What A Cartoon! - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann "Simon, Hands Off"
Added 2022-10-03 04:00:05 +0000 UTCThis week, it's time to believe in the podcast that believes in you! Thanks to premium patron Devin, we're finally taking a look at Gurren Lagann: the late '00s anime sensation that's also the first series directed by future Studio Trigger co-founder Hiroyuki Imaishi. Listen in as we explore this anti-Evangelion and its big, stupid robots, crazy bursts of animation, and stirring speeches—basically, the key components of any good anime series. So sit back, relax, and get ready to drill, baby, drill!
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Gurren Lagann is an all-time favorite of mine. I watched it when it was available on Netflix in like 2010 or 2011, and it was the first anime in years that I really connected to. Fun (awful) fact about the Netflix upload of the show: for some reason, they switched the order of episodes 8 and 9, with all that that implies!
bearwitness
2022-10-08 01:31:33 +0000 UTCOn Hulu I noticed the sub is low res while the dub looks great, strange
Chad
2022-10-07 13:54:15 +0000 UTCHenry mispronouncing "ecchi" as "icky" tells us how he really feels about the genre
nina matsumoto
2022-10-06 15:27:48 +0000 UTCIt was brief, but the mention of Dai-Guard hit me like a brick. That show was so great! Realistic giant robot, silly comedic shenanigans, interesting enemy concept... Dai-Guard is underrated AF! Not as serious as Gundam or Eva, but not out there wacky like Gurren or Vandread, it's truly a hidden mecha gem!
Andrew O.
2022-10-06 15:24:33 +0000 UTCHalf way through, great episode so far! One other fairly famous thing Shoko Nakagawa is famous for is her interview with Hirohiko Araki, in which she behaves like the most obsessed fangirl, and directly tells Araki that she wants Jotaro to spit on her. It’s on YouTube!
Adam Esat
2022-10-05 02:39:58 +0000 UTCAhhhhhh that’s what it was.
Malek Douglas
2022-10-04 07:47:19 +0000 UTCIf you haven’t already, look up the Gurren Lagann Parallel Works! :)
2022-10-04 03:45:51 +0000 UTCIf you're using the Patreon RSS feed, it always uses the Talking Simpsons art (regardless of the embedded episode art), and the TS art was indeed been updated last week. Unfortunately the lack of per-episode art is a regression in podcasts.app that we used to have in iTunes.
Dan Vincent
2022-10-04 00:43:42 +0000 UTCCall of the night his artwork for the ads that the most new anime that I can think of that his them now
Cossover
2022-10-03 23:30:22 +0000 UTCIn the Apple podcast app, it looks different!
Malek Douglas
2022-10-03 19:43:01 +0000 UTCNot sure what looks new to you, but this is the same WAC art we've been using for nearly five years. - Bob
Talking Simpsons
2022-10-03 17:48:06 +0000 UTCDevin owns bones for the Inferno Cop shoutout. One of the things I love about Trigger is that they can deliver an animation extravaganza, or they can animate a couple paper cutouts cracking dumb jokes for 5 minutes, and either one is the most fun to watch
Shaxbert
2022-10-03 16:43:31 +0000 UTCLong time listener first time commenter. I don't have a source but I thought Gurren was pitched as an anthology series where they were going to have alot of guest directors for multiple episodes much like Space Dandy. Then the blow out after episode 4 put those plans to a halt. I'm and ep4 defender because I like weird goofy cartoons even in my hot blooded robot shows so part of me still tries to imagine more episodes of GL by different directors.
2022-10-03 16:32:44 +0000 UTCDon’t know if this is the first episode that you’re using the new art but it looks great! (If it isn’t new art then I am going insane and need help immediately)
Malek Douglas
2022-10-03 13:43:39 +0000 UTCIt was on Netflix in like 2011-2012
That1WelderGuy
2022-10-03 13:38:03 +0000 UTC
