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Brave Exkaiser(Dũng giả エクスカイザー,Yūsha Ekusukaizā,Sometimes translated asBrave ExkaizerorBrave Fighter Exkizer)is a Japaneseanimated television seriesproduced bySunrise.The series is directed byKatsuyoshi Yatabeand written by Yasushi Hirano with both character and mecha designs done by Masayuki Hiraoka andKunio Okawararespectively. It aired onNagoya TVfrom February 3, 1990 to January 26, 1991, consisting of 48 episodes.
| Brave Exkaiser | |
 Cover art of the first DVD volume. | |
| Dũng giả エクスカイザー (Yūsha Ekusukaizā) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mecha |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Katsuyoshi Yatabe |
| Produced by | Youichi Honma Takayuki Yoshii Shin Imai |
| Written by | Yasushi Hirano |
| Music by | Kohei Tanaka |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Original network | ANN(Nagoya TV) |
| Original run | February 3, 1990–January 26, 1991 |
| Episodes | 48 |
Exkaiseris the first installment inTakaraand Sunrise'sBrave seriesfranchise, spanning up to eight separate installments. It is generally one of the more influential anime in the 1990s, which revitalized the Super Robot genre in that time through both the series' reception as well as its toy sales. It would be later referenced and homaged in several other animated works.
Story
editA group of space police led by Exkaiser are chasing after the Geisters, an evil gang of treasure thieves. Upon arriving on Earth, Exkaiser and his team, the Kaisers, house their spirits into vehicles all over Japan to create physical bodies for their energy-based forms. Exkaiser inhabits a car belonging to the Hoshikawa family and befriends a third grade boy named Kouta Hoshikawa. Exkaiser and his allies must unite their powers in order to fight the Geisters and prevent them from stealing Earth's artifacts.
Development
editBrave Exkaiserwas a co-production between Sunrise and Takara, with the latter producing the toyline based on the series. Sunrise, who was assigned to animate the series, planned the show to be a solo series and will not have any spinoffs nor start a franchise. It was also aimed for kids at that time.[1]Its premise was also based on one central theme: "Searching for One's Treasure",[2]reflecting the value of important things that can only be understood after losing.[3]This theme became the central point of the series's finale. While developing the mecha designs, Takara based the concept of the mechas from theTransformerstoyline, as the concept of Alien Robots coming from space, though depicted them as Super Robots that combine both sophisticated and simple designs in their various forms, something that is later passed to the Transformers franchise in its later incarnations. In addition, the concept of a boy befriending a robot, a concept seen back inTransformers Victorywas implemented in the series as seen in the bond between Exkaiser and Kouta.
Upon release of the anime, sales of the series' toys were among the highest in 1990 according to Takara; he also described it as their "best year" in sales. Though production narrowed down a bit due to the release of theSuper Famicomin Japan in that same year with the year-end sales being slow due to a large amount of inventory of toys. Keiichi Tanaka, stated that "(In Kansai), There was no inventory left because we made adjustments by transferring between wholesalers at the end of the year."[4]Takara foresaw the potential of the series as a franchise not as a toys franchise but as "a series with a compelling storyline and drama for older audiences", which paid off in Brave future installments.
Media
editAnime
editBrave Exkaiseroriginally aired onNagoya TVfrom February 3, 1990, to January 26, 1991, replacingJushin Ligeron its timeslot. Hidemi Miura performed both the series's opening and ending themes: "Gather Way" and "Korekara no Anata e"(これから の あなたへ,"To you in the future" ).The series' music was composed byKohei Tanaka,who would later compose music forThe King of Braves GaoGaiGar,the final entry in theBraveseries.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Our Family Car is an Alien!?" "Boku n Chino-sha wa eirian!?" (ボクんち の xe は vũ trụ người ( エイリアン )!?) | Mitsuo Fukuda | Yasushi Hirano | February 3, 1990 |
