The Brave Police J-Decker
Cover art from box 1 of the DVD release
勇者警察ジェイデッカー
(Yūsha Keisatsu Jeidekkā)
GenreAdventure, Mecha
Anime television series
Directed byShinji Takamatsu
Written byHiroyuki Kawasaki
Music byYasunori Iwasaki
StudioSunrise
Original networkANN (Nagoya TV)
Original run February 5, 1994 January 28, 1995
Episodes48
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The Brave Police J-Decker (勇者警察ジェイデッカー, Yūsha Keisatsu Jeidekkā) is the fifth series of the anime television meta Brave series (Yūsha) created by Takara and Sunrise. It aired in Japan from February 5, 1994 to January 28, 1995.[1] Brave Police J-Decker returns the series to a subtly lighter tone, focusing more on the concept of "robot as human-built AI construct" emphasized by the previous season's series, The Brave Express Might Gaine. The series takes place in the fictional city of Nanamagari City.

Characters

Yuta Tomonaga (友永 勇太, Tomonaga Yuuta)
(Voiced by Hiromi Ishikawa)
A 10-year-old boy in fourth grade who stumbles upon Deckerd, a humanoid robot under construction by the Japanese police, built to fight advanced forms of crime. Yuta's constant contact with Deckerd gives the robot a "heart", or personality; when Yuta is recruited as the "boss" of the "Brave Police" (ブレイブポリス, Bureibu Porisu) as a result, a true human/robot partnership occurs. While he's quite prone to tears, he shows that he also has both the kindness and the courage to stand up for other people, or for his team.
Azuki Tomonaga (友永 あずき, Tomonaga Azuki)
(Voiced by Michiko Neya)
The eldest of Yuta's sisters, 16-year-old Azuki takes care of the house instead of their absentee parents. She is in love with Masaya Kashiwazaki.
Kurumi Tomonaga (友永 くるみ, Tomonaga Kurumi)
(Voiced by Mika Yanata)
The middle child of the Tomonaga family and Yuta's second oldest sister, at age 13. She's a tomboyish, impatient, hotblooded girl.
Juzo Saejima (冴島 十三, Saejima Jūzō)
(Voiced by Ryuzaburo Otomo)
Metropolitan Police Department Superintendent General. He conceived Brave Police and appointed Yuta to Police inspector.
Shunsuke Todo (藤堂 俊助, Tōdō Shunsuke)
(Voiced by Masaaki Tsukada)
The development designer of Brave Police in Japan. He is not only a skilled mechanic, but has a genuine interest and love for the machines.
Kazuto Azuma (東 一門, Azuma Kazuto)
(Voiced by Kazuo Oka)
Metropolitan Police Department vice-inspector-general. He is a respectable, straitlaced person.
Regina Argine (レジーナ・アルジーン, Rejīna Arujīn)
(Voiced by Yuko Miyamura)
Brave Police development chief of Scotland Yard. With the duke whom she made came over to Japan. She has a doctorate of the Cambridge University mechanical engineering despite being 12 years old. Due to her dark past, including her father refusing to arrest her mother for a crime, thus failing on his duty as policeman, she resolves to be a "perfect" policeman; one that will not be swayed by "evil" emotions. Believing that all emotions, including friendship, caring and love, would be evil. Believe she had failed with Duke, she tried to have Deckard be “perfect”, but Deckerd’s friendship with Yuta, changed her mind. After almost losing Duke, she saw the errors of her ways, and began to show more emotions. She designed and created Duke, and Duke always refers her as "Lady". She would also help to develop a British version of the Brave Police to combat crime.
Ayako Kimizuka (君塚 綾子, Kimizuka Ayako)
(Voiced by Takumi Kurebayashi)
A cheerful journalist and photographer. She has a strong relationship with the Build Team's Dumpson, and may be in love with him.
Seia Onoue (尾上 せいあ, Onoue Seia)
(Voiced by Etsuko Ishikawa)
A high-ranking officer of the military Defense Forces. She bonds with the Build Team's McCrane, especially after he saved her brother Makoto, and it's strongly implied that they're in love with one another despite him being a robot.
Daisaku Omura (大村 大作, Ōmura Daisaku)
(Voiced by Mitsuaki Hoshino)
Sanae Itohata (糸畑 さなえ, Itohata Sanae)
(Voiced by Takumi Kurebayashi)
Masaya Kashiwazaki (柏崎 雅也, Kashiwazaki Masaya)
(Voiced by Takumi Yamazaki)
Mudra (ムドラー, Mudoraa)
(Voiced by Ryotaro Okiayu)
Yuichiro Tomonaga (友永 勇一郎, Tomonaga Yuuichirou)
(Voiced by Ken Shiroyama)
He is Yuta's father.
Amami Tomonaga (友永 亜真美, Tomonaga Amami)
(Voiced by Naoko Ishii)
She is Yuta's mother.
Makoto Onoue (尾上 真琴, Onoue Makoto)
(Voiced by Akifumi Endo)
He is Seia Onoue's younger brother.
Masaki Kitagawa (喜多川 勝気, Kitagawa Masaki)
(Voiced by Takumi Kurebayashi)
Kikumaro Takano (鷹野 菊麿, Takano Kikumaro)
(Voiced by Michiko Neya)
Emiri Aihara (愛原 絵美里, Aihara Emiri)
(Voiced by Mika Yanata)

