Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Anime that I'd seen mentioned but thought it looked pretty tiresome, until in February 2014 it came up on r/frisson and the comments persuaded me it would be worth a try.
Referenced in HPMOR.
==First watch (2014)==
===Format===
Japanese with subtitles, first half with Luke.
===Journal===
Watched the first 3 episodes at the end of May 2014, with Luke and Ben while they were staying over half term. It was likeable enough, but a bit kiddish.
Update 29th August 2014: I've slowly watched up to Episode 7. It's entertaining enough, I like the silliness and deliberately over the top drama and style and there seems to be a never ending supply of quirky characters. I think I'll watch it to the end if I can (although I might find I'm too busy from now on...).
7th September 2014: Watched up to episode 14 this weekend while Luke and Ben were here. He watched two or three episodes past that but I wasn't there for those. Interested to see where it goes, since it seems to have finished the main story arc halfway through the series.
I finished it on the 27th of September, after a long break, watching the last 7 or so episodes in two days.
I didn't really enjoy the second half, I guess. The first half was really fun, and nothing was added in the second half that was necessary, it just get ramping it up and up and up. I preferred young Simon and Kamina being Kamina. The more I think about it, the less I feel the second half should have been made. I'd give the first half a 2, probably.
===Rating===
1
Category:Japanese TV series
Category:Cartoons
Category:TV series watched in 2014
Category:TV series with 1 rating