Gurren Lagann

[TheCaptain]

I am currently watching this series after watching the finale on Sci-Fi's Ani-Monday block and so far I am really enjoying it, especially episode 3 where the two combined for the first time and took out their enemy in epic fasion. I am excited to see where this anime goes and currently I am going on episode #5, so my question to you guys would be..........who's a fan?

Discuss!

[AlexK51]

im a fan, its my 2nd favorite anime, it gets more amazing as it goes

[AnimeGod6]

To tell the truth, Gurren Laggan is one of my most hated animes, i didn't like it at all. But thats just my opinion!

So I'd have to say I'm not a fan!

[AlexK51]

gurren lagann is one of thee most epic anime there is (perhaps the most), how can you simply hate it?

[AnimeGod6]

Because i don't like the main character, simple as that!

[AlexK51]

simon, right? let me guess, you dropped after that episode like so many other people? well it still gets WAY better

[TheCaptain]

There seems to be a bit of fan service going on lol, the main girl along with the 3 girls that show up with their "brother" in episode 4 are always pushing Simon's face into their boob's. I don't mind fan service every once in a while, but I hope this does not become a common instance, too much fan service can bog down an anime IMO.....

[Yori Uchiha]

i never liked this anime

[AnimeGod6]

I watched 6 episodes of it, and didn't like it after that so... It sucks in my opinion, and you can't force your opinions on me it wont work!

[Raven]

Out of curiosity, should I check this anime out?

[Sano]

yes, you will love it, one of my favorite animes.
AND I HATE KAMINA!!

[Raven]

If a few more say to watch it I'm going to start it.

[Sano]

my friend sanosuke from the old forums says you should watch it.

[deathfire123]

I also simply hated Kamina... my favorite episode was whatever episode Nina joined

[Sano]

I think that was my favorite kamina episode as well HAHAAHAHA
8 i think

[Dalast Assassin]

Umm gurren lagann. ehh i didn't hate it but at the same time i dont love it. Its decent.

[deathfire123]

No he was killed in episode 8, Nina joined in episode 9

[AlexK51]

that spoiler thing is'nt showing to cover the spoiler LOL! and yes watch it, and im probably the only one who liked kamina =/

[Raven]

my friend sanosuke from the old forums says you should watch it.
I will, aren't you Sanosuke?

[Dalast Assassin]

No he was killed in episode 8, Nina joined in episode 9

Oops broken spoiler

[Sano]

I will, aren't you Sanosuke?

lol yeppers

[Raven]

I knew it lol. Starting episode 1 of Gurren Lagann soon.

[saekheart]

yes u should! altho to be truthful i stopped waching it after.. well


*SPOILER WARNING DO NOT READ*

kamina dies.

[deathfire123]

WHY!? It gets so much better after he dies

[Sano]

WHY?
Kamina sucked as a character anyway

death I was posting the same thing and you posted about a sec before me

[Walshy]

Out of curiosity, should I check this anime out?
yes you should one of my top anime!

[AlexK51]

why so much hate for kamina!?!?

[saekheart]

yeh why? he wus my fave character. he wus hilarious lol

[AlexK51]

well it does get better after kamina... *trails off and starts crying :( * but if they kept him it would have been so much better then how awesome the show was and the ending was epic

[Vapen]

I was pissed after Kamina died. He was the best.

[saekheart]

im guessing simon becomes more like him?

[TheCaptain]

that spoiler thing is'nt showing to cover the spoiler LOL! and yes watch it, and im probably the only one who liked kamina =/

Kamina is not a bad character so far, I am only on episode 5 so I can't say if he turns out to be lame or not, but thus far he has not ruffled my feathers in any way.

[deathfire123]

I dislike his in-your-face and do what I tell you attitude. and he repeats the same thing over and over again, (although it is hilarious)

[sik 07]

i just started watching this yesterday its pretty cool so far im on episode 11 and i liked kamina

[TheCaptain]

I just finished episode 5 and it was kind of funny, they kept on with Yoko's fan service and the clan that they fell in with made her cover up because they found her clothing to be indecent, lol I had a good laugh at that point. The village elder/priest guy got on my nerves because he just spoon fed these people on his beliefs and passed them off as "right", I really hate when people do that kind of stuff, but it happens. Good episode all in all.

[saekheart]

ppl actually DISLIKE his attitude? its hilarious! hes stupid and full of manly pride lol

[Vapen]

Which made him a great character to watch. It was funny.

[TheCaptain]

Kamina's interaction with Simon in episode 6 was great, he really showed more of himself (in more ways than one) than he has previously and his attitude is starting to adjust as his characters grows throughout the series. I can't wait to find time to watch episode 7 and see what happens after the stunning events in episode 6!

[Walshy]

this is on my top anime list right now, it is a great anime IMO

[Sano]

Did anyone else get lost during the end of it, I was very confused.

[Vapen]

I understood it why what made you get lost in the end?

[saekheart]

ive wached some short clips on further episodes and it looks like theyr in space? does Simon become like Kamina? was that Simon at the very beginning of the 1st episode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN63L89nJeA

[TheCaptain]

ive wached some short clips on further episodes and it looks like theyr in space? does Simon become like Kamina? was that Simon at the very beginning of the 1st episode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN63L89nJeA

I didn't click the link, but Simon is the little kid who controls Lagann, Kamina is the older guy with the funky shadez who controls Gurren.

[AlexK51]

well the show has a time skip so simon gets older and at the beggining of the first episode the maker or whoever said that was a clip of him turning evil if he were to take that path or a possible OVA

[saekheart]

simon turn evil? yeh rite lol. hes the most "good" guy in the entire show

[AlexK51]

i dont really mean "evil" but that he would turn into what the anti-spiral fears if you watched the through to the end you know what i mean

[saekheart]

is it worth waching even after Kamina dies?

[AlexK51]

of course ya, it only gets better (why would they kill off such a great person if they did'nt have something to keep it the most epic anime ever ;) )

[saekheart]

ok ok ill wach it again

[Paranoid007]

do you enjoy the constant penis references? :p

[Claes]

That is the point of a drill as Simon's main weapon (Kamina even points out that a drill is a penis reference).

Best part is the last episode, the last big battle scene, which I cannot mention because there are a lot of people here have not seen it all yet. Rest assured, the end episode is fantastic.

[lildragongirl19]

Oh my gosh, I LOVE Gurren Lagann! :D If you didn't already know that by just looking at my avatar. ;)

It's another absolute favorite of mine, but I won't deny the fact that it's very unique in both story and style, so it's definitely not for everyone. But if you're considering whether or not to start it, at least give it a try. It's worth the shot, because if you enjoy it, it just keeps getting better and better as the episodes continue. It has a uniqueness all its own, an original storyline, and a cast of colorful, lovable characters. Not to mention a decent amount of the soundtrack is pretty dang awesome too!

And boo to Kamina dying, although his death was absolutely epic. Fighting till the very end! (And with that stupid grin on his face... *tear*) Yeah, his in-you-face attitude was rather overwhelming at times, but his stubbornnes was the source of his strength. What he did in just 8 episodes is pretty admirable! And I've seen many references to him as being labeled as the "manliest anime character ever."

Haha, and yes, the time skip was at first a bit of a shock for me as well. At first, it seems like a completely different series with just familiar looking characters, but once the final battle approaches, a lot of old ideas are revisited. And it's interesting to see how the characters develop in seven years, but still carry across some of their likable characteristics from the first half.

I saw this series first subbed, and I re-watched it dubbed once I found a source. I must say, I was very impressed with the english translation. Now, I won't deny the absolute perfection of the original cast - they were fantastic, but the english guys did a great job. To sum up the series in one word would probably be: epic. And any person I've personally spoken with who also happens to be a fan has agreed with that idea.

[TheCaptain]

Oh my gosh, I LOVE Gurren Lagann! :D If you didn't already know that by just looking at my avatar. ;)

It's another absolute favorite of mine, but I won't deny the fact that it's very unique in both story and style, so it's definitely not for everyone. But if you're considering whether or not to start it, at least give it a try. It's worth the shot, because if you enjoy it, it just keeps getting better and better as the episodes continue. It has a uniqueness all its own, an original storyline, and a cast of colorful, lovable characters. Not to mention a decent amount of the soundtrack is pretty dang awesome too!

And boo to Kamina dying, although his death was absolutely epic. Fighting till the very end! (And with that stupid grin on his face... *tear*) Yeah, his in-you-face attitude was rather overwhelming at times, but his stubbornnes was the source of his strength. What he did in just 8 episodes is pretty admirable! And I've seen many references to him as being labeled as the "manliest anime character ever."

