History Anime / BattleOfThePlanets

** There were two distinct crossover one-shots with Creator/{{Wildstorm}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}}'' comics, one from each publisher. The Top Cow installment was [[SchizoContinuity vaguely in canon]] with the main comic, and had a ToyShip ShipTease moment between [[CrossoverShip Keyop and Wilykit]]. Wildstorm's crossover was in more of a "banging toys together" spirit, and memorably had Panthro (and Snarf) "disguising" themselves by dressing like Chief Anderson -- with fancy pimp hats to complete the look.

** [[https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/v64AAOSwSF5lU86V/s-l1600.jpg An official action figure release for Zoltar]], however, confirms that he and his "sister" Mala are in fact the same character.

** A later episode (88) that originally followed up on that scene in Gatchaman was entirely rewritten for this version as "Tentacles from Space". Instead of the Science Ninja Team tracking down a possible connection between Katse and the mysterious female commander, the G-Force team is tasked with tracking down a Spectra agent named "Hannah" who Zark tells us was captured and tried for her crimes by the end of the episode (the commander in the original, however, managed to get away as usual). [[https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/v64AAOSwSF5lU86V/s-l1600.jpg An official action figure release for Zoltar, however, confirms that he and his "sister" Mala are in fact the same character.]]

** A later episode (88) that originally followed up on that scene in Gatchaman was entirely rewritten for this version as "Tentacles from Space". Instead of the Science Ninja Team tracking down a possible connection between Katse and the mysterious female commander, the G-Force team is tasked with tracking down a Spectra agent named "Hannah" who Zark tells us was captured and tried for her crimes by the end of the episode (the commander in the original, however, managed to get away as usual).

* PragmaticAdaptation: It is ''very'' rare, but occasionally the adapters changed a detail to improve story logic. The first episode is an example; whereas in the original ''Gatchaman'' script, the lead hero has to argue why their ship should go into their risky Fiery Phoenix mode to escape a certain death trapped in the villain's mecha, the [=BotP=] version has the team having no objections of doing the obvious.

* OffModel: The "Ready Room" original animated sequences by Gallerie were FILLED with this for all five G-Force members. The sequences with Mark and Princess visiting Zark also combined this with stiff, blocky limited animation to where they were frozen in the same pose with only their mouths moving most of the time.

* BattleBolas: Keyops' WeaponOfChoice.

* CutAndPasteTranslation: This adaptation also falls under this trope, due to the severe amount of editing it took to transform Gatchaman into it. The producers were only given rough English versions of the scripts, so they just rewrote the plots and dialogue as they saw fit.

* DesignerBabies: Keyop is said to have been specifically engineered for the G-Force team by being cloned from a "single embryonic cell". [[note]]Although in the Gold Key comics adaptation of the series (which had other continuity issues when compared to the cartoon), he was made into an android to explain his odd speech.[[/note]]

* HumanAliens: The Spectrans are completely humanoid. --This is because, in ''Gatchaman,'' they ''were'' human!-- The Top Cow comic lampshades this and claims Zoltar's boss the [[EldritchAbomination Luminous One]] grew them from human DNA, to replace the extinct original Spectran race.

* LargeHam: The narrator of the opening sequence.

%%* MrExposition: 7-Zark-7.

%%* PantyShot: Princess.

* {{Macekre}}: This series is an early example of edited to hell and back anime in the States.

* RecycledInSpace: Dialog changes and newly animated StockFootage had G-Force traveling through space. This was the major change to the plot; the terrorist Galactor become the alien invaders (aka "happiness boys") from Spectra.

* DarthVaderClone: Producer Sandy Frank obviously saw Berg Katse in ''Gatchaman'', said something like "close enough!" and renamed him Zoltar.

* TechnoBabble: "Cerebonic powers," based on super-science implants in their brains: the name seemingly derived from "cerebrum". Which means the good guys apparently stuck experimental technology [[MoralDissonance in the heads of orphans]].

* BadassBolas: Keyops' WeaponOfChoice.

* AdaptationDistillation: The Top Cow comics.

* AmusingAlien: 7-Zark-7.

* BigEater: Tiny, arguably Keyop.

* CelibateHero: Mark.

* MrExposition: 7-Zark-7.

* PantyShot: Princess.

* RobotBuddy: 7-Zark-7.
* RobotDog: 1-Rover-1.

A ContinuityReboot is currently in development under Tatsunoko, Creator/{{Nelvana}} and d-rights titled ''Battle of the Planets: Phoenix Ninjas''.

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* NotableOriginalMusic: People who have seen both ''[=BotP=]'' and ''Gatchaman'' say the music from ''[=BotP=]'' is [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic an improvement]] over the disco soundtrack of the original. Notably Hoyt Curtin's original theme song. There's a reason the picture on this page is from the soundtrack CD.

->''Battle..of the Planets! G-Force! Five incredible young people with superpowers! And watching over them from Centre Neptune, 7-Zark-7! Watching, warning against surprise attack by alien galaxies from beyond space! G-Force! Fearless young orphans, protecting Earth's entire galaxy! Always five, acting as one! Dedicated! Inseparable! Invincible!''

The first American version of ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman''. Heavily {{Macekre}}d by the infamous Sandy Frank Productions. You know, the guy who dubbed the ''Franchise/{{Gamera}}'' movies, ''Film/FugitiveAlien'', and ''Film/TimeOfTheApes'' (and produced the 1984-85 Jim Lange-hosted version of the ''$100,000 Series/NameThatTune''). Hoyt Curtin, Creator/HannaBarbera's regular composer, wrote the score.

The first American version of ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman''. Heavily {{Macekre}}d by the infamous Sandy Frank Productions. You know, the guy who dubbed the ''Franchise/{{Gamera}}'' movies, ''Film/FugitiveAlien'', and ''Film/TimeOfTheApes'' (and produced the 1984-85 Jim Lange-hosted version of the ''$100,000 Series/NameThatTune'').

* NotableOriginalMusic: People who have seen both ''[=BotP=]'' and ''Gatchaman'' say the music from ''[=BotP=]'' is [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic an improvement]] over the disco soundtrack of the original. Notably Hoyt Curtain's original theme song. There's a reason the picture on this page is from the soundtrack CD.