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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I don't think ratings really matter in comparison to toy sales (Which is how Go-Busters stayed afloat. Didn't Go-Buster Ace sell like hotcakes?)
How did Fiveman do poorly enough to almost bring the franchise down?

Fiveman's toys did not sell gangbusters.
The gender-specific henshin roleplay toys did not do well and the Magma Base, which was a fresh concept when Turboranger did it with the Turbo Builder, hardly sold(also Turbo Builder was 12800 Yen while Magma base was 16800 Yen) thus resulting in one of the worst toy sales for Bandai(while on the same year Winspector was printing money for Bandai).

And while the show was not that bad, the merch had bits and pieces of mannerism seeping out.
Five Robo is a generic mid 80s sentai robot, Star Carry/Star Five is pretty much a design recycle of the Tank Command from Flashman.
Super Five Robo and Magma Base are just recycled versions of the Super Turbo Robo and Turbo Builder from Turboranger.