TTGL Comic Anthology 2
SO THIS CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY AND IT'S PRETTY BEAUTIFUL
I NEED TO SHARE WITH SOMEONE, so come, join me as I attempt to relate the exciting tales of officially released post-timeskip doujinshi. The icon is related! There will obviously be some spoilers, but most of this is just crack so IT DOESN'T MUCH MATTER. My Japanese is not the best so don't trust me for a full translation. However, these are pretty step-by-step summaries, so this post is FAIRLY HUGE.
In the Valley Between Man and Beast
...okay, this one isn't crack.
There's a violent protest against the construction of Kamina City. Simon is in Gurren-Lagann trying to calm people down, with little success. Viral appears, ready to fight! His dream waifu and daughter are there, cowering from the crowd off to the side, and he takes notice of them, which apparently distracts him a bit too much--as Enkidudu is taken down by soldiers, despite Simon's cries for them to stop, Viral is knocked out of the Gunman and loses consciousness. He sees a vision of Kamina before waking up to Simon pouring a canteen out on him. Simon attempts to be cordial and give Viral some of his food, but Viral refuses. Simon explains that they're trying to create a new light, but Viral states that there is no light in this world. There's more of this metaphorical talk, but in the end Simon concludes that if Viral is surrounded by darkness, he himself should shine. Viral refuses to return with him to Kamina City... but after Simon leaves, the dream daughter-girl offers him a flower, which he accepts... his thoughts ending on a more optimistic note. :3
Because I'm Your Brother!
Kinon is standing on a balcony alone. Kittan walks up, commenting on how it's rare to see her alone like this, not with Rossiu or working. Kinon basically goes on some emo ramblings, and when Kittan suggests visiting Kiyoh and Kiyal, she gets to the heart of the matter--she can't go meet them, because she hasn't gone to see them in so long and didn't even contact them when they went on the Ark-Gurren. She wouldn't know what to do.
Kittan smacks her, very loudly calls her an idiot, and tells her it's BECAUSE she hasn't gone to see them in so long that she ought to go see them. He grabs her into a piggyback ride, carries her off, and then borrows a nakibashiri for them both to ride, barging straight through Kamina City with BATTLE CRIES. At first Kinon protests, omg you can't just ride a nakibashiri through the city what are you doing, but since Kittan just keeps yelling she joins in. 8|
Kinon is really scared to meet with her sisters, and Kiyal does make a loud fuss about it, but afterwards goes straight into asking her if she's been eating and sleeping well and it looks like you have rings under your eyes and you've lost weight what's with that >( Kiyoh comes in, welcomes her home, and introduces her to Anne. Kiyoh hands the baby over despite Kinon's protests... Kinon is dumbfounded for a moment, then has a sudden flashback to the launch of the Ark-Gurren and starts crying, which causes Anne to cry. The scene then cuts to the end of the day as Kittan is going home--he mentions to Kiyoh that while Kinon has changed a lot, she still looks the same as in the past when she's sleeping. Sure enough, Kinon is asleep with Anne and Kiyal. ♥
That Which Will Inherit Tomorrow
This takes place right after Simon and Viral team up to take on the moon! While they're still on Earth. It starts from that super UST-ful scene where Simon's like "You think you can ride Gurren?" "YEAH I THINK I CAN." ...However, in this version, Simon declares that before he's allowed on, he has to help compose a speech for them to introduce themselves. He brings out a FUCKING HUGE book of kanji he likes that he's been preparing for such an occasion for seven years as he's learned to read and write. Viral plays the straight man for a bit, but eventually agrees. They're browsing through when Yoko tells them to HURRY IT UP ALREADY. She shoots at them for a bit to give them incentive... and accidentally shoots Viral straight through the head.
VIRAL: ow that hurt :(
SIMON: You really don't die, do you...
Anyway, it ends with the lead-in to their famous shukumei gattai in space.
A Light Day ...okay no I don't know how to translate this rly
Kiyal comes back from shopping--and unexpectedly, there's Kinon, eating with Kiyoh! Kiyal is confused since Kinon never comes to visit, but it turns out Kinon just wanted to speak with Kiyoh a bit and see how they were doing, and she really has to get back to work now bye. Kiyal is pissed off, because HEY WHAT ABOUT ME!? She pouts to herself while doing the laundry, mumblegrumble Kinon is a loser she's been brainwashed by Rossiu >( >( ...and then she gets kind of emo because she thinks she might be the only one who hasn't changed.
