Kaiju no Kami Reviews - Chojin Sentai Jetman (1991) Series

[@maris4137]

I love how in Japan, even if this (and many other shows) in all intents and purposes, a kid's show, they did not hold back in having scenes with drinking, smoking, gambling, a lady in a Playboy Bunny type suit, fist fights against teammates, and death by being stabbed by a purse snatcher. Jetman is really a great series.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

It is quite nice that, at least at the time, they didn't hold back on having adult moments in a children's TV show. It meant they didn't treat kids like they were morons.

[@maris4137]

@ZarkZyrian It's not that having those automatically makes a show great, but the point is the creators are not held back in expressing and showing what they intend the characters to be.

[@slagarcrue85]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork okay mild small spoiler warning but I gave to say this as kindly as I can so this video get demonetized. What the hell was the point of having the black ranger get killed of last minute in the very last episode. Especially since he was not killed by even a main bad guy he gets stabbed to death in the last episode by some random thief that was robbing a flower shop.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

It was a call back to Gatchaman since Black Condor dies in that show.

[@justinsigler1565]

The sentai that saved the series

[@deadaccount6554]

This was another awesome review. Choujin Sentai Jetman is another Sentai series I am very interested in watching. Man, my list of Sentai shows I'm interested in just keeps growing.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Glad you enjoyed the review and that you want to see this show now. :-)

[@zeokingsilver]

was the first sentai series I fully watched it was a real interesting one. also I like how the cockpits for the mecha were remodeled for zyuranger

[@only257]

zeoking silver me too it was my favorite sentai as well👻

[@mikesilva3868]

I'm back 😊

[@GothamKnight84661]

Love this series. Yuki Gai is my most favorite of all the members of Jetman. He's a stand up guy though. Also Yasuhiro Ishiwata, who played Bun from Flashman guest started along side Kanako Maeda who was Momoko in Maskman in the episodes Ep. 23: A New Squadron Debuts and Ep. 24: Launch, Super Robot.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol

[@only257]

Mirai no Batman1984 my favorites in this sentai are blue shallow,white swan and black condor😊

[@prodbygodfried]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I finished Jetman literally today. And may I say. BADASSS!!!!! I love the series. I love the characters. The plot. The commander. Everything. Grey Maria Radiguet and even TRANZA!!!!!!!! I love this I definitely recommend this.

[@allamaraine8066]

Adult geek who grew up watching Power Rangers here (SPD was the last season I watched, I think, at the ripe old age of 16). This was really helpful, as someone trying to get back into the Sentai game. Props, dude. 🖖🏾

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Glad you enjoyed it. SPD is probably my favorite PR season.

[@allamaraine8066]

Kaiju no Kami - It’s up there, for me. Great casting, some of the best action in the franchise up to that point, and who can hate on a red ranger with dual laser pistols?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

It also helps that Jack doesn't feel like he needs medication.

[@comicbookking3446]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Do you prefer SPD over Dekaranger ?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I think so.

[@ZZtheDark]

12:20,speaking of Inoue...I got a feeling in an episode of DBZ,he wrote Gohan and Vegeta fight while Goku was still on Namek. This particular scene I'm willing to assume: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppfEeZJneLSkY5I&ab_channel=DragonSlayer12396 Two guys,regardless of age beating the shit out of each other due to pride or honor,kinda like Ryu and Gai strangely enough. Oh yeah,I forgot. Toshiki Inoue worked as a writer for the Dragonball Z anime: dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Toshiki_Inoue Oh Inoue,don't ever change. XD

[@ellnats]

were not the only ones who find the theme song awesome, I hear that haim saban actually sang it out loud in a restaurant while meeting with one of the toei executives

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Ah yes, I heard about that. I can't remember if it was Tony Oliver that told me about that or if it was mentioned on one of the bonus features on Shout!'s DVDs.

[@LoboEye]

Tony told us at one of his panels.

[@vustvaleo8068]

Black Condor is the original epic sax guy (pun intended).

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol

[@julesdedoro1216]

Vust Valeo black condor visits in the Philippines during from tokuspirits 2017

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

That is awesome.

[@justinsigler1565]

Kaiju no Kami fun fact: Jetman was the second sentai series that was going to be adapted into Power Rangers

[@zeokingsilver]

@@justinsigler1565 yep losing only to zyuranger due to the dino craze at the time but I always felt this would have made a great power ranger series

[@Gorix17]

Great review! I remember loving Jetman quite a lot since it was my first Sentai and got me back into Power Rangers and Tokusatsu. Gai and Gray's rivalry is one of the most memorable aspects for me, two great characters. Also this show had one of my favorite tributes in Gokaiger. However, with older eyes I'm a bit hesitant getting the Shout dvd, I fear it may not hold up as well on a rewatch.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I definitely feel the show holds up excessively well. Sure, it's not in my top 5, but it is in my top 10 and it was still quite revolutionary.

[@Gorix17]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Yeah. I liked how Radiguet was very proactive in battling the heroes personally. Very few big bads get directly involved in conflict so early on, and it's still pretty rare in the genre. I'm still peeved we never got a real Lord Zedd vs everyone battle.

