Chōjin Sentai Jetman

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Chōjin Sentai Jetman
Genre	Drama Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Action Science fiction Fantasy
Created by	Toei
Developed by	Toshiki Inoue
Directed by	Keita Amemiya
Starring	Kōtarō Tanaka Rika Kishida Tomihisa Naruse Sayuri Uchida Toshihide Wakamatsu
Narrated by	Tsutomu Tareki
Opening theme	Title song by Hironobu Kageyama
Ending theme	"The Heart is an Egg" (こころはタマゴ, Kokoro wa Tamago) by Hironobu Kageyama
Composer	Kazuhiko Toyama
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	51
Production
Producers	Atsushi Kaji Takeyuki Suzuki Kyōzō Utsunomiya
Running time	approx. 25 minutes
Release
Original network	TV Asahi
Original release	February 15, 1991 (1991-02-15) – February 14, 1992 (1992-02-14)
Chronology
Preceded by	Chikyu Sentai Fiveman
Followed by	Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger

Chōjin Sentai Jetman (鳥人戦隊ジェットマン, Chōjin Sentai Jettoman, Birdman Squadron Jetman)^{[Note 1]} is a Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company and Bandai. It is the fifteenth entry of the Super Sentai metaseries, following the previous series Chikyu Sentai Fiveman. The series aired on TV Asahi on February 15, 1991, to February 14, 1992, with a total of 51 episodes. It is the last Sentai series until Ressha Sentai ToQger to not get adapted into a Power Rangers series.

Shout! Factory released this series in North America on September 25, 2018. This is the 10th incarnation of Super Sentai to be released in North America and, as of 2018, the only one released in North America without a Power Rangers counterpart.

Plot[]

This series takes place in 199X.^{[Note 2]} On the Earth Ship, the command center of a defence agency called Sky Force, the guardians of peace on Earth, scientists have developed "Birdonic Waves", a newly developed technology that gives the subject superhuman abilities. Experiments called "J-Project" were successful. Aya Odagiri, the director of the project, chooses five elite Sky Force officials from Earth to use this technology. Ryuu Tendou, one of the Sky Force officers, is successfully exposed to the Birdonic Waves, making him the first Jetman, the Red Hawk.

However, the Earth Ship is suddenly attacked by Vyram, an evil outer-dimensional organization bent on inter-dimensional domination. They successfully destroy the ship, apparently killing Ryuu's lover and fellow candidate member Rie. In the chaos, the remaining Birdonic Waves for the other four officials become scattered on Earth, hitting four civilians. Odagiri and Tendou successfully escape and begin searching on Earth for the four remaining Jetmen, training them to aid them in stopping Vyram's plans of conquering their dimension.

The series later follows the tribulations of Ryuu as he learns of Rie's survival and enlistment in the Vyram forces, as well as a love triangle between Gai, Ryuu, and Kaori.

Production[]

Chōjin Sentai Jetman is the first Sentai series that paid homage to another show, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman with the same birds and the Jet Garuda being a clear influence of God Phoenix. There is also some influence from the 1985 American movie The Breakfast Club Ryu wears a sports jacket very similar to Andy and is also the more athletic of the group, Kaori, the princess, like Claire; Raita the geek, like Brian; Gai, the bad boy, like John; Ako the greedy girl similar to Allison being a Kleptomaniac. Developed before the ending of Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman, Toei chose Keita Amemiya to be the series' director and searched for actors who would play the main characters. One of them was Toshihide Wakamatsu who would go on to play Gai Yuuki/Black Condor. Before the series, the members were all referred to by their color but both Amemiya and Suzuki said that "this [was] unnatural" and decided the characters to refer to each other by their names instead of their colors. Episodes without the characters transforming and fighting were also proposed but was opposed by Bandai until the later half of the series.

The more mature themes such as drama, romantic love triangles and tragedy were in the series' after Takeyuki Suzuki watched Tosho Daimos, and wanted to capture its "high romance". Both the comedy and dramatic tones influenced the series' overall popularity and had become its defining part.

Characters[]

Earth Defence Force Sky Force[]

Earth Defence Force Sky Force (地球防衛軍スカイフォース, Chikyū Bōeigun Sukai Fōsu) is the military organization the Jetmen belong to.

Jetmen[]

Based at the Sky Camp (スカイキャンプ, Sukai Kyanpu), a high-tech base provided by the Sky Force, the Jetmen are formed by five people who gain superhuman strength through exposure to Birdonic Waves: one intentionally and the other four accidentally. Each Jetman is equipped with a wingsuit uniform known as the Birdonic Suits (バードニックスーツ, Bādonikku Sutsu) that allows them to glide in the air, the right-handed Wing Gauntlet, a combat sword known as the Bringer Sword, and a handgun known as the Bird Blaster.

