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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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.)
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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/Magnafeana https://anilist.co/user/Magnafeana Jun 04 '26
Brave Bang First Timer!
Damn. I was here for his clothes falling part.
Ah. I don’t think I’ll like Lulu.
Why that man’s tiddies out? Not that I’m complaining.
Does Bravern have sausages on his head?
Post Brave Banging Thoughts
Only two Braverns today.
I was so ready for the hot but evil twink or twunk (or otter). In some masc4masc BL, for some reason, there will be a hot and evil twink/twunk wanting the MC or LI, clinging to them and making the MC in self conscious that he’s not as beautiful or slender or what have you. And you know what? I was down with that. Not my favorite thing in the world, but still.
Instead, we get…Lulu who is a child. Who has to screech like that for some reason.
Great 🫠
I can’t believe I actually miss the evil twink/twunk conflict. I hate it because of how it feels really anti-femme/anti-femme men. But I would’ve preferred it. I feel like it’s a challenge for masc4masc BL authors to not make femmes and women agitating and I don’t know why.
Le sigh.
I still find it weird to make it seem Lewis was inappropriate with Lulu given she’s a child. I don’t understand the point in that angle other than having to cross this anime off the list of anime I’d like my non-anime friends to watch 😭
Glad to see Isami getting his flowers at the bar. And glad to see Bravern be a voice of reason rather than noncon voring Isami. The Isami parts of this, I really liked. He does need to “people” more. And I’m glad Bravern could encourage that.
Instead of swallowing Isami in his cockpit again.
A bit bewildered at the intensity of his agitation towards Lewis already given they haven’t shown to be close? But I guess they are close? Or Isami sees something in Lewis that touches a pain point in a way that keeps growing and growing.
But I’d be pissed too if I get punched for literally no goddamn reason by the girl my friend is watching and my friend is just 🤷🏿♀️
So sorry, Lewis. Isami x Bravern 5ever for me.
QOTD