Toho Kingdom

A side from the past couple episodes I don't think it's anything too great honestly. Kinda feels like EVA lite.

PopInPicsPresents wrote:A side from the past couple episodes I don't think it's anything too great honestly. Kinda feels like EVA lite.

Gives me more Big O vibes than Eva but everyone is entitled to their opinion.

^^I do believe the director has openly admitted that EVA was/is a big influence. Personally, I don't mind that at all, since I think that mostly contributes to the show's striking imagery.

Oh, man, that finale has me so pumped right now.
No, I didn't get all the answers I was really hoping for ; but arguably, all the truly important matters were resolved. The final fights and character/monster designs were terrific, and all three of the lead heroes played a part in saving Akane - who, if you ask me, might have gotten off a liiiiiitle easy, but I digress. That very last scene in particular was fascinating, and a great way to end a surreal story on a surreal note. I'm sad this is over, but I'm very glad we got it; I hope Trigger's crew get to make more series like this in the future!!

Rody wrote:^^I do believe the director has openly admitted that EVA was/is a big influence. Personally, I don't mind that at all, since I think that mostly contributes to the show's striking imagery.

Oh, man, that finale has me so pumped right now.
No, I didn't get all the answers I was really hoping for

Spoiler:

(How exactly did Akane become a god? Just "where" does her created world exist?? Why were Rikka and Utsumi immune to the world resets??? [proximity to Yuta/Gridman, I suppose?] Why didn't Anosilus girl get to join the fight?!?! Alright, I'll stop)

; but arguably, all the truly important matters were resolved. The final fights and character/monster designs were terrific, and all three of the lead heroes played a part in saving Akane - who, if you ask me, might have gotten off a liiiiiitle easy, but I digress. That very last scene in particular was fascinating, and a great way to end a surreal story on a surreal note. I'm sad this is over, but I'm very glad we got it; I hope Trigger's crew get to make more series like this in the future!!

Masami Obari is the director's biggest inspiration.

Rody wrote:I hope Trigger's crew get to make more series like this in the future!!

Toho should give them the Godzilla license and make them reboot Zone Fighter.

Sakuga Blog has been providing excellent coverage on this series; here's their last installation:

SSSS.GRIDMAN PRODUCTION NOTES 12 AND FINAL IMPRESSIONS

In the same way that the mecha animation has been non-stop nods to Masami Obari – a story with a happy end despite some unexpected friction – Amemiya’s direction has taken countless cues from Anno’s, ultimately using a similar toolset to convey a message that all Evangelion fans will be familiar with. While always feeling like its own thing, SSSS.GRIDMAN felt like a worthy heir of the intangible Gainax spirit, a rare occurrence despite the massive aesthetic influence the studio’s golden age had over other titles.

I completely lost my shit when Yume no Hero started playing and Gridman transformed into his original form. The absolute madmen actually did it, holy hell.

I only watched some clips and read about it, seeing as still don't have a Crunchyroll account, but going from what I've seen and heard this was one of my favourite anime of all year! I still have my reservations about their use of fanservice and such, but as a whole, this was a wonderful show about friendship and reality as well as a beautiful love letter to the original show and Tokusatsu as a whole! It's another victory for Trigger and it more than made up for their misfires in Darling in the FranXX, thus restroing my faith in them. (Y'know what I'm saying?) Anyways, I still can't wait to watch the show in full when I get a Crunchyroll subscription, and I'm just so glad that we all got to experience such a wonderful show.

I'd just like to close by saying, dat OP tho:

The OP really grew on me; it's surprisingly catchy.
To be fair about the fanservice, that was largely relegated to one episode; the show was otherwise very focused on characterization, suspense, and action.
...And while I was also feeling tepid after FranXX, that was more of an A-1 Pictures product than a Trigger product. What really got me was how Gridman's director had previously done the very off-beat Inferno Cop and Ninja Slayer. I didn't know WHAT that forebode for Gridman, but thankfully any reservations I had were unwarranted.

Added in 3 months 18 days 1 hour 32 minutes 46 seconds:
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOGDS-334358



We have an SSSS.GRIDMAN vinyl kaiju coming in at last! Release is scheduled for August. It's a bit pricey for what it is, at $25-30, but at least with CD Japan, you can cut the price down further with rewards points if you have an account.
I say preorder this, and show there's interest for more!

SSSS.DYNAZENON (basically a "sequel series" to Gridman) is in the works.

Im gonna blind buy the blu ray. Looks good.

I got this and finished seven episodes. It's weird but a part of me sort of wishes this was strictly a high school show...just something soothing and cozy about a lot of it. I do like how it slowly builds towards something being wrong about this place. I mean the school is back in the end of the first episode and it sort of lampshades how Toku shows things are almost back to normal. No word on refuges or how much it costs to rebuild.

Dynazenon is on its way!!



SSSS.Dynazenon TV Anime's New Promo Video, 10 More Cast Members, April 2021 Premiere Revealed

Akane did not deserve that redemption holy shit

Shouldn't this be in Ultraman Media? I'm suprised this stayed while all the other TsuPro threads got moved.

I gotta say I've been waiting a long time to watch this show. So far the Easter eggs and references are cool, the characters are fun, and overall it's an awesome anime, but does it need to be so horny? I don't want to ogle teenagers, I want to watch Gridman fight kaiju

TheInfiniteAeon wrote: ↑Sun Dec 23, 2018 3:01 am

Rody wrote:I hope Trigger's crew get to make more series like this in the future!!

Toho should give them the Godzilla license and make them reboot Zone Fighter.

This... Is prolly the best thing I read in a good, long time.

Edit:... And the post is from 2018. God damn.

Shouldn't this be in the Ultra Subforum?

LegendZilla wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 10:20 pm Shouldn't this be in the Ultra Subforum?

It really should.

Bumping this thread because, in the discussion of "best kaiju anime," IMO this one is easily the answer, above even Godzilla SP and Gamera Rebirth, which I also really liked.

I think this is one of the best contemporary anime period.