There are numerous figures of Gurren Lagann’s redheaded sniper, and they generally fall in one of two categories: most, like Gift’s and Kotobukiya’s, emphasize her cuteness, but a few, most notably Alter’s version, depict her as a gunslinging badass. This particular figure undoubtedly belongs in the second group. This incarnation of Yoko is a prepainted [...]
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No, its not Thursday, and I'm not God Len, but we're going to look at some cosplay anyway. Enjoy!   Other Gurren Lagann Features: Kamina and his Glasses Gurren Lagann Cosplay Amazingness Remembering Greatness Kamina Lord Genome Kittan
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  Episode 17: You understand nothing! Episode 18: I'll make you tell the truth of the world! Episode 19: We shall survive by whatever we do  Episode 20: Oh God, to how far will you test us? Episode 21: You must survive!   Episode 22: This is my last duty. Episode 23: Let's go, the final battle   Episode 24: I will never forget, this moment and second Episode 25: I accept your dying wish! Episode 26: Lets go, comrades!  The Catch-Up: Plot The destruction of the spiral death machine took them one step closer to the anti-spirals, but not much closer to victory. Trapped in dimension of infinite possibilities, beings of spiral energy are caught up between the what if's and could be's. Not all of these worlds are what you expect them to be, but all tell us something about the people in them. Viral, for instance, longs for a world where he could be in love, and raise a child. This is an impossibility, as he was designed specifically by the Spiral King to be unable to re-produce (all of the beastmen were, actually.)   After a surprise intervention by Kamina, the team awakens from their dream, and arrives at the realm of the anti-spirals.   Today's Episode: We have finally, finally reached our conclusion. Yet, even seeing the end coming, there's not an ounce of remorse or regret anywhere. The journey has been long, the catharsis has been bittersweet, but the story needs to end. <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/VX47w0o6N7lANjba-Af33Q"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/VX47w0o6N7lANjba-Af33Q" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object> We've got a laundry list of things I'd love to discuss now that the series is over, so make sure to come back and get your discussions hats on.   Think Yoko x Kamina was the one true pairing? Don't believe Rossiu was a douche? Think Viral should have had his own show? Tell us. Blog it, make a video, comment here. I dunno, just let it out. We're your support group.
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  Episode 17: You understand nothing! Episode 18: I'll make you tell the truth of the world! Episode 19: We shall survive by whatever we do  Episode 20: Oh God, to how far will you test us? Episode 21: You must survive!   Episode 22: This is my last duty. Episode 23: Let's go, the final battle   Episode 24: I will never forget, this moment and second Episode 25: I accept your dying wish! The Catch-Up: Plot Another star has gone out. The dozen brigade members of episode 24 were not enough, as yesterday we had to watch King Kittan sacrifice sacrifice himself. Though, he did not fizzle, he exploded with the strength of a Super Nova. The team has escaped the spiral death machine, but will the rest be smooth sailing? Is tragedy beyond them?   Unlikely.   Today's Episode: While a considerably less tragedy centric episode, today's jaunts teach us that anything is possible . In fact, what makes this episode so spectacular is how telling it is for several characters... which is all I'll say.   SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.    <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/xnpmMVGN4LdxufX-ZwmzvA"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/xnpmMVGN4LdxufX-ZwmzvA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  Episode 17: You understand nothing! Episode 18: I'll make you tell the truth of the world! Episode 19: We shall survive by whatever we do  Episode 20: Oh God, to how far will you test us? Episode 21: You must survive!   Episode 22: This is my last duty. Episode 23: Let's go, the final battle   Episode 24: I will never forget, this moment and second The Catch-Up: Plot ... I'm... can a plot description suffice? We are in the middle of like, some of the saddest things... ever. I really, I'm really just in a state of shock. Pretty much everyone in the Dai-Gurren Brigade got a "Space King" gunmen. Basically, a version of their gunmen the side of the Ark, piloted by their gunmen inside of the gunmen... AND THEN THEY ALL DIED.   Sure, they were never the most noble, and were even sometimes jerks, but why?!?! One by one their noble deaths were proved almost futile efforts. Each sacrificed themselves one after another for their friends, never really steaming the tides. If that wasn't bad enough, the team has been pulled into a space "sea" which feeds off spiral energy.   