| 2 | "Save the Liner Motorcar!" "Rinia mōtākā o tasukete!" (リニア・モーターカーを trợ けて!) | Toshifumi Kawase | Yasushi Hirano | February 10, 1990 |
| 3 | "The Chaotic Blackout" "Daiteiden de dai Konran" (Đại cúp điện で đại こんらん) | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Yasushi Hirano | February 17, 1990 |
| 4 | "The Mars Orbital Rocket Launches!" "Kasei iki roketto shi~ppatsu!" (Hoả tinh hành きロケットしゅっぱーつ!) | Raita Hiroshi | Hideki Sonoda | February 24, 1990 |
| 5 | "The Pharmacy is Empty!?" "Kusuriyasan ga karappo!?" (Dược phòng さんがカラッポ!?) | Shinji Takamatsu | Mami Watanabe | March 3, 1990 |
| 6 | "Our Sunken Ship Expedition Party" "Bokura chinbotsu-sentan kentai" (ボクら Thẩm không thuyền たんけん đội) | Directed by : Raita Hiroshi Storyboarded by : Mitsuo Fukuda | Keiko Maruo | March 10, 1990 |
| 7 | "Danger Turns Round at the Amusement Park!" "Yuenchi de kiken ga guruguru!" (Dạo chơi công viên mà でキケンがぐるぐる!) | Toshifumi Kawase | Keiko Maruo | March 17, 1990 |
| 8 | "I'm a Jet Pilot" "Boku wa jettopairotto" (ボクはジェットパイロット) | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Hideki Sonoda | March 24, 1990 |
| 9 | "A Disturbance at Hanamiyama's Buddha" "O Hanamiyama wa daibutsu sawagi" (お hoa thấy sơn は đại phật さわぎ) | Raita Hiroshi | Mami Watanabe | March 31, 1990 |
| 10 | "Swing Big! Dome Stadium" "Dai yure! Dōmu kyūjō" (Đại ゆれ! ドーム sân bóng) | Shinji Takamatsu | Yasushi Hirano | April 7, 1990 |
| 11 | "Large Discovery at the Ancient Ruins" "Kodai iseki de dai hakken" (Cổ đại di tích で đại はっけん) | Mitsuo Fukuda | Hideki Sonoda | April 14, 1990 |
| 12 | "The Cake Has No Source!" "Kēki no moto ga nai!" (ケーキ の もとがない!) | Toshifumi Kawase | Keiko Maruo | April 21, 1990 |
| 13 | "Great Explosion at Mt. Fuji!?" "Fujisan dai bakuhatsu!?" (Núi Phú Sĩ đại バクハツ!?) | Raita Hiroshi | Yasutaka Ito | April 28, 1990 |
| 14 | "Mom is in Trouble!!" "Taihenda! Mama ga!" (たいへんだ! ママが!) | Shinji Takamatsu | Mami Watanabe | May 5, 1990 |
| 15 | "Beware of the Dream Thief" "Yume dorobō ni goyōshin" (Mộng ドロボーにご dụng tâm) | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Yasushi Hirano Shuichi Iwazaki | May 19, 1990 |
| 16 | "Run! Supercar" "Hashire! Sūpākā" (Đi れ! スーパーカー) | Mitsuo Fukuda | Hideki Sonoda | May 26, 1990 |
| 17 | "Protect the Computer" "Konpyūta o mamore" (コンピュータを thủ れ) | Toshifumi Kawase | Yasushi Hirano Yasutaka Ito | June 2, 1990 |
| 18 | "Time Has Messed Up" "Jikan ga mechakucha" (Thời gian がめちゃくちゃ) | Raita Hiroshi | Keiko Maruo | June 9, 1990 |
| 19 | "The Rainbow Waterfall Has Flooded" "Nijinotaki wa dai kōzui" (Hồng の lung は đại hồng thủy) | Shinji Takamatsu | Keiji Oba | June 16, 1990 |
| 20 | "The Targeted Bride" "Nerawareta Hanayome" (ねらわれた hoa gả) | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Mami Watanabe | June 23, 1990 |
| 21 | "The Burning Movie Village" "Moeru Eigamura" (Châm える ánh họa thôn) | Mitsuo Fukuda | Takeshi Takaba | June 30, 1990 |
| 22 | "Fuuko's Tanabata Story" "Fūko no Tanabata Monogatari" (フーコ の Thất Tịch vật ngữ) | Toshifumi Kawase | Keiko Maruo | July 7, 1990 |
| 23 | "Find the Idol!" "Aidoru wo Sagase!" (アイドルを thăm せ) | Raita Hiroshi | Norio Kashima | July 14, 1990 |
| 24 | "Go! Go! Luxury Liner" (Go! Go! Xa hoa khách thuyền) | Shinji Takamatsu | Yasushi Hirano Yasutaka Ito | July 21, 1990 |
| 25 | "The Lost at Sea Virus" (Hải に tiêu えた vi khuẩn gây bệnh ( ウイルス)) | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Yasushi Hirano Keiji Oba | July 28, 1990 |
| 26 | "The Panda Cub Competition" (Tử パンダ tranh đoạt chiến) | Directed by : Mitsuo Fukuda Storyboarded by :Futa Morita | Mami Watanabe | August 4, 1990 |
| 27 | "Defeat the Meteor Shower!" (Sao băng đàn をぶっとばせ!) | Toshifumi Kawase | Yasushi Hirano Yasutaka Ito | August 11, 1990 |
| 28 | "Regain the Stars!" (Hạ を lấy り lệ せ!) | Directed by : Hideaki Oba Storyboarded by :Kunihisa Sugishima | Yasushi Hirano | August 18, 1990 |
