Yuusha no Kuzu • Scum of the Brave - Episode 4 discussion

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Yashiro did a good deed this ep helping those kids out. I wonder if they’ll meet that guy with the ether perception again? Also, Yashiro’s little glasses wearing buddy Ishinoo is pretty shady. Not entirely sure he’s a “good guy” just yet..

Ishinoo is shaping up to be my favorite character, he is like a snake, cunning, dangerous and sadistic. By the way people said about him and the way he act, he is not a goodman like Yashiro but I don't think he will be evil, he seem to genuinely care for Yashiro 🐍

Would it be false equivalence to compare this show with Hunter x Hunter with the talk of perception, attempting to find out each other's lies and power systems?

As much as I love the energetic ball of justice Aki, I can't fathom why she would openly reveal her ether ability of being able to read minds to (potential) enemies. Then again, both Yashiro and Aki managed to rescue the NPC girls without much bloodshed, so Aki did accomplish with her personal mission.

Just when I thought this episode was relatively peaceful, we see a beheaded NPC character, most likely a target of a mission Ishinoo accepted.

Jogamine constant cheerfulness manages to be hilarious (particularly combined with Yashiro grumpy misanthropy), but also slightly creepy. She is an interesting character. It’s like she is completely unafraid of anything despite being able to read people minds. Or maybe because she can read minds ?

I will bet Yashiro is the kind of hero who is always broke despite being good at his job and so this is his normal state. But he should really accept that teacher gig, if only to keep Jogamine and her friends out of trouble. They all seem to be trouble magnets.

Ishino seems to be the kind of “good guy” who is extremely shady and manipulative despite always staying on the right side of the law.

I'm getting the feeling that Ishino isn't necessarily a "good" guy or only a "brave".
He's kinda giving me the vibe of like a morally gray character. Flirting with both sides of the aisle. That ending scene seemed to try and paint him more on the villainous side as a ploy.

Ishino having Aki ask that dealer about "E4" was obviously a set up.
Seems like he knew or at least suspected of him to be involved with whatever this new drug is and just wanted confirmation with Aki's ability.
It makes me wonder when that dealer said "*you should really stop working for that four-eyes*" , if that was meant as advice or more as a threat.

Going back to ep3 when Ishino pulled that "mutation" card during the card game.
Makes me question what Ishino's involvement and knowledge of this new "E4" drug really is.

The way his inner morality has just taken on the voice of Aki is killing me.

Him just being bothered by brats that he cannot get rid of should not be this entertaining. Any criticisms of Aki just bounce right out her hollow head.

Okay, I can see Sara having picked out those clothes cause Aki would not look so convincingly normal if she was responsible for dressing herself.

Those girls do not look like they belong here.

The plot is calling. E4, presumably the mystery regen substance from the Count of Amber Thorns clusterfuck. Aki does make for a pretty good interrogator.

It’s not full time-stop or anything but subjective slowing down time is still pretty damn effective.

Honestly, if everything or even anything of what Aki was saying about those guy’s motives is true, they got off real easy.

I am slightly suspicious about how Ishino even knew where to go looking and what keyword to use in questioning. I’m keeping an eye on you.

Some Aki backstory hints that are probably going to be important later on.

For all his talk about how there are no good people in the brave business, I don’t think that’s entirely correct. Yashiro wouldn’t be concerned about them if he didn’t have a little bit of a soft spot for them despite how annoying they are.

Seems like next week we might find out what Sara’s powers and probably her particular brand of weird quirks that will drive Yashiro to drinking are.

I've been happy to see this one grow into itself over time. Certainly not the best of the season, but it's an honestly fun romp with good character dynamics and just enough action + plot to keep things interesting. Certainly an underrated gem so far—excited to see where it continues from here.

So, the whole purpose of the job that Ishino gave was to find about E4 (which might be related to the whole regeneration that Count of Amber Thorns showed) and using Aki is smart thinking from him. Even if the dealer doesn't answer the question, the moment Aki asked that question, the dealer would be taken aback by it and say something in his mind that Aki could hear and that's how it played out,

Though, Aki also overheard something else and decided to poke her nose into it and while it didn't cause any big problem, Yashiro ended up revealing his identity because of it. This will definitely come back to bite him later, ig.

>**Yashiro**: *Only the lowest kind of scum become braves. The good ones all die.*

Well, to be a brave, you have to be a bit of grey character otherwise people/things get the better of you. Wonder what exactly happened to Aki's father?