Meanwhile, Kinon starts setting out... But Kiyoh brings up the matter of Kiyal. Who conveniently is now loudly stringing insults. They investigate from the bushes, and find Kiyal has now created a Rossiu doll that she is stomping into the ground. Kinon originally has a "WH... WHAT" reaction but keeps listening long enough to hear Kiyal start crying and wishing everything could go back to seven years ago, and that Kittan and Kinon could come back so they could all be together. Kinon decides that she doesn't need to go back to work, and makes plans to spend the night and go shopping with her sisters.
A Legendary Man
Right before everyone sets off on Space Adventures, Simon and Kittan are showing Viral and Yoko around Kamina City! The focus all seems to be on Kamina. The Kamina statue was righted by the Gurren-dan's gunmen! Then they start showing off all the cheesy marketing products with Kamina plastered over them. Figures, keychains, videos, curry, bread, the works! They also flip through a storybook which goes basically as follows:
Kamina-kun of Jiiha Village lost some of his money on his way to an errand. Just when he's given up finding it, a goddess (played by Nia) asks him whether he lost the small amount or the large amount. Kamina tells the truth and says it was the small amount. The goddess was so pleased with his honesty he was awarded with GURREN-LAGANN and THAT'S HOW HE BECAME A HERO OF THE PEOPLE, THE END.
VIRAL: ...WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS ERRAND!?
KITTAN: !! You're right! Somewhere in there he forgot about it!
SIMON: ...well it's aniki so I wouldn't be surprised
YOKO: Hey! What are you talking about! Kamina... would totally do that wouldn't he
SIMON: Yeah.
KITTAN: Totally.
VIRAL: He would.
There's also a picture of Yoko's idea for the statue, which was Kamina in a bishounen pose. SPEAKING OF THE STATUE, they finally go to eat lunch by the statue but overhear a rumor while there. If a couple sits on the benches around the statue together, the statue starts crying blood and a creepy voice murmurs "TEN TIMES BETTER..." Suddenly lunch isn't so fun. ...Also, Yoko mutters an apology. 8(
Rest for the Warrior
Leeron explains that they need some time to prepare before they can head off into space, so Simon grabs Viral. Kiyoh and Dayakka have somewhere to go, and Kiyal won't get back until late, so they need someone to watch Anne. Even though neither Simon nor Viral have babysitting experience, Simon volunteers the both of them. As soon as they begin, Simon gets a call and has to run off--turns out he was planning on leaving Viral to babysit all along, because HE BELIEVES IN HIM! Anyway, Viral and Anne end up playing horsey and changing diapers and playing with blocks and all sorts of adorable things. There's a sudden attack outside and Viral stays inside and protects Anne, and goes off on a mental tangent about how he wants to protect people. Dayakka, Kiyoh, and Simon return to find Viral asleep with Anne and a teddy bear. :3
Full-Out Violence with the Cute Little Sister
The story opens very ominously. "DAAAAYAAAAKKAAAAAA!!!!" calls Kittan as he clings to his friend in desperate need of saving or protection or OH GOD HERE SHE COMES--Kinon comes full of EXAGGERATED RAGE and starts telling Kittan to choose his preferred method of horrible death... before crying and saying she hates him. She leaves in tears and Kittan is left to explain the situation to Dayakka. He doesn't know what happened! All he did was talk with Rossiu and chat about Kiyoh's pregnancy, and also on the subject hey Kinon remember your first period ahaha--
STOP! Dayakka interrupts, clearly realizing his MISTAKE and telling Kittan frankly that he's not supposed to say that sort of thing in front of Rossiu no matter how relevant it is.
KITTAN: What's Rossiu got to do with it?
DAYAKKA: You're dense, aren't you? Did you not notice? Kinon likes Rossiu.
KITTAN: .......
KITTAN: ...Eh?
KITTAN: ..............
Kittan goes off on a crazy sequence of facial expressions and actions that I will never be able to capture. After flailing a bit he decides that all he has to do is deal with Rossiu. Poor Dayakka has to play the straight man through all of this, but KITTAN CANNOT BE STOPPED.
Cut to Kinon and Rossiu, walking alone. Kinon laments that her brother just can't seem to let go and it's like he's a father unwilling to let his daughter leave the house. Rossiu says something about--I'm not sure how to translate this effectively, but he says that perhaps he should postpone his pursuit in order to give Kittan some peace of mind... causing Kinon to blushhh and start to ask for an explanation... So of course this is where Kittan comes in with weapons in each hand telling that Forehead bastard to GET AWAY FROM KINOOONNNN. Kinon politely asks Rossiu if she may be excused with a very murderous smile, cut to post-comedic violence, and Kittan is awoken by Kiyal, to whom he CLINGS while stating that she's THE ONLY ONE LEFT. ;_;
If You Become a Star
Kittan treats Simon and many of the others to a relaxing trip... to a bar packed with women flirting with them. Simon protests that he has Nia! He doesn't need this! But Kittan tells him to relax and have fun, and eventually Simon gets wasted. After throwing off his shirt, he hugs Darry, proclaims she will be worth it in five more years, and turns around to plant himself in Yoko's chest and grope her a lot while proclaiming that THIS is where it's at. In the middle of this, he starts to come to his senses, starts thinking about Nia, and then goes "wait where am I--Y-YOKO!!?" Yoko shoots him out the ceiling. Nia sits far away, looking at the sky...
