The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (勇者王ガオガイガー FINAL, Yūshaō Gaogaigā Fainaru) is a Japanese OVA anime series produced by Sunrise. It is the direct sequel to the 1997 anime television series The King of Braves GaoGaiGar and the first Brave metaseries officially funded by Bandai, following the acquisition of Sunrise. The series is directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani and written by both Fuyunori Gobu and Yuichiro Takeda. It was released in Japan from January 21, 2000 to March 21, 2003 with a total of 8 episodes. A 12-episode TV re-imagining, with the subtitle Grand Glorious Gathering was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 11, 2005 to June 27, 2005. A crossover sequel light novel, which focuses on the unused concept of the series, was released on Sunrise’s Yatate Bunko imprint on September 30, 2016.

Plot

The year is 2007, two years after the Gutsy Galaxy Guard twarted the invasion of the Zonders and Mamoru’s departure to the Tri-Solar System with Galeon. The organization is tracking down mysterious black machines called Q-Parts which possesses high regenerative properties. The criminal group known as BioNet stole one of the machines that were being researched at CERN. Gai, who is now working with Renais-Kardif Shishioh and the biologist Papillon Noir to take back one of the Q-Parts from BioNet using GGG’s newest trump card: the GaoFighGar. However, beyond the GGG’s concern over the Q-Parts, a familiar figure reappears and along with it, an upcoming calamity that would destroy the universe. Thus, the King of Braves is again dragged into a new conflict…

The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final
Cover art from the DVD release
勇者王ガオガイガー FINAL (Yūshaō Gaogaigā Fainaru)
Genre	Mecha, Action, Drama
Original video animation
Directed by	Yoshitomo Yonetani
Produced by	Hiroyuki Orukawa Shinichiro Kobayashi
Written by	Fuyunori Gobu Yuichiro Takeda
Music by	Kohei Tanaka
Studio	Sunrise (Studio 7)
Licensed by	SEA Muse Communication
Released	January 21, 2000 – March 21, 2003
Runtime	30 minutes (ep. 1-7) 50 minutes (ep. 8)
Episodes	8
Anime television series
Grand Glorious Gathering
Directed by	Yoshitomo Yonetani
Produced by	Hiroyuki Orukawa Shinichiro Kobayashi
Written by	Fuyunori Gobu Yuichiro Takeda
Music by	Kohei Tanaka
Studio	Sunrise
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 11, 2005 – June 27, 2005
Episodes	12
Light novel
King of Kings: GaoGaiGar VS Betterman
Written by	Yuichiro Takeda
Published by	Sunrise (Online) Shinkigensha (Print)
Imprint	Yatate Bunko
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	September 30, 2016 – March 17, 2021
Volumes	10
Manga
King of Kings: GaoGaiGar VS Betterman
Written by	Yuichiro Takeda
Illustrated by	Naoyuki Fujisawa
Published by	Hobby Japan
Imprint	Hobby Japan
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	September 25, 2018 – present
Volumes	4