was the fifteenth entry of the Super Sentai

Super Sentai

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 television series. Produced by the Toei Company

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 and Bandai

Bandai

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, the series aired on TV Asahi

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 on February 15, 1991 to February 14, 1992, with a total of 51 episodes. The series is an homage to the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman

is a 5-member superhero team that is composed of the main characters in several Japanese anime created by Tatsuo Yoshida and originally produced in Japan by Tatsunoko Productions and later adapted into several English-language versions...

anime series, using a similar bird motif.

Plot

This series takes place in 199X on the Earth Ship, the command center of an international defence agency called Sky Force, the guardians of peace on Earth. In the ship, scientists have developed "Birdonic Waves", a newly developed technology which 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. Ryū Tendō, 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 Ryū'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 Tendō successfully escape and begin searching on Earth for the four remaining Jetman, training them to aid them in stopping Vyram's plans of conquering their dimension.

Sky Force

is the military organization the Jetmen belong to.

Jetmen

Based at the , a high-tech base provided by the Sky Force, the Jetman can launch their mecha from it./: Born at May 10, 1965. He is 25-years-old at the beginning of the series, but turns 26 in episode 13. He is originally a Sky Forcer codenamed "W6" and leader of the Jetman. Being the only official to become a Jetman, his policy is to be always professional and never let feelings affect himself in battle, enforcing it to his team mates. This comes 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's hold over her. However, Maria's death by his nemesis Radiguet exceeds into the final battle, quitting the team to go after Radiguet before Kaori manages to talk Ryu out of revenge by reminding him of Rie's final wish. During the final battle, Ryu risks his own life by urging Aya and his four teammates in Jet Icarus to stab Raguem while he is held at by Jet Garuda to restrain the former. After Radiguet is defeated, Ryu marries Kaori in the series epilogue.

• • Attacks: /: A 25-year-old loner who hates being told what to do. Gai loves to fight but prefers things to work out without violence. Gai's fighting styles are street fighting and mixed martial arts: his combat skills match Ryū's, though he fights dirty and hits below the belt sometimes. He initially clashes with Ryū when drafted against his will, but they eventually become friends. His interests include motorcycle, swimming, saxophone, gambling and womanizing. He loves Kaori, and often tries to flirt with her, without results, which ends up with him suffering from the frustration of his nonreciprocating feelings. When she finally accepts him, they frequently had problems in their relationship as both are too different. He is rivals with Grey. He defeated Grey in their final encounter, in which a part of his helmet was damaged. Years after the battle with Vyram ended, while buying a bouquet for Ryu and Kaori's wedding, Gai chases after a mugger, only to get fatally stabbed in the stomach. He makes it to the church after the wedding party and talks to Ryu before he dies while watching everyone enjoy themselves.
  • Attacks: , ./: A 22-year-old overweight, eyeglasses-wearing nature lover who enjoys vegetables, Raita hated Vyram for their destruction of nature. He was raised by his grandmother, Kiyo Ōishi, because Raita's parents were busy learning to be good at cooking. He looked after Kaori and had feelings for her, vowing to protect her even if he had no chance with her. 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 his childhood friend, Satsuki, before later taking their business to the next level via the internet.
  • Attacks: , , Condor/Owl Towering Attack, (with White Swan)./: The 22-year-old heiress of the Rokumeikan Enterprises empire. She is taken care of by her butler, Jiiya, since her parents live in New York City
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    . She joined the Jetman to escape the boredom of her heiress life. She is good at Kendo
    Kendo
    , meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu.Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.-Practitioners:Practitioners...
    
     and is the best shot in Jetman. Kaori was in the middle of a love triangle with Ryū and Gai, learning in battle what a spoiled rich girl she was and what were the really important things. Raita also had feelings for her. 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 used a lot of diamonds to try and snap Ako from the curse of the monster Red Diamond. At the end of the series, she marries Ryū with whom she overcome difficult times.
  • Attacks: , , Double Kick (with Yellow Owl)./: An 18-year-old senior student at Miharakita High School, Ako was a bright and cheerful girl who wants to marry a rich man. She first thought of being a Jetman as a means to get ¥
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    1500 per hour, but her first battle awakens her sense of justice and made her realize that she must fight as a warrior. She is best friends with her classmate, Kyōko, who learned of her true identity during the voice Jigen incident. From the Gomi Jigen incident, the monster being her childhood toy Pootan, Ako learns of how wasteful humans can be. She debuts as an idol singer three years after the fall of Vyram.
  • Attacks: .

