Brave Bang Bravern!
Brave Bang Bravern!, also known as Bang Brave Bang Bravern, is an original Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Cygames, 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.
It aired from January to March 2024 on TBS and its affiliates.
Story
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. 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.
Characters
Main characters
;Isami Ao;Lewis Smith
;Bravern
;Lulu
Allied Task Force
;Hibiki Rio;Miyu Katō
;Honoka Suzunagi
;Karen Aldrin
;Nina Kowalski
;Hal King
;Thomas J. Prahmman
;Isao Kawada
;Akira Mishima
;Shelley Rolen
;Richard Haze
;Kazuki Tōdō
;Joshua
Bundeswehr
;Heidemarie BarrowCIA
;Bob CraibDeathdrives
;Superbia;Cupiridas
;Knuth
;Vanitas
;Pessimism
;Segnitis
;Ira
;Popalchipum
;Verum Vita
Media
Anime
The opening theme song is "Babān to Suizan! Bānbureibān", performed by Kenichi Suzumura, while the ending theme song is "Sōen no Shōzō", performed by Ryōta Suzuki and Yōhei Azakami.An advance screening of the first two episodes was held at Toho Cinemas in Roppongi Hills on December 10, 2023.
Crunchyroll streamed the series under the title Brave Bang Bravern!, which is also available in India. Aniplus Asia streamed the series in Southeast Asia.