Everything GREAT About: Gurren Lagann | First Half

Welcome to Everything Great About Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann's first half! In this video I round up every single great moment I could find throughout episodes 1-13.
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann follows the story of Simon and Kamina who emerge from their underground village into the wide world to fight alongside other humans against a powerful foe and to liberate their world.
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[@guitarrante92]

Everything GREAT About: Gurren Lagann: *ALL*

[@PsychoDiesel48]

Agreed

[@kylepark6730]

Same

[@sanduba57]

Yas

[@eathotdog]

Row row fight the powah!

[@yoursteak5215]

He NEEDS TO SEE THE MOVIE (Both)

[@KBgamer2010]

Ep 8 was truly one of the saddest moments in the entire series, but at the same time, one of the most epic moments Sad Moment: Kamina Dies Epic Moment: Kamina Avenges his own death

[@PsychoDiesel48]

I still tear up man . . .

[@KBgamer2010]

@@PsychoDiesel48 Same here man, same here

[@twanhams2635]

I thought he would come back later like any other anime, but only at episode 20 I thought he was truly gone

[@drag0fek0]

I was in fucking tears in tgat moment

[@SpyralKing]

one of the saddest moments in all of fiction for me definitly

[@LatteSoul3603]

ROW ROW FIGHT THA POWAH

[@DreamEater749]

DO THE IMPOSSIBLE, SEE THE IMPOSSIBLE. ROW ROW FIGHT THA POWER!!!

[@LatteSoul3603]

TOUCH THA IMPOSSIBLE BREAK THA UNBREAKABLE ROW ROW FIGHT THA POWAH

[@wolfox7776]

Touch the untouchable, break the unbreakable. Row row fight the Power!

[@gabriellelala5383]

What ya wanna do is, what ya wanna do is just! Break the roof and you'll see the truth, uh huh!

[@PsychoDiesel48]

FUCK YES!!!

[@kidkatanatv]

As Jotaro once said: Yes Yes *YES*

[@kylepark6730]

As Melone once said: very... BELLISIMO!

[@its_Criminal1]

Di Molto

[@CounterMS]

Jotaro sees kamina's death : NO! NO! NO!

[@hmongpepper3340]

Tusk Act 4 once said, SPIN!

[@RickKouwen]

44:04 exactly Gurren lagann is anime original Any manga is made after the anime popularity

[@BascoDubs]

This

[@hmongpepper3340]

Right? We are used to it the other way around

[@Barricader4697]

So apparently Gurren Lagann was supposed to have a rotating team of animators and artists for every 3 episodes, but on episode 4 they recieved such public backlash, they went back to the original team for the remaining episodes

[@giogio51592]

yeah, also, after that one of the founders of the company quit anime forever

[@BardockSkywalker]

I Mean, Considering How BAD Episode 4 Looked, It Was A Good Call On Their Part To Do That

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

@@BardockSkywalker well actually it didn't look that bad. The fact is that (sorry if I don't remember all the names) the lead animator on that was this guy, who does a particular style of "limited animation" director Hiroyuki Imaishi likes really a lot. He's a guy who is quite infamous, sometimes with good reason (like "that" episode from 2019's Dororo) but many times he does a peculiar but not bad at all work (of course, based on the personal tastes, can be liked or not). For example, the style in Gurren Lagann episode 4 is weird to say the least, more angular and stiff, but animation wise isn't bad at all. If you want to see a anime where he really failed big time, as I said, Dororo is the thing to look for

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

@Kvothe Windrunner I don't need it, I watched multiple times, including few months ago. And while it's a style I myself don't like very much, it's far from horrible per se or compared to the rest of the series :) That said, it's not an artistic choice I, put in the same position, would have made. But after all, 1) it's just a choice of the makers 2) it doesn't harm the overall quality of the show in any way 3) the animation is actually good, and as for the more stylized angular simple drawing style, trust me I've seen muuuuuuch worse

