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** In the dub, [[Yuri Lowenthal|Simon is Keigo]], [[Michelle Ruff|Yoko is Rukia]], and [[Kyle Hebert|Kamina is Aizen]]. All from ''[[Bleach]]''.
*** However Aizen doesn't sound much like Kamina. A better comparison would be Simon is Teen Ben from ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'', and Kamina is Teen Gohan: or to be more precise Saiyaman from ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z''
*** [[.hack|OVAAAAAAAAAN!]] LET'S SEE YA ''GRIT THOSE TEETH!!!''
*** Dub!Simon is also [[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|Superman]].
** [[Steven Blum|Leeron is]] [[Naruto|Orochimaru]]. Now go watch episode 2 and remember that Simon's VA is also Sasuke.
*** Or [[Megas XLR|Jamie]].
*** Speaking of ''[[Ben 10]]'', he's also Heatblast, Ghostfreak, and Vilgax.
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** And [[GaoGaiGar|Guy Shishioh]]. No-one knows more about hot blooded shouting than him. His is the voice that has destroyed both a sun ''and'' a moon.
*** Technically, he destroyed a sun and ''several'' moons. Not just one moon.
*** How on earth did we not mention that Japanese Viral also voices '''''[[Tales of Rebirth|KUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!]]'''''?
*** [[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Did you notice Viral has Four Swords on his mech right at the end of the first arc?]]
** As stated above, the dub has Rossiu being played by [[Code Geass|Lelouch]], I mean, [[Johnny Yong Bosch]], and Simon being played by [[Code Geass|Suzaku]] (err, [[Yuri Lowenthal]]), since <s> Bandai</s> Bang Zoom! is handling the dubbing for both shows.
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** Tetsuya Kakihara (Simon) and Marina Inoue (Yoko) also play the leads, Shing Meteoryte and Kohak Hearts, in [[Tales of Hearts]].
** Least we not forget Johnny Yong Bosch (Rossiu) was also [[Eureka Seven|Renton Thurston]]. That guy loves his giant mecha with a hint of love story.
** Dub!Simon sounds kinda similar to [[Wild
** Speaking of Simon, he's also [[Trauma Center|Dr. Stiles.]]
** In her spare time, [[Rina Satou|Kiyoh]] is [[Mahou Sensei Negima|the English teacher at an all-girls school]] and [[To Aru Majutsu no Index|a living,]] [[To Aru Kagaku no Railgun|breathing railgun]], amongst other roles.
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*** Coincidentally enough, the one that Simon equips to Gurren-Lagann to let it fly bears a certain similarity to [[Stealth Gao]] I from [[GaoGaiGar]]...
** The team behind the show cited ''[[Getter Robo]]'' as their main source of inspiration.
*** If you're familiar with both, the parallels are easy to see in a lot of core concepts. Getter Rays and Spiral Energy, save for Spiral Energy being self generated and following the will of the user and Getter Rays coming from space and having their own will, though you can increase your Getter Ray output through will power, are exactly the same down to the color. Both of them.
*** There's also the motives of the villains through the series. The Beastmen army follow exactly like the Dinosaur Empire and 100 Demon Empire, "Kill all humans because the planet belongs to us." Then when the plot decides to be a bit more serious, though no less insane, humans are using an energy source that will cause them to consume the universe and the villains are the last stand for the survival of existence. There's even a timeskip separating the two types. The big difference is that Lordgenome was privy to the second part villains and Emperor Gore just hated humans and the Getter, at least at first.
*** Then there are small bits here and there. Horrible creatures from beyond space doing something to the moon, combining with a celestial body to form an even bigger robot, drills in general as well as flying into enemies really fast drill first, absorbing other machinery because that's what the robot does, growing to the point that a planet hitting it just crumbles like a dirt clod, growing to universal proportions so you can punch a god in the face, robots that contain or can generate the necessary energy to start a big bang, and probably a dozen other things I haven't even thought of.
*** Rising up in space with crossed arms to look awesome is Gunbuster, though that itself is a Getter G reference. Rising up out of the ocean with crossed arms to look awesome is straight Getter G.
*** Take the first scene from Neo vs Shin getter where the Dinosaur Empire does their speech against Musashi. The similarity to the situation that humanity is in with Gurren Lagann is amusing.
*** This actually goes all the way to parts of the art style. That "hot blooded yelling and the art getting all pencil scratchy while something insane happens/is about to happen/just happened" is just like [[Ken Ishikawa]]'s art style for the same kind of events. Compare [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EztAWwvfRao&feature=related Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann powering up after Lordgenome gives them energy] to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To34rvyClH4&feature=related Shin Getter Robo powering up and firing the first Stoner Sunshine.]
*** Not to mention the most obvious parallel to fans of both works, namely that the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is essentially a friendlier version of [[The Assimilator|The Getter Emperor]].
** Didn't anyone else think that Kamina's dad looked like Captain Harlock (or just about every single one of Leiji Matsumoto's lead character heroes)? Heck the entire series is probably a shoutout to Leiji Matsumoto's take on manliness.
