Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
There’s only one word to describe this anime series. Epic.
The story centers around Simon, a digger in the underground village Jeeha. He lost his parents so he’s an orphan. His friend is Kamina, a charismatic, headfirst, brave guy. Kamina dreams of breaking out to the surface where humans should be. Simon finds a small drill bit while digging. Soon afterwards he gets wrapped in Kamina’s plan to get to the surface. That fails but the surface comes to them when Yoko fighting a mech called a ganmen. Later they find new allies in villages and on the road to fight against the beastmen and the Helix King that keeping the man down.
The second story arc deals with finding the capitol of the beastmen and fighting higher enemies. Also there’s a major addition to the cast with Nia the former princess of beastmen. It focuses on the final war with the enemy and Simon coming to terms with a sad event.
The third story arc is a time skip. It’s setting in 7 years after the last war and has a new enemy called the anti spirals.At first it starts out not as good as the original set up but proves to be just as epic in the series finale.
The animation has vibrant colors and great character designs. Each episode is crafted well with the exception of episode 4. Seriously Gainax, what happened there? It reminds me of Dead Leaves and FLCL a lot. I also love the designs of the mecha and creatures. This anime stands out a lot in art alone from the majority of anime right now.
The characters draw you in with charisma and the dialogue is fitting. Although I have to admit this anime can get over the top and weird but it’s so damn manly when they do. “Your drill is a drill that will break through the heavens!” “Who the hell o you think I am!” “Believe in you, not in the me who believes in you; not in the you that believes in me. You should believe… believe in yourself!” All of those became followed quotes in the fandom. The story makes you think it’s going to be another teen mecha emo kid and crazy adventure situations like an RPG. It does BUT Simon is only emo for a good 2 episodes and its for a good reason. The whole RPG adventure element works in the first and second half. The last half gets kind of a sci fi Eva type thing going on.
In short WATCH THIS NOW! YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO HAVE SEEN THIS! If you like mechs, adventure, action, comedy and a pinch of drama, go for it! This anime has multi appeal so even n00bs and hardcore fans can both love this series with pride.
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