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

@Kvothe Windrunner well that's fair, it's subjective. In my scale, there are really lots of anime moments or whole series that are waaay cringier (oh but of course you aren't forced to follow my scale), that's why I was a bit doubtful xD (like, for example, maybe I mentioned it somewhere here, a episode of 2019 Dororo -show I liked a lot- incidentally made by the same animator, where he reaaaally failed hard, there were some cuts and scenes that were really inexcusable)

[@Animus_Altia]

One of the best little details of the final Combination with Kamina is that when it shows the digital reading of the drill penetrating Kamina's cockpit, the human symbol representing his life signs was still blacked out. Even as he fought his last battle, Kamina was still dead, moving his own corpse through sheer force of will to protect his little bro and friends. Very much a Buciaratti-level feat. And without a lifeforce infusion to achieve it. Lastly, it's See-mone, and Vee-ral. And there is no mangaka for this anime. It's a totally original anime with no manga source.

[@netryusai6828]

Search it up, it does have a manga

[@netryusai6828]

And I'm pretty sure that all anime has a manga for it, except for maybe a few exceptions

[@Animus_Altia]

@@netryusai6828 It does, yes, but that manga was made AFTER the anime. It was not an original product that the anime was adapted from, but the other way around.

[@Animus_Altia]

Also, there are plenty of anime and manga that were made from Light Novels first. My major point of contention on this is which came first. And Gurren Lagann is a case of the anime being the original product, not the manga.

[@swaswj414]

@@netryusai6828 There are a lot more than most people realize, and very often they're among people's top favorite lists. Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Wolf's Rain, Code Geass, Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Space Dandy, Big O, FLCL. All Gundam series believe it or not, although I think some of their OVAs/movies might have been manga first. Ghibli films often start from books, but Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away were original stories, as far as I know. Then you have concurrent examples: Evangelion is a weird case where anime was being made first, but they released the manga first. Madoka was anime first, but the corresponding manga chapters were released very shortly after the episodes. In most (but not all) cases, manga adaptations or spin-offs followed the successful titles, sometimes within the same year. There's a bunch more, but those are the most noteworthy examples off the top of my head.

[@Muriuki34]

Since we're on the question of voice actors a lot in here, just a funny note : Viral's voice actor is also the voice of Link. Yes, THAT Link.

[@Muriuki34]

@Nio37 not that Link, go back, GO BAAAAACK

[@-Hola-2573]

You mean the "hya hya hyu hu huaaaaa" boy?

[@Muriuki34]

@@-Hola-2573 yup

[@zazbellum7350]

A few things because it might be needed. 1) Simon is pronounced like "See-moan" Like "TheBlackEternalWings" mentioned. 2) Ep 14 is part of the first half 3) Yoko is 14, we don't mention it either. 4) I loved this video and thank you so much for allowing more people to see the anime. You earned a new subscriber. I really like that you write/narrate as you watch the show and not after. A refreshing change of pace for these types of channels. But if you do a part three where you cover the show after watching it again or just finishing it that'd be awesome too! :D

[@thereallifesaiyan]

YOKO IS WHAT

[@kenkanifffromconnecticut3963]

YOKO IS WHAT!?

[@snaicproductions]

sssshhh dont say anything we will pretend like we did not read anything

[@kelinus9970]

Actually she is 18 the reason why they call her 14 is because of how their village calender works

[@Samocoptor]

The biggest thing about Kamina's death is that he literally comes back to life to avenge his own death, which is frankly awesome.

[@jakewoodhouse9817]

Ha! Did you think killing me would make me die!?

[@sozetsukokai9327]

Shirou: confused screaming

[@kenkanifffromconnecticut3963]

“A true man doesn’t die! Even if he’s killed!”

[@KertaDrake]

He even invented an attack that is beyond cool and left his little bro with parting words that would eventually result in him becoming the savior of the universe!

[@matthewnelson465]

Viral has a unique theme, by the way: It's called Nikipol, and he's the only villain in the whole show to earn that right. Really nails down his role as a rival figure.

