History Trivia / ChikyuuSentaiFiveman

* FranchiseKiller: Despite the rumor that it was ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger'' that nearly killed off Sentai, [[http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2016/06/fact-checked-did-carranger-save-sentai/ this season is the one that nearly caused the franchise to end]], due to low ratings AND very low toy sales (likely because seemingly ''all'' the toys for this series were badly designed and shoddily made- one Five Blaster toy yellowed despite being put in storage for a year after having been opened ''once'')[[note]]although other shows have had lower ratings since then, it's worth noting that in those cases, said ratings were usually offset by toy sales; ''Ohranger'', which had ratings of 4.452% in comparison to ''Fiveman''[='=]s ratings of 6.49%, had some of the best toy sales in the entire franchise, selling ''15.9 billion'' yen; although we don't know the toy sales numbers for all the pre-''Jetman'' series, it can be assumed that they were lower than those of ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger'' or ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'', which sold 4 billion yen and 5.4 billion yen worth of toys respectively, if only due to the fact that Toei didn't consider canceling Sentai after those shows[[/note]]. Fortunately subverted when Toei decided to give the franchise one more season - and [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman the next series]] ended up saving the franchise.

* DawsonCasting: All of the main actors were roughly the same age as their characters except for Ryohei Kobayashi (Fumiya, the youngest of the siblings), who was actually the second oldest in the main cast next to Toshiya Fuji (Gaku) and six years older than his on-screen twin/real-life wife Keiko Hayase (Remi)

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ryohei Kobayashi was given the role of Fumiya as compensation after he auditioned for an unmade follow-up to ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX''.

** These Galactic Warriors aren't the same as the [[PowerRangersNinjaSteel Galaxy Warriors]], either.

* FranchiseKiller: Despite the rumor that it was ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger'' that nearly killed off Sentai, [[http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2016/06/fact-checked-did-carranger-save-sentai/ this season is the one that nearly caused the franchise to end]], due to low ratings AND very low toy sales (likely because seemingly ''all'' the toys for this series were badly designed and shoddily made- one Five Blaster toy yellowed despite being put in storage for a year after having been opened ''once'')[[note]]although other shows have had lower ratings since then, it's worth noting that in those cases, said ratings were usually offset by toy sales; ''Ohranger'', which had ratings of 4.452% in comparison to ''Fiveman''[='=]s ratings of 6.49%, had some of the best toy sales in the entire franchise, selling ''15.9 billion'' yen; although we don't know the toy sales numbers for all the pre-''Jetman'' series, it can be assumed that they were lower than those of ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger'', which sold 4 billion yen worth of toys, if only due to the fact that Toei didn't consider cancelling Sentai after that show[[/note]]. Fortunately subverted when Toei decided to give the franchise one more season - and [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman the next series]] ended up saving the franchise.

* FranchiseKiller: Despite the rumor that it was ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger'' that nearly killed off Sentai, [[http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2016/06/fact-checked-did-carranger-save-sentai/ this season is the one that nearly caused the franchise to end]], due to low ratings AND very low toy sales (likely because seemingly ''all'' the toys for this series were badly designed and shoddily made- one Five Blaster toy yellowed despite being put in storage for a year after having been opened ''once''). Fortunately subverted when Toei decided to give the franchise one more season - and [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman the next series]] ended up saving the franchise.

* FranchiseKiller: Despite the rumor that it was ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger'' that nearly killed off Sentai, [[http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2016/06/fact-checked-did-carranger-save-sentai/ this season is the one that nearly caused the franchise to end]], due to low ratings AND very low toy sales (likely because seemingly ''all'' the toys for this series were badly designed and shoddily made- one Fiblaster toy yellowed despite being put in storage for a year after having been opened ''once''). Fortunately subverted when Toei decided to give the franchise one more season - and [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman the next series]] ended up saving the franchise.

