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The Brave Express Might Gaine (TV)

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Alternative title:
Yūsha Tokkyū Might Gaine (Japanese) 
勇者特急マイトガイン (Japanese) 
Genres: action , science fiction 
Themes: mecha 
Objectionable content: Mild 
Plot Summary: Senpūji Maito is a billionaire crime fighting teenager, taking up his father's company and assets at the age of only 15. Taking control of the Might Gaine team of robots that his late father created, Senpūji and his free thinking robot teams take on the crime lords that plague Neo Tokyo City. 
User Ratings: 29 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Excellent: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Very good: 6 votes (sub:5, dub:1)
 Good: 12 votes (sub:12)
 Decent: 4 votes (sub:4)
 So-so: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: 1 vote (raw:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 72 users, rank: #6086 (of 10051)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.000 (Good), std. dev.: 1.6609, rank: #3814 (of 10230)
Weighted mean: 7.022 (Good), rank: #3593 (of 10230) (seen all: 7.15 / seen some: 6.57)
Bayesian estimate: 7.162 (Good), rank: #2811 (of 7686)
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 47 
Episode titles: We have 47
Vintage: 1993-01-30 to 1994-01-22 
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
"嵐の勇者[ヒーロー] (Arashi no Hero)" by Yuzuru Oka 
Ending Theme:
#1: "危険なゴールド (Kiken na Gold)" by Marie Cochrane (eps 1-26) 
#2: "Black Diamond" by PURPLE (eps 27-46) 
#3: "嵐の勇者[ヒーロー] (Arashi no Hero)" by Yuzuru Oka (ep 47) 
Insert song:
"Great Dash!" by Itai Toshi & Takao Naoki 
"IPPON CHA3" by The Yemoto (eps 3,10) 
"Lets Might Gaine!" by Itai Toshio 
"SCANDAL" by PURPLE (eps 22,39) 
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Shinji Takamatsu 
Series Composition: Takao Koyama 
Script:
Hiroyuki Kawasaki (4 episodes
eps 9, 12, 19, 25
) 
Kaoru Asai (ep 28) 
Masaharu Amiya (5 episodes
eps 17, 21, 29, 32, 40
) 
Seiko Watanabe (eps 5, 14, 22) 
Sumio Uetake (8 episodes
eps 7, 13, 18, 26-27, 37, 39, 42
) 
Takao Koyama (10 episodes
eps 1-4, 20, 28, 44-47
) 
Toshiki Inoue (eps 8, 16) 
Yasunori Yamada (ep 34) 
Yasushi Hirano (ep 11) 
Yoshimasa Takahashi (eps 33, 38) 
Yoshimichi Hosoi (ep 36) 
Yoshiyuki Suga (10 episodes
eps 6, 10, 15, 23-24, 30-31, 35, 41, 43
) 
Storyboard:
Hiroshi Ishiodori (7 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 18, 25, 31, 36
) 
Katsuyoshi Yatabe (ep 9) 
Kazuhito Kikuchi (9 episodes
eps 4-5, 14, 19, 23, 29, 34, 38, 45
) 
Kunihisa Sugishima (9 episodes
eps 7, 12, 16, 21, 26, 30, 35, 40, 44
) 
Masamitsu Hidaka (4 episodes
eps 24, 32, 41, 46
) 
Naoki Hishikawa (6 episodes
eps 10, 15, 20, 28, 33, 42
) 
Tsuneo Tominaga (ep 6) 
Yasuhiro Minami (eps 22, 43) 
Episode Director:
Hiroshi Ishiodori (7 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 18, 25, 31, 36
) 
Katsuyoshi Yatabe (ep 9) 
Kunihisa Sugishima (9 episodes
eps 7, 12, 16, 21, 26, 30, 35, 40, 44
) 
Masamitsu Hidaka (4 episodes
eps 24, 32, 41, 46
) 
Naoki Hishikawa (11 episodes
eps 1, 6, 10, 15, 20, 23, 28, 33, 37, 42, 45
) 
Osamu Sekita (eps 4, 14, 19) 
Yasuhiro Minami (11 episodes
eps 2, 5, 11, 17, 22, 27, 29, 34, 38, 43, 47
) 
Music: Takashi Kudoh 
Original creator: Hajime Yatate 
Character Design:
Akira Oguro 
Atsuko Ishida 
Art Director: Tomoaki Okada 
Animation Director:
Akira Oguro (ep 45) 
Atsuko Ishida (chara; 9 episodes
eps 1, 6, 11, 16, 22, 27, 32, 37, 47
) 
Hirokazu Hisayuki (Nakamura Pro; 8 episodes
eps 3, 9, 14, 25, 31, 36, 41, 47
)  (ep 19) 
Hirotoshi Takaya (8 episodes
eps 7, 13, 18, 24, 29, 35, 40, 44
) 
Iwao Teraoka (6 episodes
eps 26, 30, 34, 39, 42, 46
) 
Masahiro Naoi (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 17, 21
) 
Masahiro Yamane (mecha; 6 episodes
eps 1, 6, 11, 22, 27, 32
) 
Nobuyoshi Sasakado (10 episodes
eps 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 23, 28, 33, 38, 43
) 
Mechanical design: Kunio Ōkawara 
Sound Director: Kōichi Chiba 
Director of Photography:
Natsuko Mori 
Yukio Sugiyama 
Producer:
Hitoshi Kako (Nagoya TV) 
Mami Ohara (Tokyu Agency) 
Takayuki Yoshii (Sunrise) 

