Yuusha-Ou GaoGaiGar Final (GaoGaiGar Final)

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Synonyms: Brave King GaoGaiGar Final, King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final, Yuusha Ou GaoGaiGar Final, Yuusha-Oh GaoGaiGar Final

Japanese: 勇者王ガオガイガーFINAL

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Type: OVA

Episodes: 8

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 21, 2000 to Mar 21, 2003

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: Discotek Media

Studios: Sunrise

Source: Original

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Themes: Mecha, Super Power

Duration: 32 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Ranked: #468²

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Popularity: #6225

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Following Gutsy Galaxy Guard's victory over the Zonder Empire and the 31 Primevals, a new threat makes their appearance on Earth. GGG—with Guy Shishio and the newly-constructed GaoFighGar—team up with their French counterpart Chasseur to battle the evil organization BioNet. Among Chasseur's ranks is Renais Cardiff Shishioh, a former BioNet cyborg with the relentless pursuit of destroying those who took away her humanity. But as GGG and Chasseur fight the BioNet, GGG's bases around the world are suddenly attacked, and the recently-discovered "Q-Parts" and the original Gao Machines are stolen by Mamoru Amami, who has been abducted and cloned by an even greater threat known as the "Eleven Kings of Sol." Evicted from Earth by the United Nations, GGG must now travel to the far reaches of the galaxy to battle the Eleven Kings of Sol and save Mamoru before it's too late.

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Prequel:	Yuusha-Ou GaoGaiGar
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Characters & Voice Actors

Shishiou, Guy

Main

Hiyama, Nobuyuki
Japanese

Cardiff-Shishioh, Renais

Main

Kakazu, Yumi
Japanese

Amami, Mamoru

Main

Itou, Maiko
Japanese

Soldat J

Supporting

Madono, Mitsuaki
Japanese

Taiga, Kotarou

Supporting

Ishii, Kouji
Japanese

VolFogg

Supporting

Konishi, Katsuyuki
Japanese

Utsugi, Mikoto

Supporting

Mic Sounders the 13th

Supporting

Iwata, Mitsuo
Japanese

ChoRyuJin

Supporting

Yamada, Shinichi
Japanese

KouRyu

Supporting

Tamura, Yukari
Japanese

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Kobayashi, Shinichirou

Producer

Yonetani, Yoshitomo

Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Key Animation

Yamaguchi, Yuuji

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Harada, Nana

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Opening Theme

	1: "Yuusha-oh Tanjou (Mythology Version)" by Massaki Endoh (eps 2-6)
	2: "Yuusha-oh Tanjou (Ultimate Mythology Version)" by Massaki Endoh and the GGG Shoujo Vocal Team (eps 7)
	3: "Yuusha-oh Tanjou (Piano Solo Version)" by Kouhei Tanaka (eps 8)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Lion Renias" by Saeko Suzuki (eps 1-7)
	2: "Itsuka houshi no umi de" by Maiko Itou, Sayuri, Konami Yoshida, Tomoe Hanba, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Yumi Kakazu and Ayako Kawasumi (eps 8)

Reviews

Nov 2, 2013

Dhraiauvessillus

Recommended

GaoGaiGar FINAL is awesome. But not as awesome as the original series.

It's a bit less awesome.

It comes down to, it lacks some of the charm of GGG.

GGG is a universal, but child safe show.
GGG F got to be more adult, but it lost some of the charm of the original.
The more adult things don't work in it's favour.
Being a childs show forced GGG into focusing on the writing. It could'nt be lazy.
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Sep 11, 2010

Darklonestrife

Recommended

Hey, guess what everyone? Guess whose everybody's favorite robot has come back for yet another adventure! Well, it's none other than GaoGaiGar! A new menace threatens the planet... Huh? Wait, didn't we get a lot of that last time? Not again! Nooo!!! Joking aside, I'm glad to say that this sequel redeems the GaoGaiGar Franchise altogether. If you happen to be a regular viewer who just stumbled upon this series, (such as myself) and got through the first season, it's safe to say that if you watch this, you will be rewarded. Sadly, kid viewers will have to wait until they're teenagers to watch this ... one. I'll explain later in the review. Before I go on to the review, if you haven't seen the first season, I STRONGLY SUGGEST you do watch it before reading any further. The only reason I suggest this is so you can appreciate the totality of GaoGaiGar. Now, on to the review.

STORY... Not much has changed in this category, but you get a sense of nostalgia when you see the heroes of 3G back again. There's still villains wanting to rule the universe, but where it gets interesting is the methods used by the villains. The methods carried out by the villains inflict absolute despair on the heroes that it had enough SHOCK VALUE to make me say, "No way... Did that really just happen? Whoa, the heroes might actually lose this time." But then I suddenly remembered that this is GAOGAIGAR, the heroes ALWAYS find a way to win. And with that, lies a flaw- While watching this, I never had the sense that the heroes of 3G would lose in the end= slight sense of predictability. But as I got towards the end, I was finally given a befitting ending that left me satisfied. Watch it for yourself to find out.

