Amid the giant robot boom of the 1970s, Raideen the Brave was created by adding supernatural occult elements and ancient civilizations to the robot concept. Its distinct storytelling, different from the concurrently aired Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger, gained popularity.
00:20During the giant robot boom of the 1970s, Brave Raideen was created by incorporating supernatural phenomena, occult elements, and ancient civilizations into robots.
00:38The series is directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino from episodes 1 to 26, and by Tadao Nagahama from episodes 27 to the final episode, with character design by Yoshikazu Yasuko.
00:53Brave Raideen was created with the aim of imitating Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger, which were aired at the same time, but it gained popularity due to its different concept and story structure from these works.
01:11Now, let's take a look at this work.
01:14Brave Raideen aired a total of 50 episodes from 1975 to 1976.
01:27The story begins when a mysterious earthquake occurs while the main character, Hibiki Akira, is practicing soccer.
01:36Then, a mysterious voice repeatedly tells Akira to wake up, brave warrior, Raideen awaits.
01:46Akira then heads out to sea as instructed by the mysterious voice.
01:52At that time, Akira's father, Ichiro, was using a research vessel to investigate the mysterious energy, Mutron.
02:00Akira also heads out to sea, but an unidentified monster suddenly appears and attacks him.
02:10At that moment, the mysterious voice is heard again, and a pyramid and a golden elephant appear from the sea.
02:18Akira then chants the spell that the mysterious voice told him to use, and the elephant absorbs Akira, changes color, and transforms into a giant robot.
02:31This giant robot was created in ancient times by the Mu Empire to defeat the Youma Empire, which was led by a mysterious monster.
02:41Akira somehow manages to control the robot and repel the enemy.
02:47However, his father, Ichiro, who was investigating nearby, was petrified and kidnapped by the enemy.
02:55Akira follows the mysterious voice and fights, and with his father having been kidnapped, he decides that it is his destiny to fight against the Youma Empire.
03:05So, let me start by explaining Hibiki Akira.
03:12Akira is suddenly guided by a mysterious voice to become the pilot of Raideen. He is a 15-year-old third-year junior high school student, and both his father and grandfather are famous archaeologists.
03:25The cause of the mysterious voice and why he piloted Raideen all stems from his mother's birth.
03:34His mother, Hibiki Reiko, who is currently missing, was actually Princess Lemuria, the daughter of Ramu, King of the Mu Empire, who had been asleep in a cryogenic sleep device for 12,000 years until the present day.
03:50Therefore, Akira, as a descendant of the royal family of the Mu Empire, is chosen to pilot Raideen.
03:59In order to uncover the secrets of his kidnapped father, his missing mother, and the ancient Mu Empire, he will fight alongside Raideen against the Demon Empire.
04:10After the emergence of the Demon Empire, Akira becomes a member of the special forces unit, the Copelander Squad of Mutropolis.
04:20And then there's the giant robot Raideen, which was developed 12,000 years ago on the continent of Mu to counter the invasion of the Demon Empire.
04:32Normally, it is stored inside the human-faced rock in its golden base state, in a petrified state, but when Hibiki, a blood relative of Ramu, fades in, his viscous powers become the key to activate it.
04:50Its specifications are a total length of 52m and a weight of 350t. When it takes off, the entire rock face splits from the center to the left and right, revealing Raiden.
05:05It is made of Mutron metal, its power source is the mysterious energy Mutron, and damage it receives in battle is self-repaired while in its base form.
05:19The cockpit is located where the human heart would be, and by fading in from the forehead, you are directed towards the cockpit inside.
05:30Initially, it was not possible to artificially strengthen Raideen outside of the Mu Empire, but it will now be possible to strengthen him to match the giant guns of the enemy, the Demon Empire.
05:41His special move is the God Bird Attack, in which Raideen transforms into his fierce gold fighter form, God Bird, and slams into the enemy.
