The first episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. A creation of Tatsunoko Studios (Astro Boy), the series follows five young people with superpowers defending the world from the machinations of the sinister Galactus organization. This series will later be heavily edited – primarily for violence – and dubbed into English as Battle Of The Planets. 
The second episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. A creation of Tatsunoko Studios (Astro Boy), the series follows five young people with superpowers defending the world from the machinations of the sinister Galactus organization. This series will later be heavily edited – primarily for violence – and dubbed into English as Battle Of The Planets.
The third episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. This series will later be heavily edited – primarily for violence – and dubbed into English as Battle Of The Planets.
The fourth episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. This series will later be heavily edited – primarily for violence – and dubbed into English as Battle Of The Planets.
The fifth episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. This series will later be heavily edited – primarily for violence – and dubbed into English as Battle Of The Planets.
The sixth episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. This series will later be heavily edited – primarily for violence – and dubbed into English as Battle Of The Planets.
The seventh episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. This series will later be heavily edited – primarily for violence – and dubbed into English as Battle Of The Planets.
The eighth episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. This series will later be heavily edited – primarily for violence – and dubbed into English as Battle Of The Planets.
The ninth episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. This series will later be heavily edited – primarily for violence – and dubbed into English as Battle Of The Planets.
The 106th episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. This is the second season premiere, picking up the story some time after the first season, and initiating a storyline about the replacement of a missing team member.
The first episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, Attack Of The Space Terrapin, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman.
The second episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, Rescue Of The Astronauts, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman.
The third episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, The Space Mummy, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman.
The fourth episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, The Space Serpent, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman.
The fifth episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, Ghost Ship From Planet Mir, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman.
The sixth episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, Big Robot Gold Grab, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman.
The seventh episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, Ace From Outer Space, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman.
The eighth episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, Fearful Sea Anemone, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman.
The ninth episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, The Jupiter Moon Menace, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman.
Columbia Records releases Bob Sakuma‘s soundtrack from the early ’70s TV anime Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman), better known to the western world in its significantly-altered dubbed (and partially re-scored) version, Battle Of The Planets. (A separate Battle Of The Planets release, combining Sakuma’s music with that of American composer Hoyt Curtin, will occur early in the 21st century.)
Takara releases the fighting game Tatsunoko Fight for the Sony Playstation, featuring characters from Tatsunoko anime series such as Gatchaman, Tekkaman, and Casshan.
SuperTracks releases Hoyt Curtin and Bob Sakuma’s soundtrack from the TV series Battle Of The Planets, a re-release of Sakuma’s Gatchaman and the premiere release of Curtin’s Battle Of The Planets music.
Bandai releases the scrolling shoot-’em-up game Gatchaman: The Shooting for the Sony Playstation in Japan. Based on the anime Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman, this is volume 8 of the Simple Character 2000 series.
In Japan, Koichi Sugiyama releases the album Symphonic Suite Gatchaman, though it does not accompany any new Gatchaman anime projects.
Indie Japan Records releases the first volume of soundtrack music from the anime series Gatchaman CROWDS, with music by Taku Iwasaki (Soul Edge).