I consider this Fanfic to be both the first, and one of the only, fanfics to actually get me interested in the PMMM Universe. I usually stay away from PMMM because I honestly don't like Darkerand EdgierDeconstructor Fleet style stories. I understand what it's getting at, and that it ends on a hopeful message, but I just don't like everything else up to that point.
So, when I found a fanfic where they took the absolute Hot-Blooded insanity that is Gurren Lagann and mixed it with PMM? Of course I was gonna give that a look see. And by god am I glad I did.
Kamina is 100% in character throughout the entire fic. From start to finish he acts as both the Hot-Blooded mad man that we all know and love, and the inspiring teacher that helped Simon become the man he is by the end of the series. He has his own awesome moments, but the main thing that make him so cool is how he helps the Magical Girls overcome their issues and become Spiral Warriors. And, best of all, he NEVER BREAKS. Even when Homura breaks down in front of him after she sees him save Sakuya (something she's never managed to do), he doesn't let go of his ideals. Even when he sees her backstory.
I don't really have much to say about the Magical Girls. Mainly cause I don't watch the show, nor do I ever plan to watch it. But, I do like how each does actually grow and gets character development.
Though, unfortunately, the fic isn't perfect. There are a three big issues:
1. The Magical Girls kind of lose their character and agency after they're saved. You could tell that the author didn't really know where to take their characters after Kamina helped them out. They mostly are just in the background after that.
2. The Story basically just follows the same path as the Gurren Lagann Storyline, but with the PMMM Cast in it. To the point where the Anti-Spiral becomes the Big Bad near the end, and everything that happens is Beat for Beat the same thing as what happens in the Gurren Lagann Movies.
3. Prior to the above point, the story basically follows the same beats as the normal PMMM Anime. Everything happens the same, except for when the Magical Girls are Canonically supposed to die.
But other than those three points, the Fic is awesome....now if only the author hadn't dropped it before the Epilogue.
FanficRecs Awesome if Basic Crossover
I consider this Fanfic to be both the first, and one of the only, fanfics to actually get me interested in the PMMM Universe. I usually stay away from PMMM because I honestly don't like Darkerand Edgier Deconstructor Fleet style stories. I understand what it's getting at, and that it ends on a hopeful message, but I just don't like everything else up to that point.
So, when I found a fanfic where they took the absolute Hot-Blooded insanity that is Gurren Lagann and mixed it with PMM? Of course I was gonna give that a look see. And by god am I glad I did.
Kamina is 100% in character throughout the entire fic. From start to finish he acts as both the Hot-Blooded mad man that we all know and love, and the inspiring teacher that helped Simon become the man he is by the end of the series. He has his own awesome moments, but the main thing that make him so cool is how he helps the Magical Girls overcome their issues and become Spiral Warriors. And, best of all, he NEVER BREAKS. Even when Homura breaks down in front of him after she sees him save Sakuya (something she's never managed to do), he doesn't let go of his ideals. Even when he sees her backstory.
I don't really have much to say about the Magical Girls. Mainly cause I don't watch the show, nor do I ever plan to watch it. But, I do like how each does actually grow and gets character development.
Though, unfortunately, the fic isn't perfect. There are a three big issues:
1. The Magical Girls kind of lose their character and agency after they're saved. You could tell that the author didn't really know where to take their characters after Kamina helped them out. They mostly are just in the background after that.
2. The Story basically just follows the same path as the Gurren Lagann Storyline, but with the PMMM Cast in it. To the point where the Anti-Spiral becomes the Big Bad near the end, and everything that happens is Beat for Beat the same thing as what happens in the Gurren Lagann Movies.
3. Prior to the above point, the story basically follows the same beats as the normal PMMM Anime. Everything happens the same, except for when the Magical Girls are Canonically supposed to die.
But other than those three points, the Fic is awesome....now if only the author hadn't dropped it before the Epilogue.