[@only257]

Kaiju no Kami it's a great sentai the best sentai to me is five star squad great ranger😈

[@jackleonemax]

This is still one of my favorite Sentai Series, I like how different is Jetman from every other '90s entry and the themes about humanity. Jet Garuda is one of my favorite mechas. I totally love the puns in the review, they are the best. My only regret is that Radiguet in human form had a lot of potential, he had a kind of romance with an ill girl when he suffered amnesia but they destroyed it at the end of the episode. It was so sad.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Glad you enjoyed the review. :-) I always usually have fun putting these together no matter how arduous they can sometimes get. I do agree about Radiguet. I wish they had done more with him in his human form. Maybe they should have had that queen plot be an arc instead of just a 2 parter.

[@jackleonemax]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I agree on that. The queen arc could have been developed in more episodes.

[@mikesilva3868]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork good review I seen one of your videos and you said you were a dual fan it was the power rangers vs sentai video😊

[@dyldar4732]

The last ep hit me hard in the feels

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

How so?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol Oh yeah, duh. :-D

[@kau6912]

The greatest Sentai series of all time

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Dairanger is the greatest Sentai to me. Though Jetman is definitely in my top 10.

[@tjwilkerson2589]

K Au Dairanger, Gokaiger, Jetman, kakuranger, Zyuranger, Dekaranger, Megaranger, and Liveman would be in my top 10

[@lukejones7164]

​@@tjwilkerson2589 Great list

[@AdamKNAC]

MMPRtoys just released a new video mentioning that Shout Factory is releasing Chōjin Sentai Jettoman on DVD on September 25.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

And Gaoranger in Dec. Just saw it. YES!!!!!

[@MarioDS01]

Nice to see a review of this series, without too big of spoilers (I think) since I started watching it yesterday, at least 14 episodes in. Definitely a Super Sentai series worth watching after learning about most of the series before it.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yeah, I try to avoid as many spoilers as I can when reviewing these series.

[@greatrey]

The Ryu-Gai-Kaori love triangle just screams X-Men. (Ryu-Cyclops; Gai-Wolverine; Kaori-Jean Grey).

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

HA! That is hilarious. Though Wolverine has healing capabilities. :-p Actually no, wait, don't compare them because that would mean Kaori becomes a badass Phoenix, and she is not even remotely cool enough for that.

[@Suedeash]

Make it love square because even Raita gets involved, he even gets a cave woman gf who looks just like her too :P

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

I was thinking LOST, especially because the guys kinda remind me of Sawyer and Jack.

[@ZZtheDark]

X-men you can say...kinda is the original Gatchaman tbh. Daaayum,good thing X-men cartoon back in the 90's had Saban's name and no,I'm not joking. They actually did fund for it and Shuki Levy did some of the music for X-Men. Kaori becoming the Phoenix? Well,the Phoenix would give her a mind wash tbh.

[@mikesilva3868]

Agreed 😊

[@christiananderson263]

I have a Theory for why gai was acting so out of character in that one. Scene notice he was dressed as a ninja well obviously he was shurikenger in disguise all along sent back in time by akaranger to warn the jetman of the Horror that would become of ninninjer the jetman at first didn’t bat an eye and who could blame them nobody would assume humans could actually create something so awful and well they were right black cross from goranger made a deal with the devil,Hitler,Vladimir Putin, Kim jon un,and even mike zuckerberg in an attempt to lower the destroy sentai’s reputation once in for all at first the jetman didn’t take it that seriously but gai being the badass he is started to research in silence unknown to the rest of his teammates every time he would act out of character that was actually shurikenger disguised as him however and would only return as a permanent member of the team in the last quarter sadly though he was killed trying to stop the bastard who Greenlit nininjer NOT BY A REGULAR MUGGER

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol That is hilarious.

[@annunakiflow215]

the dvd just arrived and I'm very happy with this addition to my Tokusatsu collection

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Nice.

[@greatrey]

Gray is essentially the sophisticated version of Bender.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol

[@dana.1546]

I thought he looked like Gush (Liveman), been there before.

[@jamesroderick4292]

I watch this show 6 years ago... Shout factory needs to release it to US

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Agreed.

[@ZZtheDark]

AW YEAH!! Though they BETTER double check on the quality of the subs.

[@TAG2292]

Well, it looks like Shout Factory will be releasing it in US this September!!

[@ZZtheDark]

Aw yeah!

[@mrsmith.nerduniversity4032]

james Roderick. Its going to be released in september

[@donmccullen1973]

Watched a bit of Jetman thanks to Shout Factory's on demand. I notice that the cockpits would reused in Zyranger.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yep.

[@mikesilva3868]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork 😈

[@TrevKriderX1Fourze]

Hideaki Kusaka is also the suit actor for Go blue, Time yellow, Gao black , Kabuto Raiger, Deka Master, Wolzard and Wolzard fire, Bouken Silver, Kyoryu Grey, and Shou Ronpou/Ryu commander as well as larry in zyuoger master Shafu in gekiranger And he is also 59 years old

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Wow, that is a lot. Thanks for the info.