Haha, and yes, the time skip was at first a bit of a shock for me as well. At first, it seems like a completely different series with just familiar looking characters, but once the final battle approaches, a lot of old ideas are revisited. And it's interesting to see how the characters develop in seven years, but still carry across some of their likable characteristics from the first half.

I saw this series first subbed, and I re-watched it dubbed once I found a source. I must say, I was very impressed with the english translation. Now, I won't deny the absolute perfection of the original cast - they were fantastic, but the english guys did a great job. To sum up the series in one word would probably be: epic. And any person I've personally spoken with who also happens to be a fan has agreed with that idea.


Glad to meet another Gurren Lagann fan, looks like a lot of people on the forum seems to enjoy the series and even though I am only on episode 7, I am having a blast and am loving the story so far. Someone mentioned on this forum that Kamina dies in the series at a pretty early point in time, but my question to you is....does the series really get better as it goes even after the loss of Kamina's character? The reason I ask is because Gurren Lagann has been great so far as it is and Kamina is one of my favorite in the series, I couldn't imagin it getting "better" without him by any means.

[AlexK51]

MOST EPIC ANIME EVER!!! yes it only gets better and simon changes as the story continues and the final episode is one of the most epic parts of it

theres suppose to be a OVA/movie coming out (dont know which) called Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Crimson Chapter/Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Gurren-hen but i dont know much about it

also i found this and i think you may be interested in it lildragongirl19: http://www.japanator.com/the-secrets-of-gurren-lagann-answered--6714.phtml : its basically fans asking the makers of it different random questions and them answering like viral's beastman traits :)

[saekheart]

its really hard to wach it after Kamina died. ill try to wach it again tho

[Claes]

I was shocked when he died, because at that point he was kinda the main character, and you never kill off the main character that early. It got better though, and Kamina cameos a few times.

[saekheart]

whats simon like after the time skip? i hope more like his big bro Kamina

[lildragongirl19]

^^

You just gotta watch it, saekheart! Simon really develops as a character, and at the conclusion is just as B.A. as Kamina, if not more, in my opinion. Kamina and Simon bring the idea of a hero wearing a cape back to being cool.

And what Claes said is absolutely true: even though Kamina is definitely deceased, he doesn't disappear. He's constantly referenced to, or brought up in conversation, and appears in several flashbacks. It's impossible to forget him. Plus, he actually plays a role in the final battle. Just wait and see, because if I keep going I'll ruin if for you. ;)

[AlexK51]

@lildragongirl19: did you see my last post here? i posted some interesting things in it :)

[saekheart]

ok ok after im done waching samurai deeper kyo ill wach gurren lagann again =]

[lildragongirl19]

@lildragongirl19: did you see my last post here? i posted some interesting things in it :)


Haha, yes, I certainly did. Thank-you, I thought it very amusing, and some questions I sincerely went, "Oh cool! I didn't know that." Plus, the editor's own personal additions on occasion to the info were fun to read within the answers. One of my personal favorites enlightening entries was:

"Does Leeron not age at all?
It looks that way because you're looking at him from a distance. If you get closer, you'll see that he has small wrinkles. And he's that technologically talented. If he could do maintenance on mecha, he can do maintenance on his own face."

:p

[TheBanjo]

Lol I love this show. Watched the whole first running of it. I was also the first to request it on the site when it was only 2 episodes in. I've been a great fan of it since I saw it. I like viral alot too. He's easily my favorite but I didn't get a siggy made of him before Jack left so I still have my Simon one.

[saekheart]

attention every1, i just got done wachin gurren lagann and... I LOVE IT! definitely my fave anime. a true masterpiece

[AlexK51]

attention every1, i just got done wachin gurren lagann and... I LOVE IT! definitely my fave anime. a true masterpiece

i told you its great even after kamina... :sad:

well, i told you its the *cough* 2nd *cough* best show there is and everyone should give it a chance past kamina dieing

[TheBanjo]

Yer. Another great reason to watching is it's made by the same people who made FLCL.

[TheCaptain]

attention every1, i just got done wachin gurren lagann and... I LOVE IT! definitely my fave anime. a true masterpiece

I'm glad you enjoyed it, I am still not finished with it but I should be by the end of the week, I have just been side tracked by Cowboy Bebop and work. So tell me, what was it about the series that made you fall in love with it?

[saekheart]

The awesome, raw, manly, fighting spirit!!!!!!!!!!!

[AlexK51]

alright, anyone know anything about the following im going to post, if not it'll be great news to you :original:

the TWO movies, OVA and parrallel story

[TheCaptain]

alright, anyone know anything about the following im going to post, if not it'll be great news to you :original:

the TWO movies, OVA and parrallel story

Hmmm, looks like they are expanding on the Gurren Lagann saga, which is good to hear. I didn't know these projects are in the works, do you have a source.....?

[AlexK51]

i just googled gurren lagann and discovered them on accident but i they did have some information on them but not much i'll post what ik later

[lildragongirl19]

alright, anyone know anything about the following im going to post, if not it'll be great news to you :original:

the TWO movies, OVA and parrallel story

The parrallel works have been around for quite a while. If anyone wishes to watch all of them, YouTube is your friend! :original: There are eight in total.

They aren't a continuation of the series or anything. These short, AMV-like videos are only side stories made for fun by the creaters. They take tracks of the soundtrack and apply them to quick, worldless plots that take the Gurren Lagann characters and place them in a new situation that never did, or would, happen in the actual series. I've heard people call it "parrallel universes," but I just see them as fun AMVs. Some are awesome, some are hilarious, and some are just plain odd. :happy0144: Check 'em out!

The OVA is just a 10 minute long extra episode, isn't it? Set in the first half of the series?

And I had heard/read rumors about a movie in progress, but didn't hear anything more than that. But, you say there will be TWO movies? :jawdrop1: Oh wow, that'll be interesting. Do you know about what? A series synopsis, or perhaps a continuation? I wonder what they'll come up with, since the series was pretty conclusive. There wasn't much to build off of...well, not following Simon at least.

[AlexK51]

The parrallel works have been around for quite a while. If anyone wishes to watch all of them, YouTube is your friend! :original: There are eight in total.

They aren't a continuation of the series or anything. These short, AMV-like videos are only side stories made for fun by the creaters. They take tracks of the soundtrack and apply them to quick, worldless plots that take the Gurren Lagann characters and place them in a new situation that never did, or would, happen in the actual series. I've heard people call it "parrallel universes," but I just see them as fun AMVs. Some are awesome, some are hilarious, and some are just plain odd. :happy0144: Check 'em out!

The OVA is just a 10 minute long extra episode, isn't it? Set in the first half of the series?

And I had heard/read rumors about a movie in progress, but didn't hear anything more than that. But, you say there will be TWO movies? :jawdrop1: Oh wow, that'll be interesting. Do you know about what? A series synopsis, or perhaps a continuation? I wonder what they'll come up with, since the series was pretty conclusive. There wasn't much to build off of...well, not following Simon at least.

thanks for the information :original: , what titles do the parrallel ones go under in youtubr? and i think i found the OVA once but did'nt know it was suppose to be only 10 minutes

for the movie i dont really know what its mainly about but the 2nd one is suppose to take place after the first since its not going to cover everything in itself

[lildragongirl19]

Here is a link to the playlist for the Parallel Works:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5D860D8107AAB0A4&search_query=gurren+lagann+parallel+works

My personal favorites are 1, 4, and 8. Wonderful music tracks chosen along with great work by the animators and director(s).

And here is a link to the OVA:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKrciHnuOIc

Enjoy!

[Vapen]

Here is a link to the playlist for the Parallel Works:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5D860D8107AAB0A4&search_query=gurren+lagann+parallel+works

My personal favorites are 1, 4, and 8. Wonderful music tracks chosen along with great work by the animators and director(s).

And here is a link to the OVA:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKrciHnuOIc

Enjoy!
I forgot to check these out after I finished the series. I guess I found something new to watch. Thanks.

[TheBanjo]

"Thrust it in oh how manly!"

[TheBanjo]

Just watched those parallel works vids and 5 was removed. Copy pasta the reason here.

"Video 5 was removed due to inappropriate material, not because of copyright reasons."

Edit: I found it and now can see why it was removed...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQFaOfsCdFQ

[MeaninglessSuicide]

i liked gurren lagann it owned plus they even grew up.

[Paranoid007]

anyone watching the anime Needless? doesn't it seem like the character Adam Blade is EXACTLY like Kamina?

[Moffie]

anyone watching the anime Needless? doesn't it seem like the character Adam Blade is EXACTLY like Kamina?

Nope.. Never seen it. :no:

[KillAchieved]

Nope.. Never seen it. :no:

You need to go watch it. I'm starting it today.

