is a robot anime television series which premiered in Japan in 1993, created by Sunrise under the direction of Shinji Takamatsu, and was the fourth installment of the Brave series.
Story In the year 1950 the world's supply of oil ran out, forcing humanity to adopt locomotives as their primary transports instead of automobiles. In 2049, billionaire and crime-fighting teenager Maito Senpuuji takes up his father's company and assets at the age of only 15. Taking control of the Brave Express team of robots that his late father created, Senpuuji and his free thinking robot team takes on the crime lords that plague Nouvelle Tokyo City, formerly Tokyo Bay.
Characters
Heroes
Voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama A 15-year-old billionaire who is the president of Senpuuji Enterprise and the commander of the . He pilots the Might Wing, Might Kaiser, and both Might Gaine and Great Might Gaine both with the assistance of Gaine. Whenever villains cause trouble, he is the one who stops their plans. His parents were killed three years ago in a serious bullet train accident.
Voiced by Akiko Yajima The main heroine, a high school student who tends to get involved in the crimes committed by the villains with no reason, but Mighto always comes to rescue her. They get to know each other because of that. She becomes the girlfriend of Maito during the course of the series. Her little brother, Tetsuya, idolizes Might Gaine. Her father is severely ill, so she must take up part-time jobs to sustain the family. At the end of the series, Sally and Mighto eventually get married.
Voiced by Masami Kikuchi A friend of Maito and a mechanic, he is the one who helped to reinvent the Bombers.
Voiced by Kazuhiko Kishino Maito's butler and father figure throughout the series.
Voiced by Yuri Amano Maito's secretary and older sister figure throughout the series.
Voiced by Ritsuo Sawa Maito's crochety and eccentric grandfather. He is the founder of Senpuuji Enterprise.
Voiced by Naoki Makishima The director of Senpuuji Engineering Aoidou Depot and the technical director of the Brave Express team.
Voiced by Hirohiko Kakegawa The police officer in Nouvelle Tokyo City. He supports the actions of the Brave Express team.
Villains
Voiced by Masaharu Satō A German professor of robot technology, he holds the ambition that makes the strongest robot in the world. Hiryu and Goryu were constructed by him. He also fabricated the Innocent Wave amplifier to help Maito to defeat Black Noir.
Voiced by Yū Shimaka A don of the Asian Mafia from China, Lou is easily recognizable due to his large, bump-covered nose and a loud green bird perched on his shoulder. He sells various robots to the highest bidder in order to commit crimes. After losing control over the Mafia due to Purple's intervention, he ends up selling ramen.
Voiced by Shōko Kanoki (Anime), Yuriko Fuchizaki (Super Robot Wars V) A French woman, a boss of "Pink Cat" the confederacy of thieves. To keep her beauty, she often steals the jewel and the adornment for her desire.
Voiced by Kiyoyuki Yanada An American who is dressed in Samurai style. He plots to reconquer all of Japan, to regain an old-fashioned, traditional Japanese culture.
Voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa The rival of Maito, also well known as "Joe the Ace". He used to be an ace pilot in the army. Wolfgang gives him and in order to defeat Might Gaine. Later in the series, He discovered Exeve is the person responsible for his father's death, then he turned against him. In the finale, he piloted Gouryu to kill Exeve using the drill to avenge his father.
Voiced by Masashi Sugawara The president of Treasure Robotics Corporation, he was a politician before being brainwashed by Black Noir. He was responsible for the deaths of Maito's parents and Joe's father. In the finale, he was finally killed by Joe using Gouryu's drill.
Voiced by Katsumi Suzuki A rock star who works for Black Noir. He setup a trap to take over Hoi Kow Lou's mafia. He was killed by Great Might Gaine using Perfect Cannon in the second last episode.
Voiced by Rin Mizuhara The final boss, appears throughout the series starting in episode 41. Powers include baptizing machines in a dark light that causes them to mutate, emitting red energy bolts, a giant floating fortress with regenerative properties, and wind-like shockwave. It's eventually revealed that she was the great threat that made Maito's father create the Brave Express team, and the one who brainwashed Exeve and Purple. She appears as an energy being inside a giant chamber. However, her aura can be eliminated by a powerful Innocent Wave. Before the finale, her aura was eliminated twice by Sally's powerful Innocent Wave, allowing Great Might Gaine to defeat her mutant robot army. Wolfgang is the first person to discover her weakness, and thus to fabricate the Innocent Wave amplifier. He also requested his subordinate to send the amplifier to Maito. During the final battle, she reveals that she is an entity from the third dimension, and that Maito's world is the second dimension. This is all part of a game that was created by a certain person for her to play. She refers everyone in Maito's world as "pawns" and calls Maito "a pawn that was given a role of a Hero." She is defeated when Sally, who can generate a powerful Innocent Wave and also incredibly amplified, eliminates her aura to allow Might Gaine to finish her off with a double Dou-Rin-Ken attack. Before she dies, she realizes that she was also a pawn in this game to act as the final boss in this world, ironically.