Arsenal

: The transformation bracelet, worn on the right wrist. They transform by shouting the device's name and pressing a bird shaped button on the bracelet.: The communication device for the team. It contains an icon representing each members respective bird which can be placed in the on the control console of the Jetman's mecha to form Jet Ícarus. It is worn on the left wrist.: A combination of the Bird Blaster and Bringer Sword. With it, the Jetman can execute the team attack.
}: Standard sidearm weapons.
}: Longswords used by the Jetman.: Advanced guns with seeker lasers.: A combination of the Bird Blaster and Beak Smasher. With it, the Jetman can execute a team attack of the same name.: Gauntlets equipped with electrowaves, used to perform . It can also fire .

Vehicles

: Red's buggy, transforms into . Its maximum speed is 500 kilometers per hour.: Yellow and White's four-wheeled drive. Its maximum speed is 400 kilometers per hour.: Black and Blue's motorcycles. Its maximum speed is 360 kilometers per hour.

Mecha

: A giant robot formed with all five Jet Machine fighter jets by the command . It destroys monsters using the . Its other weapons are the , Icarus Crusher, , , , , and the . It can reform into the when the command of is given, and its ultimate attack is the .
}: Red Hawk's individual Jet Machine. It forms the frontal section of the Icarus Haken, the head and chest of Jet Icarus, and the head and the center of the chest of the Great Icarus. Despite it being somewhat destroyed, it appears again in Gaoranger vs Super Sentai.
}: Black Condor's individual Jet Machine. It forms the right rudder of the Icarus Haken, the left leg of Jet Icarus, and the left upper leg of the Great Icarus.

• • • It was repainted and renamed after Green Eagle (Jeffrey Kenzaki) replaced the slain Black Condor in the manga.

}: Yellow Owl's individual Jet Machine. It forms the right wing of the Icaros Haken, the right arm of Jet Icarus, and the right upper arm of the Great Icarus.
}: White Swan's individual Jet Machine. It forms the left rudder of the Icarus Haken, the right leg of Jet Icarus, and the right upper leg of the Great Icarus.
}: Blue Swallow's individual Jet Machine. It forms the left wing of the Icarus Haken, the left arm of Jet Icaros and the Wing Shield, and the left upper arm of the Great Icaros.: Jetman's second robot that transforms from an airship called the . Actually an alien space-ship built and manned by the three survivors of the Kingdom of Dimensia, one of the many dimensional planes conquered by Vyram. When the command is given, the cockpit of the Bird Garuda forms the head, the tailfins become the back, the rear intakes become the feet, and the forward engines are the shoulders (the forearms and lower legs slide back). It forms the headdress, body (with Jet Hawk as the center), forearms, and lower legs of the Great Icarus and attaches to the rear of the Icarus Haken to form the Hyper Haken. It is armed with the , , and the . Its finishing attack is the . It was made by Dimensia Fighters Ray, Kanna and Dan. It was destroyed in the final battle, but is shown rebuilt in the sequel manga.: The combination of the Jet Icarus and Jet Garuda into a powerful robot, formed from the command , and armed with . It destroys monsters with its ultimate finishing attack, the . When the command is given, it can reform into the . It is armed with the and its finishing attack is the . It was first used to destroy the monster Semimaru.: An AI-gifted robot specialized in quick movements and boxing attacks. It can transform into the cannon, used by Jet Icarus or Jet Garuda. It is rendered useless by Raguem after he severs the Tetra Boy's arms in the final battle.

