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** In her spare time, [[RinaSatou Kiyoh]] is [[MahouSenseiNegima the English teacher at an all-girls school]] and [[ToAruKagakuNoRailgun a living, breathing railgun]], amongst other roles.
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** Yu-Gi-Oh! made a card who must be a tribute/homage to Tengen ToppaGurren Laggan, I present you the [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Drill_Warrior Drill Warrior]]
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** Yu-Gi-Oh! made a card who must be a tribute/homage to Tengen ToppaGurren Laggan, Toppa Gurren Lagann, I present you the [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Drill_Warrior Drill Warrior]]
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*** Technically, he destroyed a sun and ''several'' moons. Not just one moon.
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*** Coincidentally enough, the one that Simon equips to Gurren-Lagann to let it fly bears a certain similarity to StealthGao I from GaoGaiGar...
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** The Lagann itself bears striking resemblance to the Pilder from Mazinsaga, being a sort of small detachable pilotted object that controls the object it latched into(in Mazinsaga's case the titular Machine).
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** The Lagann itself bears striking resemblance to the Pilder from Mazinsaga, being a sort of small detachable pilotted object that controls the object it latched into(in Mazinsaga's case the titular Machine).
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** The "shield" Viral uses that just unfolds on Enki's arm may be intended to be an upgraded ''Genesic Protect Shade'', or maybe just an upgraded, physical version of the ''Protect Wall'', both from GaoGaiGar FINAL.
** The "shield" Viral uses that just unfolds on Enki's arm may be intended to be an upgraded ''Genesic Protect Shade'', or maybe just an upgraded, physical version of the ''Protect Wall'', both from GaoGaiGar FINAL.
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* So, Gurren Lagann has a V crest shaped Sunglasses and a detachable wings that it gains as a sort of MidSeasonUpgrade that it can throw as a boomerang. This sounds rather simmilar to [[Scrander Boomerang MazingerZ]] and [[Great Boomerang GreatMazinger]]
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* So, Gurren Lagann has a V crest shaped Sunglasses and a detachable wings that it gains as a sort of MidSeasonUpgrade that it can throw as a boomerang. This sounds rather simmilar to [[Scrander [[MazingerZ Scrander Boomerang MazingerZ]] ]] and [[Great [[GreatMazinger Great Boomerang GreatMazinger]]]]
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*** Take the first scene from Neo vs Shin getter where th Dinosaur Empire does their speech against Musashi. The simmilarity to the situation the humanity is in on Gurren Lagann is amusing.
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* So, Gurren Lagann has a V crest shaped Sunglasses and a detachable wings that it gains as a sort of MidSeasonUpgrade that it can throw as a boomerang. This sounds rather simmilar to [[Scrander Boomerang MazingerZ]] and [[Great Boomerang GreatMazinger]]
** The Lagann itself bears striking resemblance to the Pilder from Mazinsaga, being a sort of small detachable pilotted object that controls the object it latched into(in Mazinsaga's case the titular Machine).
** The Lagann itself bears striking resemblance to the Pilder from Mazinsaga, being a sort of small detachable pilotted object that controls the object it latched into(in Mazinsaga's case the titular Machine).
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** Not to mention, he also does Siegfried in the SoulSeries. And said Link of ''Ocarina of Time''. And Hiei of ''YuYuHakusho''. And Demitri from the {{Darkstalkers}} series. And Madarame, from ''Bleach''. And Madarame, from ''{{Genshiken}}''. Thus making him [[spoiler:an immortal badass]], the wielder of a sword made of pure good, and.. [[NamesTheSame two epic guys named Madarame]].
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** Not to mention, he also does Siegfried in the SoulSeries. And said Link of ''Ocarina of Time''. And Hiei of ''YuYuHakusho''. And Demitri from the {{Darkstalkers}} series. And Madarame, from ''Bleach''. And Madarame, from ''{{Genshiken}}''. Thus making him [[spoiler:an immortal badass]], the wielder of a sword made of pure good, good ([[KnightTemplar which isn't necessarily a good thing]]), and.. [[NamesTheSame two epic guys named Madarame]].
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*** One such reference is Lordgenome speaking to Simon not long before they get ready to fight.
---> '''Lordgenome''': "The Spiral is strong with you..."
---> '''Lordgenome''': "The Spiral is strong with you..."
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** The attack of the giant missiles in episode 25 is a reference to the battle in Sector Z in [[{{Starfox}} Star Fox 64]].
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** The attack of the giant missiles in episode 25 is a reference to the battle in Sector Z in [[{{Starfox}} [[VideoGame/{{Starfox}} Star Fox 64]].
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*** Also, the [[spoiler: hidden teeth on Lazengann's abdomen]] may be referencing the Eva units [[spoiler: being organic under their armor]]...
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** Dub!Nia is voiced by [[HyndenWalch Starfire]] from ''TeenTitans'' and boy does she ever put it to good use. The world figures for diabetes were painted red when she described Adine as a "Pissing off person".
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** Dub!Nia is voiced by [[HyndenWalch Starfire]] HyndenWalch (Starfire from ''TeenTitans'' ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'') and boy does she ever put it to good use. The world figures for diabetes were painted red when she described Adine as a "Pissing off person".
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** In ''Parallel Works'' 2-5, Kiyal and Gimmy are best friends as schoolgirls but enemies in their MagicalGirl alter egos, essentially the same plot as ''PrettySammy''.
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** In ''Parallel Works'' 2-5, Kiyal and Gimmy Darry are best friends as schoolgirls but enemies in their MagicalGirl alter egos, essentially the same plot as ''PrettySammy''.
