The Brave of Gold Goldran (黄金勇者ゴルドラン, Ōgon Yūsha Gorudoran) is a Japanese anime television series begun in 1995, created by Takara and Sunrise under the direction of Shinji Takamatsu, and was the sixth in the Yūsha/Brave metaseries. Goldran follows the adventures of three young boys who are tasked with finding alien robot fighters, or Braves, that are sleeping in the form of crystals. Their major antagonist is the flamboyant and thoroughly incompetent Walter, and the villains that follow him are often similarly humorous. The entire show is extremely focused on comedy and silliness almost to the exclusion of much in the way of storytelling, although the series does develop some running plot lines towards its end. In terms of television ratings, Goldran was the peak of the Brave series' popularity.
The Brave of Gold Goldran | |
黄金勇者ゴルドラン (Ōgon Yūsha Gorudoran) | |
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Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Mecha |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shinji Takamatsu |
Written by | Hiroyuki Kawasaki |
Music by | Hayato Matsuo |
Studio | Sunrise |
Original network | ANN (Nagoya TV) |
Original run | February 4, 1995 – January 27, 1996 |
Episodes | 48 |
Three boys, Takuya, Kazuki, and Dai are from Ishinowa elementary school in the sixth grade. They are actively a strong, curious, and mischievous trio. They obtain a mysterious jewel's "Power Stone". They bring back Dran, the golden robot, a brave who slept within a Power Stone and become his master. However, Prince Walter Walzac, who wants the Power Stone, has attacked them. They then go on an adventure for searching eight Power Stones that were scattered all over the world, searching for El Dorado's Legendra with Goldran.
The mecha themselves, called Braves, were created by prolific mechanical designer Kunio Okawara. While some of the Braves transform into transportation (e.g. cars and trains), others transform into animals (e.g. dinosaur and shark). Goldran itself is formed from Dran (a car) and Golgon (a kaiju). The Braves themselves are aliens from planet Legendra (レジェンドラ, Rejendora) in the Golden Galaxy created by Lady Licca The Legendra (レディリカ・ド・レジェンドラ, Redirika Do Rejendora). If the Braves are defeated or their masters are killed they will revert into Power Stones, indestructible gems that can only reactivate them by reciting an ancient incantation. When not in combat the Braves can regenerate from any wound they received.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
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1 | (目覚めよ!黄金勇者) | Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami Storyboarded by : Shinji Takamatsu | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | February 4, 1995 |
2 | (その名はアドベンジャー) | Shinichi Watanabe | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | February 11, 1995 |
3 | (南の島で大冒険!) | Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | February 18, 1995 |
4 | (ぐるぐるジャングル大追跡!) | Kunihisa Sugishima | Masaharu Amiya | February 25, 1995 |
5 | (恋は過激な火の玉レース!) | Directed by : Yūji Yamaguchi Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi | Masashi Noro Hiroyuki Kawasaki | March 4, 1995 |
6 | (花のお江戸で捕物控) | Yasuhiro Minami | Kenichi Araki | March 11, 1995 |
7 | (超初恋で大合体!) | Shinichi Watanabe | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | March 18, 1995 |
8 | (奪われたパワーストーン) | Naoki Hishikawa | Yoshiyuki Suga | March 25, 1995 |
9 | (本日休日やっぱ海賊!?) | Kunihisa Sugishima | Masaharu Amiya | April 1, 1995 |
10 | (燃えよ!チビドラゴン) | Yūji Yamaguchi | Yoshiyuki Suga | April 8, 1995 |