[Paranoid007]

Nope.. Never seen it. :no:

might be a good thing, at least the story is a bit different, Neeedless hasn't quite gotten to the point where the good guys beat a more powerful enemy simply because their will is strong or whatever nonsense was used in TTGL :P

[metazoxan]

the ending of the anime kinda anoyed me and they never really explain what that part at the begining of episode one was all about.

[Moffie]

might be a good thing, at least the story is a bit different, Neeedless hasn't quite gotten to the point where the good guys beat a more powerful enemy simply because their will is strong or whatever nonsense was used in TTGL :P

Alright! I'll add it to my list... :innocent:

[DakSage]

I heard something about a new GL series in 2011 or 2012, but I guess we will have to wait and see. I thought it kind of went downhill after Kamina died, but I'm not official critic or anything.

[deathfire123]

I personally loved the series once Nina was introduced

[KillAchieved]

With all the good animes you guys suggest, I'm going to have a 50 anime long list. Ty... lol. I'm still 30 episodes behind on shippuden!

[lildragongirl19]

the ending of the anime kinda anoyed me and they never really explain what that part at the begining of episode one was all about.


I've heard some odd things about that. One comment, which somewhat makes sense, was that the very first scene shows Simon as what the anti-spirals feared he would become. You know, what with human evolution and development leading to nothing but war, destruction, and chaos.

I always thought it was just a foreshadow or kind of a preview for what was to come. It was something incredibly awesome the very first instance, and then after 12 episodes you forget about it. Once the fleet enters outer space after the time skip, that first scene comes back to you, and you go, "oh yeaaaaah...I remember that!"

Then again, it could also just be something compeltely useless and extra, something the director came up with for a more flashy entrance for the series. Grab the viewers' attention. It would a more boring beginning to plainly start with Simon's short monologue. The "cool" opening sequence made the viewer think: "What was that? And when is it going to come into play?" :huh:

[gurtamabob]

in my opinion gurren lagann slows down in the last few episodes i kinda felt like it could have ended on episode 15 or so

[metazoxan]

if you pay attention in that begining part there is a guy who looks just like an older human form buta(the pig mole). I heard that too. that it was sapossed to be simons future that the anti spirals were trying to stop. but they still never explained that in the series they just talk about his destiney and some other stuff but that beggining image never makes sense untile you see a similar seen but this time with them as the good guys. when I first saw that opening part I though those were the anti-spirals or one of the antagonists.

[EvilEyeSigma]

I love the show.

Viral is my favorite character.

[metazoxan]

yeah he is pretty cool. will he really live forever or will he eventually die?

[lildragongirl19]

Well, he was cursed with an immortal body by LordGenome. So I suppose that unless he is completely incinerated to the point where regeneration is rendered impossible, then yeah, he'll live forever. :hmmm9uh:

[joshino]

libera me is such an epic song.

Plus the anime was great , shame the coolest charecter got killed of early on.. but I guess it had to be done.

[The_Field_Fox]

I've already seen this entire anime and i have to say it's on my top rated list , even through its more a younger teen thing i thoroughly enjoyed it

I like how the intensity just keeps building from episode to episode

I mean its kinda exciting to watch the team beat up a single gunman on episode one , all the way to Planet sized gunman throwing universes at each other on the last episodes

[Sergeant Fox]

I've already seen this entire anime and i have to say it's on my top rated list , even through its more a younger teen thing i thoroughly enjoyed it

I like how the intensity just keeps building from episode to episode

I mean its kinda exciting to watch the team beat up a single gunman on episode one , all the way to Planet sized gunman throwing universes at each other on the last episodes

ya but even more than that it has such a feeling of adventure when you watch it also i think it shares a little with my favorite show (FMP) and that it has a very good blend of action and of comedy. which is what almost all big *blockbuster* movies and some tv shows do as well. so it is also one of my favorite shows of all time and deserves all of its rep.

[The_Field_Fox]

Extremely true fox brother

The only shame of the anime is , that everyone character that loves yoko ends up dieing

[Sergeant Fox]

ohh you should use the spoiler button for a post that reveals something in case someone who hasn't watched a show doesn't find out something they dont want to. just hit the http://www.justdubsforums.com/images/editor/spoiler.gif button and then enter the text you want in your there that is a spoiler. so it will look like this text here [//SPOILER]

here i will edit your post to show you

Extremely true fox brother

The only shame of the anime is , [SPOILER]that everyone character that loves yoko ends up dieing

[The_Field_Fox]

sorry fox won't happen again , i didn't know about that option

[Sergeant Fox]

sorry fox won't happen again , i didn't know about that option

no reason to apologize also you probably dont know the youtube button either. it works the same way but all you do is copy the embed code and paste it inbetween there and you have a youtube vid in your post like this <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QVb8nKj6iYo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QVb8nKj6iYo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>

[The_Field_Fox]

ah man that trailer is so epic , it brings back lots of good memorys ,

i liked the anime so much i actually drew simon , i'll post it up as soon as i get myself a scanner

[Aquila]

You may not like how things go in the beginning, but this show is one of the most epic anime series there is. From the beginning as the characters start out as simple people, following their growth as their life experiences build up and fill the blank spots.

I really liked this anime and this anime will be remembered by me and all the others that enjoyed it as a whole not just the individual events in the series.

Does it have a happy ending? That's for you do judge, for me it was ended pretty well compared to the common stereotype for this genre of shows. It was a thrill while it lasted and i believe it deserved the award(s? not pretty sure if there's more) that it has received.

Look what it made me do, I just finished the series a couple of minutes ago and it made me register here and made me rant all this **** that nobody would even probably take the time to read or finish. Well if you are reading this then good for you. I don't have a cookie for you though.

Watch it dude! The show I mean. This may be a load of crap to you... but its a load of crap I can get behind. (One of the best quotes Ive heard from this show)

[SunshinexKite]

I love the series. Kamina's my fave male character, and Yoko.. As soon as I saw her I'm like "Mah gawd! I love you! <3"
right now "Believe in the me who believes in you!!" is my IRL catch phrase. Although that catch phrase CAN bring sad memories... *sighs*

[Watermonkey319]

One of my favorite anime but I have some questions about:

1. How did the human army get other Dai Gurren-like mechs when they attack tep?

2. What happened to the rest of the Garlperal? (sp)

3. What was with Simon's outfit at the end?

P.S. I'm still not totally convinced the entire series wasn't a gigantic penis reference.

[Red Fox of Fire]

I'm currently watching this, seen 14 episodes as of this post.

I'm enjoying it so far. Episode 8 made me sad. Though I'm kinda wondering what made this the top rated anime on MAL for so long.

Oh, and in case no one noticed before, Young Nia = Starfire from Teen Titans.

[Fletchaaa]

I'm currently watching this, seen 14 episodes as of this post.

I'm enjoying it so far. Episode 8 made me sad. Though I'm kinda wondering what made this the top rated anime on MAL for so long.

Oh, and in case no one noticed before, Nia = Starfire from Teen Titans.
Its one of those animes that is really by all means "epic". So its easy for anyone to get into. I think it was really a great show but I dislike the ending. While not a terrible ending I feel like there was better ways to end it.

[the devil]

"Garren Lagann! spin on! who the hell do you think I am?!"

famous quote from this epic series (1 of many epics)

[Soul Evans]

On episode 12, Kamina was my favorite character just because of his sheer funny/coolness :D




I was really sad when Kamina saw the skull chain and realized his father died,once again sad when Kamina died but at the same time it was a cool/dramatic way to go. Kamina said some very motivating things, i love when he says "Who the hell do you think I am??

[Watermonkey319]

I liked Lordgenome the best
Even his pube hair had spiral energyhttp://i28.tinypic.com/2ziy353.jpg
He also lived for a millennium, lead an army, killed the army, created a species, built a new army, suppressed the human race, died, came back to life, and transformed into a galaxy-sized drill. But that's far less important

Don't forget to Row Row and/or Fight The Power

[Zero]

his show just seems to get better and better :) i love how simons character evolves over time too!. One thing does nag me though. The kid that Kamina calls for head boy i swear ive heard his voice before! Im pretty sure its the same VA who did lelouch's voice

[Shadamir]

i satrted watching this anime and its great, right now i'm on ep 15. thx to Shine i have a created pervy mind when watching this anime and i keep laughing when there is a 2nd meaning to wat they say: "Your drill will pierce the heavens!!!" Drill?? Pierce the heaves??

[lildragongirl19]

his show just seems to get better and better :) i love how simons character evolves over time too!. One thing does nag me though. The kid that Kamina calls for head boy i swear ive heard his voice before! Im pretty sure its the same VA who did lelouch's voice

Haha, I somtimes forget about that nickname. Teehee, "forehead boy."