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Missed Moment Of Awesome (now Offscreen Moment Of Awesome) is not \"they SHOULD have done it, it\'d be cool,\" or \"it wasn\'t cool ENOUGH.\" It\'s \"they DID do it, and you never got to see it.\"
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** {{Gunbuster}}'s [[MissedMomentOfAwesome shortlived comic sequel]], ''NeXT GENERATION'', was full of [[BeyondTheImpossible epic concepts]] even for Gainax. Among them were [[spoiler:the heroes traveling to a space between dimensions to battle [[GodIsEvil God]] using a [[HumongousMecha giant robot]] of [[UpToEleven infinite power]]]]. It looks like Gainax waited til it was financially stable and the [[SuperRobot trends]] regained freshness to bring back those ideas. They finally got to animate some of them for DieBuster and Gurren Lagann.
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** {{Gunbuster}}'s [[MissedMomentOfAwesome shortlived comic sequel]], sequel, ''NeXT GENERATION'', was full of [[BeyondTheImpossible epic concepts]] even for Gainax. Among them were [[spoiler:the heroes traveling to a space between dimensions to battle [[GodIsEvil God]] using a [[HumongousMecha giant robot]] of [[UpToEleven infinite power]]]]. It looks like Gainax waited til it was financially stable and the [[SuperRobot trends]] regained freshness to bring back those ideas. They finally got to animate some of them for DieBuster and Gurren Lagann.
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*** More like a reference to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enki_Bilal Enki Bilal]], author of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nikopol_Trilogy the Nikopol Trilogy]], a dystopian sci-fi [[FrancoBelgianComics BD]].
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* MeaningfulName: Both Gurren and Lagann. "Guren" means "Crimson" (or "Crimson Lotus") and "Ragan" (Lagann's romanized form) means "Rock Face".
** Furthermore, the word "Lagan" (not translated) can mean "wreckage or goods at the bottom of the sea", which, if "bottom of the sea" is replaced by "under ground", is where Lagann was actually discovered by Simon.
*** This could also be how Kamina came up with the name in the first place...
** Furthermore, the word "Lagan" (not translated) can mean "wreckage or goods at the bottom of the sea", which, if "bottom of the sea" is replaced by "under ground", is where Lagann was actually discovered by Simon.
*** This could also be how Kamina came up with the name in the first place...
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** Lordgenome after the Time-Skip is a blatant reference to Zordon from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
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** Lordgenome after the Time-Skip is a blatant reference to Zordon from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
*** Possibly Mimir of Norse mythology, as well. To elaborate, Mimir was a defeated god in the Aesir-Vanir War, who had his head cut off and preserved by the winning side and made into a slave-adviser.
*** Possibly Mimir of Norse mythology, as well. To elaborate, Mimir was a defeated god in the Aesir-Vanir War, who had his head cut off and preserved by the winning side and made into a slave-adviser.
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** The team behind the show cited ''GetterRobo'' as their main source of inspiration. The drill had to come from somewhere...
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** The team behind the show cited ''GetterRobo'' as their main source of inspiration. The drill had inspiration.
*** If you're familiar with both, the parallels are easy tocome see in a lot of core concepts. Getter Rays and Spiral Energy, save for Spiral Energy being self generated and following the will of the user and Getter Rays coming from somewhere...space and having their own will, are exactly the same down to the color.
*** There's also the motives of the villains through the series. The Beastmen army follow exactly like the Dinosaur Empire and 100 Demon Empire, "Kill all humans because the planet belongs to us." Then when the plot decides to be a bit more serious, though no less insane, humans are using an energy source that will cause them to consume the universe and the villains are the last stand for the survival of existence. There's even a timeskip separating the two types. The big difference is that Lordgenome was privy to the second part villains and Emperor Gore just hated humans and the Getter.
*** Then there are small bits here and there. Horrible creatures from beyond space doing something to the moon, combining with a celestial body to form an even bigger robot, drills, absorbing other machinery because that's what the robot does, growing to the point that a planet hitting it just crumbles like a dirt clod, growing to universal proportions so you can punch a god in the face, robots that contain or can generate the necessary energy to start a big bang, and probably a dozen other things I haven't even thought of.
*** If you're familiar with both, the parallels are easy to
*** There's also the motives of the villains through the series. The Beastmen army follow exactly like the Dinosaur Empire and 100 Demon Empire, "Kill all humans because the planet belongs to us." Then when the plot decides to be a bit more serious, though no less insane, humans are using an energy source that will cause them to consume the universe and the villains are the last stand for the survival of existence. There's even a timeskip separating the two types. The big difference is that Lordgenome was privy to the second part villains and Emperor Gore just hated humans and the Getter.
*** Then there are small bits here and there. Horrible creatures from beyond space doing something to the moon, combining with a celestial body to form an even bigger robot, drills, absorbing other machinery because that's what the robot does, growing to the point that a planet hitting it just crumbles like a dirt clod, growing to universal proportions so you can punch a god in the face, robots that contain or can generate the necessary energy to start a big bang, and probably a dozen other things I haven't even thought of.
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** Kamina's line "Great men don't die, even when they're killed" might be a tribute to Carl Sagan's "To live in the hearts we leave behind, is to never die." The main message is the same none the less: That as long as people remember someone for what they've done, their memory will be preserved.
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** Kamina's line "Great men don't die, even when they're killed" might be a tribute to Carl Sagan's "To live in the hearts we leave behind, is to never die." "
** Themain message is the same none the less: That as long as people remember someone for what they've done, their memory will Ark-Gurren-Lagann's design seems to be preserved.based on several mecha, including Gunbuster, EVA-01 and Linebarrel.
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* The Super Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann is the only version of Gurren-Lagann whose name is never said nor thought.
