Brain Powerd (ブレンパワード, Buren Pawādo?) is a Japanese mecha anime television series created by Sunrise in the 90s.
It was directed and written by Gundam creator Tomino Yoshiyuki. The series features mecha designs by Nagano Mamoru, character designs by Inomata Mutsumi, and music by Kanno Yoko.
The 26-episode Brain Powerd television series originally premiered across Japan on the sattelite channel WOWOW between April 8 and November 11, 1998. The series was also aired across Japan on the anime network Animax, which also later broadcasted the series across its respective networks worldwide, including its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Animax aired Bandai Entertainment's localization, the series' English language television premiere. The anime series was licensed by Bandai and distributed across the region on DVD under the English title Brain Powered.
The series was also adapted into a manga, with art by Sugisaki Yukiru, which was serialized in Japan's Kadokawa Shoten magazine Shōnen Ace and later published in the United States in English by Tokyopop. A series of light novels, music CDs, and other merchandise relating to Brain Powerd also exist.