Ryū Tendō[]

Ryū Tendō (天堂 竜, Tendō Ryū)/Red Hawk (レッドホーク, Reddo Hōku): Born at May 10, 1965. He is 25 years old at the beginning of the series, but his 26th birthday occurs in episode 13. He is originally a Sky Force soldier codenamed "W6" and leader of the Jetmen. Being the only member of the Jetmen who is of military background, his policy is to be always professional and never let feelings affect himself in battle, and he expects the same from his teammates. This leads to a conflict when he discovers that his beloved Rie has become Maria, eventually coming to terms with the revelation as he resolves to save Rie from the Vyram control. However, Rie's death at the hands of his nemesis Radiguet proves to be the last straw, causing him to challenge Radiguet alone before Kaori consoles Ryū and encourages him to stay true to his own belief in justice rather than revenge. Three years later, he marries Kaori and they have a son, whom they name after their late teammate, Gai.^{[citation needed]}

• Attacks: Wing Punch (ウイングパンチ, Uingu Panchi)

He is portrayed by Kotaro Tanaka (田中 弘太郎, Tanaka Kotaro).

Kaori Rokumeikan[]

Kaori Rokumeikan (鹿鳴館 香, Rokumeikan Kaori)/White Swan (ホワイトスワン, Howaito Suwan): The 22-year-old heiress of the Rokumeikan Enterprises empire. She is taken care of by her butler, Jiiya, since her parents reside in New York City. She becomes a Jetman to escape the boredom of her heiress life. She is good at Kendo and is the best shot among the Jetmen. She was in the middle of a love triangle with Ryū and Gai. She was also learning through hardships brought on by her new profession as it clashed with her life as a spoiled rich girl while figuring out what are truly important to herself. She was once engaged to a wealthy businessman named Soichiro Kitaoji and was close to marrying him, but she quickly ended their relationship when she saw his selfishness in contrast to her team's selfless determination as warriors of justice. She does sometimes use her wealth to help the team, like when she purchased a large number of diamonds and other jewels to try and snap Ako out of the curse of the dimensional monster Diamond Dimension. At the end of the series, she marries Ryū and they have a son named after their late teammate, Gai.

• Attacks: Storm Wing (ストームウィング, Sutōmu Wingu), Swany Attack (スワニーアタック, Suwanī Atakku), Double Kick (ダブルキック, Daburu Kikku) (with Yellow Owl).

She is portrayed by Rika Kishida (岸田 里佳, Kishida Rika).

Raita Ōishi[]

Raita Ōishi (大石 雷太, Ōishi Raita)/Yellow Owl (イエローオウル, Ierō Ōru): A 22-year-old large-framed, eyeglasses-wearing nature lover who enjoys vegetables, Raita hates Vyram for their destruction of nature. He was raised by his grandmother, Kiyo, because his parents were busy running a restaurant. He harbors a crush for Kaori, vowing to be there for her even if he has no chance with her, although eventually, his ultimate subject of affection turns out to be his childhood friend, Satsuki. As Yellow Owl, he specializes in raw strength techniques like head butts, body blows, sumo-based techniques, and hurling boulders. Three years after Vyram is defeated, he runs a farm with Satsuki and later takes their business to the next level via the internet.

• Attacks: Rock Drop (岩石落とし, Ganseki Otoshi), Certain-Death Thrust (必殺つっぱり, Hissatsu Tsuppari), Condor Owl Howling Attack (コンドルオウルタワーリングアタック, Kondoru Ōru Hauringu Atakku) (with Black Condor), Double Kick (with White Swan).

He is portrayed by Ikko Tadano (ただの いっこ, Tadano Ikko) (Credited under Tomihisa Naruse (成瀬 富久, Naruse Tomihisa)).

Ako Hayasaka[]

Ako Hayasaka (早坂 アコ, Hayasaka Ako)/Blue Swallow (ブルースワロー, Burū Suwarō): An 18-year-old senior student at Miharakita High School, Ako is a bright and cheerful girl who wants to marry a rich man. She first thought of being a Jetman as just a high-paying job, but her first battle helps her sense of justice take hold and makes her realize that she must use her newfound power to protect Earth. She is best friends with her classmate, Kyoko, who learns of her true identity during the Voice Dimension incident. From the Trash Dimension incident, the monster being her childhood toy Teddy, Ako learns of how wasteful humans can be. She debuts as an idol singer three years after the fall of Vyram. Compared to the rest of the team, she does not have as much prominence, with fewer episodes focusing on her in the series.

• Attacks: Swallow Dash (スワローダーッシュ, Suwarō Dāsshu).

She is portrayed by Sayuri Uchida (内田 さゆり, Uchida Sayuri).

Gai Yūki[]

Gai Yūki (結城 凱, Yūki Gai)/Black Condor (ブラックコンドル, Burakku Kondoru): The 26-year-old second-in-command of the Jetmen, a loner who hates being told what to do. Gai loves challenges and risks and is a womanizer and an avid if occasional gambler. his fighting styles are street fighting and mixed martial arts: his combat skills match those of Ryū, though he fights dirty and hits below the belt sometimes. He initially clashes with the straight-laced Ryū when drafted against his will but eventually comes to respect Ryū's largely principled disposition (Ryū falters only over the issue of his lost girlfriend, something Gai, being a womanizer, can sympathize with), ultimately becoming friends with him. He loves Kaori and often tries to flirt with her, leading to much frustration due to his initially unreciprocated feelings. When she finally accepts him, they frequently have problems in their relationship as they are too different. He later develops a rivalry with Vyram general Grey. He defeats Grey in their final encounter, in which a part of his helmet was damaged. Three years after Vyram's defeat, while buying a bouquet for Ryū and Kaori's wedding, he intervenes in a robbery and is stabbed in the stomach for the trouble. He makes it to the church after the wedding and talks to Ryū before he dies of his wound, passing it off as a hangover, satisfied that everyone he cares for has found happiness. Ryū and Kaori name their son after him. In the manga, his position on the team is taken by Jeffrey Kensaki, a new hero who takes on the powers of Green Eagle.