** Similarly, Tengen Toppa Lagann's name is never mentioned, not even in text.
** Similarly, Tengen Toppa Lagann's name is never mentioned, not even in text.
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** Episode 14 features a three-fer: Gurren Lagann's [[MacrossMissileMassacre drill missile attack]] isn't strictly drawn from Macross, but it's virtually identical to one of the signature attacks of [[SpaceRunawayIdeon Ideon]]. After that, we get a more traditional [[{{Roboteching}} Itano Circus]] when Rossiu dodges the missiles, and after ''that'' the giant hologram Nia is possibly a parody of ''[[SuperDimensionFortressMacross Macross: Do You Remember Love?]]''
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** RahXephon has a character named Ayato ''Kamina''.
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* ShoutOut: It's Gainax. There are always a lot.
** The show starts right off on an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuxgU2RMGiU homage to Arcadia of My Youth.]]
** When [[spoiler:Yoko]] becomes a teacher during the TimeSkip, she takes the name (Yomako) and outfit of [[ReadOrDie another]] ActionGirl teacher (if only substitute).
** Lordgenome's Lazengann is supposed to look and fight like Gainax's earlier [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Unit 01]]. [[EpilepticTrees You don't think that]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds means anything, do you?]]
*** This is lampshaded in the Satire:
--->'''Lordgenome:''' EVA-unit 01 Advanced activating. Time to get some exercise.
--->'''Simon:''' You just said that so I didn't have to point it out, didn't you?
*** The fact that the Lazengann massacred anything standing in its way in Parallel Works 8 without wielding any weapons (except for the obligatory drills) only helps to confirm this.
**** The fact that the berserking Lazengann changed from greenish colors to reddish colors just like EVA-01 in Rebuild of Evangelion only helps.
*** Lordgenome himself being this blended with [[GGundam Master Asia]]. Originally [[spoiler: humanity's greatest champion, he [[FallenHero became its worst enemy]] upon realizing their impact on the world.]] While never a mentor to TheHero, he was his predecessor and pilots the [[http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5999/lazengundam.jpg dark, scary counterpart to his robot]], and is just as powerful with or without it in combat. They also [[LampshadeHanging hung some lampshades]] on the [[http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/1535/mastergenome.jpg source]] [[http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5684/simonkasshu.jpg material]].
** Nia does not just have decorative eyes and [[HeyItsThatVoice the same voice]] as [[{{Diebuster}} Nono]], but is her dark parallel. She [[spoiler:awakens to her destiny to gain sci-fi tights, {{Flight}}, [[TransportersAndTeleporters the ability to warp]], and controls swarms of mindless robots... except as a ManchurianAgent with the [[EarthShatteringKaboom exact opposite goal]]. Underneath it all, they both just wish they were ordinary girls.]]
** {{Gunbuster}}'s [[MissedMomentOfAwesome shortlived comic sequel]], ''NeXT GENERATION'', was full of [[BeyondTheImpossible epic concepts]] even for Gainax. Among them were [[spoiler:the heroes traveling to a space between dimensions to battle [[GodIsEvil God]] using a [[HumongousMecha giant robot]] of [[UpToEleven infinite power]]]]. It looks like Gainax waited til it was financially stable and the [[SuperRobot trends]] regained freshness to bring back those ideas. They finally got to animate some of them for DieBuster and Gurren Lagann.
** In episode 11 of ''GaoGaiGar'', take a look at what a particular robot's wielding as part of its [[http://i46.tinypic.com/s5i5j9.png signature attack]]. Coincidence? I think NOT.
*** Even more noteworthy about that particular robot is that he's voiced by KatsuyukiKonishi, the voice of Kamina!
*** Arc Gurren Lagann's power up sequence and head design are drawn from [[GaoGaiGar GGG's titular mecha.]]
** Similarily to Arc GL above, Great Galaxy/Chouginga Gurren Lagann's visual design is based off [[strike:Mazinger]] {{Mazinkaiser}} mixed with {{Diebuster}}. It does the {{Gunbuster}}/[[FanNickname Gainax pose]] upon emerging on the screen.
** Yoko [[spoiler:flies around on a yellow scooter]] and fights {{HumongousMecha}} with ridiculously undersized weapons. She hangs with a {{Cute Shotaro Boy}} who has the power to combine with a robot with a face on it's stomach, in order to be preposterously awesome. They [[spoiler: protect the world from an alien race bent on destruction]]. [[{{FLCL}} Sounds vaguely familiar.]]
** Does nobody seem to note the references to ''StarWars''? Especially in the TimeSkip.
** And then an internal reference, in Lagann-hen, where [[spoiler: the Anti-Spiral's Gran Zamboa literally beats the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann to death on the ground, ripping and maiming the suit in a method very reminiscent of [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion Unit 01's horrific destruction of Unit 03.]]]] This show loves shouting out at its parent company.
** SpongeBobSquarePants... In my Gurren Lagann? [[http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/Cusashorn/Squidward.png It's more likely than you think...]] (seriously, that can't be coincidental...)
*** It's Gainax. Of course it's not coincidental.
** Continuing with the Evangelion-references, the planes that drop bombs during the fight against the Dai-Gun Doten Kaizan look very similar to the plane used by NERV to carry the EVA-02 to Japan, and by SEELE to deploy the MP EVAs.
** The team behind the show cited ''GetterRobo'' as their main source of inspiration. The drill had to come from somewhere...
** Didn't anyone else think that Kamina's dad looked like Captain Harlock (or just about every single one of Leiji Matsumoto's lead character heroes)? Heck the entire series is probably a shoutout to Leiji Matsumoto's take on manliness.