[@Jmasterturbo2]

This reaction is filled with spiral energy These wins will be the Wins to PIERCE THE HEAVENS!

[@TheBlackEternalWings]

Hopefully you read this before recording for part 2, but his name is pronounced like see-moan, despite being spelled how Simon is traditionally done.

[@DeadHaremGuy]

Or atleast that's how it's pronounced in Japanese and the English dub just decided to keep it that way.

[@silversamurai0267]

Honestly, I'm willing to bet that the Mangaka chose an English name, but because Japanese phonetics pronounce it differently, the Japanese voice actors went with what sounded natural to them instead of pronouncing it the English way. You see, Japanese vowels aren't pronounced the same way English vowels are. In order to get the "eye" sound from Japanese vowels, you'd have to use "ai". And there aren't really any vowels that would make a clear "uh" sound in Japanese. As it is spelled, using Japanese phonetics, Simon would be pronounced Sea-moan. (As it is pronounced in the anime) The "i" makes the "ee" sound, like in meet, while the "o" says its name. I honestly think this is just a case of phonetic differences. It should be fine to pronounce it either way, because it's essentially the same name regardless.

[@laughingfox1606]

@@silversamurai0267 gurran lagann is anime original. There's no manga. Also in the Japanese script they wrote シモン (Shi-mo-n), instead of サイモン (Sa-i-mo-n), And all the dubs pronounce it as Shi-mo-n or something similar (like see-moan).

[@silversamurai0267]

@@laughingfox1606 After reading your comment, I decided to look into it a bit more. I take back everything I said before. It is, most certainly, meant to be pronounced the way that is, for multiple different reasons. (I lost my self-imposed bet. XD)

[@AnimeSinsNEW]

Sorry bud vid was finished back in June so Simon stays sadly

[@Bizzal1017]

The English dub is really good too should give it some credit

[@dtrain8530]

few times I'll say the dub is better. Yuri Lowenthal and Kyle Herbert blow it out of the park and is why I love Simon and Kamina so much

[@dragoninthewest1]

​@@dtrain8530I first saw it on Sci-Fi channel's Ani-mondays.

[@Twiska]

One thing I got to say. There is no mangaka. This is a studio anime. Meaning it's not an adaption of a pre existing work. It's all original. Some of the best anime are studio ones as they are fairly consistent. That is because the studio normally has a mostly complete story and vision from the first episode. Such as this, Kill la Kill, Code Geass and Cowboy Bebop.

[@Muriuki34]

Kill la Kill, no, as it was made by another studio (though roughly the same people as Gurren Lagann). However, Evangelion yes.

[@Twiska]

@@Muriuki34 I'm not saying those anime series were all made by Gianax/Trigger. I'm saying they were all made by anime studios and were not adaptations. And that they were not made by mangakas. Besides, Code Geass and Cowboy Bebop were both by Sunrise not Gianax/Trigger. I think you read my original comment wrong.

[@AnimeSinsNEW]

Wish it was, "nice video, must have take AGES to write, narrate and edit all on your own while also creating a Sins video simultaneously" but I'll take it.

[@ryanm.8720]

Indeed, the studio had a mostly complete story and vision from the first episode. Unlike the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy.

[@Animus_Altia]

@@AnimeSinsNEW I had a similar comment also pointing the mangaka thing out, but do want to clarify that the hard work and quality of your videos is ALWAYS appreciated.

[@eli-boy7473]

yeah, when you know that 13 episodes of wins adds up to 46 minutes of runtime then you know it's good

[@TheJaredPunch]

Believe in the Anime Wins that believes in you

[@21Raph___A]

Undoubtedly the greatest mecha anime of all time!And yes,I am aware Gundam and Evangelion exist!

[@wolfox7776]

It's about on par with Code geass for me

[@its_Criminal1]

The best anime ever period. Nothing comes close to it.

