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 90's, 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 relinquished by Takara Tomy and are now owned by Bandai Namco Entertainment, following the 1994 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, 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 Bandai Namco Filmworks), Victor Entertainment and Tokyu Agency, originally created by Takara (now Takara Tomy).
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