For a long time, I hated the Gurren Lagann ending. There were a lot of reasons. It seemed unnecessary. It contradicted the never say die theme of the show. And quite frankly I felt after all the suffering they went through Simon and Nia deserved to have a happy ending. But recently I think I discovered what the real reason was. I have suffered with depression for a very long time. If I endured what Simon did, I would either drink myself to death or just snap and fly into a psychotic rage. But the fact that Simon is able to remain optimistic and hopeful for the future even after losing Nia, it just doesn’t make sense to me. I realize it’s fiction but the very idea of someone being capable of that is so beyond my understanding that its infuriating to me.

My favorite anime! Shh don’t tell anyone 😁