| I feel it starts to pick up a lot near the end |
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lilm16 said: so i've watched 9 episodes of gurren lagann so far and i hate to say that i'm a little disappointed. i want to like it because i've heard so many rave reviews about this anime and i know a lot of people love it, but personally i've been struggling to get into it. does it get better in later episodes, or should i just drop it? it gets better but you will absolutely love it if you are more of a mecha fan. if you are not you will still think it was ok and if you decide to continue don't forget to watch 2nd movie its a recap of 2nd half but final scene was better animated 1st movie was same as first half so no need to watch it |
El-Psy__CongrooAug 9, 2022 6:20 PM
| You're a third of the way through, so if you don't care for it by now I doubt you will by the end. I'd only suggest sticking with it if you're a completionist. |
| I didn't like the anime either but the 2nd movie was nice because it condensed everything and left all the good parts I don't remember exactly where the 2nd movie starts relative to the anime |
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| What do you not like about it? Is it the mecha? Does it feel too slow? I remember enjoying the entire show from start to finish. But I watched it when I was fairly new to the world of anime and I just wanted to watch it all. I remember it got super good towards the end. Just stick with it, second half is great. |
violadimAug 9, 2022 7:02 PM
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lilm16 said: so i've watched 9 episodes of gurren lagann so far and i hate to say that i'm a little disappointed. i want to like it because i've heard so many rave reviews about this anime and i know a lot of people love it, but personally i've been struggling to get into it. does it get better in later episodes, or should i just drop it? Pretty much.. NO. I remember that I know right after the second episode that this isn't gonna cut it. Although I completed it, which I somewhat regretted to do so I wouldn't recommend to watch any more of this as there are way better animes out there. |
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RetroGressive said: ChunchunmaruZcat said: Hmm, I’m not really sure what to say. Those who finish it praise it to the moon and back as an absolute hype beast (I’m one of them) but I can understand why you wouldn’t be able to get into it. That being said, at the point you’re in, the plot takes a slight twist into big character development. Maybe give the show and extra episode to see if you like that, if not then it’s fine. But just to let you know: after that part, the show takes a bit twist into a different scenario that had a deals a bit with ethics and then goes the final arc where epicness becomes the norm. (Also, remember to shut down your brain for the last arc, it’s just better that way) honestly, it’s a show I’d recommend anyone, but I can understand if the start of it outs you off. Either way, you’re the one watching it so just do whatever you find most enjoyable <3 Interesting. I found the last arc to be the worse, with the characters having unnecessary and random character changes. The ending theme was also exceptionally bad Everyday I’m at risk of hearing a 14 year olds opinion should be a human rights violation |
RetroGressive said: ChunchunmaruZcat said: Hmm, I’m not really sure what to say. Those who finish it praise it to the moon and back as an absolute hype beast (I’m one of them) but I can understand why you wouldn’t be able to get into it. That being said, at the point you’re in, the plot takes a slight twist into big character development. Maybe give the show and extra episode to see if you like that, if not then it’s fine. But just to let you know: after that part, the show takes a bit twist into a different scenario that had a deals a bit with ethics and then goes the final arc where epicness becomes the norm. (Also, remember to shut down your brain for the last arc, it’s just better that way) honestly, it’s a show I’d recommend anyone, but I can understand if the start of it outs you off. Either way, you’re the one watching it so just do whatever you find most enjoyable <3 Interesting. I found the last arc to be the worse, with the characters having unnecessary and random character changes. The ending theme was also exceptionally bad Excuse you? Can you be clear by what you mean by "ending theme," are you talking about the actual theme of the show changing toward the end, or? And what changes would you consider random or unnecessary? |
| Well I for one already loved Lain. |
| *possible, but not very hard, spoilers* non-biased opinion here. if you don't like it by now - i suggest you drop it, there is literally nothing significantly better going in the end. if you didn't like characters and expect serious development, there is little to none, except rossiu, he is interesting now and becomes even more interesting during part 2 (after compilation episode 16), and maybe spiral king too. simon literally becomes half simon, half kamina and all the others stay the same. if you didn't like the fights, then nothing changes. it is still about fighting spirit and determination which helps everyone win. if you didn't like the overall plot, it kinda becomes more wide-ranged and interesting, but still generic, fight down an enemy to know that there is one much greater than this one. also the ending is kinda weak and i bet was written in 5 minutes or so. stepped on a rake with TTGL having pretty high rating on mal, definitely doesnt deserves this, gets 5/10 from me and mostly because of rossiu. |
