Choujin Sentai Jetman
| Choujin Sentai Jetman 鳥人戦隊ジェットマン | |
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| Genre | Sentai |
| Creator | Hatte Saburou |
| Writer | Inoue Toshiki and others |
| Director | Amemiya Keita and others |
| Starring |
Tanaka Kotaro Kishida Rika Tadano Ikko Uchida Sayuri Wakamatsu Toshihide |
| Narrator | Tareki Tsutomu |
| Opening theme |
Choujin Sentai Jetman Singer: Kageyama Hironobu |
| Ending theme |
Kokoro wa Tamago Singer: Kageyama Hironobu |
| Composer(s) | Toyama Kazuhiko |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Utsunomiya Kyozo Kaji Atsushi (TV Asahi) Suzuki Takeyuki (Toei) |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
TV Asahi Toei Toei Agency |
| Fan Rating | / 5 Stars |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV Asahi |
| Time | 5:30pm - 5:55pm |
| Day | Friday |
| Original run | February 15, 1991 – February 14, 1992 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman |
| Followed by | Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger |
| External links | |
| Super Sentai Friends site | |
鳥人戦隊ジェットマン Birdman Sentai Jetman
Plot
In the year 199X, Earth Defense Sky Force orbits the planet. They survey the Earth 24 hours a day to maintain world peace. When problems arise they send in agents to help out. SF-W6 (Tendo Ryu) and SF-W3 (Aoi Rie) are two such agents. Upon completing a mission they are promoted to J-project status. Aboard the ship, The Chief explains that when hit with Birdronic waves, they will turn into Choujin Sentai (Birdman squad). Immediately after Tendou Ryu's conversion into a Jetman, the enemy Vyram attack. Radiguet, leader of the Vyram, announces that they have conquered other detentions and now plan to conquer the 3rd dimension. During this attack, Ryu loses his girlfriend Rie through a hole in the ship. The Birdronic wave machine shatters and the remaining 4 waves are sent down to Earth at random. After the attack Ryu and The Chief search the Earth to find the remaining members of the group.
Characters
Choujin Sentai Jetman
- Tendou Ryu / Red Hawk - Tanaka Kotaro → 天堂竜 / レッドホーク - 田中弘太郎
- Rokumeikan Kaori / White Swan - Kishida Rika → 鹿鳴館香 / ホワイトスワン - 岸田里佳
- Ooishi Raita / Yellow Owl - Tadano Ikko → 大石雷太 / イエローオウル - ただのいっこ
- Hayasaka Ako / Blue Swallow - Uchida Sayuri → 早坂アコ / ブルースワロー - 内田さゆり
- Yuuki Gai / Black Condor - Wakamatsu Toshihide → 結城凱 / ブラックコンドル - 若松俊秀
Sky Force
- Chief Odagiri Aya - Miki Mikiko → 小田切綾長官 - 三輝みきこ
- Maria / Aoi Rie - Maruyama Maho → マリア / 藍リエ - 丸山真穂
Other Characters
- Jiiya - Hayakawa Yuzo
Dimensional War Party Vyram
- Radiguet - Tachi Daisuke → ラディゲ - 舘大介
- Tran - Kuga Miku → トラン - 久我未来
- Tranza - Hirose Yutaka → トランザ - 広瀬裕
- Gray - Kusaka Hideaki → グレイ - 日下秀昭
- Grinam Soldiers - the grunts of the Vyram
- Dimension Beasts
- The monster of the week. They are born from an egg that changes into a scorpion. This scorpion fuses with an object and becomes a monster to wreck havok. If the scorpion is detached from the monster, it will become a giant version of the monster. Sometimes the monster will be already giant-sized.
