Brave Raideen (勇者ライディーン Yūsha Raidīn) is a Japanese super robot anime series produced by Tohokushinsha, Asahi News Agency and Sunrise. It aired on NET (now TV Asahi) from 4 April 1975 to 26 March 1976, with a total of 50 episodes. The official name being Raideen the Brave, or otherwise known as "Brave Raideen" or "Heroic Raydeen".
Series Plot[]
After a slumber of twelve millennia, the Demon Empire awakens to seize control of the Earth. Raideen, the giant robot-like protector of the lost continent of Mu, senses the evil presence and awakens within its golden pyramid. A young Japanese boy, Akira Hibiki, is alerted about the Demon Empire by a mysterious voice and rushes to the pyramid. It is soon revealed that Akira is a descendant of the ancient people of Mu who must help Raideen save the Earth. Aided by Mari Sakurano, who happens to be the daughter of a prominent scientist, and his friends from the soccer club, Akira pilots Reideen to defeat the empire and their master, Barao, who intends to finish what he started twelve thousand years earlier.
SRW Chronology[]
- Super Robot Wars IV
- Super Robot Wars Alpha
- Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden
- Super Robot Wars Alpha 3: To the End of the Galaxy
- Super Robot Wars Compact
- Super Robot Wars Compact 2 Part 1: Earth Crisis
- Super Robot Wars Compact 2 Part 2: Cosmoquake
- Super Robot Wars Compact 2 Part 3: Galaxy Showdown
- Super Robot Wars Impact
- Super Robot Wars MX
- Neo Super Robot Wars