(More) Thoughts on Gurren Lagann

A day or so, I received a text from my friend Dre. For those that don't know (read: all except for maybe five of you), Dre is the guy who suggested I check out Gurren Lagann in the first place, the "random college adventures" guy, the Kamina to my Simon. So, when he said that my initial thoughts were a bit pedestrian, I stopped and thought about it.

I agree, wholeheartedly. And not just because he made me GRIT THOSE TEETH! a few times to snap me out of a funk. See, while writing the TTGL review, I was finishing up Wolf's Rain. But, now that I'm not bawling my eyes out like some of my fellow otaku did at the end of Angel Beats (a series which was good, but disjointed at times), I can give a proper follow-up to the original post. Besides, what good is writing about an unforgettable series in a way that's, well, forgettable?

(More) Thoughts on Gurren Lagann

7:43 AM anime, comedy, Gainax, Gurren Lagann, Kamina, Kamina Shades, parody, philosophy, Real Life, Simon the Driller, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, TTGL, wisdom

Thoughts on Kill La Kill

So, since I'm trying to go for a safe-for-work approach on this blog, you'll have to excuse me if there are limited graphics in this post.

Kill la Kill is what happens when you take Gurren Lagann, set it in a Sailor Moon/magical girl high school setting, and add in tons of fanservice. I mean, tons. It takes "Gainaxing" to another level in terms of its...bounciness. Here's the series in a nutshell:

Ryuko Matoi is searching for the person (key point) who killed her father. This search takes her to Honnouji Academy, run by the totalitarian student body president Satsuki Kiryuin and attended by Ryuko's soon-to-be-bestie, Mako Mankanshoku (who's probably one of the funniest anime characters I've seen in a while, just because she's always turned way up).

Mako, you crazy, crazy girl.

Thoughts on Kill La Kill

10:10 AM Gainax, Kill La Kill, KLK, Mako, parody, Ryuko Matoi, TRIGGER

Thoughts on Gurren Lagann

(This isn't an extensive review on the series, since many of those exist--and I try to do things out of the ordinary)

Thoughts on Gurren Lagann

9:28 AM anime, comedy, Gainax, Gurren Lagann, parody, philosophy, Simon the Driller, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, TTGL