His name would be Rossiu, and yes, he is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch, who also performs as Lelouch in the english dub of Code Geass. I actually didn't pick up any unusual interest in Rossiu's VA until later in the series past the time-skip. I (of course) recognized it immediately when Rossiu was older, so I took a quick check back with IMDB to see if someone different played him pre-time skip. Well, I was definitely wrong! I was sincerely impressed with Bosch's ability to make himself sound years younger.

Heck, they all did a good job! (Especially Mr. Kyle Herbert [Kamina]. He is such a cool guy!!) :happy0144:

[Kyoujin]

Johnney also voiced as Ichigo's dubbed voice as well, FYI

[Watermonkey319]

also renton from eureka 7

[SunshinexKite]

he plays alot of characters, lets just leave it at that :laughing2dw:

[Watermonkey319]

Yeah, he's getting to be the male counterpart of Wendee Lee.

[metazoxan]

Yeah, he's getting to be the male counterpart of Wendee Lee.

I don't know who that is. Did I just say something incredibaly stupid?

[SunshinexKite]

Le gasp! Somewhat. But im only spazzing cause I saw her at an anime con and was like "OMG WENDEE LEE! MUST GET AUTOGRAPH!!"

heres her list of anime roles:

Urd in adventures of mini goddess
Tina from Ai Yori Aoshi
Tatsuki Arisawa, Ururu Tsumugiya, Yoruichi, Menoly, and Aaroniero Arruruerie from bleach
Takako from Chobits
Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop
T.K from Digimon
Coo Erhard from Leave it to Piyoko
Kaolla and Amalla Su, and Tama the Turtle from Love hina
Konata Izumi from Lucky Star
Ciel from Tsukihime
Reiha from Vampire Princess Miyu
Dorothy from Mar
Chigusa from Marmalade boy
Haruhi from the MElancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

game roles:
BlackRose and Zelcova from dot hack
Rosalyn and Taro from Disgaea 2
Ruilia and Violetta from Grandia 3
Lillet Blonne from GrimGrimoire
Mizue from Katamari Forever
Sera from Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2
Chihiro Fushimi from Persona 4
Harriet and Isabella from Tales of Legendia
Nephry from Tales of the Abyss
Mary from Xenosaga episode 1

Shes done more roles but you get the idea.

Shes not my favorite female VA but I admire her work

[metazoxan]

Le gasp! Somewhat. But im only spazzing cause I saw her at an anime con and was like "OMG WENDEE LEE! MUST GET AUTOGRAPH!!"

heres her list of anime roles:

Urd in adventures of mini goddess
Tina from Ai Yori Aoshi
Tatsuki Arisawa, Ururu Tsumugiya, Yoruichi, Menoly, and Aaroniero Arruruerie from bleachTakako from ChobitsFaye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop
T.K from Digimon
Coo Erhard from Leave it to Piyoko
Kaolla and Amalla Su, and Tama the Turtle from Love hina
Konata Izumi from Lucky Star
Ciel from Tsukihime
Reiha from Vampire Princess Miyu
Dorothy from Mar
Chigusa from Marmalade boy
Haruhi from the MElancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

game roles:
BlackRose and Zelcova from dot hack
Rosalyn and Taro from Disgaea 2
Ruilia and Violetta from Grandia 3
Lillet Blonne from GrimGrimoire
Mizue from Katamari Forever
Sera from Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2
Chihiro Fushimi from Persona 4
Harriet and Isabella from Tales of Legendia
Nephry from Tales of the Abyss
Mary from Xenosaga episode 1

Shes done more roles but you get the idea.

Shes not my favorite female VA but I admire her work

I have heard the characters in bold and Now that I think about it some of them did sound alot alike.

[lildragongirl19]

T.K from Digimon


Oh, that's cool! Haha, at the moment I saw that, I was totally thinking Adventure 02 and went: "no way!!" :huh:

But then I rememebered, "Oh yeah...T.K. was a little kid at one point too! Kind of forgot about season 1. :fighting0029:

I'd have to think that my favorite role played by her probably would be the infamous Faye Valentine. Faye is perhaps in one of the greatest anime vixens ever, and Ms. Lee did a fantastic job. Woot, woot!

[ekim]

i kind of whanted to ask somone one a question without making a whole thread about ti becuase of well it's kind of spoilerific

so anyone seen gurren lagan

[Red Fox of Fire]

http://www.justdubsforums.com/showthread.php?t=16

[Shadamir]

It was an awesome anime, kamina was my favorite character

[ekim]

any one here who has watched the show and doens't have a full pm box?

[Mythicknight]

I have and my pm box isn't full :P TTGL was awesome!

[Shadamir]

lol, just send a message to me :laughing2dw: it doesn't need to be a PM, i hate deleting my PMs

[Fletchaaa]

Yeah just look at the link fox posted, probably everyone on this site has seen it.

[Sano]

I loved it as well, i hated Kamina though.

[Crusier]

I have not is it good

[Sano]

Yeah, it builds up to become pretty epic.
you should watch it

[Crusier]

okay is it dubbed or on this site

[Sano]

I am pretty sure it is dubbed on this site.

[Crusier]

so what kind of anime is it other than the obvious catagory

[Sano]

Mecha, post apocolyptic, tiny bit of romance, and comedy.

[Fletchaaa]

I loved it as well, i hated Kamina though.

wat??????????? State your reasons immediately.

[Sano]

pretty much death said it all
I dislike his in-your-face and do what I tell you attitude. and he repeats the same thing over and over again, (although it is hilarious)

[Fletchaaa]

pretty much death said it all

That's what makes him a much better leader then any other character in the anime. Plus like it says, he is hilarious. Also whenever Simon said "Just who the Hell do you think I am" it never sounded as cool as when Kamina said it.

[ekim]

That's what makes him a much better leader then any other character in the anime. Plus like it says, he is hilarious. Also whenever Simon said "Just who the Hell do you think I am" it never sounded as cool as when Kamina said it.

it's strange. we always find apeal in the most over the top characters. wishing we could be as cool or as confidence. wouln't surprise me if the pepole who didn't like kamina were jealous of him or depreased by him(the dude depresed me. i got alot of pepole in my life i would love to **** off but i won't. kamina would have decked them)

also what i find strantge is every anime either has a kamina or simone. the overly confident or the overly timid (and then there are just those scowling types who are seacretly a kammina*ichigo kurosaki,yuske*)

ya dig?

by the way i confirmed what i whated to confirm but seing how the discusion is sitll going i won't ask the thread to be closed

[TheCaptain]

Wow, people here have a short term memory because on page 2 of this forum there is a whole thread for Gurren Lagann....naughty naughty.....

The "search" function is your friend people...
http://www.justdubsforums.com/showthread.php?t=16

[BRC]

I'm watching it now!
I love Kamina!
I'm on episode 13
And then he had to go and die T.T

[destroyer058]

this is personally one of my fave.s its full of plot twists its a massive adrenalin rush from start to finish but what are every ones opinions on it also i would like to take this opportunity to say i think they should make an air gear series 2:shifty4ib:

[Vapen]

There's already a Gurren Lagann thread http://www.justdubsforums.com/showthread.php?t=16&page=12
The search function is a friend a lot of people forget about.

[Fletchaaa]

There is already a thread about Gurren Lagann here:

http://www.justdubsforums.com/search.php?searchid=114140

Follow the link if you want to talk about it.


edit- what Vapen said.

[TheCaptain]

Tell me someone didn't start a thread about Gurren Lagann when there was a Gurren Lagann thread right BELOW this one........

Holy cow, I can see that I am missed around here in more ways than one, lol.

[Sergeant Fox]

Tell me someone didn't start a thread about Gurren Lagann when there was a Gurren Lagann thread right BELOW this one........

Holy cow, I can see that I am missed around here in more ways than one, lol.

lmao captain :laughing2dw: that gave me a good laugh lol :laughing2dw:

[SunshinexKite]

I'm watching it now!
I love Kamina!
I'm on episode 13
And then he had to go and die T.T

I know! He was my fave too and then he went and died And you seem to have taken a liking to Nia eh? *looked at my MSN box filled with Gurren Lagann Messages*

[BRC]

I know! He was my fave too and then he went and died And you seem to have taken a liking to Nia eh? *looked at my MSN box filled with Gurren Lagann Messages*
WAHHHH!!!
WHY did Nia have to go all anti-spiraly?! WAHHH! This isn't cool! And they stupid people of Kamina city!!! They should all just go die. >>
And Rossiu! I loved you! You're voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch, how could you be such a bad person?!! T.T
I don't like this turn of events at all.