** Simon manages to block [[spoiler: Viral's]] attacks in episode 15 exactly like [[spoiler: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMatrix Neo blocked Smith's attacks right after becoming the One.]] ]]
** The way in which Yoko equips herself in episode 21 is similar to Ash in [[EvilDead Evil Dead 2]].
** Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann bears an uncanny resemblance to [[SuperRobotWars Persoenlichkeit]] and the Anti-Spirals' motivation is similar to that of the [[CosmicHorror Einsts]]. Even the area where the final battle takes place looks similar to the Einst pocket universe.
** Speaking of SuperRobotWars shoutouts, a large part of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOBG3CCew7Q Parallel Works 8]] (which isn't really "parallel" at all and serves as Lordgenome's StartOfDarkness) seems to shout out to the concept of SRW, as a lot of the Spiral Army mechs look like GL-ized versions of various famous mecha - a {{Mazinger}}, several {{Gundam}}s, a {{Gaiking}}, an [[FullMetalPanic Arbalest]] and many others are clearly visible in the big "pan-back" around 1:00 and you can spot other shoutouts when Genome [[TragicMistake slaughters his teammates]]. The "aliens attack, various robots team up to fight invaders" plot is even boilerplate SRW. So the implication is that Lordgenome lead a Super Robot War and then became ''the villain'' of such... ''[[TheBadGuyWins and then won]]''.
*** Nevermind other Shout Outs, You can even see the Alternate Gurren Lagann from Parallel Works 6 beside Lazengan right at the beginning of the pan.
** In ''Parallel Works'' 2-5, Kiyal and Gimmy are best friends as schoolgirls but enemies in their MagicalGirl alter egos, essentially the same plot as ''PrettySammy''.
** Does Leyte remind anyone else of [[CodeGeass Rakshata]]?
*** More like [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Dr. Ritsuko Akagi]]
** The bombs that Cytomander's minions drop on the Dai-Gurren in episode 13 are [[SuperMarioBros Bullet Bills.]]
** The plot as a whole appears to be partly based on TheEpicOfGilgamesh (Viral's mech is even called ''Enkidu''!), and possibly TheBible.
*** Viral's name is even romanized as "Biraru", which can also be read as "Bilal", the name of a person who controled Enki. The Epic of Gilgamesh is also known as the Nikopol Trilogy, thus being the namesake of Viral's theme.
** Each Arc in Gurren Lagann is a Shout Out to the various eras of Mecha. The first arc is the original exploration, villain of the day, and heroic sacrifice tropes of the original 70s Super Mecha genre. The Second Arc is a shout out to the late 70s and 80s style of Real-Type Mecha where War and character development is the more prevalent trope, along with the conflicting ideas of realistic fighting and hotblooded one-man army actions like the earlier arc. The third arc is a take on the 90s psychological and more political trope-filled mecha anime, that doesn't actually involve that much fighting externally in giant robots, but internally as characters. The last arc, however, is Gainax's attempt to define the current style of Mecha in the new millennium, with some of the previous tropes put together, added in with "ThePowerOfLove", as well as over the top characters saying anything is possible, no matter the odds, if you're willing to fight for it in big Mechas.
** [[HotSpringsEpisode Episode 6]] features appearances by several very [[TheCameo familar-looking]] [[http://wiki.evageeks.org/images/thumb/2/28/Gurren_Lagann_ep6.jpg/800px-Gurren_Lagann_ep6.jpg Bunny Girls]] [[hottip:*: from left to right: [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei]], [[{{Mahoromatic}} Mahoro]], [[{{Diebuster}} Nono]], [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka]], [[{{Diebuster}} Lal'C]].]]
** The attack of the giant missiles in episode 25 is a reference to the battle in Sector Z in [[{{Starfox}} Star Fox 64]].
** The pilot suits used by Gimmy and Darry bear striking resemblance to the ones from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
** What's that, Attenborough? A [[NeonGenesisEvangelion giant naked woman in space?]]
** Note the overall theme of spirals, humanity's tendency to break its boundaries, and the ArcWords relating to a "drill that will pierce the heavens". Now go look at any classical picture of the [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_laM6CKNFxyw/TOkKLO9CPjI/AAAAAAAAA0w/ezGBX82oquI/s1600/tower-of-babel-19-jun-091.jpg Tower of Babel]]. Hmm...
*** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOBG3CCew7Q&feature=related Parallel Works Video 8]] clearly shows this as being the main architectural design of the Spirals during the war against the Anti-Spirals.
** The show's episode titling conventions may or may not be an intended shout out to After War Gundam X, which uses the same naming rules.
*** To explain a bit better: The Episode Titles are actually the most epic lines spoken by certain characters in the episode. One of those waited until the end of the episode before giving us the title: "I accept your dying wish!"
** Space King Kittan's destruction looks very, VERY similar to the destruction of Bommer's Dark Dive Bomber in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 21.
** Kamina's line "Great men don't die, even when they're killed" might be a tribute to Carl Sagan's "To live in the hearts we leave behind, is to never die." The main message is the same none the less: That as long as people remember someone for what they've done, their memory will be preserved.
** In Episode 2, there's a "Blink And You'll Miss It" reference to Dragonball Z. When the two green Gunmen are stretching out before combat, it looks very similar to the Fusion-dance from DBZ. Especially with the powerful flash of light when they hold their hands together. In Dragonball, they'd fuse and thus create a flash of light to save animation-money. Here, the light is created by the Gunzan crashing to the ground behind them.
** Judging by the length of Kamina's katana in episode 3, during his on-foot fight with Viral, one can argue that the sword may be a homage to Sephiroth from ''FinalFantasyVII'', one of the most famous villains in Final Fantasy history, known for wielding a 3-4 meters long katana. Sometimes even in one hand. The rest of the time, Kamina's katana is only regular length.
