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Jan 31, 2010 7:09 PM

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it was actually fun to watch more random stuff.


Jun 27, 2010 5:47 PM

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Oohh, that one was awesome, actually x3 My second favourite.
- If you believe this place holds you, it is a prison.
If you do not wish to leave, it will become a fortress.


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Jul 3, 2010 12:13 PM

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chryseis said:


If you look at the beginning where he's sitting on a spiraled rock surrounded by animals, there's also a scorpion (Adiane), a bird (Cytomander), and a gorilla (Thymilph). That armadillo thingy is definitely Guame.^^


wow good eye. I noticed the armadillo thing, which would make sense since he was Genome's oldest companion or w/e, but I didn't notice the others. I like how they show he had roots as a kid to enjoying being around animals (beasts) which is probably the basis for his beast army.

Also, notice the spiral thing he is on as a kid is the same that his throne sits on.

And, I don't think the anti-spirals "convinced him to change sides" as someone mentioned earlier, I think he just went chaotic and attacked his own planet, thinking that was the only way he was going to not lose the war. (by halting the great evolution the spiral power was causing, and therefore getting the anti-spirals off his back)

whew~

Cool music video's. This was my favorite, then the first with the castle/knights, then the cowboy Viral one :)
Oct 14, 2010 8:43 PM

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This was probably the best one.
Nov 5, 2010 11:39 AM

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Enjoyed Viral as the Lone Ranger, Naked Gimmy, and the live action one way more.
May 4, 2011 1:02 AM

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I'd consider this ep to basically be the short prequel to Gurren Lagann since it's Genome's story.

Was kinda bittersweet though, seeing him swayed so easily and then murdering his own men and his own fleet..then destroying the world. Actually I take that back, that was rather depressing.
May 27, 2011 7:27 AM

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for me this was the best of all 8 episodes, epic prequel to TTGL. Thank you, GAINAX, you always make such great surprises at the end)
Jul 6, 2011 8:30 PM

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amazing video using an amazing song with an equally amazing story and character.
God I always loved Lordgenome and his SICK MECHA DESIGN SERIOUSLY LOOK AT THAT THING



God dammit YoungGenome is so sick..




Here's Cathedral Terra, which is the only mecha who's design comes close to the epicness of Chouginga Gurren Laganns.




Here's comparing it with Chouginga if you will...




Here's Genome


freaking amazing character and episode. I love Genome

Oct 31, 2013 10:46 AM
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1st episode and this are the best.
Genome is amazing as always.
Nov 13, 2014 4:05 AM

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I feel bad for anybody who dropped it after the awful episode seven. Reminds me a lot of kill la kill.
added the fourth most popular anime onto this site
Nov 24, 2014 11:46 AM
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LordGenome's background yisss :D Quite depressing, but awesome nonetheless. Great way to end to little binge.
"Though mountains crack, and ice will thaw

Though walls will fall, to tooth and claw

Though stars will fade, and shadow spread

On the heights we stood, with iron red.


And as they died, they killed the dead.
May 10, 2015 9:17 AM

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This and the third one were unexpectedly good. Too bad the rest was pretty mediocre.
Nov 10, 2015 9:53 PM
Ceasefire NOW

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Gon, is that you? Jk.

It's cool that we got to see a bit of the prequel before the actual story.
Oct 25, 2016 6:15 PM

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Saw the movies before this, so this wasn't anything new to me...still good regardless.
Dec 29, 2016 7:43 AM

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Kryptiq said:
Saw the movies before this, so this wasn't anything new to me...still good regardless.


Same.

Still the visuals regarding Lord Genome's backstory are really well done.
Love it.
Mar 31, 2018 10:21 AM
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Very nice this last short!!!
Great animation!!!
Jul 27, 2019 11:43 AM

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Oh, so this is an extended version of the prologue shown in Gurren-hen movie. Looks amazing, just as expected from Yoshinari-san. I didn't know that he worked on that sequence before watching this episode.
Nov 3, 2019 8:32 AM

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I hope my favourite song from the OST gets a video in the next Parallel Works!!
Sep 21, 2020 2:30 PM

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Ah, those Gunmen were in opening to the first movie. (based on Steel Jeeg, Getter Robo, Combattler V, EVA-01, Mazinger and Reideen).

Lord Genome in a past war against the anti-spirals. Lazengann came so close...

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Mar 2, 12:15 AM

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incredible. so he truly one just another one of the infinite number of spiral races who made it that far and then ultimately failed, that's why he was so angry and jaded. godlike sakuga as well. best of the batch easily, can see why they saved that one for last
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Would not recommend any of these.
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