ブレイブ・ストーリー

Brave Story

When 11 year old Wataru's father leaves home and his mother is taken ill to hospital, he decides to change his fate by travelling through the door shown to him by his friend Mitsuru. In a land of magic and monsters, Wataru must summon all his courage and embark on a journey with several comrades to meet the Goddess of Destiny and change this "mistaken fate". (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	ブレイブ・ストーリー (japanese)
Romaji	Brave Story
English	Brave Story
Chinese	勇者物語 (traditional · via wikidata)

Facts

Format	Feature film · 1 ep · 112 min · 2h total
Aired	2006-07-08 (Summer 2006)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	GONZO
Source	Novel
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Kids
Genres	Action Adventure Fantasy Supernatural
Themes	Isekai Kids Male Protagonist Anthropomorphism Travel Medieval Anti-Hero Prophecy Magic Monster Girl Swordplay Monster Boy Nekomimi Gods

Reception

Community score	7.10 / 10
Bayesian score	7.25 / 10
Composite	52.4
On lists	9,799
Favourited	114 (1.2%)
Completion	92.0%
Drop rate	1.6%
In backlog	42.5%
Score spread σ	1.71

Score distribution

12922335941305319654171,0108754946310264

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2006	B	6 of 44
Studio	GONZO	B	27 of 111
Year	2006	B	56 of 232
Source material	Novel	C	78 of 170
Demographic	Kids	C	106 of 363
Era	Late 2000s	C	308 of 1,149
Format	Feature film	D	524 of 997
Length	Movie	D	524 of 997
Season (all years)	Summer	C	527 of 1,662
Genre	Supernatural	C	548 of 1,234
Genre	Adventure	C	588 of 1,534
Genre	Fantasy	C	790 of 2,142
Genre	Action	C	1,080 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	C	2,407 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Kouichi Chigira, Youta Tsuruoka, Yuriko Chiba
Series composition	Ichirou Ookouchi
Character design	Yuriko Chiba
Music	Juno Reactor
Original creator	Miyuki Miyabe

AniList id 1681 · MAL id 1681 · record updated 2026-08-27