[Matrixbeast]

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Aya.

Danke~

[Star Sabre James]

Just finished Jetman today. Wow, if it isn't my favorite series, it's damn close.

I'll work on Dekaranger next.

[Matrixbeast]

Okie dokie lokie. Episode 2 of Jetto-Jetto-Jettoman

It was nice to see the next two characters beyond their momentary appearance.
So, Ako first. She's likable, which is nice. I don't quite get her, though. She requests money in return for her actions? Alright then. How was she aware of her newfound abilities, though? With Gai, we saw him finding out about his increased strength through him living his life and stumbling across it, but Ako just knew she had increased traits? That doesn't make sense. Still, she's fun, she doesn't let the money thing become her character trait (Returning the money she got from Kaori because she knew protecting the Earth was more important).

Now then, onto the darkhorse, Gai. I must say, for a character cited as "Cool" and "Tragic," I really couldn't stand him in his first outing. We say a snippet of his womanizing ways, but we mostly saw his abrasiveness over all else. I'm fine with the Rangers not being perfect allies, but if there's a limit to how far I'm going to accept, he's definitely skirting it. He literally gets into an all out brawl with Ryu for his own asshole-ish reasons, he then chases him down because he lost the fight, and then he refuses to help kill the monster solely because Ryu was the one to tell him to help kill the fucking monster. He's an ass, and I know it's his first real appearance, but it wasn't a nice start. It makes me not want him on the team.
(Aside: Him punching Ryu at the end was hilarious. It subverted my expectations, but while the scene itself was funny, it didn't endear me to the character.)

However, this episode did further help Ryu shine, not being "I must convince him to get on my team, so I won't fight back," when Gai started the fight, but rather beating the hell out of him. I like Ryu.

Anyway, the effects are...Okay. The transformation is fast and in real time, very reminiscent of Kamen Rider, and the fights are nice. Not quite sure how I feel on the monster designs, however. Fighter Dimension just didn't look nice, and the other monster (Whose name I, once again, didn't catch) just looked too jumbled to properly make sense of.

[Matrixbeast]

Jetman episode 3.

I still don't like Gai. His womanizing was played up more this time and it just feels like he gets away with too much. I guess it helps that only Ryu knows of Gai's dickishness. Yes, he has a heart of gold since he's willing to come back and save Ryu from the Faucet Dimension, but his actions prior just don't feel like the change of heart was warranted. It just occurred spontaneously, though I guess his "Only do what benefits yourself" personality doesn't mean every action he does is for his own good, just that he's more selfish than others, and when put in such a situation, he's not going to let someone die, making him more human. Still, though, I'm just not a fan of his.

Ako and Kaori didn't get to do much beyond get tossed around, which is par for the course for Kaori. I do like Raita's fighting strategy, though. Sword holstered on his left side, gun holstered on his right? Chucks a rock at the monster. It's great.

Anyway, while I'm fine with Ryu knowing so much about the Jetman's tech and such (Since he was actually a candidate to become one, so it would make sense that he knows about their weapons), but Ryu screaming "Use the Winged Gauntlet!" and Gai knowing exactly what he's talking about? Eh...That could've been handled better...

[Locke]

Plus the Winged Gauntlet looks like the Power Glove, so lame...

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Locke

Plus the Winged Gauntlet looks like the Power Glove, so lame...

I love the Winged Gauntlet. It's so bad.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I love the Winged Gauntlet. It's so bad.

[XW1n5t0nX]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I love the Winged Gauntlet. It's so bad.

Best.post.in this thread.ever.

[ElConvoy]

Rewatched Superhero Taisen yesterday and yeah its still craptastic. Although I have to say I enjoyed it much more this time since I knew how incredbilby bad it would turn out and damn to analyze the scenes with the ending in mind is unbelievably funny

Especially the very first scene between Marvelous and Decade is pure comedy gold

[Matrixbeast]

Jetman 4 and 5, a decent little character arc for Kaori. I wasn't a huge fan of her, but she's noble and, while quick in her judgment (Being one to make her decisions "In the moment"), does the right thing in the end. I liked that it established her overall inexperience not just in combat, but in piloting too, stating that she just doesn't like machines. After storming off, this statement rings true in just how traditional a vibe her house gives off. Very old fashioned.

It was also a nice take on the arranged marriage episode so many Sentai do, having her and her fiance already been engaged since childhood. No mother/grandmother running around looking for suitors, no forcing one of her teammates to act like her boyfriend, or any of the sort. It didn't change my opinion on those types of episodes, but I'm glad it had a little variation.

I also really enjoyed how the episode ended, falling on a cliffhanger of her unconscious in the Jet Swan after taking a hit and nearly crash landing. It was effective in not rushing her story. The first part being her learning her role and choosing the Jetmen over the money, and the second being her ineptitude in piloting. It was nice that solving the first problem didn't make her an ace pilot, and the episode didn't wrap up cleanly.

Episode 5 had her legs physically weakened through her own mental blocks over the shock of what happened. It was nice and helped expand on her relationship with both Ryu and Gai. I liked seeing her overcome her mental block in the middle of a crisis and save Ryu.
Then she could spontaneously pilot the Jet Swan perfectly...Huh...

Oh well.
Jet Icarus gives me a Time Jet Gamma vibe, which is nice.

Something else that struck me as they heroes were being attacked by 3 different villains is their hesitance to transform. It strikes me as odd that, in a situation where Gai is being shot at (And later shown to be injured because of it), he refuses to transform to fight back. Additionally, the rangers are more prone to rushing the enemy head on in their civilian form rather than transforming. For a series like Jetman, which doesn't even have a transformation sequence, it's strange that, most of the time, they wait until they're all together before they transform...