In the 1970’s animation was very different than it is today. That’s no surprise. Things always change and evolve no matter what industry we are talking about. Yet Japanimation in particular was significant because this was back in the days when Manga books did not have their own section in bookstores. Days when Pokemon was not a household word. An era when Japanimation was a rather new thing. . . and a promising thing too. One of the animated Japanese shows out of Japan was called Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. This action cartoon pitted five powerful youths against the villainous Zoltar and his strange master known simply as “The Luminous One.”