NIA: Ah, what a pretty shooting star... I wonder if Simon is watching it :)
Kindness, Please
This is a series of one-page one-shots!
-"Oh, Aniki-san has some snot!" A flying raccoon making a nest in the Kamina statue's nose prompts this reaction.
-Simon... has some bizarre vision of using Lagann to gattai with the Kamina statue
-Rossiu rejects Nia's lunch by lying and saying he has severe indigestion. So when Nia comes and makes him a special tailor-made lunch for his condition, he is forced to eat it all. 8(
-Some weird cute thing where Simon tries to win Nia back from the Anti-Spirals with "Come on, it's okay~ OH NIA, SOMETIMES I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING~♥" "No gtfo 8|"
-Rossiu starts nodding off in the middle of work and collapses on Genome. Genome sings a terrifying lullaby which wakes him back up.
-In Viral's dream world, his waifu suddenly turns into Adiane. And his daughter into chibi-Adiane. "I was having a dream of a harsh world..."
-SIMON: GOD I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE ANTI-SPIRAL GUY, FIRST JUST CLOSE YOUR MOUTH AND WIPE OFF THAT DROOL ALREADY
-"It's--It's not drool!" "Then what is it? Is it a cut? If that is so, your food will all fall out!" "DON'T DO THAT TO NIA'S FOOOOOD!!"
If You're a Man!
This is, FYI, the story that this icon comes from.
Zoushi hands Kittan an ero magazine. Kittan flips through... and finds a special with photographs taken of his sisters (nothing perverted, but it is in a perverted magazine, so). This naturally sends Kittan into RIGHTEOUS RAAAAAGE and he will TRACK DOWN THOSE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE AND MAKE THEM PAY!!! He goes to see our fair leaders. Rossiu agrees to track down and accuse the people in charge for publishing photographs without permission. Kittan gets really buddy-buddy to show his gratitude which makes Rossiu all "please get off of me Kittan-san :|"
Rossiu, Simon, and Kittan end up going to Kittan's place to talk about regulating publications. Rossiu is concerned about the rising number of pornographic books and films that objectify women, and asks Kittan to urge the courts to get to the bottom of the industry. Kittan agrees, and Rossiu is relieved that such 'harmful books' will be swept out. Kittan suddenly gets confused at the phrase "harmful books" in regards to pornographic ones--when Rossiu very sternly asks him if he reads them, he says they're his favorite! And all men read them, right? Simon goes off into shoujo bubble land while saying he doesn't really need them, since he has Nia... And Rossiu flat-out says "I do not read them."
Somehow, this goes into Simon and Kittan remarking that Rossiu's quite the prude, and won't even be seen swimming. SUSPICIOUS... they both say, and start attempting to undress him to uncover his terrible secret when a board falls on top of them both from the ceiling-- Kinon's here to save the day! Now with back-up, Rossiu lectures the both of them and says that technically he's already come across them in the restroom often enough, right?
SIMON: Ah! That's right.
KITTAN: I saw it too!
KINON: .........
KINON: How sneaky...
KINON: EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T SEEN IT AT ALL!!
[and here we have our absolute, shocked silence.]
ROSSIU: Er... Kinon?
KINON: O-Oh dear, did I say that?!
...and so it ends in brotherly rage. There's a lot of brotherly rage in this anthology.
The Headmasters
That's right! It's about everyone's favorite head inna jar! ALSO, JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY NOT TAKE THIS STORY SERIOUSLY EVER. There are punchlines every two panels.
Aboard the Chouginga Dai-Gurren, Genome is disgruntled. He has an itch! But alas, he is a head inna jar. 8( Though he's barely there, apparently he can still do things like feel itchy or sneeze. Simon doesn't mind scratching it for him, but it means he'll have to take him out of his capsule. Genome says it's fine, since he has enough spiral power to support himself. When he's taken out, it turns out he has a drill on the bottom of his head, like Lagann. A lot of fuss is raised over the poor disembodied head, and it's theorized that Genome must work as the Core Drill for the Chouginga Dai-Gurren... and theoretically it would work for Lagann too. But, you know, that would be creepy. And if it was used for Lagann, what would happen to the Chouginga? Just then Rossiu appears on the screen, saying that he's taken Genome's DNA and manufactured a whole slew of living computers! Kittan points out that it's only the Chouginga and Lagann that could use them and the rest are unnecessary. Rossiu is SHOCKED BY HIS STUPIDITY!
