History Film / GameraTheBrave

** The film opens with Gamera fighting off the last of a swarm of Gyaos, a spiritual continuation of the BolivianArmyEnding of ''Awakening of Irys'' where Gamera was last seen facing off against an oncoming horde of thousands of Gyaos (though the scene in this film is set in 1976 making it clear it's not a true follow-up to that ending).

* MythologyGag: While exploring Kousuke Aizawa's kitchen, Toto is nearly hit by a dropped knife and breathes fire on it in retaliation. The knife is a reference to the knife-headed monster Guiron, from the Showa era.

* TheyWouldCutYouUp: Inverted. The government captures the injured juvenile Toto, but they do it with the express intent of patching him up from his fight with Zedus and trying to ensure he grows to full strength since they know Gamera is a benevolent kaiju.

* BroadStrokes: While it is a ContinuityReboot, off mentions of past events and and the tie-in manga imply some version of the Showa Gamera series, or at least some of the movies, happened. Clues include references to Gamera being well known as a protector of mankind, multiple Showa kaiju being named in tie-in novels, and people being very familiar with what kaiju are. One could then tale ''The Brave'' as a distant sequel to that era.

* SpiritualSuccessor: While it is a ContinuityReboot, off mentions of past events and and the tie-in manga imply some version of the Showa Gamera series, or at least some of the movies, happened. Clues include references to Gamera being well known as a protector of mankind, multiple Showa kaiju being named in tie-in novels, and people being very familiar with what kaiju are. One could then tale ''The Brave'' as a distant sequel to that era.

The film was released on April 29, 2006. Despite a positive reception from critics and fans, a sequel never materialized and the franchise once again fell into a period of hibernation that wouldn't be ended this time until 2015.

* IllGirl: Mai Nishio, Toru's neighbor, who requires a heart operation and even after it remains in a bed while recovering from her illness and operation.

* ContinuityReboot: A fairly good one. Kaiju were prevalent in the [=1960s to 1970s=] but haven't been since since, and everyone was familiar with Gamera and the gyaos from the opening scene which implies a version of events similar to the Showa series happened with some Heisei influence. However no kaiju have been seen in the 30 years since, leading to a Japan unprepared for Zedus.

* BittersweetEnding: Zedus is defeated, Mai recovers and Toto is free to continue his father's legacy of protecting Earth; but Toto and Toru have to separate as Toto is set free, with Toto tearfully bidding goodbye to his pet.

* RevisitingTheRoots: This film harkens back to the classic Showa Era films' roots with a more kid-focused adventure with a major lighthearted feeling, that said it still keeps a lot of the Heisei's era tone and seriousness in regards to the monster.

* TheyWouldCutYouUp: Inverted. The government captures the injured juvenile Toto, but they do it with the express intent of patching him up from his fight with Zedus and trying to ensure he grows to full strength since they know gamera are benevolent kaiju.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Ishimaru and Katsuya, Toru's friends.
* ToServeMan: Zedus is a maneater, and is shown consuming humans onscreen at several points.

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''Gamera the Brave'' is a 2006 film and the fourth Film/{{Gamera}} film to be released in the Heisei era. With no relation to the previous three films, it was intended as a full reboot of the franchise. It is directed by Ryuta Tasaki (''Franchise/PowerRangers'', ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', ''Franchise/KamenRider'', ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'') with the screenplay by Yukari Tatsui.

* AgeCut: Kousuke is shown as a young boy witnessing Gamera's final battle with the gyaos in 1973, with a dissolve cut to 2006 where he is standing in the same spot remembering; only now he's a grown man with a child of his own.

* CombatTentacles: Zedus can extend his tongue to great lengths and repeatedly uses it to impale Toto.

* GiantFlyer: Toto. Like all other Gameras.

* IllGirl: Mai Nishio, Toru's neighbor.
* KnightOfCerebus: [[IAmAHumanitarian Zedus]]. The film keeps a light-hearted tone for most of the first act, but the second Zedus enters the story, everything goes to hell.
* LighterAndSofter: More optimistic than the Heisei series, but the movie opens with adult Gamera's death, how the [[MissingMom death of his mother impacted Toru's life]], and the people devoured by Zedus. Still there aren't any human antagonists, the governmental body responsible for the dark lab studying monsters is actually trying to help Toto, and all the protagonists live with better lives at the end.

* SeaMonster: Zedus just kind of shows up out of the ocean one day. The first scene which foreshadows him is rather ''Film/{{Jaws}}''-esque [[NothingIsScarier with him not being shown at all]].
* ShoutOut: ''Manga/SgtFrog'' - Toru has to remain polite to Mai in order to borrow issues from her.