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7 reasons to watch Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Title (Japanese): Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Title (English): Break-through heaven Gurren Lagann
Studio: Gainex
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Action, Science-fiction
Music: Taku Iwasaki

Synopsis:
The human race on Earth lives in small, separate underground villages, never seeing the light of day, until Shimon (Simon) and Kamina came along. One day Kamina and Shimon made it to the surface by using Shimon’s new found device, where they meet Yoko and discover the conflict between the humans on the surface and the Ganmen (Mechas, pronounced as ‘Gunman’) which are piloted by ‘Beastmens’. Simon and Kamina decides to put an end to this conflict and charges towards the Beastmen’s main base, but little do they know the greater implications of their journey.

7: An Underdog Story!
It’s an underdog story with the same old jazz, high chance of failure and with little hope of survival. But the best part about it, is humans are the underdog! Yes, we are the underdogs! It has everything from dramatic speech to kamikaze suicides.

6: Golden quotes!
One of the greatest aspects of Gurren Lagann is that it has provided brilliant one liners! It’s full of great quotes and speeches that will no doubt be used in the Anime community for years to come! Yes. Believe in me, who believe in you! A real man’s stomach has no limit!

5: Short and Sweet!
Fast paced story, how fast? Break-neck speed fast! Gainex gets straight to the point, no time wasted, each scene was exciting as the last. It’s astonishing that they were able to fit in enough character development to make this a masterpiece! Short and Sweet indeed!

4: Adrenaline rush!
Gurren Lagann will give you more adrenaline then riding a roller coaster and playing Halo 3 on legendary put together! This series never cease to amaze me with its never ending action! Yes, it’s that intense! Epicness just got a whole new meaning!

3: From Gainex!
From the creators of masterpieces like Neon Genesis Evangelion and FLCL! With such as extensive history for great animation, with a reputation for gorund-breaking, experimental anime, need I say more?

2: Galaxy tossing mechas!
Gurren Lagann will put Evangelion and Gundam altogether in shame. Gurren Lagann just took the title of having Mechas made of the awsomeness! Without revealing too much, wouldn’t you want to see Mechas that can throw galaxies at each other?

1: Manly tears!
Hey, there’s only a handful of great anime series out there and there’s even fewer that can make you cry manly tears! Excuse or not, Manly tears are made of the win!… I’m not crying, its manly tears I tell you! This series will bring out your inner GARness!

Honourable Mentions:
Prepare your adrenaline bar to be maxed out from Episode 24 onward. The music was also an essential part in making Gurren Lagann as dramatic and epic as it is, expect nothing less from Taku Iwasaki who also did the music for Samurai X: Reflection & Trust and Betrayal, and Black Cat.

Dishonourable Mentions:
Not much can be said about this. Maybe they could have picked another name apart from ‘Gurren lagann’ which sounds like gibberish? But then again, without this gibberish of a title, would the series be as badass as it is?

So what you waiting for? Do the impossible and kick reason to the curb! Join the Dai-Gurren brigade!

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14 Comments

JONO, October 23, 2007:

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!

WILSON, November 10, 2007:

BELIEVE ME THIS WILL MAKE #1 ON UR LIST
I’VE WATCHED LOTS OF ANIME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THIS ANIME IS #1
WATCH IT YOU WON’T BE DISAPPOINTED

KC, November 11, 2007:

HAHA, AN ANIME WORTH COMMENTING IN CAPS? ENOUGH SAID!

bondanrastika, November 12, 2007:

i can’t imagine how GODLIKE Gurren Lagann will be if it’s going to be playable on the next Super Robot Wars series.. lol.

ORE WO DARE DA TOOMOTTE YAGARU?!?!?!

natsumi, November 25, 2007:

GURREN LAGANN IS THE BEST ANIME OF 2007!!!

reledi, December 2, 2007:

i’m not an anime fan, but this is one of the few animes that i like, nuff said.

Leechy, December 5, 2007:

HECK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s my all time favorite anime. No questions asked.

missouri fioricet, December 16, 2007:

tech fioricet pain fioricet

nebula, February 9, 2008:

WATCH GURREN LAGANN!

FIGHT DA POWAH!

Evilagram, May 21, 2008:

HEAVEN SHATTERING CRIMSON LAGANN

Something along those lines.

Leo, November 4, 2008:

ROW ROW, FIGHT THE POWER

nuff said, WATCH THIS NOW

runefire09, November 12, 2008:

i am in love this show

yoko, May 23, 2009:

OVER THE TOP ROPE, AND INTO YOUR BUTT! THIS SHOW PUTS EVERY OTHER MECH SHOW TO SHAME. THE CHARACTERS ARE ALL KICK ASS EXECPT rossiu (TOTAL DICK WAD)!!!!! KAMINA AND HIS MANLEY TEARS RULE MY WORLD AND SIMON AND HIS DRILL WILL PIERCE MY HEART. YOKO IS A TOTAL HOTTIE BABE THAT RUNS THRU MY DREAMS. ALL THIS PROVES IS THAT GURREN LAGANN KICKS ANY ANIME IN THE CROTCH. GOOD NIGHT ILL BE HERE ALL WEEK

Sam, May 30, 2009:

EVERYONE IS IN CAPS, SO SO WILL I! SERIOUSLY, I’VE BEEN AN OTAKU ALL MY LIFE, LOST INTEREST IN ANIME, AND THIS HAS JUST REVIVED ME! NOSTALGIA OF MY SHONEN CHILDHOOD DAYS! T.T

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