Yuusha Keisatsu J-Decker

Synopsis:

Characters:

• Deckerd (Main) - Voice Actors: Furusawa, Tohru
• Tomonaga, Yuuta (Main) - Voice Actors: Ishikawa, Hiromi, Hong, Si Ho
• Argine, Regina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyamura, Yuko
• Drillboy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yuuki, Hiro
• Duke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morikawa, Toshiyuki
• Dumpson (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Mitsuaki
• Fay (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyamura, Yuko
• Gunmax (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Makishima, Naoki
• Kagerou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakahara, Shigeru
• McCrane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okiayu, Ryoutarou
• O'Rand, Victim (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyasu, Takehito
• Power Joe (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamazaki, Takumi
• Saejima, Juuzou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootomo, Ryuuzaburou
• Shadowmaru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tachiki, Fumihiko
• Shinjo, Ken (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sogabe, Kazuyuki
• Tomonaga, Azuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Neya, Michiko
• Tomonaga, Kurumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tachibana, Mihoko

Staff:

• Takamatsu, Shinji (Director, Episode Director)
• Hidaka, Masamitsu (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Hishikawa, Naoki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Minami, Yasuhiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Watanabe, Shinichi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Aikawa, Shou (Script)
• Amiya, Masaharu (Script)
• Kawasaki, Hiroyuki (Script)
• Yamada, Yasunori (Script)
• Kikuchi, Kazuhito (Storyboard)
• Watanabe, Natsumi (Theme Song Lyrics)
• YUKA (Theme Song Performance)
• Abe, Munetaka (In-Between Animation, Animation Check)
• Fukazawa, Manabu (Key Animation)
• Gotou, Keiji (Key Animation)
• Ishida, Atsuko (Key Animation, Animation Director, Character Design)
• Itakura, Kazuhiro (Animation Director)
• Iwane, Masaaki (Key Animation)
• Iwasaki, Yasunori (Music)
• Kametani, Kyouko (In-Between Animation)
• Kikuchi, Akira (Key Animation)
• Nakazawa, Kazuto (Animation Director, Key Animation)
• Nojiri, Yukiko (Editing)
• Oobari, Masami (Mechanical Design, Key Animation)
• Ookawara, Kunio (Mechanical Design)
• Sasakado, Nobuyoshi (Animation Director)
• Shouji, Masahiro (Sound Effects)
• Suzuki, Tatsuya (Key Animation)
• Suzuki, Hirofumi (Key Animation)
• Takaya, Hirotoshi (Character Design, Key Animation, Mechanical Design, Animation Director)
• Umakoshi, Yoshihiko (Key Animation)
• Yamamoto, Sawako (Animation Director)
• Yamane, Masahiro (Character Design, Key Animation, Chief Animation Director, Mechanical Design, Animation Director)
• Yanagisawa, Tetsuya (Animation Director)
• Yatate, Hajime (Original Creator)

Reviews:

• User Micky93 (Score: 6/10):
  Yuusha Keisatsu J-Decker is the 5th entry to the Yuusha (Brave) series, a franchise known for its’ over the top antics, super robot action and heavy merchandising themes. Immediately this might be a turn-off for some, as it could easily be written off as childish drivel, peddling expensive figures to a young audience. While this sentiment may not be entirely inaccurate, it’s not entirely fair to write off an entire series based off its’ pedigree. Yes, this is a show aimed at children, but if you can get past the surface level flaws, you’ll find a charming enough show underneath, with plenty of entertainment tobe had across its 48-episode run.nnStory:nThe story begins with a police robot named Deckerd is granted sentience due to the positive emotions of local Grade Schooler, Yuuta Tomonaga affecting his AI chip. It’s a fairly simple setup to an overall uneventful plotline, but it certainly works in setting the scene and getting the action rolling in a quick, engaging manner. As the series chugs along, Yuuta and Deckerd join forces with a wide range of ally robots, granted sentience through the same hybrid of technology and childish passion that brought Deckerd to life. They band together to form the titular Brave Police, and fight off against the forces of evil in a standard monster of the week format, with a few significant enemies granted brief multi-episode arcs. Much of the storyline is dedicated to exploring the bonds between man and machine, and how such relationships affect those involved. It’s an interesting theme for a children’s television show to take on, and it does lead to some interesting events, but most of the time it simply acts as background material to fill in gaps between action sequences. It’s a shame to see an interesting theme go to such a waste, but those moments when this theme is brought front and centre are some of the best moments in the series, and it does eventually reach a satisfying conclusion at the end.nnCharacters:nI mentioned earlier that this series was by all intents a merchandising ploy. This is made increasingly evident as the series trudges along, as more and more characters are brought into the fold. An expansive character roster is not necessarily a bad thing by any means, but a problem arises when character development begins to suffer. Early on, the Brave Police members are few in number, so they all receive a reasonable amount of backstory. However, later on, the Brave Police squad rapidly bloats from 3 members to 8. To be fair, an effort was made to accommodate this rapid influx of characters, but by the end of the series, later members like Gunmax and Duke feel about as fleshed out as some of the earlier monsters of the week. However, as a whole, the cast is entirely likable, if not cliché, with pretty solid voice acting all around. All of the characters were specifically designed to fulfil a particular purpose within the team, and for the…
• User Fortress_Maximus (Score: 7/10):
  This was a merchandise driven anime aimed at children so expect some nonsensical moments. This was the first Brave Series/Yuusha Series anime that I watched, it has comedic moments that will keep your laughing. It is a police themed story but isn't focused on mystery at all, just monster of the week fights. Nonetheless there are surprisingly some serious moments in this anime due to the fact that the main characters are sentient robots who can think and feel like a human through the invention of Artificial Intelligence, examples of what they have to deal with include the following: A character goes through an existential crisis because criminalhackers are messing with this programming and perception of reality.nWhether they are machines who can be replaced by a newer model.nWhether their memories can be erased, such as Deckerd's warm-hearted friendship he developed with the human boy Yuuta.
• User GodSoupLoren (Score: 6/10):
  Brave Police J Decker is a silly little anime that contains within its narrative a surprisingly deep and complex theme you wouldn’t exactly expect to find from a series made at least in part to sell toys. And what is that theme? You see, it all begins with the building blocks of the soul... wait, let’s back it up and start a bit smaller. Firstly, what’s this anime about? The world BPJD takes place in is one I could best describe as comic book core. Average town. Average city. Average citizens. All going through the motions of their average day to day lives. And then comes agiant monster, or a super villain mastermind with a huge robot looking to take over the world, or an underground ancient civilization of bug people, alien invaders from a far off galaxy, a giant rampaging panda, petty purse snatchers, and a lot more beyond and besides to stir up the pot. It is the job of the proud Brave Police—technological marvels with the ability to change form into vehicles or combine with each other to make even bigger robots—to deal with these miscreants and bring them to justice. And so they do. Ad infinitum. nnBut the special thing about the robots of the Brave Police that sets them apart from the other machines of this world is their Advanced AI system which gives them minds and emotions hardly different from their human creators. And this is the central core our anime revolves around: the exploration of the “human” experience. The purpose and value of consciousness, of emotion, and all the ups and downs that comes along with it. Coupled with the bonds and relationships we can form with others despite whatever differences we may have. And even with hearts and minds made of metal, with emotions and personalities no more than pre-programmed lines of code, these robot cops can experience—and understand and grow from it—just as a human would. nnUsually the theme of exploring the human condition would be as nebulous and endless a task as ridding the world of crime, and a lot of the time BPJD does feel that way due in part especially to its noticeable lack of a main antagonist for the team to clash against or overcome. It’s pure unfiltered monster of the day shenanigans here baby (for a majority of the time, at least). On one hand some viewers may find that refreshing as it saves us from the bumbling evil team of oafs who get their butts handed to them every episode à la Team Rocket or the Rubber Robo Gang from Medabots. And having no recurring bad guy or bad guy organization makes every episode premise a new and exciting experience. Just what sort of shenanigans will Yuuta, Deckered, and the team get up to this time? And the fun part is—because of the comic book nature of our setting—just about anything is possible! And that’s awesome. But on the other hand with no enemy to…
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