[@SBaby]

18:00 - The point where Tran becomes the adult Tranza marks a tonal shift for the show too. The villains stop competing to defeat the Jetmen and instead have to work together to stop him, and the Jetmen have a villain that is just badass, easily able to outfight the team. They are defeated in every major encounter with him, up until the last one (Ryu manages to damage him a bit in one fight, but if the fight had kept going, Tranza would probably have still won out). And the only reason they win the last one is because they have an assist.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

This is true. Jetman did also change up its formula thanks to Tranza.

[@zeokingsilver]

Gai's death is the one thing I have a real problem with I mean killed by a mugger what the hell

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

It just goes to show how life flat out sucks at times. He survived all that just to die by a nobody.

[@zeokingsilver]

just seems wrong if they were gonna do it they could have made it epic i mean every other sentai hero who died, died a more cool way

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I think that was the point though. You didn't expect it to happen like that way.

[@zeokingsilver]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I guess but still least they could do give him a decent one

[@dana.1546]

My thoughts exactly. This was stupid beyond belief. The writer who imagined this should never approach another sentai series ever !

[@piplup12]

I have been waiting for this review!

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I hope you find it worth it. :-)

[@AMDX1325]

Jeto Jeto Jetoman! Never watched this series but the song is so catchy xD

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

It is. And the series is great too.

[@mrsmith.nerduniversity4032]

Jetman will be released from shout factory in september

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yep, got a news video on that uploading right this second.

[@mikesilva3868]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork just seen it 😊

[@oxryoxry4607]

i am watching it now ..#throwback just getting back at the year of 2000 when jetman ... released in the philippine's television

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Cool.

[@donmccullen1973]

Saban tried to use Jetman to launch Power Rangers from what I have heard. No go. The Dinosuar craze helped Saban bring his version of Super Sentai to the west. Smart for Toei to do a Dino themed Sentai after Jetman.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Well, he actually started trying to create Power Rangers ever since Bioman after Stan Lee gave up on the concept and kept trying until Toei finally let him.

[@donmccullen1973]

That Too. I comment on that elsewhere. He saw Bioman contrary to what other news sources say...Zyranger was yet to be conceived in the Super Sentai cannon. But alas he would have to content with Kidd Video for the time being.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Kidd Video?

[@donmccullen1973]

Don't you know Kaiju? Saban along with Shuki Levy collaborated with Jean Chalopin and Andy Heyward of the now-defunct DiC Entertainment on that respected series. Actually, Alpha 5's (and 6 when the Hip-Hop personality is deleted) famous catchphrase has its origins in Kidd Video. Ay-Ay-Ay was the catchphrase of Kidd Video's drummer Carla who was portrayed/voiced by Gabrielle Bennett. Bennett in real life did not have the drumming skill. Lesser known fact Power Ranger/Super Sentai fans. Saban and Levy also wrote the songs; "Video To Radio (Kidd Video theme);" "Come Back To Me;" "You Better Run;" and "Easy Love." "A Little TLC" was co-written by Terry Britten (also co-wrote Tina Turner's smash "What's Love Got To Do With It?"), Elton John's longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, co-wrote "When The Phone Stops Ringing," Kidd Video covered the Motown smash "Where Did Our Love Go" and Kidd Video himself aka Bryan Scott wrote the song "Time."

[@TheHeroOfBlueLock]

That was a complete coincidence dude and Zyuranger wasn't as successful as Jetman.

[@kimchison9032]

7:14 well because Kohei Takeda actually learned to play violin for his role.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

That's awesome.

[@michaelsoulz8447]

Holy shit never clicked on a video that fast in my life.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol

[@GgGg-bc4on]

You are awesome and hilarious I love all of your reviews but KZbin never gives you the attention you deserved!

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Why thank you. And I do agree about KZbin, but it is what it is.

[@GgGg-bc4on]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Keep it up we are behind you!

[@donmccullen1973]

00:00 Love the Hitchcock isisms....I get it. The Birds. 07:38 Who would have thought Matt Cameron moved from singing to playing the drums for one of my favorite bands...Soundgarden, although Pearl Jam is just as good. 07:49 I LOVE PUMPKIN RAPPER...he could beat the MMPR or Zyranger in a rap battle.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol I am a huge Hitchcock fan, so getting to do that opening bit was so fun.

[@donmccullen1973]

Good Evening.

[@mikesilva3868]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork me too 💀😉

[@iamhungey12345]

Knowing that there was an English dub of Gatchaman, had Jetman been chosen for MMPR, what are the odds that there would be some people during the days talking about how it reminds them of "Battle of the Planets"?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Probablyl given that people were even comparing MMPR to Voltron back then.

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

I love the noodle and caveman eps lol. The ridiculousness is what's appealing. I don't take much from the Sentai series seriously. Though, it does have its serious, emotional moments.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Nothing wrong with liking those episodes. I don't hate them as I will watch them when I rewatch the show, they're just the ones I like the least.

