History Trivia / SSSSGridman

* ReferencedBy: The series will make its debut in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars30 30]]'', making it the first {{Toku}}-based anime to ever appear in the franchise. [[note]]While several other Toku works have appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega'', it's a mobile game compared to ''30'' being mainline.[[/note]]

* DoingItForTheArt: Despite being rendered in CGI, ''all'' the kaiju move and act like tokusatsu giant monsters, that is, people in rubber suits. The fights themselves are rendered and shot like they're being filmed in a sound stage. This carries over to ''DYNAZENON''.

* IKnewIt:
** Akane being the new Takeshi Todo is this to fans who read the Gridman F draft.
** Some fans were expecting a yuri moment between Rikka and Akane due to past yuri subtext in other TRIGGER shows like ''Anime/KillLaKill'' and ''Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia''. Akira Amemiya [[http://sushiobunny.tumblr.com/post/179301395485/ive-decided-to-make-a-larger-and-more-explanatory sneaking in two characters from his yuri web novella as side characters]] probably helped expectations too. [[spoiler:Episode 8 reveals that Akane hugged Rikka while requesting her to get along with a god (as in Akane herself) with more yuri moments in the finale]].
** Before episode 11 came around, many fans had theorized that [[spoiler:Yuta ''is'' Gridman with amnesia, or at least a fragment of him]]. Some also predicted that [[spoiler:Yuta was possessed by Gridman]], given how ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' works have that as a common twist.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The "SSSS" doesn't seem to have a meaning now-- the full name it was supposed to reference apparently has been permanently initialed thanks to the fact that ''Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad'' is owned by Creator/DHXMedia (successor to Creator/DiCEntertainment, the original producers).
** It got its meaning in "[[spoiler:Special Signature to Save a Soul]]".

** The series as a whole is an interpretation of what was supposed to be a sequel series to the original ''Gridman'' called ''Gridman F''.

* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** [[Creator/HikaruMidorikawa Gridman]] and [[Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi Max]] are [[Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega Kouga and Souma]], [[Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo Migeira and Kyo]] and [[Franchise/DragonBall Android 16 & Tenshinhan and Ginyu]].
** [[Creator/SomaSaito Shou]] and [[Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi Max]] are [[Manga/AkameGaKill Tatsumi and Bulat]].
** [[Creator/HikaruMidorikawa Gridman]], [[Creator/MasayaMatsukaze Vit]] and [[Creator/ReinaUeda Akane]] are [[Anime/{{ID0}} Kain, Rick and Alice]].
** [[Creator/ReinaUeda Akane]] and [[Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi Max]] are [[Anime/{{Kuromukuro}} Sophie and Arthur]].
** [[Creator/HikaruMidorikawa Gridman]], [[Creator/ReinaUeda Akane]], [[Creator/AoiYuuki Borr]] and [[Creator/TetsuInada Alexis]] are [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Best Jeanist, Intelli, Tsuyu and Endeavor]].
** [[Creator/AoiYuuki Borr]] and [[Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi Max]] are [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins Diane and Dreyfus & Fraudrin]].
** [[Creator/HikaruMidorikawa Gridman]] and [[Creator/TetsuInada Alexis]] are [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Hayate/Ein and Raidou]] and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow Soma and Julius]].
** [[Creator/KenichiSuzumura Anti]] and [[Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi Max]] are [[Manga/{{Gokusen}} Shin and Shinohara]], [[Anime/IxionSagaDT Gustav and Konitan]], [[Manga/PrisonSchool Shingo and Gakuto]] and [[Anime/ReCreators Yuuya and Takashi]].

* ReferencedBy: The series will make its debut in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars30 30]]'', making it the first {{Toku}}-based anime to ever appear in the franchise.

** [[Creator/HikaruMidorikawa Gridman]] and [[Creator/TetsuInada Alexis]] are [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Hayate/Ein and Raidou]] and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Soma and Julius]].

** [[Creator/HikaruMidorikawa Gridman]] and [[Creator/TetsuInada Alexis]] are [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Hayate/Ein and Raidou]] and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Soma and Julius]].

* CreatorsOddball: Studio Trigger is one of the most ''anime'' anime studios out there...and then they create '''this'''. Despite being traditionally animated, it has no anime-isms whatsoever. There are no WingdingEyes or helium-voiced "onii-chan no baka!" squeals. The shot composition, editing, and acting all strive to mimic the live-action series it's based on, whether it's a high-octane "man in a rubber suit" fight scene or a simple dramatic dialogue scene.
** This is also the first Portuguese-dubbed title by Trigger which wasn't recorded in Rio de Janeiro unlike [[Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia the first]] [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx four]] [[Anime/BNABrandNewAnimal Trigger]] [[Anime/{{promare}} titles]] previously released for that language, recorded in São Paulo instead.

* FanworkBan: Tsuburaya Productions started to strike down every H-doujinshi related to the series' main female characters based on their old policy against such things. [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-11-06/ssss.gridman-posts-guidelines-for-fan-works-announces-hug-pillow-covers-and-parka/.138875 Following backlash and a massive amount of fan art]] [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity introducing people to the show]], Tsuburaya revised their guidelines to only restrict direct commercial products. For instance, a creator of fan-made body pillows was asked to cease and desist because Tsuburaya was set to release official ones.

