict Recruiter And Refuser) — Berg Katse attempts to enlist Nanbu in Galactor's scheme, while Nanbu rejects the proposal.

  At Galactor's hidden base, Berg Katse urges Dr. Kōzaburō Nanbu to join the plan involving mind control and a new era of human civilization, but Nanbu...

• Ken Washio the Eagle (G-1) → Joe Asakura the Condor (G-2) (Alliance Teammates In Conflict) — They oppose Galactor together, but Joe's personal motive clashes with Ken's cautious plan to find the organization's headquarters.

  Ken orders the team to observe a giant Galactor machine instead of attacking, while Joe objects because of his anger over Galactor's murder of his par...

Story Analysis

Political instability and Galactor's escalating attacks force the Science Ninja Team to pursue the organization while facing urgent choices and a dangerous final pursuit.

Plot Progression

1. The Alliance and the Hidden Threat — Hontworl and Asham withdraw from the United Nations and form a military alliance as the Mantle Plan becomes a political target. Reports of Galactor reveal a dangerous new force behind the rising tensi...
2. Kirkland Taken Aboard the Turtle King — Galactor tries to recruit Dr. Kirkland with unlimited funding, but he refuses and is seized aboard the Turtle King. The destruction of a passenger flight to silence witnesses prompts an investigation.
3. A Dangerous Choice at Kaimaru — The team tracks a giant Galactor machine, and Ken chooses observation over an immediate attack to find the organization's headquarters. Joe objects, while the machine advances toward Kaimaru City and...
4. Refusal at the Hidden Base — At Galactor's hidden base, Nanbu encounters cooperating scientists and rejects Berg Katse's proposal for a mind-control scheme. The team confronts Galactor's attack on Youtoland City and escapes with...
5. The Last Resort Begins — Galactor pursues the escaping team with a ship carrying a nuclear bomb. With no way to shake it, Ken orders the Phoenix Transformation, and the available dialogue ends as the maneuver begins.