Brave 10 Episode - 9

Good – Continued praise for bishounen character designs and seiyuu (voice actor) performances. Winter 2012 – Week 9 Anime Review

: Lord Yukimura reveals the true reason he gathered the Ten Braves: to suppress the power of Izanami , the Japanese Goddess of Death, who has been reincarnated within Isanami . Brave 10 Episode 9

: Conversely, critics at METANORN and Tokyo Gazette praised the episode for finally introducing "scary/dark elements" into what had previously been a lighter action series. The betrayal was described as a "refreshing change" that added much-needed inner turmoil to the group. Good – Continued praise for bishounen character designs

The episode focuses on the revelation of deep-seated secrets and personal betrayals: The betrayal was described as a "refreshing change"

: In a major twist, Anastasia is revealed as a mole working for Hattori Hanzo. She attacks and cripples Sasuke and Rokuro , the latter of whom is forced to destroy his own eye to prevent the secrets within it from falling into enemy hands.