YUUKI BAKUHATSU BANG BRAVERN

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MANGA ComedyBang Bravern A The Anthology
MANGA ComedyYuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern Anthology Comic BRAVE

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  brainiac1530

  90/100
  The title is "Brave Bang Bravern." Seriously.

  It seems impossible to meaningfully discuss this series without forever spoiling at least the first episode. Watch it first if that sort of thing bothers you. Actually, feel free to go watch the whole show and forget all about this review. I'll call that a win.

  To explain how this show works, I will use a metaphor. Thanks to "This is Spın̈al Tap," taking something up to eleven loosely means to exaggerate a thing, to a logical extreme. As an example, you could say that Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann goes to eleven and stays there. To extend the metaphor, it's possible to imagine cranking the amp past eleven. This is perilous in practice. The intent of such a scene becomes unclear, as it can be difficult to take seriously when exaggerated this far. For another anime example, look at a show like Akebi's Sailor Uniform. Since it's already trying to portray incredibly mundane interactions as though they were magical, it's unable to turn it up any further when it wants to create a capital-D Dramatic moment, leading to unintended reactions, including some snickers (from me, at least.) This is also the realm of memes. For an example, look to Raul Julia's performance in the film, "Street Fighter." It's certainly memorable, but it's hard to imagine that's what the screenwriter had in mind.

  However, I assert there lies a place beyond the memes, where the exaggeration creates clearly intentional hilarity. This show uses both ends of this range, forever flip-flopping between being absurdly awesome and just plain absurd. Bravern's voice performance is somewhere around a 15. It's too perfect for this show. You can practically feel the heat of his blood radiating from the speakers. He's exactly what one would expect from the titular character of a Super Robot show.

  That's what this show is. It's an affectionate parody of the Super Robot genre, and it achieves this largely by selectively exaggerating to the point of comedy. I have little direct knowledge of this genre, mostly because it's been out of style for a long time. Thus, I can say with some confidence that one can appreciate this show's absurdity at face value.

  The affection is also easy to see. There's a lot of great design work in this, from backgrounds, to characters and to the mechanical. Side characters have designs that a dedicated CGDCT show would envy. The animation staff spent an irresponsible amount of frames on random cute things Lulu did. Most of the military hardware is CG-rendered, but with more detail and better motion than I've come to expect from TV anime. You'd think they had Gunpla money to spend on this, and for all I know they may well be counting on plastic model sales to make this pencil out. Finally, the OP and ED are amazing. I don't even know what the lyrics mean. I don't need to.

  I've seriously recommended this show based on the theme song alone. It's another thing which is all too appropriate for this show. I don't usually discuss the plots of shows I review, because I don't find plot discussions to be very useful in general, either from the reader's perspective or the reviewer's. In this case, it's even less useful than usual, because the plot is nonsense. Intentional nonsense is still nonsense.

  "You have to see it for yourself," is what I really want to say. This is the kind of show where it's particularly difficult to predict what someone else's reaction will be. I've seen a review which read as wholly unironic praise of a wholly unironic Super Robot series. My personal reaction was mostly, "That was awesome! It didn't really make a lot of sense, though, but I don't care!" I'm satisfied with that, and I think the production team would be too.

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  Shurnot

  85/100
  I like this show you should watch it probably.

  So. Bravern.
  I heard about this show quite a lot (mostly because it was the "Gay Sex Robot Show"), and i decided to check it out recently.
  I have MANY thoughts on it, but to make it simple : I love this show quite a lot. I have some issues with it, but i still mostly really love it.
  In terms of characters, Isami, Smith and Bravern are really really incredible leads, and i absolutely the relationship between Isami and Smith particularly, it's touching and emotional. Lulu and Superbia are mostly really good (though i have some issues with them). A lot of the side cast is pretty servicable, though a bit forgettable.

  In terms of general story, it's pretty good. It's mostly told through the characters, with the villains just being mostly decent and one-note. They do their jobs and it works fine enough. Though i will say i think the military focus can get a little bit much at times.

  The animation is simply fantastic, and i really don't have a single issue with it, same with the choreography and the music.

  The show has a bit of a pacing issue, with it going REALLY FAST in its last few episodes. It not bad, but i wish it got at least a few more episodes to give more focus to Lulu and Superbia at least.

  The show really is about bravery, the nature of heroism and all that, as well as love (in all senses of the word), and i think those themes are really well communicated and treated. The way Bravern, this Super Robot symbol of hope and a bright future, is connected to Isami, who starts as a no-nonsense serious military man, is really interesting and their growth together is quite simply beautiful. I love them.

  I don't want to spoil much, but this next and last part will be about my biggest issue with the show, and this is a spoiler, so don't read ahead if you want to watch it.

  Lulu and Superbia. God, i don't get what they were trying to do with those starting with episode 10. The whole time travel stuff comes out so suddenly, i really think we should have gotten an episode with lulu acting weirdly and THEN revealing that she's from the future. Beyond that, i really don't get the idea of Lulu and Superbia's relationship. Initially i thought it was gonna be about famillial love, to contrast with Isami and Bravern's romantic love, but then after there's this whole sequence where it's seemingly a metaphor for Sex ????? But she still calls him Uncle ????? And then after that it's only treated as famillial love again ??????? It feels like they were deciding which one to go with and they just. Chose both and it DOESN'T WORK. All the famillial parts are the best because they're a pretty funny duo.

  That was my review, watch the show it's great.

  For some reason i needed to add this sentence to post the review, don't read this, or do it i don't really care.

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