Voice Actors
- Narration - Tareki Tsutomu → ナレーション - 垂木勉
Stunt Actors
- Red Hawk - Niibori Kazuo, Maeda Hiroshi → レッドホーク - 新堀和男、前田浩
- White Swan - Hachisuka Yuichi, Akada Masato → ホワイトスワン - 蜂須賀祐一
- Yellow Owl, Jet Garuda - Ishigaki Hirofumi → イエローオウル - 石垣広文
- Blue Swallow - Hachisuka Shoji → ブルースワロー - 蜂須賀昭二
- Black Condor - Oofuji Naoki → ブラックコンドル - 大藤直樹
- Gray - Kusaka Hideaki → グレイ - 日下秀昭
- Grinam Soldier, Tetra Boy, Jet Garuda - Takeuchi Yasuhiro → グリナム兵、テトラボーイ、ジェットガルーダ - 竹内康博
- Dimensional Beasts - Miyazaki Takeshi → 次元獣 - 宮崎剛
Jet Machines
- Jet Hawk - Red Hawk's Jet Machine
- Jet Swan - White Swan's Jet Machine
- Jet Owl - Yellow Owl's Jet Machine
- Jet Swallow - Blue Swallow's Jet Machine
- Jet Condor - Black Condor's Jet Machine
Combinations
- Icarus Haaken - first combination of all five Jet Machines, becomes a giant plane and uses Jet Phoenix as its finisher
- Jet Icarus - second combination of all five Jet Machines, becomes a giant robot
Chronology
February 15, 1991 - February 14, 1992 (51 episodes)
| Episode | Title | Air date | Writer | Director | Viewership |
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| Ep 01 | Seek the Warriors 戦士を探せ |
February 15, 1991 | Inoue Toshiki | Amemiya Keita | 8.6% |
| Ep 02 | The Third Warrior 第三の戦士 |
February 22, 1991 | 8.1% | ||
| Ep 03 | The Power of Five 五つの力 |
March 1, 1991 | Arai Kiyoshi | 7.7% | |
| Ep 04 | The Fighting Bride 戦う花嫁 |
March 8, 1991 | 8.6% | ||
| Ep 05 | Fall for Me 俺に惚れろ |
March 15, 1991 | Tojo Shohei | 6.2% | |
| Ep 06 | Get Angry, Robo! 怒れロボ！ |
March 22, 1991 | 7.6% | ||
| Ep 07 | Ryu's Marriage!? 竜の結婚！？ |
March 29, 1991 | Sakamoto Taro | 8.3% | |
| Ep 08 | The Laughing Diamond 笑うダイヤ |
April 5, 1991 | Araki Kenichi | 7.2% | |
| Ep 09 | Muddy Love 泥んこの恋 |
April 12, 1991 | Kawasaki Hiroyuki | Minowa Masao | 5.8% |
| Ep 10 | Cup Noodles カップめん |
April 19, 1991 | Arakawa Naruhisa | 6.7% | |
| Ep 11 | A Dangerous Game 危険な遊び |
April 26, 1991 | Fujii Kunio | Tojo Shohei | 5.1% |
| Ep 12 | Hellbound Bus 地獄行バス |
May 3, 1991 | Inoue Toshiki | 4.3% | |
| Ep 13 | Maze of Love 愛の迷路 |
May 10, 1991 | Minowa Masao | 5.1% | |
| Ep 14 | Love's Deadly Bazooka 愛の必殺砲（バズーカ） |
May 17, 1991 | 6.0% | ||
| Ep 15 | High School Student Warrior 高校生戦士 |
May 24, 1991 | Watanabe Asami | Arai Kiyoshi | 4.3% |
| Ep 16 | The Papers' Revolution 紙々の叛乱 |
May 31, 1991 | Araki Kenichi | 7.3% | |
| Ep 17 | The Revived Empress 復活の女帝 |
June 7, 1991 | Inoue Toshiki | Tojo Shohei | 6.6% |
| Ep 18 | Gai Dies! 凱、死す！ |
June 14, 1991 | 6.4% | ||
| Ep 19 | I Can See! 見えます！ |
June 21, 1991 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Amemiya Keita | 7.3% |
| Ep 20 | Marriage Vacuum Cleaner 結婚掃除機 |
June 28, 1991 | Araki Kenichi | 5.2% | |
| Ep 21 | Walking Garbage 歩くゴミ |
July 5, 1991 | Tojo Shohei | 10.4% | |
| Ep 22 | Exploding Love 爆発する恋 |
July 12, 1991 | Inoue Toshiki | 5.9% | |
| Ep 23 | A New Squadron Debuts 新戦隊登場 |
July 19, 1991 | Amemiya Keita | 6.4% | |
| Ep 24 | Launch, Super Robot 出撃超（スーパー）ロボ |
July 26, 1991 | 5.2% | ||
| Ep 25 | The Laughing Shadow-People 笑う影人間 |
August 2, 1991 | Araki Kenichi | Minowa Masao | 3.9% |
| Ep 26 | I'm a Primitive 僕は原始人 |
August 9, 1991 | Arakawa Naruhisa | 4.0% | |
| Ep 27 | The Great Escape From Hell 魔界大脱出 |
August 16, 1991 | Araki Kenichi | Tojo Shohei | 4.3% |
| Ep 28 | The Founding Dimensional Beast 元祖次元獣 |
August 23, 1991 | Arakawa Naruhisa | 4.1% | |
| Ep 29 | The Final Battle 最後の戦い |
August 30, 1991 | Watanabe Asami Watari Naoki |
6.9% | |
| Ep 30 | The Three Majin Stand 三魔神起つ |
September 6, 1991 | Inoue Toshiki | Minowa Masao | 4.4% |
| Ep 31 | The Squadron Disbands 戦隊解散！ |
September 13, 1991 | 5.4% | ||
| Ep 32 | Wings!! One More Time 翼よ！再び |
September 20, 1991 | Amemiya Keita | 7.0% | |
| Ep 33 | It's a Cockroach ゴキブリだ |
September 27, 1991 | Araki Kenichi | 6.8% | |
| Ep 34 | Traitorous Ryu 裏切りの竜 |