Chief Mecha Animation Director: Masahiro Yamane 
Chief Writer: Takao Koyama 
Color design: Ritsuko Utagawa 
Color Key: Kenji Chiba (Studio Bogey; 18 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 23, 25, 28, 31, 33, 36, 38, 41, 44, 47
) 
Editing:
Yukiko Nojiri 
Yumiko Fuse 
Ending Animation:
Akira Oguro 
Keiji Gotō (eps 27-47) 
In-Between Animation:
Hatsue Nakayama 
Katsuji Kobayashi 
Kenichi Umemoto (Nakamura Pro) 
Kohei Yoneyama (Nakamura Pro) 
Kyoko Kametani (Nakamura Pro) 
Manabu Imura (Nakamura Pro) 
Masahiro Adachi (Nakamura Pro) 
Minoru Murao (5 episodes
eps 21, 34, 39, 42, 46
) 
Mitsuru Nakata (Nakamura Pro) 
Munetaka Abe 
Nao Tajima 
Naoya Hashimoto (Nakamura Pro) 
Setsuko Takenouchi 
Shinichi Takahashi (Nakamura Pro) 
Takashi Isomatsu (Nakamura Pro) 
Takeo Tominaga (Nakamura Pro) 
Tsutomu Shibutani (Nakamura Pro) 
Tsutomu Suzuki (Nakamura Pro) 
Yoshihiko Matsui (Nakamura Pro) 
In-Between Check:
Takuya Suzuki (10 episodes
eps 2, 6-7, 10, 13, 15, 20, 25, 31, 36
) 
Tatsuya Suzuki (eps 18, 23) 
Tsutomu Shibutani (Nakamura Pro; eps 41, 47) 
Insert Song Performance:
Naoki Takao 
Norio Sakai 
Key Animation:
Akira Oguro (ep 22) 
Asako Nishida (9 episodes
eps 6-7, 13, 18, 24, 29, 35, 40, 45
) 
Hirokazu Hisayuki (Nakamura Pro; 8 episodes
eps 9, 14, 19, 25, 31, 36, 41, 47
) 
Hirotoshi Takaya (7 episodes
eps 7, 13, 18, 24, 29, 35, 40
) 
Iwao Teraoka (AD Cosmo; 11 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 17, 21, 26, 30, 34, 39, 42, 46
) 
Kazuhiro Itakura (Nakamura Pro; eps 14, 19) 
Kazuya Miura (AD Cosmo; 11 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 17, 21, 26, 30, 34, 39, 42, 46
) 
Keiji Gotō (eps 1, 27, 37)  (ep 32) 
Ken Ōtsuka (ep 25)  (Nakamura Pro) 
Kenichi Umemoto (Nakamura Pro; ep 47) 
Kenji Fukazawa (AD Cosmo; 11 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 17, 21, 26, 30, 34, 39, 42, 46
) 
Makoto Yamada (Nakamura Pro; ep 44) 
Manabu Fukazawa (Nakamura Pro; 10 episodes
eps 3, 9, 14, 19, 25, 31, 36, 41, 45, 47
) 
Masaaki Iwane (13 episodes
eps 7, 13, 18, 24, 27, 29, 32, 35, 40-41, 44-45, 47
) 
Masahiko Itojima (8 episodes
eps 6, 11, 16, 22, 27, 32, 37, 44
) 
Masahiko Kaneda (Nakamura Pro; 10 episodes
eps 3, 9, 14, 19, 25, 31, 36, 41, 44, 47
) 
Masahiro Adachi (Nakamura Pro; ep 47) 
Masahiro Naoi (AD Cosmo; 5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 17, 21
) 
Masahiro Yamane (eps 37, 47) 
Masami Ōbari (4 episodes
eps 1, 11, 16, 37
) 
Masanori Shino (ep 37) 
Masao Ōkubo (Group Zen; 5 episodes
eps 3, 14, 19, 25, 31
) 
Masayuki Fujita (Group Zen; eps 36, 40, 45) 
Michinori Chiba (Nakamura Pro; eps 41, 47) 
Motohiro Kobayashi (Group Zen; ep 31) 
Nao Tajima 
Noboru Jitsuhara (Nakamura Pro; 10 episodes
eps 3, 9, 14, 19, 25, 31, 36, 41, 44, 47
) 
Nobuyoshi Sasakado (10 episodes
eps 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 23, 28, 33, 38, 43
) 
Seiichi Nakatani (10 episodes
eps 6-7, 13, 18, 24, 29, 32, 35, 40, 45
) 
Shinichi Kimura (ep 37) 
Takashi Honda (AD Cosmo; 9 episodes
eps 12, 17, 21, 26, 30, 34, 39, 42, 46
) 
Takeo Tominaga (Nakamura Pro; ep 47) 
Takuya Suzuki (7 episodes
eps 7, 13, 18, 24, 35, 40, 45
)  ("Perfect Mode" for ep 34) 
Tatsufumi Tamagawa (5 episodes
eps 24, 29, 35, 40, 44
) 
Tatsuya Suzuki (9 episodes
eps 7, 13, 16, 22, 27, 29, 32, 37, 45
)  ("Perfect Mode" for ep 34) 
Tomoaki Kado (6 episodes
eps 6, 11, 22, 27, 32, 37
) 
Tōru Yoshida (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 11, 22, 27
) 
Yasuyuki Noda (Group Zen; eps 9, 31) 
Yōichi Ishikawa (7 episodes
eps 6, 11, 16, 22, 27, 32, 37
) 
Yōichi Ueda (ep 44) 
Yoshihiko Umakoshi (5 episodes
eps 24, 29, 35, 40, 44
) 
Yoshimasa Tsuchiya (ep 45) 
Yoshitsugu Hatano (eps 7, 13) 
Yukihiro Kobayashi (Group Zen; eps 36, 40, 45) 
Music producer: Shirō Sasaki 
Opening Animation:
Atsuko Ishida 
Masami Ōbari 
Photography:
Chisato Asai (Trans Arts) 
Kunihiro Uchiyama (Trans Arts) 
Tomohiro Baba (Trans Arts) 
Toshikazu Kuno (Trans Arts) 
Yasuhisa Endō (Trans Arts) 
Production Desk: Naotake Furusato 
Sound Adjustment: Akiyoshi Yoda 
Sound Effects: Masahiro Shōji 
Theme Song Performance: Yuzuru Oka (OP) 
Daiki Nakamura as Might Gaine 
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Maito Senpūji 

