I've had my eyes on this game when I heard about it back in around June (it came out in March this year), but I couldn't buy it because I didn't have a computer that ran windows.
But that changed recently and I finally remembered to snag this little game.
PomPom - The Great Space Rescue is a cute little puzzle platformer. It looks kind of like a Mario Game with the Kirby Aesthetic.
The story is pretty simple. PomPom is just running on his little hamster wheel when his owner, Hoshi, comes home with jewels that just fell from the sky! How lucky!
Except not! He's not lucky at all! Because a crew of Space Pirate Cats want those jewels and kidnap Hoshi! PomPom, his lovable hamster, is the only one who can save the day!
Like Mario & Kirby, your objective is to guide PomPom from right to left and reach the end of the stage. But that is where the similarities abruptly end.
PomPom will automatically move from left to right and jump whenever he's at a ledge. Even if there's nothing under him.
Instead of playing as PomPom himself, you control a cursor. PomPom will collect random objects on his path; from gurders to walk under to springs to bounce off of, balloons to ride on, hammers to break platforms, and more! Your job is to stop time, place down platforms for PomPom to platform on, and help him reach the end of the stage without this little hamster getting himself killed.
This game, I don't think, requires cat-like reflexes. I don't know if it's my fat fingers or my greasy hands, but I find it a little difficult to pause the game (spacebar) and set down an object (left mouse click) at the same time. I don't know if I just need to deep clean my laptop or if this game is better with a proper mouse and not a trackpad. (NOTE: You don't NEED to stop time to set platforms down, it just makes it easier.)
My only tip, and it's not really a good one, is that you should save your platform and not use them until you know exactly where Pompom is going. Otherwise, you're either gonna waste something or trap yourself.
Thankfully the game is pretty forgiving. Instead of lives, it gives you second chances for when Pompom dies; you get a nice bubble that gives you a few seconds to place Pompom where you want on the screen. Sometimes, it can feel a little pointless, like you're in a bad position and you can't continue one way or the other. But other times, this can get you out of a really tight spot and give you that one pickup you REALLY needed to make it to the next checkpoint.
At the time of writing, I only beat the first world's levels. But I'm already hungry for more and I want other people to love this little game! If I beat this game, I'll give it a proper score. But from what I played, I think the game's a solid A+!
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Hey, hi, so, I'm PROBABLY gonna be talking about a lot of spoiler content. Deltarune Chapter 2 hasn't been out for that long. So, uh, if you don't want that, then don't look under the cut.
I tell you this not cause I care, but because you might care. So take care. ;P
I'm not sorry.
So we learned in Chapter 1 that Kris can just rip out 'a' soul and throw it aside like a physical object. They do it again at the end of Chapter 2. And it's readily accepted that Deltarune follows two entities: Kris, the character, and us, the player, represented by that red soul, hijacking their body like a hot wired car.
However, that representation always bothered me a little bit. Cause both times when Kris does this, they seem to struggle to move. They seem capable enough to function, as in Chapter 2 they straight up jump out the bathroom window, slash Toriel's tire, come back, and shove you back into their chest, but it's seemingly a struggle. And if we are some kind of parasite, controlling them like a dummy, then why put us back in if they have a choice?
Yeah, I know. But this is about the overall Meta Narrative. What is the game trying to tell us before Toby gives us the answer?
Going off the beaten path in Chapter 2, we have the Spamton NEO Secret Boss Fight. After the fight, Kris can answer if Susie is okay; Yes or No. And, I think our choice definitely matters.
If you say 'Yes', Susie points out that you sound strained. As if Kris is being forced to say 'Yes'. Not to mention they notice you're covered in goosebumps. Kris...is afraid.
If you say 'No', then Kris screams it, as if they weren't sure if they could just say 'No'.
Kris has feelings. Emotions. And look, Kris' back is turned from the screen. Kris is capable of actually having emotions. The common belief is that Kris doesn't emote cause we, the player, an outside entity, controls them. But we're still IN control, we're still inside Kris. And finally, at the end of Chapter 2, Kris...
So lettuce review, my sandwich pals; Kris can open up Dark Fountains to create Dark Worlds, a power that all Lightners potentially have, but only the Knight, a mysterious entity has actively done as far as we know. And they do this after ripping us out of their chest, again, and is thus an action separate from us.
And thus, here is my theory, the culmination of all my suspicions.
We are Kris. Kris' body is being inhabited by the Knight. We're the ones getting hijacked.