ROSSIU: Kinon... I have made another mistake. I must take responsibility for my actions.
KINON: Rossiu? Rossiu--!!
YOKO: ...what is he doing
SIMON: *UNIMPRESSED* I don't know.
Viral wants to ride with Lord Genome instead of Boota. Simon REFUSES UTTERLY. All of a sudden, the power goes out across the ship. It seems they've been playing with the head so long that the engine stopped! He's quickly placed back in... where he complains that nobody scratched his itch. 8| Leeron later installs handy gloves for this purpose.
What Are You Doing?
It's time for a grand event! The Gulaparls have been newly developed, and a competition has been organized to showcase their skills. A team of Gulaparls will go against a team of Gunmen in a long-distance relay race around the world! The Gurren Brigade, led by Kittan, will pilot the Gunmen, while the Gulaparl squad will be led by Gimmy and Darry--and also a mysterious Gulaparl Lady. In the stands, Rossiu explains to a curious Simon that he can't participate because the competition would be decided from the outset. Also, the point is not the competition and finding which is the best, but to showcase the abilities of the Gulaparls. A lot of traps and obstacles make it a difficult race. In the last leg, it's between Kittan and the Gulaparl Lady. As they're neck-and-neck about to reach the finish line, Lagann drills right in front of them to victory. Simon says he couldn't help himself, and besides, both the old and new weapons are great, and the winner doesn't matter! Rossiu and Kittan are not impressed. In the fuss, the Gulaparl Lady unmasks herself to reveal Yoko.
A Sister's Heart her Brother Doesn't Know.
This is mostly pre-timeskip, actually! Kiyoh is distressed. When Simon notices, she confesses her troubling observations: the more Kittan pilots the King Kittan, the more his appearance changes. Kittan returns and sure enough... his chin is becoming pointy just like his gunman. Simon doesn't believe it can possibly be the gunman's fault, and decides to borrow the King Kittan and pilot it for a while to see what happens. His chin is fine... but he briefly gets the pointy mouth. Kiyal and Kiyoh despair that since Kittan pilots it so much, soon he'll be completely changed... Simon suggests cutting off the chin point on the King Kittan, but they finally decide just to conquer Teppelin as quickly as possible. And thus, after the fall of Teppelin, the gunmen are sent to be destroyed, for KITTAN'S SAKE.
...and then when he gets it back post-timeskip, he has a sudden pointy chin relapse.
Viral-san's Family Situation
DAUGHTER: Papa, I love you~♥
VIRAL: Papa loves you too, my angel!
It's fluffy dreamworld! How adorable! How teeth-rotting! And the rest of our brave space crusaders have to stand in the background and stomach it. Why are they there, you ask? Well, he was taking too long, so they all had to come get him. Viral obviously wants to stay, but the others are fed up (Yoko enough to hold his daughter at gunpoint and tell him to stop resisting if he values his dream-daughter's life). Anyway, eventually everyone calms down, Simon introduces himself to Viral's wife as his best friend, and they all go inside the house... only to find that is the girliest house ever. Dolls, printed heart pillows, mugs with cute paw prints, matching sweaters with hearts that Viral knit himself... I believe Simon calls Viral a 'reverse heroine'. Dayakka tells everyone to stop making fun of poor Viral and let him have his happiness, and everyone apologizes and goes on ahead... as Viral is about to leave, too, his wife punches out a grapeopotamus for dinner. And thus Viral's dream ends on a sour note.
City
It's a fitting ending.
We begin right after the fall of Teppelin. Yoko asks Simon what he would like to do next. He replies that he was thinking of building a city, where all of the people once trapped underground could come up and live in peace. Not only that, but he's already thought of the name. Kamina City. After the initial confusion, everyone agrees, though Kittan says if that's going to be the name, it will have to be a grand city, so as not to disappoint its namesake. After that, plans start being made. Simon entrusts the design of the city to Leeron. Rossiu raises his hand and states that if they're going to make a city, they'll have to make rules--he starts making a long explanation, but Simon just says he'll leave that to him. And Simon? He'll make a big statue of Kamina to put in the city. That way, even those who never knew Kamina will be able to recognize his greatness.
Post-timeskip, Simon is walking in the square by the statue and overhears a mother and daughter talking.
DAUGHTER: Hey, hey, Mooom. Who's this big Onii-chan?