[@lefunghi6151]

Can’t wait for the second half. I never really got the feeling that people “dislike” the second half because everyone I know who has watched this Anime enjoyed it a lot. I personally LOVE the way they went with it as it just makes it so much more mature and still interesting while upping the scale a ton without losing what makes a good anime: The Heart of a story. One of the reasons this is on my top 5 list for ever!

[@truecooler21]

Your content will pierce the heavens. Hold true to your goals my guy.

[@dark_fusion1288]

Ahh my favourite anime :D:D Also Viral is an anagram for rival which is really relevant as you will see. Also Also this is an anime original so the manga was done after the anime blew up.

[@dukoth6552]

it should also be said that this series has a phenomenal dub, having the voice of star fire do the voice for nia was such a perfect fit

[@TheElricBrothers]

I know you mostly do the Japanese dub for these, but this is one anime I feel the english dub is so well done, especially Kamina

[@Alizudo]

And The Spiral King, and The Antispiral, and Viral.

[@Darko807]

Tengen Toppa Gurenn Lagann is the most "hype" anime I've ever seen Not even Dragonball comes near ne end of this anime It's just NGGGGHHH

[@its_Criminal1]

I agree for me it's gurren laggan (1) Jojo(2) Dragon Ball (3) My hero academia (4)

[@altname4742]

@@its_Criminal1 true

[@ADudeWhoDo]

You should watch The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

[@joshrees858]

As my friend once said "YES YES YES"

[@AnimeSinsNEW]

You should become a Patron and ask again

[@PsychoDiesel48]

That shit is HILARIOUS! A fabtadyic dub on Netflix too

[@ADudeWhoDo]

Anime Sins Sorry but I don’t have money so I was hoping someone who does have patron would get the idea to do that from my comment

[@joshrees858]

@@AnimeSinsNEW yeah I can agree with darth warth and I get that you need to make money idk love your vids and I hope someone who as your patreon ask for saiki k because I love the comedy in it have a good one

[@its_Criminal1]

My man Kamina and my man kittan had the two best death scenes in anime.

[@esteban8471]

4:57 My personal favorite scene from the first episode. The way Simon repeats Kamina's words to give himself courage, his scream of fear which then transitions into one of adrenaline and courage as he shouts out "Bro!"

[@kekero540]

I fucking cried when Kamina said “believe in the you that believes in yourself.” That moment REALLY hit hard at the time I watched it.

[@RogueGetsWashed]

We boutta do the impossible, we boutta see the invisible.

[@Alizudo]

ROW ROW, FIGHT THE POWA

[@Sonic171K]

When you just watch all of Gurren Lagann in one day. That tells you how good it is.

[@UltiverseProductions]

Just for the record, the final battle in this anime that you will cover in part 2 has two different endings, depending where you watch it. One of them shows a final mech form and the other doesn’t.

[@horn_hero]

i'm enjoying watchign this but GOD i'm gonna be mad when this episode ends when part 2 isn't out. i'm probably going to have to just re watch all of GL

[@McGrewer]

I know the internet is probably sick of hearing about it, but Gurren Lagann really is one of the best anime of all time.

[@someromaboo]

You can say a lot of things about Gurren Lagan but you cannot tell me that the soundtrack isn't an absolute banger in honesty

[@salvadorgarcia9897]

Oh yeah. This show. One of my all time favorites. Kamina might be popular but Simon’s character growth is something to love. Also Nia is adorable and Yoko is amazing. Plus here’s a fun fact, Leeron’s English VA is the same as Spike from Cowboy Bebop, Steve Blum.

[@DeadHaremGuy]

Simon's sub VA also voices Natsu in Fairy Tail as well as sings the first 2 of Fairy Tail's OVA openings

[@Alizudo]

Nia's English voice actress is also the voice of Starfire.

[@gabriellelala5383]

I SAW GURREN LAGANN, I CLICKED!