Now, this theory has a number of problems. More holes than a fine, Swiss Cheese. So allow me to address these problems.
1. If you talk to people in Chapter 1, they tell you it's out of character for Kris to do this, let alone be nice.
Kris is a teenager, one who's life has gone through some radical life changes. Parents divorced, older brother gone away to college, and then got isekai'd with the school bully. I wouldn't be surprised if Kris had a change of heart (;P) and attitude after that day.
Plus, it's not uncommon for someone to try and change their ways. Sure, doing it over night is a bit much, but not impossible for someone to at least try. It's not impossible for someone to try and change their life around after sulking and being miserable for a long time. People can change, sometimes even make drastic changes, if they're determined enough.
2. We don't know if Kris is the Knight! What if Kris is doing this as a ploy for taking control away from the Player?!
A good theory, and also correct. We don't know if Kris is the Knight. Berdly was about to open up a Dark World at the end of a Pacafist Run and Ralsei had to stop him. So, safe to say, any Lightner can do it. Doesn't have to mean Kris is the Knight, but we haven't seen the Knight in any shape or form and the first person we see actually create a Dark World is Kris?
Not to mention that Kris can perform actions without our direct input via ripping control away from us. Would it be such a stretch to assume Kris left their room after the Chapter 1 ending, keeping us trapped in a cage so we couldn't follow, created the Dark World in the library's computer room, and doubled back, ate the pie, and went to sleep?
Seems far fetched, and even I think it's pretty out there, but it doesn't seem impossible.
3. That's not how it worked in Undertale...
Well, this isn't Undertale, Chapter 1 made it clear.
And doesn't that make it even more likely? Think about it: Toby Fox isn't unaware of their own fandom. And he likes to play with expectations, both in big and small ways. It doesn't seem unlikely for them to use the fact that we played Undertale against us, acting as a subtle bit of misdirection to prepare for the big twist.
4. "No One Can Choose Who They Are In This World." This is all just to drive home the themes of no choice!
Yeah, the Character Creation section where we create and name our own avatar...and got it thrown out right in front of us. We are thrust into the 'role' of Kris, who has their own agency. But let me ask you this: did you give yourself your own name? Did you choose your hair to be curly or straight upon birth, or for the color of your eyes? Did you choose to even be born?
The answer is no. Sure, you can change things about yourself, but not without active work. You didn't 'choose' to be Kris, you were born Kris. You didn't choose to look like this, but its how you look.
You didn't choose to be the Knight, but somebody is taking your body for a joyride.
All your evidence is circumstantial and not fully supported by gameplay or story!
Both correct.
To be honest, I'm kind of on the fence on this theory and I'm the one writing it.
It's very possible that I'm seeing things not there, looking into the darkness and convincing myself that I'm not mad. But I wanted to put this theory out there. Heck, while writing this, I think there's even more holes in this theory. But I've got a strong, gut feeling about this and while my gut...more often then not is wrong when it comes tot his, I still felt strongly enough about it to put it out there.
My PROPER Thoughts on Masters of the Universe: Revelations!
Well, I finally saw the show proper. And, well, honestly, for what it was, it wasn't that bad. In all honesty, I think it was fairly decent.
If that's enough for you to try it for yourself, then go right ahead and watch it. But there are a few story beats I wanna talk about, because some of the choices they made still just...baffle me.
Spoilers under the cut. The show, like, literally just came out, so proceed with caution.
Just for the record, if I was to grade this show, it'd be a C+, if not just a B. I feel I need more time to digest what I watched, and MAYBE see if there's ever a part two to this mini-series.
That...probably sounds harsh since this show LOOKS so good. The animation, voice acting, and music is phenomenal! But I'd argue in this day of age, that should be expected. Especially from Netflix and Mattel, both of which are pretty big.
And, honestly, I like a lot of shows that aren't NEARLY as good as He-Man in these departments. It's not all about how good something looks at sounds, it's about how it all comes together.
Like I said before the cut, on its own, the show is actually pretty good for the most part. But first, we need to talk about the marketing again. Cause remember, a lot of the marketing is centered around He-Man.
And I don't just mean the trailers. This is the 'Fist Wave' of toys. Look who's here, and notice who's missing. He-Man, Skeletor, Battle Cat, and Evil-Lyn. Yeah, that makes sense. And Skele...Skelelord, I think is what that's called, that only appears at the last possible minute of the series.
Oh, and Moss Man.
...And that's it.
Like, seriously, what? Where's Man-At-Arms? Where's Teela? Actually, no, flip that, where the hell IS Teela?! She's the main character and she doesn't get a toy?! How are you gonna kill He-Man twice in this show, but not have 1 Teela toy?! Teela's one of the main characters of the series, and she doesn't get a toy, but Moss Man does?!
This is so...oddly sexist. It's like they didn't believe Teela could carry the show themselves, so they REALLY lay it on thick with the He-Man nostalgia. It's really no wonder so many people are upset with this bait and switch. Like I said before, it's one thing to withhold information to not spoil your own series. It's another to just lie to people's faces.
And now that we're done with the behind the scenes drama, let's look at the show itself.
So, yeah, as the rumors foretold, it's a show about Teela. Except this isn't really 'Teela'. It's a warped woman forced into the mold of "strong, female character" by people who don't know what the hell that means.
So, yeah, didn't like Teela's portrayal in this show. Her design in episode one, despite my mixed feelings, looks phenomenal. Especially with her hair down. But my problem with her is that she's so self-centered. He-Man dies and she just finds out that Adam was He-Man the entire time, and her first reaction is to not let anyone explain and make it about herself.
The King is grieving, the Queen is sobbing, Man-At-Arms, Orko, and Cringer are distraught, but Teela's initial reaction is to go off. I'd argue it's pretty fair for her to be angry that he kept this secret, but she storms out and is just perpetually blaming Adam.
This is a secret he wanted to tell her and his parents, something you'd know if you watched the original show, but it wasn't just his to tell. It was his burden, but it was a secret that the Sorceress insisted on keeping secret. Her being angry about it isn't the problem, it's that she only thinks about how it effects her. She's just so condescending and this is the hero we're supposed to be rooting for.
And in typical writing for 'Strong, Female Characters', they need to pull down male characters to prop up their female counterparts. And, well, they're kind of bad at it...
Like, they really hammer home a lot of hate for Adam and He-man. He-Man is basically made into a punching bag for the other characters. If Flea-Man isn't the butt of jokes, then he's always getting pushed to the side.
Meanwhile, Man-At-Arms also gets this treatment a bit, but is then written in to quickly pull Teela and co.'s asses out of the fire. It's not quite 'man hate' as it is 'He-Man hate'. And, look, if you wanted to write a story for Masters of the Universe and focus it on Teela, then there were definitely ways to do that and just say He-Man is elsewhere. You shouldn't have to, or want to, tear down old heroes to prop up new ones.
And...I think that's about all my problems with the series. At least, the two problems that really killed my enjoyment of the show. Over all, it's pretty decent. It's not what I was hungry for, at least after episode 1, but for what it is, it's pretty good as a dark and edgy continuation of Masters of The Universe. There's a lot of other stuff I could say, but nothing that really feels worth a critique.
Just a lot of weird choices that someone should've maybe taken a second look at, maybe? Just a lot of disrespect to the old fans, and, I'd dare say disrespect to the new fans they're trying to reel in. It's pandering, plain and simple, but I'd dare say it's good pandering, hence why I don't think this is totally unwatchable.
Also, if they don't fully commit to Teela and Andra being a thing and keep dancing around it until an 11th hour kiss, THEN I'll have something to rant about. Seriously, if they're gay, then have 'em show it. Don't give me this noncommittal body language that you can peddle back on later and say "oh, they're just good friends". I want this is fucking stone. This is already better than Catradora, do NOT blow this!
Well, I finally saw Thundercats Roar proper. And, I gotta admit, I went into this with a different feeling than I thought I would. Back in 2018, my blood was boiling and I was furious-not because Thundercats was getting the TTG treatment; by that point, my anger for TTG became a general acceptance. Itās here and thereās nothing that can be done and the execs just wanna cash in. No, I was pissed because of the asshole creator and their defenders.
This is either a bold face lie or just false.Cause even today, shows get canceled all the time because merchandise wasnāt pushed. Just look at 2011 Thundercats: it was killed so Cartoon Network could promote Legend of Chima, which was a glorified Lego Commercial. Thereās also Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice; one of them was pulled cause of poor toy sales and the other was because the audience buying the toys wasnāt their target audience-at least, before being resurrected on Netflix.
Hell, PPG 2016 was only made because theyāre still marketable, so the reverse is also true.