• Attacks: Condor Finish (コンドルフィニッシュ, Kondoru Finisshu), Condor Owl Howling Attack (with Yellow Owl).

He is portrayed by Toshihide Wakamatsu (若松 俊秀, Wakamatsu Toshihide).

Allies[]

Aya Odagiri[]

Commander Aya Odagiri (小田切綾長官, Odagiri Aya-chōkan): The first female commander in the Super Sentai franchise. She is good at martial arts, and the inventor of the team vehicles. She is both caring and stern to the Jetmen, and she is not above fighting alongside those under her charge and even personally covering their maneuvers if necessary. As befitting to her status as the Jetman team's commanding officer, her subordinates call her simply "Commander". She is also an able pilot, having flown Sky Force aircraft and even Jet Garuda on two occasions.

Commander Aya Odagiri is portrayed by Mikiko Miki (三輝 みきこ, Miki Mikiko).

Supreme Commander Ichijou[]

Supreme Commander Ichijou (一条総司令, Ichijō Sōshirei, 40 & 41) : A Sky Force officer who cares only for himself and bears a grudge against Commander Odagiri for being the commanding officer in the Jetmen project, which fell to civilians. With his Neo Jetmen, Ichijou gains appointment to assume command of Sky Camp base, bent on making Odagiri suffer while removing her Jetmen from the picture. However, he subsequently proves himself to be utterly incompetent in his new capacity when Bio-Dimension Beast Meteor BEM infiltrates and wreaks havoc within Sky Camp, being instantly demoralized at the first sign of Meteor BEM gaining the upper hand, refusing to even defend himself when offered the option to do so, and trapping his own Neo Jetmen team (and Commander Odagiri, who is attempting to aid the Neo Jetmen at the time) with the monster in a futile act of desperation. It is implied at the end of Episode 41 that Sky Force has since removed Ichijou from command and reinstated Odagiri in the aftermath of the attack.

Neo Jetmen[]

• Neo Jetmen (ネオジェットマン, Neo Jettoman) (40 & 41): J1 through J5, team created by Supreme Commander Ichijou to replace the Jetmen, having Birdonic Reactors implanted in bodies, bypassing the need for regular exposure to Birdonic Waves. J1 (Yūta Mochizuki, who later went on to play Geki/Tyranno Ranger in Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger) is armed with the Neo Sword, J2 is armed with the Neo Stinger scythe, and J4 is armed with the Neo Slicer boomerang. All five wield Neo Shooter guns and Neo Mine grenades, and their group attack is the Flare Buster twin cannon. They eventually give the Birdonic energies to the original Jetmen in order to restore their powers.

Others[]

• Reverse Dimension Warriors (裏次の戦士, Urajigen no Senshi) (23 & 24): The last three warriors of Dimensia, a realm in the Reverse Dimension destroyed by Vyram. The group composed of Ray (レイ, Rei) (portrayed by Yasuhiro Ishiwata, who previously played Bun/Blue Flash from Chōshinsei Flashman), his lover Kanna (カンナ, Kanna) (portrayed by Kanako Maeda, formerly Momoko/Pink Mask in Hikari Sentai Maskman), and the youthful Dan (ダン, Dan) (portrayed by Hideki Fujiwara, who would go on to play Dan/Tricera Ranger in Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger), they chased Vyram to Earth with the Bird Garuda. While Ray and Kanna working with the Jetmen in their fight against Semimaru, Dan becomes romantically interested at Ako when they meet, causing him to express his feelings in a comical fashion. After Ray and Kanna are killed by Radiguet when he hijacks Jet Garuda, Dan assumes his fighting form and is mortally wounded taking the robot back from Radiguet. He dies soon after Ako expresses her feelings about him.
• Reverse Dimension Berserker Soldiers (裏次元ベルセルクの戦士, Urajigen Beruseruku no Senshi) (29): The two warriors from the Berserk region, destroyed by Vyram force under Radiguet whose people can change anything they hold into weapons, though they can give up that very power to save a life instead. Arriving to Earth, while Duran (デュラン, Dyuran) is cared for by the Jetmen, Ru (ルー, Rū) attempts to kill Radiguet. However, after Ru realizes the error of her ways and Duran is saved from the control of the monster Armor Snake, the two leave Earth to find a world they can find peace in.

Enemies[]

Dimensional War Party Vyram[]

The Dimensional War Party Vyram (次元戦団バイラム, Jigen Sendan Bairamu) appears as a clan of outer-dimensional nobles, who conquered many worlds in the Reverse Dimension, and are now moving on to Front Dimension, ours. They boast about having achieved godhood, while they despise humans and see them as stupid and worthless. Their base of operations is the Vylock (バイロック, Bairokku), a brain-shaped castle capable of traversing dimensions and sending its forces to Earth due to its Dimensional Transfer Machine. After their leader got lost in the Reverse Dimension, its four leading members compete in a game to defeat the Jetmen with the prize being full-leadership. Tran eventually becomes powerful enough to assume command, but is deposed by Radiguet, who leads Vyram up to its destruction.

