themes: chihayafuru, tengen toppa gurren lagann, uta no prince-sama.
Here are three other themes I promised. With that, the community is officially opened. If you'd like to advertise, here you can find some banners you can use. I hope you will enjoy the community! In the next few days I will post another set of themes as well as a poll so look forward to it.
Our themes are: Chihayafuru, Uta No Prince-Sama and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
Credit for the first two sets goes to pinkified.
Akito Sudou
"At first Akito appears as a quiet and observant individual, as well as pretty confident or even arrogant. Some of his friends joke that the "S" in his name stands for sadist as he can be pretty manipulative when playing karuta. His tactics are meant to deconcentrate the enemy, usually by intimidating them but sometimes he uses different methods. Because of that, he can be considered as rather clever and intelligent. He is easily annoyed but usually stays calm-minded, like when he started to lose against Chihaya. Some characters see him as intimidating and mean but he appears to be more polite with his team members. He can be a little extreme in his actions at times, such as when he got mad at Chihaya not finishing her match or making a deal that if she lose, she will have to shave her head and being serious about it. Even so, he seems to consider Chihaya as some sort of a "friend" or at least an ally, despite his mocking attitude towards her."
Arata Wataya
"A transfer student to Chihaya's elementary school, grandchild of a master karuta player, Arata inspires Chihaya to take up karuta. He has difficulty fitting in at Chihaya's elementary school because of his Fukui dialect and passion for karuta, but Chihaya befriends him. His dream is to become a karuta Meijin. After graduating elementary school, he returns to Fukui to care for his grandfather. After returning to Fukui, he quits karuta because his grandfather died while Arata was competing in a karuta tournament to rise to A-rank. However upon her meeting with Chihaya during the nationals, he regains his resolve to play competitive karuta again. He's kind, quiet, pensive, introverted, caring, intelligent and serious. Usually calm, however he can be aggressive when provoked. Arata can be considered as shy by some."
Chihaya Ayase
"A determined schoolgirl who "possesses a remarkable hearing ability". She believes that by persevering in karuta, she will meet Arata again, and begins a karuta club at her high school with Mashima. While she is beautiful, she is considered weird; her classmates refer to her as a "waste of a beauty". She has been described as a "tomboy trapped in a supermodel's body". Chihaya is extremely childish, and when she was younger, looked very much like a boy due to her short hair. She has a pronounced sense of right and wrong, which causes her to befriend Arata when the other kids made fun of him. Her dream was to become the "Queen" of karuta. She's kind, outgoing, trusting and always means well."
Chitose Ayase
"Chitose is greatly admired by her sister, Chihaya. She is sort of self-centered, selfish, and unsupportive to Chihaya's karuta dream. She can be considered as spoiled. Due to her popularity and good looks, she is often her parents' centre of attraction, thus neglecting Chihaya. She usually puts herself before Chihaya but she cares for her sister."
Kanade Ooe
"A girl with a taste for the classics, Kanade is a quiet girl who works in a kimono store and loves all kinds of traditional clothing. She is very knowledgeable and passionate about the true meanings behind the One Hundred Poems and joins the karuta club on the condition that they start wearing hakama. At first she can come off as a little bossy and negative but once she joins the karuta club, she becomes a little more laid-back and pretty enthusiastic. Due to being one of the two who aren't experienced in karuta, she always tries her best to learn more about the game and impove as much as she can. Because of that, she has a very friendly rivalry with the other new member, Komano. Kanade is kind, optimistic, determined, honest and helpful. She tends to get excited very easily when it comes to things she is interested in, such as karuta, classic poetry or traditional clothing."
Shinobu Wakamiya
"Shinobu Wakamiya is the current Queen of Karuta, she is also the youngest Queen in history. It appeared when she was playing with Chihaya that she often feels as if her opponents were vigorous and active at first but on the verge of losing, it would feel as if she was back to playing karuta alone again. However, during her game with Chihaya she showed a furious character and stating that next time she would not let Chihaya take a card from her again. Shinobu can come off as rather arrogant, cold and introverted as well as a little devious. She has a love for cute things."
Taichi Mashima
"Taichi is from a wealthy family. Chihaya's childhood friend with a strict mother who tells him he should stick to activities he can win at. Smart, good looking, and mature, he excells at nearly everything he does which makes him the voice of reason in the Misusawa Karuta Club. While he sees himself as keeper of Chihaya and the less experienced members, he demands a lot of himself both in games and as a leader and can overthink even the most simple situations. Taichi's karuta leverages his incredible memory to give him a sense of which cards might be called next and the ability to out-think opponents. At some point, he is told by Nishida that he needs to understand and "feel" Karuta more than relying on his brains. He also has a crush on Chihaya but is hesitant to do anything as he thinks that she only has eyes for Arata. At times his jealousy can get the best of him, but due to the fact he's able to realize it fast, he usually ends up beating himself up over it. Intelligent, independent, supportive, polite, modest yet confident. He has proven to be a kind and loyal friend."
Tsutomu Komano
"An intelligent boy in Chihaya's class who is second only to Taichi in test scores. Often tied to his desk and anti-social, he feels that nothing is worth doing unless it makes you smarter, much due to how he think people only pay attention to him when they need help with school. However, Chihaya and Taichi help to convince him that karuta involves a lot of strategy and he joins the club. While not being good at losing, he becomes a little more relaxed through the course of the story. Quiet, studious, competitive, supportive, somewhat shy but with a temper."
Yumi Yamamoto
"A twenty four year old woman, the former Queen of Karuta. When we first meet her, she appears to be very insecure about herself and her looks. After she lost the title of the Queen, she lost her confidence and felt too much pressure thanks to the fact people expected a lot from her. Not having as much time and passion for Karuta as she used to, she lacked the determination and confidence both in the game and in herself. In the middle of the match with Chihaya, certain event causes her to remind herself what her dream is to her. After that, she became much more self-assured, stubborn and persistent, using her arrogance to intimidate and confuse Chihaya which causes her to win the match in a somewhat unfair way. After that, Yumi becomes a little too confident, as can be seen in the last match. Judging her enemy fast (mostly based on appearances) caused her to drop her guard and lose. She is introverted, judgemental, emotional and insecure."
Yuusei Nishida
"A rather tubby boy who is reluctantly often called 'Porky' by Chihaya. Once a top karuta player who had previously played against Chihaya, Arata and Taichi in an elementary school tournament, Yusei quit karuta after suffering a defeat against Arata and took up tennis as a refuge. However, Chihaya manages to remind him how he used to play for fun and he ends up joining the karuta club. He is very friendly and supportive, determined, hard-working, hot headed and very competitive. At first he can come off as quite arrogant, however it changes once he joins the club."
