Īs the franchise ended, news of it was announced in the newspaper as the top article of the evening edition of the Asahi Shimbun Nagoya edition on December 22, 1997, and two weeks later, the national edition on January 5, 1998, saying that any mecha animation will be halted due to the declining birthrate and the popularity of video games in Japan. In response to its popularity, the franchise was also developed in various media such as OVAs, games, and drama CDs in addition to the TV series. ![]() It has also gained support from non-fans up to that point. However, as the series progressed, the target age and the range of settings and styles of each work gradually expanded, up to the final installment of the series, "The King of Braves GaoGaiGar". In fact, the first work in the series, "Brave Exkaiser", was originally planned and produced with the theme off "eliminating complicated themes and settings" in order to be a "pure children's program". Japanese candy maker Kabaya also sponsored the franchise as well, also once working with Takara in the Transformers franchise.Īt the beginning of the series, the slogan for the franchise was "animation that does not appear in anime magazines", and the intended audience were aged 3 to 5 years old. Following a decline in the series' popularity that led to the cancellation of the OVA series Transformers: Zone, Takara struck a cooperative deal with the animation studio Sunrise to develop a new franchise and set of toy lines. The Brave series was first conceived by Japanese toy maker Takara after the fallout between the company and Toei Animation regarding continuing Transformers in Japan. It was one of Sunrise's notable productions in the 90s, and its run play a key role in the reintroduction of the Super Robot genre to the Japanese mainstream.Īs of 2022, the rights to the series were now owned by Bandai Namco Entertainment, following the 1993 acquisition of Sunrise, who produced and animated the series. ![]() ![]() The franchise ran from 1990 to 1998, producing eight official series and several side media including Original Video Animations (OVAs), toys, and several memorabilia in Japan. The Brave series ( 勇者シリーズ, Yūsha shirīzu) is a Japanese toy and anime franchise originally produced by Sunrise (now the primary division of Bandai Namco Filmworks), Nagoya TV, Victor Entertainment and Tokyu Agency, originally created by Takara (now Takara Tomy).
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