 If you liked
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans
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IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS is very much like a real robot version of Gurren Lagann.
The relationship between Mikazuki and Orga is very much reminiscent of the relationship between Simon and Kamina but adapted to a real robot setting where the grittiness toned up and the optimism toned down. The protagonist has a badass big brother figure he looks up to but also has to learn to be his own person.
Both stories feature a ragtag group of soldiers (Team Gurren and Tekkadan) face up against a stronger force (The Beast Men and Gjallarhorn).
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Protagonist and deuteragonist are mistreated and abused orphans who have a strong bond and consider each other brothers. Simon and Kamina's dependence, unconditional love, and blind-faith on one another mirrors that of Orga and Mikazuki's.
Together, they create an organization and treat the members of their organization as their family. Members of the organization are dedicated and loyal to their organization and what they stand for, and care deeply for one another. If you like the sense of brotherhood in one series, you'll like it in the other.
Both series deals with systematic oppression on people of lower class and their desire to overturn the inequality.
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Similarities
-Both are mecha anime, like duh....
-The relationship shared between Orga and Mikazuki in Iron-Blooded Orphans are quite similar to the relationship shared between Kamina and Simon in Gurren Lagann
-Both anime started out with the protagonist being under control of a higher authority.
-Both anime shared a similar background landscape
Differences
-The mecha design in both anime are different
-The art style used in both anime are drastically different and both were made by different animation studios.
-The antagonist in both series have different goals in mind
Both talk about one side of humanity: TTGL focusing in the brighter side, the hope and how we strive for greatness despite the problems because that's how we are, but MSG:IBO is more about how the despair and suffering is the thing that sets humankind in motion and how we are our worst enemy. And, of course, both have big strong robots.
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mecha? idk what to put here really I just remember watching them around the same time and enjoying them a lot.
Iron-Blooded Orphans it's like TTGL in a bellic drama key. Both shares the same premise.
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