So the E3 that they inject themselves with is also addictive? Absolutely fucked up to know [that an entire Academy is letting young teens inject that to themselves](https://i.imgur.com/n2gDwVU.jpeg) so that the government has their own personal hitmen. Based on Yashiro's side comments, it sounds like it's not uncommon for heroes [to turn into junkies.](https://i.imgur.com/TTNL4E8.jpeg)

[Interesting comment from Jogamine.](https://i.imgur.com/sF8jAKC.jpeg) She apparently doesn't mind being mistaken for Yashiro's girlfriend. Girl, find someone else. Although we don't really know Yashiro's age, I'm betting he's at least 15 years older than her.

[It's hilarious how straightforward Jogamine is.](https://i.imgur.com/M1VUxP6.jpeg) Just marching into that private room and declaring her intentions in all honesty was pretty funny. Thankfully, [Yashiro managed to settle it with a 1v1.](https://i.imgur.com/3CSzQuF.jpeg)

Aki is such a fun personality to watch; maybe too kindhearted for this line of work, but nonetheless she improves Yashiros moral character.

Hilarious how Yashiro and Ishino are discussing and Aki just there confused vibing and wanting to know who Malta-San was.

How dangerous will be E4, if E3 can enhance your violent thoughts?

The ability to draw an invisible sword (with maybe changing length) seems dangerous but Yashiro has luckily “bullet time”.

Aki and Yashiro saved the girls without any killing.
Meanwhile Ishino took a more aggressive approach.

Anyway next episode we see what skills Sara has.

I'm really not sure how it manages, but this series just keeps being consistently charming. The character dynamics carry this, but even what little budget they have for the animation is utilized in such a way that - while the low budget is obvious - somehow it *still* wins you over.

Whoever is managing to pull this off deserves a raise.

Yashiro looks good with his hair down.

Ishino is the kind of person you really shouldn't be owing money to.

So will we get 1 episode for each of the trainee? Last episode we have the assassin girl, now Jogamine and next might be the blonde girl.


I am curious what's the deal with the villain this week. He seemed like an important guy, and they said he's related to some demon lord as well. Compared to previous episodes, there's no body count this episode and the conflict was resolved relatively easy. Just wondering if this is a set up for future villain.

I love Aki, such an entertaining character and funny odd couple with Yashiro. The idealistic young beginner with the jaded veteran is a time honed combo, but it works well here. Her power is very useful in spying and intel gathering and well used here.

Akari Kitou voicing Aki and Yashiro being a character in this series keeps making me think of Nene Yashiro from Hanako-kun lol.

We get some more time with Aki. She really is a good goober. I think it is clear that her father was Yashiro's mentor. Though it is clear that he is dead. I expect he knows that his mentor was Aki's father.

I like the slow build-up so far. There are people who inject their E3 on a routine. It's not really a surprise, but you really wonder how much it costs in the long run.

We finally get a Saera episode next week.

The ED is my favourite of the winter season, it is an earwig

If you read the Dresden Files...

Yashiro is Harry

Bartender is Mac - obviously...

Ishino right now I am going with Thomas or the rich guy that i forget his name...

I'm certain there will be an intro of a superhuman brave with high morals...that would be the MIchael Carpenter character. Which would lead to being Jogamine's father and making her Molly...

Aki is way too honest and straightforward for this life, probably the same as her dad and potentially even why he's dead. Her and Yashiro bouncing off each other because of that is kind of fun though.

Well this anime is more interesting each episode, we know about the existence of a sustance called E4, probably the reason behind the regen of body.

Pasar week Indo, now Aki and the next week Sara and we'll have their correspondent episodes completed finally, I'm thinking what come later.

Damn, the last scene with Ishino was amazing, Ishino has a potencial to be a badass character, but to be a villain too.

Pretty fun episode, going to the club was a vibe. The show's animation is very average, but the characters just sell the vibe really well, specially Jogamine and Yashiro bouning off each other. I expect this good deed to backfire and get Yashiro in the sights of some other demon lord. I wonder if there is more about Jogamine's father, knowing plot it's probably someone Yashiro knew, and it probably was what glassess guy wanted to tell him.

Either, way I do like how heroes and villains work here, specially in that underworld vibe bit and how people use the superpower drug just to get a kick. Helps set the grimmy mood of herowork as an underground scummy business.

Wdyd when you find out the superpowered man beside you drugged your drink and was gonna go to town on you

I guess you just sit there sweating

Im really enjoying this anime, but the only downside is the main character refusing to work with the girls, and then gives up and works with them.

I can tell most of the episodes this season will start out exactly like that.

I hope that changes soon