Radiguet[]

Radiguet (ラディゲ, Radige): A cold-hearted officer who is the nearest presence to a leader of the Vyram, refusing to acknowledge anyone above and will do anything to accomplish his goals including being the one who kills the Jetmen. In battle, Radiguet wields the Demon Sword Bloody Gate (魔剣ブラディゲート, Maken Buradi Gēto) and can transform into his true form when enraged. When Juuza returned to power, Radiguet attempts to kill her and ends being punished for his treachery by living as a human with no memory of his life in Vyram. Cared for by Saki, a girl on the verge of death, Radiguet unconsciously saves her life with his power. But though he wanted nothing to do with his past, Radiguet eventually regains his memories and helps the Jetmen in fighting Juuza. After killing Juuza to acquire Semimaru, Radiguet kills Saki to discard his humanity before nurturing Semimaru to assume its adult form though it was destroyed by the Great Icarus. Radiguet later attempt to bring the Demons under his control, managing to succeed with Ramon when he absorbed Gorg. When Tranza takes over the Vyram throne, Radiguet attempts to kill him, only to be made an example of by the stronger opponent and forced into humbling himself before Tranza. Baring a terrible grudge against Tranza since then, Radiguet allied himself with Maria and Grey to summon the meteor used to create Meteor BEM to take out the Jetmen, enraged to find Tranza used his plan as a springboard from his own scheme. Attempting to sabotage Veronica, Radiguet is hooked up to have his life force sucked out. However, instead of having the life sucked out of him, Radiguet drains Veronica's power. Later, after using the Jetmen to do his dirty work, Radiquet tortures Tranza before breaking his mind and leaving him powerless, becoming Vyram's leader. Ultimately, the side effects of his power boost manifest in his newly gained giant form, the armored Raguem (ラゲム, Ragemu) (48, 50 & 51). After killing Rie so Red Hawk could not have her, Radiguet battles him until the other Jetmen arrive. After the five Jetmen defeat him, Radiguet assumes his Raguem form which not even the Great Icarus is a match for until the Tetraboy punches the weak point Rie made. To counter their advantage over him, Raguem assimilates the Vylock into armor that he uses to overpower Tetraboy. The Great Icarus separates and Ryuu uses the Jet Garuda to rip the armor off and the others destroy both the Jet Garuda and Raguem. Radiguet says that his soul will continue to curse the Jetmen for eternity from the Reverse Dimension before he explodes.

Radiguet is portrayed by Masaki Tachi (舘正貴Tachi Masaki) (credited as Daisuke Tachi (舘 大介, Tachi Daisuke)).^{[citation needed]}

Tran[]

Tran (トラン, Toran) (1-36) / Tranza (トランザ, Toranza) (36-47): A psychokinetic child who suggested a game to settle who would be Vyram's new leader. He specialized into creating toy-ish monsters to satisfy his fun desires, and thought both enemy or ally fatalities as "just part of the fun". Being the youngest of the Vyram was a big complex to him until his failed attempt to take out the Jetmen during their retreat to the Yamada Ranch was the last straw. The constant anger became unbearable to the point of Tran using it to accelerate his growth. With his new-found power and maturity, Tranza easily defeats both his comrades and the Jetmen for underestimating him before seizing leadership of Vyram. In addition to his psychokinetic powers from his gauntlet, and new-found arrogant nature, he can now assume disguises and wields the Boltranza (ボルトランザ, Borutoranza) blade. After his giant robot Veronica was ruined by Radiguet, and after completing his new Bio Gun, Tranza heads out to hunt both him and the Jetmen down. Fighting the entire Jetman team on his own, Tranza uses his Bio Gun to turn each Jetman member into a rock plate until only Ryuu remained. However, with Radiguet aiding Red Hawk before betraying him, the Bio Gun is destroyed by Red Hawk's charged Bringer Sword and the others are freed with the destruction of Tranza's gauntlet as they use the Fire Bazooka on Tranza. Though he survives the attacks, Radiguet tortures Tranza before sparring him to live with a severe brain injury at the Joutou Neurosurgery Hospital.

Tran is portrayed by Miku Kuga (久我 未来, Kuga Miku). Tranza is portrayed by Yutaka Hirose (広瀬 裕, Hirose Yūtaka).