*** Kamina's katana constantly changing size may also be a ShoutOut to Bleach, more specifically the Zanpakutou (Soul Slayers). They are regular katanas that change size depending on the user's Reiatsu (Spirit Pressure AKA Badass-ness), which Spiral Energy itself it pretty similar to.
** Lordgenome after the Time-Skip is a blatant reference to Zordon from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
** The design of the Grapearl looks like a mix between the [[FullMetalPanic Arbalest]], the [[MobileSuitGundam GM]] and the [[MobileSuitGundamSEED Strike Dagger]]. Then again, it isn't surprising that it's similar in design to several Mass-Produced Real Robots, considering its own status in the series.
** RahXephon has a character named Ayato ''Kamina''.
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** The show starts right off on an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuxgU2RMGiU homage to Arcadia of My Youth.]]
** When [[spoiler:Yoko]] becomes a teacher during the TimeSkip, she takes the name (Yomako) and outfit of [[ReadOrDie another]] ActionGirl teacher (if only substitute).
** Lordgenome's Lazengann is supposed to look and fight like Gainax's earlier [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Unit 01]]. [[EpilepticTrees You don't think that]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds means anything, do you?]]
*** This is lampshaded in the Satire:
--->'''Lordgenome:''' EVA-unit 01 Advanced activating. Time to get some exercise.
--->'''Simon:''' You just said that so I didn't have to point it out, didn't you?
*** The fact that the Lazengann massacred anything standing in its way in Parallel Works 8 without wielding any weapons (except for the obligatory drills) only helps to confirm this.
**** The fact that the berserking Lazengann changed from greenish colors to reddish colors just like EVA-01 in Rebuild of Evangelion only helps.
*** Lordgenome himself being this blended with [[GGundam Master Asia]]. Originally [[spoiler: humanity's greatest champion, he [[FallenHero became its worst enemy]] upon realizing their impact on the world.]] While never a mentor to TheHero, he was his predecessor and pilots the [[http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5999/lazengundam.jpg dark, scary counterpart to his robot]], and is just as powerful with or without it in combat. They also [[LampshadeHanging hung some lampshades]] on the [[http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/1535/mastergenome.jpg source]] [[http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5684/simonkasshu.jpg material]].
** Nia does not just have decorative eyes and [[HeyItsThatVoice the same voice]] as [[{{Diebuster}} Nono]], but is her dark parallel. She [[spoiler:awakens to her destiny to gain sci-fi tights, {{Flight}}, [[TransportersAndTeleporters the ability to warp]], and controls swarms of mindless robots... except as a ManchurianAgent with the [[EarthShatteringKaboom exact opposite goal]]. Underneath it all, they both just wish they were ordinary girls.]]
** {{Gunbuster}}'s [[MissedMomentOfAwesome shortlived comic sequel]], ''NeXT GENERATION'', was full of [[BeyondTheImpossible epic concepts]] even for Gainax. Among them were [[spoiler:the heroes traveling to a space between dimensions to battle [[GodIsEvil God]] using a [[HumongousMecha giant robot]] of [[UpToEleven infinite power]]]]. It looks like Gainax waited til it was financially stable and the [[SuperRobot trends]] regained freshness to bring back those ideas. They finally got to animate some of them for DieBuster and Gurren Lagann.
** In episode 11 of ''GaoGaiGar'', take a look at what a particular robot's wielding as part of its [[http://i46.tinypic.com/s5i5j9.png signature attack]]. Coincidence? I think NOT.
*** Even more noteworthy about that particular robot is that he's voiced by KatsuyukiKonishi, the voice of Kamina!
*** Arc Gurren Lagann's power up sequence and head design are drawn from [[GaoGaiGar GGG's titular mecha.]]
** Similarily to Arc GL above, Great Galaxy/Chouginga Gurren Lagann's visual design is based off [[strike:Mazinger]] {{Mazinkaiser}} mixed with {{Diebuster}}. It does the {{Gunbuster}}/[[FanNickname Gainax pose]] upon emerging on the screen.
** Yoko [[spoiler:flies around on a yellow scooter]] and fights {{HumongousMecha}} with ridiculously undersized weapons. She hangs with a {{Cute Shotaro Boy}} who has the power to combine with a robot with a face on it's stomach, in order to be preposterously awesome. They [[spoiler: protect the world from an alien race bent on destruction]]. [[{{FLCL}} Sounds vaguely familiar.]]
** Does nobody seem to note the references to ''StarWars''? Especially in the TimeSkip.
** And then an internal reference, in Lagann-hen, where [[spoiler: the Anti-Spiral's Gran Zamboa literally beats the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann to death on the ground, ripping and maiming the suit in a method very reminiscent of [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion Unit 01's horrific destruction of Unit 03.]]]] This show loves shouting out at its parent company.
** SpongeBobSquarePants... In my Gurren Lagann? [[http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/Cusashorn/Squidward.png It's more likely than you think...]] (seriously, that can't be coincidental...)
*** It's Gainax. Of course it's not coincidental.
** Continuing with the Evangelion-references, the planes that drop bombs during the fight against the Dai-Gun Doten Kaizan look very similar to the plane used by NERV to carry the EVA-02 to Japan, and by SEELE to deploy the MP EVAs.
** The team behind the show cited ''GetterRobo'' as their main source of inspiration. The drill had to come from somewhere...
** Didn't anyone else think that Kamina's dad looked like Captain Harlock (or just about every single one of Leiji Matsumoto's lead character heroes)? Heck the entire series is probably a shoutout to Leiji Matsumoto's take on manliness.
