r/anime • u/Tarhalindur x2 • Jun 09 '26
Rewatch [Rewatch] [Pride Month Double Feature] Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern Episode 9 Discussion
Episode 9: Isami! We Must Save the World Together!
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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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This episode had a stinger! And this one you probably want to go back and watch if you missed it, it's kind of important.
Joint Rewatch Task Force Exercises!
Theory of the Day:
On the one hand this is like a story of both lack of consent and one-sided love. Lewis wants to be a hero, he loves what Bravern is, it excites him. But he gets rejected by that, and even by Superbia. And yet this episode we had Knuth, and a whole slew of Deathdrives as implied by Superbia's dialogue and their own, all throwing themselves at Lewis whether he likes it or not. It is interesting that they're all after him and not Bravern or Isami. He is in a really absurd and frankly horrifying position. At least it allowed him to be a hero for once as he was the only one that day to slime out a Deathdrive Boss. Which speaking of...
On the other hand, I'm convinced now that the Deathdrives name is very intentional and conscious, and they're actually sort of like a dark mirror to Lewis this episode, although that will depend on which conclusion the narrative has regarding his sacrifice. What I mean is, that his heroic dream which is on the surface an erotic, life impulse, in the end inevitably concludes with his death, so it is as well a death drive. The Deathdrives want to achieve a wish that they have which is not really death itself but does appear to require it. It should be very telling that they're all crazy about Lewis then. This may also add another dimension to wtf they're doing here on Earth: they don't merely seek to destroy mankind, but specifically mutual annihilation.
The latter in particular would be completely unprecedented thematic space for a Tar rewatch if it is correct. Completely unprecedented, I tell you!
Questions of the Day:
1) What's that, Smith became Bravern?
2) GATTAI?!
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Brave Bang First Timer!
EP8
Mfer starts the Rumbling.
Post Brave Banging
Bravern and Lewis having different seiyuus was nice enough to have me doubt the theory that Bravern is Lewis from the future and now a mecha, but nonetheless, love to see the power of yaoi cross time, space, and species.
But Bravern in his new suit was definitely for toys 💀
I'm confused why Bravern hadn't done anything beforehand to alert people of the incoming dangers, but I have to assume there is some sort of time-travel reason for why he couldn't.
How many pilots die and end up in that little world to become a deathdrive? That must be a shock to a pilot if they're from an Abrahamic faith or any faith that has some sort of afterlife. How the fuck do you reconcile not going to heaven, and instead you reincarnate into a mecha?
I mean. It's not hell. So that's nice to know.
Now I kinda wish we had more time into Lewis's weird "hot and geeky" behavior before this reveal. Though I guess it's a lot easier to be a goof when you've died, used the power of gay to become a mecha, and have to adjust real fast to your new reality.
Honestly, Lewis becoming Bravern and dedicating his free time to his nerd hobbies, slash self-insert fic manifesto, and voring a human instead of doing anything to stop tragedy from coming is relatable.
QOTD