Maria[]

Maria (マリア, Maria) (1-49): She was formerly known as Rie Aoi (藍リエ, Aoi Rie), ranked Sky Forcer W3, a love interest of Ryuu's who plays the piano. Though originally to be a Jetman, Vyram's attack on the Earth Ship resulted with Rie being sucked into space. However, Rie is saved by Radiguet, who brainwashed her to be devoid of her memories as a human and made an official of Vyram. However, though he loved her and tells her that she is his, Maria defies Radiguet to suit her own agenda to be leader of Vyram. She loves to battle, and her methods are cruel and cold. She is armed with the Necrod, which has sword, gun, and whip modes. The monsters created by her were often motivated by envy, and attacked mainly women. Since the Camera Dimension incident, unconsciously playing the piano, Maria develops a relationship with Grey. Since then, she played piano music for Grey despite not knowing why, until her identity was found out and the relationship got difficult. Grey was willing to let her go if it made her happy. During the Demons incident, Maria momentarily reverted to Rie until Radiguet forced her back to her Vyram persona with a vendetta against Red Hawk. Eventually forfeiting their contest, Maria accepts Radiguet's proposal of ruling by his side in return of becoming even stronger than she is now. As a result, Maria is infected by a cell born from Radiguet's blood that turns her into a vampiric beast as she targets men, though unaware that she would transform into mindless puppet overtime. While fighting Ryuu, Maria assumes her monstrous form as she battles Red Hawk before assuming Rie's appearance to catch him off guard as the cell transfers itself to Ryuu in order to have him take out the Jetmen. While Ryuu manages to return to normal, Maria is in the final stage of her transformation as she defeats the other Jetmen before Ryuu arrives and manages to reach Rie, causing Maria to remember her true self as she reverts to her true form. When Radiguet comes to reclaim her, Rie pretends that she will go with him, only to stab him in the back before he mortally wounds her. Before her death, Rie asks Ryuu to leave her out of it before being spirited away by Grey. Her ghost later appeared in the finale, saying farewell to Ryuu after his marriage to Kaori.

Maria is portrayed by Maho Maruyama (丸山 真穂, Maho Maruyama).

Grey[]

Grey (グレイ, Gurei) (1-50): A robot who ironically was always the most reasoning member of the Vyram. He is armed with the Grey Cannon (グレイキャノン, Gurei Kyanon), Mulshot Gun (マルショットガン, Marushotto Gan), and Hand Greyzer (ハンドグレイザー, Hando Gureizā). Despite being a robot, he showed human feelings, especially love for wine, music, cigars, and particularly Maria, learning to play the piano from example. As a result, Grey supports Maria in shielding her when fighting Jetman, seeing Gai Yuuki as an ideal rival. Learning of Radiguet's plan for her, Grey attempts to talk Maria out of it to no avail. This forces Grey to ask the Jetmen to save Maria. However, he instead takes her dying body away as he takes her death hard. With nothing to live for other than his code as a soldier, Grey calls the Jetmen out in a final match, with Gai wanting to fight him alone. Eventually, Grey is mortally damaged as Gai lit one last cigar for him as a sign of acknowledgment as a worthy rival before Grey shuts down.

Grey is portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭, Kusaka Hideaki).

Empress Juuza[]

Empress Juuza (女帝ジューザ, Jotei Jūza, 17 & 18): The true leader of Vyram, referring to herself as mother of all creation, Juuza along her underlings Radiguet, Grey, and Tran had conquered many dimensions. While able to teleport, fire lasers from her hook use telekinesis, being intangible, and breathe fire in her human form, Juuza can become Demon Beast Juuza (魔獣ジューザ, Majū Jūza) where she fires a beam from her eyes, bullets from her fingers, and shock-waves and beams from her mouth, as well as become an intangible head. Thought to be killed during the Reverse Dimension Invasion War, she actually went under a long sleep after acquiring the Semimaru and incubating it, and came to Earth via a meteorite. She makes her presence known by causing a momentary blackout across the city. By the time the Jetmen investigate, finding Radiguet as he was about to kill her while asleep, Juuza emerges and resumes control of Vyram. She then proceeds to use the humans' pain and suffering from crystals sprouting from their bodies before becoming crystals themselves to feed Semimaru. The Jetmen nearly lose to her as Gai is affected by Juuza's crystal beam while shielding Kaori from it. After punishing Radiguet to live as a human for his treachery, Juuza resumes her attack as the Jetmen battle her before Gai succumbs to Juuza's spell and dies. With some unexpected assistance from Radiguet, White Swan destroys her forehead crystal after asking for Gai's strength in order to revive everyone she turned into crystals. Enraged that her face is hurt, Juuza assumes her Demon Beast Juuza form as the rest of Vyram and Black Condor join the fight against her as the Jetmen use the Fire Bazooka to defeat her. Near death, she is killed by Radiguet when he throws his sword into her throat just before Semimaru hatched.

Grinam soldiers[]

Grinam soldiers (グリナム兵, Gurinamu Hei): The black-skinned grunts born from Grinam seeds. They are armed with axes and capable of launching explosive shells from their hands. The group were later summoned by Zaigan during Super Sentai World.

