Brave Exkaiser (勇者エクスカイザー, Yūsha Ekusukaizā), sometimes spelled as Brave Exkaizer or Brave Exkizer, is a Japanese animated television series that began in 1990, created by Sunrise under the direction of Katsuyoshi Yatabe, and is the first of the long running Yuusha or "Brave" metaseries funded by Takara and produced by Sunrise.