In the distant future, humanity is forced to live underground in small colonies while the surface is controlled by the beastmen, who pilot giant mecha called Gunmen and kill any human who approaches the surface. In one village live to brothers, the introverted digger Simon, and the dynamic Kamina who dreams of living on the world above. One day, a gunman falls through into their colony followed by the warrior woman Yoko. While fighting the Gunmen, Simon discovers a small mecha and uses it to fight back. Simon, Kamina and Yoko go up to the surface and continue to fight the beastmen by combining the little Mecha, Lagann, with Kamina's stolen Mecha Gurren, creating the ultimate gunman warrior Gurren Lagann.
(Anime: 1 Season, 27 Episode, Finished. Manga: 6 volumes, still running)
(Anime: 1 Season, 27 Episode, Finished. Manga: 6 volumes, still running)
This...show...is...AWESOME on every scale!!!! I really can not explain just how fundamentally incredible this show is. Story starts out simple then evolves into this incredible adventure that gets more extreme with every passing second. The artistry is very incredible, mixing traditional character designs with flashing shocking colours and shames that become impossible to look away from. And the characters are awesome: the whole concept of this show is to ignore limits and just stand as big and proud as possible, which they do with breathtaking abandonment. It's like they thought 'lets create a bunch of characters that just say screw you to limits' and then made a series around it. And the mecha fights are incredible, unforgettable, extraordinary, extreme; the list goes on for several pages. This is one of those mecha series where the mecha ignore reality and just fight with super powers mega attacks - giant drills being the prime example here. I don't think i've done this show enough justice, but all I can summarise with is watch this show and TRY not to love it with every fibre of your being.
Rating
15/10 (because limits are for losers)
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