Offenders

Ken Shinjo (新庄 健, Shinjou Ken)
An ex-police engineer with Cystic Fibrosis. He founded Excellent Inc. and stole Kagero's AI to taint with his personality traits. (Voiced by Kazuyuki Sogabe)
Victim O'Rand (ビクティム・オーランド, Bikutimu Oorando)
He was a scientist killed by Tony Crusader. An android was built with an evil version of his personality who built the Chieftain robots, was destroyed and rebuilt as a super robot, and turned good. (Voiced by Takehito Koyasu)
Neuva Fahrzeug (ノイバー・フォルツォイク, Noibā Forutsoiku)
(Voiced by Nobuo Tobita)
He is Eva's son who infiltrated Excellent corporation under the name "Tony Crusader" and killed Victim.
Eva Fahrzeug (エヴァ・フォルツォイク, Eva Forutsoiku)
(Voiced by Miki Ito)
She is Neuva's mother who invented an artificially intelligent computer, but was cryogenically imprisoned for experimenting on humans to make a better one.

Brave Police

J-Decker

Build Team

Other Brave Police

Unlawful Monsters

The many organic and robotic monsters that appear throughout the series that the Brave Police fought.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1 (ロボット刑事登場)Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa
Storyboarded by : Shinji Takamatsu
Hiroyuki KawasakiFebruary 5, 1994 (1994-02-05)
2 (その名はジェイデッカー)Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami
Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi
Hiroyuki KawasakiFebruary 12, 1994 (1994-02-12)
3 (心ある仲間たち)Shinichi WatanabeHiroyuki KawasakiFebruary 19, 1994 (1994-02-19)
4 (ボスは小学4年生)Kunihisa SugishimaKenichi ArakiFebruary 26, 1994 (1994-02-26)
5 (人造巨龍ガワン)Masamitsu HidakaShō AikawaMarch 5, 1994 (1994-03-05)
6 (トレンドにご用心)Shinichi WatanabeMasaharu AmiyaMarch 12, 1994 (1994-03-12)
7 (大倒壊)Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami
Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi
Hiroyuki KawasakiMarch 19, 1994 (1994-03-19)
8 (完成!ビルドタイガー)Naoki HishikawaHiroyuki KawasakiMarch 26, 1994 (1994-03-26)
9 (消えた彫像の謎)Kunihisa SugishimaYasunori YamadaApril 2, 1994 (1994-04-02)
10 (影の刑事)Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa
Storyboarded by : Shinji Takamatsu
Shō AikawaApril 9, 1994 (1994-04-09)
11 (激闘!シャドウ丸)Masamitsu HidakaShō AikawaApril 16, 1994 (1994-04-16)
12 (よみがえる古代昆虫)Shinichi WatanabeKenichi ArakiApril 23, 1994 (1994-04-23)
13 (ロボット強盗団を追え)Kunihisa SugishimaKenichi ArakiApril 30, 1994 (1994-04-30)
14 (6人目の仲間)Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami
Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi
Hiroyuki KawasakiMay 7, 1994 (1994-05-07)
15 (3万年の友情)Naoki HishikawaHiroyuki KawasakiMay 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)
16 (帰ってきた宿敵)Yasuhiro MinamiYasunori Yamada
Hiroyuki Kawasaki
May 21, 1994 (1994-05-21)
17 (邪神インティ)Masamitsu HidakaShō AikawaMay 28, 1994 (1994-05-28)
18 (パンダ注意報!?)Shinichi WatanabeMasaharu AmiyaJune 4, 1994 (1994-06-04)
19 (爆走!白バイ刑事)Kunihisa SugishimaKenichi ArakiJune 11, 1994 (1994-06-11)
20 (狂った砂時計)Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami
Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi
Kenichi ArakiJune 18, 1994 (1994-06-18)
21 (手錠の逃亡者)Naoki HishikawaYasunori YamadaJune 25, 1994 (1994-06-25)
22 (仮面勇者ダンプソン)Shinichi WatanabeMasaharu AmiyaJuly 2, 1994 (1994-07-02)
23 (ぼくの妖精(フェアリー))Masamitsu HidakaKenichi ArakiJuly 9, 1994 (1994-07-09)
