Otakuism

Beach filler with some actual plot? Who’d a thunk it. Obviously Gainax.

So what was the biggest casulty this episode? Adiane’s life, Yoko’s pride, Viral’s lust? No, it was Nia’s hair! Or at least according to 4chan it is. It’s not that big a deal to me. Nia is still moe one way or another, and she’ll get her hair back after the time skip anyways. Yoko’s destruction of Nia’s locks was a nice way of showing Nia’s trusting nature, even in the surly Yoko. Nia becomes an official part of the Dai-Gurren Brigade now by winning over Yoko as the last person of the group. It works from a story standpoint to me.

This is the most screentime Yoko has gotten since Kamina’s death. In the time since Yoko’s position in the group has clearly diminished, usurped by the arrival of Nia and Simon’s garness, and here we see her lashing out because of it. Obviously Yoko never really hated Nia, just her pragmatic and more realistic approach to life forced her to play the devil’s advocate in Nia’s case. As Nia has shown herself to be a good person and even loyal to the group, that suspicion has waned until it disappears completely here. Nia is another person in the group that Yoko is willing to risk her life for. Yoko’s rescuing of Nia was quite nice, showing that she is still useful despite the lack of a Ganmen. And it was hilarious how everyone was dissapointed when Yoko’s swimsuit covered more than her normal clothing. Do you really need to wait till the beach to get an eyeful of Yoko?

Another general bites the dust with the death of Adiane by Dai-Gurren’s guns. About time we saw them used for something. Interesting to hear Thymilph’s name as her last words. Really wonder what the exact relationship between them was. Kind of sad that she doesn’t give a passing thought to Viral, who was only a lackey to her. Viral himself seems quite distraught over her death, but whether it was because he liked her or just another instance of the Gurren-Lagann beating him is up to question. Seems I have to call off my prediction of him joining the Gurren brigade. Viral is setting himself to be the main villian in the later arcs, what with is inability to die and burning hatred of the Gurren-Lagann. It’d be more fun watching him than the haughty Helix King who sees the gurren brigade as an ant. Cytomander the Flamboyant is up next week. Looks like he’ll be killed pretty quickly. Or let’s hope so. I want to get into space already.

I don’t know which pair of eyes to look at.