Today's episode: Look, I almost cried yesterday, but spoilers, I cried today. I just don't what it is, but just know its alright to express your grief. I mean, how could today's episode be any sadder than yesterday's episode...   Oh right, 18:30... that's how. <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/DS3IHNQZQqnW7E66qMGGDg"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/DS3IHNQZQqnW7E66qMGGDg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  Episode 17: You understand nothing! Episode 18: I'll make you tell the truth of the world! Episode 19: We shall survive by whatever we do  Episode 20: Oh God, to how far will you test us? Episode 21: You must survive!   Episode 22: This is my last duty. Episode 23: Let's go, the final battle  The Catch-Up: Plot So, in the wake of Simon saving the entire world from an annihilation attack, Rossiu felt pretty bad. With good reason mind you! He single handedly abandoned 90% of the human race to save 10%, tried to kill Simon (Earth's greatest champion/weapon,) and even attempted to run away from the space battle when things got rough.    The ends could have justified the means, if each action wasn't proven futile or plain wrong. Despondent, Rossiu returned to Adai Village, bent on, well... penance. Simon, once again being the bigger man, shows up and saves him. Reminding him of his value in organizing and leading the government, Rossiu returned to the city while the GL team headed into the Anti-Spiral dimension   Today's Episode: And we've arrived. The 3 episode long battle with anti-spirals. What I find so interesting about their fight with the anti-spirals is how they seek to dishearten humanity. For a race that is seemingly unstoppable, they place so much effort into making sure we despair. <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/baqN3NiSI4GivtRcLh8f9A"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/baqN3NiSI4GivtRcLh8f9A" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  Episode 17: You understand nothing! Episode 18: I'll make you tell the truth of the world! Episode 19: We shall survive by whatever we do  Episode 20: Oh God, to how far will you test us? Episode 21: You must survive!   Episode 22: This is my last duty. The Catch-Up: Plot  In what was the third most epic episode of the series (in my opinion) many amazing things happened. As if it wasn't enough combine the Gurren Lagann with Genome's Arc ship (a ship like... 50x the size size of GL respectively,) we also find out that the moon intself is a giant Gunmen. If THAT wasn't enough... the Gurren Lagann then combines with, and becomes a gunmen the size of the moon. Whoa...   Also, Rossiu is still a douche   Today's Episode: Rossiu episode! Well, sort of. This episode is all about the cooldown from yesterday, and the build up to the final struggle. Four more episodes! Hopefully Rossiu will get what's coming to him. <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/7l4pZkOJDGWV6sZEUt1Xxg"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/7l4pZkOJDGWV6sZEUt1Xxg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  Episode 17: You understand nothing! Episode 18: I'll make you tell the truth of the world! Episode 19: We shall survive by whatever we do  Episode 20: Oh God, to how far will you test us? Episode 21: You must survive!   The Catch-Up: Plot With Earth about to be annihilated, Rossiu has traveled into space with about a tenth of the population aboard Lord Genome's Arc-Gurren . Their idea was to use this ship as a Ark so that humanity can survive and repopulate elsewhere. This plan seems doomed to fail though, since the Anti-Spirals were prepared to destroy anyone escaping the planet.   Luckily for the them, Yoko broke Viral and Simon out of the prison. The three of them, along with the remnants team Gurren-dan are traveling out to space to save the Arc-Gurren. After settling their once hatred, Simon offers Viral the pilot seat of the Gurren... an offer he immediately accepts.   Today's Episode: Seriously? Viral and Simon teamed up and piloting the Gurren Lagann together? Holy crap. I think the only thing that could make me happier would be if Simon's Lagann combined with Enki... but that'd never happen.   This episode is the beginning of the end for Gurren Lagann (the series) but this is all pleasure. <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/6XisjMxF8ZoJMbxSh5vlUA"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/6XisjMxF8ZoJMbxSh5vlUA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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Early August, I reserved for a Revoltech Gloomy Bear as a birthday gift to myself. I ended up with an Arch Gurren Lagann because the store overlooked my reservation and sold off all their stocks of the Gloomy Bear. -_- Contacting the shop was such a headache. Their contact number and email addresses were of [...]