And letās not forget this general attitude that seems to hover around theseĀ ācreator-drivenā cartoons here in the west. Or, rather, the ones that are reboots of existing properties. Theyāll constantly talk down to the original audience and act like theyāre just being entitled and will try to kickĀ āem out.Ā
I already gave my thoughts on theĀ āfor kidsā argument and why itās bullshit, but Iāll give you a much better and shorter argument to that defense here: thatās not an excuse, or even true. This show is obviously being made for the creatorās, thatās why theyāreĀ ācreator-drivenā. No show is strictlyĀ āfor kidsā. They can be appropriate for kids, but theyāll always be made by people cause they have a vision they want on screen. From Steven Universe to Fanboy and Chum-Chum.
Ā Animation-wise, the characters squash and stretch more than an old Mickey Mouse cartoon with their proportions morphing and stretching. And, fine, okay, itās a comedy parody show thatās not intended to be serious. Whatever.
What about that promised action? I mean, it does do SOMETHING. Iāll admit, itās action is animated smoother than Classic Thundercats. Though thatās like saying my new 2020 car runs better than my Dadās car that was made in 1987 and has been rusting with no love or maintenance for the last 30 years.
The cold hard fact is that animation techniques have advanced since the 80s, Coutright. And comparatively, itās more impressive they managed to get these complex action figures to move as fluidly as they do as oppose to these Newground rejects bouncing around like they have no bones.
Honestly, Iām having trouble thinking of crap to say, cause Iām not all that angry at this show. Itās just TTG 2. Lion-O is just an idiot, the Thunder Kittens are just loud, Cheetara is basically Rainbow Dash from MLP, Panthro is, ironically, the only character thatās tolerable, but I guess thatās cause hisĀ āpersonalityā is just what he does. Heās super strong, he likes to build stuff...and thatās it.
Figures the black-coded character gets the least amount of work put into them.
And Tigra is just Lionās Dad. Thatās it. Heās written to be Lion-Oās nagging father and, admittedly, you could say that was Lion-Oās and Tigraās relationship in the original. But here? Itās beaten over out head with a bat and the show winks at us and says,Ā āaināt he just a total square?!ā Heās honestly justĀ Squidward from Spongebob, with everyone practically telling him to shut up and the show going out of its way to show Tigra is their whipping boy, excuse my pun, when...I mean, Tigra was a badass on the same calibur with the rest of the pack. But someone has to be the butt monkey and it canāt be Snarf cause heās Lion-Oās pet robot.
...Yeah, I said that.
And, well, thatās all.
Back in 2018, I thought Iād be watching this with fire in my eyes, filled with piss and vinegar. But no, Iām just kind of looking at this with a sense of tired acceptance. This is just what western animation is and going forward into the 2020s, I can only hope things change and moves away from everything being a slice-of-life comedy. Iām not saying we canāt have those. Thereās a place for Gumball and Steven Universe. Hell, I think thereās a place for Thundercats Roar and Teen Titans Go!, but this is just so saturated and everybody is trying to be this. Itās just like the 80s when everybody wanted to be an action show-it was a problem then and its a problem now.
But hey, itās still better than Dude, What Would Happen?
Okay, so design wise, this was always a cat I dreaded drawing. I mean, come on, what's with Tygra's design?! Who let him walk off the cutting room floor with that hair? I get that tigers don't have 'manes' the like Lions do, but really? I never even attempted drawing him as a child because of just how hard it looked.
Although, to be honest, Tygra was never my favorite, so that might've also been a factor. Which is funny, cause I heard a lot of fans actually liked Tygra back in the 1985 series. I can't speak for all of them, but I think they just like the fact that Tygra, surprisingly, is more of a damsel in distress than the original two Thundercat ladies. This guy is practically Mr. Fanservice and he's the only guy fully clothed-save for his shoes. As a kid, though, I didn't see it. As an adult? I...kind of like him, but I feel the writers didn't know what to do with him half the time.
Let's get the nitpick out of the way; why can't he normally swim? He can only swim with his whip turning him invisible and I just can't get why. Maybe it's a placebo thing, like he feels he can't do it without it? I feel that could make a neat episode if they ever got around to explaining it, but I guess since the main audience of kids, we were just suppose to not think about it. "Oh, he's a cat, of course he can't swim". Except, you know, Tigers are one of the few cats without a natural aversion to water-in fact, most Tigers are proficient at swimming since they hunt in jungles with lots of water. So, no Thundercats, Tygra is the one cat who SHOULDN'T have a swimming weakness-if anything, it should kinda be his gimmick.
