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*** 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]]. |
*** 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]]. |
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** 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. |
** 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. |
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** Simon manages to block {{spoiler|Viral's}} attacks in episode 15 exactly like {{spoiler|[ |
** 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.]] }} |
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** The way in which Yoko equips herself in episode 21 is similar to Ash in [[Evil Dead|Evil Dead 2]]. |
** The way in which Yoko equips herself in episode 21 is similar to Ash in [[Evil Dead|Evil Dead 2]]. |
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** 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. |
** 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. |
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** The plot as a whole appears to be partly based on [[The Epic of Gilgamesh]] (Viral's mech is even called ''Enkidu''!), and possibly [[The Bible]]. |
** The plot as a whole appears to be partly based on [[The Epic of Gilgamesh]] (Viral's mech is even called ''Enkidu''!), and possibly [[The Bible]]. |
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*** Viral's name is even romanized as "Biraru", which can also be read as "Bilal", the name of a person who controled Enki. The Epic of Gilgamesh is also known as the Nikopol Trilogy, thus being the namesake of Viral's theme. |
*** Viral's name is even romanized as "Biraru", which can also be read as "Bilal", the name of a person who controled Enki. The Epic of Gilgamesh is also known as the Nikopol Trilogy, thus being the namesake of Viral's theme. |
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*** More like a reference to [ |
*** More like a reference to [[wikipedia:Enki Bilal|Enki Bilal]], author of [[wikipedia:The Nikopol Trilogy|the Nikopol Trilogy]], a dystopian sci-fi [[Franco Belgian Comics|BD]]. |
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** Each Arc in Gurren Lagann is a Shout Out to the various eras of Mecha. The first arc is the original exploration, villain of the day, and heroic sacrifice tropes of the original 70s Super Mecha genre. The Second Arc is a shout out to the late 70s and 80s style of Real-Type Mecha where War and character development is the more prevalent trope, along with the conflicting ideas of realistic fighting and hotblooded one-man army actions like the earlier arc. The third arc is a take on the 90s psychological and more political trope-filled mecha anime, that doesn't actually involve that much fighting externally in giant robots, but internally as characters. The last arc, however, is Gainax's attempt to define the current style of Mecha in the new millennium, with some of the previous tropes put together, added in with "[[The Power of Love]]", as well as over the top characters saying anything is possible, no matter the odds, if you're willing to fight for it in big Mechas. |
** Each Arc in Gurren Lagann is a Shout Out to the various eras of Mecha. The first arc is the original exploration, villain of the day, and heroic sacrifice tropes of the original 70s Super Mecha genre. The Second Arc is a shout out to the late 70s and 80s style of Real-Type Mecha where War and character development is the more prevalent trope, along with the conflicting ideas of realistic fighting and hotblooded one-man army actions like the earlier arc. The third arc is a take on the 90s psychological and more political trope-filled mecha anime, that doesn't actually involve that much fighting externally in giant robots, but internally as characters. The last arc, however, is Gainax's attempt to define the current style of Mecha in the new millennium, with some of the previous tropes put together, added in with "[[The Power of Love]]", as well as over the top characters saying anything is possible, no matter the odds, if you're willing to fight for it in big Mechas. |
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** Episode 14 features a three-fer: Gurren Lagann's [[Macross Missile Massacre|drill missile attack]] isn't strictly drawn from Macross, but it's virtually identical to one of the signature attacks of [[Space Runaway Ideon|Ideon]]. After that, we get a more traditional [[Roboteching|Itano Circus]] when Rossiu dodges the missiles, and after ''that'' the giant hologram Nia is possibly a parody of ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross: Do You Remember Love?]]'' |
** Episode 14 features a three-fer: Gurren Lagann's [[Macross Missile Massacre|drill missile attack]] isn't strictly drawn from Macross, but it's virtually identical to one of the signature attacks of [[Space Runaway Ideon|Ideon]]. After that, we get a more traditional [[Roboteching|Itano Circus]] when Rossiu dodges the missiles, and after ''that'' the giant hologram Nia is possibly a parody of ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross: Do You Remember Love?]]'' |
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