Gainax Essays

  • Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren-Hen

    851 Words  | 2 Pages

    Congratulations! Gainax! Bravo! You may be wondering why I’m starting this review with so much praise, but is it praise? Maybe it’s cleverly placed sarcasm just to mask the façade of this show? Well as much as I love doing negative reviews and just making fun of how a story presents itself, Tengen toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren-Hen, also known as Gurren Lagann is just an amazing film; only if you decide not to take it seriously. If you decide to analyze this show thoroughly from the inside-out you would

  • Analysis Of Evangelion

    815 Words  | 2 Pages

    in anime. Though some would complain that Shinji is overtly emotional and annoyingly so. But, really, no one wants Shinji to become the 'Hollywood hero' and save the day with a smile on his face - no such human could ever really exist, and studio Gainax understand this and apply it perfectly to the series. Shinji's mental struggle is dealt with effectively by Hideki Anno, through the use of complex monologues and largely successful experimental cinematic techniques. Asuka and Rei, the other chosen

  • Master of Animation: The Legacy of Hayao Miyazaki

    1462 Words  | 3 Pages

    How to summarize Hayao Miyazaki in a few words? Brilliant, magical, ecologist, fantastic, cultural, wise, a true master of his art: animation. The Japanese director is one of the most iconic and undisputed great film directors of our times. Over a career than spanned five decades, Miyazaki has vowed to enchant, mesmerize and enlighten the viewers willing to take the plunge into the master 's lyrical worlds. From his first major hit Nausicaä in 1984, Miyazaki has been extraordinarily consistent in