MOTHER: Aah. This person... It's Kamina. The cornerstone of this city.
I NEED TO SHARE WITH SOMEONE, so come, join me as I attempt to relate the exciting tales of officially released post-timeskip doujinshi. The icon is related! There will obviously be some spoilers, but most of this is just crack so IT DOESN'T MUCH MATTER. My Japanese is not the best so don't trust me for a full translation. However, these are pretty step-by-step summaries, so this post is FAIRLY HUGE.
In the Valley Between Man and Beast
...okay, this one isn't crack.
There's a violent protest against the construction of Kamina City. Simon is in Gurren-Lagann trying to calm people down, with little success. Viral appears, ready to fight! His dream waifu and daughter are there, cowering from the crowd off to the side, and he takes notice of them, which apparently distracts him a bit too much--as Enkidudu is taken down by soldiers, despite Simon's cries for them to stop, Viral is knocked out of the Gunman and loses consciousness. He sees a vision of Kamina before waking up to Simon pouring a canteen out on him. Simon attempts to be cordial and give Viral some of his food, but Viral refuses. Simon explains that they're trying to create a new light, but Viral states that there is no light in this world. There's more of this metaphorical talk, but in the end Simon concludes that if Viral is surrounded by darkness, he himself should shine. Viral refuses to return with him to Kamina City... but after Simon leaves, the dream daughter-girl offers him a flower, which he accepts... his thoughts ending on a more optimistic note. :3
Because I'm Your Brother!
Kinon is standing on a balcony alone. Kittan walks up, commenting on how it's rare to see her alone like this, not with Rossiu or working. Kinon basically goes on some emo ramblings, and when Kittan suggests visiting Kiyoh and Kiyal, she gets to the heart of the matter--she can't go meet them, because she hasn't gone to see them in so long and didn't even contact them when they went on the Ark-Gurren. She wouldn't know what to do.
Kittan smacks her, very loudly calls her an idiot, and tells her it's BECAUSE she hasn't gone to see them in so long that she ought to go see them. He grabs her into a piggyback ride, carries her off, and then borrows a nakibashiri for them both to ride, barging straight through Kamina City with BATTLE CRIES. At first Kinon protests, omg you can't just ride a nakibashiri through the city what are you doing, but since Kittan just keeps yelling she joins in. 8|
Kinon is really scared to meet with her sisters, and Kiyal does make a loud fuss about it, but afterwards goes straight into asking her if she's been eating and sleeping well and it looks like you have rings under your eyes and you've lost weight what's with that >( Kiyoh comes in, welcomes her home, and introduces her to Anne. Kiyoh hands the baby over despite Kinon's protests... Kinon is dumbfounded for a moment, then has a sudden flashback to the launch of the Ark-Gurren and starts crying, which causes Anne to cry. The scene then cuts to the end of the day as Kittan is going home--he mentions to Kiyoh that while Kinon has changed a lot, she still looks the same as in the past when she's sleeping. Sure enough, Kinon is asleep with Anne and Kiyal. ♥
That Which Will Inherit Tomorrow
This takes place right after Simon and Viral team up to take on the moon! While they're still on Earth. It starts from that super UST-ful scene where Simon's like "You think you can ride Gurren?" "YEAH I THINK I CAN." ...However, in this version, Simon declares that before he's allowed on, he has to help compose a speech for them to introduce themselves. He brings out a FUCKING HUGE book of kanji he likes that he's been preparing for such an occasion for seven years as he's learned to read and write. Viral plays the straight man for a bit, but eventually agrees. They're browsing through when Yoko tells them to HURRY IT UP ALREADY. She shoots at them for a bit to give them incentive... and accidentally shoots Viral straight through the head.
VIRAL: ow that hurt :(
SIMON: You really don't die, do you...
Anyway, it ends with the lead-in to their famous shukumei gattai in space.
A Light Day ...okay no I don't know how to translate this rly
Kiyal comes back from shopping--and unexpectedly, there's Kinon, eating with Kiyoh! Kiyal is confused since Kinon never comes to visit, but it turns out Kinon just wanted to speak with Kiyoh a bit and see how they were doing, and she really has to get back to work now bye. Kiyal is pissed off, because HEY WHAT ABOUT ME!? She pouts to herself while doing the laundry, mumblegrumble Kinon is a loser she's been brainwashed by Rossiu >( >( ...and then she gets kind of emo because she thinks she might be the only one who hasn't changed.
