One of the most surprising animes i've watched in a long time, my expectations of it were low considering the art style, and the overall feel of it. To be honest, i wanted to quit after episode 9, and almost did. But a couple of days later, i decided to continue watching it, out of boredom. In the end, i slapped my self to wake up, because now Gurren Lagaan is, surprisingly, one of my personal favorite animes of all times.
Why i love it? Its basically a story were it tells you that you can do anything, if you have perseverance, faith in yourself and never give up on your dream. Even though there may be bone wrecking difficulties on the way, as long as you keep your head up and fight the unbelievable odds, you will succeed. There are many memorable quotes, such as:
"Believe in me, who believes in you"
"Believe in you, who believes in yourself"
Anyway, the characters are great, not one-dimensional as other typical shounen animes, the story's progressive nature is wonderful, the action is fantastic, and the musical score is beyond incredible.
27 episodes of pure enjoyment. If you plan on quiting, at least try to watch until episode 8. I know it'll seem overrated at first, but trust me. This is one incredible piece of art that is actually underrated.
