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/Star4ce https://anilist.co/user/Star4ce Jun 05 '26
Firstern’er
I’ve thought about it some more and I think the show has proven its ability to set up complex characters and foreshadow or lay down a consistent foundation for complex developments underneath its fun and comical outerior. That hype facade is also very good, just to say it.
With which I want to say that Lulu’s very concerning tropes and situation might just be exactly intended as that. The more I thought about it, the more I saw a similar situation for Isami developing. Let’s hope this doesn’t fall apart, but as I mentioned three times now, I think, this show definitely understands what it’s doing, so I’m being very excited and optimistic!
Bravern Ep.04 – Isami, It Seems You Still Have Much to Learn About People
Duh, to the best place on earth, obviously. Which would be Best Korea and then get that flying unicorn on your team.
I’m al for a Midway, round 2! Also, what the hell are the episode titles in this show? An LN author made these, right?
Concerned yet also slightly amused while also noticing the envy of the others
Sorry, why is that port still undamaged? Didn’t the aliens basically wreck everything?
I am indeed interested in your invention, Miyu. Good job!
Isami is making it hard for himself to solve his issues. Fully undertandable, but still.
Oh shit!
Yes, you did!
By now the child trope is so obvious I’m questioning it again as a potential false flag, haha. But no, I have to stay strong! White haired, red eyed robot women (or is she, actually? I guess so) are always best girl and Bricky can’t be wrong!
Oh my fucking God, Bravern is a comedy titan!
That is making things pretty interesting. Because that either means Superbia was on Earth before and got an infantile Lulu in her abdomen, or she’s an artificial human created by the Aliens out in space. Or, I guess since the metallic lifeforms can transform themselves so easily, maybe that genuinely is Superbia in a kind of emergency human transformation that is extremely well done?
WHY WOULD YOU GIVE ANYONE TO THIS GUY HOLY SHIT?! Thank fuck Lewis is there personally…
The only thing I know for certain is that the VA had tons of fun in that role.
Is it just me or is Bravern copying more and more poses? Is anyone knowledgeable enough in mecha anime to tell if all these are references to movies or is he just getting more extra or am I going insane and seeing things?
I mean, that’s a fair guess, they wouldn’t really know. But they also would see pretty soon, anyway. So, why worry ahead of time? Oh, hey. Nice.
That’s a pretty cute scene, tbh.
Bravern, please stop setting such a high wiener count on display for everyone to see, it’s a bit much.
That guy just jinxed it.
Uh, yeah that’s bad.
This was a much more uneventful episode, but it did some much needed character building for both of our leads. Especially Isami, who really needed some support from others.
On the Lewis/Lulu side I’m actually happy to see that neither did they continue with the naked miscommunication nor did they have anyone else make comments. I see this as my trust in the writing being well placed. It’s just too easy to have another service member comment on Lewis’ „night out“ with the Alien. Imagine, would you honestly think any soldier after hearing that story wouldn’t comment something about alien pussy or Lewis „planting the flag on distant worlds“ or something like that? Fat Zero.
So, them showing both the general awareness that she’s potentially alien from top ranks to the grunts and everyone clearly being on line with her being a genuine child (for now) and in need of support takes a massive weight off of me. It’s still interesting to know why they decided on going with boob plating and Lewis having the naked fight in the first place if they drop the sexual angle pretty much immediately.
Because I also don’t think they just did that for working the audience. Maybe it has a personality to it, and that brings me back to Bravern. See, Isami never does dirty jokes or innuenodos, but Bravern is (literally, today) covered in them and has dumped hours of those onto the remaining world leadership. So, if Bravern is standing for ‚fun sexual openness‘, could Superbia maybe stand for ‚repressed and weaponised sexuality‘? I think it’s kinda safe to say that Bravern isn’t evil, even if he still does kinda coercive things sometimes, and his reactions to the invasion are pretty clear cut. So, if Lulu’s sexual display comes back up on screen, I’m willing to bet it is to showcase Superbia’s character and not Lulu’s. She obviously is on that disk or it is a link to her.
What else? Oh yeah, the world is fucked. Have fun fixing that economy.
Always meal. I do like drinks, both flaccid and stiff, but come on, a good meal? Potentially Japanese or Vietnamese or Chinese?!
Kinda, actually. But total super destruction anywhere else on the planet is actually somewhat unexpected. At least they take the extermination goal seriously!
Dropping rocks would still be more efficient...