Science Ninja Team Gatchaman - Season 2 Episode 12 The Secret of Dr. Raphael
Observatories and weather stations all over the world are attacked by UFOs. Additionally, authorities in the field of space communication are assassinated one after the other. Even Nambu can't guess the true intentions behind the incidents. In order to protect Dr. Kasshingu of the Irigutchi observatory, the Science Ninja Team goes to his whereabouts. But it's too late, they meet Dr. Kasshingu as he is already dying. The culprit is Galactor. Before dying, Dr. Kasshingu tells them that it was Dr. Raphael's Leapwave which made space communication possible. Upon hearing Dr. Raphael's name, Joe disappears from the sight of Ken and the others. Elsewhere Governor X is afraid of Dr. Raphael because he could unveil his secret. When X learns that Dr. Raphael is the only one able to send out the Leapwave, he goes berserk and orders Gel Sadra to pull the modulation waves of the Leapwave into his base and to reverse them. This way, he gives the nuclear missile launch systems a "go" order, with the aim of provoking a nuclear war. The whole world is plunged into a nuclear crisis without warning. Raphael has learned this and murmers "I am the one who called Sosai X from space. I have to take the responsibility." He then orders Joe to destroy the missiles of both parties with the antigravitational missile. A nuclear war is averted by a hair's breadth.
Year: 1980
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Country: Japan
Studio: Fuji TV
Director: Tatsuo Yoshida
Cast: Katsuji Mori, Isao Sasaki, Kazuko Sugiyama, Yoku Shioya, Shingo Kanemoto, Nobuo Tanaka
First Air Date: Oct 01, 1972
Last Air date: Dec 30, 1980
Season: 3 Season
Episode: 205 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 8.45/10 by 80.00 users
Popularity: 92.996
Language: Japanese
Episode
Governor X Counterattack
Mysterious Feather Shuriken
Black Knights from Hell
The Return of Joe?!
The Big Attack of the Mysterious Cavemen
The Shocking Pyramid Power
The Terrible Mutant Operation
The Firebird of the Moon
The Downfall of Berg Katse
Snowstorm at the Equator
Struggle! Hypernium 600
The Secret of Dr. Raphael
G-2`s Youth
Red Impulse of Space
The Pure Heart of G-5
Blackout Joe
The Devil's Equation
The Spaceship that Doesn't Respond
Trap in Another Dimension
G-Town's Critical Moment
Youth's Broken Wings
Mysterious Stonehenge
Love Vanquished at the North Pole
Suspicious G-2
The Cyborg's Sorrow
Mysterious Private Secretery Pandora
Dr. Nambu's Death!
Love Stolen by a Feather Shuriken
Life or Death! Evil Demon North Wall
Ryu's Homecoming
The Eagle is Shot Down
G-1's Andes Love
G-1's Anger
The Evil Iron Beast of the Amazon
Berg Katse's Legacy
Sorrow of the Underground City
Burn! Wings of Steel
Electromagnetic Mecha Iron Demon Dragon
Crimson Condor
Fierce Battle! Evil Animal Operation
Gatchaman vs. GelSadora
The Observatory that Moves in the Dark
Invaders From Mars
Fight! The Evil Base on Mars
Evil of the Solar Shift Plan
Gatchaman Unmasked
Certain Death! Two Firebirds
History's Largest Tidal Wave
Burn! Condor
Mystery? Mystery! GelSadora's Mother
The Sorrow of GelSadora
The Downfall of Governor X