Akiko Yajima as Sally Yoshinaga 

Chafūrin as Zenji Canton (ep 25) 
Chieko Honda as Kochō/Lunna Naitō (ep 37) 
Eiji Maruyama as Sheriff (ep 13) 
Hikaru Midorikawa as Joe Raibaru 
Hirohiko Kakegawa as Inspector Ozawa 
Ikue Ōtani as Fan (ep 34) 
Issei Futamata as Tokichiro (ep 28) 
Katsumi Suzuki as
Might Gunner 
Pídàn 
Purple 
Kazuhiko Kishino as Aoki 
Kazuyuki Sogabe as Hanzou (ep 10) 
Kenichi Ogata as Higashi class Boss (ep 14) 
Kiyoyuki Yanada as Shogun Mifune 
Masaharu Satō as Wolfgang 
Masami Kikuchi as Mitsuhiko Hamada 
Masashi Sugawara as Eguzebu 
Naoki Makishima as Battle Bomber 
Rio Natsuki as Audrey 
Ritsuo Sawa as Yuujiro Senpuuji 
Ryōtarō Okiayu as
Guard Diver 
Loose Changer 
Shōko Kanoki as Catherine Vuitton 
Takehito Koyasu as Ran (ep 41) 
Wataru Takagi as Interi (ep 15) 
Yasuhiko Kawazu as Jarmanee 
Yasunori Matsumoto as Black Gain (ep 16) 
Yūichi Nagashima as Sally's Father 
Yuri Amano as
Izumi Matsubara 
Tetsuya Yoshinaga 
Yutaka Shimaka as Hoi Kou Lou 

Bin Shimada 
Fumihiko Tachiki 
Kaneto Shiozawa 
Keisuke Yamashita 
Mika Yanada 
Motomu Kiyokawa 
Shigezō Sasaoka 
Japanese companies
Animation Direction: Nakamura Production (9 episodes
eps 3, 9, 14, 19, 25, 31, 36, 41, 47
) 
Backgrounds:
Design Office MECAMAN 
White Map 
Broadcaster:
Bandai Channel 
Nagoya Broadcasting Network 
TV Asahi 
Design Cooperation: Design Office MECAMAN 
Film Developing: Tokyo Laboratory 
Finish Animation:
AD Cosmo 
Anime World Osaka 
FAI 
Studio Add 
Studio Bogey 
Studio Toys 
In-Between Animation:
AD Cosmo 
Anime R 
Anime World Osaka 
Nakamura Production 
Studio Cockpit 
Studio Mark 
Studio Mu 
Studio Wombat 
Tokyo Animation Center 
Twenty First 
In-between Check: Nakamura Production (eps 41, 47) 
Key Animation:
AD Cosmo (11 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 17, 21, 26, 30, 34, 39, 42, 46
) 
Group Zen (7 episodes
eps 3, 9, 14, 19, 25, 31, 36
) 
Nakamura Production (11 episodes
eps 3, 9, 14, 19, 25, 27, 31, 36, 41, 44, 47
) 
Photography: Trans Arts Co. 
Production:
Nagoya Broadcasting Network 
Sunrise 
Takara 
Tōkyū Agency 
special effects: Marix 
Titles: Maki Production 

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