[MrYoSo901]

And Rossiu! I loved you! You're voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch, how could you be such a bad person?!! T.T
I don't like this turn of events at all.
Rossiu is not a bad person at all, he had to do what he thought is right. He sacrificed his humanity and dignity and the pleasure of friendship just to save man kind from utter destruction

[BRC]

Rossiu is not a bad person at all, he had to do what he thought is right. He sacrificed his humanity and dignity and the pleasure of friendship just to save man kind from utter destruction
PSH, well all he's done so far is make me mad! Save humanity? Yeah, no. Gurren Lagann is the only thing that can the stop the anti-spiral, and he just stuck Simon in jail. WTF?
On Episode 20 now.

[Fletchaaa]

Rossiu is not a bad person at all, he had to do what he thought is right. He sacrificed his humanity and dignity and the pleasure of friendship just to save man kind from utter destruction

Yeah I started to hate him at the end of Gurren Lagann too. This anime went downhill from the point Kamina died.Although not to drastically, all I am saying is the highpoint of the anime was in the middle.

[BRC]

Yeah I started to hate him at the end of Gurren Lagann too. This anime went downhill from the point Kamina died.Although not to drastically, all I am saying is the highpoint of the anime was in the middle.
I don't know...I really loved himself, but I think all the action, and character growth comes after he leaves.

[Fletchaaa]

I don't know...I really loved himself, but I think all the action, and character growth comes after he leaves.

My response is basically a big spoiler, if you haven't watched don't read.

I think it was most exciting when they were coming out of the ground. Plus Simon isn't really a leader like Kamina was. I also liked the Kamina and Yoko relationship so after he died it felt weird seeing her go with Kittan at the end. I seriously think ending it at the point where they take back the planet would have been a good ending. There didn't have to be some super underlying reason that the evil king kept them underground. I would have been content with him just being evil. The ending afterwords is kind of depressing, I think it could have been ended better. Also its not because I don't like sad endings, my favorite anime is really sad after all.

[BRC]

My response is basically a big spoiler, if you haven't watched don't read.

I think it was most exciting when they were coming out of the ground. Plus Simon isn't really a leader like Kamina was. I also liked the Kamina and Yoko relationship so after he died it felt weird seeing her go with Kittan at the end. I seriously think ending it at the point where they take back the planet would have been a good ending. There didn't have to be some super underlying reason that the evil king kept them underground. I would have been content with him just being evil. The ending afterwords is kind of depressing, I think it could have been ended better. Also its not because I don't like sad endings, my favorite anime is really sad after all.
Well i'm at episode 23 at the moment, so I know most of what you just said. And I think it would have been good ending the series at where they beat the spiral king, but I like how even though the king seemed like a bad person, he had a reason for keeping the people underground.
And yes, Kamina was a much better leader then Simon is, but this anime is kind of a story about growing up and doing things you never thought you could, and believing in yourself. With Kamina he already had reached this level of maturity, his involvement in the story was basically creating a ground path for Simon to follow, and then make his own path.
I don't know about the ending, because I haven't reached that point yet, but if it is as sad as you say, I like sad ending because they seem more realistic then the normal "They all lived happily ever after" ending.

[Fletchaaa]

Well i'm at episode 23 at the moment, so I know most of what you just said. And I think it would have been good ending the series at where they beat the spiral king, but I like how even though the king seemed like a bad person, he had a reason for keeping the people underground.
And yes, Kamina was a much better leader then Simon is, but this anime is kind of a story about growing up and doing things you never thought you could, and believing in yourself. With Kamina he already had reached this level of maturity, his involvement in the story was basically creating a ground path for Simon to follow, and then make his own path.
I don't know about the ending, because I haven't reached that point yet, but if it is as sad as you say, I like sad ending because they seem more realistic then the normal "They all lived happily ever after" ending.


Spoilers but I didn't give away the ending.
Yeah I agree the story is about Simon finding his own path which I think he does once he stops brooding and they defeat the Spiral King. Even though he does use Kamina's line again and again. After that he is just older and w/e.

I did think it was a good twist having the Spiral King having a reason to keep the population low. It turns out he wasn't necessarily as evil as everyone thought. But for me, it wasn't as much excitement as the first half. Once again, I was still entertained. Im am basically saying it went from being great to good.

As for the ending, well I just didn't like the way it ended. It wasn't satisfying for me. I can't really put into words how to describe what I am thinking but it felt too empty. Its not like I think the ending butchered it or anything though. Also its hard to say what a realistic ending would be in such a non-realistic anime. Watch 5cm Per Second if you want to see a sad realistic anime, its a great movie btw.

[lildragongirl19]

I've read several posts that the second season isn't near as entertaining as the first. I'll agree that there were moments, especially immediately following the time skip, that were a little lengthy and slow...

But once you hit those last 4-5 episodes...I thought those were the most intense 22 minute portions of the entire show!

[Watermonkey319]

My favorite parts were the 1st giga drill breaker, two times they played "Happily Ever After", and Lordgenome's overload. And while I'm opening a spoiler, it seemed odd that they used the super galaxy/galactic gurren lagann for like, 3 seconds before switching to TTGL, i get that it's a stronger mech but storywise they spent more time juicing it up than they did fighting with it.

[BRC]

Spoilers but I didn't give away the ending.
Yeah I agree the story is about Simon finding his own path which I think he does once he stops brooding and they defeat the Spiral King. Even though he does use Kamina's line again and again. After that he is just older and w/e.

I did think it was a good twist having the Spiral King having a reason to keep the population low. It turns out he wasn't necessarily as evil as everyone thought. But for me, it wasn't as much excitement as the first half. Once again, I was still entertained. Im am basically saying it went from being great to good.

As for the ending, well I just didn't like the way it ended. It wasn't satisfying for me. I can't really put into words how to describe what I am thinking but it felt too empty. Its not like I think the ending butchered it or anything though. Also its hard to say what a realistic ending would be in such a non-realistic anime. Watch 5cm Per Second if you want to see a sad realistic anime, its a great movie btw.
Sorry for taking so long to reply, I was having an anime overload watching session.
Anyway, I finished Gurren Lagann, and I can see what you mean about the ending. It wasn't a bad ending but, it felt like the whole anime the plot and storyline were building and building, but at the end it felt like a huge let down.. like Simon and all the characters did all this work, and the ending should have rewarded them with something...and to me it didn't. And It isn't like I hate all sad ending anime. I watched 5 cm per second, and I loved the way it ended, because it was just so...perfect to me.

And I have to say, My favorite character was Kamina, at times it seems like he's the main character of the anime. And yeah, Simon isn't as awesome as Kamina was, but that doesn't matter because Simon was the one who saved the world(s), I have to give him his props for that.

When comparing the first half to the second...I liked both really..I don't think I can compare them to each other, because it's more like two different anime. I liked Simon more in the second half, because he wasn't as wimpy as he was in first...and I liked the theme of the younger generation trying to outshine the older, but the political theme the second half gained..it just made me upset, because it's just too real for my liking..but that's just personal preference.

[Seekhart]

I have watch TTGL 5 times now. It is by far my favorite Mecha anime, if not anime of all time.

[Aquila]

You should watch it and finish it. I finish all the anime I started watching even if it destroyed me halfway through (theres one famous anime that became famous for this).

I've read some of the comments, most of them were geared toward Kamina. Kamina was an allright character for me. Now that I think about it, him dying really was a blessing. Characters like that (for me he was a preacher type) tend to increase their impact once "that" happens.


To quote a very common quote "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain"

Kamina died a hero, so did Kittan. Kittan (or Kitan) really didnt do much during the time leap I suppose to allow himeself to become a villain in peoples eyes. Kamina would porbably have done nothing much during the time leap too, as he himself admitted that all he did was "talk big" but he himself didn't really do much when it came to it. He was a very good support character, but probably wouldn't do fit as a main character. So he was killed in a blaze of glory, immortalizing his teachings and valor through the form of his gurren brigade.

Simon and the Spiral King did their best to help and ended up becoming evil by the standards of the General Populace. Rossiou (don't know how to spell his name) also became evil in the perspective of the Gurren Brigade. But when you look at it, them doing what they did seemed to be a good course of action.

People do get angry for very personal and shallow reasons, this can be seen even in real life, I would like to commend GL for this because for some reason in most animes people always seem to understand what those in power are going through. In GLs case the citizens put themselves before others and ignore the "bigger picture", blame it on the government and cause a whole lot of trouble. Unsupervised Peace and Freedom really does spoil people, it's up to those in power to find ways to remind them that these two luxuries are not for free.

What im trying to get at is that this anime has a good sense of realism despite being set in a universe where "nothing is impossible". Heck they even try to have explanations for the most craziest of events.

Why did I say all this? Idk...I know nobody asked... I guess I feel sad seeing all the people who didn't like this anime.

