Chōjin Sentai Jetman

Chōjin Sentai Jetman is a Japanese television series. It is the 15th series in Toei's Super Sentai series.

Chōjin Sentai Jetman
Genre	Drama Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Action Science fiction Fantasy
Created by	Toei
Developed by	Toshiki Inoue
Directed by	Keita Amemiya
Starring	Kōtarō Tanaka Rika Kishida Ikko Tadano Sayuri Uchida Toshihide Watamatsu Mikiho Miki Maho Maruyama
Narrated by	Tsutomu Tareki
Opening theme	Title song by Hironobu Kageyama
Ending theme	"The Heart is an Egg" by Hironobu Kageyama
Composer	Kazuhiko Toyama
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	51
Production
Producers	Atsushi Kaji Takeyuki Suzuki Kyōzō Utsunomiya
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Asahi
Release	February 15, 1991 (1991-02-15) – February 14, 1992 (1992-02-14)

Plot

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

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

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

Characters

Jetman

Actor	Name	Rangers	Mecha
Kotaro Tanaka	Ryuu Tendou	Red Hawk	Jet Hawk
Toshihide Wakamatsu	Gai Yuki	Black Condor	Jet Condor
Ikko Tadano	Raita Ōishi	Yellow Owl	Jet Owl
Rika Kishida	Kaori Rokumeikan	White Swan	Jet Swan
Sayuri Uchida	Ako Hayasaka	Blue Swallow	Jet Swallow
	Jeffrey Kensaki	Green Eagle	Jet Eagle

Cast

• Ryuu Tendou / Red Hawk: Koutaro Tanaka
• Kaori Rokumeikan / White Swan: Rika Kishida
• Raita Ōishi / Yellow Owl: Ikko Tadano
• Ako Hayasaka / Blue Swallow: Sayuri Uchida
• Gai Yuki / Black Condor, Jeffrey Kensaki / Green Eagle: Toshihide Wakamatsu
• Commander Aya Odagiri: Mikiko Miki
• Rie Aoi / Maria: Maho Maruyama
• Tran: Miku Kuga
• Narrator: Tsutomu Tareki

Songs

Opening theme

• Title song
  • Lyrics: Toyohisa Araki
  • Composition & Arrangement: Gōji Tsuno
  • Artist: Hironobu Kageyama

Ending theme

• "Your Heart is an Egg"
  • Lyrics: Toyohisa Araki
  • Composition: Gōji Tsuno
  • Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
  • Artist: Hironobu Kageyama

Reception

Jetman was originally going to be adapted into the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but Saban chose its successor, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger to be the first instead.