I have watched a lot of the studio Ghibli stuff but not sure what series to start on, looking for recommendations

  • Zozano@aussie.zone
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    7 months ago

    Gurren Lagaan is a parody of mecha anime, it’s not really something you can recommend to normies.

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      7 months ago

      Yes. It doesn’t look like normal mecha anime but I don’t see it as a parody anime. I believe it can be a good anime for starter since Gurren Lagann shows how crazy and stupid anime can be sometime.

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        7 months ago

        Sure, but the show is explicitly a deconstruction of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

        NGE was a deconstruction of ordinary mecha anime.

        I’m not saying someone with no experience with anime couldn’t enjoy GL, but it’s wrapped in so many layers of meta, most of the themes and inside jokes would be missed.