October 4, 1991 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Tojo Shohei | 5.8% |
| Ep 35 | The Fighting Courage Given by a Dove 鳩がくれた戦う勇気 |
October 11, 1991 | Araki Kenichi | 6.8% | |
| Ep 36 | A Walking Appetite! Ant-People 歩く食欲！アリ人間 |
October 18, 1991 | Inoue Toshiki | Amemiya Keita | 8.7% |
| Ep 37 | Birth! Emperor Tranza 誕生！帝王トランザ |
October 25, 1991 | 8.2% | ||
| Ep 38 | Sudden Hammer! いきなりハンマー！ |
November 1, 1991 | Masuda Takahiko | Minowa Masao | 9.1% |
| Ep 39 | Spin, Roulette of Life 廻せ命のルーレット |
November 8, 1991 | Arakawa Naruhisa | 12.0% | |
| Ep 40 | Command! Change the Squadron 命令！戦隊交代せよ |
November 15, 1991 | Araki Kenichi | Tojo Shohei | 8.1% |
| Ep 41 | Transformation Impossible! The Base Destroyed 変身不能！基地壊滅 |
November 22, 1991 | 11.1% | ||
| Ep 42 | Sleep on My Chest! おれの胸で眠れ！ |
November 29, 1991 | Inoue Toshiki | Minowa Masao | 9.0% |
| Ep 43 | Sneak into the Commander's Body 長官の体に潜入せよ |
December 6, 1991 | 10.4% | ||
| Ep 44 | Majin Robot! Veronica 魔神ロボ！ベロニカ |
December 13, 1991 | Amemiya Keita | 8.9% | |
| Ep 45 | Victorious Hot Milk 勝利のホットミルク |
December 20, 1991 | |||
| Ep 46 | The Tomato Field's Great Demon King トマト畑の大魔王 |
January 10, 1992 | Araki Kenichi | Tojo Shohei | 7.5% |
| Ep 47 | Emperor Tranza's Glory 帝王トランザの栄光 |
January 17, 1992 | Inoue Toshiki | 7.7% | |
| Ep 48 | A Kiss That Calls Death 死を呼ぶくちづけ |
January 24, 1992 | Minowa Masao | 8.4% | |
| Ep 49 | Maria... Her Love and Death マリア…その愛と死 |
January 31, 1992 | 7.7% | ||
| Ep 50 | Respective Battles to the Death それぞれの死闘 |
February 7, 1992 | Amemiya Keita | 8.0% | |
| Ep 51 | Flap Your Wings! Birdmen! はばたけ！鳥人よ |
February 14, 1992 | 8.3% | ||
| Extra Releases | |||||
| Gokaiger 28 | Wings are Forever 翼は永遠に |
September 4, 2011 | Inoue Toshiki | Nakazawa Shojiro | 4.2% |
Viewership
Average: 7.1% (All Episodes)
Highest: 12.0% (Episode 39)
Lowest: 3.9% (Episode 25)
Songs
- Opening Theme
- Singer: Kageyama Hironobu
- Lyrics: Araki Toyohisa
- Composer: Tsuno Goji
- Arranger: Tsuno Goji
- Ending Theme
- Singer: Kageyama Hironobu
- Lyrics: Araki Toyohisa
- Composer: Tsuno Goji
- Arranger: Yamamoto Kenji
Trivia
- Jetman is inspired from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman which was the inspiration of Sentai. Gatchaman has its members representing a bird which Jetman does similarly. The birds Jetman represents are almost identical to the ones Gatchaman represents except for the hawk which Gatchaman uses the eagle instead.
- The team name was originally 超人戦隊バードマン Choujin Sentai Birdman (Super Human Sentai Birdman) but at some point during production was changed to 鳥人戦隊ジェットマン Choujin Sentai Jetman (Birdman Sentai Jetman). [1]
- The "Chou" (超) in the former means "Super" while the "Chou" (鳥) in the latter means "Bird".
- Jetman was originally planned to be the last in the Super Sentai series. [2]
- Jetman's story went beyond the final episode. It had three novels written by Inoue Toshiki from 1992-1995 which are rather adult and removes any mention of giant mecha. It had a manga series in 1996 written by Fujii Akiko.
- In the King Of Fighters series, when characters Ralf and Clark (the two soldiers from the Ikari Warriors games) fight against each other they usually do the "Cross Changer" pose as a reference to Jetman. Another Jetman reference is found in the KOF 98 gallery for the Neo Geo CD version of the game, where there's a picture of Leona Heidern saving Ralf and Clark dressed as Commander Odagiri Aya.
| Spoiler warning: Significant plot details about Episode 51 follow. |
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External Links
- JP Wiki
- Super Sentai Friends site
- Toei Video site
- Wiki for TV ratings
- Wiki of Jetman's attacks
- Interview with Wakamatsu Toshihide (Yuuki Gai / Black Condor)
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