** Simon manages to block [[spoiler: Viral's]] attacks in episode 15 exactly like [[spoiler: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMatrix Neo blocked Smith's attacks right after becoming the One.]] ]]
** The way in which Yoko equips herself in episode 21 is similar to Ash in [[EvilDead Evil Dead 2]].
** Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann bears an uncanny resemblance to [[SuperRobotWars Persoenlichkeit]] and the Anti-Spirals' motivation is similar to that of the [[CosmicHorror Einsts]]. Even the area where the final battle takes place looks similar to the Einst pocket universe.
** Speaking of SuperRobotWars shoutouts, a large part of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOBG3CCew7Q Parallel Works 8]] (which isn't really "parallel" at all and serves as Lordgenome's StartOfDarkness) seems to shout out to the concept of SRW, as a lot of the Spiral Army mechs look like GL-ized versions of various famous mecha - a {{Mazinger}}, several {{Gundam}}s, a {{Gaiking}}, an [[FullMetalPanic Arbalest]] and many others are clearly visible in the big "pan-back" around 1:00 and you can spot other shoutouts when Genome [[TragicMistake slaughters his teammates]]. The "aliens attack, various robots team up to fight invaders" plot is even boilerplate SRW. So the implication is that Lordgenome lead a Super Robot War and then became ''the villain'' of such... ''[[TheBadGuyWins and then won]]''.
*** Nevermind other Shout Outs, You can even see the Alternate Gurren Lagann from Parallel Works 6 beside Lazengan right at the beginning of the pan.
** In ''Parallel Works'' 2-5, Kiyal and Gimmy are best friends as schoolgirls but enemies in their MagicalGirl alter egos, essentially the same plot as ''PrettySammy''.
** Does Leyte remind anyone else of [[CodeGeass Rakshata]]?
*** More like [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Dr. Ritsuko Akagi]]
** The bombs that Cytomander's minions drop on the Dai-Gurren in episode 13 are [[SuperMarioBros Bullet Bills.]]
** The plot as a whole appears to be partly based on TheEpicOfGilgamesh (Viral's mech is even called ''Enkidu''!), and possibly TheBible.
*** Viral's name is even romanized as "Biraru", which can also be read as "Bilal", the name of a person who controled Enki. The Epic of Gilgamesh is also known as the Nikopol Trilogy, thus being the namesake of Viral's theme.
** Each Arc in Gurren Lagann is a Shout Out to the various eras of Mecha. The first arc is the original exploration, villain of the day, and heroic sacrifice tropes of the original 70s Super Mecha genre. The Second Arc is a shout out to the late 70s and 80s style of Real-Type Mecha where War and character development is the more prevalent trope, along with the conflicting ideas of realistic fighting and hotblooded one-man army actions like the earlier arc. The third arc is a take on the 90s psychological and more political trope-filled mecha anime, that doesn't actually involve that much fighting externally in giant robots, but internally as characters. The last arc, however, is Gainax's attempt to define the current style of Mecha in the new millennium, with some of the previous tropes put together, added in with "ThePowerOfLove", as well as over the top characters saying anything is possible, no matter the odds, if you're willing to fight for it in big Mechas.
** [[HotSpringsEpisode Episode 6]] features appearances by several very [[TheCameo familar-looking]] [[http://wiki.evageeks.org/images/thumb/2/28/Gurren_Lagann_ep6.jpg/800px-Gurren_Lagann_ep6.jpg Bunny Girls]] [[hottip:*: from left to right: [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei]], [[{{Mahoromatic}} Mahoro]], [[{{Diebuster}} Nono]], [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka]], [[{{Diebuster}} Lal'C]].]]
** The attack of the giant missiles in episode 25 is a reference to the battle in Sector Z in [[{{Starfox}} Star Fox 64]].
** The pilot suits used by Gimmy and Darry bear striking resemblance to the ones from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
** What's that, Attenborough? A [[NeonGenesisEvangelion giant naked woman in space?]]
** Note the overall theme of spirals, humanity's tendency to break its boundaries, and the ArcWords relating to a "drill that will pierce the heavens". Now go look at any classical picture of the [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_laM6CKNFxyw/TOkKLO9CPjI/AAAAAAAAA0w/ezGBX82oquI/s1600/tower-of-babel-19-jun-091.jpg Tower of Babel]]. Hmm...
*** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOBG3CCew7Q&feature=related Parallel Works Video 8]] clearly shows this as being the main architectural design of the Spirals during the war against the Anti-Spirals.
** The show's episode titling conventions may or may not be an intended shout out to After War Gundam X, which uses the same naming rules.
*** To explain a bit better: The Episode Titles are actually the most epic lines spoken by certain characters in the episode. One of those waited until the end of the episode before giving us the title: "I accept your dying wish!"
** Space King Kittan's destruction looks very, VERY similar to the destruction of Bommer's Dark Dive Bomber in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 21.
** Kamina's line "Great men don't die, even when they're killed" might be a tribute to Carl Sagan's "To live in the hearts we leave behind, is to never die." The main message is the same none the less: That as long as people remember someone for what they've done, their memory will be preserved.
** In Episode 2, there's a "Blink And You'll Miss It" reference to Dragonball Z. When the two green Gunmen are stretching out before combat, it looks very similar to the Fusion-dance from DBZ. Especially with the powerful flash of light when they hold their hands together. In Dragonball, they'd fuse and thus create a flash of light to save animation-money. Here, the light is created by the Gunzan crashing to the ground behind them.
** Judging by the length of Kamina's katana in episode 3, during his on-foot fight with Viral, one can argue that the sword may be a homage to Sephiroth from ''FinalFantasyVII'', one of the most famous villains in Final Fantasy history, known for wielding a 3-4 meters long katana. Sometimes even in one hand. The rest of the time, Kamina's katana is only regular length.