[@arianramadanov_s1teknikele418]

Kamina's death feels so heavy for me since how His Voice Actor screams in Agony while Kamina gets stabbed by Spear Gunmen.

[@MrNobo15]

I legit teared up when Simon snapped out of his funk

[@KoiPondDreams]

I teared up when this anime

[@setokaiba7995]

It’s by far my favorite scene from f the anime

[@TheEpicGnome]

Gurren Lagann is something truly and utterly special. I won’t say it’s perfect for everyone, but there’s something...intangible, something I can’t precisely put into words about the show that makes the characters, all of them, feel so alive. Gurren lagann holds my #1 anime series of all time spot, and I don’t think anything can shake that.

[@ismaxXxsaint]

I love how story tells us that dude at spaceship in the first episode is Kamina's father just by adding chain sounds in scenes with him

[@giogio51592]

well, it was actually supposed to be simon all along, but the director changed the ending while the show was being produced, so tehnically that first scene isn't even canon

[@BeyondBlue22]

@@giogio51592 Actually there's an entire fan theory that Kamina's father was part of the previous Team Gurren with Lordgenome and Father Magin. But they lost to the Anti-Spiral, then retreated to Earth, burying Lagann under Giha Village, where Kamina's dad went. It's why he was certain a surface existed, and why Magin already knew how to pilot a Gunman. It's also why Boota was dressed completely differently, because he regressed his own evolution to keep an eye out for Kamina. There's an entire post about it, I'd encourage you to look it up, it's fascinating.

[@giogio51592]

@@BeyondBlue22 yeah, i know about this fan theory, but it's just a fan theory, and having first few seconds of the anime being not canon just makes me giggle like a 10 year old every time

[@cherylmclorn8185]

No KILL ME's theory is correct because a fan actually asked the creators if it was true and they actually confirmed it.

[@dmann1982]

The only nitpick I have; His name is pronounced "SEE-mon".

[@aredjayc2858]

Yay!! He's doing the GOAT 32:40 It's called "Omaera Zenin Moete Shimae"

[@LatteSoul3603]

Nikopol is the intense theme viral has, but it is also very good

[@aredjayc2858]

@@LatteSoul3603 Indeed, I only heard the bit from the video, but I checked and it's Lordgenome's theme

[@Peterowsky]

"Person who seems to have only watched the last 5 years of anime being impressed by a 2007 episode doing most of the things they liked about modern anime... and being weirdly clingy about which voice actor voiced what" the episode.

[@lucamorgante8620]

4:25: alright everything’s going alright. 4:30: did he just call him Simon? DEUS VULT

[@sharkt9877]

The one thing I don’t get is the mech are designed for space but aren’t water proof? Even tho you have to be air tight for space?? Something else. I loved how the water general mentioned she was a good friend of the first general but it’s implied she was lying. But her last words were apologizing to him. Showing she wasn’t.

[@primustheprotogen3169]

Not me realizing that the intro to Gurren Lagann is one of the only animes that I watch that doesn't spoil most of the story in the intro

[@wildeyoung3943]

Gurren Lagann is an anime original, so no mangaka.

[@PsychoDiesel48]

A story writer is still referred to as a mangaka. Just like Anime refers to ANYTHING animated. Technically, even something like shrek would be "anime." So manga and mangaka works similarly here. Authors who wrote books and light novels are referred to as such but I do not believe he is mispeaking here

[@lensukunai2559]

@@PsychoDiesel48 so ur telling me shrek is an anime?

[@PsychoDiesel48]

@@lensukunai2559 by the definition of "Anime," yes I am. Anime literally stands for animation of any form.

[@tomas91375]

@Diesel M@Diesel Marcus nice stretch but probably just a mispeak. You are talking about the style choosing and about the literal meaning but i think wouldnt apply to these particular case. Shrek is anime tho haha

[@PsychoDiesel48]

@@tomas91375 Couldn't find any source for what an Anime "writer" was, probably just script writer. I thought I had heard the word mangaka referring to both before though. Oh well, honest mistake.