[MrDuck]

I watched 6 episodes of it, and didn't like it after that so... It sucks in my opinion, and you can't force your opinions on me it wont work!

watch ep 7 then quit.... just watch ep 7

[BRC]

watch ep 7 then quit.... just watch ep 7
*nod nod*
Yesh, Gurren Lagann ends at episode 7, that's it. There's no more after that. It's all happiness and life.
LIFE >O

[MrDuck]

*nod nod*
Yesh, Gurren Lagann ends at episode 7, that's it. There's no more after that. It's all happiness and life.
LIFE >O


Precisely

Well she/he watched 6 episodes, might as well watch the seventh :o

[BRC]

Precisely

Well she/he watched 6 episodes, might as well watch the seventh :o
Well actually, 6 would be a good place to end it. I mean it's the hot-tub episode. It'd be even better if they'd watched the director's cut of that episode, with no flashback and perversion...

[Watermonkey319]

do we even have that one here? I know it was dubbed but I've only seen a clip on youtube of it

[Manga4Life]

I read that Gurren Lagann DVD's are going out of print now, meaning that they will no longer be produced unless someone else picks up the license soon because Bandai or whomeever is dropping the franchise. Kinda sad, I liked Gurren Lagann and always felt it was a good series, I hope Funi or Viz gains it sooner than later if not to just keep it in stores.

[BRC]

do we even have that one here? I know it was dubbed but I've only seen a clip on youtube of it
I watched it on another site, because I really really really wanted to see it XDD


I read that Gurren Lagann DVD's are going out of print now, meaning that they will no longer be produced unless someone else picks up the license soon because Bandai or whomeever is dropping the franchise. Kinda sad, I liked Gurren Lagann and always felt it was a good series, I hope Funi or Viz gains it sooner than later if not to just keep it in stores.
Hmm..that's depressing. I was hoping that someone would dub or at least make the movies available here in the US. I know I couldn't afford the whole series (Just half of it was around 50 dollars at best buy, I checked last week) but the two movies I could do..
But it wouldn't be the same if they changed voice actors...

[nunubx]

I absolutely LOVE Gurren Lagann. I mean, it had the perfect blend of action, comedy, drama, awesome characters, I mean, it had everything...and I promise myself I will never rewatch this anime. Why? Simple. Because of the ending.

I mean, Simon and Team Dai-Gurren went into space, lost more members than they should have, transformed into a universe-sized mech, and blasted the Anti-Spirals into another dimension. And what was their reward? Nia disappearing forever. When the moment Nia disappeared, it felt like someone went inside my chest, and tore something out that can never be replaced. And you know the worse part? Simon accepted it just like that, which leads me to believe that Simon never loved Nia in the first place because if he did, well, let's just said he will literately Peirce the Heavens with his drill. How do I know this? Well, Just who the hell do you think I am?!

[Watermonkey319]

Sort of bugged me too, but her last speech at the final battle kinda said she'd rather give up her life fighting for what she believed in, so Simon bringing her back would sort of cheapen that for her, also she stayed just long enough to get married which I think gives you a sense of where her values were. As for the reward, the team's big thing when they were getting killed off was that they did what they did because they wanted to, not for the reaction, but in the end they did wind up resurrecting a bunch of spiral life and just start off with some sort of intergalactic reunion.

Then again, it probably gets easier to accept even the worst ending when it's far enough in memory so I might be full of it.

[AlexK51]

just started rewatching this a few days ago and it's as awesome as ever!

any current news on those 2 movies getting dubbed? if they don't i guess i can watch them subbed as a last resort...

[Shadotaku]

Got it on my Anime plan to watch list, looks awesome, will watch soon.

[Mini_Manu]

couldn't be bothered to read all posts so i just wanna ask if it is funny or just all round awesome???

[BRC]

couldn't be bothered to read all posts so i just wanna ask if it is funny or just all round awesome???
BOTH
It is most the EPIC anime you'll ever watch

[metazoxan]

couldn't be bothered to read all posts so i just wanna ask if it is funny or just all round awesome???

Both. It has a good bit of comedy but also has pure epic awsomeness!!!! JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK THEY ARE!!!!!!!!!!! (watch the show to find out waht I'm talking about)

[Mini_Manu]

sounds really good. i'll start watchin it tomoz

[Watermonkey319]

I big thing that almost took me off the series midway though was the showboating. When they combine or just before they did something epic they had to go on with a big speech on how much bravery and manliness would allow them to do anything. If that starts swaying you than I advise you keep watching. It didn't hit me until later that they kinda had to do all that epic speechcraft in order to draw on a law of physics that occurs in their universe. And dismissing they're epic monologues made me miss out on all the greatness I had to watch a second time to pick up on.

Also, try not to believe in yourself. Believe in me! believe in the monkey that believes in Manu.

rekaerbllirdagig!

[metazoxan]

I big thing that almost took me off the series midway though was the showboating. When they combine or just before they did something epic they had to go on with a big speech on how much bravery and manliness would allow them to do anything. If that starts swaying you than I advise you keep watching. It didn't hit me until later that they kinda had to do all that epic speechcraft in order to draw on a law of physics that occurs in their universe. And dismissing they're epic monologues made me miss out on all the greatness I had to watch a second time to pick up on.

Also, try not to believe in yourself. Believe in me! believe in the monkey that believes in Manu.

rekaerbllirdagig!

wait what? That isn't how it goes.:laughing2dw:

[AlexK51]

just started rewatching this a few days ago and it's as awesome as ever!

any current news on those 2 movies getting dubbed? if they don't i guess i can watch them subbed as a last resort...

no one knows any news on them being dubbed??? i'm just gonna be forced to watch those movies subbed i guess... just because Gurren Lagann is that awesome... only made it through half my rewatch of it so far, just as great as i remember it was

[Mythicknight]

The movies are just retellings of the series, so I doubt they'll be dubbed.

[Watermonkey319]

The movies are just retellings of the series, so I doubt they'll be dubbed.

I heard they add and take away some events.
most of team gurren survives the war

also this
btVFPeIMy4U

[lildragongirl19]

^^ :huh:

What the heck was that?! Lordgenome became a polygram!

[BRC]

^^ :huh:

What the heck was that?! Lordgenome became a polygram!
The Lord Genome hackorz scene?
That was awesome
"DA DA DA DA DADADADA!"
:laughing2dw:

[Kusanagi]

You guys should seriously watch the movies (mostly the second one and the end of the first). In the second, Simon has a fistfight with the Anti-Spiral.

[Mythicknight]

Mhm Il add them to my to watch list then, if there's some extra scenes.
I'd like to see simon fistfight with the weird illusionary guy that basicly looks like nothing at all.:laughing2dw:

[AlexK51]

just watched Gurren-hen, it was so awesome!!! lol

the fight in the 2nd part of it was so awesome :o got surprised when i saw Viral bring in Dai-Gunzun 2 lol, and the 4 general combining made me think that there was no way they could win... i forgot just how awesome and strong Simon is lol

anyways, i'd of watched Lagann-hen by now, but i can't find a place to watch it :( anyone know any places? i tried animeseason but the player that they have it set in doesn't work very well for me... and most other sites i can't find it... can anyone pm me a place to watch it plz?

[MorbidRitual]

Yeah.

**** sux.

[saekheart]

Abbreviated as TTGL or Gurren Lagann for short. I have to say, this anime is incredible! It just keeps getting better each time I watch it :D So let us discuss the PURE awesomeness and epicness of this anime!

Whether it's laughable or irrational
This is the path that ALL great men walk!
If there's a wall in our way, WE'LL DESTROY IT!!
If there's no road, we'll pave it WITH OUR OWN HANDS!
The magma in our hearts is blazing like flames!
The perfect fusion: GURREN LAGANN!
Who...
...all of you...
THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!?!

[metazoxan]

I thought there was already a topic about this somewhere? Oh well it doesn't matter to much. Kamina is one of the most awsome characters ever!

[saekheart]

There is? O.o I didn't see any and I even looked on all three pages...

[Vapen]

There is? O.o I didn't see any and I even looked on all three pages...

lol, It's the third from the bottom on the first page and it's just titled Gurren Lagann.
http://www.justdubsforums.com/showthread.php?t=16

[metazoxan]

lol, It's the third from the bottom on the first page and it's just titled Gurren Lagann.
http://www.justdubsforums.com/showthread.php?t=16

Yeah that's it. Though it's okay everyone makes mistakes and misses things sometimes. But could a mod please merge this with the other one since we don't need two threads on the same topic.

[Kusanagi]

I like the movies. Lagann-hen is freaking awesome, and the Simon's Crowning Moment of Awesome (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome?from=Main.CrowningMomentOf Awesome) after he gets over Kamina's death is epic in Gurren-hen. They don't really diverge from the story too much, but if you're going to rewatch the series, then at least replace the second part of it with Lagann-hen, since I really liked that movie in particular.

