Brave Bang Bravern! (勇気爆発バーンブレイバーン), also known as Bang Brave Bang Bravern, is an original Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Cygames,[2] animated by CygamesPictures, and directed by Masami Ōbari, with series composition by Keigo Koyanagi, mechanical designs by MORUGA and Mizuki Sakura, and character designs by Kouichi Motomura based on Kamokamen's original designs.[3][4][5]
It aired from January to March 2024 on TBS and its affiliates.[6][7]
Lewis Smith and Isami Ao meet each other in Oahu, Hawaii, during joint American-Japanese military exercises under AD-RIMPAC when a mysterious enemy invades the island.[8] When all hope seems lost, a mysterious talking robot named Bravern appears and asks Isami to pilot him into battle, revealing that the invaders are "Deathdrives", super robots who rely on the power of humans to pilot them.
After the first Deathdrive, Superbia, is destroyed, he ejects a young woman named Lulu, who Lewis cares for until she recovers. Upon awakening, she begins to develop both physically and mentally, learning to speak, eat, and walk.
The opening theme song is "Babān to Suizan! Bānbureibān" (ババーンと推参！バーンブレイバーン), performed by Kenichi Suzumura, while the ending theme song is "Sōen no Shōzō" (双炎の肖像), performed by Ryōta Suzuki and Yōhei Azakami.[15]
An advance screening of the first two episodes was held at Toho Cinemas in Roppongi Hills on December 10, 2023.[16]
Crunchyroll streamed the series under the title Brave Bang Bravern!,[17] which is also available in India.[18] Aniplus Asia streamed the series in Southeast Asia.[19]
A web radio program hosted by Ryōta Suzuki and Yōhei Azakami began streaming via Cygames Anime's YouTube channel on January 17, 2024, under the title Original TV Anime “Yūki Bakuhatsu Bān Bureibān” Web Radio (オリジナルTVアニメ「勇気爆発バーンブレイバーン」Webレイディオ).[23]
