History Anime / BraveSeries

* Creator/AtsukoIshida: Animation Supervisor (Animation Inspector) for 3 consecutive series of the franchise. [[note]] ''Da-Garn'', ''Might Gaine'', and ''J-Decker''.[[/note]] As well as Lead Character Designer for ''Might Gaine'', and ''J-Decker''. She would go on to be Animation Supervisor and Lead Character Designer for ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''.

* Creator/ShowHayami: The only voice actor to be cast as the [[ProtagonistTitle Principal Robot]] more than once throughout the franchise. [[note]]Exkaiser and Da Garn.[[/note]]

* Creator/AtsukoIshida: Animation Supervisor (Animation Inspector) for 3 consecutive series of the franchise. [[note]] ''Da Garn'', ''Might Gaine'', and ''J-Decker''.[[/note]] As well as Lead Character Designer for ''Might Gaine'', and ''J-Decker''. She would go on to be [=CoA=] and Lead Character Designer for ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''.

* Creator/AtsukoIshida: Chief of Animation (Animation Inspector) for 3 consecutive series of the franchise. [[note]] ''Da Garn'', ''Might Gaine'', and ''J-Decker''.[[/note]] As well as Lead Character Designer for ''Might Gaine'', and ''J-Decker''. She would go on to be [=CoA=] and Lead Character Designer for ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''.

* Creator/AtsukoIshida: Chief of Animation (Animation Inspector) for 3 consecutive series of the franchise. [[note]] ''Da Garn'', ''Might Gaine'', and ''J-Decker''.[[/note]] As well as Lead Character Designer for ''Might Gaine'', and ''J-Decker''. She would go on to be [=CoA=] and Lead Character Designer for ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''.

A ninth series, ''The Saint of Braves Baan Gaan'', was planned but never produced. However, development was so near completion that Sunrise considers material from it to be canonical. The material meant to be used in this canceled series was later recycled into the plots for the ''Brave Wars'' VideoGame ''Quantum Leap Rayserver'', and concepts from it later appeared in the unrelated SuperRobot anime ''Anime/GEARFighterDendoh'' (along with a few concepts from a planned ''[=GaoGaiGar=]'' sequel). Also, due to the OVA ''Anime/GaoGaiGar FINAL Grand Glorious Gathering'' and various plans for said sequel, ''Anime/{{Betterman}}'' can be considered a spin-off of the franchise.

** This concept has been played with amongst members of [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine The Brave Express Team]]. While [[TheHero Might]] [[TheFashionista Senpuuji]] managed to downplay this for himself,[[note]]He does don the color combo from time-to-time, but not prominent.[[/note]] people tend to forget his [[NonActionGuy non-action]] ''teammate'' Hamada wore the yellow/red combo in place of him via a yellow shirt with tiny red brand logo. If you pull back to see the whole picture, Might (when in his red combat vest) and Hamada (with his yellow shirt) completed the red / yellow combo as a unit together.

%% * KidHero: Either paired with [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Brother]] [[TheProtagonist Protagonist]], or stand alone.

The ''Brave Series'' (or ''Yuusha Series'') is a toy and [[{{Anime}} animation]] franchise formed after toy company Takara decided to bring an end to animated "''[[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]''" ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' material in Japan, following a chilly reception to ''Transformers Victory'' and an overall decline in popularity, which also led to the cancellation of the OVA series ''Manga/TransformersZone''. Sensing that the coming [=90s=] kids of the Japanese market wanted something different (and wanting to make sure that they remained market-relevant), Takara struck a cooperative deal with the animation studio Creator/{{Sunrise}} (which had just recently become one of the most famous studios in Japan due to the explosive success of the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series) to develop a new franchise and set of toy lines, one that would also be separate from the (increasingly fraught and difficult) relationship Takara had developed with Hasbro. This would all lead to the development of the ''Brave Series'', a landmark SuperRobot series in the 1990s.