*** Kamina's katana constantly changing size may also be a ShoutOut to Bleach, more specifically the Zanpakutou (Soul Slayers). They are regular katanas that change size depending on the user's Reiatsu (Spirit Pressure AKA Badass-ness), which Spiral Energy itself it pretty similar to.
** Lordgenome after the Time-Skip is a blatant reference to Zordon from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
** The design of the Grapearl looks like a mix between the [[FullMetalPanic Arbalest]], the [[MobileSuitGundam GM]] and the [[MobileSuitGundamSEED Strike Dagger]]. Then again, it isn't surprising that it's similar in design to several Mass-Produced Real Robots, considering its own status in the series.
** RahXephon has a character named Ayato ''Kamina''.
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** Yu-Gi-Oh! made a card who must be a tribute/homage to Tengen ToppaGurren Laggan, I present you the [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Drill_Warrior Drill Warrior]]
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* HeyItsThatVoice - In the dub, [[YuriLowenthal Simon is Keigo]], [[MichelleRuff Yoko is Rukia]], and [[KyleHebert Kamina is Aizen]]. All from ''{{Bleach}}''.
*** However Aizen doesn't sound much like Kamina. A better comparison would be Simon is Teen Ben from ''Ben10AlienForce'', and Kamina is Teen Gohan: or to be more precise Saiyaman from ''{{Dragonball}} Z''
*** [[DotHack OVAAAAAAAAAN!]] LET'S SEE YA ''GRIT THOSE TEETH!!!''
*** Dub!Simon is also [[strike:Superboy]] [[Series/LegionOfSuperheroes Superman]].
** [[StevenBlum Leeron is]] [[{{Naruto}} Orochimaru]]. Now go watch episode 2 and remember that Simon's VA is also Sasuke.
*** Or [[MegasXLR Jamie]].
*** Speaking of ''{{Ben 10}}'', he's also Heatblast, Ghostfreak, and Vilgax.
*** In the Japanese, [[MasayaOnosaka he is]] [[{{Trigun}} Vash]].
*** In English [[JohnnyYongBosch Rossiu is Vash, too]] (as well as [[CodeGeass Lelouch]] and [[{{Bleach}} Ichigo]])! Meanwhile, Leeron in English is Spike from CowboyBebop, [[TheBigO Rodger Smith]] and... [[WolverineAndTheXMen Wolverine]]!!!
** [[KatsuyukiKonishi Japanese seiyuu of Kamina]] is also [[{{Bleach}} Shuhei Hisagi]] , background character [[EnsembleDarkhorse developed by fanbase demand]]
*** And Lloyd Irving in Tales of Symphonia
*** And America and Canada from AxisPowerHetalia...just putting it out here...
*** Also Volfogg from GaoGaiGar, where he practiced his badassery by being a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot stealth police car transforming robot ninja]].
** Viral's Japanese actor is [[NobuyukiHiyama the man who provided the voice of]] adult Link in ''TheLegendOfZelda: Ocarina of Time''. Listen to Viral's shouts and grunts in fight scenes, he sounds hilariously like Link.
** Not to mention, he also does Siegfried in the SoulSeries. And said Link of ''Ocarina of Time''. And Hiei of ''YuYuHakusho''. And Demitri from the {{Darkstalkers}} series. And Madarame, from ''Bleach''. And Madarame, from ''{{Genshiken}}''. Thus making him [[spoiler:an immortal badass]], the wielder of a sword made of pure good, and.. [[NamesTheSame two epic guys named Madarame]].
** And [[GaoGaiGar Guy Shishioh]]. No-one knows more about hot blooded shouting than him. His is the voice that has destroyed both a sun ''and'' a moon.
*** How on earth did we not mention that Japanese Viral also voices '''''[[TalesOfRebirth KUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!]]'''''?
*** [[TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Did you notice Viral has Four Swords on his mech right at the end of the first arc?]]
** As stated above, the dub has Rossiu being played by [[CodeGeass Lelouch]], I mean, JohnnyYongBosch, and Simon being played by [[CodeGeass Suzaku]] (err, YuriLowenthal), since [[strike: Bandai]] Bang Zoom! is handling the dubbing for both shows.
*** While we're at that, [[KarenStrassman Kiyoh]] (the eldest of Kittan's sisters) is [[CodeGeass Kallen]]. It's like they walked from one room to the next when it came to auditions. In fact, they've always been voiced by the same actors, they just don't get into the familiar voices until the timeskip.
*** Don't forget that it also has Yoko being played by [[CodeGeass Euphemia]]! Um, I mean, MichelleRuff.
** Dub!Nia is voiced by [[HyndenWalch Starfire]] from ''TeenTitans'' and boy does she ever put it to good use. The world figures for diabetes were painted red when she described Adine as a "Pissing off person".
*** She's also Yutaka from ''LuckyStar''. Adult Nia is [[HaruhiSuzumiya Ryoko Asakura]] and [[DigimonTamers Jeri Katou]], the latter of which seems very appropriate after the D-Reaper fiasco.
** [[DougStone Dub!Guame]] is a less raspy sounding [[MetalGear Psycho Mantis]] (as is Dayakka, but that's less noticeable).
** Simon's Japanese VA, Tetsuya Kakihara, is also the voice of a number of Armed Devices in season 2 of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''. [[spoiler: The ''German'' voice]]. "Kick reason to the curb" indeed. [[spoiler: He ''was'' born in Germany.]]
** [[JamiesonPrice Dub!Lordgenome]] sounds a lot like [[EurekaSeven Norb]], albeit in a rather bad mood. He played [[{{Bleach}} Chad]] too.
** Dub!Anti-Spiral sounds much like [[DigimonAdventure a nihilistic Angemon]].
** Tetsuya Kakihara (Simon) and Marina Inoue (Yoko) also play the leads, Shing Meteoryte and Kohak Hearts, in [[TalesOfHearts Tales of Hearts]].
