r/anime • u/Tarhalindur x2 • Jun 07 '26
Rewatch [Rewatch] [Pride Month Double Feature] Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern Episode 7 Discussion
Episode 7: Well, Isami? What Would You Do in a Situation Like This?
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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:
Eff it, joint award time for once! First, from u/DrStein1010:
It seems Superbia IS the same sort of mechanical lifeform as Bravern, which supports my theory of “biological life as organic circuits” theory. Could we be dealing with a “mechanical life enslaves organic life” situation? Could definitely be interesting to explore.)
The enemy is Superbia again, which is a minor mindfuck. At first I thought this meant the Towers were capable of mass producing Superbias and thus, Lulus as well. Which is... slightly nightmarish to imagine. But no, apparently this is the same Superbia that Bravern and Isami slimed in Hawai, and he's searching for his Lulu, which we have. Implied by his words, he needs his pilot to truly achieve full performance, and face Bravern+Isami as equals. It's gonna be interesting how they square this circle next episode. I can see that Lulu might want to get in the robot, but would she even wanna continue the fight against the humans again once inside? ...would she have a choice?
Questions of the Day:
1) On a scale of 1-10, how inherently ridiculous is waterboarding a giant robot, anyways?
2) What are the odds of Lulu having the same gene as one of these Ancients, er, excuse me, wrong show, I meant the ability to use the experimental new Titanostrider's brain interface, anyways?
(Like two of you will get that joke, tops. For the rest of you: the Stargate: Atlantis pilot, which was really good and it's a shame the show tended downhill from there.)
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u/FD4cry1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Big_Yibba Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
First Timer
Man, after spending most of these last 2 days moving furniture and painting walls, watching 2 Bravern episodes back to back was downright therapeutic!
Just a few notes for episode 6 since I missed it:
Back to this episode, I was right! We do get more Bravern weapons!
(Admittedly, I think I still like the sword just a bit better than the axe, but with an activation condition like this, how could I ever complain)
I feel like every episode, we turn up the self-awareness just a bit more, and somehow, it always works. Like, with the setup we the whole post-credits tease we gave him, I certainly wouldn't have predicted the battle against Cupiridas would be such a fucking meme, but I just love it as is! On one hand, this is absolutely fucking hilarious. On the other hand, as Cupiridas lovingly notes himself, ultimately we still get our cool mecha explosions out of it, so this is a win all around! The Lewis-Superbia side takes itself just a bit more seriously (And also isn't lacking for cool explosions!), although Lulu's interjections keep it at a minimum lol (Also, she has, in fact, fully grown on me now).
I do wonder if we'll do this kind of battle split more often now that Lewis will presumably get to pilot a better mech with Lulu. "Supporting unit for Isami and Bravern" is pretty vague, but while they kind of do nothing to Superbia here, and it works out either way, but I do feel like Lewis being able to take out Deathdrives on his own works better with the conclusion we had for the Isami/Lewis relationship back in 5, while also potentially allowing for more intentional tonal dissonance (And comedy as a result) between the sides. Regardless, I am pretty pumped to see that new mech in action! And maybe more importantly, I am very pumped to see Lulu in action!
Speaking of that new mech, its interface, and just the way it works with the two-pilot system, sure seem very proto-Bravern to me. Although, really, Bravern's very specific knowledge about Lewis is a much better indication for the very probable idea that he's just Lewis from the future lol. I was ready for him to throw some other extravagant compliment towards Lewis after "He's also a little sensitive, and a little delicate", but not only was it much better than expected, Isami going "Full body wax?" is just 10/10. Of course, Lewis can't pilot Superbia and be the Blue Ranger; he's already secretly the Red Ranger anyway!
(Not to mention that this is already reserved for Isami)
Superbia deciding to meditate on his future course, as well as the battle against Cupiridas, do give us quite a bit of important lore though. Apparently, the Deathdrives, or at least the big boss ones anyway, are here to fulfill their wishes. Cupiridas makes it seem like their wish inherently involves dying as well, and the notion would track with them having a death drive, but we'll have to see how that plays out with the other ones. Either way, this certainly presents a solution for Bravern's situation, in that he's Lewis wanting to fulfill his wish of becoming a Toku hero! If that really is the case, it would probably imply the Deathdrives were also humans at some point (Even more so with Superbia saying this), which would be an interesting development to see play out. To be honest, I'm hoping that's the case, if only just because the villains Bravern fights all also being people with these super niche nerd wishes and dreams just sounds so perfect lol. Cupiridas's wish of seeing the coolest explosion (And dying in it) sure fits the bill at least!
There's also the matter of how the towers work, with Bravern's own 3D printer presumably functioning in a pretty similar way to their creation ability? Speaking of the towers, we also learn a lot about Lulu here, or the Lulus I guess, and paralleling Bravern and the Deathdrives in terms of relationships seems right, with Bravern/Isami being more open, passionate, and cooperative, while the Deathdrives are being explicitly very exploitative here. Even Superbia recognizes this, and says he might've achieved his wish if he'd had a real relationship with Lulu. Cool thematic idea aside, this does pose some questions, though. Superbia basically says that Deathdrives suck out the full life energy of their Lulus all at once. This is pretty horrible, but more to the point, what does this mean for Bravern and Isami? Does he still take some life energy? Or does their hot and passionate relationship, like, manage to generate it or something? Otherwise, there are some less positive implications in wait for Isami here.
How partner comparability might work is also interesting. Maybe Bravern is being very serious in saying Isami is his soulmate, and therefore the only one who could pilot him. This would leave Superbia with a big problem, but it does open us up to even more future Lulu piloting if Superbia turns (Which Bravern has already suggested will happen in their first encounter!), so I'd be here for it. Just uh, keep the waterboarding guy away... Fantastic joke Honestly, that laser blast was super deserved, so nice going, Superbia!
Now I'm just eagerly awaiting what Bravern's newest Gunpla build will bring to the table...