** Some fans were expecting a yuri moment between Rikka and Akane due to past yuri subtext in other TRIGGER shows like ''Anime/KillLaKill'' and ''Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia''. Akira Amemiya [[http://sushiobunny.tumblr.com/post/179301395485/ive-decided-to-make-a-larger-and-more-explanatory sneaking in two characters from his yuri web novella as side characters]] probably helped expectations too. [[spoiler: Episode 8 reveals that Akane hugged Rikka while requesting her to get along with a god (as in Akane herself) with more yuri moments in the finale]].

** The initial summary for the series put out, even on the official website, says "Yuta's friends — Sho Utsumi, Rikka Takarada, and Akane Shinjō — would always help him and spend their days with him. But, their tranquil days are suddenly and easily crushed with the appearance of {{Kaiju}}." In the actual series, Akane is not part of Yuta's main circle of friends and the statement putting her among those who "would always help him" could not be more opposite of [[TheHeavy what her actual role is.]]

** When Akira Amemiya first approached Tsuburaya, he proposed to them to make an Ultraman anime, but Tsuburaya told him Ultraman characters are basically off-limits, while giving him a choice between Gridman or ''Series/AndroMelos''. Imagine if he had given the permission for an Ultraman anime or had chosen Andro Melos instead of Gridman, particularly when an adaptation of the ''{{Manga/Ultraman}}'' manga ran on Netflix in 2019.

** This is also the first Portuguese-dubbed title by Trigger which wasn't recorded in Rio de Janeiro unlike [[Anime/LittleWitchAcademia the first]] [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx four]] [[Anime/BNABrandNewAnimal Trigger]] [[Anime/{{promare}} titles]] previously released for that language, recorded in São Paulo instead.

** Some fans were expecting a yuri moment between Rikka and Akane due to past yuri subtext in other TRIGGER shows like ''Anime/KillLaKill'' and ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia''. Akira Amemiya [[http://sushiobunny.tumblr.com/post/179301395485/ive-decided-to-make-a-larger-and-more-explanatory sneaking in two characters from his yuri web novella as side characters]] probably helped expectations too. [[spoiler: Episode 8 reveals that Akane hugged Rikka while requesting her to get along with a god (as in Akane herself) with more yuri moments in the finale]].

* FanNickname:
** Gridmanime, a portmanteau of ''Gridman'' and Anime. Do the math.
** Borr-chan-kun: The GenderReveal of Borr being a boy leads to this by Japanese fans.
** "Transformers: Gridman"/"Gridformers", due to the heavy ''Transformers''-based {{Shout Out}}s on the show.

** Before episode 11 came around, many fans had theorized that [[spoiler:Yuta ''is'' Gridman with amnesia, or at least a fragment of him]]. Some also predicted that [[spoiler:Yuta was possessed by Gridman]], given how ''Ultra'' series works have that as a common twist.

** Tonkawa originally was supposed to be a bully and pick on Yuta before she died like in the actual series.

* FanworkBan: Tsuburaya Productions started to strike down every H-doujinshi related to the series' main female characters based on their old policy against such things. [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-11-06/ssss.gridman-posts-guidelines-for-fan-works-announces-hug-pillow-covers-and-parka/.138875 Following backlash and a massive amount of fan art]] [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity introducing people to the show]], Tsuburaya revised their guidelines to only restrict direct commercial products. For instance, a creator of fan made body pillows was asked to cease and desist because Tsuburaya was set to release official ones.

** The series as a whole is an interpretation of what was supposed to be a sequel series to the original ''Gridman'' called ''Gridman F''.
* The series will make it's debut in VideoGame/SuperRobotWars as part of the ''Super Robot Wars 30'' cast, which will be released on October 28th 2021.

** The series as a whole is an interpretation of what was supposed to be a sequel series to the original ''Gridman'' called ''Gridman F''.

* DoingItForTheArt: Despite being rendered in CGI, ''all'' the kaiju move and act like tokusatsu giant monsters, that is, people in rubber suits. The fights themselves are rendered and shot like they're being filmed in a sound stage. This carries over to ''Dynazenon''.

* DoingItForTheArt: Despite being rendered in CGI, ''all'' the kaiju move and act like tokusatsu giant monsters, that is, people in rubber suits. The fights themselves are rendered and shot like they're being filmed in a sound stage.

* {{Jossed}}:
** There were quite a few fans convinced that the handholding in the opening referred to Rikka and Yuta either before he lost his memories or further down the line of the plot once they've acknowledged their feelings for one another. Turns out it's neither; [[spoiler: it was Akane and Rikka when they have their final heart to heart]].
** Likewise, there were quite a few fans theorizing that one of the last voice dramas to be released for the series expanded on what happened between Yuta and Rikka before the former lost his memories. While Utsumi does ask Rikka about their relationship in 12.12, ultimately the focus of the drama goes to [[spoiler:an IdenticalStranger of Akane moving into the class]].