** Least we not forget Johnny Yong Bosch (Rossiu) was also [[EurekaSeven Renton Thurston]]. That guy loves his giant mecha with a hint of love story.
** Dub!Simon sounds kinda similar to [[WildArms5 another blue haired kid from a remote village who starts off wielding digging tools.]]
* Homage
** Nia's awakening scene was a homage to {{Outlaw Star}}'s scene when Melfina was found.
*** However Aizen doesn't sound much like Kamina. A better comparison would be Simon is Teen Ben from ''Ben10AlienForce'', and Kamina is Teen Gohan: or to be more precise Saiyaman from ''{{Dragonball}} Z''
*** [[DotHack OVAAAAAAAAAN!]] LET'S SEE YA ''GRIT THOSE TEETH!!!''
*** Dub!Simon is also [[strike:Superboy]] [[Series/LegionOfSuperheroes Superman]].
** [[StevenBlum Leeron is]] [[{{Naruto}} Orochimaru]]. Now go watch episode 2 and remember that Simon's VA is also Sasuke.
*** Or [[MegasXLR Jamie]].
*** Speaking of ''{{Ben 10}}'', he's also Heatblast, Ghostfreak, and Vilgax.
*** In the Japanese, [[MasayaOnosaka he is]] [[{{Trigun}} Vash]].
*** In English [[JohnnyYongBosch Rossiu is Vash, too]] (as well as [[CodeGeass Lelouch]] and [[{{Bleach}} Ichigo]])! Meanwhile, Leeron in English is Spike from CowboyBebop, [[TheBigO Rodger Smith]] and... [[WolverineAndTheXMen Wolverine]]!!!
** [[KatsuyukiKonishi Japanese seiyuu of Kamina]] is also [[{{Bleach}} Shuhei Hisagi]] , background character [[EnsembleDarkhorse developed by fanbase demand]]
*** And Lloyd Irving in Tales of Symphonia
*** And America and Canada from AxisPowerHetalia...just putting it out here...
*** Also Volfogg from GaoGaiGar, where he practiced his badassery by being a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot stealth police car transforming robot ninja]].
** Viral's Japanese actor is [[NobuyukiHiyama the man who provided the voice of]] adult Link in ''TheLegendOfZelda: Ocarina of Time''. Listen to Viral's shouts and grunts in fight scenes, he sounds hilariously like Link.
** Not to mention, he also does Siegfried in the SoulSeries. And said Link of ''Ocarina of Time''. And Hiei of ''YuYuHakusho''. And Demitri from the {{Darkstalkers}} series. And Madarame, from ''Bleach''. And Madarame, from ''{{Genshiken}}''. Thus making him [[spoiler:an immortal badass]], the wielder of a sword made of pure good, and.. [[NamesTheSame two epic guys named Madarame]].
** And [[GaoGaiGar Guy Shishioh]]. No-one knows more about hot blooded shouting than him. His is the voice that has destroyed both a sun ''and'' a moon.
*** How on earth did we not mention that Japanese Viral also voices '''''[[TalesOfRebirth KUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!]]'''''?
*** [[TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures Did you notice Viral has Four Swords on his mech right at the end of the first arc?]]
** As stated above, the dub has Rossiu being played by [[CodeGeass Lelouch]], I mean, JohnnyYongBosch, and Simon being played by [[CodeGeass Suzaku]] (err, YuriLowenthal), since [[strike: Bandai]] Bang Zoom! is handling the dubbing for both shows.
*** While we're at that, [[KarenStrassman Kiyoh]] (the eldest of Kittan's sisters) is [[CodeGeass Kallen]]. It's like they walked from one room to the next when it came to auditions. In fact, they've always been voiced by the same actors, they just don't get into the familiar voices until the timeskip.
*** Don't forget that it also has Yoko being played by [[CodeGeass Euphemia]]! Um, I mean, MichelleRuff.
** Dub!Nia is voiced by [[HyndenWalch Starfire]] from ''TeenTitans'' and boy does she ever put it to good use. The world figures for diabetes were painted red when she described Adine as a "Pissing off person".
*** She's also Yutaka from ''LuckyStar''. Adult Nia is [[HaruhiSuzumiya Ryoko Asakura]] and [[DigimonTamers Jeri Katou]], the latter of which seems very appropriate after the D-Reaper fiasco.
** [[DougStone Dub!Guame]] is a less raspy sounding [[MetalGear Psycho Mantis]] (as is Dayakka, but that's less noticeable).
** Simon's Japanese VA, Tetsuya Kakihara, is also the voice of a number of Armed Devices in season 2 of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''. [[spoiler: The ''German'' voice]]. "Kick reason to the curb" indeed. [[spoiler: He ''was'' born in Germany.]]
** [[JamiesonPrice Dub!Lordgenome]] sounds a lot like [[EurekaSeven Norb]], albeit in a rather bad mood. He played [[{{Bleach}} Chad]] too.
** Dub!Anti-Spiral sounds much like [[DigimonAdventure a nihilistic Angemon]].
** Tetsuya Kakihara (Simon) and Marina Inoue (Yoko) also play the leads, Shing Meteoryte and Kohak Hearts, in [[TalesOfHearts Tales of Hearts]].
** Least we not forget Johnny Yong Bosch (Rossiu) was also [[EurekaSeven Renton Thurston]]. That guy loves his giant mecha with a hint of love story.
** Dub!Simon sounds kinda similar to [[WildArms5 another blue haired kid from a remote village who starts off wielding digging tools.]]
* Homage
** Nia's awakening scene was a homage to {{Outlaw Star}}'s scene when Melfina was found.
