Was there any doubt that this is what happened? I didn't see any reason to take that scene at anything less than face value.

Oh, I had no idea there was even more to the show after the 13 episodes on Netflix.

Oh of course. All I meant was that they have a massive discography so I'm not losing my mind over the prospect of new music.

Gurren Lagen had a ton of blatant Eva references for sure, but I didn't see much about FLCL (aside from a similar art style and propensity for mania).

Same thing could be said about all things ever.

See my above post, but your comparison of LWA and FLCL is hella misleading and convinced me to watch ten episodes of a show that is…fine at best.

More like Dir En Grey am I right

Examples? I can think of plenty of movies that emphasized big flashy setpieces over a nuanced plot, but I think that's still pretty par for the course for commercial action flicks. I also think there's something to be said for the difference between placing an emphasis on technical elements over plot and… just having…

Alt-rock didn't exist until the mid 90s when people needed a reason to convince radio listeners to listen to indie rock that wasn't Nirvana.

What do you mean by self-indulgent and effects driven?

Arthouse as a descriptor is really more about mass commercial appeal than anything else. When a work places more emphasis on abstract things like style, editing, and choreography over easily digestible elements like plot, I tend to think of it as having at least a little of that blood in its veins.

It did, but it took several pretty bad seasons to get there.

Get ready for a ride. The manga is quick and dirty and much weirder/bleaker than the show.

Just watch Archer on Netflix!

But…rock music got BETTER after the 60s.

Oh yeah, I don't think the Big O was great by any means, all I'm saying is that Adult Swim isn't going to do any creative meddling. Aside from the fact that they have, like, a single woman working at their offices, they've always seemed like a group of well-intentioned media geeks who just want to see things they…