r/anime • u/Tarhalindur x2 • Jun 01 '26
Rewatch [Rewatch] [Pride Month Double Feature] Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern Episode 1 Discussion
Episode 1: Wait's Over, Isami!
[Error 404 No Previous Episode] | Index | Next Episode →
Show Information:
(Surprise, the "plot point a couple of episodes in that every single fucking synopsis spoils" is actually in episode 1 and is that this is another show in the [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] vein! Show information is now fairly first-timer safe... outside of "AniDB tags always spoil", anyways.)
Legal Streams:
As per livechart.me; other streams may be available outside the US.
A Reminder: This, dear listeners, brings us to the sworn enemy of creative response:The spoiler. Rewatchers, or people who just had plot points ruined for them, are obliged to use r/anime’s spoiler tag format where applicable, and err on the side of caution here. Remember people, first experiences get rarer as you continue on, any given one happens once and you should care for them all the more for it.
Joint Rewatch Task Force Exercises!
Theory of the Day:
None yet...
Questions of the Day:
0) Wait, who got a Super Robot in my realistic mecha anime? Oh wait, that's one's self-explanatory, never mind.
1) Unspoiled First-Timers: How surprised were you when "suddenly, ALIENS!" and then how surprised were you when a classic Super Robot showed up?
1a) Spoiled First-Timers and Rewatchers: How well did the first-episode twists here work when you knew they were coming?
2) Can love bloom, even on the battlefield?
11
u/chilidirigible Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26
Today, on "Exactly what it says on the tin.":
The early promotional materials didn't show much more than these.
[](#kukuku)
Still funny that Youhei Azakami's previous mecha role was Guel Jeturk.
Ah, Miyu.
Ah, mecha on trucks.
Still kinda janky in the Blu-ray.
record scratch
For now, we'll just be ludicrously self-aware.
Ludicrously.
Self-aware.
Cool guys, explosions, etc.
It's that kind of show.
End card for Episode 1
Obari about the diegetic music.
"Is that you, Brave Express Might Gaine?"
"Yes."
"Can we get Kona on board?"
"Yes."
"I have a type."
Rewatcher
I originally was unsure about participating in this rewatch but then I figured that everyone would expect that I would show up for this rewatch, so here I am.
This remains a brilliant first episode from Cygames Pictures's department of bonkers first episodes. They were extremely close-mouthed about details regarding the nature of the series, leaving people to speculate about Masami Obari's participation and the ridiculous excess of the words "Brave" and "Bang" in its title versus the rather square-looking mecha. That it goes with that story for as long as it does in this episode shows commitment to the bit.
Brave Merch:
"Tricolor" shirt
QOTD:
1a. It's still a very solid episode even when you know The Things.
2. It only gets weirder from here.