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  Episode 17: You understand nothing! Episode 18: I'll make you tell the truth of the world! Episode 19: We shall survive by whatever we do  Episode 20: Oh God, to how far will you test us?   The Catch-Up: Plot Things go from bad to worse for humanity. Simon rots in prison, dropping the soap for pretty much every angry beastman around, while Rossiu continues lying to the public about his "plan." Its bad enough that Rossiu intends to strand 80% of the population on a dying planet, but Nia shows up in prison to gloat how futile their actions are. She states that even if they escaped into space, the Anti-Spirals are prepared to destroy them there, by force. Things are pretty bleak... till a long gone friend shows up... no, not that friend.   Today's Episode: It was Yoko! Today is, you guessed it, mostly a Yoko episode. Making up for about 4 episodes entirely lacking, she's back to boost the show's sex appeal, and reveal where she's been the last seven years. <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/aSqvHbiMZNGR4mOvHBEM3g"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/aSqvHbiMZNGR4mOvHBEM3g" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  Episode 17: You understand nothing! Episode 18: I'll make you tell the truth of the world! Episode 19: We shall survive by whatever we do  The Catch-Up: Plot Rossiu, chief jerk of the world, decided to arrest Simon to pacify the angry public. Confident that arresting the greatest weapon in their arsenal is a good idea, Rossiu blames everything that ever went wrong on Simon, who strangely agrees. After performing his act of supreme treachery, Rossiu outlined how the world would be saved from the impending crash of the moon into the earth... well, a percentage of the world, that is.   Today's Episode: Nothing like a good old prison episode to set the tone for the last 6 episodes. Luckily, this happens to be the same prison that Viral is staying in. Don't drop the soap Simon! <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/TpzQbu_a9NtKVteLVqr1RQ"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/TpzQbu_a9NtKVteLVqr1RQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  Episode 17: You understand nothing! Episode 18: I'll make you tell the truth of the world! The Catch-Up: Plot  Whoa, so maybe the future isn't so bright. Nia, anti-spiral version, told of humanity and and Simon off at the same time. However, Simon doesn't despair, and in fact saves the city from more attacks, without the subsequent destruction that followed the first wave.   Oh yeah, and Lord Genome is alive... sorta. He's a head in a jar. Which, I guess makes him lord JAR-nome, if you catch my drift.   Today's Episode:  Okay, so Rossiu is about to make some terrible decisions. With the fear of public unrest, and his personal friend, Lord JARnome giving him advice, he's going to do something very dumb... and make all of us hate him. <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/BZQaePl8AJ_wCc06eRvOgw"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/BZQaePl8AJ_wCc06eRvOgw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  The Catch-Up: Plot  7 years have passed, and humanity has boomed after the fall of Lord Genome. With his last words Genome warned of what would come when the planet was overrun with humans, a messaged they paid no mind to. In fact, they used his technology and the remains of Teppelin as the Capital of their new world.   The Dai-Gurren Brigade is here though, with Simon as the supreme commander of the new world. Of course, everyone has their appropriate seat in government. Rossiu as his chief advisor, Leeron as the head of research, so on and so on. We didn't have to wait long for Genome's warning to take shape, as the moment the millionth human was born, the anti-spiral machine was activated... Nia!   Today's Episode: Okay, ignoring that to increase to a million strong, each woman would have needed to have like... 100 babies in 7 years, the time skip is pretty cool. Simon seems pretty broken up that not only did his selfless defense of the city fail miserably, but his girlfriend is the face of the enemy they fight.   Expect him to be pretty mopey, and enjoy the reappearance of a character we'd though dead and gone... no, not that character.   <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/KjkIeNh-qlFpfs4s5wf6vA"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/KjkIeNh-qlFpfs4s5wf6vA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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 Gurren Lagann Manga v3 Vital Statistics Title: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Format: Manga Story: GAINAX Manga: Kotaro Mori Original Publisher: MediaWorks Release Info Release Date: 12/02/09 (volume 3) US Publisher: Bandai Entertainment Inc. Translator: Shoko Ono Length: 186-200 pages per volume MSRP: $10.99 per volume    Disclosure: This review is based on review copies courtesy of the publisher. The Story Okay, I probably don't need to tell you guys the story of Gurren Lagann anymore, so I'll keep this part blissfully short: set in a world where most humans live underground, young Simon is buddies with a slightly older guy named Kamina who is obsessed with breaking through to the surface. One day their underground home is invaded by a giant mech and a busty young woman mid-battle, and Kamina and Simon take their chance to move to the surface-- which is under the control of the Beastmen, who attempt to slaughter any attempts by humans to settle on the surface. The Review  Gurren Lagann Manga v1 You guys may remember that I reviewed the first volume of this manga and didn't find myself too impressed; it was mostly just a retelling of the same story, with the plot tightened up to move a bit faster. Having now read volumes 2 and 3 though, I'm revising my opinion: if you're someone who just kinda liked Gurren Lagann, you should still probably skip the manga...but if you're an obsessive Gurren Lagann fan, it's worth your money. Especially if you start from volume two (although volume one isn't terrible by any stretch).  Gurren Lagann Manga v2 There's JUST enough expansion on certain plot points-- for example, Rossiu and Kinon connect earlier to foreshadow their eventual relationship --to feel like you're getting added flavor, not just rehash. You've also got Mori-sensei's hilarious 4koma comic strips between chapters that, at least for me, provided a lot of laughs. Maybe not ten bucks' worth, but they were pretty amusing. There are also a few other little touches-- like the scenario when Rossiu makes Yoko cover herself up with a cloak, in the manga version the cloak has cat ears. Finally, it really starts to come across in volume three that Mori is a fantastic artist. While it's really hard to compare to the anime in terms of the over-the-top action, he does a fantastic job at rendering some scenes, particularly the ending of the Gurren-dan's battle with Thymilph. So there you go: if you're more of a manga person but want to know the fuss about Gurren Lagann, the manga will get you through, and if you're desperate for more Gurren Lagann content-- you know, the kind of desperate that gets you flying across the country to see the second movie --you'll enjoy the new tweaks. But half-hearted Gurren-dan members need not apply.
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow  Episode 16: Entire Polysynthesis  The Catch-Up: Plot It begins anew! As you may or may not know, between episode 15 and this, there was a time skip. Kamina may be gone, but where Templin once stood, there is now Kamina City. I'd give you a real catch up on what's happened, but that's a spoiler. Hint: Viral = Still awesome.   <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/d_tYSMXFXidp12ahaHrtNw"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/d_tYSMXFXidp12ahaHrtNw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone? Episode 15: I'll Head Towards Tomorrow The Catch-Up: Plot  Look, this episode is a catch-up episode, so a catch up description isn't very necessary. That said, its been almost two weeks since we saw the great Kamina in action, so its only fitting that before we move forward in time, we move backwards.   <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/nJ4tKEdkrpvauUDJQe12sQ"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/nJ4tKEdkrpvauUDJQe12sQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>
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So, I was trying to scout the internet for smexy pictures of Lord Genome, when I noticed a fun observation about Episode 14 of Gurren Lagann. We conveniently have episode right here, but the idea is that there's something odd about the big fight scene. Namely, that in a series where robots haven enormous faces, one of those faces looks amazingly like a decepticon. Hmm, weird... Also, in episode 6, the bathhouse episode, a cameo from Rei and Asuka (of Evangelion love) appear as one of the bath house girls. Honestly, that one is less surprising, since Eva is another Gainax title, but fun none the less. Though I will say that it makes me wonder what other sorts of things are hidden in between the scenes of this series.
