Gan to Gon (partially found anime series; 1971)

The show's main protagonists Gan and Gon.

Status: Partially Found

Gan to Gon (ガンとゴン Gan & Gon) is a Japanese children's comedy anime series produced by Jiho Eigasha (who produced the notoriously difficult-to-find anime series, Hoshi no Ko Poron) and animated by Nihon Douga. It aired from December 1, 1971 to December 9, 1971 on Akita TV, for total of 260 episodes, each around five minutes long.

Plot

Gan and Gon are a pair of oddballs on a worldwide search for treasure. Gan is an unsightly kind-hearted man of justice who loved adventure but was a bit scatterbrained. Gon only thinks about sleep but, when it comes down to it, he would come up with some really crazy ideas.

Status

While some episodes of Hoshi no Ko Poron have been found and uploaded online, no full copies of Gan to Gon episodes were known to exist. However, a copy of a episode of Himitsu Sentai Gorenger was found in the possession of a user named morikawa confirming that at least one episode still exists.

In June 2014, a 16mm master copy had been bought on Yahoo! Auctions Japan. During a Niconico stream on December 24, 2016 called "Hoshi no Ko Poron livestream", an episode titled "Protect the Oasis" was revealed.

On January 28, 2017, it was confirmed that the new discovered episodes will be uploaded every other Saturday. On the same day, an episode titled "Gold and Dynamite" was uploaded on both Niconico and YouTube.

Episodes

NOTE: Air dates were taken from the Toyama TV re-airing of the series.

