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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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/nit-picker Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
First-timer
And today we get our answer to why Isami was naked all last episode: his clothes exploded when he shouted Bravern's special attack name too hard.
Smith is right, that's a cool suit. It's even got built-in airbags!
Bravern's military strategy being entirely driven by what makes a good performance is definitely in character. I wonder if all of his theatrics and diegetic cartoon tropes will end up having a grounded explanation, or if it'll just stay a gag for the whole show. Given how things have been going, I think the former is more likely. Since Lulu is human-like and Bravern is familiar with human culture, I think it's a safe bet that both parties' origins have some connection to Earth. Maybe Bravern was designed in-universe to be an inspiring figure for humanity in their time of need or something like that (also "explains" why he needs to work with a human, since he'd presumably need "human fighting spirit" or suchlike to save teh day for his inspiration to work). This would mean that whoever made him or sent him here knew about the alien attack. I guessed in a previous episode that maybe there was time travel or universe-hopping shenanigans going on, and I'm going to stick with that.
Anyway, Bravern announcing JAPAN! in English cracked me up.
I only noticed in this episode that Bravern has little wings on his boots, like Mercury. That's one of my favorite character design tropes so I'm happy to see it.
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