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True, it is about manliness and all that jazz, but I really think you're downplaying it with the "brainless" label. When I think "brainless" in an anime, I'm thinking lowest of the low, like random retarded shit going on all over the place. There are plenty of those. Gurren-Lagann isn't random or haphazard in any way, it just has a breakneck pace and really awesome actions segments.
Still, I understand what you mean in that it's not necessarily emotional, complicated, or dramatic, I just think "it's a brainless action show" is a bit of an insult to the franchise, considered how well-timed and well-crafted it was overall, as well as the number of other shows that truly deserve that label. Gurren-Laggan is not just manly, but a manly work of art.
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