Episodes[]

No.	Title	Director	Writer	Original air date
1	"Seek the Warrior" "Senshi o Sagase" (戦士を探せ)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	February 15, 1991 (1991-02-15)
2	"The Third Warrior" "Daisan no Senshi" (第三の戦士)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	February 22, 1991 (1991-02-22)
3	"The Power of Five!" "Itsutsu no Chikara!" (五つの力!)	Kiyoshi Arai	Toshiki Inoue	March 1, 1991 (1991-03-01)
4	"The Fighting Bride" "Tatakau Hanayome" (戦う花嫁)	Kiyoshi Arai	Toshiki Inoue	March 8, 1991 (1991-03-08)
5	"Fall for Me" "Ore ni Horero" (俺に惚れろ)	Shohei Tojo	Toshiki Inoue	March 15, 1991 (1991-03-15)
6	"Get Angry, Robo!" "Ikare Robo!" (怒れロボ！)	Shohei Tojo	Toshiki Inoue	March 22, 1991 (1991-03-22)
7	"Ryuu's Marriage!?" "Ryū no Kekkon!?" (竜の結婚！？)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	March 29, 1991 (1991-03-29)
8	"The Laughing Diamond" "Warau Daiya" (笑うダイヤ)	Keita Amemiya	Kenichi Araki	April 5, 1991 (1991-04-05)
9	"Muddy Love" "Doronko no Koi" (泥んこの恋)	Masao Minowa	Hiroyuki Kawasaki	April 12, 1991 (1991-04-12)
10	"Cup Noodles" "Kappu Men" (カップめん)	Masao Minowa	Naruhisa Arakawa	April 19, 1991 (1991-04-19)
11	"A Dangerous Game" "Kiken na Asobi" (危険な遊び)	Shohei Tojo	Kunio Fujii	April 26, 1991 (1991-04-26)
12	"Hellbound Bus" "Jigokuyuki Basu" (地獄行バス)	Shohei Tojo	Toshiki Inoue	May 3, 1991 (1991-05-03)
13	"Maze of Love" "Ai no Meiro" (愛の迷路)	Masao Minowa	Toshiki Inoue	May 10, 1991 (1991-05-10)
14	"The Bazooka of Love" "Ai no Hissatsu Bazūka" (愛の必殺砲 (バズーカ))	Masao Minowa	Toshiki Inoue	May 17, 1991 (1991-05-17)
15	"High School Student Warrior" "Kōkōsei Senshi" (高校生戦士)	Kiyoshi Arai	Mami Watanabe	May 24, 1991 (1991-05-24)
16	"Paper Uprising" "Kamigami no Hanran" (紙々の叛乱)	Kiyoshi Arai	Kenichi Araki	May 31, 1991 (1991-05-31)
17	"The Revived Empress" "Fukkatsu no Jotei" (復活の女帝)	Taro Sakamoto	Toshiki Inoue	June 7, 1991 (1991-06-07)
18	"Gai Dies!" "Gai, Shisu!" (凱、死す！)	Taro Sakamoto	Toshiki Inoue	June 14, 1991 (1991-06-14)
19	"I Can See!" "Miemasu!" (見えます！)	Keita Amemiya	Naruhisa Arakawa	June 21, 1991 (1991-06-21)
20	"Marriage Vacuum Cleaner" "Kekkon Sōjiki" (結婚掃除機)	Keita Amemiya	Kenichi Araki	June 28, 1991 (1991-06-28)
21	"Walking Garbage" "Aruku Gomi" (歩くゴミ)	Shohei Tojo	Kenichi Araki	July 5, 1991 (1991-07-05)
22	"Exploding Love" "Bakuhatsu Suru Koi" (爆発する恋)	Shohei Tojo	Toshiki Inoue	July 12, 1991 (1991-07-12)
23	"The New Squadron Arrives" "Shin Sentai Tōjō" (新戦隊登場)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	July 19, 1991 (1991-07-19)
24	"Launch, Super Robot" "Shutsugeki Sūpā Robo" (出撃超 (スーパー)ロボ)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	July 26, 1991 (1991-07-26)
25	"The Laughing Shadow-People" "Warau Kage Ningen" (笑う影人間)	Masao Minowa	Kenichi Araki	August 2, 1991 (1991-08-02)
26	"I'm a Caveman" "Boku wa Genshijin" (僕は原始人)	Masao Minowa	Naruhisa Arakawa	August 9, 1991 (1991-08-09)
27	"The Great Escape From Hell" "Makai Dai Dasshutsu" (魔界大脱出)	Shohei Tojo	Kenichi Araki	August 16, 1991 (1991-08-16)
28	"The Original Dimensional Beast" "Ganso Jigenjū" (元祖次元獣)	Shohei Tojo	Naruhisa Arakawa	August 23, 1991 (1991-08-23)
29	"The Final Battle" "Saigo no Tatakai" (最後の戦い)	Shohei Tojo	Mami Watanabe, Naoki Yato	August 30, 1991 (1991-08-30)
30	"The Three Demons Stand" "San Majin Tatsu" (三魔神起つ)	Masao Minowa	Toshiki Inoue	September 6, 1991 (1991-09-06)
31	"The Squadron Disbands" "Sentai Kaisan!" (戦隊解散！)	Masao Minowa	Toshiki Inoue	September 13, 1991 (1991-09-13)
32	"Wings!! One More Time" "Tsubasa yo! Futatabi" (翼よ！再び)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	September 20, 1991 (1991-09-20)
33	"It's a Cockroach" "Gokiburi Da" (ゴキブリだ)	Keita Amemiya	Kenichi Araki	September 27, 1991 (1991-09-27)
34	"Traitorous Ryuu" "Uragiri no Ryū" (裏切りの竜)	Shohei Tojo	Naruhisa Arakawa	October 4, 1991 (1991-10-04)
35	"The Fighting Courage Given by a Dove" "Hato ga Kureta Tatakau Yūki" (鳩がくれた戦う勇気)	Shohei Tojo	Kenichi Araki	October 11, 1991 (1991-10-11)
36	"A Walking Appetite! Ant-People" "Aruku Shokuyoku! Ari Ningen" (歩く食欲！アリ人間)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	October 18, 1991 (1991-10-18)
37	"The Birth of Emperor Tranza!" "Tanjō! Teiō Toranza" (誕生！帝王トランザ)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	October 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)
38	"Sudden Hammer!" "Ikinari Hanmā!" (いきなりハンマー！)	Masao Minowa		November 1, 1991 (1991-11-01)
39	"Spin, Roulette of Life" "Mawase Inochi no Rūretto" (廻せ命のルーレット)	Masao Minowa	Naruhisa Arakawa	November 8, 1991 (1991-11-08)
40	"It's An Order! Change the Squad" "Meirei! Sentai Kōtai Seyo" (命令！戦隊交代せよ)	Shohei Tojo	Kenichi Araki	November 15, 1991 (1991-11-15)
41	"Transformation Impossible! The Base Destroyed" "Henshin Funō! Kichi Kaimetsu" (変身不能！基地壊滅)	Shohei Tojo	Kenichi Araki	November 22, 1991 (1991-11-22)
42	"Sleep on My Chest!" "Ore no Mune de Nemure!" (おれの胸で眠れ！)	Masao Minowa	Toshiki Inoue	November 29, 1991 (1991-11-29)
43	"Sneak into the Commander's Body" "Chōkan no Karada ni Sennyū Seyo" (長官の体に潜入せよ)	Masao Minowa	Toshiki Inoue	December 6, 1991 (1991-12-06)
44	"Demon Robot! Veronica" "Majin Robo! Beronika" (魔神ロボ！ベロニカ)	Keita Anemiya	Toshiki Inoue	December 13, 1991 (1991-12-13)
45	"The Hot Milk of Victory" "Shōri no Hotto Miruku" (勝利のホットミルク)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	December 20, 1991 (1991-12-20)
46	"The Tomato Field's Great Demon King" "Tomato-batake no Daimaō" (トマト畑の大魔王)	Shohei Tojo	Kenichi Araki	January 10, 1992 (1992-01-10)
47	"The Glory of Emperor Tranza" "Teiō Toranza no Eikō" (帝王トランザの栄光)	Shohei Tojo	Toshiki Inoue	January 17, 1992 (1992-01-17)
48	"A Kiss That Calls Death" "Shi o Yobu Kuchizuke" (死を呼ぶくちづけ)	Masao Minowa	Toshiki Inoue	January 24, 1992 (1992-01-24)
49	"Maria... Her Love and Death" "Maria… Sono Ai to Shi" (マリア…その愛と死)	Masao Minowa	Toshiki Inoue	January 31, 1992 (1992-01-31)
50	"Battles to the Death" "Sorezore no Shitō" (それぞれの死闘)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	February 7, 1992 (1992-02-07)
Final	"Flap Your Wings! Aviators!" "Habatake! Chōjin yo" (はばたけ！鳥人よ)	Keita Amemiya	Toshiki Inoue	February 14, 1992 (1992-02-14)

