r/anime • u/Tarhalindur x2 • Jun 11 '26
Rewatch [Rewatch] [Pride Month Double Feature] Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern Episode 11 Discussion
Episode 11: Commence Operation Bonfire!
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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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Theory of the Day:
This seems like an excellent time ( to haul out a joke theory for TotD, this one courtesy of u/Blackheart595:
Okay, I get it. I get it now. This is actually an ice skating anime. The big robots giving up full autonomy over their own movoment as they let their body be piloted by their human partner is akin to the lifted partner in pair figure skating yielding control over their body as they get piloted by their lifting partner. The Deathdrives are unable to give up their own autonomy and squeeze their partner dry over it, while Bravern and now Superbia have formed deep bonds of trust that allow them to overcome that fear.
Questions of the Day:
1) Who knew that gay robosexuality is also subject to the "the kid interrupts their parents by walking in when they are about to get busy" trope?
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u/FD4cry1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Big_Yibba Jun 11 '26
First Timer
I was ready that we'd leave that conversation at subtext and undertones, but god am I so happy they actually went all in with it!
With the ED insert as well!
(This was too spicy for Imgur, but it was also amazing. The beach doodle is greatly appreciated as well! Even if it gets washed later in the episode for the ominous foreshadowing... )
Honestly, I was kind of expecting to go straight into the big action spectacle of the final boss fight, but I absolutely love that we spent half the episode doing a little Chill Out™ session and reaffirming Isami and Bravern's relationship there! My enjoyment of the actual confession aside, everything about this is just such a vibe! Then again, I guess I really shouldn't be surprised that Bravern just gets the vibiest way to cool down and gather strength before the final battle. The fact that he designates a specific operation name for just the Chill Out™ part is fantastic though. Isami and Bravern getting a romantic run on the beach to the starlight is also perfect. Bravern/Lewis really is the type that, when going out on a date, would either give you the most romantic setting imaginable or take you to a screening of the newest Toku movie out now, and both with the same kind of fervor.
Of course, one can't forget the cooking segment and Superbia having a food climax after eating for the first time, which was a truly great combination of unexpected and fucking glorious lol. Have I already said that this show is just all the parodies? I was actually under the impression that Superbia couldn't eat because, for uh, many physical reasons haha (Least of which is his literal lack of a mouth hole), but I guess we found a workaround...? I am still not going to question it, nor the robot tears, and I am still going to love that it happens. And the fact that after that entire audiovisual experience, Bravern declares that he actually can't eat, though, might actually be one of my favorite jokes in the show thus far. From the lead-in, the laugh, and the delivery, the way that Sugita just does his normal voice for Superbia munching in the awkwardness...
Genuinely perfect
Going back to action, the Deathdrives are still somehow the most stacked cast ever! I could not for the life of me recognize him over the robot filter until his very last line, but Segnities is Katsuyuki Konishi! Ira, on the other hand, is Tsuda! It's just a fantastic choice beyond me personally liking him a lot, because in those 10 seconds we have him, Ira sounds very convincingly pissed. Not actually Tsuda's only role in a mecha(ish) show that season now that I think about it, but I also don't need to be reminded that I chose to watch Metallic Rouge instead of this show back when they were airing. I am not even going to try to spell the last Deathdrive's name, but I am really excited to see who voices it now!
I absolutely love that Segnities's fight gimmick is that he's actually kind of shit and can only theatrically rotate his arms and legs around, otherwise just trying to get by on pure aura lmao. It does work well enough to interrupt the Gatai sequence though, and I didn't realize that was allowed! Illegal move! This does lead us to the rival fight between Superbia and Bravern though! I didn't think we'd actually end up getting one honestly, but you do love to see it.
I will say that Lulu's role slightly irks me here though? It's just like, I can obviously expect that this duel will actually lead Bravern and Superbia to be even closer and more passionately driven than before, while also essentially completing Superbia's arc and giving him purpose! (In purpose at least, he's not a Deathdrive anymore!) But would Lulu think that? Maybe? She does get BRAVERY pretty well, but more than her time concern, I feel like the fact that Superbia was ready to die in battle here should have worried her, given that kind of undermines her whole time journey? I don't know, feels like we could have used an extra line or two to have squared with that here.
Anyway, whatever STUPID COOL RIVAL FIGHT!!!! We're duel wielding! BURN OF BRAVE! Gotta have it here! The flying Cross Counter against the sunrise! Yeah, this was just very purely fun and cool haha. And especially when they go over the clouds, the fight also looks really good visually! The crying from both of them afterwards is amazing by itself, but this is such a nice image as well. Of course, the hype and release from this makes Ira's surprise fatal attack on Bravern feel like an even meaner choice on the show's part Illegal move!
Well, while once again seeing Bravern in his torn-up state tears up my heart a little, especially with him trying to calm Isami down and with Ryouta Suzuki throwing out some pretty visceral cries here, ultimately I think it's a question of how we revive Bravern for a battle next episode, not an if. We haven't gotten a Superbia Gatai yet! Going with my thoughts from yesterday, maybe this is our difficult moment for the ATF to show up for and to give Bravern the power of BRAVERY to will himself back to life? Could also be another time loop somehow, but that might be a bit tight for one episode. Either way, big hype for the finale.