ANIMATION... This is one of the strong points of the series and also where I explain why kid viewers will have to wait until they're teenagers. The robot designs definitely look fresher, crisper, and much cooler. There are definitely those heavy GAR moments when power-ups are achieved and when transformations are done. The battle scenes are splendid- seeing mechas go at it, as bits and pieces of their armor break apart and lots of sparks flying everywhere with each intense collision. Not to mention, over the scale screaming of emotions of the pilots. Definitely fun to watch. It was enough to make me say wow. It's just that awesome. Haha... To my surprise, there is a lot of nudity and ecchi themes like huge breasts jiggling and seeing panties under the skirts of women. They even focus on it for like 1-2 seconds, sometimes 2-3 seconds. I thought this was a kids' show!? Anyways, let's go on- there are still the over exaggerated movements for the simplest of commands, and luckily, you don't see as much of that stuff anymore, (not like in the first season, wherein, every episode it's loaded with that junk) so you'll be more amused rather than annoyed. I also applaud the designers for making the villains look more menacing and dangerous. They weren't lazy this time. I commend them for that.

SOUND... Not much can be said in this category, there's still the same opening theme song, but with a "grander" feeling about it. Maybe it's because it's the finale? I guess so... I didn't particularly like the ending theme song. In essence, it's still basically the same soundtrack.

CHARACTERS... The same heroic 3G group is still here, but early on, the series lets you know that most members of the original crew have all moved to different places and different people have replaced their old positions. For example, remember how Mr. Chief use to give the approval for Final Fusion with wild energy and emotion? The new guy who replaced him is so relaxed, and so laid back that it is outrageously funny watching him give the approval for Final Fusion (because it's something you're not use to, if you watched the first season). There are also the introduction of a few new side characters, like the new sister robots of Enryu and Hyoryu, and Renee, who is Guy's cousin. But I ended up not really feeling for them because this is about the original 3G and their final battle. It feels as if they were just put in there because the number of villains turned out to be extra, so the directors needed an opponent for the villain. Surprisingly, Mikoto Utsugi was given a stronger role in the story, which I found to be respectable and likeable- refreshing. The directors finally made full use of the cast, which resulted in a better story.

OVERALL SCORE: 8/10= Awesome

STRENGTHS
+ Still conveys the wonderful message: "Anything can be overcome with courage."
+ Has SHOCK VALUE.
+ Full use of cast characters.
+ Excellent Animation. (Especially mecha battles loaded with GAR moments.)
+ Finally delivers an appropriate ending GaoGaiGar should have had a long time ago.

WEAKNESSES
- Predictability still exists.
- Too much unnecessary nudity and ecchi themes.

Note: I can't really say whether you should watch this or not. If you watched the first season, then why not watch it for closure? (It's what I did and I was rewarded.) But if you didn't watch the first season, then you don't have to bother with this one. Remember, tell the kids they're going to have to wait a few years before watching this. I recommend this for GaoGaiGar fans and for regular viewers who happened to watch the first season.

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Jul 21, 2010

MS06FZ

Mixed Feelings

After the really excellent GaoGaiGar TV series, I was very excited for the follow-up OVA, which promised bigger and better fights, more robots, more enemies and more characters.

I certainly got all of that, but I wouldn't say it had the charm of the original. The TV series is approximately 25 episodes of classic super robot plot updated for modern audiences with plucky kids, brave heroes, talking robots and masses of explosions and shouting, followed by another 24 episodes of a more arc-based plot with its own exciting story and charm. It's a good solid show for anyone who loves or loved the classic super robots ... of the 70s and 80s.

The OVA tries to be more edgy and adult, with the stakes raised to massive levels and the villains more "mature" in design. As a case in point - GGG TV had for its villains a train conductor, a masked pilot, a ballerina and a sailor. Then it had a clown and a team of mutant enemies themed on body parts.

GGG Final has a dominatrix, the Grim Reaper, a doctor who injects himself to become more powerful and a plethora of creepy kids and other misfits. When you've got a PVC and spikes clad villain chaining up the female heroes and "disciplining" them, or an oversized doctor using his "Doping" powers, it's not quite as charmingly pulp as what you've come to expect. There's also a lot more nudity and fanservice, and to be honest it doesn't really work.

The battles tend to be inconclusive as the show saves itself for the final hour-long episode, something that mecha OVAs and movies sometimes fall prey to (Char's Counterattack seems to come to mind) and even then the fight relies on fakeout deaths and stalemates until its climax, at which point it's all over. The real problem is how it's set up in terms of power-ups. The intial fights, which pit GaoGaiGar against itself, are great. However, then the villains need to be shown as more powerful than the planet-sized Z Master who capped off the TV series - and this means the heroes need another couple of power-ups which only serve to make GGG more ridiculously tough and (in my opinion) a lot uglier than its original form.

The ending of the OVA also bears discussion - it attempts at the same time to be hopeless ala Zambot 3, and have a noble sacrifice, while also leaving it open for a sequel. As a result, it doesn't really work at all. When you've raised the stakes as you have, the ending either needs to be full-on heroic or actually tragic, rather than inconclusive.

All in all, GGG Final is a beautifully animated follow-up to the TV series which unfortunately misses what made the series so good. Overpowered robots and massive stakes do not instantly equal quality - as any Russell T Davies Dr Who finale, Godmars and Gundam SEED Destiny all prove. Similarly, the villains are dull for all their "extreme"-ness - I'd rather have plainer designs like the Zonderians, but at least they had personality from Penchinon's creepy laughing to the actually quite sinister behaviour of Primada.

It's worth a watch if you're a completist or a fan of the show, since the fights are well-choreographed, but in this case bigger doesn't equal better - and GGG could happily have been left at the ending of the series.

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