[@only257]

Kaiju no Kami agreed love the noodle and caveman episodes too😈

[@Krbrx_DCD]

Nice intro 10/10!! Thumbs up!

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Thanks. :-)

[@ernestorio3550]

Jose Garcia it is a nice reference to alfred hitchcock's intro

[@iamhungey12345]

When you look at the comments section of a video clip of Kaori's nightmare where she watched herself getting killed, lets just say you know which people has watched the series and which didn't if some thinks she really was getting killed off. Makes you wonder who they think the woman watching this and freaking out was. What can be said, the user horaciosi has the best comment.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol I didn't even know a clip of that scene was up on KZbin.

[@tylerrice9725]

I loved evrything about this season the characters,suits,and the mechs. Also not toku related but did u watch black lightning and what did u think of it?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I did and I quite enjoyed the first episode. It has a different feel from the other shows and I like that he was already a super hero and is much older.

[@tylerrice9725]

Ikr me too.and I'm more interested n seeing backstory and his early superhero career before he went into retirement.

[@zeokingsilver]

Tyler Rice same

[@DaikaijuSpaceZilla]

Right now I only seen Dairanger (as you already know), but I'm planning to make this and Kakuranger my next Sentai show's.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Definitely worth it. I just recently rewatched Kakuranger myself.

[@Revcharge]

so you're telling me that the Pumpkin Rapper and the Soccadillo monster from MMPR came from Jetman? makes sense.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol

[@ilvpowerrangers]

So since there's going to be a release of Jetman from Shout Factory are you going to be doing an updated version of this?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I'll be doing a separate review for the DVD. Basically think of it as being like "The DVD" sections of my reviews, but as its own video.

[@mikesilva3868]

Jetman rocks 😈

[@combatking0]

I've seen and heard people suggest Carranger should have been skipped in favour of adapting Jetman as it has a more serious tone. Having now watched Jetman in its entirety, I can safely say I can see their point, when they're not fighting noodles, vacuum cleaners, walking piles of garbage or tomato headed monsters. As for Jetman as a Sentai, this is a huge breath of fresh air compared to the three or four seasons preceding it which, while each had their moments, started to feel like a stale routine. The writing is complex and nuanced, with the team learning to become a team rather than simply getting on with each other from the very beginning. Jet Icarus and Jet Garuda combining is friggin' epic, with the high-five / fist bump before they reconfigure into one colossal mech. All of the rangers undergo some level of character development, which is a big plus, particularly Gai who goes from a creepy lone wolf to someone who values and respects his team-mates. His appearance in Gokaiger 20 years later is confirmation of this. I could have done without him admitting his attraction to the girl in the vacuum cleaner episode, but I guess this is a culture thing. Ako I think has the least development of the five, but she does rise from a selfish schoolkid to a young woman with a strong sense of responsibility. I felt for Raita when he had a chance to live in the stone age with a woman who loves him, people who worship him and a society which strongly depends on the agriculture he loves so much, but he gives it all up to save the earth. Sacrifices don't come more heroic than that. Kaori grows from being something of a spoiled princess to a brave warrior, giving up on Ryu's love when she realises how much Gai's been sacrificing himself for her, but ultimately realising Gai's not the right guy for her and comforting Ryu in his hour of need. Ryu tips the balance for me when it comes to Jetman being my favourite season. Not for his iron-clad will or morals, but for his humanity when he falls into depression for losing Rie. Right from ToQger was my previous high-standard for this, though his own struggle with darkness was from contact with a darkness fuelled monster, while Ryu's is based and somewhat more realistic. I still hold ToQger in very high regard, but Jetman is my new favourite because of this. Ryu finds happiness while still being a hero, something which I can aspire towards. The tomato headed monster, easily one of the silliest monsters in all of tokusatsu, has to have the darkest and most brutal defeats in all of the 1000+ episodes of Sentai I've seen so far. I would strongly recommend this season for anyone wanting to start watching Sentai. I've already watched Zyuranger, so my next Sentai will be Dairanger.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yeah, Jetman was totally a game changer for Super Sentai. Enjoy Dairanger. It's my favorite Toku.

[@pkmntrsalad2225]

7:37 - 7:48 Vyram summoned Mystic Tomato in attack position.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol

[@ellnats]

I doubt i'd see these guys become lawyers and fight for anime character legal rights, Harvey Jetmen they'd call it

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Hahahahahahahaha... Then they can represent Race Bannon to prove he isn't gay. :-)

[@maximaldinotrap]

The funny thing is that they actually had allies that could transform into a form called Birdman. Said allies were only in two episodes and promptly killed off because why not?

