The Brave of Gold Goldran

Goldran
The Brave of Gold Goldran DVD box art

Genre Adventure, Comedy, Mecha
TV anime
Directed by Shinji Takamatsu
Studio Sunrise
Network Nagoya TV
Original run February 4, 1995January 27, 1996
Episodes 48
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The Brave of Gold Goldran (Ōgon Yūsha Gorudoran) is a Japanese anime television series series begun in 1995, created by Sunrise under the direction of Shinji Takamatsu, and was the sixth in the Yūsha metaseries funded by Takara and produced by Sunrise. 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.