[@SomeKindaHero117]

12 years later and that scene still hits just as hard as the first time..

[@Unknown-qj9sm]

Wouldn’t the first half be up to the Spiral king fight?

[@aronder5764]

yes

[@AnimeSinsNEW]

No, there 26 total, 13 and 13

[@vanbrosko97]

@@AnimeSinsNEW fair enough

[@EmpressAaliyah]

The part immediately after Kamina dies pissed me off so extremely much. Simon is like 12 yrs old, and yet when Kamina dies everyone leaves him to grieve alone and simultaneously continue his duties as the (now) most important person on the ship. When he's breaking down and all, and his grief is causing the team to be put into danger no one stops to think "hey, maybe we should offer him actual help either physically in his every day tasks or mentally in comforting him. He is literally a child after all." But no instead they get all extremely frustrated with him as though he's supposed to be handling these issues like an adult which he clearly doesn't know how. Nobody else I've talked to got the same feeling so it may just be me, but I dunno. It just bothered me so extremely much that no one even so much as extended a hand to help him. They never even tried tbh

[@EzraGenesis1]

The wikia says Simon was 14 in part 1, so he was the same age as Yoko I believe, he was just super short. I agree with everything you said though.

[@ZakaZaRayo]

For an Anime that's Been Released Since *2007!!* this Anime Is Fucking Impressive and Amazing, Suprisingly GREAT Animation For 2007...Became 1 of My Favorites In A Matter of Months

[@kevooo3619]

Anyone else feel weird when he calls See-moan, Cy-men? Just me? Damn.

[@zecrome1977]

Here here! Even tho its a video I instinctively made an attempt to correct him, then realized i was talking to my phone.

[@thefgoguy2728]

Aww man love the video but i cant believe you watched it im eng sub Gurren Lagann has one of the best English dub but still a amazing video

[@AnimeSinsNEW]

Patreons picked sub, pledge if you'd like a say : )

[@fullmetalpotato1258]

Just want to say, loving the review so far. This is legit tied with FMAB for my favorite series of all time (if I count in the movie). But please start saying Simon's name right. Even in the dub they say it correctly as see-moan. Or Shimon works too. But dont say it like its spelled in english. Its just grating to hear and the only blemish on an otherwise perfect review so far. I just find it weird when people can't listen to how the characters say names and then they just proceed to mispronounce the hell out of them Also the anime is original. Its manga came out AFTER the anime.

[@gabriellelala5383]

After a few minutes of hearing it, my brain starting autocorrecting to the right pronunciation

[@AnimeSinsNEW]

Someone's not gonna be happy that part 2 was completed months ago 🤣

[@fullmetalpotato1258]

@@AnimeSinsNEW it's fine man, if its finished its finished. Honestly the fact that you responded means you know hows its said now. Which is good enough for me. Keep making great videos dude👍 P.S. I highly suggest checking out the movies. They abridge the series but alter the major battles at the midway and end points to be several magnitudes more epic

[@TheMixedPlateFrequency]

I been watching anime since the 80's and Gurren Lagann is a masterpiece.

[@Razsiel89]

This is my absolute favorite anime ever for all the reason you said in the video: great story building, amazing character building, animation quality is just top notch and music that makes your body produce adrenaline by the universe load. I really hope you'll do a part two!

[@AnimeSinsNEW]

Already finished : ) Naturally will release in a good few weeks though

[@its_Criminal1]

Don't forget Kamina the best thing in all anime is Kamina. Best character ever.

[@Ponch126]

Didn’t realize I watched this about a year ago. Anyways, you can find a lot of animation like this from the company behind the show: Trigger. They also are the ones behind Kill La Kill, Promenade, and BNA

[@lancejburns]

The track you're looking for at 32:44 is "All you bastards, get fired up!!!"/"omaera zenin moete shimaetsu!!!". There actually is an official AMV/music video of the song, but it's a canon prequel of the series, and will have major spoilers if you watch it before the end, so I would try listening to a generic upload of it until then.