| 29 | "The Piggy Bank That Died in the Sky" (Không に tán った trữ kim rương) | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Keiko Maruo | August 25, 1990 |
| 30 | "Papa is a Non-Smoker" (パパは cấm yên trung) | Shinji Takamatsu | Fumihiko Shimo | September 1, 1990 |
| 31 | "Secret of the Geoglyphs" (Trên mặt đất hội の ひみつ) | Mitsuo Fukuda | Hideki Sonoda | September 8, 1990 |
| 32 | "It’s Here! Super Giant Fusion" (Ra た! Vô cùng lớn đại hợp thể) | Toshifumi Kawase | Yasushi Hirano Yasutaka Ito | September 22, 1990 |
| 33 | "The Friend is a Young Kabuki" (Hữu だちはカブキ tiểu tăng) | Hideaki Oba | Mami Watanabe | September 29, 1990 |
| 34 | "Our Olympics" (ぼくら の オリンピック) | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Keiko Maruo | October 6, 1990 |
| 35 | "A Concert for the Braves" (Dũng giả に tặng る âm lặc sẽ) | Shinji Takamatsu | Fumihiko Shimo | October 13, 1990 |
| 36 | "The Halloween Monster" (ハロウィン の quái vật) | Toshifumi Kawase | Keiko Maruo | October 20, 1990 |
| 37 | "The Monster Library" (かいぶつ đồ thư quán) | Mitsuo Fukuda | Fumihiko Shimo | November 3, 1990 |
| 38 | "The White Horse That Becomes the Wind" (Phong になれ bạch い mã) | Hideaki Oba | Yasushi Hirano Yasutaka Ito | November 10, 1990 |
| 39 | "Aim to be a Space Pilot" (めざせ vũ trụ パイロット) | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Yasushi Hirano | November 17, 1990 |
| 40 | "Devastating! Geister Base" (壊 diệt! ガイスター căn cứ) | Shinji Takamatsu | Mami Watanabe | November 24, 1990 |
| 41 | "Mario and Juliet" (マリオとジュリエット) | Directed by : Kiyotaka Ohata Storyboarded by : Futa Morita | Fumihiko Shimo | December 1, 1990 |
| 42 | "The Fire Truck Mobilizes" (Xe cứu hỏa xuất động せよ!) | Hideaki Oba | Keiko Maruo | December 8, 1990 |
| 43 | "Takumi Likes School?!" (タクミは trường học が hảo き?!) | Directed by : Hiroshi Ishiodori Storyboarded by : Kunihisa Sugishima | Yasushi Hirano Shuichi Iwazaki | December 15, 1990 |
| 44 | "There’s a Lot of Santas" (サンタさんがいっぱい) | Shinji Takamatsu | Mami Watanabe | December 22, 1990 |
| 45 | "The Great Adventure in the Pyramid" (ピラミッドで đại mạo 険) | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Hideki Sonoda | December 29, 1990 |
| 46 | "The Offshore Oil Trap" (Đáy biển mỏ dầu の 罠) | Directed by : Kiyotaka Ohata Storyboarded by : Kunihisa Sugishima | Yasushi Hirano Yasutaka Ito | January 12, 1991 |
| 47 | "The Snow Country’s War" (Tuyết Quốc の quyết chiến) | Hideaki Oba | Yasushi Hirano Atsuhiro Tomioka | January 19, 1991 |
| 48 | "A Real Treasure" (Bổn đương の bảo vật) | Directed by : Hiroshi Ishiodori Storyboarded by : Mitsuo Fukuda | Yasushi Hirano | January 26, 1991 |
Video games
editBrave Exkaiser appears in the twoBrave Sagagames which were published by Takara and released on thePlayStationin 1998 and 2000 respectively as well as appearing inBrave Saga: Shinsou Astariafor theGame Boy Colorin 2001 and laterNew Century Brave Warsfor thePlayStation 2in 2005. In 2003, Brave Exkaiser appears in Kikou Heidan J Phoenix + for the Xbox as an unlockable mech. In 2019, Brave Exkaiser appeared in theSuper Robot Wars X-Ωmobile game, making it the thirdBraveseries to debut in the Super Robot Wars franchise, afterGaoGaiGar'sdebut in2nd Super Robot Wars AlphaandMight Gaine'sdebut inSuper Robot Wars V.
References
edit- ^TARKUS (Igarashi hạo tư) kỷ nguyên mới xã biên tập bộ ( đại dã phong hoành ・ đại dã trí tử ) (2004-11-13). "Dũng giả エクスカイザー THE WORLD of EXKIZER".Dũng giả シリーズメモリアルブック siêu dũng giả vân thừa.Kỷ nguyên mới xã.p. 26.ISBN4-7753-0298-1.
- ^TARKUS biên “PART 5 [ dũng giả たち の dấu chân ] アニメーション giám sát インタビュー cốc điền bộ thắng nghĩa” 『 đại dũng giả vân nói サンライズ・ロボットトイコレクション[ dũng giả ・エルドラン biên ] 』メディアワークス,2007 năm ngày 15 tháng 5,ISBN978-4-8402-3824-3,82
- ^Đại bách khoa 1990,pp. 145
- ^Điền trung khuê một Twitter 2018 năm ngày 22 tháng 5 phó.
Works cited
edit- Rượu giếng chinh dũng, ed. (1990-09-05).Dũng giả エクスカイザー đại bách khoa.ケイブンシャ.
External links
edit- Dũng giả エクスカイザー(Japanese)
- Brave Exkaiser(anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia