OverallTengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is the story of a young man named Simon and his brother Kamina. Miners by trade, they are drilling around under the repressive rule of the Spiral King. One day, a monster comes in, along with a hot babe rebel named Yoko. She gets Simon and Kamina to join her cause to overthrow the Spiral King.
The story doesn't end there, however. Seven years later, we find out there were reasons behind the Spiral King's malevolence. Even more powerful and sinister is the anti-spiral faction, who kidnap Simon's girlfriend Nia and then force him to return to fighting. With the Dai-Gurren team, Simon journies to another dimension to fight the Anti-Spirals.
Story
Gainax's record with storytelling, as others have noted is a hit-or-miss thing. This time, they hit. A simple story about going from rags to riches to finding one's destiny is exquisitely told. It's also punctuated with humor that enhances it in the right places.
One thing that I had always wondered about the hero-overthrows-opressive-dictator genre I've wondered about was what happens after the dictator was overthrown. This story explains some of that in a marvelous manner. The storyline is quite addictive.
I think once it hits America, it's going into the top 10.
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