24 (七人の刑事)Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa
Storyboarded by : Shinji Takamatsu
Hiroyuki KawasakiJuly 16, 1994 (1994-07-16)
25 (デッカード殉職)Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami
Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi
Hiroyuki KawasakiJuly 23, 1994 (1994-07-23)
26 (新しいリーダー)Kunihisa SugishimaShō AikawaJuly 30, 1994 (1994-07-30)
27 (完璧な涙Naoki HishikawaShō AikawaAugust 6, 1994 (1994-08-06)
28 (デッカード再び)Shinichi WatanabeKenichi ArakiAugust 13, 1994 (1994-08-13)
29 (合体!ファイヤージェイデッカー)Masamitsu HidakaHiroyuki KawasakiAugust 20, 1994 (1994-08-20)
30 (地下都市SOS!)Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami
Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi
Kenichi ArakiAugust 27, 1994 (1994-08-27)
31 (姿なき犯罪者Kunihisa SugishimaHiroyuki KawasakiSeptember 10, 1994 (1994-09-10)
32 (台風が来た!)Naoki HishikawaYasunori YamadaSeptember 17, 1994 (1994-09-17)
33 (小さな勇者)Shinichi WatanabeMasaharu AmiyaSeptember 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)
34 (パワージョーの恋)Masamitsu HidakaShō AikawaOctober 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
35 (勇者警察(ブレイブポリス)パワーアップ計画)Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami
Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi
Hiroyuki KawasakiOctober 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)
36 (故郷は遠く)Kunihisa SugishimaYasunori YamadaOctober 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)
37 (鯨神狩り)Naoki HishikawaShō AikawaOctober 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)
38 (オバケだよ全員集合)Shinichi WatanabeMasaharu AmiyaNovember 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)
39 (マシンの魂)Yasuhiro MinamiKatsuhiko Takayama
Hiroyuki Kawasaki
November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)
40 (ブレイブポリス解散!)Masamitsu HidakaKenichi ArakiNovember 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)
41 (レジーナ・追憶)Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa
Storyboarded by : Shinji Takamatsu
Hiroyuki KawasakiNovember 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)
42 (宇宙からの侵略者)Kunihisa SugishimaYasunori YamadaDecember 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)
43 (シャドウ丸大砲変化(おおづつへんげ)! 必殺!!ブレイブキャノン)Naoki HishikawaYasunori YamadaDecember 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)
44 (奪われたボス!)Shinichi WatanabeHiroyuki KawasakiDecember 17, 1994 (1994-12-17)
45 (ビッグ・マザー)Directed by : Yasuhiro Minami
Storyboarded by : Kazuhito Kikuchi
Hiroyuki KawasakiDecember 24, 1994 (1994-12-24)
46 (史上最大の犯罪)Kunihisa SugishimaHiroyuki KawasakiJanuary 7, 1995 (1995-01-07)
47 (ハートtoハート)Masamitsu HidakaHiroyuki KawasakiJanuary 21, 1995 (1995-01-21)
48 (さよなら勇太(ボス))Directed by : Naoki Hishikawa
Storyboarded by : Shinji Takamatsu
Hiroyuki KawasakiJanuary 28, 1995 (1995-01-28)

Video games

J-Decker was adapted in the Brave Saga games like all other Braves entries. It was also adapted into Super Robot Wars 30 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC, featuring almost every member of the Brave Police as playable characters although Decker, Duke, the Build Team and Gunmax only appear in cutscenes. Kagero and Victim are also secrets.

References

  1. ^ 勇者警察ジェイデッカー(1994). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 11, 2014.