[@bobbyshaddoe3004]

This is an all time classic entry. It had great characterization and character arcs, the heroes and villains were fleshed out, and it didn't talk down to the audience. My fave episode involves the Ramen Noodle monster and that guy that had a crush on Ako, it's hilarious but also kinda creepy when he creates a ramen noodle named after her, and the jingle for the product is 'all day long I want to eat Ako Chan'.... Great googly moogly! I was on the floor laughing but also like 'wtf?' that's not creepy or suggestive at all! This is also my wife's fave Sentai, although she hated that Gai died such a pointless death. I understand why she feels that way. But I also understand the meaning behind why he died the way he did. The stabbing was something that could have easily been treated if he went to a hospital, but he was determined not to miss the wedding. He didn't say anything about his injury because he didn't want the focus to be on him, cuz it was his friends special day. Gai was being completely selfless after spending most of his life and much of the early parts of the show being rather selfish. Granted it is a.needlessly tragic end to his character arc, but a memorable one.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yeah, at the end of the day, it showed that no matter how much growth he had, Gai was still as selfish as ever, just unintentionally selfish.

[@bobbyshaddoe3004]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork he wasn't being selfish by not telling anyone about his injury. At least not in his mind. He thought telling people about his injury would take away from Ryo and Kaori's special day. Gai wasn't thinking of himself he was thinking of them. He thought interrupting the wedding by having everyone take him to the hospital would be selfish.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Well that's what I mean. In his mind he wasn't being selfish when he reality, he really was.

[@bobbyshaddoe3004]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork cuz once they discover that he's dead, the wedding day, a celebration of love and life, is also remembered as the day he died, thus tainting the joyous occasion anyway simply because he didnt say anything about his injury. Thus he unintentionally made it about him by trying not to make it about him. Damn

[@eddymadison9655]

How about review Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman, the show that came before Jetman

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Currently in the process of watching that show. It'll be my next Sentai review after Gingaman.

[@zeokingsilver]

RIP Masaki Tachi AKA Back Dimensional Count Radiguet .

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yeah I know. :-(

[@zeokingsilver]

Kaiju no Kami still can’t believe he’s gone but jetman will ensure he remembered

[@Thedude38356]

Cool review on Jetman. Ako was my favorite Jetman too.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Glad you enjoyed it. Who was your favorite villain?

[@Thedude38356]

That's hard. They were all so good. I think my favorite was Radiguet because of how persistent he was all season. His rivalry with Tranza and how he inadvertently helped the Jetman. I enjoyed all the villains of Vyram but Radiguet is always the one who comes to mind first and his over the top yelling.

[@professorwh042]

I have a fanmade DVD set based on the Toei discs, with the exact same encode and the subtitles from “Grownups in Spandex”. I’ll make a comparison with Shout! Factory’s release, but I can say for certain they won’t be using the exact files on the disc due to the stats. Shout! Uses 8 discs, and Toei has 10. That’s doesn’t instantly mean anything, as if there was unused space on the discs, it could be a 1:1 clone. Which isn’t the case. Toei used up almost all the space on their discs, leaving only a few hundred megabytes left unused. Video bitrates are very high for DVD. Bitrates around 8.7 mbps (with the max Bitrate of DVD being 9.9) on average. Audio is encoded as stereo, but it was produced in mono. This is because early DVD players had trouble playing mono tracks at higher bitrates. Audio quality is superb with very good range and compression being non-existent. Shout! will certainly have lower bitrates, but it depends on the compresionist (the guy who does the encoding). It could very possibly look better despite the space. I’m certain it’ll be at least very close if not equal in terms of PQ.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Actually, they will be using the same files, it just depends on if they keep them the same size or not as Toei now gives Shout! the episodes digitally instead of physically like they did with Zyu-Oh. Either way, they'll be using the same masters.

[@marloninquirer]

what i like here is that unlike the 80s sentai, not all episodes end with mech battles and theres also a human side of it such as guy gambling and drinking, him and ryu fighting over kaori. in the 80s theres less of these scenes and its just battle, battle and battle which makes it boring and dragging as the series goes on

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yeah, I loved how the 90s shows did not always have a mech battle every episode and some series even made the rangers earn their mechs.

[@samuraispiritsx]

I just finished it, I liked it. But I think at the end it kinda falls apart and they didn't really know how to wrap things up with some characters so they do it in a rush. The Vyram were the best.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I will say, I do think the epilogue portion was kind of odd, but it was something Sentai hadn't done before at the time, so I give it a lot of leeway for that.

[@samuraispiritsx]

​@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork It was a bit jarring. With what happen with Ryuu, Kaori and Gai, Kaori gives Ryuu a pep talk and then all of a sudden THAT happens lol. But I love the 5 main characters and the commander, it was really fun and mostly happy journey to go on with them. Very enjoyable show.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I think it was because we never actually got to see how anything developed during the 3 year period. When I originally saw the show, I thought it was 3 weeks later since I had been watching it raw.

[@donmccullen1973]

Forgot about your Alfred Hitchcock parody. Love It.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Thanks. :-)

[@richardyamato]

I can never forget this show I love this

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Who's your favorite ranger?

[@richardyamato]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork i dont know red and black? I never had a favorite jetman come to think of it

[@cainmarchenoir4986]

What are your best super sentai shows from before 2001 ? Your top 5 ? 1 Jetman 2 Liveman 3 Dairanger 4 Zyuranger 5 Bioman I also like Kakuranger a lot.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Denzi, Flash, Jet, Zyu, Dai, Kaku, Car, Mega, Ginga, GGF, and Time.

