It has to be at least 26 episodes long (hopefully more), otherwise it wouldnt be able to finish telling anything it started.
It has to be at least 26 episodes long (hopefully more), otherwise it wouldnt be able to finish telling anything it started.
Peace.
I hope Simon starts fighting again soon and takes the position of leader. I don't really like Kittan.
wikipedia says 26 eps... i'm not sure more would be better, unless there is another much much bigger story (obviously the Spiral King is not the main villain, or at least its not only the beastmen, but it would need to involve much more than that for it to be interesting for 52 eps...) the pace of this show is fast.
Gurren-Lagann - 11 - [anon]
Simon is back with one hell of a vengance!
hrmm...is anyone else worried about how viral suddenly had enough power to fend off the dai-gurren by himself?
lol why does nia give me the lacus clyne feel? man..i won't be laughing if she becomes the leader.. -_-'
awww man i'm really gonna miss kamina's spastic believe in me, that i believe in u that u believe in me that i believe in you speech..lol But i suppose he really did have to go, he was like taking up all the spotlight and was pretty much a complete characteer. Like there wasn't really much growth for him possible since he was already super uber cool haha...
it is always the darkest before the dawn...
Man finally we get to see Simon back to his senses, and in total badass glory during the fight scene with Genber. This show just gets my goosebumps out at it's best.
after hearing much and being highly recommended, I took a look at this show, watching eight episodes in two sittings.
i'm not sure what it is, but I really felt that there was something missing up until the 8th episode. The 50 person village intrigued me, and Boota makes me laugh, but other than that, I just couldn't get into the plot, the characters or the comedy. Part of it was the almost insane lacking of the prospective of death, which came to an end when Kamina dies. Otherwise, all the explosions and cave-ins are all sound and fury signifying nothing.
I'm not a huge fan of zany, hyper action or fanservice or super upbeat "YOU CAN DO IT!" attitudes. Someone once said that Eureka SeveN was an emo mecha show, all on a moody blender of depressants and stimulants. Well, this show seems to be primarily a sugar rush sustained by cocaine. The only thing I like is that it's almost campy, almost making fun of itself and the absolutely typical shounen mecha that it embodies.
Well, that's my two cents. And, as usual, it looks like alot of other people disagree and really enjoy this show. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose
I will casually continue to watch this, but don't be surprised to not see me saying a whole lot, and I think the odds are high that I'll drop it somewhere along the way. Black Order does a great job, I'll be sticking with their subs.
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
I love it, it's so absolutely off-the scale with the action. One of the reason why I liked it so much, is because of the art. You have to take it for what it is. It's not deep, it's a crazy action packed mecha anime. I'd compare it to 300, which is what came to mind.
I was just thinking of making a "This is SIMON!" image in Photoshop. The art on the explosion of Guame's Ganmen was truly beautiful. Galaxy in the background, reference to Simon's line about drilling a hole to the heavens, and each explosion in the sequence comes out as a cross.
Nia is also very likable. Despite her total naivette about almost everything, she identified the problem with Simon almost immediately, and began to make the efforts to get him out of Kamina's shadow right away. It took a while for it to get the message through to him, and now he and she can both live their own lives. I loved her little tear-filled gasp when he came through for her, and her resolve to provide a proper burial for the other "dolls."
Originally Posted by masamuneehs
haha yeah that's pretty much the only reason i kept watching this show, it just seemed really different from the typical mecha anime. Like at first i was very reluctant to watch it cause it all just seemed so...spastic. But ten episodes later it turns out that it's the silliness that acutally keeps me watching.
the last few mecha series i've watched seemed to have really annoying slow and clumsy moving mechas which kinda bugs me...so this series makes me happy chappy
it is always the darkest before the dawn...
Yeah, I have to agree with you that this show is really lacking in terms of character depth and plot. Watching 8 episodes in 2 sittings, I can see where you are coming from. I couldn't possibly watching more than 2 -3 episodes of this show in succession as there would definitely need to be a more engaging storyline to keep me into it. But I actually enjoy watching this show on a weekly basis. 20 or so minutes of this 'sugar rush sustained by cocaine' every week isn't all that bad. Its not the kind of thing of thing to go crazy over but it is decently entertaining in small quantities.
Anyways, pretty good episode with Simon back to his senses again. I really hope though that there is more to this series than simply bringing down the spiral king. 4 of the 5(?) spiral king subordinates have already been quite unsuccessful against the Gurren Brigade, so hopefully they are sufficiently close to taking down to king.
Also, I was dissappointed that Kittan simply handed over leadership to Simon. Personally, I would have liked to have see Simon fight for that position as well as some sort internal conflict within the brigade. I really didn't like how all the confusion and despair over Kamina's death was resolved for everyone as soon as Simon turned normal. There should still be feelings of resentment over a kid taking charge, regardless of how close he was to Kamina. Maybe I am just asking too much?
Man, am I late to the show or what? Just got into this series (finally had the free time to watch a few episodes) and its got some great scenes.
After episode 11, we can get less emo Simon and a little more comedic sillyness.
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