Episode #	Original title	English translation	Air date
1	"嵐を呼ぶアパッチ機"	"Apache Machine Calling a Storm"	November 1, 1972
2	"最後のカケ"	"The Last Chop"	November 2, 1972
3	"消えた名刀"	"Destatious Sword"	November 3, 1972
4	"金貨とダイナマイト"	"Gold and Dynamite"	November 6, 1972
5	"ライオン砦の秘密"	"Secret of Fort Lion"	November 7, 1972
6	"燃える水たまり"	"Burning Puddle"	November 8, 1972
7	"古寺の決闘"	"Battle of Kotera"	November 9, 1972
8	"英雄になったガンとゴン"	"Gan and Gon Who Became Heroes"	November 10, 1972
9	"熱砂のたたかい"	"Fighting Hot Sand"	November 13, 1972
10	"ニセモノとホン物"	"Fake and Monster Items"	November 14, 1972
11	"ハワイの休日"	"Holidays in Hawaii"	November 15, 1972
12	"地中海二人ぼっち"	"Mediterranean Two People"	November 16, 1972
13	"霧の館"	"Mist Building"	November 17, 1972
14	"なぞの古城"	"Mysterious Castle"	November 20, 1972
15	"黒人の島"	"Black Islands"	November 21, 1972
16	"ロデオと男"	"Rodeo and Man"	November 22, 1972
17	"姫を助けろ"	"Please Help the Princess"	November 23, 1972
18	"ギャング対ガンとゴン"	"Gang to Gan and Gon"	November 24, 1972
19	"ド根性"	"Deep Root"	November 27, 1972
20	"帰ってきた金貨の袋"	"The Gold Coin Bag That Came Back"	November 28, 1972
21	"満月すすきが原"	"Full Moon Susukigahara"	November 29, 1972
22	"シルクハットの男"	"Man's Silk Hat"	November 30, 1972
23	"失せ物探し"	"Search for Lost Items"	December 1, 1972
24	"対決"	"Confrontation"	December 4, 1972
25	"ドキュラー現わる"	"The Documenter Appears"	December 5, 1972
26	"怪しい蛇使い"	"Usage of Dubious Snake"	December 6, 1972
27	"男と男"	"Man and Man"	December 7, 1972
28	"赤い手帳のナゾ"	"Nazo of Red Notebook"	December 8, 1972
29	Unknown Title	" "	December 11, 1972
30	"ラーラとの出合い"	"Meeting with Lala"	December 12, 1972
31	"ヤム族の反撃"	"Yam Tribes Counterattack "	December 13, 1972
32	"ある日どこかで"	"One Day Somewhere "	December 14, 1972
33	"満月ススキ原"	"Full Moon Susukihara"	December 15, 1972
34	"影"	"Shadow"	December 18, 1972
35	"酒とダイヤモンド"	"Sake and Diamond"	December 19, 1972
36	"泣くな忍者"	"No Crying, Ninja"	December 20, 1972
37	"光る山"	"A Gleaming Mountain "	December 21, 1972
38	"ペンダントをよこせ"	"Give me a Pendant"	December 22, 1972
39	"消えたゴン"	"Disappeared Gon"	December 25, 1972
40	"にくしみに対面"	"Face Hardships"	December 26, 1972
41	"謎のトルコ石"	"Mysterious Turquoise"	December 27, 1972
42	"眠れる森"	" Sleeping Forest"	December 28, 1972
43	"まきこまれたガンとゴン"	"Gan and Gon Involved"	December 29, 1972
44	Unknown Title	" "	January 1, 1973
45	Unknown Title	" "	January 2, 1973
46	Unknown Title	" "	January 3, 1973
47	Unknown Title	" "	January 4, 1973
48	"人喰い草の恐怖"	"Fear of Human Eating Grass"	January 5, 1973
49	"友情の翼で"	"With Friendship Wings"	January 8, 1973
50	"激突"	"Crash"	January 9, 1973
51	"あの子はどこかで"	"That Girl Somewhere"	January 10, 1973
52	"船の墓場"	"Ship's Graveyard"	January 11, 1973
53	"オアシスを守れ"	"Protect the Oasis"	January 12, 1973
54	Unknown Title	"Unknown Title "	January 15, 1973
55	"火攻め水攻め"	"Burning Water Bomb"	January 16, 1973
56	"大決闘"	"Great Battle"	January 17, 1973
57	"ガンの秘密"	"Gan's Secret"	January 18, 1973
58	"二人の青春"	"Two People's Youth"	January 19, 1973
59	"止まらないこと"	"Do Not Stop"	January 22, 1973
60	"危険が追っていた"	"The Danger Was Pursuing"	January 23, 1973
61	"空中戦"	"Air Battle"	January 24, 1973
62	"老インディアンの死"	"The Death of the Old Indian"	January 25, 1973
63	"三度笠だよガンとゴン"	"It's a Triple Shiny, Gan and Gon"	January 26, 1973
64	"落日の決闘"	"Battle of Falling Days"	January 29, 1973
65	"でき心"	"Creativity"	January 30, 1973
66	"一番勝負"	"The Best Game "	January 31, 1973
67	"香港の夜"	"Hong Kong Night"	February 1, 1973
68	"ドライバーだよ…"	"It's a Driver..."	February 2, 1973
69	"港町ブルース"	"Harbor-Cho Blues"	February 5, 1973
70	"指"	"Finger"	February 6, 1973
71	"旅は道連れ"	"Travel Companion"	February 7, 1973
72	"迷路"	"Maze"	February 8, 1973
73	"二人の関係"	"Relationship Between the Two"	February 9, 1973
74	"金もうけ"	"Making Money"	February 12, 1973
75	"消えた日記帳"	"Disappeared Diary "	February 13, 1973
76	"バッチリ成功"	"Successful Completion"	February 14, 1973
77	"恐怖の岩穴"	"A Fearful Rock"	February 15, 1973
78	"香水のナゾ"	"Nazo of Perfume"	February 16, 1973
79	"勘忍袋の尾がきれた"	"I Was Overworked"	February 19, 1973
80	"ガンの恋愛入門"	"Introduction to Gan's Love Affair"	February 20, 1973
81	"死のS形カーブ"	"S-Shape Curve of Death"	February 21, 1973
82	"象牙の谷"	"Valley of Ivory"	February 22, 1973
83	Unknown Title	" "	February 23, 1973
84	"女神はほほえむ"	"The Goddess Smiles"	February 26, 1973
85	"追いこせ追い抜き"	"Overtake, Pursue"	February 27, 1973
86	"出世はしたけれど"	"I Made a Career, But..."	February 28, 1973
87	"ダブルパンチ"	"Double Punch"	March 1, 1973
88	"男はつらいよ"	"The Man is Tough"	March 8, 1973
89	"ダイヤモンドよ永遠に"	"Diamonds Forever"	March 9, 1973
90	"麻薬Gメン"	"Narcotic G-Men"	March 12, 1973
91	"エレキ作戦"	"Electric Operation Strategy "	March 13, 1973
92	"捕われたガンとゴン"	"Captured Gun and Gun"	March 14, 1973
93	"ラーメン星人のたくらみ"	"Ramen Star Man's Plan"	March 15, 1973
94	"危機一髪"	"A Crisis"	March 16, 1973
95	Unknown Title	" "	March 19, 1973
96	"総攻撃"	"Total Attack"	March 20, 1973
97	"ラーメン星からの脱出"	"Escape From Ramen Stars"	March 21, 1973
98	"男はつらいよ"	"The Man is Tough "	March 22, 1973
99	"新幹線でいこう"	"Let's be a Shinkansen Bullet Train"	March 23, 1973
100	Unknown Title	" "	March 26, 1973
101	Unknown Title	" "	March 27, 1973
102	Unknown Title	" "	March 28, 1973
103	Unknown Title	" "	March 29, 1973
104	Unknown Title	" "	March 30, 1973
105	"ピンクの真珠"	"Pink Pearls"	April 2, 1973
106	"チャンネル0"	"Channel 0"	April 3, 1973
107	"フレッシュコンビ"	"Fresh Combination"	April 4, 1973
108	"泣くな大将"	"Do Not Cry"	April 5, 1973
109	"ダイヤの指輪"	"Diamond Ring"	April 6, 1973
110	"悪党ピピー"	"Rogue Pipie"	April 9, 1973
111	"ピピーの最後"	"The End of Pipie"	April 10, 1973
112	"カーレース"	"Car Race"	April 11, 1973
113	"忍者になったガンとゴン"	"Gan and Gon Who Became Ninja"	April 12, 1973
114	"敵討ちだよガンとゴン"	"It's a Hostile, Gan and Gon"	April 13, 1973
115	"カメラでねらえ"	"Aimed at Camera"	April 16, 1973

Gallery

"Protect the Oasis"

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"The Gold Coin Bag That Came Back"

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"Gold and Dynamite"

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"Air Battle"

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"Gan and Gon Involved"

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"The Danger Was Approaching"

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"The Death of the Old Indian"

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  A still from "Gan and Gon Involved", "The Danger Was Approaching" and "Death of Old Indian" showing Gan and Gon meeting a Indian girl named Lala.