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Ace wo Nerae!
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Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster
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Ace wo Nerae! (Aim for the Ace!) heavily inspired the idea behind Top wo Nerae (Aim for the Top!) It's near enough the exact same thing; but Aim for the Ace is about Tennis, not giant mechs fighting aliens. Hell, just look at the names!
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'Gunbuster: Aim for the Top' is practically inspired by 'Aim for the Ace', if it wasn't obvious from the title themselves. Hell, both of them have COACHE bundled with them. The main characters are in the club or school on 'the whim', however the coaches sees the hidden potential inside them despite their current low ability. The main characters are seemingly forced into training and aiming towards the best position after struggle and finding out about themselves. There's also the jealous character and the others do not see what the coaches see.
The beginning of Gunbuster is more closely related to the tennis anime, and yeah
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There are various aspects common between the two animes. Build of the protagonist and personality and talent of the protagonist. The progression and hurdles faced. Coaching and gradual improvement. Gunbuster is basically an expansion of Aim for the Ace however not in a negative way - both have their uniqueness but share a lot of the feel.
Watch a seemingly untalented girl get coached to greatness. Unlike Aim for the Top, Aim for the Ace show this journey in great detail and with a good amount of shoujo drama.
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