Cecil Aijima
"The prince of Agnapolis who was cursed and turned into a black cat. Full of mysteries, but there’s a hint of sadness in his beautiful singing voice. Often leaves enigmatic words for Haruka before disappearing. In the other routes he appears to give her some advice."
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Nanami Haruka
"Wishing to compose a song for her idol, Hayato, to sing someday, Haruka enrols into Saotome Academy. Prior to her enrolment, Haruka has no experience in reading sheet music despite being able to play the piano. She learned to play the piano from her grandmother, whom she lived with out in the country due to her poor health. She at times feels unconfident in her musical abilities, because she has had no formal training. However, despite her disadvantages she overcomes them with a positive attitude, hard work, and perseverance. Ittoki Otoya, Shibuya Tomochika, and Shinomiya Natsuki are the first people to make friends with her. Nanami Haruka is shown to be a shy, kindhearted girl with a love for music. She is dubbed as the Goddess of Music by Tsukimiya Ringo and Saotome Shining, because of her courage and her ability to give strength to everyone thanks to her music. She may be a slight klutz, but makes up for this with her perseverance and her strong willingness to help people."
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Masato Hijirikawa
"As the eldest son and heir to the Hijirikawa Group, he was raised in a strict environment, making him very serious. His way of thinking is a little old-fashioned, and he’s unable to show his real self due to his serious nature. Several years ago on a snowy day while Masato was troubled and in despair over the pressure of becoming his family's heir he happened on a girl singing with a group of children (It was Haruka, of course. How small this world is). He was so touched by her simple and pure act that he was inspired to pursue a career as an idol. With some difficulty, he convinced his father to let him enter Saotome academy, however in exchange he could only attend for a year and had to take over the family business afterwards. He seems to have some form of rivalry going on with Jinguji Ren, his roommate. He dislikes Ren partly because he is jealous of his "freedom" (Ren being the 3rd son of the Jinguuji family, thus not needing to be pressured to take over the family business)."
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Natsuki Shinomiya
"Another of Haruka's classmate, he plays the viola, though he used to play the violin. He has an extreme fondness for cute things, leading him to take a liking to Haruka. In the anime, upon his first encounter with Haruka he calls her Elizabeth, saying that she reminds him of his dog. He shares a room with Shou, whom he claims to be as cute as Haruka and is very affectionate towards him. He loves to cook but is very poor at it; his food makes everyone who eats it sick. He has two personalities. Whenever he takes off his glasses he becomes an entirely different person: Satsuki. If Natsuki isn't brought back, he wreaks havoc and has put more than 50,000 people in the hospital. Satsuki also has an unexpected talent for composing. Natsuki doesn't remember time spent as Satsuki."
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Otoya Ittoki
"Otoya has a bright, sunny and friendly personality, along with an energetic and positive attitude, making him well-known around the school. His love for music is stronger than his love for sports, and he is confident about his passion for music. He enters the academy partly because "singing seemed fun & interesting" but after meeting Haruka & hearing one of her songs, he falls in love with her caring, hard-working and "never-give-up" personality and starts to pursue becoming an idol seriously."
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Jinguji Ren
"Student in S Class, he is a son of the Jinguji family, making him rivals with Masato, who is also the roommate. He is a flirtatious, carefree person, unique and likes to try new things. He is a feminist of sorts, as he treats girls kindly. Ren is known to be very famous among the ladies and never fails to charm them with his sweet talk. At times Ren is showed to be selfish but very passionate when it comes to music."
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Ringo Tsukimiya
"The teacher assigned Haruka's class, Class A. He's a male idol who likes to crossdress as a female. In the game it is revealed that he was forced to crossdress to become an idol. Ringo is a very energetic and flamboyant person who likes to act in a cutesy manner. At first he might come off as someone who's really air-headed and not entirely fit for teaching a group of students, but on numerous occasions he's shown to be something more; for example, noticing Haruka's anxiety, sadness or confusion at times and trying to raise her spirits in his own unique way."
Ryuuya Hyuuga
"A fair amount of people admire him for his honest attitude, not to mention his undeniable skill has bought him many fans. However, he doesn't seem to be vain or fishing for popularity, being rather humble about his own achievements. Despite sometimes being rather tough and harsh in his teaching approach and expecting the best out of his students, Ryuuya truly cares for his students."
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Shou Kurusu
"Another student of S Class, he is nicknamed "ochibi-chan" due to his short stature, much to his chagrin. He's very cheerful, upbeat and energetic, and plays the violin. He can be very hot-headed and a bit defensive, especially when it comes to him being teased by his height. Roommates with Natsuki. In the game, he is actually suffering from heart condition, to the point he will collapse if he overexerts himself or gets over-excited over something. Because of this condition, his physique is rather weak. After seeing Hyuuga Ryuuya on TV, he is motivated to become an idol despite his heart condition and highly idolizes the man, who has become his teacher in Class S."
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Tokiya Ichinose
"Tokiya is a very cool person and considered a perfectionist. Hyuga Ryuya comments that his singing doesn't have "heart" which makes him frustrated as his singing doesn't seem to improve the least. He is called 'Ichi' by Ren. He seemed cold at the beginning of the series maybe because he felt guilty about what he was hiding, his 'secret' which is later revealed in the series."
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Tomochika Shibuya
"Haruka's best friend, classmate, and roommate. Tomochika is an energetic social butterfly, who is very confident and has no problem making friends, or speaking her mind. Her upbeat personality is reminiscent of Ittoki Otoya's, but she has a tendency to be more intense. She helps Haruka learn about the school, and those who attend. Tomochika tries her best to cheer up Haruka, because a lot of the students gossip about her in certain episodes, thinking that Haruka is a fraud, and that she got in on connections and not her music capabilities. Tomochika is an energetic social butterfly, who is very confident, and has no problem making friends, or speaking her mind."
Adiane
"Adiane the Elegant is the second of the Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals, and the only female general among their number. She is a representation of the classical element of water. She is good friends with her fellow General, Thymilph, though Guame jokes that they had a closer relationship. She implies this friendship was strong because both Guame and General Cytomander treat her as an inferior because of her gender, while Thymilph respected her as a warrior. After Thymilph's death, Adiane is stunned and vows revenge, volunteering to attack the Team Dai-Gurren when given the opportunity by Lordgenome. Though she refused his aid as she blamed him for Thymilph's death, Adiane recruits Viral after he saved her from being crushed by the Dai-Gurren after an attempt to execute Nia once she learns Lordgenome abandoned her. But because of her boasting and staking of her pride on the task, Adiane refuses to return to Teppelin until she destroys Team Dai-Gurren, using the sea to her advantage when the Dai-Gurren crosses it on its way to Teppelin. Having Viral pilot her Dai-Gunkai to drag the Dai-Gurren into the cold depths, Adiane engages in personal combat with the Gurren-Lagann in her Sayrune to ensure no interference. But the plan fails and Adiane attempts to take Nia hostage until Yoko disables the Sayrune's shoulder, leaving it opened to close-range fire from the Dai-Gurren's artillery cannons and killing Adiane instantly in the explosion. Adiane looks almost completely human, though she has a long, thick scorpion tail and a snake eye. She is intensely hot and impulsive, often letting her anger get the better of her and land her in sticky situations or taking out her frustrations out on Viral. Despite this impetuous disposition, she is extremely skilled, and is able to battle five powerful Gunmen at once outside of her natural element of water."