Now for the big problem with Tygra: his role, both from a narrative standpoint and in-universe. In the show, he's a scientist and archaeologist, with seemingly a specialty in chemistry. And that chemistry degree rarely comes in handy in the 30-ish episodes I've lost. It's so odd too, cause you think more-or-less being the Team Alchemist would give him the most to do in forms of story telling. If anything, he should have a utility belt of different potions and substances, but that's more of Panthro's thing. Okay, what about explosive capsules? No, that's the Wilykitten's thing. I mean, he's got his whip and invisibility...and that's it, really-for the most part.
Narrative, he's the Lancer. When Lion-O's away, he's usually put in charge of the Thundercats and he has a lot of moments with Lion-O. These two are almost a perfect duo, in a way. Lion-O's young and hotblooded, Tygra's older and more experienced. In "The Fireballs of Plun-Dar", when he gets captured, Lion-O doesn't hesitate for a second to go running to him, even forgetting his Claw Shield. In "Feliner - Part Two", when Lion-O is sad Snarf is going to leave(he doesn't, sadly), it's Tygra who consoles him for a brief moment.
See? There's enough shipping material between these two without the creepy step-brother context.
Jokes aside, let's get to that last ability of his before I make my peace with 2011 and Roar's interpretation; his 'Illusion Powers'. It comes out of nowhere for Lion-O's trials later on down the road, under the context that 'well, I've been saving it for just this moment'. It's kinda dumb, but I like to think of it like this; Tygra is a Psychic and he uses his whip as a focus for his powers, hence why he wraps it around himself and why he needs it for his invisibility. It doesn't explain why he can't swim, but I like this theory-I didn't come up with it myself, but I fully support it. And projecting the trials is a feat that's usually done with multiple Master Illusionists, hence why Tygra uses the powers sparingly and only does Invisibility since it's a low-level Psychic power and it doesn't use up too much of those 'Master Illusion Points' that he knows he'll need for the eventual trial for Lion-O. That's the power of hindsight.
Now for 2011 Tygra...I don't like it. I get what the writers were going for, to really buckle down on that brotherly angle the OG series was going for, but it really kind of falls flat to me. But maybe that's because I'm a younger brother and I had to deal with an asshole brother exactly like Tygra was in the reboot. It's nice to see his and Lion-O's relationship prosper and improve over time, but he's pretty insufferable most of the time. Like, half the time, I just want him to put a sock in it and I really didn't feel Tygra and Cheetara's romance was well handled. Now, in terms of the OG series and the Wildfire comics they got, the ship totally makes sense. But since we follow Lion-O's perspective and we rarely see Tygra and Cheetara interact, it just kind of came off as 'shock' and a blow to Lion-O for almost no reason-and the less we talk about 2011 Pumyra, the better.
And as for Roar...I mean, I guess I get that Tygra didn't have a lot of personality outside of being noble and wise, so of course they gotta make him the Robin-I mean the nag. Someone, I guess has to be the Butt Monkey.
I gotta feel bad for Tygra; a dozen different science degrees and no respect from the writers outside of the OG series.
But at least he has a kickass theme song.
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Whoās the knuckle-dragging, grog chugging, monkey scratcher who thought this was okay? - The Rant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R1-ZZTcTBY
This hurts me on an emotional level.
Let me get this out of the way: I was not born in the 60s. I was born in 1995. I didnāt experience The Banana Splits as a kid, watching them on TV or at live shows. I saw them the same way I saw SWAT Kats and the Classic Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Characters: on Boomerang.
Not that Boomerang!
Thatās better.
I saw their little music video and theyād have a few small segments with them doing their thing. And although I wanted more, I kind of accepted that I wouldnāt see them again as they once were.
And then this fucking FNAF knockoff comes around!
I thought we learned from this already: taking something innocent and making it dark and edgy for the sake of making it dark and edgy NEVER works! And it doesnāt even look good! This looks like something youād see from College Humor or some shit. I know Syfy movies arenāt really GOOD, but this is just godawful.
You know what this looks like? It looks like after Scott Cawthon threw out the original script for the FNAF movie, someone plucked it from the garbage, replacedĀ āFred Fazbearā withĀ āThe Banana Splitsā, and presented it as their own work.