Mechanics Brave Express Team Might Gaine Team (Voiced by Daiki Nakamura) – Great Might Gaine's final form with Might Gunner forming a shoulder-mounted Perfect Cannon. The Perfect Cannon is an immensely powerful weapon, but has a drawback of significantly reducing the mobility. (Voiced by Daiki Nakamura) – The Great Combiner of the series, the combination of both Might Gaine and Might Kaiser. (Voiced by Daiki Nakamura) – The combined robot of Gaine, Might Wing and Locomorizer. This is the series' main mecha. (Voiced by Daiki Nakamura) – A super artificially intelligent robot with the ability to transform into a train (Shinkansen 300 Series). Gaine becomes the left arm of Might Gaine when combined with the Might Wing and the Locomorizer. When Maito pilots Might Kaiser, Gaine's AI takes control of Might Gaine. – Maito's personal train (Shinkansen 400 Series), it also has a jet mode. The Might Wing becomes the right arm of Might Gaine when combined with Gaine and the Locomorizer. – A giant Breitspurbahn steam locomotive. It becomes the core component of Might Gaine, forming the torso, the legs and the head when combined with the Might Wing and Gaine. It can also expand its rear section to carry the train modes of Gaine and the Might Wing. – Two alternate combinations (robot mode or jet mode) of the Kaiser Machines 1–5, the Kaiser Drill and the Kaiser Carrier, piloted by Maito. It forms the body additions of Great Might Gaine. This is the series' secondary main mecha. – This is the combined train form of the Kaiser Drill and Kaiser Carrier. – A drill locomotive that pulls the Kaiser Carrier, piloted by Maito. When forming Might Kaiser with the Kaiser Machines, it forms the torso, the head and the thighs. – A railroad car that carries the Kaiser Machines. It is pulled by Kaiser Drill. Kaiser Carrier also holds the wings and chest emblem of Might Kaiser. – Numbered 1 to 5, initially stored in the Kaiser Carrier. Kaiser 1 is a very light jet that becomes the breastplate of Might Kaiser. Kaiser 2 is a drill vehicle that becomes the right arm of Might Kaiser. Kaiser 3 is a mobile crane that becomes the left arm of Might Kaiser. Kaiser 4 is a deep-sea exploration vehicle that becomes the right leg of Might Kaiser. Kaiser 5 is a bulldozer that becomes the left leg of Might Kaiser. (Voiced by Katsumi Suzuki) – A robot that can transform into a steam locomotive (as the Bullet Express) or a cannon (as the Perfect Cannon). The cannon component is Might Gunner's chest when in robot mode. He becomes a shoulder-mounted cannon for Great Might Gaine Perfect Mode.
The Bombers are a group of artificially intelligent robots, each capable of transforming into a robot, a train and an animal they are designed after, and an alternate armored version of a train. The first three or all four of the Bombers, in their armored train forms, are known as the when linked together. The typical order is Lio Bomber > Dino Bomber > Bird Bomber (> Horn Bomber).
(Voiced by Naoki Makishima) – Super robot formed by all the Bombers, the powered-up form of Tribomber. It has a lion head extending from a neck as an ornament on its chest. (Voiced by Naoki Makishima) – Super robot formed by Lio Bomber, Bird Bomber and Dino Bomber. It has a Shinkansen 200 Series train head as the chest. (Voiced by Naoki Makishima) – The leader of the Bombers. He can transform into a robot, a train (Shinkansen 200 Series Type 2000) and a lion. When forming Tribomber or Battle Bomber, Lio Bomber becomes the torso and the head. (Voiced by Hirohiko Kakegawa) – He can transform into a robot, a train (651 series) and a dinosaur. When forming Tribomber or Battle Bomber, Dino Bomber becomes the right side of the combination, forming the arm, the waist and the leg. (Voiced by Masami Kikuchi) – He can transform into a robot, a train (253 series) and a bird. When forming Tribomber or Battle Bomber, Bird Bomber becomes the left side of the combination, forming the arm, the waist and the leg. (Voiced by Naoki Makishima) – He can transform into a robot, a train (Shinkansen 100 Series) and a Triceratops. When forming Battle Bomber, Horn Bomber becomes the head, breastplate, a shoulder cannon and wings.
The Divers are a group of artificially intelligent robots designed for rescue purposes.
(Voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu) – Two combinations formed by the four Divers. Guard Diver is a super robot, and the Rescue Express is a combined high-speed train (SNCF TGV Sud-Est). (Voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu) – The leader of the Divers. He can transform into a fire engine. When combined with the other Divers to form Guard Diver, Fire Diver forms the arms, upper torso and head. (Voiced by Naoki Makishima) – He can transform into a police car (Lotus Esprit Mk4). When combined with the other Divers to form Guard Diver, Police Diver forms the lower torso, the waist and the upper legs. (Voiced by Masami Kikuchi) – He can transform into a jet (McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet). When combined with the other Divers to form Guard Diver, Jet Diver forms the left lower leg. (Voiced by Hirohiko Kakegawa) – He can transform into a drill tank. When combined with the other Divers to form Guard Diver, Drill Diver forms the right lower leg.
The entire team can link into a single train. The order of the Brave Express is Drill Express (carrying Kaisers 1–5) > Locomorizer (carrying Gaine and Might Wing) > Bullet Express > Animal Express (all four) > Rescue Express. At full speed, the trains can perform the Joint Dragon Fire attack, which engulfs the whole train in fire while rushing at full speed.
The fortification of the Brave Express Team, it stores Locomorizer, Animal Express, Rescue Express and Drill Express.
Joe Rival Hiryu: Constructed by Wolfgang, appears in episodes 11, 13, 14, 23, and 24. The design was originally from Transformers Zone's Sonic Bomber. Powers include a super sonic jet mode armed with a powerful laser cannon and wing missiles, flight, a spear with a pair of ax blades near the tip, martial arts skills, an energy gun that rivals the Moving Wheel Sword called the Hiryu Blazer, and five missiles in each leg. It once defeated Tribomber and Might Gaine, but was finally destroyed by Might Kaiser. Reappears in both Brave Saga games.