Darry Adai
"Darry Adai is a girl from Aday Village, who used to be cared for by Rossiu. She is Gimmy's twin sister and has a good bond with him. As a young girl, she was shy and quiet and used to cling to a plush doll, which she carried with her at all times. After the timeskip, however, she is much more confident and has left her old personality behind. As a Grapearl pilot, she is careful, calm and perceptive, and puts more thought and planning into her actions than Gimmy."
Gimmy Adai
"Gimmy Adai is a twin brother of Darry. When three new children were born into the village, the population exceeded its limit of 50, which mandated that two people be removed and sent to the surface. Since Gimmy and Darry had no parents, the village elder chose them to leave the village, however, Rossiu decided to go with them. The pair of twins have a very good bond with each other, and were often left to their own devices around Dai-Gurren, except when they were with older girls, such as Yoko or Nia. After the timeskip, Gimmy and Darry become important Grapearl pilots, often fighting together. Gimmy tends to be more impulsive and reckless, which sometimes puts the duo in trouble. After Nia vanished, Simon hands down Lagann's Core Drill to Gimmy and in the epilogue, he is seen alongside Darry, not only as commanders of the Grapearl squad, but as the new pilots of Gurren Lagann."
Kamina
"Kamina is a young man from Giha, a subterranean village, who dreams of leaving the underground and going to the surface, a place which he alone believes he saw as a child. Possessing a seemingly arrogant personality, Kamina is very passionate about his goals and will pursue them without a trace of fear, hesitation, or sometimes sense. This attitude often manifests itself in dramatic speeches which have the power to rally all those who hear them to his call. Kamina is rather protective and supportive towards Simon, always reminding him to believe more in himself."
Kinon Bachika
"Kinon Bachika is the second oldest of Kittan’s younger sisters. After Team Dai-Gurren’s capture of Dai-Gunzan, she takes up a position within its control tower, monitoring the radar. She seems to be the calmest and smartest member of the Black Siblings. After the time-skip, she becomes one of Rossiu's main supporters. After Simon offered himself to protect the city using Gurren Lagann, even after being sentenced to death, Kinon volunteered to pilot Gurren and rig herself with bombs inside its cockpit, claiming that she would detonate them, killing her and Simon in the process, in case of him making an attempt to escape. Later, it is revealed that Kinon's resolve to follow Rossiu, despite betraying Simon and ordering his execution, was not only the fruit of her feelings for him, but because she was also witnessing how difficult it was for Rossiu to do it, and the fact that he didn't do it for personal gains, but because the circumstances forced him to it."
Kittan Bachika
"Kittan Bachika is the oldest of the Black Siblings. During his first encounter with Team Gurren, he mistakenly confuses Kamina for a Beastman. After a certain event in the series, Kittan temporarily takes over as the leader (though self-proclaimed) of the team, but after Simon recovers from his depression, Kittan transfers the control of leadership to him.
After the war, Kittan became the Chief of the Legal Affairs Bureau in Kamina City, but starts to resent Rossiu when he sentences Simon to death and then allow his sister Kinon to wear an explosive-equipped vest to accompany Simon in the case he attempts to escape. Though he eventually understands the position Rossiu was in, Kittan resigns after discovering about Rossiu's plan to evacuate Earth using the Arc-Gurren, along a small fraction of the human population, and abandoning the rest to die, when the moon falls. Before leaving, he demanded Rossiu to return the Core Drill he took from Simon and rushed on his Gunman to deliver it back to him. Kittan is a fiery, reckless, and idealistic man who is utterly devoted to his friends and family and will not forgive betrayals. Despite his sometimes obnoxious attitude and eccentric behaviour, Kittan is brave, noble, and willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that his friends escape whatever dangers they may encounter, no matter what the cost."
Leeron Littner
"Leeron Littner, nicknamed "Ron", is the village mechanic of Littner, who is able to repair and scavenge the various Gunmen he and his group encounter. Quite knowledgeable, rather flamboyant, and unashamedly homosexual, Leeron was the first one to join Kamina, Simon, and Yoko on their quest to defeat the Beastmen. He has become the main technician for Team Dai-Gurren, as well as being in charge of coordination and communication between the Gunmen during battle from Dai-Gurren. His ability to learn and adapt is incredibly great, seeing as he once mentioned that he didn't even know how to read before becoming a mechanic. In part 1, upon first meeting Kamina and Simon, Leeron acts extremely flirticious around the two newcomers, using a rather graphic array of phrases when around them (he even confided to Yoko that he hoped Simon and Kamina changed their sexual orientation). Kamina reacts to Leeron with threats, drawing his nodachi and cursing him. Simon for the most part doesn't mind, but still regarded him with concern. Later in the series, Leeron pulls off of his attempts to proposition the boys, resulting in a more cordial relationship, and many times Simon praises Leeron for his work."
Future!Nia
Nia Teppelin
"Nia Teppelin is a mysterious young girl found sleeping in a capsule in the middle of a dump site by Simon. Later revealed to be Lord Genome's daughter, she learns the harsh reason why her father left her to die. She had no prior contact with humans except her father, though she is very curious, pure and innocent. Despite early misgivings from her lineage, she is quickly accepted by Team Dai-Gurren, much to the initial irking of Yoko, who later becomes a close friend of hers. During her journey, she develops a strong empathy for Simon and joins him in the final confrontation against her father. She has a running gag of rambling on incoherently due to her lack of knowledge of regular customs, with one example being her cell phone away message stating, "I am not here right now, well it is not that I am not here it is just I cannot reach my cellphone right now. Also, please try calling my house than my cell...". Despite Simon describing it as making her nearly impossible to understand, he also notes she always spoke warmly and kindly."