[@cainmarchenoir4986]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Thanks !

[@FD-sr9zf]

Hey mr.Hank it’s hassan the kid who you subbed Mrs.Hunts class

[@SBaby]

Yuta Mochizuki is also known for playing the second Tuxedo Mask in the Seramyu musicals, as well as Dracula in the Dracul Trilogy of Seramyu musicals.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Oh really? That's awesome.

[@tendeianims447]

Just a random question, u think kaori looks better in tan or no tan?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Neither really.

[@skorn8112]

Love Jetman so far my favorite sentai. Yellow owl is my favorite l love his style of sumo and toss a rock at thing. But that ending...man that was heartbreaking and shocking.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I probably would have found the ending shocking if it hadn't been spoiled for me like two years before I actually saw it.

[@skorn8112]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork man that always sucks.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yeah, but back in the early 2000s there was no guarantee you were going to get to see any of these Sentai shows, so looking up spoilers was the best way to experience them.

[@danishhadi740]

Jetman Is Such A Great Classic

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

It is such a good show.

[@greatrey]

SniperCat actually sounds like he'd be a reject villain from ThunderCats.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I know, right!

[@greatrey]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Or even a Ninja Turtles reject.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

The recent cartoon? Or The Next Mutations?

[@greatrey]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork More like the original.

[@TCAPRecipes]

It's crazy to think that we may not have ever had power rangers if not for jetman. This is definitely my favorite sentai so far with zyuranger and dairanger tied for second.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I'm sure at some point Saban would have gotten his Power Rangers series from Toei.

[@TCAPRecipes]

Yeah thats true. It would have been power rangers fixed a little bit different way.

[@myanimeroom9350]

Nice review. I watched Jetman in the Philippines during the 90's and this is probably my favorite sentai of all time.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Do you have a favorite episode?

[@myanimeroom9350]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork my favorite episode is where Blue Swallow's toy teddy bear became a monster. He was originally good because he inherited Ako's kind nature when the latter played with him as a kid. He only became bad due to the machinations of those people who want him destroyed. In the end, he turned good again but was killed while saving Ako's life. The ending may be sad, but I still liked it due to how dramatic it is.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Good pick. That is a really good episode, especially when the teddy bear outright murders people.

[@iamhungey12345]

It occurred to be that Gai may have been the best interpretation of Reggie from Archie Comics.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol

[@DHRFIGHTERPODCAST]

Just got done finish watching it last month it had me research every rock quarry Japan, new York, every city and county lol that's how the show got me lol

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol That's hilarious.

[@ZANGOJOE]

I wouldn't blame him. That's a chassis to kill for at 11:38.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

:-D

[@johnlouisemendoza2464]

Do you have the copies of jetman? Pls upload all the episode or the episode you have pls. Thankyou

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Sorry, I can't do that as it is legally licensed by Shout! Factory.

[@johnlouisemendoza2464]

Ah okay thanks

[@dakotadoyle7573]

And 30 years later the finale of Jetman is recreated as an attack in Zenkaiger... I am fucking serious

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yeah, don't get me started on that.

[@dakotadoyle7573]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork You probably already did a Twitter rant about it

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Not really, but we talked about it in our Zenkaiger video when it happened.

[@dtmuhddanishbindtkishra1538]

Recently I've watched a video on the 80s anime series, Saint Seiya, and the first thing that comes to mind is " Was Kyuranger actually a live-action Saint Seiya show kinda like how Jetman was a live-action Gatchaman?"

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

What's funny is one of our friends actually compared Kyuuranger to Saint Seiya initially. :-D

[@dtmuhddanishbindtkishra1538]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Yeah that's what I thought I hope I'm not the only one who got that comparison

[@iamhungey12345]

The time when Ko's mom was willing to shoot anyone for being lazy.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol

[@TBoneTony]

Just think if Saban had started Power Rangers a year earlier, we would have been watching the rangers in their Jetman suits instead of their Zyuranger suits.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Pretty much.

[@michaelleary9233]

Wouldve loved that, especially Billy as Yellow and Trini as Blue.

[@edenromanov]

Sadly I got to like episode 13 and just couldn’t get into it :(

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I'd say give it another shot at some point. I wasn't totally thrilled with the show on my first viewing either. Now, I love it.

[@edenromanov]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I tried Zyuranger and got hooked in 2 episodes might be nostalgia over Power Rangers though lol, I'll definitely come back to Jetman though just about everyone who's seen it says it's one of the best sentai series made.

[@ellnats]

25:14 Pull The String!! PULL THE STRING!!!!

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lmao

[@zeokingsilver]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork yeah

[@RonavKiishor]

Sadly Radiguet’s actor passed away in 2018

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yeah, I remember hearing that.

[@alejandrotomascarreno3867]

Kaiju, if you have the time, could you tell me which Super Sentai shows are your favourite, like a top 5 or something? And what's the best aspects of those series for you?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I'm actually hoping to do a Top 10 later on this summer.

[@alejandrotomascarreno3867]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Oh great, i'm looking forward to it!

