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Bankai-Jay [2016-11-03 19:12:28 +0000 UTC]
I'm so conflicted about the ending.
On the one hand, it's thematically consistent with the rest of the show. Simon refrained from using Spiral Energy to save Nia because of the pitfall of using Spiral Energy to revive anyone or do all sorts of things that would lead to Spiral Nemisis. The ending as is also works as a well written bittersweet ending.
On the other hand, I wanted Simon to get with Nia. The rabbid shipper in me may be speaking, but Simon and Nia deserved better. After all the tragedy in their lives, they should have had more than just 12 seconds of being married. You could theoretically write the story so she and Simon are married for a while, but she still dies because of the link to the Anti-Spiral being severed.
Regardless, I still love the show, and this picture is fantastic.
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Quilofire In reply to Bankai-Jay [2016-11-04 04:00:31 +0000 UTC]
I know exactly how you feel my dude! For now I'm satisfied with the ending bc one of the themes of the show is moving forward--people die, but you shouldn't get too caught up dwelling on what could have been; instead you should focus on continuing toward tomorrow. (Also because it's been what, 7 years now since I finished? I've come to terms with it haha). Though I do agree they deserved much better.
I can't remember where I read it, but I read somewhere that the show's writer said there was about a week between the gang defeating Anti-spiral and Simon and Nia's wedding. That's still not a lot of time to spend together after all that, but I like to think they both used that time to come to terms with what would happen, and make the best of the little time they had left. Plus, they had a good seven years together during the timeskip. I'm sure that's the time Simon's looking back on most fondly.
.... that got way more emotional than i was expecting lmao
Anyway, I'm glad to hear you like my art! : D
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ninjakingofhearts [2016-06-06 13:37:20 +0000 UTC]
The ending of Gurren Lagann was a stinking load of baloney!!!
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Dude111222 [2015-11-05 21:22:38 +0000 UTC]
I absolutely hate you, but in all the right ways. Painfully good, and deplorably emotional. This image hurts me, but I guess I'm just a masochist.
Favorited. You tear-jerking bastard.
In all seriousness, great job. This is a piece of art worthy of, what in my opinion is, the best series of all time, and the best couple in fiction.
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Quilofire In reply to Dude111222 [2015-11-06 04:46:32 +0000 UTC]
T-thank you so much!! ;u; I'm really glad you like it!
This drawing is actually a couple years old now, but I'm still pretty proud of it, so it makes me happy to hear people enjoy it still after all this time. :')
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mjengels [2012-08-23 23:08:27 +0000 UTC]
Hello Magu, and thanks again for your nice note. For the rest of you, she's been kind enough to permit me to use this artwork as a cover page on Fanfiction.net for a story I'd recently written describing the events transpiring between Simon and Nia's wedding day in the original series and the various clues seen in the epilogue. Her fantastic artwork captures what I believe to be the essence of my story, which reading the comments here I think a number of the rest of you will appreciate. The end of the series really impacted me emotionally, and I felt a need to give Simon and Nia some Happy in their Ever After. I tender my humble attempt to give them just that.
[link]
I don't know if DeviantArt displays links correctly in messages or not. If you don't see the link, go to Fanfiction.net and search for author "mark-engels". The story I'm talking about is ID 8449822, "Gift of the Magi." And it's a good excuse to go see Magu's fantastic artwork featured, which is why you're all here, right?
MJE
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Timman96 In reply to RandomNumbers783465 [2012-03-03 15:56:59 +0000 UTC]
because she and kamina haunt him as ghost wherever he goes?
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GamziMakr In reply to Timman96 [2014-12-26 02:31:18 +0000 UTC]
Ghost Kamina does what Ghost Kamina wants!
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SoraNoHana [2010-08-25 10:18:47 +0000 UTC]
...SHIT. I ONLY UNDERSTAND WHY NIA IS "FADED" JUST NOW.
;AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA; Dammit!!! /weeps
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PyroDarkfire [2010-08-11 04:04:35 +0000 UTC]
Nia will still live in our hearts!