Rossiu Adai
"Rossiu Adai is one of the main characters of the anime and manga series, Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann. A boy from another underground village, Adai, in which the people worship the Gunmen as gods. A modest but intelligent person, he's the apprentice of his father, the village elder who governs Adai and performs its ritualistic method of dealing with over population by having people draw sticks with the winners sent up to the surface to die, Rossiu's mother being among those chosen. But when Gimmy and Darry were selected to leave the village, Rossiu is horrified to learn his father rigged it as they are orphans and decides to go with the twins and, thus joining Team Gurren. After the end of the war, Rossiu became Simon's second-in-command, always trying to make him act more serious about his duties as the ruler of Kamina City. However, in spite of his time with Team Dai-Gurren, Rossiu became a lot like his father and took Lordgenome's last words seriously, leading a secret project to access Lordgenome's memories and learn the history behind him and the Anti-Spirals. However, when the Anti-Spiralized Nia causes a riot across the city, with an angry mob formed against Team Dai-Gurren, Rossiu decides to use Simon as a scapegoat and overthrows him. Though he was the one who placed him in prison with the death penalty, keeping up a cold heartless facade in public, Rossiu lamented his actions in secret from all except Kinon. From there, Rossiu and his subordinates prepared a contingency plan by having the rest of the people to take shelter in the underground villages, assumed to be safe by the government, with a select few to board the escavated Arc-Gurren. However, when Leeron showed him that no life form, in the surface or underground, would survive the impact, which would render the planet completely uninhabitable for one year, Rossiu decided to change his plans, by filling the rest with animals and livestock, ensuring a chance of survival of them, and abandoning the rest of mankind. Earth was then attacked earlier than expected, and he had to escape with only half the expected refugees on board of the Arc-Gurren. Just when he was about to lose hope, Simon and the rest of Team Dai-Gurren came to his aid. One week after the Human Extermination System was stopped, Rossiu left a farewell message and set for Adai where he intended to commit suicide after settling things with his father. However, Kinon found the message and Simon rushed with her in Gurren Lagann to stop him, with Simon beating some sense into him and giving Rossiu the strength to keep living. Rossiu takes the duty of watching out for Kamina City, while Simon and the rest of Team Dai-Gurren depart from Earth to the Anti-Spirals' homeworld, having Kinon and Guinble assist him."
Future!Simon
Simon
"Though valued as one of the most skilled diggers in Giha Village, Simon is ignored by the adults and snubbed by the girls, who consider him disgusting because of his peculiar habits and odd smell. Lacking parental figures to help him mature, along with his fear of earthquakes, Simon is plagued by low self-esteem and has many cowardly tendencies. Even after his friendship with Kamina, he continues to act cowardly and doubts his own abilities. However, Kamina's inspirational speeches gives Simon just enough confidence to endure his fears and to accomplish something. In the beginning he develops a crush on Yoko, explaining why he often stares or acts nervously around her. Young Simon is also susceptible to bouts of intense determination, such as when he charged at the Gunzar (later, the Gurren) and the Enki. In Part II, Simon is thrown into a maddening, pervasive depression, driving him to be overly aggressive in combat toward his enemies. Although the entire Team Dai-Gurren is buoyed in low morale, Simon is particularly affected as he feels he is personally responsible for the tragedy that befell the entire team. His psychotic outbursts and pessimistic comments further isolate him among the Team, even as some members reach out to him. Simon's meeting with the mysterious Nia helps him come to a revelation about his own nature, leading to him putting aside all fears and doubts in favour of courage and confidence. He also manages to come up with his own original inspirational speeches, though some team members feel he needs some work. As an adult in Part III, Simon acts no differently from his child self in Part II, though he is considerably lazier. Simon is quite shy with love, having gathered the courage to propose marriage to Nia seven years after Part II. He is also revealed to be excessively optimistic and naïve, allowing Rossiu to character assassinate him and refusing to cease attempts to reconcile with Nia. Part IV marks a significant and abrupt change in character for Simon; he no longer has a driving desire to better the world, but is satisfied to let human life lead its own course. Simon hands off all of his personal responsibilities to his friends, and leads a lonely but seemingly content low-profile life well into the epilogue. He is seen beginning to say "Just who the hell do you think I am?!" when asked to open a coconut, but is interrupted by the boy and finishes his statement with, "Heh, I guess I'm no one."
Future!Viral
Viral
"Viral is a member of the Human Eradication Army, who regards Kamina as a strong rival since losing his Enki's helmet to the newly created Gurren Lagann. Though being among the more humanoid of the Beastmen, his DNA contains aspects of tiger shark genetics. He is extremely loyal to Lordgenome and the four supreme generals, and he does his best to serve them. He has a personal Gunmen called Enki while under General Thymilph, which mainly utilizes swords and a powerful head-mounted laser. Brought before Lordgenome, Viral learns the truth of the Beastmens' lifespans before receiving the gift of immortality. Though he believed it was so he can kill Simon with no fear of death and his new Gunmen Enkidudu, Lordgenome reveals that the immortality was to ensure that he had an eternal witness of the Spiral King's power. But Lordgenome dies in the battle and an astonished Viral disappears as Dekabutsu collapses around him. Years later, having protected some humans who wished to remain underground, Viral resurfaces and causes an uproar with Enkidudu, calling Simon out to fight him. He is later taken into custody by the Grapeals, placed in the same prison Simon later ends up as a scapegoat for the Anti-Spirals' appearance. Becoming a reformed villain of sorts, Viral pilots Gurren during the battle against the Anti-Spirals and seemingly gains his own Spiral Energy from being exposed to Simon's, seen in his Core Drill in the series and Tengen Toppa Enkidurga in the movie. It is also shown that his deepest desire is to get married and have children, but cannot do so as Beastmen lack the spiral energy necessary for reproduction. In the epilogue, he becomes the captain of the Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren and an emissary for Earth."
Yoko Littner
"Yoko Littner, the series' lead female character, is a young woman from the village of Littner. She has considerable combat experience even before her chance meeting with Kamina and Simon. In Episode 1 a Gunmen crashes through the roof of Giha village and prepares to attack the populace when Yoko, who has been tracking the Gunmen, rappels down a cliff whilst firing her electromagnetic rifle. Her solo attack disables the Gunmen, giving Kamina and the villagers time to seek safety. Kamina, however, chooses instead to make advances at Yoko and initially diminishes her combat qualifications on the grounds of being a woman, yet acknowledges "that lady's spunk". She decides to accompany Simon and Kamina on their quest. Despite their constant banter Yoko soon becomes infatuated with Kamina. She is also the object of Simon's naive crush until he discovers the two kissing. Although Yoko is the same age as Simon, she is very mature for her age and is the most rational member of the group. After the war of liberation, in which she plays a major role, Yoko eschews taking part in politics at Kamina City. Desiring to distance herself from her warrior past, she takes the name Yomako and moves to remote Koreha Island. There, she accepts the job of teacher at that island's elementary school. However, after learning of events occurring at Kamina City, and being attacked by two gunmen she temporarily leaves the island and breaks into Rinkane Jail to release Simon. After leaving the prison with Boota, Simon and Viral, she joins other members of Team Dai-Gurren and pilots the Dayakkaiser to pursue the war against the Anti-Spirals."
