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It’s not often that we see a new GAINAX show but even I have to admit that it’s not always necessarily as good as it sounds - now that there’s a ‘new generation’ of staff there now it hardly seems the same studio any more. That said, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is an absolute blast. Apparently [...]
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This is a coming-of-age story about how one young individual eventually becomes an interstellar badass. Or so I’d like to think. So far Gurren-Lagann has entertained me for the first three episodes, as GAINAX has managed to play their cards right so far. Many things seems to be clicking right now, and I [...]
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“You Two-Faced Son of a Bitch!!” Firstly, I really don’t know if that title is accurate or not since the fansubs I’m getting for this show (Nyoro~n) aren’t that great and were basically a throwback to old school VHS fansubs of the 90’s full of [...]
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When we last saw our heroes, they had just landed on the surface of the planet, and immediately ran into the first ganmen’s squadmates. Simon can’t work up the nerve to fight back, and the Lagann stops responding, so they flee until Yoko’s comrades bail them out with some overpowering small-arms fire. Simon [...]
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I thought this show was going to start getting old for a bit; the “overpower our enemies with overwhelming masculinity” stuff wasn’t going to be entertaining forever. I suppose that the duel between Kamina and Viral early on was pretty neat (”Human Eradication Army,” how awesome!) and signs of Yoko x Kamina seem to be [...]
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In a word, the 2007 spring season has been AWESOME. So much so, I'm already fearing the potential back-log of episodes. Of the 7+ new shows I'm following, my favourite right now is Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. It's hard to know what to expect from Gainax these days, but I had great fun watching this. I love that it's just a big and dumb mecha show, splattered with colour and full of life. Everything moving so fast and looking so exciting; especially the characters, who are hyperactive and without regret.Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is ..
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“I said I’ll Pilot It!” Another fun episode full of BLOOD-BOILING SPIRIT…and whatnot. Not sure if I enjoyed this episode as much as the first, but it was still crazy amounts of fun. I think any and all chance to take this show seriously in [...]
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I almost gave up on this after the first five seconds of the intro. Thank goodness I sat through the rest of the show, as Gurren-Lagaan is practically guaranteed a spot in my top five this month. Simon is a miserable orphan who drills tunnels for a living. He’s from an underground [...]
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[Episode 2: I Said I’ll Ride It!] [Enjoyment Value: 9/10] [Thoughts] And here I thought the first episode was awesome but it just doesn’t compare to this episode. The action is as solid as ever if not better and the animation is still as sweet as in the previous episode. As for new characters, Leeron is pretty freaking [...]
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I really shouldn’t be taking a break to write about this, but this show is surprisingly good. I mean, come on, when’s the last time Gainax has made something good, AM I RITE? HAR HAR HAR. Add that to the fact that it’s mecha… future’s wasn’t looking so bright. THEN BAM! You know why this show [...]
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Go beyond the impossible and kick reason to the curb!
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Series Information ANN Encyclopedia | AniDB | AnimeNfo Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Mecha OP: [Sorairo Days] by by Nakagawa Shoko ED: [Underground] by High Voltage GAINAX NET｜Works｜Animation & Films｜天元突破 グレンラガン [Episode 1: Pierce the Heavens with your Drill!] [Enjoyment Value: 9/10] [Opening sequence] OP: [Sorairo Days] 「光の行方」 by Nakagawa Shoko [Summary] In an underground village lives a boy named Simon who digs holes. One day while digging [...]
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GAINAX FTW. I seriously almost could not handle the sheer level of AWESOME found in this episode.  Judging from the PV and what I’d read about it before, I wasn’t really expecting much out of this, but boy was I surprised. The episode was extremely entertaining the whole way through, the animation and voice work are [...]
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Opening Sequence: OP: 「Sorairo Days」 by Nakagawa Shouko
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Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann is the newest offering by Gainax, a company I both enjoy and hate. They make good stuff (Gunbuster, Evangelion, FLCL, Diebuster), but they’re also prone to reusing the same thing over and over to make money (Evangelion, same artstyle since FLCL). Fortunately, Gurren-Lagann is looking to be a better Gainax show, reminding [...]
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Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi Music: Taku Iwasaki Character Design: Atsushi Nishigori Studio: GAINAX “Pierce the Heavens With Your Drill!” Damn, that was pretty awesome and a ton of fun to watch. This is definitely a Hiroyuki Imaishi show as things were just insane. The very first scene after the opening [...]
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Japanese Title: 天元突破グレンラガン Genres: Comedy, Mecha Episodes: 26 OP: “Sorairo Days” by Shoko Nakagawa ED: “Underground” by High Voltage Producers: Aniplex, GAINAX, Konami Official Site: http://www.gurren-lagann.net/ Probability of watching this: High Probability of blogging this: Below Average Rating: 8.8/10 Opening sequence: Impressions: Well that was a lot more entertaining than I thought. I wasn’t really going to try it, but having nothing much else to watch I [...]
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