[@adfl7790]

I haven't seen the whole series but what I have I thought was amazing (even the cup noodle episode). As always, a solid review. Also, are you aware that Turboranger and JAKQ are being fansubbed by a group called Love & Care?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I am, but they have been subbing those shows for like 3 years now. :-) When they get done with them, I'll throw them onto my list of stuff to review.

[@adriangomez8803]

Thanks to you, I ended up watching it and being my 2nd favorite super sentai 1st being shinkenger

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Awesome! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. What other shows have you seen?

[@adriangomez8803]

Kaiju no Kami well I've seen completely of Boukenger and Maskman

[@dakotadoyle7573]

Woukd it have made the Casino episode better or dumber if Grey also wore a suit to the roulette game?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

That would have been weird.

[@ZZtheDark]

God I love this show growing up alongside MMPR thru CDs. Gai is basically the Tommy of this but at least he did have a reason for his seclusion to the team. Also,about the if the whole team is needed and then the auto-pilot thing was brought up,my guess is that the transformation data was saved into the machines when they were first brought up together. Same thing happened with MMPR with the Green Ranger in Green with Evil Pt.2. Lol,there were some things both shows were similar to me that I didn't even notice. ^_^ So yeah,must have been a back-up plan if one person in the team were to be vaporized or retired,this feature would be brought up but then again,it wouldn't bring the Jet Icarus or anything else up to full power. There were times that the Jet Icarus and other mechs were controlled with one or 4 rangers but it's not enough to put the monster down. Demon God Veronica is one instance. Also,Pumpkin Rapper is an idiot.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Could be. They just could have spent a few minutes to flesh that out better.

[@ZZtheDark]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Eh,true but then again,I think the books might've added that in or the Toei Encyclopedia.

[@adriangomez8803]

Also, Ako has a last name. It's Hayasaka

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol I think I totally forgot to put it in the script.

[@johnnysparkle]

It's not an exaggeration to say Masaki Tachi, the actor for Radiguet, hated playing him because of how nasty he was as a character, and even attempted to quit the show after reading the script for episode 18 (in which Radiguet spoliers). For a time he didn't even let his own son know that he appeared in Jetman because of this.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Damn. You know the character is great when the actor hates his own performance.

[@convoyprimex]

One year later..

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

How time flies. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

[@convoyprimex]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Im enjoying the series so far. Maybe the most dramatic Sentai I've seen so far.

[@cjgtoys5276]

Pumkins at 7:55

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

:-D

[@nickcooper7714]

Currently watching this show on tubi and I'm liking it so far and as for the order I should watch the shout factory released sentai shows in I don't know if I should watch them in the order they were adapted into power rangers or if I should bounce around from one sentai show to another.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

It's hard to say. Watching them in release order means you get to see how the shows have evolved over time. On the other hand, watching them in whatever order you want can help you balance things out by watching a Showa one, a 90s one, a toyetic one, rinse and repeat.

[@ellnats]

14:20 ughhh its just like the cyborg rangers in lightspeed rescue

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I haven't seen LSR yet, so I don't know what you are comparing it to. Did they have an episode where other soldiers replaced them rangers?

[@ellnats]

actually somewhat yes, except they were replaced with robots in LSR, but the reasoning is the same the current team is inexperienced

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Interesting. I've got some new ideas for a new video series, so I'll have to keep that in mind.

[@ZZtheDark]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork So what would that series of videos be?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

@@ZZtheDark It was my Power Rangers vs Super Sentai series. I did one episode shortly after this post but then never had the chance to do my second and third planned episodes.

[@bernardbeasley3742]

Jetman It is my favorite sentai and I love all characters. I miss good old super sentai, they just lost the magic after Gekiranger.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Donbrothers is the first Sentai since Gekiranger that i feel has really gone above and beyond.

[@bernardbeasley3742]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Which Decade of Super Sentai you prefer the 80s or 2000s

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Between those two, it's hard to say, but probably the 80s.

[@RiderBattle]

Weird. I kinda expected this to go into a certain ending element, and a little deeper into those odd love triangles. Otherwise another great review. Was there some reason you decided not to cover Toei TV Hero Encyclopedia Vol. 2: Choujin Sentai Jetman as part of this?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I can't talk about the ending without spoilers, so I chose to avoid it. I could always do a follow up video at some point to discuss the spoilers of the show. Not familiar with Toei TV Hero Encyclopedia. At least, I don't think I am as GUIS never subbed it.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Interesting, I just looked it up and I had no idea that existed at all. And it turns out GUIS did sub it. Not sure how I missed that one, but then, a lot of supplements seem to never be mentioned in message boards and stuff. I'll have to watch this and see if it is worth making a video over. Thanks.

[@RiderBattle]

They didn't? Huh...wonder who did then. I remember watching it. Essentially it's a clip show with material that shows the team having a gathering, and discussing old times sometime after the ending. So it really feels like an epilogue of sorts.

[@RiderBattle]

No, thank you. You already did alot of hard work on this, and it's nice revisiting a great series like this. Don't know how I forgot that robot smoked. lol

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Maybe your mind was in a... grey area. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...