Our themes are: Chihayafuru, Uta No Prince-Sama and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
Credit for the first two sets goes to pinkified.
Akito Sudou
"At first Akito appears as a quiet and observant individual, as well as pretty confident or even arrogant. Some of his friends joke that the "S" in his name stands for sadist as he can be pretty manipulative when playing karuta. His tactics are meant to deconcentrate the enemy, usually by intimidating them but sometimes he uses different methods. Because of that, he can be considered as rather clever and intelligent. He is easily annoyed but usually stays calm-minded, like when he started to lose against Chihaya. Some characters see him as intimidating and mean but he appears to be more polite with his team members. He can be a little extreme in his actions at times, such as when he got mad at Chihaya not finishing her match or making a deal that if she lose, she will have to shave her head and being serious about it. Even so, he seems to consider Chihaya as some sort of a "friend" or at least an ally, despite his mocking attitude towards her."
Arata Wataya
"A transfer student to Chihaya's elementary school, grandchild of a master karuta player, Arata inspires Chihaya to take up karuta. He has difficulty fitting in at Chihaya's elementary school because of his Fukui dialect and passion for karuta, but Chihaya befriends him. His dream is to become a karuta Meijin. After graduating elementary school, he returns to Fukui to care for his grandfather. After returning to Fukui, he quits karuta because his grandfather died while Arata was competing in a karuta tournament to rise to A-rank. However upon her meeting with Chihaya during the nationals, he regains his resolve to play competitive karuta again. He's kind, quiet, pensive, introverted, caring, intelligent and serious. Usually calm, however he can be aggressive when provoked. Arata can be considered as shy by some."
Chihaya Ayase
"A determined schoolgirl who "possesses a remarkable hearing ability". She believes that by persevering in karuta, she will meet Arata again, and begins a karuta club at her high school with Mashima. While she is beautiful, she is considered weird; her classmates refer to her as a "waste of a beauty". She has been described as a "tomboy trapped in a supermodel's body". Chihaya is extremely childish, and when she was younger, looked very much like a boy due to her short hair. She has a pronounced sense of right and wrong, which causes her to befriend Arata when the other kids made fun of him. Her dream was to become the "Queen" of karuta. She's kind, outgoing, trusting and always means well."
Chitose Ayase
"Chitose is greatly admired by her sister, Chihaya. She is sort of self-centered, selfish, and unsupportive to Chihaya's karuta dream. She can be considered as spoiled. Due to her popularity and good looks, she is often her parents' centre of attraction, thus neglecting Chihaya. She usually puts herself before Chihaya but she cares for her sister."
Kanade Ooe
"A girl with a taste for the classics, Kanade is a quiet girl who works in a kimono store and loves all kinds of traditional clothing. She is very knowledgeable and passionate about the true meanings behind the One Hundred Poems and joins the karuta club on the condition that they start wearing hakama. At first she can come off as a little bossy and negative but once she joins the karuta club, she becomes a little more laid-back and pretty enthusiastic. Due to being one of the two who aren't experienced in karuta, she always tries her best to learn more about the game and impove as much as she can. Because of that, she has a very friendly rivalry with the other new member, Komano. Kanade is kind, optimistic, determined, honest and helpful. She tends to get excited very easily when it comes to things she is interested in, such as karuta, classic poetry or traditional clothing."
Shinobu Wakamiya
"Shinobu Wakamiya is the current Queen of Karuta, she is also the youngest Queen in history. It appeared when she was playing with Chihaya that she often feels as if her opponents were vigorous and active at first but on the verge of losing, it would feel as if she was back to playing karuta alone again. However, during her game with Chihaya she showed a furious character and stating that next time she would not let Chihaya take a card from her again. Shinobu can come off as rather arrogant, cold and introverted as well as a little devious. She has a love for cute things."
Taichi Mashima
"Taichi is from a wealthy family. Chihaya's childhood friend with a strict mother who tells him he should stick to activities he can win at. Smart, good looking, and mature, he excells at nearly everything he does which makes him the voice of reason in the Misusawa Karuta Club. While he sees himself as keeper of Chihaya and the less experienced members, he demands a lot of himself both in games and as a leader and can overthink even the most simple situations. Taichi's karuta leverages his incredible memory to give him a sense of which cards might be called next and the ability to out-think opponents. At some point, he is told by Nishida that he needs to understand and "feel" Karuta more than relying on his brains. He also has a crush on Chihaya but is hesitant to do anything as he thinks that she only has eyes for Arata. At times his jealousy can get the best of him, but due to the fact he's able to realize it fast, he usually ends up beating himself up over it. Intelligent, independent, supportive, polite, modest yet confident. He has proven to be a kind and loyal friend."
Tsutomu Komano
"An intelligent boy in Chihaya's class who is second only to Taichi in test scores. Often tied to his desk and anti-social, he feels that nothing is worth doing unless it makes you smarter, much due to how he think people only pay attention to him when they need help with school. However, Chihaya and Taichi help to convince him that karuta involves a lot of strategy and he joins the club. While not being good at losing, he becomes a little more relaxed through the course of the story. Quiet, studious, competitive, supportive, somewhat shy but with a temper."
Yumi Yamamoto
"A twenty four year old woman, the former Queen of Karuta. When we first meet her, she appears to be very insecure about herself and her looks. After she lost the title of the Queen, she lost her confidence and felt too much pressure thanks to the fact people expected a lot from her. Not having as much time and passion for Karuta as she used to, she lacked the determination and confidence both in the game and in herself. In the middle of the match with Chihaya, certain event causes her to remind herself what her dream is to her. After that, she became much more self-assured, stubborn and persistent, using her arrogance to intimidate and confuse Chihaya which causes her to win the match in a somewhat unfair way. After that, Yumi becomes a little too confident, as can be seen in the last match. Judging her enemy fast (mostly based on appearances) caused her to drop her guard and lose. She is introverted, judgemental, emotional and insecure."
Yuusei Nishida
"A rather tubby boy who is reluctantly often called 'Porky' by Chihaya. Once a top karuta player who had previously played against Chihaya, Arata and Taichi in an elementary school tournament, Yusei quit karuta after suffering a defeat against Arata and took up tennis as a refuge. However, Chihaya manages to remind him how he used to play for fun and he ends up joining the karuta club. He is very friendly and supportive, determined, hard-working, hot headed and very competitive. At first he can come off as quite arrogant, however it changes once he joins the club."
Cecil Aijima
"The prince of Agnapolis who was cursed and turned into a black cat. Full of mysteries, but there’s a hint of sadness in his beautiful singing voice. Often leaves enigmatic words for Haruka before disappearing. In the other routes he appears to give her some advice."
