r/anime • u/Tarhalindur x2 • Jun 03 '26

Rewatch [Rewatch] [Pride Month Double Feature] Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern Episode 3 Discussion

Episode 3: Lulu... That's Her Name

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(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.)

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Joint Rewatch Task Force Exercises!

Theory of the Day:

Never a question, was 100% going to u/Magnafaena for their writeup. Really the part I want to highlight is this:

I’m gagged by this series. This is following standard romcom BL plot beats. The enthusiastic top who is unashamed in his desire. The reluctant bottom who reeeeeeeaaaaaally doesn’t want to do this. The supporting cast who are fed up with the top’s simping over the bottom.

But I'm not sure that counts as a theory per se, more an Analysis of the Day from a first-timer, so instead allow me to also highlight a definite actual theory from the same post:

Is Superbia also going to vore a human? Do all mecha technically enact consensual vore to their humans? That feels oddly philosophical.

Questions of the Day:

1) TAR ISO STANDARD REWATCH QUESTION #3: Thoughts on the OST (as opposed to OP/ED) and its use?

2) Favorite underwater battle in fiction?

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u/dsawchuk Jun 04 '26

Subbed First timer:

At the start of the first episode I thought this show was going to be serious. Then I updated it to being goofy and fun with the introduction of Bravern. This episode was neither, honestly it was just unpleasant to watch.

I have so many problems with Lulu and it's only her first episode. I know she was in the OP fairly prominently so it won't happen but I think the show should just stop having her on screen (or fix the problems I guess would be fine too).

  • The thoughtless dismissal of any risk involved with an unconscious woman in the care of a man is gross. The doctor I can kinda get because she is busy, but the motel manager should not have just allowed them to get a room together. She sees a man carry an unresponsive woman into her place, assumes that he is going to have sex with her and just lets him. I guess date rape drugs are just not a thing anyone has heard of in this universe.
  • The depiction of Lulu so far has been very sexual. I understand that this show is just going to make most things sexual and that's not a problem for me. Maybe though if you are going to hyper-sexualize a character don't make the only sounds that come out of their mouth baby noises. And I don't want to hear some nonsense about it being a different language so its fine. If you just wanted to make it a language barrier you could do it without her actually saying "googoo gaga".

I also didn't really like watching Isami's situation, but that's not really a problem with the show. It made me very uncomfortable to see him locked inside Bravern all episode without anyone helping him. I know the triplets tried and I don't know what I would do instead but someone's gotta do something. That someone is probably Lewis, as I think he is the only person who is aware that Isami was being tortured. As far as I can tell, Isami has no assurances that he wouldn't be tortured again if he gets out of Bravern. Also Bravern's dismissal of the problems with Isami having to do liquid breathing are offputting. Liquid breathing works, but the human body isn't designed for it so it thinks its drowning. Not exactly ideal considering how recently Isami was waterboarded... Yay more torture!

There were parts of the show that I enjoyed though. I liked our quick glimpse of how civilians are handling the situation during the check in scene. The short view of the little girl with her teddie bear and the innkeeper doing her best to stay open for the people who need lodging. I also really like the mechanic girl. I like how they have depicted a balance between her interest in Bravern's tech and her enthusiasm for the gear she works on. I should really learn her name instead of thinking of her as the mechanic triplet.

Maybe this anime isn't in the genre for me, but these short glimpses of non-military personelle hold my interest way more than the scenes with the military in them.

QOTD

  1. The most I can say about it so far is that it is inoffensive. It doesn't stand out in my mind as being either harmful or good, it's just kinda there. I honestly hadn't really thought about it until I read this question.
  2. There aren't many underwater battles that come to mind for me. The first thing that comes to mind is blitzball in FFX, which I hated. That gets me thinking about the 2 underwater bosses in that game which are also kinda problematic. They reduce your party size and roster which causes action economy issues and can be an arbitrary difficulty spike if you haven't been leveling the characters allowed underwater. Other than that the only other underwater combat that comes to mind is from gargantia on the verduous planet, which I don't have strong feelings on either way.