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Gatchaman Crowds

Gatchaman Crowds
★ 6.8/10•2013•23m•15•Action & Adventure•Animation•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Tachikawa, Japan, is a "second metropolis" of Tokyo, protected by the Gatchaman, warriors who fight in special reinforced suits powered by the manifestation of their spiritual powers called NOTE. When the energetic and cheerful Hajime Ichinose becomes their newest member, the Gatchaman must deal with Berg Katze, an enigmatic alien creature bent on destroying Earth just like it did with several other planets in the past.

StatusEnded
Runtime23m
LanguageJA
First Air DateJul 13, 2013

Episodes

Episode 1 - Avant-GardeE123m

Avant-Garde

Hajime Ichinose is a rather eccentric schoolgirl who is obsessed with notebooks. One day, she is approached by a mysterious man named J.J. who pulls out a journal called a NOTE from her body, declaring her to be the new member of the elusive Gatchaman team.

Jul 13, 2013

Episode 2 - AsymmetryE223m

Asymmetry

Hajime annoys Sugane when she allows the MESS to escape. Later, she teaches Sugane about a popular social app called GALAX, which allows users in the vicinity to help each other, and decides to take him to an offline meet-up.

Jul 20, 2013

Episode 3 - FuturismE323m

Futurism

Hajime befriends the MESS, which she nicknames Messy, and the abduction cases involving the MESS stop. The other Gatchaman begin to wonder whether they were hostile at all. The next day, GALAX users at Hajime and Sugane's school receive word that some spoiled milk has been sent to their school, and they act together to warn the other students.

Jul 27, 2013

Episode 4 - KitschE423m

Kitsch

The mysterious "Crowds" are revealed to be strange beings controlled by the GALAX users. Meanwhile, Joe fights against the strange alien known as Berg Katze, but is beaten back when Katze uses a NOTE of their own.

Aug 3, 2013

Episode 5 - CollaborationE523m

Collaboration

While Hajime clashes with Sugane and Paiman about why the Gatchaman are so secretive, Rui is faced with a dissenter in one of the "Hundred", who believes that Crowds should be used to kill evil politicians.

Aug 10, 2013

Episode 6 - OriginalityE623m

Originality

Utsu-tsu risks her life to heal the wounded, and Hajime's identity is revealed to the world. Rui helps Hajime and Utsu-tsu evade the press, but then demands they give up being Gatchaman, because GALAX makes Gatchaman unnecessary.

Aug 17, 2013

Episode 7 - AbjectionE723m

Abjection

Rui decides to stand against Katze using the might of Crowds, but Katze uses the power of Gatchaman to overwhelm them. The Gatchaman team rushes to Rui's rescue, but find themselves outmatched.

Aug 24, 2013

Episode 8 - GenuineE823m

Genuine

Katze takes on Rui's form to steal control of GALAX and form a new "Hundred". Hajime suggests the best way to fight is for the Gatchaman team and Rui to reveal themselves and go public. Rui learns a troubling fact about the side effects of Crowds.

Aug 31, 2013

Episode 9 - ForgeryE923m

Forgery

Katze continues to distort Rui's vision, giving Crowds to people Rui had decided were too dangerous to have it, and staging attacks on government targets. Hajime sets up a 'Gatchannel' live stream, where Rui publicly apologies over the usage of Crowds and urges those that have it to not use it, and Hajime explains that the Gatchaman will confront Katze even if she is still unsure they can win. Hajime's determination inspires Sugane to confront J.J..

Sep 7, 2013

Episode 10 - CrowdsE1023m

Crowds

After taunting Hajime on GALAX, Katze sets the Neo-Hundred after the Prime Minister. The Gatchaman team are forced to protect him while trying to find a way to stop the Crowds without harming the users.

Sep 14, 2013

Episode 11 - GamificationE1123m

Gamification

Rui regains control of X, and uses the GALAX network to help the Gatchaman team in the crisis. Hajime convinces the Prime Minister to broadcast a message on the Gatchannel, asking everyone to join the GALAX network and band together. But Katze takes the form of the Prime Minister, once again urging people to use Crowds.

Sep 21, 2013

Episode 12 - CollageE1223m

Collage

As more citizens use Crowds and fight against each other, chaos breaks out. O.D. risks everything to retrieve Rui's NOTE from Katze. Hajime sends her mother a cryptic message, then leaves for a final showdown with Katze.

Sep 28, 2013

Actors

Maaya Uchida

Maaya Uchida

Hajime Ichinose (voice)

Ryota Osaka

Ryota Osaka

Sugane Tachibana (voice)

Daisuke Hosomi

Daisuke Hosomi

O.D. (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Jou Hibiki (voice)

Kotori Koiwai

Kotori Koiwai

Utsu-tsu Miya (voice)

Aya Hirano

Aya Hirano

Paiman (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Berg Katze (voice)

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Rui Ninomiya / LOAD (voice)

Sakura Tange

Sakura Tange

President X (voice)

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