Character Love: Kamina from Gurren Lagann

Kathryn says sorry once again for no post. She just finished up this semester with college, and we'd been out of town. But I believe she's on break now, so expect at least a post from her! (*Mumbles* Even if I have to force her to sit down and write one.... Ahem. )

For today's character love post, I'm going to be fawning over Kamina from Gurren Lagann, the anime I'm currently watching and about to finish.

This is Kamina. Kamina is awesome. All you need to know, really.

Kamina. Is. Wonderful.

He is probably my favorite character on the show. He's funny, caring, dramatic, brave, sensible yet irrational. (He's sensibly irrational. Irrational for a reason. Something like that.) He's great for the main character, since poor baby Simon has some confidence issues in the beginning of the anime.

 Some people could-- and do-- say Kamina is too reckless and flamboyant. While that is true, it's not exactly a bad thing. If the mc is timid, they need someone to forcefully boot them out of their shell. Which is pretty much exactly what Kamina ends up doing. He's part of the reason Simon ends up doing what he does.

 I'll be the first to admit that Kamina has an ego and does not mind flouting it. His trademark line is "Just who the hell do you think I am?!" followed by some dramatic statement of who he is. Which typically includes 'leader of Team Gurren' at some point. But instead of being annoying, it's just another reason I like him.

He doesn't give a damn about what other people think of him and will happily squash their ideas about him with some dramatic line, flamboyant flourish, or epic fighting move. He revels in putting enemies in their place (which is lower than him) but he doesn't do it out of cruelty and, if a friend thinks they're less than him, he'll be the first to correct them. "Believe in the me that believes in you!!" is a line that he uses several times on Simon, and each time, it works in boosting the baby's confidence.

 Secretly, though, Kamina is just as scared of everything going on as Simon is. He wouldn't let it show-- goodness no. He ain't gonna pull no Elsa. Unmanly. But he does end up confiding in a character later on in the show. She just listens and doesn't really say anything, which is exactly what Kamina needed.

 So his flamboyance and dramatics are just his mask. His comfort blanket. Which is something I can relate to, to a degree. I'm not walking around challenging who the hell people think I am, but I'm often not as chipper and confident as I appear.

Basically, Kamina is a darling cupcake who is precious and needs to be fought alongside. Because he'd clobber you if you tried to defend him.

Oh- and if you liked Pacific Rim, you'd probably like Gurren Lagann. Just sayin'. ;-)

Thanks for dropping by and stop by again for a review on Thursday!!
--Rebecca