I challenge you to find a battle more epic than this!

[4RM3D]

Question 1: Do you like anime?
Question 2: If so, have you seen Gurren Lagann [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4575] the series?

If you answered the 2nd question with "NO" then stop reading, drop everything you are doing and go watch Gurren Lagann the series (ignore the movies).

If you answered the 1st question with "NO" then just post the most epic battle you have ever seen.

Anyhow...

I challenge you to find a battle more epic than the final battle of Gurren Lagann. Yes, it was unrealistic, over-the-top, WTF, deus ex machina and holy shit. In short, it was awesome. I can not remember any other movie, series or even a game, with such an epic ending as that of Gurren Lagann.

 

[ZehMadScientist]

Do you like anime? Yes.

If so, have you seen Gurren Lagann the series? Yes.

It was an epic battle, indeed. But the most epic battle of all time, ever, has got to be this:

 

[4RM3D]

Do you like anime? Yes.

If so, have you seen Gurren Lagann the series? Yes.

It was an epic battle, indeed. But the most epic battle of all time, ever, has got to be this:

I haven't heard of Nichijou. *looks at air date* Oh, it's a pretty recent show. That explains it. Anyhow, it certainly looks interesting. I'll check it out.

Based purely on the above fragment, I still think Gurren Lagann (end battle) is more epic. But I might revise that statement once I have seen the whole show of Nichijou.

 

[ZehMadScientist]

Do you like anime? Yes.

If so, have you seen Gurren Lagann the series? Yes.

It was an epic battle, indeed. But the most epic battle of all time, ever, has got to be this:

I haven't heard of Nichijou. *looks at air date* Oh, it's a pretty recent show. That explains it. Anyhow, it certainly looks interesting. I'll check it out.

Based purely on the above fragment, I still think Gurren Lagann (end battle) is more epic. But I might revise that statement once I have seen the whole show of Nichijou.

I'm sure you've realised, but Nichijou is just a skit comedy show, with surprisingly high production values. I've got some really great laughs from it, but you shouldn't expect any Gurren Lagann epicness aside from maybe a few skits.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

There is no contest, It's clearly this:


Although the V for Vendetta ending comes close, just for clear badassishness and epic speeches. I mean, the scene uses bullettime - with knives!

Spoiler

 

[Qitz]

Pretty much the entirety of Dead Leaves [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439533/] is amazin. the animation is god tier the action is so OTT its ridiculous and its funny too.

Sure, or was it the guy with a drill bit dick that you liked

Though I was going to say something else, Dead Leaves reminded me of Triple 6 and Triple 7 so yeah. Awesomeness. That and the giant caterpillar at the end, god the drugs that team was on.


Hope you have 50min to spare.

 

[Carl The Manicorn]

Do I like anime: Nope
Have I seen that one show?: I have no interest.

Most epic battle? Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi. Nuff said.

 

[4RM3D]

Pretty much the entirety of Dead Leaves [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439533/] is amazing. The animation is god tier, the action is so OTT its ridiculous and its funny too.

Another series that flew under my radar. Gotta check it out.

 

[Freechoice]

If only because it's the most reasonable unreasonable Gainax production and guitars are cooler than drills.

It's a proven fact. Ride on shooting star! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4_Qzx-E2LQ&ob=av3e]

Either that or BURNING AMERICAN JUSTICE [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxTsjb46ECA].

 

[EscapistUser123456]

I hope you know the meaning of epic.

If you anwsered NO to that question, I advise you to go here: http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=epic

If you anwsered YES to that question, I still advise you to click the link, you might learn a thing or two.

Anyway, I don't think a 20-minute episode can fit an "epic" fight, as it is only in a timespan of 20 minutes. A battle continuing from episode to episode can't count as it breaks the rules.

Hopefully anime isn't the only thing to post here. Here's my entry to a battle more "epic" than yours.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gyAPAGv4UM

The battle takes 5 hours and has like 51 million HP. I think that's about enough.

I'm gonna go and enjoy my camel-toe-posterless wall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izs-2gMVQ_E

 

[Gatx]

This
It's made crazier with the fact that these two guys, Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune are actual historical figures.

 

[Thaliur]

Do I like anime: Nope
Have I seen that one show?: I have no interest.

Most epic battle? Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi. Nuff said.

OK, both of them were quite awesome, but if epicness includes scale, the end of The Peacekeeper Wars is hard to top:

 

[emeraldrafael]

In anime I would say any of the dragon ball z fights where is the "final" big baddie.

Other then that though, i would say spike vs vicious would get my vote.

 

[vrbtny]

Do you like anime? Yes.

If so, have you seen Gurren Lagann the series? Yes.

It was an epic battle, indeed. But the most epic battle of all time, ever, has got to be this:

.... What the hell did i just watch?

It was epic, but, really, What the hell was it?

 

[BishopofAges]

I was going to quote/reply to that guy who muttered over the definition of 'Epic', but I saw he was banned so I'll just say this, though the battle didn't last long, it was both fighter 'throwing the universe' at eachother pretty much, so in that aspect it does fit.

Dead Leaves was a good contestant because of its over-the-top awesomeness and the scale to which the explosions, chases, and battles ensued can be concluded as a lil epic. I personally think that the final battle in History's Stongest Disiple Kenichi was friggin' awesome.

Spoiler

Because it was literally two guys fighting with actual named martial arts, then one of them gets BS Dragonball Z-ish powers, and still gets his ass kicked