Anime/Manga that Changed my Life #1 - Page 2

On March 08 2011 23:49 Sayle wrote:

K-On taught me that no matter how hard I wish, I will never be a Japanese schoolgirl T_T

On March 09 2011 08:29 Ushio wrote:
Definitely Clannad and Clannad:Afterstory. Cried like 27 times and realized the beauty and importance of family. I still think about it today every now and then and I still get chills down my spine. An absolute masterpiece.

On March 09 2011 09:00 Zergneedsfood wrote:
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I'm assuming your username comes from there as well? oO

On March 08 2011 16:26 Xenocide_Knight wrote:I know that Sailor Moon hugely impacted my life and really changed the way I thought about things. But most people just think of it as a really girly children's show.

On March 10 2011 16:46 ZavikZyke wrote:
Anyone ever watched/read GTO? That stuff was really deep.. reminded me of my good teachers way back...

On March 10 2011 16:09 DarkwindHK wrote:
Gurren Lagann is a really really great anime, I love it a lot.

Due to the limited funidng, Gainax has to squeeze a 100+ episodes mecha anime into 26 (6 months) time slot. That is why it is so epic. as you get epic plot and climax of 1 season into a 20 min episode.

However, I understand this whole anime differently, what you like is the "main plot", the super mecha story. What I like is actually the "shadow plot", it is actually a story about anti-hero, as those Gainax are all 40+ years old otaku that enjoy making fun of their own otakuness.

This is how I understand this anime:

Main plot: grand summary of all the "normal story" and stereotypical scene of omecha oldies:

Just like all the super mecha anime that the authors watched in the 60s~80s, the main character will defeat evil empires/ invaders that also has robots. Main character does NOT change their robot, they can only upgrade them. When you believe that your robot is strong, it actually becomes stronger. Girls have big boobs, men fight without any need for strategies; most importantly thou shall not promise a girl anything before a big battle.....

Shadow plot: While those Gainax otaku love their old mecha animes, when they start to go into the real adult society, they see how stupid those ideas are (love, justice, friendship...). So they make fun of it in the anime.

Main character is actually not the one who is most masculine. Important character can die, prince and princess cannot be live together happily ever after. Different ideas of "good" actually exist!

Most importantly, there is an ANTI HERO theme:

Most mecha protagonist fight for what they believe is correct; but in Gurren Lagann, what Simon believes is is actually a lie. The bad guys are not bad, they try to protect the same people Simon wants to protect. (big big irony here, as the power of robot come from his own self-confident, which turns out to be a wrong believe.)

Hero is not invincible, they can die.
Sometimes, even the hero cannot save the world, you need to sacrifice a small group of people to benefit the whole.
His own teammate does NOT want to rely on his power and use politics to rebuild the world. He is also betrayed by the very people he "helped". People blame the hero for saving them, as they did not ask to be saved.
Hero cannot save his girl.
The hero become a lonely old man, not taking any power or fame after his victory. He will certainly die without his wife and children around him.

On March 08 2011 16:29 BLinD-RawR wrote:


this is true,never tell anyone your real name.

On March 08 2011 16:27 STALLONEZONE wrote:
Death Note changed my life. I don't tell people my real name anymore.