[@KNVisual]

Jetman is great! Loved the Famicom game, too!

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

What type of gameplay was that one?

[@KNVisual]

Side-scrolling action game. Weirdly a whole lot better in nearly every way than Zyuranger, despite being an earlier release.

[@only257]

Hobby Drifter heard about that game😊

[@thejman5683]

Kaiju no Kami hell the AVGN reviewed it when he played a lot of power ranger games once

[@only257]

Saw this show on shoutfactorytv last year good review😊

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Did you like the show?

[@only257]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork though it was a great season thanks

[@mikesilva3868]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork jetman rocks 😈

[@ZZtheDark]

I'm only thinking in my head cannon is that after the incident with his childhood friend with the Fashion Jigen,Raita sees Kaori as a stress ball to hold him until his real GF comes back. Also,you think that the love triangle here is worst?!! KR Faiz has beat you into the punchline with a love HEXAGON!! AHAHAHAHAHA!!

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Oh yeah, 555 is atrocious with its love triangle stuff, but it's from the same dude, so that makes sense.

[@ZZtheDark]

I freaking love 555.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I liked the first 40 episodes and then the show fell apart for me.

[@ZZtheDark]

Blame Shinichiro Shirakura a.k.a the one reason First Heisei Riders reason for hit and misses. Exec. meddling can do that to a show.

[@shaheedsimon24]

Love your review and the video is real funny

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Thanks. What's your favorite episode of Jetman?

[@shaheedsimon24]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork I haven't decided on a favorite yet tbh as I'm not done yet. But the ones so far that I thought were good were the Dimensian Soldiers episodes and the ones that are Ako based storylines

[@VelhoDiabo]

Good video. I've tried Jetman several times. However, it just doesn't work for me. Tokusatsu fans in Brazil idolize this show and you're in trouble if you say something bad about it. I had lots of fun with Changeman, Flashman, Goggle Five (with its involuntary humor), even with Zyuranger - I saw it after getting old - but Jetman just bored me. If I have time, I'll probably give it a go once more (because of your video).

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Well I'm glad my video convinced you to give it another try. :-) I must admit, I was not warm to Jetman my very first viewing of it back in the early 2000s. I had only been into Sentai for almost two years at that point, but I heard non-stop praises for it so when I finally saw it, I was disappointed. It wasn't until about 2012 or so that I sat down and watched the show again and ended up loving it.

[@azathothsothoth2029]

Stupid question, but what was your intro based on? Was it an old cartoon?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

It was based off two bits, the old TV show "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and Hitchcock's original trailer for The Birds.

[@maingamer6846]

Freakin love this shows. Best decision ever to make it my first sentai

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yep, that was definitely a nice one to choose.

[@jarnahmaxux7187]

I love Jetman so much. Everything about the show is absolutely top notch from the protagonists, the antagonists, the story, music, themes, and action. My only complaint is that some of the filler episodes are really not good and Ako sort of gets the short end of the stick in some areas, but overall great show. 5/5 G.U.I.S for me. Favorite episode was definitely the one where the characters’ hidden personalities are brought out by a motw.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

That's a pretty good episode, but yeah, Jetman is a great show all around.

[@mikeyburris5596]

This series definitely did it for me. It is my favorite Sentai, personally

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Cool.

[@misteralien8313]

I hope that's an upper 4 stars, coz man I could've given this show 6. I watched this as a kid since it was aired here in our country back in the 90's. Even some adults here watched it because of the love triangle aspect. Gai is my most favorite character in all of sentai. He's so bad ass, he even beat God in a game of poker. I'm glad he was the one who guest starred in Jetman episode of Gokaiger. Also, what happened to him by the end of this show is really tragic. Just when he's finally done being a loner and finally accepted other people in his life....Ah I wouldn't spoil it for the ones who have yet to see it. But yeah that ending cemented him as the most Badass Ranger. Also, I dunno if it is an easter egg of some sort but Ryu from Street Fighter morphs into Red Hawk Ranger in the Recent MMPR fighting game. Not the same as Red Hawk Jetman, but I thought it was a neat correlation since they are both named Ryu.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Oh yeah, it's definitely a high 4 given this show is in my top 10 list for Sentai series. That's interesting about Ryu.

[@teddybeer6206]

My favorite sentai series by far.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

What was your favorite episode?

[@teddybeer6206]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork The one where human Radiguet meets Saki

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

That's definitely a good two parter.

[@harryconnett4353]

where can you get this on dvd

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

With subtitles? You can't. It's only on DVD in Japan for $100 a volume without any subtitles.

[@harryconnett4353]

oh dear well I hope one day shout factory gets it on dvd

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Agreed.

[@LoboEye]

We1l, now it will get a DVD release in September.

[@kurukuru2518]

Gai is the 6th ranger of the team before 6th ranger is officially a thing one year later

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

lol

[@douglasfreer]

So when Shout gets around to the DVD are you just going to review the DVD itself so as not to retread the review of the show itself?

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Yep. It'll basically just be what the DVD portion of the reviews I've done in the past will be.