Allies

: The first female commander of Sentai. She is good at martial arts, and the inventor of mecha. She can be both caring and severe to the Jetman. The more important thing to her is the life of her underlings, so much that she is willing to fight in the line of fire if necessary. Her subordinates call her "Chōkan". She pilots Jet Garuda when necessary such as the final battle. (40-41): A Sky Force officer who cares only for himself bore a grudge against Aya for being the commanding officer in the Jetman project. With his Neo-Jetmen, Ichijō took command of Aya's station, bent on making her suffer while removing her Jetmen from the picture. However, after his true colors are revealed before being attacked by Meteor BEM, Ichijō is removed from his position. (40-41): J1 through J5, team created by Supreme Commander Ichijō to replace the Jetmen, having Birdonic Reactors implanted in bodies. J1 (Yūta Mochizuki who later went on to play Geki/Tyranno Ranger in Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger) armed with Neo Sword, J2 armed with Neo Stinger scythe, J4 armed with Neo Slicer boomerang, all wield Neo Shōoter guns and Neo Mine grenades, group attack is Flare Buster twin cannon, eventually gave Birdonic energies to Jetmen in order to restore their powers. In the sequel manga, they are shown repowered and in charge of protecting Japan after the original Jetman's powers have faded over time. Ultimately they make way for the true Jetman once again.

Others

(23-24): The last three warriors of Dimensia, a realm destroyed by Vyram. The group composed of (played by Yasuhiro Ishiwata, who previously played Bun/Blue Flash from Chōshinsei Flashman

Choushinsei Flashman

was the tenth Super Sentai television series produced by Toei Company. It aired on TV Asahi on March 1, 1986 to February 21, 1987.-Storyline:Twenty years ago, five children were kidnapped by the an alien group known as the Alien Hunters, for the sake of the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess -...

), his lover (Kanako Maeda, formerly Momoko/Pink Mask in Hikari Sentai Maskman

Hikari Sentai Maskman

is Toei's eleventh entry of the Super Sentai Series. It aired on TV Asahi from February 28, 1987 to February 20, 1988, with a total of 51 episodes. Its international English title as listed by Toei is simply Maskman.-Plot:...

), and the youthful (Hideki Fujiwara, who went on to play Dan/Tricera Ranger in Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger), they chased Vyram to Earth with the Bird Garuda. While Ray and Kanna work 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. (29): The two warriors from Berserk, a realm destroyed by Vyram force under Radiguet whose people can transmutate any item into weapons, though they can disard that very power to heal. Arriving to Earth, while is cared for by the Jetmen, attempts to kill Radiguet. However, after Lu 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.