* FranchiseKiller: Despite the rumor that it was ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhRanger'' that nearly killed off sentai, [[http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2016/06/fact-checked-did-carranger-save-sentai/ this season is the one that nearly caused the franchise to end]], due to low ratings AND very low toy sales. Fortunately subverted when Toei decided to give the franchise one more season - and [[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman the next series]] ended up saving the franchise.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Remi was played by the sister of the teacher of the [[Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger Turborangers]]!
** Also Kihachirou Uemura, previously [[Series/ChoushinseiFlashman Green Flash]], is now Chevalier. Like the previous shows, the phenomenon later affects Keiko Hayase (Remi), who would return four years later as the leader of the Hana Kunoichi Gumi in ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger''.
** Yōko Nakamura, another ''Flashman'' alumni (she played Sara/Yellow Flash), guest-stars in Episode 35 as Gaku's childhood friend Sayuri.
** Billion turns up 23 or so years later as [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger the King's dad!]]
* HeyItsThatVoice: Arthur is voiced by Creator/RicaMatsumoto, who also voices Satoshi (Ash) in ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}''.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Arthur is voiced by RicaMatsumoto, who also voices Satoshi (Ash) in ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ryohei Kobayashi was given the role of Fumiya due to the fact that he originally auditioned for a Kamen Rider show (one that would've followed ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'' after its conclusion) that got canceled in production.

* CastIncest: Ryohei Kobayashi and Keiko Hayase, who played the twins Fumiya and Remi, were actually dating each other while working on the show. They are now married and have three children.

* CastIncest - Ryohei Kobayashi and Keiko Hayase, who played the twins Fumiya and Remi, were actually dating each other while working on the show. They are now married and have three children.

* HeyItsThatVoice - Arthur is voiced by RicaMatsumoto, who also voices Satoshi (Ash) in ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}''.
* NamesTheSame - The evil Gingaman team has nothing to do with [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman the later Super Sentai team of the same name]].

** The Hoshikawa siblings are not related to Ryū Hoshikawa/Dyna Black from ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman''.
** Also, Five Pink is not to be confused with the similarly named ranger Pink Five from ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ryohei Kobayashi was given the role of Fumiya due to the fact that he originally auditioned for a Kamen Rider show (one that would've followed ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'' after its conclusion) that got canceled in production.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ryohei Kobayashi was given the role of Fumiya due to the fact that he originally auditioned for a Kamen Rider show (one that would've followed ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'' after its conclusion) that got canceled in production.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ryohei Kobayashi was given the role of Fumiya due to the fact that he originally auditioned for a Kamen Rider show (one that would've followed ''KamenRiderBlackRX'' after its conclusion) that got canceled in production.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Remi was played by the sister of the teacher of the [[KousokuSentaiTurboranger Turborangers]]!
** Also Kihachirou Uemura, previously [[ChoushinseiFlashman Green Flash]], is now Chevalier. Like the previous shows, the phenomenon later affects Keiko Hayase (Remi), who would return four years later as the leader of the Hana Kunoichi Gumi in ''NinjaSentaiKakuranger''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ryohei Kobayashi was given the role of Fumiya due to the fact that he originally auditioned for a KamenRider show (one that would've followed ''KamenRiderBlackRX'' after its conclusion) that got canceled in production.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ryohei Kobayashi was given role of Fumiya due to the fact that he originally auditioned for a ''KamenRiderBlackRX'' sequel that got canceled in production.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ryohei Kobayashi was given role of Fumiya due to the fact that he originally auditioned for a KamenRider show that got canceled in production.

* HeyItsThatVoice - Arthur is voiced by RicaMatsumoto, who also voices Satoshi (Ash) in ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}''.

** Also Kihachirou Uemura, previously [[ChoushinseiFlashman Green Flash]], is now Chevalier. Like the previous shows, the phenomenon later affects Keiko Hayase (Remi), who'll later play a member of recurring villain group in ''NinjaSentaiKakuranger''.

* DawsonCasting: Ryohei Kobayashi, who played the youngest brother (Fumiya), was actually the second oldest in the main cast next to Toshiya Fuji (Gaku) and six years older than his on-screen twin/real-life wife Keiko Hayase (Remi)

* HeyItsThatVoice - Arthur is voiced by RicaMatsumoto, who also voices Satoshi (Ash) in Pocket Monsters.

* DawsonCasting: Ryohei Kobayashi, who played the youngest brother (Fumiya), is actually the second oldest in the main cast next to Toshiya Fuji (Gaku) and six years older than his on-screen twin/real-life wife Keiko Hayase (Remi)