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Nanami Haruka
"Wishing to compose a song for her idol, Hayato, to sing someday, Haruka enrols into Saotome Academy. Prior to her enrolment, Haruka has no experience in reading sheet music despite being able to play the piano. She learned to play the piano from her grandmother, whom she lived with out in the country due to her poor health. She at times feels unconfident in her musical abilities, because she has had no formal training. However, despite her disadvantages she overcomes them with a positive attitude, hard work, and perseverance. Ittoki Otoya, Shibuya Tomochika, and Shinomiya Natsuki are the first people to make friends with her. Nanami Haruka is shown to be a shy, kindhearted girl with a love for music. She is dubbed as the Goddess of Music by Tsukimiya Ringo and Saotome Shining, because of her courage and her ability to give strength to everyone thanks to her music. She may be a slight klutz, but makes up for this with her perseverance and her strong willingness to help people."
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Masato Hijirikawa
"As the eldest son and heir to the Hijirikawa Group, he was raised in a strict environment, making him very serious. His way of thinking is a little old-fashioned, and he’s unable to show his real self due to his serious nature. Several years ago on a snowy day while Masato was troubled and in despair over the pressure of becoming his family's heir he happened on a girl singing with a group of children (It was Haruka, of course. How small this world is). He was so touched by her simple and pure act that he was inspired to pursue a career as an idol. With some difficulty, he convinced his father to let him enter Saotome academy, however in exchange he could only attend for a year and had to take over the family business afterwards. He seems to have some form of rivalry going on with Jinguji Ren, his roommate. He dislikes Ren partly because he is jealous of his "freedom" (Ren being the 3rd son of the Jinguuji family, thus not needing to be pressured to take over the family business)."
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Natsuki Shinomiya
"Another of Haruka's classmate, he plays the viola, though he used to play the violin. He has an extreme fondness for cute things, leading him to take a liking to Haruka. In the anime, upon his first encounter with Haruka he calls her Elizabeth, saying that she reminds him of his dog. He shares a room with Shou, whom he claims to be as cute as Haruka and is very affectionate towards him. He loves to cook but is very poor at it; his food makes everyone who eats it sick. He has two personalities. Whenever he takes off his glasses he becomes an entirely different person: Satsuki. If Natsuki isn't brought back, he wreaks havoc and has put more than 50,000 people in the hospital. Satsuki also has an unexpected talent for composing. Natsuki doesn't remember time spent as Satsuki."
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Otoya Ittoki
"Otoya has a bright, sunny and friendly personality, along with an energetic and positive attitude, making him well-known around the school. His love for music is stronger than his love for sports, and he is confident about his passion for music. He enters the academy partly because "singing seemed fun & interesting" but after meeting Haruka & hearing one of her songs, he falls in love with her caring, hard-working and "never-give-up" personality and starts to pursue becoming an idol seriously."
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Jinguji Ren
"Student in S Class, he is a son of the Jinguji family, making him rivals with Masato, who is also the roommate. He is a flirtatious, carefree person, unique and likes to try new things. He is a feminist of sorts, as he treats girls kindly. Ren is known to be very famous among the ladies and never fails to charm them with his sweet talk. At times Ren is showed to be selfish but very passionate when it comes to music."
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Ringo Tsukimiya
"The teacher assigned Haruka's class, Class A. He's a male idol who likes to crossdress as a female. In the game it is revealed that he was forced to crossdress to become an idol. Ringo is a very energetic and flamboyant person who likes to act in a cutesy manner. At first he might come off as someone who's really air-headed and not entirely fit for teaching a group of students, but on numerous occasions he's shown to be something more; for example, noticing Haruka's anxiety, sadness or confusion at times and trying to raise her spirits in his own unique way."
Ryuuya Hyuuga
"A fair amount of people admire him for his honest attitude, not to mention his undeniable skill has bought him many fans. However, he doesn't seem to be vain or fishing for popularity, being rather humble about his own achievements. Despite sometimes being rather tough and harsh in his teaching approach and expecting the best out of his students, Ryuuya truly cares for his students."
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Shou Kurusu
"Another student of S Class, he is nicknamed "ochibi-chan" due to his short stature, much to his chagrin. He's very cheerful, upbeat and energetic, and plays the violin. He can be very hot-headed and a bit defensive, especially when it comes to him being teased by his height. Roommates with Natsuki. In the game, he is actually suffering from heart condition, to the point he will collapse if he overexerts himself or gets over-excited over something. Because of this condition, his physique is rather weak. After seeing Hyuuga Ryuuya on TV, he is motivated to become an idol despite his heart condition and highly idolizes the man, who has become his teacher in Class S."
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Tokiya Ichinose
"Tokiya is a very cool person and considered a perfectionist. Hyuga Ryuya comments that his singing doesn't have "heart" which makes him frustrated as his singing doesn't seem to improve the least. He is called 'Ichi' by Ren. He seemed cold at the beginning of the series maybe because he felt guilty about what he was hiding, his 'secret' which is later revealed in the series."
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Tomochika Shibuya
"Haruka's best friend, classmate, and roommate. Tomochika is an energetic social butterfly, who is very confident and has no problem making friends, or speaking her mind. Her upbeat personality is reminiscent of Ittoki Otoya's, but she has a tendency to be more intense. She helps Haruka learn about the school, and those who attend. Tomochika tries her best to cheer up Haruka, because a lot of the students gossip about her in certain episodes, thinking that Haruka is a fraud, and that she got in on connections and not her music capabilities. Tomochika is an energetic social butterfly, who is very confident, and has no problem making friends, or speaking her mind."
Adiane
"Adiane the Elegant is the second of the Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals, and the only female general among their number. She is a representation of the classical element of water. She is good friends with her fellow General, Thymilph, though Guame jokes that they had a closer relationship. She implies this friendship was strong because both Guame and General Cytomander treat her as an inferior because of her gender, while Thymilph respected her as a warrior. After Thymilph's death, Adiane is stunned and vows revenge, volunteering to attack the Team Dai-Gurren when given the opportunity by Lordgenome. Though she refused his aid as she blamed him for Thymilph's death, Adiane recruits Viral after he saved her from being crushed by the Dai-Gurren after an attempt to execute Nia once she learns Lordgenome abandoned her. But because of her boasting and staking of her pride on the task, Adiane refuses to return to Teppelin until she destroys Team Dai-Gurren, using the sea to her advantage when the Dai-Gurren crosses it on its way to Teppelin. Having Viral pilot her Dai-Gunkai to drag the Dai-Gurren into the cold depths, Adiane engages in personal combat with the Gurren-Lagann in her Sayrune to ensure no interference. But the plan fails and Adiane attempts to take Nia hostage until Yoko disables the Sayrune's shoulder, leaving it opened to close-range fire from the Dai-Gurren's artillery cannons and killing Adiane instantly in the explosion. Adiane looks almost completely human, though she has a long, thick scorpion tail and a snake eye. She is intensely hot and impulsive, often letting her anger get the better of her and land her in sticky situations or taking out her frustrations out on Viral. Despite this impetuous disposition, she is extremely skilled, and is able to battle five powerful Gunmen at once outside of her natural element of water."
