The series is also something of a tribute to Getter Robo and Ken Ishikawa in general, being written by Ishikawa's editor and "number-one fan" Kazuki Nakashima half a year after the former's unexpected death, and incorporating enough of its lingering plot threads note Most notably, the late-series moral conflict over whether humanity pursuing "the power of evolution" will cause them to destroy the universe that it can be seen as a pseudo-sequel to the (then) unfinished Getter Robo Āḥ. The show seldom takes itself seriously it could be described as the exact polar opposite of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gainax's other series about giant mecha. Thus begins a roller coaster ride of Fanservice, over-the-top fight scenes between mecha, hot-bloodedness, epic sunglasses, massive badassery, and mind-blowing heroism. ![]() and then by Yoko, a young woman with a very big gun, and very little clothing, firing at said beast-mecha known as a "Gunmen". then by a massive, bestial, robotic head. then by the roof of the village collapsing. ![]() While taking an unapproved excursion to see it, Simon and Kamina are interrupted by the village elder. One fateful day, Simon discovers a strange drill-shaped key and, soon after, a pint-sized mecha which responds to the key. His self-appointed big brother, Kamina, is a hot-headed badass who dreams of going to the "Surface" as his father did despite the village elder constantly saying the "Surface" doesn't exist. ![]() Lonely orphan Simon note pronounced "SHI-mon" in Japanese and "SEE-moan" in the English dub lives in an underground village, digging for ancient artifacts and eating pigmoles. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (roughly "Heaven-Piercing Crimson Face", also known as just Gurren Lagann) is what happens when Studio Gainax is asked to create a Saturday-Morning Cartoon.
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