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same, prefer shorter shows for that reason. thanks for the rec, will check
by thealig 5y ago
same, prefer shorter shows for that reason. thanks for the rec, will check
- dragontamer 5y agoGurren Lagann is a Hero's Journey, but in 100% over-the-top Studio Trigger style. They make it the biggest, most absurd, comically over-the-top Hero's Journey ever. (With great references to those who know the Hero's Journey: Viral == "The Rival", anagram. Viral's mech is "Enkidu", who was "The Rival" to Gilgamesh, the original Hero's Journey story). Gurren Lagaan is quite stupid at face value. But the writers clearly spent a lot of time thinking about the details of the hero's journey and how to make it incredibly over-the-top. Stupid at face value, but actually well thought out in details / references, so you can just turn off your brain and have fun... or you can turn your brain on and try to see how the show plays with the Hero's Journey plot and take a more serious perspective.