Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

[Malintex_Terek]

@Takaho:

gurren lagann is bland?

whatthefuckamireading?

@dan2026:

Gurren Lagann is about the most un-blandest thing you could ever watch.
Not a minute goes by without something crazy or ridiculous happening.

@skeletonbrook:

you should pick the series back up the ending is possibly the most unbland thing ever made or you could just watch the second movie witch takes the finale up a notch

I wouldn't go so far as to call it bland - GL has a lot of energy, a rich world setting and a fresh attitude. But in terms of plot development, character types, and themes, it does borrow/steal a lot from older classic mecha anime, and there's very little I could look at in GL and say it's unique to GL. Not even the drills.

One of the major strengths of Gainax - very elaborate, well animated fight scenes - isn't put to good use in GL because there's no tension. It's usually GL or the heroes hacking through mountains of fodder. The best fight in the entire series was Simon versus Lord Genome in Episode 15, and prior to that, GL's debut battle against Enki. None of the fights post Episode 15 are memorable except the final one in 27, and I don't think that fight was of equal quality to the ones in 1-2-3, 7-8 and 15.

On the issue of post-Lord Genome, Part III and Part IV have very different tones from the first two arcs. Part I was action/adventure, Part II was war and responsibility, while Part III is about ethics and politics. Part IV is…hard to characterize, but it brings some closure to the hanging issues from Part III.

In the end, I'd say Part II is as good a place to stop if one doesn't want to continue with the anime. If you're going to go into Part III, might as well watch it all.

[roronoa3000]

Still waiting for the sequel, which I believe will obviously be made if you see the beginning of episode 1.

[skeletonbrook]

@roronoa3000:

Still waiting for the sequel, which I believe will obviously be made if you see the beginning of episode 1.

how is it obvious they will make a sequel if you watch episode one? the series had a clear ending everything was resolved why would they have a sequel.
although i wouldn't be against a prequel

[Gokuyuske]

@roronoa3000:

Still waiting for the sequel, which I believe will obviously be made if you see the beginning of episode 1.

There won't be a sequel, everything was wrapped up beautifully at the end and the scene to which you refer in episode 1 is exactly what happens at the end of the series with a bit of a different artistic style.

[Malintex_Terek]

No, it was completely different.

There won't be a sequel to the prologue because Gainax didn't really have a plan for how the series was going to end. It's just been declared AU. The series composer Nakashima ended up completely shifting gears since Imagawa wanted to take the series in an entirely new direction from the third arc on.

Anyway, the prologue sequence with Garlock was much better than what we got in Arc IV IMO.

[Accelerator]

We'll get Garlock in Rebuild of Gurren Lagann movie 10 years from now so it's okay.

[IrishLuigi]

The beginning of episode 1 was a prologue; it was Lord Genome's attempt to defeat the antispirals.

It happened before the main story took place and at least explains why there was a mecha in the moon, etc.

Wouldn't mind a prologue, too.

[Accelerator]

@IrishLuigi:

The beginning of episode 1 was a prologue; it was Lord Genome's attempt to defeat the antispirals.

It wasn't. That's totally Simon. Even Simon's VA stated it himself that the Simon in the first scene of episode 1 is Simon from alternate universe. And what Terek said could also most likely be true.

Seriously. Young Lord Genome had a long hair and it was shown in the Parallel Works.

[Gokuyuske]

@IrishLuigi:

The beginning of episode 1 was a prologue; it was Lord Genome's attempt to defeat the antispirals.

It happened before the main story took place and at least explains why there was a mecha in the moon, etc.

Yeah, what Accelerator said. That's Simon.

[FireFistAce 0]

Although this is probably already old news and is just finally being scanlated, there's a Seinen manga out that's a re-telling of TTGL:

http://www.mangareader.net/tengen-toppa-gurren-lagann-spiral-boy

Apparently in this setting, there's no Kamina (so far) Tepplein City is in a dome on the surface, and Nia seems more outgoing and less naive. If it's old news, anyone else know where I can find the other chapters? Seems like an interesting alternate universe.

[dan2026]

I love Gurren Lagann.
Its basically a celebration of everything that makes anime awesome.
Insane action, mecha, outrageous characters, mad sci-fi and crazy plot-twists.

[Mauricette]

Oh gosh, I decided to give a try to this anime since ive seen everywhere "MOST EPIC ANIME EVER", " one of the best anime", stuff like that. I watched like 8 episodes and, wtf? I find it incredibly boring, simon is annoying as hell, Kamina calling Simon every fucking minutes, fights arent really good neither….......... I don't get all the hype about this anime, really. Did i miss something?

