Oct 20, 2008
Ok so here is a golden anime, it has characters, themes, and is very entertaining. it's story is amazing filled with a lot of character development, the art is outstanding with high quality action scenes as well as many screens with pure chaos, meaning that the visuals were very well thought out and planned. The soundtrack of this is so amazing and has many jazz, upbeat, and emotional music. The characters were very well developed and had distinct characterization. Other characters i consider are 2-d characters (characters in which you can't create like ten or more adjectives to describe them), but TTGL characters were almost
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always 3-D. This anime was really enjoying to me as I saw the characters grow and develop as well as the TRUE MEANING of the anime. Excuse me for being over analytical... but that's what people do...
*SPOILERS
The anime displayed many themes that are both modern and go straight to the insides
The anime talks about identity in which simon the digger is finding who he really is (this theme is also evident in almost all the characters) the characters all grow and develop and make their own path. if you can recall the scene were Simon made his speech he said "he wasn't kamina but instead he was simon the digger". Throughout the anime Simon portrays many character traits, which show signs of him being a true man. and at the end of the anime he doesn't finish the phrase "who do the hell do you think I am?", because he finally found his true identity. the phrase who do the hell do you think I am is used also to portray the theme of identity. We can relate this theme to modern day life in which we all try to find who we are and what we are going to do with our lives.
The anime also shows the theme of self improvement improvement
Over time the characters revolved, growing not only in strength but also character. for instance when Simon was in a depression after Kamina's death he finally was able to accept that and was able to believe in himself. "Aniki is dead. He’s no longer here. However, on my back, and within my heart, he lives on in me! I will put a hole in heaven itself. Even if that hole becomes my grave, as long as i break through, that is my victory! Who the hell do you think I am?" the drill also plays a significant role in portraying this theme. a drill is constantly spinning and as Simon says "We’re evolving more with every passing minute! With one revolution, we move forward a bit! That’s a drill!". characters such as Lord Genome and Rossiu also face a revelation and end up doing the right thing. The anime describes this theme as breaking the heavens, in which the heavens are the limit of your goals. "with this drill you will break through the heavens" (with your own power you will accomplish your goals) This theme also applies in modern life in which we are all striving to become better and like a drill with each little step we take ... we get closer to our goals.
the final significant theme i found was "ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER"
this anime uses this theme a lot in the story. CLARIFY Power= corruption
It was first evident when Kamina tried to escape the village. Kamina broke through the leaders and decided to fight against their corrupted idea of the surface and break the top of the cave. This is also shown with the death rule in Rossiu's cave, in which Rossiu and the gang rebelled against this corrupted idea. The corruption of Lord Genome's power was also challenged by the gurren brigade, because the group believed that it was unjust. Like the USA, the citizens reserve the right to overthrow the government if it is unsuitable. This is also shown when Simon was put in jail from the corrupted Rossiu, and fighting against the anti spirals. This totally applies to real life, because revolutionary people should give out their ideas to make the world a better place. Like dictatorships people who dislike their government should have the right and duty to make things right.
I loved this anime if you think my analysis was off or anything i really don't care cuzz this was my opinion and how i perceived the anime ... if you think ttgl's main motif is to make people buy drills then go for it... this is my opinion... my review and i just want to say what a great anime this was for me
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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