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Shoutout to what I feel is an extremely underrated opening-credits trope:
A show that sticks to a super cheery, upbeat, high-energy opening theme for its entire run. Perhaps even introducing MORE upbeat, high-energy remixes of its opening theme as it gets closer and closer to the ending of the series.
And then for the grand finale of the show, the opening suddenly switches to a quiet, soft, even brooding and melancholic rendition of that now-iconic main theme.
All to make it abundantly clear to the audience that; ‘Yeah, we’re finally at the very end. And we are going to make you cry so goddamned hard.’ XD
My personal favorite example of this trope?
The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar. Specifically, GaoGaiGar FINAL.
(btw, beware some flashing lights in this one)
Like GaoGaiGar’s OP ‘Yuusha-Oh Tanjou’ is already a SUPER bombastic, high-energy theme song, even among super-robot anime.
And the FINAL ova managed to make it even MORE high-energy with the ‘Mythology’ remix.
Which only get more and more bombastic and high-energy over the seven episodes of the OVA.
All until the eighth and final episode, where we get…
The Yuusha-Oh Tanjou Piano Solo version.
An opening theme that frankly just SCREAMS ‘prepare to fucking CRY’ XD
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GaoGaiGar: Becoming my personal favorite.
What is it about GaoGaiGar that's so special about it? Well, being the last installment in the Brave series, it had to go out with a bang. And, for all I know, if I ever completed every single Brave show, this would end up being one of my favorites.
First, it started off as MOTW, and then it became an all-out war with the 31 Machine Primevals, and Final comes along and ups the ante with the 11 Planetary Masters of Sol. Much like with Dagwon, the characters in GaoGaiGar were ones I grew to love.
The final arc, while not perfect, is a great ending to the series. And then, there's GaoGaiGar Final. That series of OVAs is a different beast entirely.
Not only are we introduced to Renais Kerdif Shishioh, Guy's cousin, we also meet a new set of antagonists, the aforementioned 11 Planetary Masters of Sol, of which its members are the antithesis of each of our heroes, some more blatant than others.
Final, if I'm being honest, is the perfect sendoff for the characters we come to know and love. And yet, their adventures are not over, as we would later see in GaoGaiGar vs. Betterman. Hopefully, with the release of the RG GaoGaiGar and RG Goldymarg, it could reignite interest in this show and, by extension, the entire Brave series.
Speaking of reignited interest in the Brave series, the remaster for Might Gaine had been announced some time ago, meaning a whole new generation can experience all of GGG's predecessors.
This is probably the most accessible of the 8 Brave shows, so give it a go if you like.
PreFINAL
The first 3 chapters were included at the start of the original FINAL 2-part novelisations. Chapter 3.5 was originally published in the first printing of volume 1 of King of Kings, and is probably more relevant there than here. Chapters 4&5 are adaptations of Evoluder Guy, and 6&7 were originally included with garage kits.
1: Not Quite Man or Machine
March 2006, Gai informs Mikoto he's now a hybrid of Machine life and humanity, similar to a Zonderian, but intends to do what he can with his body. He spends a night with her.Mikoto's hair is achieved by one of Leo's inventions.
Taiga dubs Gai an Evoluder, who will fight for humanity. Swan and Liger are returning to America, replaced by Papillon and Takanohashi, Liger has been married 7 times.
Mamoru hasn't left yet, but has had to study to complete school. He's studying at Kitchen HANA. Galeon left GGG on it's own, then lands by Hana and Mamoru while walking Yosef.
Galeone flies off with Mamoru, who hears Cain's voice, not the destroyed memory imprint but what claims to be a new imprint of the still living Cain of the Trinary Star System, a few having survived when the Primevals followed Galeon, and with the war over Galeon returned home, and a new imprint has been installed. He wants his son to help restore the Trinary Star System. Mamoru spends 3 says contemplating what he will do.
Mamoru and Gai meet, though both arrive early, and Mamoru takes a while to finally come to himself. He vaguely asks about his concerns, and if it's okay to lie for the sake of someone else. Gai reveals he has fears regarding his new body, which allows Mamoru, looking at the artificial Galeoria, to find resolve.
Mic the has to pick Gai up after a giant robot, not a Zonder, appears in Dortmund.
2: Return to the Unknown
March 2006: Gigantesque Deux, already fighting Volfogg, is suspected of being fitted with a Fake GS-Ride, and is being observed by Bionet's Gimlet. GaoGaiGar fight Gigantesque Deux, but Gai is briefly overwhelmed by a hacking attack.
Mamoru lies to his parents his reasons for going to space, claiming it will be to stop other New Machine Species, but resolves to return and tell the truth. Liger proposes a new core robot for GaoGaiGar, so the UN approves the departure. When he tells Hana he's leaving, she leaves in tears.
The last scene of GaoGaiGar plays out.
3: Separation, and a New Battle
March 2006: Mamoru and Galeon travel via the Galeoria Comet, and are greeted by Cain, Mamoru hugs him, then passes out, and is awoken by Palparepa, who says he is completing his body, and takes him to Cain. Mamoru is suspicious.
Mamoru is welcomed to Piss Sol, and introduced to the 11 Planetary Masters, Mamoru finds Cain feels off, and is confused when introduced to Abel, mistaking her first for Kaidou, and then J-019's Arma. Abel explains the Arma were based off her DNA and Mamoru's purification powers, likening the Arma to their children, to Mamoru's concern.
Pei la Cain was just a program to lure Mamoru to the Trinary Star System for Abel, so she can have him help restore it. He notices Palpareda has an inverted G-Stone, and agrees to help as payment for their technical aid with earth, but won't join them.
