It's a giant robot series. Oh, hell yes, it is a giant robot series, and Gurren Lagann makes no bones about it. Take every single cliche and overused line of dialogue and jam it into one show while amping everything above and beyond what should be acceptable.
Everything, literally, everything about the show is in-your-face and loud. The animation is bright, colorful and cartoony, with an extremely smooth framerate throughout the vast majority of it. Occasionally, there is a hiccup, such as the infamous episode 4, but otherwise, the quality stays extremely high throughout. The soundtrack? Also fantastic and in-your-face, from "Libera Me" to "Happy Ending" to "Sorairo Days" to "TO HELL WITH COMBINING," everything is loud, loud, and loud. And, just like the animation? It's mostly fantastic! I mean, hell, I listen to "TO HELL WITH COMBINING" all the damn time. That's how catchy this stuff gets.
The story is just as exaggerated. It's your typical tale of a boy's growth into a man as he experiences loss and grief, but ultimately bounces back stronger than before. It's not new by any stretch of the imagination, but it's played in such a way that it truly feels like a full-blown love letter to everything mecha. I especially love how the series, for all its optimism, isn't afraid to kill people. Characters die. Very important characters die, and there's a good purpose to it. I absolutely love how Kamina's death was handled, in that it was the catalyst for Simon's development. It was well-executed and it helped move things along.
Shifting gears from what the series does right, there's also one very important thing to know...this series is stupid. No, don't get me wrong, that doesn't mean it's bad. It just means that the series goes in such a direction that it's silly, overblown, and kind of ridiculous. But that's perfectly okay because the series happens to know this. And it goes through with its stupidity in a very passionate way. And that's probably what makes the series so damn enjoyable and fun to watch. It's clear that there was a lot of love put into Gurren Lagann, and it shows. The characters are passionate. The bright colors and cartoony art style scream TLC. The songs feature mad effort out the wazoo.
It's no wonder that TTGL got so popular. It's fucking ridiculous.
A Massive Homage to Everything Mecha
It's a giant robot series. Oh, hell yes, it is a giant robot series, and Gurren Lagann makes no bones about it. Take every single cliche and overused line of dialogue and jam it into one show while amping everything above and beyond what should be acceptable.
Everything, literally, everything about the show is in-your-face and loud. The animation is bright, colorful and cartoony, with an extremely smooth framerate throughout the vast majority of it. Occasionally, there is a hiccup, such as the infamous episode 4, but otherwise, the quality stays extremely high throughout. The soundtrack? Also fantastic and in-your-face, from "Libera Me" to "Happy Ending" to "Sorairo Days" to "TO HELL WITH COMBINING," everything is loud, loud, and loud. And, just like the animation? It's mostly fantastic! I mean, hell, I listen to "TO HELL WITH COMBINING" all the damn time. That's how catchy this stuff gets.
The story is just as exaggerated. It's your typical tale of a boy's growth into a man as he experiences loss and grief, but ultimately bounces back stronger than before. It's not new by any stretch of the imagination, but it's played in such a way that it truly feels like a full-blown love letter to everything mecha. I especially love how the series, for all its optimism, isn't afraid to kill people. Characters die. Very important characters die, and there's a good purpose to it. I absolutely love how Kamina's death was handled, in that it was the catalyst for Simon's development. It was well-executed and it helped move things along.
Shifting gears from what the series does right, there's also one very important thing to know...this series is stupid. No, don't get me wrong, that doesn't mean it's bad. It just means that the series goes in such a direction that it's silly, overblown, and kind of ridiculous. But that's perfectly okay because the series happens to know this. And it goes through with its stupidity in a very passionate way. And that's probably what makes the series so damn enjoyable and fun to watch. It's clear that there was a lot of love put into Gurren Lagann, and it shows. The characters are passionate. The bright colors and cartoony art style scream TLC. The songs feature mad effort out the wazoo.
It's no wonder that TTGL got so popular. It's fucking ridiculous.