Darry Adai
"Darry Adai is a girl from Aday Village, who used to be cared for by Rossiu. She is Gimmy's twin sister and has a good bond with him. As a young girl, she was shy and quiet and used to cling to a plush doll, which she carried with her at all times. After the timeskip, however, she is much more confident and has left her old personality behind. As a Grapearl pilot, she is careful, calm and perceptive, and puts more thought and planning into her actions than Gimmy."
Gimmy Adai
"Gimmy Adai is a twin brother of Darry. When three new children were born into the village, the population exceeded its limit of 50, which mandated that two people be removed and sent to the surface. Since Gimmy and Darry had no parents, the village elder chose them to leave the village, however, Rossiu decided to go with them. The pair of twins have a very good bond with each other, and were often left to their own devices around Dai-Gurren, except when they were with older girls, such as Yoko or Nia. After the timeskip, Gimmy and Darry become important Grapearl pilots, often fighting together. Gimmy tends to be more impulsive and reckless, which sometimes puts the duo in trouble. After Nia vanished, Simon hands down Lagann's Core Drill to Gimmy and in the epilogue, he is seen alongside Darry, not only as commanders of the Grapearl squad, but as the new pilots of Gurren Lagann."
Kamina
"Kamina is a young man from Giha, a subterranean village, who dreams of leaving the underground and going to the surface, a place which he alone believes he saw as a child. Possessing a seemingly arrogant personality, Kamina is very passionate about his goals and will pursue them without a trace of fear, hesitation, or sometimes sense. This attitude often manifests itself in dramatic speeches which have the power to rally all those who hear them to his call. Kamina is rather protective and supportive towards Simon, always reminding him to believe more in himself."
Kinon Bachika
"Kinon Bachika is the second oldest of Kittan’s younger sisters. After Team Dai-Gurren’s capture of Dai-Gunzan, she takes up a position within its control tower, monitoring the radar. She seems to be the calmest and smartest member of the Black Siblings. After the time-skip, she becomes one of Rossiu's main supporters. After Simon offered himself to protect the city using Gurren Lagann, even after being sentenced to death, Kinon volunteered to pilot Gurren and rig herself with bombs inside its cockpit, claiming that she would detonate them, killing her and Simon in the process, in case of him making an attempt to escape. Later, it is revealed that Kinon's resolve to follow Rossiu, despite betraying Simon and ordering his execution, was not only the fruit of her feelings for him, but because she was also witnessing how difficult it was for Rossiu to do it, and the fact that he didn't do it for personal gains, but because the circumstances forced him to it."
Kittan Bachika
"Kittan Bachika is the oldest of the Black Siblings. During his first encounter with Team Gurren, he mistakenly confuses Kamina for a Beastman. After a certain event in the series, Kittan temporarily takes over as the leader (though self-proclaimed) of the team, but after Simon recovers from his depression, Kittan transfers the control of leadership to him.
After the war, Kittan became the Chief of the Legal Affairs Bureau in Kamina City, but starts to resent Rossiu when he sentences Simon to death and then allow his sister Kinon to wear an explosive-equipped vest to accompany Simon in the case he attempts to escape. Though he eventually understands the position Rossiu was in, Kittan resigns after discovering about Rossiu's plan to evacuate Earth using the Arc-Gurren, along a small fraction of the human population, and abandoning the rest to die, when the moon falls. Before leaving, he demanded Rossiu to return the Core Drill he took from Simon and rushed on his Gunman to deliver it back to him. Kittan is a fiery, reckless, and idealistic man who is utterly devoted to his friends and family and will not forgive betrayals. Despite his sometimes obnoxious attitude and eccentric behaviour, Kittan is brave, noble, and willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that his friends escape whatever dangers they may encounter, no matter what the cost."
Leeron Littner
"Leeron Littner, nicknamed "Ron", is the village mechanic of Littner, who is able to repair and scavenge the various Gunmen he and his group encounter. Quite knowledgeable, rather flamboyant, and unashamedly homosexual, Leeron was the first one to join Kamina, Simon, and Yoko on their quest to defeat the Beastmen. He has become the main technician for Team Dai-Gurren, as well as being in charge of coordination and communication between the Gunmen during battle from Dai-Gurren. His ability to learn and adapt is incredibly great, seeing as he once mentioned that he didn't even know how to read before becoming a mechanic. In part 1, upon first meeting Kamina and Simon, Leeron acts extremely flirticious around the two newcomers, using a rather graphic array of phrases when around them (he even confided to Yoko that he hoped Simon and Kamina changed their sexual orientation). Kamina reacts to Leeron with threats, drawing his nodachi and cursing him. Simon for the most part doesn't mind, but still regarded him with concern. Later in the series, Leeron pulls off of his attempts to proposition the boys, resulting in a more cordial relationship, and many times Simon praises Leeron for his work."
Future!Nia
Nia Teppelin
"Nia Teppelin is a mysterious young girl found sleeping in a capsule in the middle of a dump site by Simon. Later revealed to be Lord Genome's daughter, she learns the harsh reason why her father left her to die. She had no prior contact with humans except her father, though she is very curious, pure and innocent. Despite early misgivings from her lineage, she is quickly accepted by Team Dai-Gurren, much to the initial irking of Yoko, who later becomes a close friend of hers. During her journey, she develops a strong empathy for Simon and joins him in the final confrontation against her father. She has a running gag of rambling on incoherently due to her lack of knowledge of regular customs, with one example being her cell phone away message stating, "I am not here right now, well it is not that I am not here it is just I cannot reach my cellphone right now. Also, please try calling my house than my cell...". Despite Simon describing it as making her nearly impossible to understand, he also notes she always spoke warmly and kindly."
