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2021 Taiwanese animated series

This article is about the Taiwanese animated TV series. For the Japanese media franchise, see Brave series.

Brave Animated Series
Promotional poster
Genre ActionAdult animationAdventureComedy drama Fantasy
Based on Brave Series
Developed by Yang Zi TingWang Wei Xiu
Written by Yang Zi Ting
Directed by Yang Zi Ting
Voices of Tseng Yun Fan Gao Yun Shuo Jiang Qing Yan Jiang Du Hui Meng Qing Fu Huang Bai Wei Ma Guo Yao Chen Yan Jun Sun Ke Fang Niu Kai Yang Xu Shu Bin Teng Wei-Te Chen You Wen Liao Guo Jun Wu Kang Ren Mu Xuan Ming Lin Kai ling Huang Tzu jiao Liu Kuan-ting Fu Pin Cheng Sun Cheng
Theme music composer Ashin
Composer WeiFan Chang
Country of origin Taiwan
Original language Chinese
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
Executive producers Yu Pei Hua Lin Chiung Fen
Producer Wang Wei Xiu
Running time 25 minutes
Production companies Big Cat Studio Aries Creative Public Television Service
Original release
Network Public Television Service
Release 4 July 2021 (2021-07-04) –present

Brave Animated Series (Chinese: 勇者動畫系列 Pinyin: Yǒngzhě dònghuà xìliè lit. 'Brave Animation Series') is a Taiwanese comedy fantasy animated series based on the comic book series of the same name, created by Yellow Book. It is produced by Big Cat Studio in association with Aries Creative and Public Television Service. The series is set in a RPG fantasy video game-like World, where a group of heroes who want to stop the evil forces of the Demon Kingdom, only for them to realize that they are not in the right side of justice.

The series premiered on July 4, 2021, on the Public Television Service, being delayed from its original June 13 premiere date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Additionally, it was released on Taiwanese streaming services MyVideo and Line TV. The show previously streamed internationally on Netflix.[2] [a][b] However, in 2024, due to the contract between them and the show's producers ending, it was taken off the platform. Full episodes have since been uploaded officially on YouTube. The second season was released on August 23, 2025, on the same platform.

Brave Animated Series received positive reviews by critics, who praised its story, animation and comedy, and the first season won the Best Animated Series Award on the 57th Golden Bell Awards.

In a World of Fantasy, exist three races, Humans, Demons, and Dragons, which are in constant conflict, for humans exist a group of warriors called "Braves", who try to eliminate the grand demon king "Morewant", and send peace to the kingdom, a Newbie Brave tries to defeat the demons but when he discover than they are not evil beings, and the Braves are actually bloodthirsty warmongers who want to eradicate demon race for XP, decide to unite with the demon kingdom to stop them.

The series is a satire of the tropes of RPG games and fantasy media, where it criticize the roles of heroes and villains and human nature.

From left to right: War King, Business King, Red Dragon, Reporter, Desire Queen, Dragon Slayer Brave, Blue Dragon, Sick Demon, Dragon Brave, Chief Brave, Fire Demon, Water Demon, Morewant, Main Brave, Goblin, Bunny, Slime, Loyalty Brave, Despair Brave, Sword Brave, Superstar Brave, Black Brave, First Brave, Old King, Old Morewant and Yellow Book (As seen on the first season).

As ofJuly 4, 2021, six episodes of Brave Animated Series have been released.

In 2018 the Ministry of Culture had raised funds for the creation of new animated series and adaptations of national comics and IP's, among the studios that participated in the external bidding process for the adaptations, on February 25, 2021, where the indie company Big Cat Studio announced an association with Yellow Book to produce an animated series of the comic book series "Brave Series".[36] The series received a forward-looking budget subsidy of TWD44.2 million, of which 1 millionTWD was used for behind-the-scenes documentary shooting, having an average budget of 7.2 millionTWD per episode and being in production for over 2–3 years with the deconstruction and reorganization of the first 260 chapters of the original work into 6 episodes, with a writing period of about half a year.[37][38] On April 12, with a teaser of the main character,[39] later on April 16, the official Facebook account announced that the first season has finished production and it was ready to be released.[40][41]

After the success of the first season, on November 24, 2022, was announced that the series was renewed for a second season. Later on July 26, 2024, the official account announced that the season 2 is now in Post-Production and is set to release in some point of 2025.[42] On April 17, 2025, the first teaser was released during commercial breaks on the official PTS channel, and it was announced that the season 2 will be released in summer. Later on April 25, another teaser trailer was released.[43] On May 20 it's was revealed that the official first teaser trailer Is set to be released on May 22.[44] On that day it was released the first official teaser trailer, revealing that the season 2 will be released in August on the official PTS XS YouTube channel,[45][46] alongside the first season being released on July 19.[47]

On July 22, the first trailer has been revealed, confirming that the second season will be released on August 23.[48]

WeiFan Chang, who also composed the soundtrack from games like Detention and the single RE:IGNITE, was hired to compose the score fo the series, for the soundtrack, Chang take some inspiration of the sounds of some 80's and 90's videogame consoles, alongside the sound design of a Gameboy (more specifically the Game Boy Advance),[49] additionally, the main theme "The Demon King and the Brave." was composed by Mayday's singer Ashin as the music coordinator in association with the Taiwanese band LION.[50][51] Also the score include songs like "An adventure that cannot be reborn" by Amazing Show, "World Records" by Wonfu, "Love Method" by Gugu Lu Siwei and Wei Jiaying and "Better Place" by EggPlantEgg.[52]

On March 25, 2025, The official account announced that Amazing Show will collab with them for the new season main theme, that will be released in the 2025 Megaport Music Festival from March 29 to March 30, 2025.[53][54]

Award Date of ceremony Category Nominated Results Ref.
57th Golden Bell Awards October 22, 2022 Best Animated Show "Brave Animated Series" Won [55][56]
Best Sound Design (General Program) Gao Wei Yan,Zhang Wei Fan,Lin Xie Zhong Nominated

On July 25, 2021, in an interview with GNN Gamer [zh], when they asked to Wang Wei Xiu if there are any plans for the future of the series, he responded: "Of course I hope there will be a second season of animation! At present, the comic series of Yellow Book is still in progress. I hope everyone can support it. [...] As for peripheral products, there are currently some plans in progress, and we ourselves are looking forward to the actual products."[57]

After the success of the second season, on November 12th 2025, it was confirmed that a third season is now on production.[58][59]

  1. ^ Only in 190 countries around the world.

  2. ^ Despite being released in Netflix worldwide,the series did not receive any international dubbing.

  3. ^ This was one of Du Hui last performances before she died in September 16, 2019 by Uterine cancer. Being voiced later by Tseng Yun Fan in Episode 4.

  4. ^ Due to Huang's accusations of sexual harassment, the character was voiced later by Fu Pin Cheng on the re-release of Season 1 in the PTS XS channel on YouTube.

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