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Quilofire In reply to Sharidaken [2010-08-08 17:02:07 +0000 UTC]
Well, I tend to think that it was a bittersweet ending. They saved the universe, but at the expense of many (Kittan, Nia, a lot of the minor dudes...) Not all endings can be both happy and realistic, and Gainax really hit the nail on the head with the way they ended TTGL. (T-to be honest I wouldn't have had it any other way)
Plus both of them knew it was coming, and they came to terms with it by the time they got married. They shared both a strong love for each other and a mutual understanding, which you don't see a lot of these days.
/ramble
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ciaossuu [2010-08-07 15:16:06 +0000 UTC]
Fff, god I really like this picture. ;n; <3
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Leafeon08 [2010-08-07 13:58:37 +0000 UTC]
;3; So sad, but lovely! I really like how Nia is faded, it adds a lot to the meaning.
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MegJ [2010-08-07 04:09:07 +0000 UTC]
;_____; <3333 Oh my gaaawd, this picture is so beautiful! I love the colors and the pose and idea are beautiful.
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Quilofire In reply to MegJ [2010-08-07 04:23:38 +0000 UTC]
:'D thank you!
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TheGreatButler [2010-08-07 01:58:46 +0000 UTC]
You know I now love you forever for this, right?
Not sure how you pulled off the gradual fadeout look... amazing.
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TheGreatButler In reply to Quilofire [2010-08-07 05:58:55 +0000 UTC]
I'll have to experiment with techniques like that... it might help me level up my work.
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Quilofire In reply to TheGreatButler [2010-08-07 19:52:17 +0000 UTC]
: D The birth of progression is experimentation, so go for it!
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NeonLanterns [2010-08-06 09:06:58 +0000 UTC]
I know how you feel with the anatomy.
/my women seem to be gtting more curvy and my men are continuously ANOREXIC =3=
But still, this picture made me squee~
It does work perfectl for them~
But srsly, Nia's hair. It's not you're skills, it's just...
WHY IS IT BLUE AND YELLOW AT THE SAME TIIIME?
It confuses meee~
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Quilofire In reply to NeonLanterns [2010-08-06 15:56:46 +0000 UTC]
:'D Glad you like it!
I think that's just how the light hits it or something. (it also makes it look cloudy and pretty. =w= )
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NeonLanterns In reply to Quilofire [2010-08-07 15:06:07 +0000 UTC]
Mebbe. It's so...confusing. It's like she's a walking bit of sky..
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SoraNoHana [2010-08-06 03:18:42 +0000 UTC]
You like SimonxNia? o3o That's a first...
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Quilofire In reply to SoraNoHana [2010-08-06 03:24:31 +0000 UTC]
Oh god I love it. ;A; Huge soft spot. It just never shows 'cuz Magu tends to come out of my pencil instead xD
But like seriously. There could never be any two more perfect people for each other. : D; (Just 'cuz I have a fandom pairing doesn't mean I don't support the canon stuff!)
Then again I also support almost every possible pairing in that series in some way. Because I love all the characters to death anyway. :'D
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SoraNoHana In reply to Quilofire [2010-08-06 08:59:50 +0000 UTC]
You can't draw Nia? o3o
Oh oh, yeah. I have a fandom pairing like that too. While I DO support my own, the canon one is actually one of my faves...
(i.e. OC x Shinji x Hikari *v*)
All them characters are LOVELY <3
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Quilofire In reply to SoraNoHana [2010-08-06 15:53:28 +0000 UTC]
It's not that I can't draw her, it's just that I don't draw her often xD
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SoraNoHana In reply to Quilofire [2010-08-07 13:48:23 +0000 UTC]
Why don't you try drawing her more often then? o3o
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SoraNoHana In reply to Quilofire [2010-08-09 02:37:51 +0000 UTC]
DRAW. HER.
...PLEASE. :3
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Quilofire In reply to SoraNoHana [2010-08-09 03:33:02 +0000 UTC]
That gets a big maybe seeing as I'm off to college in a scarily short amount of time
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SoraNoHana In reply to Quilofire [2010-08-09 03:38:35 +0000 UTC]
Ohoh...
Good luck in college~ Remember us~ <3
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