Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann – 17

Posted by Shin

If Gurren Lagann was a girl, I want to marry her. That's how much I love this awesome series. Fast forward into the future seven years, or year 7 AK(After Kamina) if you will, after the fall of Lord Genome, we see the humans finally living in peace on the surface in the capital city of Kamina. There is so much to cover in this episode alone that I have no clue where to begin, but I'll cover whatever I can.

Princess Nia, as beautiful as ever 7 years on. Wonder if her cooking has improved since...

Rossiu isn't convinced....

Well for one, the technology has drastically advanced since then that people live in suburbs and apartments similiar to today's world, with gadgets like the television, radio and even cellphones.

To think these people were either nomads or living underground just 7 years ago...

Of course, this peace doesn't last and we get a first glimpse of trouble, when the now immortal Viral dukes it out with Grapals (a new type of Ganmens made by the humans) and is defeated by Darry and Gimmy, the two kids who left their village along with Rossiu who are now formidable warriors. Interestingly enough, Viral is fighting to protect the very humans he once despised, who are being evicted from their homes beneath the surface, under the orders of Rossiu. Viral tells Simon he is no different from Lord Genome, shocking the latter. Simon then questions Rossiu's actions, creating a verbal conflict between the two.

Alignment: Lawful Evil

The shit hits the fan the moment the human population hits the 1,000,000 mark as forewarned by Lord Genome, when an unknown mecha originating from the moon descends upon the city and wreaks havoc, killing thousands. The Grapals launch, to engage the new enemy without much effect. Simon then arrives to take it out, but unfortunately the impending explosion causes collateral damage that destroys everything within a large radius. Rossiu, who was against Simon's decision to engage the enemy then places the commander in chief under martial arrest. As if that wasn't bad enough, the arrival of the new nemesis also triggers some sort of reaction within Nia who is now taken over and is now the messenger of the Han-Rasen, an anti spiral race(whatever that means) which probably means more people are going to die. Oh shit. Shin out.

The Destroyer Cometh.