Anti spiral 12th dimensional lol man this show is legendary and rightfully so, Its great that Simon got to see Kamina for the last time.. Yoko dream was the life should could have had but she turned it off because she actually wanted Kamina
John
2020-08-31 02:38:46 +0000 UTC
Fun fact: the opening scene is Gainex trying to call their ending wayyyy ahead of time, and at some point after the time skip they realized the real end point was further along than they predicted
ChaosPudding
2020-07-10 16:39:44 +0000 UTC
Humanoid Bootas one of the characters we saw in the first episode next to Simon
Denickart
2020-07-10 16:32:28 +0000 UTC
Well said.
ChaosPudding
2020-07-10 11:10:24 +0000 UTC
Love this episode so much man.
Av
2020-07-10 10:19:50 +0000 UTC
In a weird way, the whole show itself is Simon. The beginning is its "weakest" part, viewing the whole world in a shallow, rose-tinted way. It's the reason why Kamina is only seen as amazing, cool, strong, and the best leader, because that's how Simon views him. It's only after episode 8 that we begin to realize the world isn't black and white, because Simon doesn't view the world in rose-tinted glasses anymore. Kamina isn't there anymore, so his world is flipped upside down. It's the reason why Nia brings levity back to the show, because Nia is Simon's light. It's the reason why Yoko becomes a teacher, because Simon no longer needs a sexual outlook, he has already found love in Nia, so he can finally view Yoko as what she always was, a kind, beautiful, loving, but awesome and cool gun girl. Gurren Lagann's beginning is a Narrative Trick, just like Simon himself tricks you to think he will forever be Kamina's number 1, but the number 2 over all. That he isn't the hero. Yet, he is.
Gurren Lagann is Simon in a narrative form and vice versa. On a meta level, this is also the world. The world is never exactly as you see it, just as you yourself always hide a part of yourself away from what the world sees. Nothing is as it seems and everyone puts on a cool red cloak and rose-tinted glasses to try and fool others. It is only as you grow up, as you continue the show, that you see life through to the end, that you can finally view the world as it really is.
Justin C Jordan
2020-07-10 09:45:09 +0000 UTC
"Its about to be a battle" - oh boy do you have no idea.
Burk314
2020-07-10 07:45:31 +0000 UTC
As soon as Kamina notices that Simon is taller than him, that's when the tears come.
ChaosPudding
2020-07-10 05:51:15 +0000 UTC
*crosses fingers* Hopes this is a double drop like with Re:Zero.
Ryoma Nagare
2020-07-10 05:27:40 +0000 UTC
good to see Kamina again
Hypemaster
2020-07-10 05:17:16 +0000 UTC
When you see the notification for a video and you think its finally Bebop but it's this!