Otakuism

If there was one thing this episode did right, it was showing how badass and awesome Yoko really is. Definately one of the better leading females in recent anime, defying the usual japanese stereotype of women. Or at least that’s how I see her. Otherwise this episode was rather fillerish, though I think there’s a reason for it. Some comments by the director have said that Yoko’s character is very important to the fourth arc, so maybe looking back this episode will seem more like foreshadowing than gratuitous, if fun, fanservice.

Speaking of fanservice, did the ole’ Gainax Bounce seem a little more prominent here? Is this the legendary 40%? I don’t remember those things shaking that much with younger Yoko. Sure, there was a noticeable bounce, but it seemed like a bit much here. Not that I’m really complaining, just an observation.

And Boota is still one lucky bastard. Kittan’s expression was the best during this scene.

THE TWO PATHS BETWEEN HUMAN AND BEAST

INTERTWINE TO CREATE THE PATH OF THE SPIRAL

PIERCING THE DESTINY AS YESTERDAY’S ENEMIES

CREATING A NEW PATH TOWARDS THE FUTURE WITH THESE HANDS

THE UNION OF FATE, GURREN-LAGANN

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!

Just so, so awesome. Eclipses the rest of the episode. Viral finally joins the Dai-Gurren Brigade and takes his place as the pilot of Gurren. Truly epic. Next episode will see the massively huge Arc Gurren-Lagann and how badly things go to hell. I at least expect the earth to blow up. Maybe a few character deaths, hopefully just not Beamspam McPuppet or GAR Helmsman. Episode 23 is timeskip afterall.