Battle Fever J (1979–1980) User Reviews

The giant robot method officially begins in this Sentai.

[emasterslake · 8/10 · 23 December 2010]

Battle Fever J was known for having an important place in the Super Sentai history. This was the first series to feature a Giant Robot and the first series to include permanent role changes of two certain rangers in the series. it was also the first series to have "Super Sentai" in the main title when it's predecessors only had "Sentai" in the title. The story is about a secret syndicate called Secret Egos threatens the peace that surrounds Japan. A special task force called Battle Fever was form. Each member is Japanese and has either spent time in a different country or has a connection with that country. As each ranger represents that country(e.g. Battle Japan & Miss America). All make up five rangers whose goals are to prevent Egos from terrorizing the country of Japan.

This was the end of the 70s so this series really shows it's age. Plus it's the first Super Sentai to feature video games. About four episodes showed Space Invaders back when it was a new game. If you like the previous Sentai shows you'll love this one as well. It's memorable and entertaining for a 1979 series.

Marvel does sentai early

[BandSAboutMovies · 6/10 · 28 April 2022]

Battle Fever J was a co-production of Toei Company and Marvel Comics, inspired by Captain America and the third series in the Super Sentai series that would eventually come to America as the Power Rangers.

General Kurama has put together four young agents who have traveled the world to be trained. Along with FBI agent Diane Martin, whose father was murdered by the evil Egos, the team becomes Battle Fever J, kind of like a Japanese superhero show version of the Avengers. They are Battle France, Battle Cossack, Battle Kenya, Battle Japan and Miss America, backed up by their secret weapon Battle Fever Robo.

As for Egos, well, he works for a god named Satan Egos and has a series of monsters that he uses against the heroes, such as Death Mask Monster, Umbrella Monster, Psychokinesis Monster, Sports Monster, Anicent Fish Monster and Cicada Killer Monster.

At some point, Diane gets injured by the Dracula Monster and moves back home to the United States and is replaced by María Nagisa, another FBI agent trained by Diane's father. She becomes Miss America II.

To prove that this is a Japanese show, death is a fact of life. Battle Cossack is killed in battle and replaced by his friend Makoto Jin, a silent cowboy who carries a trumpet into battle that he uses to taunt his enemies.

Across 52 episodes and a movie version of episode 5, the team battled evil and was popular not just in Japan but also in Hawaii. I love that Marvel has this property and doesn't use it. Kind of like Toei's Supaidaman show, which comes from a world where motorcycle racer Takuya Yamashiro takes the part of Peter Parker and gets his own flying car, the Spider Machine GP-7, and a giant robot named Leopardon.

5/10!

[AnnaPagrati · 5/10 · 8 March 2022]

Not the best show ever, but we always appreciate these legendary shows! It's really nice to watch what is going on in these episodes, it's a 5/10 from me!

Sentai... WITH COUNTRIES!

[jplacerdasilva · 10/10 · 7 October 2020]

I wish there was a power rangers represented by countries but after realizing it exist (this) i got surprised!!!

The best Sentai ever

[timmylol-25230 · 10/10 · 2 October 2021]

This sentai's main appeal is the team's unity. The characters feel like human. More so than in other seasons. This is good not just with sentai standards. But with modern TV show standards too. An absolute must watch. One of the greatest of all time.