05:54Other weapons include the God Gogan, which shoots arrows and is pulled out from his back, the God Arrow, which shoots arrows directly from his back, and the God Breaker, which is a sword equipped on his right arm.
06:08Also, in the second half of the game, there is a sealed special move called God Voice, which uses a triple ultrasonic cannon, but it cannot be used frequently because it places a considerable burden on the pilot, Akira.
06:25Now, let me explain about the enemy Demon Empire.
06:29The Demon Empire, led by the Demon King Barao, attacked the Mu Empire 12,000 years ago, but since Barao was sealed in a stone statue, the empire is now led by Prince Sharkin, the prince.
06:45Prince Sharkin aims to invade the Earth in order to revive the Demon Empire, but he struggles against Raideen's resistance, and after being defeated by Raideen, he suffers from Barao's waves of rage.
07:01This Prince Sharkin is actually a blood relative of Ramu, and is also related to Akira by blood.
07:11However, in episode 27, he transforms into a giant Sharkin using the demon's lightning and comes close to defeating Raideen, but is defeated by God Breaker, just one god away.
07:25However, just before he dies, he revives Barao, who had been sealed in a stone statue.
07:35At first, they send fossil guns at Raideen, but after Barao's revival, they confront Raideen with even more powerful Kyoretsu guns created by the Kyoretsu Brothers.
07:47This giant gun is made by two giant guns made by the older and younger Kyoretsu brothers, and the winner is sent to Raideen.
07:59His overall record in 13 matches is 6 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws, slightly surpassing that of his younger brother, Furious Kyoretsu.
08:08However, in the second half of the series, the brothers would sometimes combine the giant guns they had made to create new giant guns.
08:21And now, in the final episode, Barao and his demon party attack Akira's town.
08:29Akira goes out in the Raideen, ignoring the pleas of his father and mother, Princess Lemuria.
08:36However, the giant Barao is completely immune to Raideen's attacks.
08:43Seeing this situation, Princess Lemuria decides to sacrifice herself to use the Star of Ramu, the source of Mutron, to release the Mutron energy.
08:56Receiving this energy, Raideen grows to a gigantic size and destroys Barao's lower body.
09:01Just when it seemed that he had defeated Barao, the lower half of his body transformed into tree roots and attacked Raideen again.
09:13Then, Barao thrusts two swords into the shoulders of Raiden in his God Bird form.
09:20However, Raideen, with the sword still lodged in his shoulder, charges at Barao, slashing him with both swords and defeating him.
09:31When the battle ended and Akira returned to his parents, he found his dying mother, Princess Lemuria, being held in his father's arms.
09:41Then, upon hearing that Akira is safe and that Barao has been destroyed, he quietly passes away.
09:49Then, the ancient warriors of the Mu Empire appear and return to the continent of Mu with the Lemurian Princess on board.
09:56The program ends with Akira, his father, and his friends deciding to use Mutron for the sake of peace for all humanity.
10:11Now, let's take a look at Raideen in action.
10:16There's no way I can give up Mahushi Sora, the shining sea.
10:45Akira will receive everyone's wishes into his hands and body, and will be resurrected.
11:00Ride on, ride on, fade in, fade in.
11:07A mysterious power that crackles.
11:14Go, go, hero.
11:18Raideen, Raideen.
11:21Let's protect our green country and peaceful towns today as well.
11:26With all my might.
11:40Let's protect our green country and our peaceful towns with all our might today too.
11:54The day the mystery is solved, happiness will come
12:01Come on, stand up and ride, ride
12:08Fade in Fade in
12:12Turning a kind heart into anger
12:19Go, go, brave riding, riding
12:27riding
12:32What did you think?
12:36This work incorporated the boom in non-continental and occult themes of the time.
12:43There were some parts that were a little difficult for elementary school students.
12:47In the final episode, my son Akira was crying again.
12:53Even when his wife died, he didn't shed a tear
12:57I couldn't understand why my father would always talk about work.
13:02Was it because he couldn't forgive his wife for running away from home?
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