A ninth series, ''The Saint Of Braves Baan Gaan'', was planned but never produced. However, development was so near completion that Sunrise considers material from it to be canonical. The material meant to be used in this canceled series was later recycled into the plots for the Brave Wars VideoGame ''Quantum Leap Rayserver'', and concepts from it later appeared in the unrelated SuperRobot anime ''Anime/GEARFighterDendoh'' (along with a few concepts from a planned ''[=GaoGaiGar=] sequel). Also, due to the OVA ''Anime/GaoGaiGar FINAL Grand Glorious Gathering'' and various plans for said sequel, ''Anime/{{Betterman}}'' can be considered a spinoff of the franchise.

* CoolCar: Naturally given the nature of this franchise. The police car in particular is usually assigned as the principal robot, [[SuperCop because nothing can surpass the police car when it comes to proclaiming "justice and peace!"]]

* Creator/KoichiChiba: Veteran voice actor who was promoted as Voice Director for the ''Brave Series'' starting from ''Da-Garn'' all the way through ''[=GaoGaiGar=] FINAL'' [[AuthorExistenceFailure till his final breath]]. Known as the one who [[TheChooserOfTheOne casts]] the heroes and kid heroes--[[TheChosenOne notably]] Creator/NobuyukiHiyama.

* Creator/KoichiChiba: Veteran voice actor who was promoted as Voice Director for the ''Brave Series'' starting from ''Da-Garn'' all the way through ''[=GaoGaiGar=] FINAL'' till his final breath. Known as the one who [[TheChooserOfTheOne casts]] the heroes and kid heroes--[[TheChosenOne notably]] Creator/NobuyukiHiyama.

* Creator/KouichiChiba: Veteran voice actor who was promoted as Voice Director for the ''Brave Series'' starting from ''Da-Garn'' all the way through ''[=GaoGaiGar=] FINAL'' till his final breath. Known as the one who [[TheChooserOfTheOne casts]] the heroes and kid heroes--[[TheChosenOne notably]] Creator/NobuyukiHiyama.

* Creator/KouichiChiba: Veteran voice actor who was promoted as Voice Director for the ''Brave Series'' starting from ''Da-Garn'' all the way through ''[=GaoGaiGar=] FINAL'' till his final breath. Known as the one who [[TheChooserOfTheOne casts]] the heroes and kid heroes, [[TheChosenOne notably]] Creator/NobuyukiHiyama.

* Creator/KouichiChiba: Veteran voice actor who was promoted as Voice Director for the ''Brave Series'' starting from ''Da-Garn'' all the way through ''Gao Gai Gar FINAL'' to his final breath. Known as the one who [[TheChooserOfTheOne casts]] the heroes and kid heroes, [[TheChosenOne notably]] Creator/NobuyukiHiyama.

* AnimationBump[=/=]OffModel: On a per-episode basis throughout the franchise.
* {{BFG}}: At least one per season normally, often as a FinishingMove.
* {{BFS}}: The standard FinishingMove weapon. Averted for [=GaoGaiGar=], who starts off just with its fists, then eventually upgrades to a [[DropTheHammer hammer]].
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Brother]] HeroProtagonist: Either stand alone, or paired with KidHero or TagalongKid.
* CallingYourAttacks: Done quite frequently, normally in as HotBlooded a way as physically possible.
* CaptainErsatz: Going back to their previous series, many shows tend to feature intelligent robots who could easily pay homage towards the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' franchise.
** Not just, several villain and ally robots are ReusedCharacterDesign from Transformers.

* ColorMotif: All major [[TheProtagonist protagonists]] and [[KidHero kid heroes]] would wear their non-combat, normal attire primarily in the combination of '''red''' and '''yellow''' (with green being the 3rd color in-line.) However, if they are paired up or have more than one KidHero/teammate, only one person will wear the staple colors; in this case, they don't need to be the main hero to wear them.

