Inspired by the success of Transformers, Sunrise, Nagoya TV and toy maker Takara collaborated on a series of super robot shows that form the "Brave Saga." While the eight shows in the Brave Saga all follow the theme of humans working together with robots, they are all set in their own separate continuities with no relations between the series. In 1990, Brave Exkaiser premiered as the first Brave series under the direction of Katsuyoshi Yatabe, who also later directed Brave of the Sun Fighbird and Legendary Brave Da Garn. Later series feature work from directors such as Shinji Takamatsu (Gundam X) and Ryosuke Takahashi (VOTOMS). The final TV production in the series was 1997's King of Braves GaoGaiGar. After the end of GaoGaiGar, Takara switched its focus to creating new Transformers series. In 2006, Media Blasters licensed GaoGaiGar, making it the first (and only) "Brave" series to be released in the U.S.
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GaoGaiGar Final |
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Series
Release Information
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| Series
Name |
Year |
Format |
Available
in US? |
| Brave Exkaiser |
1990 |
TV,
48 |
No |
| Brave of the Sun Fighbird |
1991 |
TV, 48 |
No |
| Legendary Brave Da Garn |
1992 |
TV, 46 |
No |
| Brave Express Might Gaine |
1993 |
TV, 47 |
No |
| Brave Police J-Decker |
1994 |
TV,
48 |
No |
| Golden Brave Goldran |
1995 |
TV,
48 |
No |
| Brave Command Dagwon |
1996 |
TV, 48 |
No |
| Dagwon: The Boy with Crystal Eyes |
1997 |
OVA, 2 |
No |
| King of Braves GaoGaiGar |
1997 |
TV, 49 |
Yes |
| King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final |
2000 |
OVA, 8 |
No |
Brave Saga, characters, images and related items are copyrights
of Sunrise, Nagoya TV and Takara ©1990-2009. GaoGaiGar ©2006-2009 Media Blasters. |