[saekheart]

Crowning Moment of Awesomeness? LOL Simon has done PLENTY of stuff like that XD

[metazoxan]

Crowning Moment of Awesomeness? LOL Simon has done PLENTY of stuff like that XD

Yeah Simon did some awesome stuff during the series to.

[saekheart]

Just his very existence is a Crowning Moment of Awesomeness

[REACH]

pure uberbadass

[metazoxan]

Just his very existence is a Crowning Moment of Awesomeness

Indeed it is. Simon is one of the most awsome characters to hit anime. Also one of the more powerful I mean the was fighting a guy who could throw galaxies like saw blades at him.

[MrYoSo901]

Indeed it is. Simon is one of the most awsome characters to hit anime. Also one of the more powerful I mean the was fighting a guy who could throw galaxies like saw blades at him.
a guy who can finally stand up to goku fairly in an one-on-one fight huh?

[metazoxan]

a guy who can finally stand up to goku fairly in an one-on-one fight huh?

Yeah maybe. Goku can make an energy ball that can blow up a galaxy and Simon can make a mecha bigger than a galaxy that can make drills, gaint guns (even compared to itself), and probably any other weapon you can think of since the weapons the final laggann form used were all weapons used by it's pilots and each one could also easily destroy a galaxy. Goku's advantage would be that he is powerful but really small and has instant transmission so it'll be hard for laggann to his him. But then again is a giant monster anti spiral mecha capable of crushing a planet like a grape Goku's attacks are going to ahve trouble doing much to Laggann either. So it could be a tough match to call. They are both just so awesome.

[MrYoSo901]

Yeah maybe. Goku can make an energy ball that can blow up a galaxy and Simon can make a mecha bigger than a galaxy that can make drills, gaint guns (even compared to itself), and probably any other weapon you can think of since the weapons the final laggann form used were all weapons used by it's pilots and each one could also easily destroy a galaxy. Goku's advantage would be that he is powerful but really small and has instant transmission so it'll be hard for laggann to his him. But then again is a giant monster anti spiral mecha capable of crushing a planet like a grape Goku's attacks are going to ahve trouble doing much to Laggann either. So it could be a tough match to call. They are both just so awesome.

Well I have a guy that can beat both of them in a matter of seconds..
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd35/maddscientist82/Kira.gif

[Watermonkey319]

Well I have a guy that can beat both of them in a matter of seconds..
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd35/maddscientist82/Kira.gif

I'm not sure if anyone actually knows Simon or Goku's last names though... Unless "The Digger" counts.

[Neos]

I just finished watching this anime, and i really enjoyed it , one of the best animes i have seen lately. And i think its one of the best anime around as well.

For anyone who do not like it you really need to give it a chance.

[MrYoSo901]

I just finished watching this anime, and i really enjoyed it , one of the best animes i have seen lately. And i think its one of the best anime around as well.

For anyone who do not like it you really need to give it a chance.

yup its one of the best anime's for me ^^ but there are other new ones catching up, and one of them is angel beats which I was a little disappointed at first because it borrows a lot from successful series like K-on,haruhi, and games but it turned out to have an interesting story of its own.

[saekheart]

Well I have a guy that can beat both of them in a matter of seconds..
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd35/maddscientist82/Kira.gif

Well here's the thing: SIMON WILL NEVER DIE!

I mean it takes 40 seconds for the Death Note to kill Simon, but it only takes one second for Light to get smashed by Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann or even just Lagann

[metazoxan]

Well here's the thing: SIMON WILL NEVER DIE!

I mean it takes 40 seconds for the Death Note to kill Simon, but it only takes one second for Light to get smashed by Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann or even just Lagann

Yeah Simon can beat just about anyone!

[Neos]

Simon really is cool.

I was surprised as the series went on he turned out to be the main character of the entire series and not Kamina.

[metazoxan]

Simon really is cool.

I was surprised as the series went on he turned out to be the main character of the entire series and not Kamina.

Yeah he is an that was an intersting plot point.
I can't think of to many series that put the main character is the shadow of another main character and make it look like he can do anything just to kill him off and make the other one that was mostly in the shadows take his place and do everything he was going to do and more.

[Neos]

Exactly !! you read my mind.

[metazoxan]

Exactly !! you read my mind.

But the one thing I hated about the series was
WHEN THEY KILLED OFF NIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Neos]

Yes i really hated that

I was like umm ok..... they pretty much fooled me there because everything seemed alright now after she came back, i felt sorry for Simon because in my opinion everything he went through to get her back was like a waste in the end. I think he deserved better, its a bit sad in a way as it was like he just became Simon the digger again.

On another note it was not a big deal but i hated that they ended the series with them all as like older like heading for middle age, i think they should have just ended the series with them being young.

[metazoxan]

Yes i really hated that

I was like umm ok..... they pretty much fooled me there because everything seemed alright now after she came back, i felt sorry for Simon because in my opinion everything he went through to get her back was like a waste in the end. I think he deserved better, its a bit sad in a way as it was like he just became Simon the digger again.

On another note it was not a big deal but i hated that they ended the series with them all as like older like heading for middle age, i think they should have just ended the series with them being young.

I kinda liked the showing them several years in the future thing.
But I agree with you on the simon thing. He goes through all that to save her and she just dissolves right in front of him. Then he becomes some nobody in the outskirts of some random town. It's like he was the savior of the universe and he gets nothing for it. Even if it was his choice to not be the mayor he should ahve gotten something.:sad:

[Neos]

Really?

I guess i did not like it because the little part in the end was not of much relevance in my opinion because they defeated the anti spirals and that little part in the end was basically them going to see other people from other worlds.

Also i guess i did not like it because i thought Simon and the others looked cool and Yoko was really hot, (though i am not saying she wasn't hot as she got older because you did not really get to see how she looked). Only Viral did not look like he got older at the end and oh that "guy" who repaired and made upgrades to the gunmans, lol dunno if to say man or woman.

[metazoxan]

Really?

I guess i did not like it because the little part in the end was not of much relevance in my opinion because they defeated the anti spirals and that little part in the end was basically them going to see other people from other worlds.

Also i guess i did not like it because i thought Simon and the others looked cool and Yoko was really hot, (though i am not saying she wasn't hot as she got older because you did not really get to see how she looked). Only Viral did not look like he got older at the end and oh that "guy" who repaired and made upgrades to the gunmans, lol dunno if to say man or woman.

He was definately a guy they refered to him as a guy throughout the series.

[Neos]

Well yea i guess you are right.

Anyways ill end by saying i would recommend people watch this anime.

[metazoxan]

Well yea i guess you are right.

Anyways ill end by saying i would recommend people watch this anime.

Yeah it's definately a msut watch even if your not much of a mecha fan.

[saekheart]

But the one thing I hated about the series was
WHEN THEY KILLED OFF NIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But it was so romantic when

Simon said that he will love Nia until the end of the universe and then she said "Silly, that will never happen, we've worked so hard to ensure that it will never end!" So that means that he will love her forever <3 and my wallpaper is a picture of their wedding and there are letters at the bottom that says "I will love you forever" =]

I kinda liked the showing them several years in the future thing.
But I agree with you on the simon thing. He goes through all that to save her and she just dissolves right in front of him. Then he becomes some nobody in the outskirts of some random town. It's like he was the savior of the universe and he gets nothing for it. Even if it was his choice to not be the mayor he should ahve gotten something.:sad:

Well even if they offered him something, he probably would have rejected it because he really is just Simon the Digger

[Watermonkey319]

Well even if they offered him something, he probably would have rejected it because he really is just Simon the Digger

Yeah I thought his reward was just getting the experience out of it. It didn't seem to bad when he was just a wandering hermit because one of his last epic speeches and the last quarter of the series had a lot of talk about "Do it because you want to" so I don't think he was really looking for any titles. He does carry a little significance in the end, it show him teaching a kid how to use a drill which is metaphorically his soul, right?

[metazoxan]

But it was so romantic when

Simon said that he will love Nia until the end of the universe and then she said "Silly, that will never happen, we've worked so hard to ensure that it will never end!" So that means that he will love her forever <3 and my wallpaper is a picture of their wedding and there are letters at the bottom that says "I will love you forever" =]



Well even if they offered him something, he probably would have rejected it because he really is just Simon the Digger

Yeah that was romantic. But even if taht was simons character it was still dissapointing that after all he did for everyone he got nothing in the end.