XalekMeAug 10, 2022 5:10 PM
XalekMe said: *possible, but not very hard, spoilers* non-biased opinion here. if you don't like it by now - drop it, there is literally nothing significantly better going in the end. if you didn't like characters and expect serious development, there is little to none, except rossiu, he is interesting now and becomes even more interesting during part 2 (after compilation episode 16), and maybe spiral king too. simon literally becomes half simon, half kamina and all the others stay the same. if you didn't like the fights, then nothing changes. it is still about fighting spirit and determination which helps everyone win. if you didn't like the overall plot, it kinda becomes more wide-ranged and interesting, but still generic, fight down an enemy to know that there is one much greater than this one. also the ending is kinda weak and i bet was written in 5 minutes or so. stepped on a rake with TTGL having pretty high rating on mal, definitely doesnt deserves this, gets 6/10 from me and mostly because of rossiu. and if you didnt like the childish nature of the show, it is somewhat dying down in the part 2, but is still there. also, i saw many people here mentioning it, but dont compare gurren lagann to other mecha titles, like eva, franxx or eighty-six, it kinda is more about the fights and fighting spirit so it is giving off 'power rangers' vibes in many aspects. |
XalekMe said: XalekMe said: *possible, but not very hard, spoilers* non-biased opinion here. if you don't like it by now - drop it, there is literally nothing significantly better going in the end. if you didn't like characters and expect serious development, there is little to none, except rossiu, he is interesting now and becomes even more interesting during part 2 (after compilation episode 16), and maybe spiral king too. simon literally becomes half simon, half kamina and all the others stay the same. if you didn't like the fights, then nothing changes. it is still about fighting spirit and determination which helps everyone win. if you didn't like the overall plot, it kinda becomes more wide-ranged and interesting, but still generic, fight down an enemy to know that there is one much greater than this one. also the ending is kinda weak and i bet was written in 5 minutes or so. stepped on a rake with TTGL having pretty high rating on mal, definitely doesnt deserves this, gets 6/10 from me and mostly because of rossiu. and if you didnt like the childish nature of the show, it is somewhat dying down in the part 2, but is still there. also, i saw many people here mentioning it, but dont compare gurren lagann to other mecha titles, like eva, franxx or eighty-six, it kinda is more about the fights and fighting spirit so it is giving off 'power rangers' vibes in many aspects. and there are still plotholes that you just cant forget about an find an answer for. e.g. where do they keep getting all this exotic food, or how do they repair gunmen and the main ship, since they have literally no resources and no means to get them. only gurren lagann can repair itself, which is also seems stupid and out of place. the overall absurdity of antagonists' action and all... well you get the point |
RetroGressive said: The ending theme of leaving everything to the younger generations was the worst theme to end an anime that was always about not leaving everything to fate, and instead getting off the ground and fighting for what you love. They killed that with this horrendous final theme. Neither of those were the themes of the show. You did watch it, right? TTGL never presented any idea of "leaving anything to younger generations," we only saw how, having achieved their goals, the cast was able to ensure that younger generations didn't have to face the same struggles they did. It's almost like you forgot what the goal was, and missed where they achieved it. The unnecessary changes are how the characters changed after the time keep. They become completely different from pre-time skip they feel like different characters all together. Rest of show was great tho tbh You do realise that is the point of a time-skip? To demonstrate how time has caused the cast to change after the previous events? And I'm still not seeing how any are "unnecessary," other than just you preferred them earlier. |
| Well I for one already loved Lain. |
RetroGressive said: O_T_T said: Neither of those were the themes of the show. You did watch it, right? TTGL never presented any idea of "leaving anything to younger generations," we only saw how, having achieved their goals, the cast was able to ensure that younger generations didn't have to face the same struggles they did. It's almost like you forgot what the goal was, and missed where they achieved it. You do realise that is the point of a time-skip? To demonstrate how time has caused the cast to change after the previous events? And I'm still not seeing how any are "unnecessary," other than just you preferred them earlier. That theme was the most prominent in especially the last scenes. And they handled the time-skip poorly. They nonsensically changed previously established characters with no correlation to their past selves, which just goes to show that this anime uses its characters only to progress the story, explaining their inherent shallowness. Gurren Lagan is solely meant to excite the viewer with cool visuals and an epic story yet beneath that facade there’s really not much worth. Uh, what? You're just reaffirming what you said earlier. Did you not read the issues with your view I pointed out earlier? |
| Well I for one already loved Lain. |
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