Rossiu Adai
"Rossiu Adai is one of the main characters of the anime and manga series, Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann. A boy from another underground village, Adai, in which the people worship the Gunmen as gods. A modest but intelligent person, he's the apprentice of his father, the village elder who governs Adai and performs its ritualistic method of dealing with over population by having people draw sticks with the winners sent up to the surface to die, Rossiu's mother being among those chosen. But when Gimmy and Darry were selected to leave the village, Rossiu is horrified to learn his father rigged it as they are orphans and decides to go with the twins and, thus joining Team Gurren. After the end of the war, Rossiu became Simon's second-in-command, always trying to make him act more serious about his duties as the ruler of Kamina City. However, in spite of his time with Team Dai-Gurren, Rossiu became a lot like his father and took Lordgenome's last words seriously, leading a secret project to access Lordgenome's memories and learn the history behind him and the Anti-Spirals. However, when the Anti-Spiralized Nia causes a riot across the city, with an angry mob formed against Team Dai-Gurren, Rossiu decides to use Simon as a scapegoat and overthrows him. Though he was the one who placed him in prison with the death penalty, keeping up a cold heartless facade in public, Rossiu lamented his actions in secret from all except Kinon. From there, Rossiu and his subordinates prepared a contingency plan by having the rest of the people to take shelter in the underground villages, assumed to be safe by the government, with a select few to board the escavated Arc-Gurren. However, when Leeron showed him that no life form, in the surface or underground, would survive the impact, which would render the planet completely uninhabitable for one year, Rossiu decided to change his plans, by filling the rest with animals and livestock, ensuring a chance of survival of them, and abandoning the rest of mankind. Earth was then attacked earlier than expected, and he had to escape with only half the expected refugees on board of the Arc-Gurren. Just when he was about to lose hope, Simon and the rest of Team Dai-Gurren came to his aid. One week after the Human Extermination System was stopped, Rossiu left a farewell message and set for Adai where he intended to commit suicide after settling things with his father. However, Kinon found the message and Simon rushed with her in Gurren Lagann to stop him, with Simon beating some sense into him and giving Rossiu the strength to keep living. Rossiu takes the duty of watching out for Kamina City, while Simon and the rest of Team Dai-Gurren depart from Earth to the Anti-Spirals' homeworld, having Kinon and Guinble assist him."
Future!Simon
Simon
"Though valued as one of the most skilled diggers in Giha Village, Simon is ignored by the adults and snubbed by the girls, who consider him disgusting because of his peculiar habits and odd smell. Lacking parental figures to help him mature, along with his fear of earthquakes, Simon is plagued by low self-esteem and has many cowardly tendencies. Even after his friendship with Kamina, he continues to act cowardly and doubts his own abilities. However, Kamina's inspirational speeches gives Simon just enough confidence to endure his fears and to accomplish something. In the beginning he develops a crush on Yoko, explaining why he often stares or acts nervously around her. Young Simon is also susceptible to bouts of intense determination, such as when he charged at the Gunzar (later, the Gurren) and the Enki. In Part II, Simon is thrown into a maddening, pervasive depression, driving him to be overly aggressive in combat toward his enemies. Although the entire Team Dai-Gurren is buoyed in low morale, Simon is particularly affected as he feels he is personally responsible for the tragedy that befell the entire team. His psychotic outbursts and pessimistic comments further isolate him among the Team, even as some members reach out to him. Simon's meeting with the mysterious Nia helps him come to a revelation about his own nature, leading to him putting aside all fears and doubts in favour of courage and confidence. He also manages to come up with his own original inspirational speeches, though some team members feel he needs some work. As an adult in Part III, Simon acts no differently from his child self in Part II, though he is considerably lazier. Simon is quite shy with love, having gathered the courage to propose marriage to Nia seven years after Part II. He is also revealed to be excessively optimistic and naïve, allowing Rossiu to character assassinate him and refusing to cease attempts to reconcile with Nia. Part IV marks a significant and abrupt change in character for Simon; he no longer has a driving desire to better the world, but is satisfied to let human life lead its own course. Simon hands off all of his personal responsibilities to his friends, and leads a lonely but seemingly content low-profile life well into the epilogue. He is seen beginning to say "Just who the hell do you think I am?!" when asked to open a coconut, but is interrupted by the boy and finishes his statement with, "Heh, I guess I'm no one."
Future!Viral
Viral
"Viral is a member of the Human Eradication Army, who regards Kamina as a strong rival since losing his Enki's helmet to the newly created Gurren Lagann. Though being among the more humanoid of the Beastmen, his DNA contains aspects of tiger shark genetics. He is extremely loyal to Lordgenome and the four supreme generals, and he does his best to serve them. He has a personal Gunmen called Enki while under General Thymilph, which mainly utilizes swords and a powerful head-mounted laser. Brought before Lordgenome, Viral learns the truth of the Beastmens' lifespans before receiving the gift of immortality. Though he believed it was so he can kill Simon with no fear of death and his new Gunmen Enkidudu, Lordgenome reveals that the immortality was to ensure that he had an eternal witness of the Spiral King's power. But Lordgenome dies in the battle and an astonished Viral disappears as Dekabutsu collapses around him. Years later, having protected some humans who wished to remain underground, Viral resurfaces and causes an uproar with Enkidudu, calling Simon out to fight him. He is later taken into custody by the Grapeals, placed in the same prison Simon later ends up as a scapegoat for the Anti-Spirals' appearance. Becoming a reformed villain of sorts, Viral pilots Gurren during the battle against the Anti-Spirals and seemingly gains his own Spiral Energy from being exposed to Simon's, seen in his Core Drill in the series and Tengen Toppa Enkidurga in the movie. It is also shown that his deepest desire is to get married and have children, but cannot do so as Beastmen lack the spiral energy necessary for reproduction. In the epilogue, he becomes the captain of the Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren and an emissary for Earth."
Yoko Littner
"Yoko Littner, the series' lead female character, is a young woman from the village of Littner. She has considerable combat experience even before her chance meeting with Kamina and Simon. In Episode 1 a Gunmen crashes through the roof of Giha village and prepares to attack the populace when Yoko, who has been tracking the Gunmen, rappels down a cliff whilst firing her electromagnetic rifle. Her solo attack disables the Gunmen, giving Kamina and the villagers time to seek safety. Kamina, however, chooses instead to make advances at Yoko and initially diminishes her combat qualifications on the grounds of being a woman, yet acknowledges "that lady's spunk". She decides to accompany Simon and Kamina on their quest. Despite their constant banter Yoko soon becomes infatuated with Kamina. She is also the object of Simon's naive crush until he discovers the two kissing. Although Yoko is the same age as Simon, she is very mature for her age and is the most rational member of the group. After the war of liberation, in which she plays a major role, Yoko eschews taking part in politics at Kamina City. Desiring to distance herself from her warrior past, she takes the name Yomako and moves to remote Koreha Island. There, she accepts the job of teacher at that island's elementary school. However, after learning of events occurring at Kamina City, and being attacked by two gunmen she temporarily leaves the island and breaks into Rinkane Jail to release Simon. After leaving the prison with Boota, Simon and Viral, she joins other members of Team Dai-Gurren and pilots the Dayakkaiser to pursue the war against the Anti-Spirals."