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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 (Manga)|Bleach]]''.
*** However Aizen doesn't sound much like Kamina. A better comparison would be Simon is Teen Ben from ''[[Ben 10 Alien Force (Animation)|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'', and Kamina is Teen Gohan: or to be more precise Saiyaman from ''[[Dragonball]] Z''
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*** Within the series, Kamina's voice actor also voices Makken (Leyte's husband and the pilot of the Mo-Shogun). He's credited as "Reo Kaminaga", which is an anagram of the Japanese words for "[[Significant Anagram|I am Kamina.]]"
** Viral's Japanese actor is [[Nobuyuki Hiyama|the man who provided the voice of]] adult Link in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: Ocarina of Time''. Listen to Viral's shouts and grunts in fight scenes, he sounds hilariously like Link.
** Not to mention, he also does Siegfried in the [[Soul Series]]. And said Link of ''Ocarina of Time''. And Hiei of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''. And Demitri from the [[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|Darkstalkers]] series. And Madarame, from ''Bleach''. And Madarame, from ''[[Genshiken]]''. Thus making him {{spoiler|an immortal badass}}, the wielder of a sword made of pure good ([[Knight Templar|which isn't necessarily a good thing]]), and.. [[
** And [[Gao Gai Gar|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.
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** The show starts right off on an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuxgU2RMGiU homage to Arcadia of My Youth.]
** When {{spoiler|Yoko}} becomes a teacher during the [[Time Skip]], she takes the name (Yomako) and outfit of [[Read or Die (Anime)|another]] [[Action Girl]] teacher (if only substitute).
** Lordgenome's Lazengann is supposed to look and fight like Gainax's earlier [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Unit 01]]. [[Epileptic Trees|You don't think that]] [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|means anything, do you?]]
*** This is lampshaded in the Satire:
{{quote| '''Lordgenome:''' EVA-unit 01 Advanced activating. Time to get some exercise.<br />
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*** Also, the {{spoiler|hidden teeth on Lazengann's abdomen}} may be referencing the Eva units {{spoiler|being organic under their armor}}...
*** Lordgenome himself being this blended with [[G Gundam|Master Asia]]. Originally {{spoiler|humanity's greatest champion, he [[Fallen Hero|became its worst enemy]] upon realizing their impact on the world.}} While never a mentor to [[The Hero]], he was his predecessor and pilots the [http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5999/lazengundam.jpg dark, scary counterpart to his robot], and is just as powerful with or without it in combat. They also [[Lampshade Hanging|hung some lampshades]] on the [http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/1535/mastergenome.jpg source] [http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5684/simonkasshu.jpg material].
** Nia does not just have decorative eyes and [[Hey
** [[Gun Buster]]'s shortlived comic sequel, ''[[Next]] GENERATION'', was full of epic concepts even for Gainax. Among them were {{spoiler|the heroes traveling to a space between dimensions to battle [[God Is Evil|God]] using a [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]] of [[Up to Eleven|infinite power]]}}. It looks like Gainax waited til it was financially stable and the [[Super Robot|trends]] regained freshness to bring back those ideas. They finally got to animate some of them for [[Diebuster]] and Gurren Lagann.
** In episode 11 of ''[[Gao Gai Gar]]'', take a look at what a particular robot's wielding as part of its [http://i46.tinypic.com/s5i5j9.png signature attack]. Coincidence? I think NOT.
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** 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.
** Continuing with the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]] references, there's a Pre-[[Time Skip]] episode that features the explosion of a Ganmen that looks very similar to the cross-shaped explosions that are prevalent in Eva.
** So, Gurren Lagann has a V crest shaped Sunglasses and a detachable wings that it gains as a sort of [[Mid
*** The Lagann itself bears striking resemblance to the Pilder from Mazinsaga, being a sort of small detachable pilotted object that controls the object it latched into(in Mazinsaga's case the titular Machine).
*** 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 [[Gao Gai Gar]] 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.
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