Episode 24 has been aired and subbed by either ADTRW or BSS by now. If you haven’t see it, get out there and get it. Seriously, Gurren Lagann 24 is amazing and there is little to no reason to not watch it.
That said, the following will contain spoilers. Read more after the jump.
So Gurren Lagann 24 takes us to where we are finally fighting the end bad guys. Three more episodes are left and Captain Garlock has finally shown himself for real. However, this leaves a few problems.
Episode 24 causes the death of abunch of unknown Ganmen (or Gunmen) pilots. No one really cares about them and a lot of time was spent on their deaths. Which, I have to say, was badass as hell but didn’t have much feeling. The death of the brothers was insane though. Even if they didn’t have much screen time it was still very sad to see them go.
The episode, outside of the deaths, causes a few bits of concern. We know now that 25 will be basically the massive transformation into the ultimate Gurren-Lagann form. Their giant space fortress will be turning into what we assume is the thing from long ago.
However that just consumes episode 25. Episode 26 and 27 of course will be the final battles and we have to assume episode 26 and probably half of 27 will be the actual fight while the other half of 27 will be the conclusion. Is it possible to have a decent conclusion without going to a second season?
If we remember from the prologue… you will notice that that the ship is different. Simon is the same age but the enemies are the dimensional government and not the anti-spirals. However, they appear to be on the humanoid form of their current ship. The question is simple:
Will the prologue be episode 26s start or will it be the end of episode 27? Gurren-Lagann isn’t the epitome of popularity in Japan, but it’s popular enough that Gainax may afford a second season or if nothing else just leave the ending open.
The only things that really concern me is what appears to be Simon’s first mate. He isn’t shown up yet and many assumed that he is either Rossiu or Boota/Rossiu fusion. He looks like Rossiu but Rossiu is currently on Earth. Who is he and where does he come from? Is he just a random filler character we’ve all been trying to figure out?
Assuming a second season isn’t in the eyes of Gainax, can we have a good conclusion with three episodes left and one of them a struggle match to transform their current ship into another form of Gurren-Lagann? Will we have a conclusion good enough to satisfy our undying love of Gurren-Lagann? Will Simon rescue Nia or will Simon sacrifice himself to save the universe and Nia (classic cliche).
The only thing we can do is wait and see. Newtype published some more spoilers but I don’t think I’m going to read them. I’m just going to believe in Simon who believes in me and hope that this fantastic series gets the ending it deserves.
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