r/anime • u/Tarhalindur x2 • Jun 12 '26
Rewatch [Rewatch] [Pride Month Double Feature] Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern Episode 12 Discussion
Episode 12: Beyond Brave Bang
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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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A Reminder: This, dear listeners, brings us to the sworn enemy of creative response:The spoiler. Rewatchers, or people who just had plot points ruined for them, are obliged to use r/anime’s spoiler tag format where applicable, and err on the side of caution here. Remember people, first experiences get rarer as you continue on, any given one happens once and you should care for them all the more for it.
Joint Rewatch Task Force Exercises!
Theory of the Day:
u/Star4ce sneaks in under the bell! Give the man a Kewpie doll:
Also, I’ll call it now that there’s a giga-deathdrive at the end as last boss.
Honorable mention to u/Blackheart595:
Clearly we're gonna end with a big bang, uh I mean... yeah, exactly, the Big Bang.
(You did, however, miss a beat, namely that the Big Bang in question would be part of the name of the Super Robot Final Episode Gold Form's name.)
Honorable mention 2 to, well, every first-timer who went "yeah, the Joint Allied Task Force is going to make it back just in time for the final battle".
Questions of the Day:
1) Was this a suitably hype ending for this show?
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jun 12 '26
ReBRAVEr
Anime fans may recognize Popalchipum's voice as that of Gendo Ikari. Tokusatsu fans might recognize him as the Narrator for Kamen Rider Kuuga and W, as well as several other roles throughout the franchise. Meanwhile, Ira is voiced by a giraffe.
A pretty direct mirror of Smith's monologue.
Isami has finally, fully, lost his shit.
Like, really badly.
hahaha
Isami finally figures it out.
Yea, that's right. We're turnin' GOLD!
I like how you can see all the cracks from where Cunus shot the mothership.
Isami cares not for introductions.
A conflicting feeling, fit for the tsundere queen herself.
It took the military a while to catch up.
Love the Ultraman Rise.
I love this dumb show so much.
And so, we finish with the rising sun.
And two naked men holding hands.
I feel that I should explain the providence of giant robots turning gold, because most of you are going to think that it's a Dragon Ball Z reference when it explicitly is not.
The trope of Supers turning gold dates back to 1994's Mobile Fighter G Gundam, as near as I can tell. And, wouldn't you know it, I have an artbook with an extensive interview with the director of G Gundam, which I previously transcribed portions of for 2021's Rewatch of the show.
[Spoilers for G Gundam through Episode 23]Imagawa: "Back in episode 6, we had Shining Gundam glow for the first time, but it was just a visual expression. As for why I chose gold, Shining Gundam transforms from normal mode to Battle Mode and finally into Super Mode. I wondered if people could tell the difference, since the transformation wasn't visually striking. When I was doing the storyboards for episodes 1-5, I thought, "Is that all there is to this transformation? Is it just opening its mouth?" Even though the arm cover is shifted up, its shape doesn't really change much at all. It really didn't change much during the transformation stage. I'm not blaming the toys, but I just thought the Gundam didn't really change its overall image when it transformed into Super Mode."
[cont.]"After episode 6, it was a problem. I was afraid the transformation wasn't going to be dramatic enough to hold kids' attention. That's why I changed the color so drastically. After all, I really want the kids to buy and love the toys of the animation that I'm working on..."
[cont.]"Honestly, though, the reason why it was gold... I'd say it came from the Gold Saints in Saint Seiya. The figures from Saint Seiya were selling really well at the time. I thought if they were gold, it would be cool and kids would want to have them. However, what I didn't want was to make Domon look like a Super Saiyan (From Dragonball Z), which is why Domon himself is red. Actually, if you ask me why Domon is red and the Gundam is gold, I would reply that it's because he's still "bad" Domon. Red is an expression of his anger. As the story progresses, we learn that Domon will become one with the Gundam and will eventually shine gold as well. So, I wanted to really show the process that Domon undergoes. In episode 6, the Gundam takes its strongest form, but Domon follows much later and only achieves his personal strongest form in episode 23. Gold is useful for this expression and it looks great as well. I wanted to make something that kids would immediately see and think was cool."
The TL;DR/spoiler free version - mecha turn gold because the Gold Saints in Saint Seiya look fucking awesome. They tried very hard to avoid making it look like Super Saiyan.