Yesterday struck the 20th anniversary of the Brave series, most notably dropping Gao Gai Gar onto the world. Coming from the folks at Takara, they were looking to create something new after their Transformers brand had started losing its steam. So why not another show that featured transforming vehicles?

From this thought Yuusha Exkaiser was born. From there, the series would take off with its target audience, 7 to 10-year-old boys, and create one of the great hallmarks of manliness, Gao Gai Gar. So, in an effort to celebrate this hallmark of an achievement, I'd like to direct your eyes to our friends at Tomopop.

Anthony DePasquale took a look at some of the toys and the shows from the Brave franchise, in what turns out to be a fabulous read. Go on over to our figure-tastic friend's house and play with their toys a bit. You'll have some fun.