Anime 3352 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Mitee Mono Wa Miteen Da Reviews Filter Check 2

Judging from other reviews it looks like MAL used to have this special episode and that other OVA together as one entry but then separated them at some point, so as a point of clarity this review is specifically for the alternate but of episode 6.

First I have to say that this episode having an alternate cut at all makes it a real headache to know what version you're watching. I initially tried to watch this uncut version only to find that it was the actually the censored version, just mislabeled. Equally I've found several sights that just have the uncensored version in the normal ... lineup of episodes and make no distinction that there even is a censored version out there. I even found one version that had the uncensored footage but the subtitles were from the censored version and didn't sync up at all. It was a real mess.

Why the censorship in the first place? And if you're going to censor it, why half-ass it like they did? The censored one is just a bad recap episode, like what is there to even recap this is only episode 6, and it still has a lot of the hot spring stuff anyway. Why not just cut it entirely or just leave it as it was and add more of those stupid pink censor bars all over the place? Really bizarre choices all around.

The episode itself is fine, I don't mind fan service episodes. I give it a 6 for the fact that it needed to exist at all. If you're watching Gurren Lagann and you come to episode 6 and it's a recap episode for some reason, find a different streaming sight that has the real version, even if you have to find it listed as a separate episode. If you come to episode 6 and it's not a recap episode, you're golden and you don't need to look for the recap version. Trust me, it's not worth watching both, even for a 100% category speedrun. Just wrong warp right past it.