Dimensional War Party Vyram

The appears as a clan of outer-dimensional nobles, who conquered many worlds in the Back Dimension, and are now moving on to Front Dimension, ours. They boast on being gods, while they despise humans and see them as stupid and worthless. Their base of operations was the , a brain-shaped castle capable of traversing dimensions and sending its forced to Earth due to its Dimensional Transfer Machine. After their leader got lost in the Back Dimension, its four leading members compete in a game to defeat the Jetmen with the prize being full-leadership until one of them becomes powerful enough to assume command until he is deposed by Raidiguet, who leads Vyram up to its destruction.: A cold-hearted officer who is the nearest presence to a leader of 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 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 Majin under his control, managing to succeed with Ramon when he absorbed Gorg. When Tranza takes over the Vyram throne, Radiguet attempts to kill him off, 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 (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 Tetra Boy exposes the weak point Rie made. To counter their advantage over him, Raguem assimilates the Vylock into armor that he uses to overpower Tetra Boy. The Great Icarus separates and Ryu uses Jet Garuda to rip the armor off and the others destroy both Jet Garuda and Raguem, killing Radiguet as a result. Before he explodes, Radiguet curses the Jetman and swears revenge beyond the grave. (1-36) / (36-47): A psycho kinetic 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 energy to undergo a super-rapid growth. With his new-found power and maturity, Tranza easily defeats both his comrades and Jetmen for underestimating him before seizing leadership of Vyram. In addition to his psychokinetic powers, and new-found arrogant nature, he can now assume disguises and wields the rapier. After his Veronica scheme was ruined by Radiguet, after completing his new Bio Gun, Tranza heads out to hunt both him and Jetmen down. Fighting the entire Jetman team on his own, Tranza uses his Bio Gun to turn each Jetman member into a trophy portrait until only Ryu remained. However, with Radiguet aiding Red Hawk before betraying him, the Bio Gun is destroyed and the others are freed as they use Jet Bazooka on Tranza. Though he survives the attacks, Radiguet tortures Tranza before sparring him to live in misery in a catatonic state at a mental institution. (1-49): She was formerly known as , ranked Sky Forcer W3, a love interest of Ryū's who plays the piano. Though originally to be a Jetman, Vyram's attack on the Earth Ship resulted with Rei 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, with sword, gun, and whip modes. The monsters created by her were often motivated by envy, and attacked mainly women. Since the Camera Jigen incident, unconsciously playing the piano due, Maria develops a relationship with Grey after. Since then, she played piano music for Grey despite not knowing why as her identity was found out the relationship got difficult. Grey was willing to let her go if it made her happy. During the Majin 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 parasite born from Radiguet's blood that turns her into a vampiric being as she targets men, though unaware that would transform into mindless puppet overtime. While fighting Ryu, Maria assumes her monstrous form as she battles Red Hawk before assuming Rie's appearance to catch him off guard as the parasite transfers itself to Ryu in order to have him take out the Jetmen. While Ryu manages to return to normal, Maria is in the final stage of her transformation as she defeats the other Jetmen before Ryu 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 fakes in order to stab him in the back before he mortally wounds her so no one else can't have her. Refusing to have Ryu save her, Rie asks him to forget all about her as Grey spirits her away to spend her final moments with the android's arms repeating Ryu's name. Her ghost later appeared in the finale, saying goodbye to Ryū after his marriage to Kaori. (1-50): A robot who ironically was always the most reasoning one in Vyram. He is armed with the , , and . Despite being a robot, he showed human feelings, especially love for wine, music, cigarettes, and particularly Maria, learning to play the piano from example. As a result, Grey supports Maria in shielding her when fighting Jetman, seeing Gai Yuki 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 Gai out in a final match. Eventually, Grey is mortally damaged as Gai lit his one last cigarette as a sign of acknowledgment as a worthy rival before Grey shuts down. (17-18): The previous ruler of Vyram, referring to herself as the mother of all creation, Juuza along her underlings Radiguet, Grey, and Tran had conquered the Reverse dimension's worlds. While able to use telekinesis and breathe fire in her human form, Juuza can assume a Demon Beast form where she fires bullets from her fingers and shock-waves and beams from her mouth. Thought to be dead in the last battle in the back dimension, she actually went under a long sleep to regain her strength 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 turn every human in the city into a crystal pillar so she can feed Semimaru. The Jetmen nearly lose to her as Gai is affected by Juuza's spell. After banishing Radiguet for his treachery, Juuza resumes her attack as the Jetmen battle her before Gai succumbs to Juuza's spell. With some unexpected assistance from Radiguet, the Jetmen destroy her forehead crystal to free everyone she turned into crystal. Enraged that her face is scarred, Juuza assumes her Demon Beast 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 jabs his sword onto her throat just before Semimaru hatched.: 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.