Pisa Sol is a matter restoration device, as big as a planet. There were once 11 life supporting planets in the Trinary Star System, each with a Planetary Master.
The only actual place at the moment bssdie Pisa Sol is the G-Crystal, an anti program for the Planetary Masters Cain created, he also destroyed their creator, she resents this. Galeon is a control terminal for the G-Crystal, as Pasdar was for the Z-Master, Cain eventually switched it from Anti-Planetary Master to Anti-Z Master when mechanisation started. Abel wants the G-Crystal destroyed by Mamoru, Palparepa wants at least the Genesic Aura disabled. A dubious Mamoru tries anyway.
Inside a female voice tells Mamoru the whole truth, that Abel is being honest, but th Trinary Star System is continuing it's existence by stealing dark matter from the current universe. Mamoru decides to instead but Galeon in it's Anti-Planetay Master form.
Palparepa put a bomb on Mamoru, intending to detonate when the Genesic Aura deactivates, but he emerges on Galeon, allowing time for the Genesic Aura to reset, which weakens their Sol Waves as they escape again into the G-Crystal.
While waiting for Galeon to be restored, he decides to steal Pisa Sol's Pas-Q Machine. The voice guides him in awakening the Genesic Machines, which distract the Planetary Masters.
Mamoru grabs the Pas-Q Machine, which produces Repli-Mamoru and Repli-Galeon. Because of his colours Repli-Mamoru knows he is the duplicate, and decides to be a distraction, telling Mamoru to hide Galeon back in the G-Crystal and return to earth, it has to be the original because if GGG realised Repli-Mamoru was a duplicate they would suspect conspiracy.
The Planetary Masters realises Repli-Mamoru's nature when they catch him, but freeze him when he tries a suicide maneuver.
Mamoru arrives in space, greeted by Kaidou and J-Ark, before they can escape Pia Decem attacks, the Pas-Q Machine is destroyed, falling with Kaidou through an ES-Window to earth.
Mamoru awakens on J-Ark, J explaining the space compression. When Abel boards J-Ark, J refuses to side with her, choosing Arma's love for earth, but before he and Tomoro can do much she shuts down the Jewel Generator, Mamoru rushes to the G-Crystal.
Abel tries to configure J, difficult thanks to his Zonderisation, while Palparepa fits Repli-Mamoru with a Chemical Bolt while Repli-Galeon is in their control, Mamoru works to continue the restoration.
3.5: Arma, The Red Fallen Star
In Northern Territory, 10 year-old Yuka Koala follows a shooting star and find Kaidou unconscious, her dog Pochi carries him back.
Kaidou has amnesia, Yuka dubs him Tenshi. Yuka lives on a mango farm, her late mother was Japanese. Another amnesiac on the farm in the massive Kuma-chan. Both of them help on the farm.
After 6 months, seeing the red sunset at Uluru, Tenshi is struck by the colour matching his pendant. They're attacked by dingoes and saved by Kuma-chan, Yuka fears both will leave if they regain their memories.
Tenshi has been on the farm for a year, and has the sensation there is something he needs to do, but doesn't want to give up his peaceful life. While working they talk, Kuma-chan suspects he was a bad person and doesn't want to remember. Unusual weather phenomena are occuring still.
Kuma-chan transforms into a Zonuda, attacking Tenshi, Yuka sees this and is terrified, Tenshi reawakens some of his abilities to defect Zonuda attacks, and recognises Arm.
Arm's host was the American Armstrong, and he was implanted with a New Machine Spore when he was released, Z-Master used THE POWER to send him back earth.
Zonuda advances to Uluru, and Kuma-chan, now remembering his lonely life as Armstrong, begs Tenshi to kill him, but Kaidou is determined to save his friend. Kaidou uses an Akamatsu Pest Control truck to distract Zonuda enough to get close and purify it.
Armstrong awakens, purified, and once he sees he's awake Kaidou leaves to continue his work, promising Yuka he'll come back to her.
4: A Challenger From the Past
Late 2006. Aside from elements from Evoluder GUY, Taiga announces shortly after the start of the GaoFighGar Project that he is returning to the Space Development Corporation, leaving the position of GGG Chief to be filed. Liger has developed the Lepton Traveller, which makes interstellar travel far easier, the Space Energy Development Plan using the THE POWER may now be viable.
5: Fighting GaoGaiGar
January 2007, the rest of Evoluder GUY, though Alouette meeting the other kids is skipped.
6: The Power of the King of Braves
February 2007, Alouette is still in hospital, while Gai and Mikoto bury what remains of Shuu.
KoRyu and AnRyu are being coached at Orbit Base by their brothers on space movement, Volfogg is training robots for the American and Russian intelligence branches.
Yaginuma Noriyuki is now GGG Chief. Z0 is detected across the globe, suspects to be Bionet's work. New Braves GetsuRyu and NichiRyu are dispatched to Belarus, the rest are sent across the globe.
Gai realises the Zonders are bait, and Bionet is targeting Orbit Base, as GaoFar he faces a Satellite Zonder, which restrains him, the host is still in control, Bionet plans to destroy the Braves and study Gai's Evoluder body for further development. The GaoMachines combine to form GaoFighGar, and the others work together to defeat the Zonders across the world. Gai attempts purification, successfully purifying the Bionet member.
7: The Golden King of Braves
March 2007. GaiFighGar is fighting Gigantesque Trois, the Dividing Driver is unavailable. GoldyMarg leaps into action, accidentally causing a tidal wave. The Goldion Hammer forms to finish the Gigantesque, but Gai passes out from a Hyper Mode based over exertion.
Goldy manages to manipulate gravity to keep fighting as gets the others to restrain Trois, and successfully destroys Gigantesque via the Hammer.