Meanwhile, Kinon starts setting out... But Kiyoh brings up the matter of Kiyal. Who conveniently is now loudly stringing insults. They investigate from the bushes, and find Kiyal has now created a Rossiu doll that she is stomping into the ground. Kinon originally has a "WH... WHAT" reaction but keeps listening long enough to hear Kiyal start crying and wishing everything could go back to seven years ago, and that Kittan and Kinon could come back so they could all be together. Kinon decides that she doesn't need to go back to work, and makes plans to spend the night and go shopping with her sisters.
A Legendary Man
Right before everyone sets off on Space Adventures, Simon and Kittan are showing Viral and Yoko around Kamina City! The focus all seems to be on Kamina. The Kamina statue was righted by the Gurren-dan's gunmen! Then they start showing off all the cheesy marketing products with Kamina plastered over them. Figures, keychains, videos, curry, bread, the works! They also flip through a storybook which goes basically as follows:
Kamina-kun of Jiiha Village lost some of his money on his way to an errand. Just when he's given up finding it, a goddess (played by Nia) asks him whether he lost the small amount or the large amount. Kamina tells the truth and says it was the small amount. The goddess was so pleased with his honesty he was awarded with GURREN-LAGANN and THAT'S HOW HE BECAME A HERO OF THE PEOPLE, THE END.
VIRAL: ...WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS ERRAND!?
KITTAN: !! You're right! Somewhere in there he forgot about it!
SIMON: ...well it's aniki so I wouldn't be surprised
YOKO: Hey! What are you talking about! Kamina... would totally do that wouldn't he
SIMON: Yeah.
KITTAN: Totally.
VIRAL: He would.
There's also a picture of Yoko's idea for the statue, which was Kamina in a bishounen pose. SPEAKING OF THE STATUE, they finally go to eat lunch by the statue but overhear a rumor while there. If a couple sits on the benches around the statue together, the statue starts crying blood and a creepy voice murmurs "TEN TIMES BETTER..." Suddenly lunch isn't so fun. ...Also, Yoko mutters an apology. 8(
Rest for the Warrior
Leeron explains that they need some time to prepare before they can head off into space, so Simon grabs Viral. Kiyoh and Dayakka have somewhere to go, and Kiyal won't get back until late, so they need someone to watch Anne. Even though neither Simon nor Viral have babysitting experience, Simon volunteers the both of them. As soon as they begin, Simon gets a call and has to run off--turns out he was planning on leaving Viral to babysit all along, because HE BELIEVES IN HIM! Anyway, Viral and Anne end up playing horsey and changing diapers and playing with blocks and all sorts of adorable things. There's a sudden attack outside and Viral stays inside and protects Anne, and goes off on a mental tangent about how he wants to protect people. Dayakka, Kiyoh, and Simon return to find Viral asleep with Anne and a teddy bear. :3
Full-Out Violence with the Cute Little Sister
The story opens very ominously. "DAAAAYAAAAKKAAAAAA!!!!" calls Kittan as he clings to his friend in desperate need of saving or protection or OH GOD HERE SHE COMES--Kinon comes full of EXAGGERATED RAGE and starts telling Kittan to choose his preferred method of horrible death... before crying and saying she hates him. She leaves in tears and Kittan is left to explain the situation to Dayakka. He doesn't know what happened! All he did was talk with Rossiu and chat about Kiyoh's pregnancy, and also on the subject hey Kinon remember your first period ahaha--
STOP! Dayakka interrupts, clearly realizing his MISTAKE and telling Kittan frankly that he's not supposed to say that sort of thing in front of Rossiu no matter how relevant it is.
KITTAN: What's Rossiu got to do with it?
DAYAKKA: You're dense, aren't you? Did you not notice? Kinon likes Rossiu.
KITTAN: .......
KITTAN: ...Eh?
KITTAN: ..............
Kittan goes off on a crazy sequence of facial expressions and actions that I will never be able to capture. After flailing a bit he decides that all he has to do is deal with Rossiu. Poor Dayakka has to play the straight man through all of this, but KITTAN CANNOT BE STOPPED.
Cut to Kinon and Rossiu, walking alone. Kinon laments that her brother just can't seem to let go and it's like he's a father unwilling to let his daughter leave the house. Rossiu says something about--I'm not sure how to translate this effectively, but he says that perhaps he should postpone his pursuit in order to give Kittan some peace of mind... causing Kinon to blushhh and start to ask for an explanation... So of course this is where Kittan comes in with weapons in each hand telling that Forehead bastard to GET AWAY FROM KINOOONNNN. Kinon politely asks Rossiu if she may be excused with a very murderous smile, cut to post-comedic violence, and Kittan is awoken by Kiyal, to whom he CLINGS while stating that she's THE ONLY ONE LEFT. ;_;
If You Become a Star
Kittan treats Simon and many of the others to a relaxing trip... to a bar packed with women flirting with them. Simon protests that he has Nia! He doesn't need this! But Kittan tells him to relax and have fun, and eventually Simon gets wasted. After throwing off his shirt, he hugs Darry, proclaims she will be worth it in five more years, and turns around to plant himself in Yoko's chest and grope her a lot while proclaiming that THIS is where it's at. In the middle of this, he starts to come to his senses, starts thinking about Nia, and then goes "wait where am I--Y-YOKO!!?" Yoko shoots him out the ceiling. Nia sits far away, looking at the sky...
