In honor of the July release of Pacific Rim and August release of Gatchaman, I will be doing reviews of each episode of Chojin/Choujin Sentai Jetman.
The beginning scene is very simple yet gets a lot established. Ryuu Tendo codenamed W6, and Rie Aoi, W3 are great candidates for superheroes based on a robot's out of controlness. Ryuu loses Rie in a scene similar to that of Hikari Sentai Maskman episode 1. Ryuu turns into a Jetman. Rie Aoi turns into a Vyram. Vyram destroys both Earth base and Raita's field. Although, the intro points out that she is not a Jetman, her fate was probably a big reveal back then.
Vyram unnecessarily goofily establishes itself a threat giving a half hearted Pablo Picasso/Salvador Dali Sieg Zeon address to the planet aka urban Japan. However, it and the death of Rie Aoi is effective at establishing hero and enemy. It's pretty awesome seeing Commander Odagiri piloting Jet Hawk, establishing later segments of the series.
Sidenote: I don't see how Jetman has a secret base if it's shown in the middle of the day.
Ryuu establishes himself a bit understandably selfish, attempting to avenge his girlfriend's death, even at the expense of another person's will. It is a bit one sided, but empathetic.
In contrast, Raita is selfish, because he is a vegophile. He is also supposedly against violence. It makes sense as these Jetmen were not chosen out of choice, but rather random chance. They end up being one of the most memorable teams in Sentai history, but it just happens to be written that way. And written quite well.
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