Related media[]

Novels[]

Following the conclusion of the TV series, the series main screenwriter, Toshiki Inoue, wrote a trilogy of Jetman novels from 1992 to 1995 that retold the events of the TV series. The novels were written specifically for adult fans of the TV series and included mature content, such as detailed descriptions of sexual intercourse between Ryuu and Rie, Gai and Kaori, and Radiguet and Maria. Empress Jūza, a one-off villain in the series, had an extended role while the Dimensional Beasts and giant robots were eliminated, with the Jetmen fighting humans subjected to the Vyram's experiments instead.^[1][2][3]

Manga[]

A manga sequel to Jetman was published in 1996 authored by Akiko Fujii, in cooperation with the series' writing team (still under the Saburo Yatsude pen name). It was titled Chōjin Sentai Jetman: Toki o Kakete (鳥人戦隊ジェットマン 時を駆けて, "Time Flies"). Set five years after the series (and, therefore, two years after the story ends), it shows the four remaining Jetmen rejoining to battle a revived Radiguet, who had possessed Tranza's broken body. Radiguet kidnaps Ryuu and Kaori's one-year-old daughter Aya Tendou and, much in the same way he turned Rie into Maria before, he accelerates her growth and brainwashes her into becoming Ruma, whom he considers a daughter. Meanwhile, Gai's empty spot in the team is filled by a young rock guitarist called Jeffrey "Jeff" Kenzaki (ジェフリィ剣崎, Jefuryi Kenzaki), who is empowered by Birdonic Waves after a meteorite crashes next to him, and becomes Green Eagle (グリーンイーグル, Gurīn Īguru) whose suit is Green instead of Black. In this manga series, the Jetmen uniform is slightly different, with the helmets more closely resembling those of Gatchaman (translucent, protruding visors, and uncovered faces).

