AniWorthGurren Lagann: Parallel Works
Introduction
An anthology of animated shorts featuring characters from Gurren Lagann in alternative worlds. Every clip is animated by a particular animator of GAINAX.
Creators are Akira Amemiya, Shin Itagaki, Hirokazu Kojima, SUEZEN, Ryouji Masuyama, Hiroyuki Yamaga, Yoh Yoshinari, and Keisuke Watanabe.
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Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 7.06/10 · 17833
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Audience reviews
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ThePacISBack
This little series of shorts made me think more fondly of Gurren Lagann. I will be honest, I don't really watch Trigger or Gainax much, though I do heavily respect them (or at least, I did respect Gainax, they kinda like... fell apart after a while. But they were good back in the day). Long story short, Gainax and Trigger works never really appealed to me except for my enjoyment of them on an animation level. I will be honest that my thoughts on Gurren Lagann, prior to checking out these shorts, were just that I remember it being "alright." Before watching this, I was planning to simply rate Gurren Lagann with around an 8/10 score, which is lower than the average rating it has. However, these Parallel Works made me think more fondly of the series. In summary, I had so much fun with these P…
Read at the sourceAnimelover875
Gurren Lagann Parallel Works 1 is not an easy series to describe. While it's easy to say that a good share of the episodes may be objectively or subjectively bad, this is often complicated by being wrapped in layers of symbolism or obscure messages that were unclear. Technically, everything here wouldn't really qualify as "anime", and is more along the lines of music videos. That said, with no way to actually tell apart what's really intended and what's supposed to be subverted, it gives the necessity that things be taken at face value if only for simplicity's sake.
With all that said, the series was unfortunately a smoldering wreck: regardless of when it took place in the overall series plot, a lot of this wasn't really subversive at all and seems to be here simply for obscurity's sake,…
Read at the sourceSpunkie
It's a good idea to come up with teaser trailer shorts, just a little market enquiry and must have been fun to do for the creators.
Dismissable except the 2nd (Champlooesque alternate) and 8th (Macross&Eva crossover with quality animation) ones.
Still there is no harm watching it if you liked the series. There are almost no spoilers since these are imaginary what if? trailers, you can barge in whatever point you are on the series.
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