NIA: Ah, what a pretty shooting star... I wonder if Simon is watching it :)
Kindness, Please
This is a series of one-page one-shots!
-"Oh, Aniki-san has some snot!" A flying raccoon making a nest in the Kamina statue's nose prompts this reaction.
-Simon... has some bizarre vision of using Lagann to gattai with the Kamina statue
-Rossiu rejects Nia's lunch by lying and saying he has severe indigestion. So when Nia comes and makes him a special tailor-made lunch for his condition, he is forced to eat it all. 8(
-Some weird cute thing where Simon tries to win Nia back from the Anti-Spirals with "Come on, it's okay~ OH NIA, SOMETIMES I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING~♥" "No gtfo 8|"
-Rossiu starts nodding off in the middle of work and collapses on Genome. Genome sings a terrifying lullaby which wakes him back up.
-In Viral's dream world, his waifu suddenly turns into Adiane. And his daughter into chibi-Adiane. "I was having a dream of a harsh world..."
-SIMON: GOD I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE ANTI-SPIRAL GUY, FIRST JUST CLOSE YOUR MOUTH AND WIPE OFF THAT DROOL ALREADY
-"It's--It's not drool!" "Then what is it? Is it a cut? If that is so, your food will all fall out!" "DON'T DO THAT TO NIA'S FOOOOOD!!"
If You're a Man!
This is, FYI, the story that this icon comes from.
Zoushi hands Kittan an ero magazine. Kittan flips through... and finds a special with photographs taken of his sisters (nothing perverted, but it is in a perverted magazine, so). This naturally sends Kittan into RIGHTEOUS RAAAAAGE and he will TRACK DOWN THOSE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE AND MAKE THEM PAY!!! He goes to see our fair leaders. Rossiu agrees to track down and accuse the people in charge for publishing photographs without permission. Kittan gets really buddy-buddy to show his gratitude which makes Rossiu all "please get off of me Kittan-san :|"
Rossiu, Simon, and Kittan end up going to Kittan's place to talk about regulating publications. Rossiu is concerned about the rising number of pornographic books and films that objectify women, and asks Kittan to urge the courts to get to the bottom of the industry. Kittan agrees, and Rossiu is relieved that such 'harmful books' will be swept out. Kittan suddenly gets confused at the phrase "harmful books" in regards to pornographic ones--when Rossiu very sternly asks him if he reads them, he says they're his favorite! And all men read them, right? Simon goes off into shoujo bubble land while saying he doesn't really need them, since he has Nia... And Rossiu flat-out says "I do not read them."
Somehow, this goes into Simon and Kittan remarking that Rossiu's quite the prude, and won't even be seen swimming. SUSPICIOUS... they both say, and start attempting to undress him to uncover his terrible secret when a board falls on top of them both from the ceiling-- Kinon's here to save the day! Now with back-up, Rossiu lectures the both of them and says that technically he's already come across them in the restroom often enough, right?
SIMON: Ah! That's right.
KITTAN: I saw it too!
KINON: .........
KINON: How sneaky...
KINON: EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T SEEN IT AT ALL!!
[and here we have our absolute, shocked silence.]
ROSSIU: Er... Kinon?
KINON: O-Oh dear, did I say that?!
...and so it ends in brotherly rage. There's a lot of brotherly rage in this anthology.
The Headmasters
That's right! It's about everyone's favorite head inna jar! ALSO, JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY NOT TAKE THIS STORY SERIOUSLY EVER. There are punchlines every two panels.
Aboard the Chouginga Dai-Gurren, Genome is disgruntled. He has an itch! But alas, he is a head inna jar. 8( Though he's barely there, apparently he can still do things like feel itchy or sneeze. Simon doesn't mind scratching it for him, but it means he'll have to take him out of his capsule. Genome says it's fine, since he has enough spiral power to support himself. When he's taken out, it turns out he has a drill on the bottom of his head, like Lagann. A lot of fuss is raised over the poor disembodied head, and it's theorized that Genome must work as the Core Drill for the Chouginga Dai-Gurren... and theoretically it would work for Lagann too. But, you know, that would be creepy. And if it was used for Lagann, what would happen to the Chouginga? Just then Rossiu appears on the screen, saying that he's taken Genome's DNA and manufactured a whole slew of living computers! Kittan points out that it's only the Chouginga and Lagann that could use them and the rest are unnecessary. Rossiu is SHOCKED BY HIS STUPIDITY!