Others

(18-24): The ultimate beast of destruction; an insectoid who is legendary for its destructive power. Juuza acquired such a monster and brought it to Earth while as an egg, feeding it enough human suffering to hatch. Though she succeeds in her plan, Juuza is killed by Radiguet who raises Semimaru from its green larval form to a red armored human-sized version before it pupates. Once it emerges, the matured winged Semimaru enlarges itself as it goes on the rampage across the city while defeating Jet Icarus until the Bird Garuda intervenes and freezes the monster. However, once the monster breaks out, it defeats Jet Garuda before leaving to heal its wounds. But Semimaru meets its end fighting the newly formed Great Icarus. (30): A servant of Ramon and Gorg, Mu was put to sleep along with his two masters since Taiko era. Accidentally released from his urn by two lost travelers, Mu goes to find an ideal warrior to use in a blood sacrifice to free his masters. Arriving to the scene of the Jetman's fight with Radigam, Mu attacks them to pick out a suitable sacrifice and abducts Kaori to begin the ritual. However, the Jetman intervene and battle Mu as they use the Fire Bazooka on him which he endured. Finding his masters revived, Mu was killed by Gorg for being useless. (31-32): The natural enemies of humanity, who turn humans into fruit for consummation. Sealed during the Taiko Era, they could only be released by the blood of a warrior, with Radiguet giving them his in return for their loyalty. However, the two have no interest in serving someone who harms humans as they start to feed until the Jetman intervene. Enlarging, Gorg battles Jet Icarus and Jet Garuda until the Tetra Boy arrives and defeat the demon. With Gorg mortally wounded by Jet Icarus with the Tetra Buster, Ramon attempts to absorb him. But Radiguet and Grey spirit away the dying Gorg and seed him with Bio-Dimensional Bugs before Ramon finds him, succeeding in gaining control of the fused demon lord. But even with Gorg's power augmenting his own, Ramon is defeated by the Jetman and then destroyed by the Hyper-Haken. (34): An internal defense mechanism designed to hunt down any intruders, it attacks Ryu when he infiltrates the Vylock. Enlarging to stop the Great Icarus from taking out the Dimensional Transfer Machine, it siphons the giant robot's energies to become a living bomb to take out the Jetman until the Tetra Boy intervenes and holds the monster long enough for the Great Icarus to destroy Jikgoku Medusa. (42): A yellow robot created by Tranza as a predecessor to building a means to counter the Jetman mecha, G2 suddenly malfunctioned and was used as a test dummy by the Grinams while developing a child-like mind. Escaping to Earth, G2 finds itself in the middle of Grey and Maria's hunt for Gai and Kaori. After being repaired by Grey, G2 attempts to win his love. To that end, G2 kidnaps Maria to bring to Grey. Damaged protecting Maria from a landslide, and damaged even more while trying to protect Grey from Jet Bazooka, G2 is abandoned as it plays Maria's tune before self-destructing. (43-45): The ultimate giant robot built by Tranza, it required human life energy as a power source. Upon appearing on Earth, piloted by Tranza and the other Vyram officers, Veronica wreaks havoc on the city as it defeats Jet Icarus and Jet Garuda while keeping them from forming the Great Icarus. But before Veronica could finish them off, it is damaged as a result of Radiguet's attempt to take the controls from Tranza to deal the final blow. After Grey finishes repairs, Veronica resumes its attack as the Tetra Boy arrives to hold the robot off until the Great Icarus arrives. However, Veronica damages the giant robot after its power source is revealed. By the time Veronica returns, now powered by three of the Jetman, it overpowers the Great Icarus until Radiguet's sabotage manifests. With Grey piloting Veronica as Tranza deals with Red Hawk after doing away with Radiguet, who completely drains Veronica's power as the Jetman fall back with the other captives to the Great Icarus, which uses its Bird Master in conjunction with the Tetra Boy to destroy Veronica. (46): The result of an Outer Dimensional entity called Metamol assuming the form of a nightmare from Raita's childhood when he was afraid of tomatoes, the Tomato Monarch possesses the power to turn people into tomato-headed freaks. Because it feeds on Raita's fear, this monster overpowers the Jetman as Tranza enlarges it. However, once Raita manages to overcome his childhood fear, this monster loses his power until he is reduced to a headless version of himself. This monster was destroyed by Jet Garuda.

