Battle of the Planets, Vol. 3 [Import]Author: Alan Young Format: Animated Release Date: 08 01 2002 Details: Amazon. ca The early anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972 74) aired in the U. S. in two very different versions: much of the violence was excised and the comic Artoo Detoo esque robot 7 Zark 7 added to Battle of the Planets (syndication, 1978); the darker G Force (Turner Broadcasting, 1986) was closer in tone to the original Gatchaman. All three series depict the