ROSSIU: Kinon... I have made another mistake. I must take responsibility for my actions.
KINON: Rossiu? Rossiu--!!
YOKO: ...what is he doing
SIMON: *UNIMPRESSED* I don't know.
Viral wants to ride with Lord Genome instead of Boota. Simon REFUSES UTTERLY. All of a sudden, the power goes out across the ship. It seems they've been playing with the head so long that the engine stopped! He's quickly placed back in... where he complains that nobody scratched his itch. 8| Leeron later installs handy gloves for this purpose.
What Are You Doing?
It's time for a grand event! The Gulaparls have been newly developed, and a competition has been organized to showcase their skills. A team of Gulaparls will go against a team of Gunmen in a long-distance relay race around the world! The Gurren Brigade, led by Kittan, will pilot the Gunmen, while the Gulaparl squad will be led by Gimmy and Darry--and also a mysterious Gulaparl Lady. In the stands, Rossiu explains to a curious Simon that he can't participate because the competition would be decided from the outset. Also, the point is not the competition and finding which is the best, but to showcase the abilities of the Gulaparls. A lot of traps and obstacles make it a difficult race. In the last leg, it's between Kittan and the Gulaparl Lady. As they're neck-and-neck about to reach the finish line, Lagann drills right in front of them to victory. Simon says he couldn't help himself, and besides, both the old and new weapons are great, and the winner doesn't matter! Rossiu and Kittan are not impressed. In the fuss, the Gulaparl Lady unmasks herself to reveal Yoko.
A Sister's Heart her Brother Doesn't Know.
This is mostly pre-timeskip, actually! Kiyoh is distressed. When Simon notices, she confesses her troubling observations: the more Kittan pilots the King Kittan, the more his appearance changes. Kittan returns and sure enough... his chin is becoming pointy just like his gunman. Simon doesn't believe it can possibly be the gunman's fault, and decides to borrow the King Kittan and pilot it for a while to see what happens. His chin is fine... but he briefly gets the pointy mouth. Kiyal and Kiyoh despair that since Kittan pilots it so much, soon he'll be completely changed... Simon suggests cutting off the chin point on the King Kittan, but they finally decide just to conquer Teppelin as quickly as possible. And thus, after the fall of Teppelin, the gunmen are sent to be destroyed, for KITTAN'S SAKE.
...and then when he gets it back post-timeskip, he has a sudden pointy chin relapse.
Viral-san's Family Situation
DAUGHTER: Papa, I love you~♥
VIRAL: Papa loves you too, my angel!
It's fluffy dreamworld! How adorable! How teeth-rotting! And the rest of our brave space crusaders have to stand in the background and stomach it. Why are they there, you ask? Well, he was taking too long, so they all had to come get him. Viral obviously wants to stay, but the others are fed up (Yoko enough to hold his daughter at gunpoint and tell him to stop resisting if he values his dream-daughter's life). Anyway, eventually everyone calms down, Simon introduces himself to Viral's wife as his best friend, and they all go inside the house... only to find that is the girliest house ever. Dolls, printed heart pillows, mugs with cute paw prints, matching sweaters with hearts that Viral knit himself... I believe Simon calls Viral a 'reverse heroine'. Dayakka tells everyone to stop making fun of poor Viral and let him have his happiness, and everyone apologizes and goes on ahead... as Viral is about to leave, too, his wife punches out a grapeopotamus for dinner. And thus Viral's dream ends on a sour note.
City
It's a fitting ending.
We begin right after the fall of Teppelin. Yoko asks Simon what he would like to do next. He replies that he was thinking of building a city, where all of the people once trapped underground could come up and live in peace. Not only that, but he's already thought of the name. Kamina City. After the initial confusion, everyone agrees, though Kittan says if that's going to be the name, it will have to be a grand city, so as not to disappoint its namesake. After that, plans start being made. Simon entrusts the design of the city to Leeron. Rossiu raises his hand and states that if they're going to make a city, they'll have to make rules--he starts making a long explanation, but Simon just says he'll leave that to him. And Simon? He'll make a big statue of Kamina to put in the city. That way, even those who never knew Kamina will be able to recognize his greatness.
Post-timeskip, Simon is walking in the square by the statue and overhears a mother and daughter talking.
DAUGHTER: Hey, hey, Mooom. Who's this big Onii-chan?
MOTHER: Aah. This person... It's Kamina. The cornerstone of this city.