Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Review
So... Still not sure if this Anime replaces One Piece as my favorite... viewing-pleasure wise, it's about the same as One Piece, to me, and the fact that it's rather short without a horrible-truncated ending (like, it doesn't end just to have an ending...) is an added bonus, so, it probably does. Though I don't know if the shortness counts in the criteria for such things... since being short has it's ups and downs.
The fact that it's short makes it so that it doesn't drag ON and ON like Naruto does... Things that happen just happen and end usually within an episode (though that's not saying there aren't cliffhangers). Also, though, it means that fight scenes aren't the same animation over and over again (like Naruto is) with really bad-quality-repeated-motions. So basically, the fight scenes are good, well-animated, and not longer than they need to be.
The story itself is interesting and has some intriguing themes... It's well told, I think, keeping you wondering about why certain events occur and such. It's also not unrealistic and optimistic in its promises and whatever. The characters in this story are amazing - you manage to get attached to all of them, even the side characters that only appear once in a while (or maybe that's just me being sappy).
It does get a little trippy near the end... but despite an initial unsatisfied feeling after the ending... I realized that the ending was probably the best they could have possibly come up with while keeping everyone in character and stuff - I just wish we could've seen more of everyone's lives after everything is said and done.
Emotionally, Gurren Lagann holds a good mix of humor and seriousness... Humor consists both of silly innuendos and off-the-wall, blindly-confident characters (Kamina) that actually remind me a lot of Luffy sometimes.
My favorite part, I think, is probably the soundtrack... there are some really strange songs in there, but they all fit the mood of the anime very well. It's an enjoyable soundtrack both while watching the anime and just listening to the music alone...
Overall, it's an amazing, short anime that's good to keep you laughing and crying and is great to watch with friends. Just don't think about the events TOO much, and you'll be okay.
The fact that it's short makes it so that it doesn't drag ON and ON like Naruto does... Things that happen just happen and end usually within an episode (though that's not saying there aren't cliffhangers). Also, though, it means that fight scenes aren't the same animation over and over again (like Naruto is) with really bad-quality-repeated-motions. So basically, the fight scenes are good, well-animated, and not longer than they need to be.
The story itself is interesting and has some intriguing themes... It's well told, I think, keeping you wondering about why certain events occur and such. It's also not unrealistic and optimistic in its promises and whatever. The characters in this story are amazing - you manage to get attached to all of them, even the side characters that only appear once in a while (or maybe that's just me being sappy).
It does get a little trippy near the end... but despite an initial unsatisfied feeling after the ending... I realized that the ending was probably the best they could have possibly come up with while keeping everyone in character and stuff - I just wish we could've seen more of everyone's lives after everything is said and done.
Emotionally, Gurren Lagann holds a good mix of humor and seriousness... Humor consists both of silly innuendos and off-the-wall, blindly-confident characters (Kamina) that actually remind me a lot of Luffy sometimes.
My favorite part, I think, is probably the soundtrack... there are some really strange songs in there, but they all fit the mood of the anime very well. It's an enjoyable soundtrack both while watching the anime and just listening to the music alone...
Overall, it's an amazing, short anime that's good to keep you laughing and crying and is great to watch with friends. Just don't think about the events TOO much, and you'll be okay.