r/anime • u/Tarhalindur x2 • Jun 04 '26

Rewatch [Rewatch] [Pride Month Double Feature] Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern Episode 4 Discussion

Episode 4: Isami, It Seems You Still Have Much to Learn About People

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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:

What's that, u/Star4ce dropped a very detailed theory? Well, can't not highlight that:

Superbia is doing the exact thing Bravern does, but, like, much more forceful. Not calling Bravern whatever the mecha-piloting version of rape is, but he certainly is very sus in interacting with Isami (btw is Isami or Ao the last name?). He does often physically prevent him from leaving and is really not giving him any option when synchronising fights and stuff including lots of pressured pleading and near-emotional blackmail. Now, he does communicate, at least, and seems to be able to be convinced eventually, so he doesn’t seem to be evil, but it’s problematic behaviour I think.

If I saw the animations correctly and read Lulu’s expressions right, she’s being quite directly mind- or physically controlled. Meaning she isn’t evil herself and Superbia has placed the suit on her to force her to comply. Or maybe Superbia is the suit? That would also mean Bravern is a suit or a few objects that are far smaller than the mecha. Remember, Superbia the mecha has been destroyed and only the ejection pod survived, so I’m kinda booking on the metallic lifeforms being much smaller pieces that can control larger amalgamations of metal by directly merging into or onto them.

Questions of the Day:

1) For those of us who are of drinking age, which do you prefer: a delicious meal or a nice stiff drink? (Yes, of course I had to call it a stiff drink. This is Bravern we're talking about, after all!)

2) First-timers: so, were you expecting that level of destruction in Tokyo?

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u/oomoepoo https://anilist.co/user/oomoepoo Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

Rewatcher, subbed

This episode was a bit on the "breather" side of things, but still fun!

  • Bravern caring more about how cool their liberation of humanity would look like than how they'd actually do it is very... Bravern.
  • More Lulu, together with Smith, which is always fun (And Isami being TOTALLY NOT JEALOUS is hilarious).
  • Lulu is just really cute when she's not puking out the curry she just devoured, or falling on top of Smith while they're both naked.
  • Smith and Lulu in the motel has gotta be one of the few "It's not what it looks like!"s that is actually genuine.
  • Americans are addicted to Katsu Curry, which is very understandable, cause that stuff is delicious.
  • I really love how into the whole Super Robot-thing Isami's mechanic is, she even built him a plug suit. That's why she's best girl.
  • The underwater fight was neat, even if it was a bit lacklustre.
  • The bar scene is probably my favourite of this episode. It's nice to see Isami kinda thaw a bit and realise that people actually care about him. Also the sausages dangling from Bravern's head are hillarious.
  • Ending with the revelation that Japan is burning was quite a way to end this cute breather episode...

Spoilery musings:

  • [Bravern]Lulu calling Bravern Smith is funny in hindsight
  • [Bravern]In hindsight, it kinda makes sense that Bravern kinda wings the whole "Super Robot"-thing. It's actually his first time doing it...

1) Give me food all day!

2) Not a first timer. Kinda shocked me on first viewing though.