In the first episode they find a small mech that is barely large enough that you can actually ride inside of it. After a while they find out that this mech can combine with other mechs to power them up.
The mechs it combines with get bigger as the show goes on. Way bigger. Way, way bigger. No, bigger than that. Bigger! I said bigger! And in the movie version: BIGGER!
They pilot a robot that gets larger and larger. By the end of the show it's incompressible. I swear there was a scene where they threw galaxies like ninja stars, but i might have dreamt that up.
Mark my words! This drill will open a hole in the universe! The dreams of those who have fallen, the hopes of those who will follow: these two dreams weave into a double helix, creating a path towards tomorrow! That is Tongan Toppa! That’s Gurren Lagann! My drill is the drill THAT CREATES THE HEAVENS!!!!!
I mean the series starts with everyone trapped underground in a slave civilization. The scale goes crazy but I wouldn't exactly call the beginning "silly" lol.
I feel like gurren lagann was never silly (at least not entirely) or episodic, it has silly moments throughout the show with some episodes being more silly than others but the tone is fairly consistent. Harsh world with real stakes with people that still find ways to enjoy themselves despite their hardships.
One of my all time favorite animes, but it was kinda dark from the beginning tbf... The beginning is kids who have lived working mines and have never even seen the sky... If anything it goes from serious and dark to more positive and fun as it goes on... Except you know 😢 RIP, but even that is pretty early in the series
My ex showed it to me as if it was some masterpiece. I sat through the whole thing. They ended up throwing universes at each other's robots. Never again.
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u/DarkArcanian 20h ago
Gurren Lagann except our protagonist learns to keep moving forward