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But the similarities are numerous, so that people have been comparing them to the point that i did not know much about laggan until i started reading the needless anime section of this forum.
I think someone even started a rumor that Gerrun Lagann was based on Needless.
And i cant count the number of times ive heard on different forum: no Cruz is not Simon (at the time i was like whose simon?)
didnt you ever see this picture they posted on the anime section
http://spikewible.deviantart.com/art...UFFS-139146920