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Isao Sasaki is the Japanese voice of Joe. He's primarily known as a singer that has performed more than a few anime and Tokusatsuthemesongs among others. This includes the theme songs to Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter.
Keep Circulating the Tapes: With the US license having expired and currently having not been re-acquired by any company, the ADV uncut releases have become out of print and extremely rare, while copies of the Battle of the Planets and G-Force dubs remain in demand for other fans. As Saban's rights to Eagle Riders also lapsed, that adaptation and the original Gatchaman sequels also have only been available as bootlegs.
In the original planning sheets for Gatchaman II, Joe was initially slated to be replaced by a never-before-mentioned younger brother, who would have become G6. Joe meanwhile, would have been saved from his death at the end of the original series and brainwashed by Galactor into becoming a cyborg enemy to the team. Another early planning sheet presented the idea that Joe actually was Killed Off for Real, and that the Joe in the sequel would be an android who only THOUGHT he was Joe. In the final product, Joe was secretly saved from death and modified into a cyborg by an ex-Galactor doctor, and no younger brother was to be found.
Jun was originally slated to be the second-in-command of the team. Sometime during production, her number was swapped around with Joe's. A blooper in one episode even shows her with a "2" on her shirt, used from the original model sheets, the show's ending theme even shows her standing next to Ken as his second instead of Joe. Jinpei and Ryu's numbers were also swapped around.
Katse was initially intended to be a woman in disguise by the production team. Somewhere along the line, they decided that the Gender Bender story would work better.
On the subject of Katse, The "Turtle King" captain in the first episode was also originally intended to be Katse, but the design was rejected and wound up being recycled for that character.
Sosai-X He was initially intended to be a simple "computer", with Katse as Big Bad. The swap proved to be much more interesting, though the G-Force dub would switch the roles back, with X/"Computor" becoming only a consultant.
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