Iām not angry cause Iām this life long fan who feels his childhood is being assassinated. Iām not mad cause I enjoyed something from my childhood and itās being twisted into something itās not. Iām mad cause these are people who see that FNAF is popular and are desperate to cash in on that hype. If FNAF never took off, if Cawthon never made these games, this never would be happening. But we live in the timeline where it is, and Iām happy for Cawthon and his crew if he has one, but now Iām just a little sad that this is a fate of a Hanna-Barbera franchise and after this movie bombs, itāll just go back to obscurity.
Okay, no, itās not really aĀ ārantā, like Iām angry. Actually, Iām pretty indifferent. But this was on my mind since I saw the trailer.
Lemme say this right now: I have a LOT of biases against this movie. Adapting anything into film always makes me a little uneasy. And Iām definitely am not a fan of theĀ āPokemon, but Realisticā concept.
I looked at the trailer with this mindset and when I saw the Pokemon, I was...okay with them for the most part. I mean, they couldāve looked a LOT worse, but they turned out pretty okay.
I mean, Iām not a fan of the look either.
Iām just gonna say it, Pikachu looks...creepy and uncanny. As does Jigglypuff. Those eyes of theirs look cute in the anime and games, but putting them in a realistic setting? Just...gross. If youāre trying to sell me that these are some of the cutest Pokemon Kanto has to offer, then I feel like youāre slapping me in the face.
And as for Mr. Mime...
Uh...
Well, er, he looks...
Look, Mr. Mime is just fucking ugly, no matter what the medium is. XD That aināt the movieās fault. Heās just always creepy. But somehow, he looks better then Pikachu and Jigglypuff to me, but I guess thatās cause Mr. Mime is always just gonna look creepy, so seeing his ugly ass doesnāt bother me. But Pikachu and Jigglypuff just look wrong. They donāt look like cuddly pets, they look like freakinā aliens. I donāt wanna hug them, I wanna get a bat and get them out of my house like the vermin they are.
Or maybe thatās the point. Jigglypuff put people to sleep and Pikachu is a literal giant rat, so maybe those art directors are thinking of the long game.
But I digress. Despite my negatives, they couldāve done a LOT worse. Like, no, this aināt bad, itās just not my cup of tea, but I donāt think I couldāve been happy with this unless they pulled a Who Framed Roger Rabbit or something.
But then again, they made my favorite Pokemon, Bulbasaur, look FUCKING ADORABLE, so maybe this movie isnāt so bad. Not gonna lie, I might see the movie just to see this scene.
Boy, Gurren Lagann sure is great! But do you know what wouldāve made it better...? :3
This is not a piece of fanart I drew-sadly. This is from the Parallel Works 15. Itās a combination of Gurren Lagann + All of the Mechs of Team Dai Gurren, combined into this super fighting robot. And damn is it awesome and I hate how we donāt get it in the series OR the movies.
Donāt get me wrong, I love Gurren Lagann. Itās my favorite anime of all time. The only thing I hate about it is that that we donāt get more of Team Dai Gurren.
I donāt hate the story that Gurren Lagann tells from start to finish. Itās a very nice story and I really think itās good enough for me to go back to and watch from start to end. But it always rubbed me the wrong way that we donāt get more of the minor characters.Ā
Donāt get me wrong, we get plenty of Yoko, Kittan, Leeron, and Nia cause theyāre important to the story, and Gimmy and Darry get their moments in the sun in Part 2, but like, the rest of the team-or at least, the Mech Pilots, get shafted.
Like Kid andĀ Iraak. Theyāre suppose to be theĀ āWhirlwind Bothersā and itās not clear if they meanĀ ābrotherā like blood brothers or in the same sense that Simon and Kamina are brothers. So theyāre just pleasantly colored fodder.
And what about Makken? He marriesĀ Leyte-who is barely even a character in Part 1 and has 3 kids! But heās barely relevant, just fodder like the rest.
I donāt know what the production of an anime is like, and Iām sure something like Gurren Lagann was hell-a fun and just plain hell to work on, but it always bothered me that, if not the entire team, then at least the Mech Pilots of Team Dai Gurren other then Rossiu, Yoko, and the Black Siblings got any moments to really shine, with the one getting the best treatment being Makken-a background, borderline mute who we just happen to see with a family cause his wife is a super genius.
That Prototype Close Combat Gurren Lagann, at least for me, symbolizes something I REALLY wanted from Gurren Lagann put into a form that honestly still makes me drool after the 3 years Iāve seen it: more time with the side characters so that when they die, it means more to us, the audience.