* CombiningMecha: A stable of the series and the majority of the mecha are this.
* CoolBoat

* CoolPlane
* CoolStarship
* CoolTrain: Best exemplified by ''Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine''.
* DrillTank: Can't call yourself a Brave Series without one.
* FinishingMove: Usually by {{BFS}}.
* GatlingGood: Often one of the robot's attack.
* HotBlooded: The main hero is nearly always this.
* KidHero: Either paired with [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Brother]] [[TheProtagonist Protagonist]], or stand alone.
* HumongousMecha: While the first form of some mecha are comparably small, the rest are typically pretty big.
* MerchandiseDriven: Each series has a pretty good amount of toys to buy.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Each series typically has its own variety of these.
* {{NINJA}}: ''Ninja robots''!

* PlayingWithFire
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Often an effective way of powering up mecha.

* StockFootage: Traditionally present, given the [[MerchandiseDriven nature of the shows]]. This gets used so often that ''[=GaoGaiGar=]'' actually ''takes advantage of it''.
* StrictlyFormula

* TagalongKid: Will ''always'' be paired with [[BigBrotherInstinct an older protagonist]].
* TankGoodness
* WaveMotionGun

The ''Brave Series'' (or ''Yuusha Series'') is a toy and [[{{Anime}} animation]] franchise formed after toy company Takara had ended the animated "''[[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]''" storyline of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' in Japan. Following a decline in the series' popularity that led to the cancellation of the OVA series ''Manga/TransformersZone'', Takara struck a cooperative deal with the animation studio Creator/{{Sunrise}} (known for the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series) to develop a new franchise and set of toy lines. This would lead to the development of the ''Brave Series'', a landmark SuperRobot series in the 1990s.

* ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'' and ''Anime/GaoGaiGarFINAL'' - Circa 1997, the final installment of the series.

A ninth series, ''The Saint Of Braves Baan Gaan'', was planned but never produced. However, development was so near completion that Sunrise considers material from it to be canonical. The material meant to be used in this canceled series was later recycled into the plots for the Brave Wars VideoGame ''Quantum Leap Rayserver'', and later into the unrelated SuperRobot anime ''Anime/GEARFighterDendoh''. Also, due to the OVA ''Anime/GaoGaiGar Final Grand Glorious Gathering Version'', ''Anime/{{Betterman}}'' could be considered as a spinoff to the series.

* ''Anime/BraveExkaiser'' circa 1990, first part of the series.

* ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'' and ''Anime/GaoGaiGarFINAL'' - Circa 1997, the final part of the series.

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* Shinji Takamatsu: Director for 3 consecutive series of the franchise. [[note]]''Might Gaine'', ''J-Decker'', and ''Goldran.''[[/note]] Later known to be the director of, out of all works: ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''.

* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Brother]] [[TheProtagonist Protagonist]]: Either stand alone, or paired with KidHero or TagalongKid.

* Shinji Takamatsu: Director for 3 consecutive series of the franchise. [[note]]''Might Gaine'', ''J-Decker'', and ''Goldran.''[[/note]] Later known to be the director of, out of all works: [[spoiler: ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'']].

* Creator/NobuyukiHiyama: The only voice actor to be cast as [[TheProtagonist Principal Actor]] more than once throughout the franchise, [[note]]Might Senpuuji of ''Might Gaine'' and Guy Shishioh of ''[=GaoGaiGar=]''.[[/note]] earning him the reputation of TheHero; and ultimately became [[FaceOfTheBand the person representing the franchise as a whole]] for the franchise's various anniversary events.

* CoolCar: Naturally given the nature of this franchise. The police car in particular is usually assigned as the principal robot, [[SuperCop because nothing can surpass the police car when it comes to announcing "justice and peace!"]]

* CoolCar: Naturally given the nature of this franchise. The police car in particular is usually assigned as the principal robot, [[SuperCop because nothing can surpass the police car when it comes to announce "justice and peace!"]]