similarities between jetman and abaranger

[live jetabare]

Hi
I'm new in this forum and a super sentai fan.
I discovered super sentai last year and since, have watched most series, some a few episodes, in others cases most episodes and even sometimes all the episodes.
My favorites are those in my profile (Liveman, Jetman and especially Abaranger), but I think most series are great (I also enjoyed a lot timeranger, shinkenger, dekaranger, flashman, changeman, maskman and the yamimaru-kirika arc of turboranger)
Even if the tone seems very different, I have found many striking similarities between jetman and abaranger, even if Jetman has a much darker tone than abaranger:

- The same colors for the rangers : red, blue, yellow, black and white (OK Abarekiller is mostly a villain, and there are two girls in jetman, but still)
- among the team: a professional warrior (red hawk and abareblack) and the rest are randomly selected civilians
- among the team: a character with a jerk attitude who clashes with the red ranger, but beneath a heart of gold (Gai Yuuki and Yukito Sanjou)
- among the team: someone with a rich upbringing and who in fact him(her)self very rich (Kaori Rokumeikan and Yukito Sanjou)
- a high school girl protagonist (Ako Hayasaka (Jetman) and Emiri Imanaka (abaranger) (even if the latter isn't a ranger))
- a story line where one of the heroes is romantically involved with the female villain, who is his brainwashed girlfriend (or wife) (Ryu and Rei/Maria, Asuka and Mahoro/Jannu)
- About the aformentioned girlfriend : a Japanese name for the good self (Rie and Mahoro) and a Western name for the evil self (Maria and Jannu (Jeanne))
- In both cases, before being brainwashed, the girlfriend was fighting alongside the hero
- in both cases, the hero discovers that her enemy has his girlfriend appearance about episode 6-7 and realizes that she is indeed his girlfriend in episode 31-32
- in both cases, the girlfriend stabs the main villain without killing him in a very late episode (Rie stabs Radiguet in episode 49, Mahoro stabs Dezumozorya in episode 48) and realizes her crimes about the same time (Rie and Mahoro in both episodes 49)
- A child villain who underwent a rapid growth about episode 36-37 , and who changes his (or her) name by making it longer (Tran -> Tranza and Rije -> Rijewel)
- Importance of classical music ( the piano playing of Maria in Jetman and the classical music themed giganoïds created by Voffa in abaranger)
- music sensitivity among the characters (Grey and Ryu in Jetman ; Asuka, the Bakuryus and Mahoro in Abaranger)
- a sympathetic monster of the week who survived and found a job among the humans (Dryer Jigen in jetman; Yatsudenwani in abaranger)
- about individual episodes:
one episode with a character who has a leg paralysis that she must overcome
one episode about greed
wacky episodes about episode 10 ( the ramen episode in jetman, the bear-mushroom in abaranger) episode 26 (the prehistoric episode of jetman, the cartoon episode of abaranger) and episode 45-46 (the tomato king episode in jetman, the rumba monkey episode in abaranger)
- and just for fun : since now scientists believe that birds are just a subgroup of dinosaurs: both series are dinosaurs themed.

Sorry if my English isn't perfect (I'm French born) and perhaps this is a long first post.

 

[Forever Knight]

Definate similarites.

 

[Fantasy Leader]

Welcome to the forums. Glad to always have new Sentai fans (especially those who can enjoy a good chunk of the seasons and spot their differences).

And yeah, those are some really good similarities you pointed out there.

 

[Adventknight]

I never payed attention to the details. Thanks for pointing them out.

 

[Sentaifan'07 Xman]

I'd never would have guessed these similarities, until now.

Thanks a lot for details new guy.

Oh and BTW, you forgot about the one important detail. Both Gai and Nakadai-sensei died in the later episodes.

 

[live jetabare]

you're right to point out that in both series, one of the warriors dies; but Gai is one of the protagonists, when Nakadai-sensei is mostly an antagonist; Abarekiller's death reminds me more of Rie/Maria's death (they die heroically after hurting the main bad guy after being the bad guy (or gal) most of the series) than of Gai's .
BTW two more similarities between Jetman and Abaranger
- the antagonists are characters from another dimension
- in one episode some of the protagonists must deal with a character of the day who want to commit suicide ( episode 12 of Jetman and episode 9 of abaranger)

 

[Forever Knight]

But Nakadai becomes good right at the end before the death.
Either way this thread kicks ass.

 

[Shir]

- among the team: a character with a jerk attitude who clashes with the red ranger, but beneath a heart of gold (Gai Yuuki and Yukito Sanjou)

I don't think either of 'em had a heart of gold.

- About the aformentioned girlfriend : a Japanese name for the good self (Rie and Mahoro) and a Western name for the evil self (Maria and Jannu (Jeanne))

This is something I really didn't notice. But, they're right. Western women are the devil.

- a sympathetic monster of the week who survived and found a job among the humans (Dryer Jigen in jetman; Yatsudenwani in abaranger)

I think there are quite a few sentai out there with monsters who survived, if I'm not mistaken. I am quite sure there was one in Gokaiger.

Sorry if my English isn't perfect (I'm French born) and perhaps this is a long first post.

HOW DARE YOU BE FRENCH?!{and how dare you have your president put extremely high taxes on imported beer, which will cause so many job losses in my country!} XD

overall, i think you are right. it's a good observation.
I'm sure once the show gets subbed, more people will share your views on this.
Although I always felt a strong connection between Maskman and Jetman. Inoue worked on a few episodes (8, 13,16,34,39,42). I always felt like he wanted to try out several ideas in these episodes, which he later used in Jetman. Hell XD try comparing episode 39 of Maskman with episode 3 of Jetman.
I always thought Maskman was his playground, but he wasn't allowed to try out all of his ideas (which are always the same ideas to be honest).

 

[live jetabare]

Hell XD try comparing episode 39 of Maskman with episode 3 of Jetman.

Funny that you say that, since I've rewatched episode 39 of Maskman recently, and I was struck by the similarities between those two episodes, with Takeru as Ryu (and they're both Red) and Ryou Asuka as Gai ; and the meeting in a bar, the motorcycle race, the last minute save by Ryou/ Gai when the heroes were in a pinch.