[@epiccheeseman42069]

You gotta do Megalobox, amazing soundtrack, amazing fights that just make you want to bench press the moon.

[@Ponch126]

“Endeavor vs the Nomu” except the fact that Gurren Lagann came out 12-14 years before that fight was even written

[@JumbleMumble]

Watching Gurren Lagann and not watching it dubbed is, in my opinion, the worse experience. It's one of the few shows where the dub is just way superior

[@ami4755]

i watched that vid again to see how great of the master piece was felt the ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER

[@Cringe.-]

I just realized kittans costume had spiral eyes Foreshadowing

[@gunslinger1369]

How many frames are there per episode? You could just count those up and count each one as a win tbh

[@marleyjr00]

I swear still to this day Gurren Lagann has the best final fight in all of anime. Fight me,.

[@Spika94]

I really hope you do the movies too, or at least the 2nd movie. It is the same story, but it is changed up a bit, but the finale is just so freaking good.

[@jackmack4181]

Gurren lagann, The record holder of the biggest mech...ever.

[@someromaboo]

32:45 All of you get burned from the Gurren Lagan soundtrack

[@mr.raphael1507]

Kamina and Simon are just Diavolo and Dopio in an alternate universe. *Change my mind*

[@clue3107]

When in doubt make Gurren Lagann bigger that’s all

[@karamasan1552]

I did not expect this early of a christmas present

[@khaibest101]

If all of anime is 10/10 then Gurren Lagaan is 100/10

[@msbkaioken136]

Don't care if it is a bit late has to be said dub is better at least for this show

[@nuegas3951]

The 30 people who disliked this are Anti Spirals

[@rullocompressore1550]

Me: sees 46 minutes of Gurren Lagann Always me: GIGA LIKE BREAKER!!!

[@Yuri-yc2dj]

The second half will make you want to pierce rossiu's face

[@ThePhantom9495]

This series takes on a while new meaning if you look at it through the lens of it being a metaphor for depression, make me have to rewatch the whole series. Bit of spoilers but something that's hard to notice: One of the first things we hear Simon say is "All the lights in the sky are our enemy.." and one of the last things we hear him say is "All the lights in the sky are stars, waiting for us to meet them." Or something along those lines, translations and a bad memory and all.

[@jmenstudio7912]

Since reaching adulthood,Gurren lagann has shaped into another tone after my newest revisit. Before all I saw as a teen saw unlimited manliness, now however, I see the animated modern Shakespearean tragedy it really was. For a poor soul fought literally against the world, losing his idolized mentor, crewmen and family, and eventually his love of his life to save Earth. In the end, he gained unravelling godly powers yet has nothing to put his heart towards anymore, just a wondering lone wolf, a god that has no pursuit within the world that he saved. I love this anime to death but it breaks my heart every time I review this absolute masterpiece.

[@madb0g]

You reminded me of probably my all time favorite anime. After watching, I made sure to tell all my new anime friends to watch you video, then the anime itself. You do such good reviews with your unique style. im surprised this video didnt immediately hit viral...

[@bizarresilver]

The first anime I truly got into, clicked so damn fast.

[@xmosphere]

Very first anime for me. Ever since then anything made by Trigger Studio hits different. BNA was probably not amazing but bc the art style reminds me of KLK and GL its a 9/10 to me.

[@PsychoDiesel48]

@@xmosphere Same actually. I found out about it while browsing some trance music and Yoko was the background. I then found people talking about it in the comments and decided to dive in. Aside from occasional Toonami I had never seen any anime before. Especially from start to finish. After plowing through TTGL because I was THAT hooked episode to episode, I immediately sought out other shows to watch. Best way to become an instant Anime fan. Always my #1.

[@justlooking070]

You should have reacted upto ep. 15. Because thats where the 1st part really ends.