Episodes

Cast

• Ryu Tendou -
• Gai Yuki -
• Raita Ooishi -
• Kaori Rokumeikan -
• Ako Hayasaka -
• Commander Aya Odagiri -
• Jiiya -
• Rie Aoi/Maria -
• Count Radiguet -
• Tran -
  • Emperor Tranza -
• Gray -
• Narrator -

Guest Stars

• Kyotaro Tatsumi -
• Bus Passenger -
• Juuza -
• Kaori Rokumekan (child) -
• Michiru -
• Ray -
• Kanna -
• Dan -
• Scientist -
• Akira -
• Supreme Commander Akira Ichijo -
• J1/Neo Jetman 1 -
• J2/Neo Jetman 2 -
• J3/Neo Jetman 3 -
• J4/Neo Jetman 4 -
• J5/Neo Jetman 5 -

Suit actors

• Red Hawk - Kazuo Niibori and Hiroshi Maeda
  Hiroshi Maeda
  is a professional Japanese stunt man and suit actor from Kōchi Prefecture who is best known for portraying the Red Ranger in most of the Power Rangers series as well as the Tyranno Ranger in the 1992 Super Sentai series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger....
  
  
• Black Condor - Naoki Ōfuji
• Yellow Owl, Jet Garuda - Hirofumi Ishigaki and Tomihisa Naruse
• White Swan - Yūichi Hachisuka and Masato Akada
• Blue Swallow - Shōji Hachisuka
• Tetra Boy - Yasuhiro Takeuchi
• Jet Icarus, Jet Garuda, Great Icarus - Hideaki Kusaka
• Dimensional Beasts - Takeshi Miyazaki

Songs

Opening theme

• • Lyrics:
  • Composition and Arrangement:
  • Artist: Hironobu Kageyama
    Hironobu Kageyama
    is a Japanese musical artist prominent in the soundtracks for anime, video game, and tokusatsu productions. He is sometimes called Kami by his fans. Kageyama got his big break at age 16, as lead singer of the pop group Lazy. By the early '80s, the band split and Kageyama went solo...
    
    

Ending theme

• • Lyrics: Toyohisa Araki
  • Composition: Kōji Tsuno
  • Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
  • Artist: Hironobu Kageyama

Note: The song is later adapted in Hayate no Gotoku Character song CD's by Takahashi Mikako.

Novels

A trilogy of Jetman novels were written by Toshiki Inoue

Toshiki Inoue

is a Japanese screenwriter from Saitama Prefecture. He is known for his work on anime and tokusatsu dramas and films. He is the son of Masaru Igami, who himself was a screenwriter for tokusatsu dramas.-TV anime:*Akakage...

, the show's main screenwriter, following the conclusion of the TV series. They were published by Shogakukan

Shogakukan

is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...

 under their "Super Quest Bunko" imprint. The titles were:

1. - ISBN 4094400311 (1992/10/20)
2. - ISBN 409440032X (1993/07/20)
3. - ISBN 4094400338 (1995/01/01)

The novelizations were written specifically for adult fans of the TV show and includes content not deemed suitable for minors, such as detailed descriptions of sexual intercourse between Ryū and Rie, Gai and Kaori, and Radiguet and Maria. The Dimensional Beasts and giant robots are also absent from this adaptation, while Empress Jūza, a one-off villain on the show, has an extended role.

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

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 pen name). It was titled . 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 Ryu and Kaori's one-year-old daughter Aya Tendo 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 Jeff Kensaki, who is empowered by Birdonic Waves after a meteorite crashes next to him, and becomes Green Eagle. In this manga series, the Jetman 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 Family Computer on December 21, 1991. The game was published by Angel (a subsidiary of Bandai) and developed by Natsume. It is a single-player side-scrolling action game where the player assumes role one of the Jetman 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 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 Jigen (Area A)
• Camera Jigen (Area B)
• Bus Jigen (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.

External links

• Chōjin Sentai Jetman at the official Super Sentai website