[lildragongirl19]

It's not like he's completely forgotten, though. The hero of the universe, Simon the Digger, will always live on in memory. He just chose a simple life, one without people constantly praising him and the responsibility of leading people. I don't think Simon was ever fit for a governmental position, which was pretty obvious from the very start after the time skip. He looked so bored behind that desk! :original:

And after all he went through, I think he has the right to retire early. :laughing2dw:

But just like the Dai-Gurren crew refused to forget Kamina, the people will never forget Simon. Simple as that. :yes:

[Cipher]

to be honest I have NOT watched Gurren Lagann.

I could't bring myself to watch it...
not with the mecha's with faces...

[metazoxan]

to be honest I have NOT watched Gurren Lagann.

I could't bring myself to watch it...
not with the mecha's with faces...



Jsut ignore the mecha with faces thing then. This is an amazing series that has sooooooooooooooo much more than just mechas. This was probably one of the best series to be made in recent years.

[Neos]

to be honest I have NOT watched Gurren Lagann.

I could't bring myself to watch it...
not with the mecha's with faces...



Yea just ignore the mechas with faces, tbh you will not even notice them after you watch a few episodes. Besides as Meta said it is a totally awsome series that you should watch. I know i enjoyed watching it.

[Cipher]

Yea just ignore the mechas with faces, tbh you will not even notice them after you watch a few episodes. Besides as Meta said it is a totally awsome series that you should watch. I know i enjoyed watching it.

Fine :pinch:

Its now next inline to watch.

[metazoxan]

Fine :pinch:

Its now next inline to watch.

You won't regret it.

[saekheart]

to be honest I have NOT watched Gurren Lagann.

I could't bring myself to watch it...
not with the mecha's with faces...



How shallow...

Sunglasses, real men, half naked chicks, galaxy sized robots, epic speeches, from boy to man themes, identity problems. This is the recipe of TENGEN TOPPA GURREN LAGANN.

[metazoxan]

How shallow...

Sunglasses, real men, half naked chicks, galaxy sized robots, epic speeches, from boy to man themes, identity problems. This is the recipe of TENGEN TOPPA GURREN LAGANN.

You forgot to mention the pure epicness of the series like the characters, the battles, and the plot.

[saekheart]

Simon is in his own category =]

[Cipher]

:shifty4ib:
I just don't know...

Apparently G Gundam is better.

WHAT!!!?? ITS NOT ON JD??!!

IT'S ONE MY FAVS!!!

http://a1.att.hudong.com/63/51/01300000025026120412519364316.jpg

It's not your typical gundam series, it's more like a SUPER ROBOT ANIME!!! It's even more epic than Gurren Lagaan!

I thought it looked too old for me. The color was bleh, but as I watched it, I found the beauty in it.

[metazoxan]

:shifty4ib:
I just don't know...

Apparently G Gundam is better.


LIES!!! G Gundam was cool but Gurren Laggan was way more awesome!

[saekheart]

LIES!!! G Gundam was cool but Gurren Laggan was way more awesome!

That is so true. Cipher don't be so narrow minded and watch the pure awesome epicness that is GURREN LAGANN

[MrYoSo901]

LIES!!! G Gundam was cool but Gurren Laggan was way more awesome!

All thanks to the great kamina! may his soul rest in the realms of gods, 'cuz he doesn't fit in the normal heaven.

[saekheart]

Indeed, Kamina is a uber bad@$$

[metazoxan]

All thanks to the great kamina! may his soul rest in the realms of gods, 'cuz he doesn't fit in the normal heaven.

Yeah if he did get into heaven he'd just try to bust through and go even higher. That or he'd say "well I did it I reached he heavens now I"m going to take a nap".:laughing2dw:

[RyuCloud]

god i love gurren lagannn the ending was so sad when nia end up leaving poor simone and i hated when kamina died and not to mention poor yoko i couldnt get over tht i feel so bad for her both men she loved end up died TT_TT but i love gurren laggan one of my fav animes

[Andy]

god i love gurren lagannn the ending was so sad when nia end up leaving poor simone and i hated when kamina died and not to mention poor yoko i couldnt get over tht i feel so bad for her both men she loved end up died TT_TT but i love gurren laggan one of my fav animes

lol spoil it for the ppl that havnt seen it

Out of curiosity, should I check this anime out?

yes

one of the most epic animes of all time

[metazoxan]

lol spoil it for the ppl that havnt seen it



yes

one of the most epic animes of all time

well this is a thread discussing it so spoilers should be expected.

[0megazer015]

This is one anime that will stick with you like DBZ or others like that. The one thing that kept me laughing is how much bigger gurren lagann and the enemies got as the series kept going.

[RPGamer4life]

Though i did thouroghly enjoy the series im not a fan it was just a spurr of the moment type thing i might re-watch it in the late future but not anytime soon it was just a bit TO over the top

[lildragongirl19]

Too over the top? I think that's what the writers were aiming for. :laughing2dw:

Anyway, here's a little tidbit that I discovered earlier. I was browsing Bandai's website about a week or so ago, and they have a collection of anime series humbly titled "Anime Legends." If you want to take a look, they are box sets of complete series that display a silver lining that states how awesome they are supposed to be. I was excited to see that Gurren Lagann is among them.

http://store.bandai-ent.com/product_p/669198804205.htm

[Watermonkey319]

Just a quick hypothetical.

Any of you think Kamina could've beat AS in the finale. I really think the only two answers that I'm going to see pop up are "Hell Yeah!" or "I don't think so".

I'm personally on the latter side. I think you'd need to understand despair a little more than he did to actually conquer it. Yeah, it's true they implied Kamina was a bit of a wuss when he was little but from the looks of things he pretty much just immediately kicked most of it off to become the man he was at the start of the series. Simon spent much time on the dank end of things, so when he surfaced it seemed like he was much more powerful when he finally punched through it all.

[lexal]

i really liked Gurren Lagann but the last episode kinda sucked and almost ruined it for me how Simon was the one who defeated the spiral and SIMON was the one who defeated the Anti-Sprial and yet at the end he said "yeah, i guess im nobody." it just made me pissed
and i also didn't like having Nia fade away it was just soo sad.

[Sano]

Nia fading away sucked.....because Nia was awesome. the ending was overall pretty good though.

[deathfire123]

Nia....... noooooooo how sad.... one of two reasons this anime got a 8.5/10 for me instead of a 10. Her ending and another reason which I have voiced many many times before

[Watermonkey319]

Nia....... noooooooo how sad.... one of two reasons this anime got a 8.5/10 for me instead of a 10.

That feature gave it bonus points in my book. If the show ended at the wedding it would've totally destroyed one of the main theme's of the show.

[Fletchaaa]

I think I have said this before. I would have been fine with them ending it after they defeated the King or w/e. They didn't need this whole complex story of how he was actually stopping the whole race from being destroyed. Plus Kamina was epic, Simon not as much.

[deathfire123]

For me, that's backwards Fletch, Simon was epic, Kamina... not as much

[Kyoujin]

Anyone heard of the prequel yet?

[Fletchaaa]

Anyone heard of the prequel yet?

No such thing, anyways if there was it wouldn't involve any of the main characters so it probably wouldn't be as good.

[Kyoujin]

No such thing, anyways if there was it wouldn't involve any of the main characters so it probably wouldn't be as good.

The main character is Lordgenome

EDIT: The chat was a fake :(

[OGSnow]

lol imma get fanboy bumraped for this but...i didnt rly think kamina or simon were epic rly...simmon was the least epic since he basically lived his life trying to be/replace kamina instead of himself.

and kamina...died in a lame way by a fat waste ....not epic, even Chiaotzu in dragonball z had a better death lol. kamina was jsut loud mouthed and brave...a trait common in alot of anime characters, although his braveness also could be taken as stupidness or rediculousness.

coolest character of the series all round was viral

[lildragongirl19]

coolest character of the series all round was viral

Haha, many would agree. Viral was pretty awesome, although I found him quite pathetic pre-time skip. He would try, and try, and try, and every time he failed miserably only to walk away with his life, but his honor and dignity badly bruised.

But the fact that he always managed to escape situations without dying kept him in my mind. I knew that he would eventually become important and accomplish something. And then look what happens. Simon wouldn't have been able to save the Universe without him. The only beastman that was there to witness and be a part of the entire event!

[OGSnow]

Haha, many would agree. Viral was pretty awesome, although I found him quite pathetic pre-time skip. He would try, and try, and try, and every time he failed miserably only to walk away with his life, but his honor and dignity badly bruised.

But the fact that he always managed to escape situations without dying kept him in my mind. I knew that he would eventually become important and accomplish something. And then look what happens. Simon wouldn't have been able to save the Universe without him. The only beastman that was there to witness and be a part of the entire event!

haha see if kamina had taken a page out of virals book he probs wouldnt have died XD i liked viral wen he first appeared having hand to hand fight with kamina...and still basically won even tho kamina had a sword XD