[RoxasMP1000]

@Mauricette:

Oh gosh, I decided to give a try to this anime since ive seen everywhere "MOST EPIC ANIME EVER", " one of the best anime", stuff like that. I watched like 8 episodes and, wtf? I find it incredibly boring, simon is annoying as hell, Kamina calling Simon every fucking minutes, fights arent really good neither….......... I don't get all the hype about this anime, really. Did i miss something?

from what i hear people love it because it was different and had a nice new style even oda used its style in strong world and there isnt much to hate about the show unless you try

[Big_Bad_Lith]

@Mauricette:

Oh gosh, I decided to give a try to this anime since ive seen everywhere "MOST EPIC ANIME EVER", " one of the best anime", stuff like that. I watched like 8 episodes and, wtf? I find it incredibly boring, simon is annoying as hell, Kamina calling Simon every fucking minutes, fights arent really good neither….......... I don't get all the hype about this anime, really. Did i miss something?

It isn't like the best anime of all time. It is full of manliness, t&a, giant robots, quotable quotes, and a general message about the inherent strength of humanity.

Simon is annoying because he hasn't yet matured, but you should be able to see how he's gotten better. and he will continue to get even better. Kamina calls for Simon because Kamina needs him to succeed, he can't do it alone, contrary to the image he creates for himself. The fights aren't all that great, I'll admit. Just lots of explosions and finishing attacks.

But finding it boring? there's something blowing up or shouting like every other second in this show. if you mean shallow, then you just haven't watched long enough.

So yeah, you're missing something. Who the hell do you think they are!?

[MasterKingJC]

@RoxasMP1000:

even oda used its style in strong world

Uhhh….no .

[Retro]

@MasterKingJC:

Uhhh….no .

I think that was more of a coincidence then anything. Sides it just one scene where Luffy about to go to town on Shiki. Dramatic effect and what not.

There was a cute little shout out to it in one episode covering the Amazon Lily arc where one of the background Kuja is based off Yoko. Coincidentally it was an episode where one of TTGL directors directed said episode. So..yeah.

Read the new manga, its…interesting. Nothing too noteworthy though.

*Simon starts off on his own. Working as a garbageman in a city designed like Tepplian which is walled in. No beastmen have been seen so far.

• He finds Nia in the first chapter along with Gurren, whom she was riding in. Both having come down from space apparently.
• Yoko and Kittan are looking for Kamina as well as Gurren and Nia. So they're antagonists for the time being.
• And Kamina is some kinda criminal apparently.
• Rossiu is in his time skip form.
• Anti-Spiral right out the gate. Yeah I don't think this manga meant to last more then a few chapters.
• Ah the fourth chapter revealed a lot. It essentially the plot of the first arc of the original series. Except replace Lord Genome with a Government run by Time Skip Rossiu and rather then oppress humanity and drive them underground. They're seeking out people with spiral power and trying to off them before the anti-spiral find out. All while keeping people safe within the city/dome. Kamina is a resistance leader opposing them. Viral part of his group and, as of now, so is Yoko.

Its still 4 chapters in. So we'll see where it goes.

[roronoa3000]

@IrishLuigi:

The beginning of episode 1 was a prologue; it was Lord Genome's attempt to defeat the antispirals.

It happened before the main story took place and at least explains why there was a mecha in the moon, etc.

Wouldn't mind a prologue, too.

No, thats Simon & human Bunta at the beginning not Lord Genome.
@Mauricette:

Oh gosh, I decided to give a try to this anime since ive seen everywhere "MOST EPIC ANIME EVER", " one of the best anime", stuff like that. I watched like 8 episodes and, wtf? I find it incredibly boring, simon is annoying as hell, Kamina calling Simon every fucking minutes, fights arent really good neither….......... I don't get all the hype about this anime, really. Did i miss something?

8 episodes =/= entire anime
I think you did miss something.

[IrishLuigi]

Okay, I get the point! I mixed the start of episode 1 with the start of movie 1. jeez

[RoxasMP1000]

@MasterKingJC:

Uhhh….no .

ummmm..

[SympathyX]

@Accelerator:

It wasn't. That's totally Simon. Even Simon's VA stated it himself that the Simon in the first scene of episode 1 is Simon from alternate universe. And what Terek said could also most likely be true.

