Battle of the planets

Gatchaman (OVA) (remake) Gallery - Battle of the Planets / G-Force - published by Urban Vision in 2001, Produced by Tatsunoko Productions, Directed by Hiroyuki Fukushima and Akihiko Nishiyama, Character Design by Yasuomi Umezu @ Sega / Shin Force.

Battle of the planets

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The primary ship of G-Force. The Phoenix was capable of carrying four smaller craft, Jason's race car, Princess' Motorcycle, Keyops ATV and Mark's Jet as well as transforming into the Fiery Phoenix.

"The characters were ... dynamic.... They each had distinct personalities, which were not always so easily defined. Mark could be rash and bullheaded at times, just as Jason could be compassionate and understanding. Keyop could be surprisingly insightful and Princess would be sarcastic or crack a wicked joke.... The uncertainty of ... these characters ... was a big draw for fans.... Even the villains had interesting character development .... Zoltar... had a wonderful duality that was…

Battle of the Planets- I'm fully aware that this wasn't the original art style and that the anime is actually called "Gatchaman" but I had to go through so much effort just to finish the first series. But it's just too old school to ignore.

My favourite ship outside of Star Wars. It's too bad they never made a live action version of the cartoons.