[@KoiPondDreams]

I'm so jazzed that you're so pulled into this anime. Reminds me of my first time watching it. Even now, I can't help but tear up at certain parts. Not just the sad parts, but the inspiring parts too. It's such a good watch and im truly in love with this anime!

[@aydenbedsole1656]

The correct pronunciation of Simon is SEE moe n

[@GameBreaker1055]

I am not the only one who kept looking up at the episode-counter getting more and more riled up as it counted closer to 8 and began shaking for IT to finally happen when the it was reached? Also, Kamina's phrase: "Believe in the me that believes in you!" is truly amazing. Kamina thought of Simon as the most amazing person and that Simon believed in him is what gave him confidence. And the same was true the other way around, with Simon believing that Kamina is amazing and that Kamina put so much on him gave Simon confidence and Kamina knew that.

[@LatteSoul3603]

I am 90% sure Gurren Lagann was an anime first, and a manga second. Not certain though

[@DeadHaremGuy]

I didn't know it had a manga

[@PsychoDiesel48]

It was an Anime Original. The manga was created afterwards

[@Mezchano]

This show is great from start to finish, it is my personal number 1 anime of all ever since I watched it back in 2010ish... there is plenty of video essays breaking down how masterfully the story is created but to me it's more than that it was a story I needed at the exact moment I needed it I don't know if it would be a stretch to say it saved my life, The only 2 reasons I can think people don't like the second half is Kamina's death or the escalation of scale in the end episodes of which I could argue for hours why those are important to the series as a whole... great video for a great anime

[@RickKouwen]

ITS HERE FINELY I BELIEF IN YOU THE YOU WHO BELIEVES IN ME IS THE ONE WHO BELIEFS IN YOU

[@charliekrauss4851]

Plz make part two asap but plz don't rush yourself this was my first anime that I have ever watched and u reviewing it gives me nothing but joy

[@AnimeSinsNEW]

Its finished. Will release in around 4-6 weeks

[@ShadowDancer1000]

Simon: pretty cool Kamina: dope as hell Aretenborough: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

[@ShadowDancer1000]

Also rlq how does this make sense if Lordgenome already fought in space with gunmen then how does it make sense that they need gunmen for gunmen to survive in space and underwater if the stuff already happened it’s like gunmen devolved

[@its_Criminal1]

This is the manliest and most iconic anime ever

[@Anti_Sleepy]

Actual title: Massive weeb complains about everything that he finds great in the first half of Gurren Lagann

[@AnimeSinsNEW]

Complains about? 🤔

[@AtelierMcMuttonArt]

Aah, an excellent choice! Once you're finished with the series, you'll definitely want to watch the two movies- Gurren-Hen and Lagann-Hen- that retell the story with some amazing major alterations.

[@justaguyonyoutube1141]

It's One of them an alteration where Kamina lives? Because I'd definitely watch that. Such a great character

[@AtelierMcMuttonArt]

@@justaguyonyoutube1141 Nothing like that, no- I think they keep that since it's such a pivotal part of the story. That said, there *is* a really cool nod at the second movie's climax.

[@fero_zetta]

I couldn't stop the eye juice once I saw Kamina's scene again... its beautiful and sad and SO meaningful...

[@netryusai6828]

YES I LOVE THIS ANIME, THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING THIS

[@PsychoDiesel48]

Same bro. Same

[@harmanpatel8692]

I am about to giga drill break that like button. Thanks so much for making this. Love this anime so much!

[@AnimeSinsNEW]

You're welcome!

[@FuzzyHeaerHi]

This was my first anime

[@sharkt9877]

Everything is good

[@jacobstinnett9792]

I love the detail of Leeron nodding confidently as Simon gives his speech. Like 'you tell em, son'. You just know he believed in Simon's inner strength the whole damn time.

[@adismoman3541]

Not Simon it’s See-mon

[@amegalodonwithinternetacce5863]

Its dub is far better then the sub so why do you watch it in sub

[@michaeldean2877]

I agree this guy is a sub elitist