burningtravelercrusade asked:
I had this brother of mine saying that he doesn’t like Jetman. He thought it was okay, but is largely overrated and considers that he has seen some better Sentai seasons. I casually say that it’s cool to have a different opinion and just like something that you like fits to your taste. I mean, it’s not inherently a bad thing because he likes shows like Liveman and Zyuranger better. What are thoughts by curiosity?
1991’s Choujin Sentai Jetman is an really imporant series in the history of Super Sentai. It was the series that pretty much saved the franchise after flagging sales and stagnant ideas at the end of the Hirohisa Soda era. It also helped launch the career of Keita Amemiya, who would go on to create Garo!
It had some great characters, some phenomenal episodes, an overall great plot and story and some amazing villains.
However, it does not make my top 10 favorite series of all time for one really crucial flaw, the forced romance plot between Joe, Ryo and Kaori. It felt really, really unnecessary. Kaori wanted Ryo, Joe was kind of a serious pest to Kaori and could not take no for an answer and Ryo was still hung up on Rie and pretty much devoted to her until it became clear she wasn’t coming back and even then, she did in the form of a villain!
I felt the other two members of the team got left behind while the show increasingly focused on the forced love triangle, which is a plot element I often hate in ANY genre. It’s probably just a personal thing on my part but it really soured my opinion of the series as a whole.
Thank you for your question and Happy Viewing!