** Simon manages to block {{spoiler|Viral's}} attacks in episode 15 exactly like {{spoiler|[[The Matrix|Neo blocked Smith's attacks right after becoming the One.]] }}
** The way in which Yoko equips herself in episode 21 is similar to Ash in [[Evil Dead|Evil Dead 2]].
** Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann bears an uncanny resemblance to [[Super Robot Wars|Persoenlichkeit]] and the Anti-Spirals' motivation is similar to that of the [[Cosmic Horror|Einsts]]. Even the area where the final battle takes place looks similar to the Einst pocket universe.
** Speaking of [[Super Robot Wars]] shoutouts, a large part of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOBG3CCew7Q Parallel Works 8] (which isn't really "parallel" at all and serves as Lordgenome's [[Start of Darkness]]) seems to shout out to the concept of SRW, as a lot of the Spiral Army mechs look like GL-ized versions of various famous mecha - a ''[[Mazinger Z]]'', several [[Gundam|Gundams]], a [[Gaiking]], an [[Full Metal Panic!|Arbalest]] and many others are clearly visible in the big "pan-back" around 1:00 and you can spot other shoutouts when Genome [[Tragic Mistake|slaughters his teammates]]. The "aliens attack, various robots team up to fight invaders" plot is even boilerplate SRW. So the implication is that Lordgenome lead a Super Robot War and then became ''the villain'' of such... ''[[The Bad Guy Wins|and then won]]''.
*** Nevermind other Shout Outs, You can even see the Alternate Gurren Lagann from Parallel Works 6 beside Lazengan right at the beginning of the pan.
** In ''Parallel Works'' 2-5, Kiyal and Darry are best friends as schoolgirls but enemies in their [[Magical Girl]] alter egos, essentially the same plot as ''[[Pretty Sammy]]''.
** Does Leyte remind anyone else of [[Code Geass|Rakshata]]?
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** The attack of the giant missiles in episode 25 is a reference to the battle in Sector Z in [[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox 64]].
** The pilot suits used by Gimmy and Darry bear striking resemblance to the ones from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
** What's that, Attenborough? A [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|giant naked woman in space?]]
** Note the overall theme of spirals, humanity's tendency to break its boundaries, and the [[Arc Words]] relating to a "drill that will pierce the heavens". Now go look at any classical picture of the [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_laM6CKNFxyw/TOkKLO9CPjI/AAAAAAAAA0w/ezGBX82oquI/s1600/tower-of-babel-19-jun-091.jpg Tower of Babel]. Hmm...
*** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOBG3CCew7Q&feature=related Parallel Works Video 8] clearly shows this as being the main architectural design of the Spirals during the war against the Anti-Spirals.
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*** Kamina's katana constantly changing size may also be a [[Shout-Out]] to Bleach, more specifically the Zanpakutou (Soul Slayers). They are regular katanas that change size depending on the user's Reiatsu (Spirit Pressure AKA Badass-ness), which Spiral Energy itself it pretty similar to.
*** The overly long Katana Drawing scene is pretty simmilar with the drawing of Final Kaiser Blade of [[Mazinkaiser]]
** Lordgenome after the Time-Skip is a blatant reference to Zordon from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
*** Possibly Mimir of Norse mythology, as well. To elaborate, Mimir was a defeated god in the Aesir-Vanir War, who had his head cut off and preserved by the winning side and made into a slave-adviser.
** The design of the Grapearl looks like a mix between the [[Full Metal Panic!|Arbalest]], the [[Mobile Suit Gundam|GM]] and the [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Strike Dagger]]. Then again, it isn't surprising that it's similar in design to several Mass-Produced Real Robots, considering its own status in the series.
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*** The "shield" Viral uses that just unfolds on Enki's arm may be intended to be an upgraded ''Genesic Protect Shade'', or maybe just an upgraded, physical version of the ''Protect Wall'', both from [[GaoGaiGar]] FINAL.
** Probably coincidental or due to [[Woolseyism]], but in [[Sengoku Rance]], Rance does say that his [[I Call Him "Mister Happy"|hyper weapon]] will pierce the heavens!
* Giga Drill Break's has tons of shout outs to [[Great Mazinger]]'s [[Shock and Awe|Thunder Break]]. Both are [[Finishing Move]](in the latter's case, most of the time making it the first proper Finisher in Super Robot shows), and a kind of signature move of a big brother figure{invented by Kamina, and Tetsuya is Koji's adpotive older brother) have practically same line and simmilar name(compare : Hissatsu ! Giga Drill Break for Giga Drill Break and Hissatsu Power ! Thunder Break for Thunder Break) and same pose(raise hand/point to the sky, and direct it to the target).
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Tengen Toppa Lagann's name is never mentioned, not even in text. Fans just stuck the name because it is the most plausible.
* Small, but the outfacing part of Yoko's scope has a three scope combination that look just like the eyes of [[Armor Trooper Votoms|the Scopedogs.]]
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