Video game[]

A video game version of Chōjin Sentai Jetman was released for the Famicom on December 21, 1991. The game was published by Angel Time (a subsidiary of Bandai^{[citation needed]}) and developed by Natsume^{[citation needed]}. It is a single-player side-scrolling action game where the player assumes role one of the Jetmen members as they fight against the forces of Vyram. The player can choose which Jetman they want to control at the start of each stage, each having their own weapon and maximum hit points:

• Red Hawk and Black Condor: Bringer Sword, 8 hit points
• Yellow Owl: Wing Gauntlet, 7 hit points
• Blue Swallow and White Swan: Bird Blasters, 6 hit points

The initial five stages, Area A to Area E, can be played in any order, while the sixth and final stage, Area F, becomes available once the others have cleared. Each stage begins with a standard side-scrolling level in which the player fight their way to the end of the level in order to reach the stage's boss. Each Jetman has three types of attack: a weapon attack, a kick, and a special attack that destroys all enemies, but can only be used once (unless a replenishment is found). The boss segments consists of one-on-one battles between the team's giant robot, the Great Icarus, and a giant monster (all based on monsters from the show). The player has a four-level power gauge that will gradually fill up during the course of battle, which can be used to perform one of four possible special attacks.

The following is a list of bosses in the game and the stages where they appear:

• Mirror Dimension (Area A)
• Camera Dimension (Area B)
• Bus Dimension (Area C)
• Light Armadillo (Area D)
• Dimensional Mammoth (Area E)
• Destruction Beast Semimaru (Area F)

The game features four difficulty settings, a password option, and a Battle Mode where the player can fight against any of the first five bosses.

Cast[]

• Ryuu Tendou (天堂 竜, Tendō Ryū): Koutaro Tanaka (田中 弘太郎, Tanaka Kotaro)
• Kaori Rokumeikan (鹿鳴館 香, Rokumeikan Kaori): Rika Kishida (岸田 里佳, Kishida Rika)
• Raita Oishi (大石 雷太, Ōishi Raita): Ikko Tadano (ただの いっこ, Tadano Ikko) (Credited under Tomihisa Naruse (成瀬 富久, Naruse Tomihisa))
• Ako Hayasaka (早坂 アコ, Hayasaka Ako): Sayuri Uchida (内田 さゆり, Uchida Sayuri)
• Gai Yuuki (結城 凱, Yūki Gai): Toshihide Wakamatsu (若松 俊秀, Wakamatsu Toshihide)
• Commander Aya Odagiri (小田切綾長官, Odagiri Aya-chōkan): Mikiko Miki (三輝 みきこ, Miki Mikiko)
• Jiiya: Yuuzo Hayakawa (早川 雄三, Hayakawa Yūzō)
• Rie Aoi (藍リエ, Aoi Rie)/Maria (マリア, Maria): Maho Maruyama (丸山 真穂, Maho Maruyama)
• Radiguet (裏次元伯爵ラディゲ, Radige): Daisuke Tachi (舘 大介, Tachi Daisuke)
• Tran (トラン, Toran): Miku Kuga (久我 未来, Kuga Miku)
• Emperor Tranza (帝王トランザ, Teiō Toranza) : Yutaka Hirose (広瀬 裕, Hirose Yūtaka)
• Grey (グレイ, Gurei): Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭, Kusaka Hideaki, also Voice)
• Narrator: Tsutomu Tareki (垂木 勉, Tareki Tsutomu)

Songs[]

Opening theme

• Title song
  • Lyrics: Toyohisa Araki (荒木 とよひさ, Araki Toyohisa)
  • Composition/Arrangement: Gōji Tsuno (つの ごうじ, Tsuno Gōji)
  • Artist: Hironobu Kageyama

Ending theme

• "Your Heart is an Egg" (こころはタマゴ, Kokoro wa Tamago)
  • Lyrics: Toyohisa Araki
  • Composition: Kōji Tsuno
  • Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
  • Artist: Hironobu Kageyama

Reception[]

As of 2015, the series has become one of the most popular and darkest entries in Super Sentai.^{[citation needed]} It officially gained a much wider audience and got a rating of 7.1% average, beating Fiveman's 6.5%.^{[citation needed]} Despite the series also receiving criticism for adding "romance drama to a children's show", Gai Yuuki became an instant hit with Japanese mothers, who sent clemency pleas to TV Asahi so that they did not kill him off.^{[citation needed]} It is still today considered to Sentai fans a masterpiece and topped the number 1 popular vote in both Bandai's B-CLUB magazine and Toei's "Super Sentai Request Tournament".^{[citation needed]}

In the end, total revenue from the series greatly exceeded 15 billion yen.^{[citation needed]}

Jetman was originally going to be adapted into the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but Saban chose its successor, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger to be the first instead.^{[original research?]}

Home media[]

In 2018, Shout! Factory announced that it will release the series on DVD on September 25, 2018, in Japanese with English subtitles, marking it the 10th Super Sentai installment given an official DVD release in North America. It is the first pre-Mighty Morphin Sentai to be released in North America on DVD.^[4]

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References[]

External links[]

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• Chōjin Sentai Jetman at the official Super Sentai website (in Japanese)