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   <object width="640" height="505"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yvsvvTPYn20&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yvsvvTPYn20&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>    We're all at least somewhat familiar with anime music videos. If not, then GodLen is probably sad you don't read his feature...   Anyway, a AMV combines (usually) the music from one object, and the visuals from another. What makes it an "anime" music video is that one of these two components are from an anime series. Gainax forget to get this memo, and decided to release their own official music videos for Gurren Lagann. The catch? Since they couldn't put Gurren Lagann clips with GL animation, they decided to animate piles of new Gurren Lagann fanservice. Set in parallel universes, some of them are about...   1) Viral playing Pinball on a giant, space Gunman/Pinball Machine 2) Young, naked Gimmy beating up and stealing from Simon, Kamina, and Yoko. 3) Kamina, Viral, and Simon as fantasy adventurers, attempting to rescue Princess Nia.   Its just kind of mind bogglingly cool. The episodes were all listed up on Gainax's website at one point and time, but now they are assembled on this DVD. No NA release yet, though Gia notes that the Amazon.jp listing is on sale right now...
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove your hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content Episode 14: How Are You, Everyone?   The Catch-Up: Plot In episode 14 our hard-hitting heroes were forced to do battle with Guame and Cytomander 's combined forces, whose butts they kicked (of course), in no small part due to now being able to fly. Unfortunately, these two are mere generals. Next they have to do battle with the big boss: Genome, the Spiral King . Nia , introducing herself as the Gurren-dan's chef (*shudder*), demands to see her father to see if she can talk some sense into him.   Today's Episode: Ahhh, Genome. Or as John so (ahem) "cleverly" calls him, Lord GAR-nome. (That makes me think of the Gnome King from the Wizard of Oz books, but all buffed up-- it's a very weird mental image, trust me.) And you thought the battles couldn't get anymore awesome than the last one. Spoiler alert: this show will continue to out-do itself.   <object height="370px" width="640px"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/L8BKNFWlE0y5YMgVNSY7mw"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/L8BKNFWlE0y5YMgVNSY7mw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="370px" width="640px"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>   REMINDER: We'll be taking some time off from the episodes after this one, but keep coming back for more Gurren Lagann-themed content!
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The Catch-up: Episodes Episode 1: Burst Through the Heaven with your Drill! Episode 2: I said I'd Pilot it! Episode 3: You Two-Face Son of a Bitch!   Episode 4: Does having so many faces make you great? Episode 5: I don't get it, not one bit! Episode 6: Sit in the hot tub 'til you're sick! Episode 7: You're gonna do it! Episode 8: Later, buddy Episode 9: What, exactly, is a human? Episode 10: Who is this, bro? Episode 11: Simon, please remove you hand  Episode 12: Miss Yoko, I have something to ask you    Episode 13: Everyone, eat to your hearts content The Catch-up: Plot While getting ever closer to the captial, Teppelin, the crew meets the final general, Cytomander. Equipped with an awesome beak/nose he terrorized the dai-gurren dan with his flying gunmen, until they figure out that the Gurren Lagann can further combine with on of the ships to fly. Viral "finally" figures out that Kamina is dead, and Nia spends most of the episode cooking terrible tasting food. So terrible, in fact, that only Simon and Boota can eat it without getting sick.   Today's Episode: Oh man, we're soooooo close to Lord Genome, or as I like to call him, Lord GAR-nome (see what I did there?) Of course, two of the generals are still up and kicking, but Simon has already beaten them in fair/unfair combat, so as long as they don't gang up and attack at the same time... oh wait, they do.   <object width="640" height="370"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/8DhTsbFRGIyIgsB3C9TmdQ"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/8DhTsbFRGIyIgsB3C9TmdQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="370"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>    Side note: Gurren lagann will take 2-3 days off after the next episode for no apparent reason . Well, there is a reason, but its a spoiler! Stay turned for daily, gurren related content though.
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