Seriously. Young Lord Genome had a long hair and it was shown in the Parallel Works.

I read in an interview with one of the creators years ago, I forget where that the prologue was intended to be some point nearer the end of the story but they decided to change it at the eleventh hour. They also said that since they did change it, the prologue is meant to be the future that the Anti-Spirals were afraid of rather than the one they got.

[Accelerator]

@RoxasMP1000:

ummmm..

Oh for fuck's sake, Gurren Lagann/GAINAX didn't invent hotblooded sketchy angry face, GL is basically a homage to old school super robot shows. So of course GL would have that kind of art style/animation. That kind of art style/animation for hotblooded scenes is common in anime especially in the old days.
That style of face animation is usually used by hotblooded mecha pilots in the past, especially Go Nagai(The man who created many super robots show)'s works, such as Mazinger and Getter Robo. And Gurren Lagann also happened to pay homages to one of Go Nagai's works. Not to mention the director of Gurren Lagann, Hiroyuki Imaishi is a big fan of Getter Robo. The use of thick and sketchy lines in anime is totally nothing new.

Don't go spout bullshit like "OMG GUISE, GURREN LAGANN'S STYLE IS SO NEW AND DIFFERENT, EVEN THE SKETCHY THICK LINES ART STYLE AND THE HOTBLOODED/ANGRY FACE ANIMATION THAT IT INVENTED IS ADAPTED BY ODA IN STRONG WORLD XDD" when you don't know shit.

Don't be an idiotic casual and go watch more anime, especially the genre-defining classics. And learn how to embed YouTube videos properly.

Oh, and btw, Super Robot Wars Z2 featuring Gurren Lagann for PSP if you guys interested:
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[MasterKingJC]

@RoxasMP1000:

ummmm..GY9Mo9CPdEM

Fixed.
That style's been around waaaaaaaaaaay longer than TTGL.
Just because the art style looked similar, doesn't mean Oda used the same style. Hell, Oda didn't even draw the movie! He just wrote the story and made some sketches for character and costume designs.

[Malintex_Terek]

@Accelerator:

Oh, and btw, Super Robot Wars Z2 featuring Gurren Lagann for PSP if you guys interested:
y-2tVt4OWVQ&hd=1

The potential team-up between Lelouch and Kabuto Kouji piloting Shin Mazinger interests me far more than the GL storyline.

[captain usopp]

i don't even understand what was so epic about this anime anyways. It was Good. don't get me wrong. but it wasn't the anime to end all animes.

[MasterKingJC]

It sure as hell isn't the anime to end all anime, but it's still pretty damn epic.

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[city_lights31]

Is the TTGL manga worth collecting? Normally I would never care about getting a manga adapted from an anime but I really enjoyed this series. Does the manga manliness come even close to the anime manliness?

[Aohige_AP]

Gurren Lagann ranks up there with Top O Nerae! Gunbsuter and Imagawa's Giant Robo: The Day The Earth Stood Still as one of the best hotblooded robot anime EVER.
It has a distinct advantage over those other two titles for being a TV series though.

GGG is awesome too, but I'd rank it slightly below those three.

[magmag5]

Really! and i mean REALLY good Anime!

[Maron]

@Accelerator:

It wasn't. That's totally Simon. Even Simon's VA stated it himself that the Simon in the first scene of episode 1 is Simon from alternate universe. And what Terek said could also most likely be true.

Seriously. Young Lord Genome had a long hair and it was shown in the Parallel Works.

Gainax said the reason the show never actually showed that scene was because they "lost the story thread somewhere"…

[Gokuyuske]

So this was posted in this thread like 4 years ago, but I just found it recently.
Double K is a TTGL spin-off webcomic that puts the characters into a buddy-cop loose-cannon-style police force. It's absolutely hilarious and the art is pretty good. So yeah, check it out if you haven't already seen it:
http://doublek.thewebcomic.com/comics/1358193/chapter-1-01/

[Malintex_Terek]

Isn't that Zongcai's work? He hasn't posted in ages, I wonder what happened?

[Crimson Flight]

Double K? That webcomic is awesome. I check up on it everyday for updates.

Anyway, has anybody read the Gurren Lagann spinoff manga which places everybody in a high school AU?

[Malintex_Terek]

I haven't played TF2 in a long time, so I assume the derby thing is something new, but.

This is really awesome.

[GJardim]

The epilogue makes it all better.