11 | (出現!超ド級要塞ロボ) | Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi | Kenichi Araki | April 15, 1995 |
12 | (とけて流れりゃ大混乱) | Shinichi Watanabe | Yasunori Yamada | April 22, 1995 |
13 | (たのしい?!幼稚園) | Shinichi Watanabe | Yasunori Yamada | April 29, 1995 |
14 | (黄金忍者参上!) | Kunihisa Sugishima | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | May 6, 1995 |
15 | (大空合体!スカイゴルドラン) | Yūji Yamaguchi | Yoshiyuki Suga | May 13, 1995 |
16 | (恋する乙女は一億メガトン) | Yasuhiro Minami | Kenichi Araki | May 20, 1995 |
17 | (ミチル先生危機一髪!?) | Shinichi Watanabe | Yoshiyuki Suga | May 27, 1995 |
18 | (異次元世界の大統領) | Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi | Kenichi Araki | June 3, 1995 |
19 | (フェニックスをつかまえろ) | Kunihisa Sugishima | Yasunori Yamada | June 10, 1995 |
20 | (ワルターの大冒険) | Yūji Yamaguchi | Masaharu Amiya | June 17, 1995 |
21 | (パニック列車で名推理) | Naoki Hishikawa | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | June 24, 1995 |
22 | (超白銀(シルバー)合体 ゴッドシルバリオン) | Shinichi Watanabe | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | July 1, 1995 |
23 | (無人島だよサバイバル!) | Yasuhiro Minami | Yoshiyuki Suga | July 8, 1995 |
24 | (友情の逆転シュート) | Kunihisa Sugishima | Yoshiyuki Suga | July 15, 1995 |
25 | (夏の怪奇シリーズ猫島奇談) | Yūji Yamaguchi | Masaharu Amiya | July 22, 1995 |
26 | (勇者調査指令) | Naoki Hishikawa | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | July 29, 1995 |
27 | (ゴルゴン強奪作戦) | Shinichi Watanabe | Kenichi Araki | August 5, 1995 |
28 | (黄金将軍レオン推参!) | Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi | Yasunori Yamada | August 12, 1995 |
29 | (激闘!レオンカイザー) | Kunihisa Sugishima | Masaharu Amiya | August 19, 1995 |
30 | (集結!8人の勇者) | Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa Storyboarded by : Yūji Yamaguchi | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | August 26, 1995 |
31 | (黄金獣合体グレートゴルドラン) | Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami Storyboarded by : Shinji Takamatsu | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | September 9, 1995 |
32 | (緑の星の聖戦士) | Naoki Hishikawa | Yoshiyuki Suga | September 16, 1995 |
33 | (誕生子連れ勇者) | Shinichi Watanabe | Kenichi Araki | September 23, 1995 |
34 | (まぼろしの青空) | Kunihisa Sugishima | Shō Aikawa | September 30, 1995 |
35 | (掟破りの新勇者) | Yūji Yamaguchi | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | October 7, 1995 |
36 | (強いぞ!鮫船長(キャプテンシャーク)) | Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | October 14, 1995 |
37 | (さらば黄金勇者 -レジェンドラよ、永遠に-) | Shinichi Watanabe | Masaharu Amiya | October 21, 1995 |
38 | (歌え!勇者隊) | Yasuhiro Minami | Yoshiyuki Suga | November 4, 1995 |
39 | (驚異の新合体技) | Kunihisa Sugishima | Kenichi Araki | November 11, 1995 |
40 | (おこさまランド) | Naoki Hishikawa | Yasunori Yamada | November 18, 1995 |
41 | (夢の惑星) | Yūji Yamaguchi | Aya Matsui | November 25, 1995 |
42 | (天から来た勇者) | Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi | Aya Matsui | December 2, 1995 |
43 | (奇跡の超必殺技) | Shinichi Watanabe | Yasunori Yamada | December 9, 1995 |
44 | (裏切りの門) | Kunihisa Sugishima | Masaharu Amiya | December 16, 1995 |
45 | (限りなき敗北) | Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi | Yoshiyuki Suga | December 23, 1995 |
46 | (絶対の孤独) | Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami Storyboarded by : Shinji Takamatsu | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | January 6, 1996 |
47 | (本当のエナジー) | Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa Storyboarded by : Shinji Takamatsu | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | January 20, 1996 |
48 | (冒険がはじまる!) | Shinji Takamatsu | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | January 27, 1996 |