RWBY Reacts to Gurren Lagann, Part 1!

A/N: Welcome, one and all, to the latest clichéd and hackneyed chapter of Weiss Reacts! Today, we'll finally react to an anime that we should've done a long time ago; Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann! Also, for anyone wondering what happened to my other fic Lucina Reacts, never fear; the next chapter and thus part covering Daydreams and Nightmares is half-complete and if everything goes right I should be able to get them out soon.

So, in short, don't expect it to go right, as it almost never does. Anyway, let's get on with it, you guys are gonna need it after the last few episodes. Meanwhile, time to twist the knife!

DISCLAIMER: RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth, otherwise Amber would've gotten more scenes to establish what a true badass one of the Maidens is. Spoiler warning, do not read the end author notes if you have NOT seen the latest episode of RWBY.

Gurren Lagann belongs to Studio Gainax.

All mentioned franchises and characters belong to their respective owners.

Blake kicked down the door to the dorm, with a Team Antic cape and her triangle shades- custom made to resemble her beloved Kamina's own-, crossing her arms and grinning audaciously.

"Guess what tonight is, girls!"

A pillow smacked her in the face. Weiss groaned, massaging her face and a white eyemask, peeling it off to glare at her.

"Tonight is sleeping night. It's for sleeping, something which you're not clearly familiar with with your obsession with working on those mecha of yours."

"I'd grace that typical jerky Weiss snark with a response, but I'm too hyped to!" Blake retorted. "Why? Because it's Anime Night!"

Weiss' eyes narrowed. "Anime Night. Are you serious? Why?!"
"Because we're making you watch more anime, duh. You need to be more cultured. And, of course, we're starting with the best and greatest anime of all time! Short of Cardcaptor Sakura, of course.

Gurren. Freaking. Lagann."

"…good Dust, I think I've heard enough about that blasted show." Weiss grumbled. "It's all you talk about. Gurren Lagann this, Kamina-sama that, Manliness this, Drills that. I think you've talked about it for the past two years! How good can it be, anyway?"
"…..you've seriously never watched it?"
"I don't need to know what the show entails by the way you keep going on about-"

Blake suddenly stared her in the face, on all fours on top of Weiss. "You have never watched Gurren Lagann. How is that even possible?"
"H-how did you even get on my bed?!" Weiss screeched, blushing in embarrassment. "G-get off of me, Blake!"

"How is it even possible, that in this dorm, you have never watched Gurren Lagann?!"

"I haven't watched it." Ruby pointed out, looking up from her just-completed homework. "And do you mind getting off of my girlfriend, please?"
"Right." Blake clambered off of the heiress, before snapping her fingers. "That settles it. We're doing a Gurren Lagann marathon. Yang!"

The brawler poked her head in from the dorm's bathroom, her hair slightly damp from washing. "Yeeees?"
"I'll set up the TV, we're watching Gurren Lagann. You go grab Jaune. He needs to see his dad at work."

"Oh come on, Jaune gets tons of time! He just had a whole arc to himself, pun not intended for once!" The brawler pleaded. "Can't we get someone like, err…..Penny! Or, err…well….Elsa's not shown up in a while…..or Vivi….."

Blake frowned. "Come on. His dad is basically Kamina, he's got to watch this! Please, Yang, do it. If only for me. Please?"

"…..fine…." Yang grumbled. "But only because of the antic opportunities, and only it's because it's you asking. Alright?"

"Thanks, Yang. Appreciate it."

"And you're all watching RWBY with me when I get time to watch it." Yang warned them as she walked out. "I swear, people are telling me to go watch the new volume.

And they're telling me not to show Penny the new episode. Huh. Must be the shipping in the new volume. Maybe they think she'll flip or pull a Chii or something."

Minutes later….

"…why am I here again?" Jaune inquired, frowning as he sat between Weiss and Ruby. "Why couldn't you drag someone else here? I was kinda looking forward to watching that 'One Punch Man' thing people've been talking about."

"Because we're going to show you why your dad is awesome and Yang couldn't find Penny to drag into this by dint of her not being in Vale. Or Elsa, for that matter.

So you get to be third choice."

"Woo." Jaune cheered drily. "….so what now?"

Weiss grumbled. "Well, now we sit down and watch Blake spend the whole of the afternoon gushing over her beloved Gurren Lagann or whatever, squealing about Kamina-sama and generally being obsessed with her manliness."

"Sounds fun."
"You don't have to deal with it all the time."

"Oh, come on." Ruby frowned. "You'll enjoy it! It'll be a new experience! Watching this anime, doing fun stuff with your friends, looking at pictures of cute dogs on the Dustnet….the fun stuff friends do when they're not ripping each other in half. You know, metaphorically."

Blake pumped her fist triumphantly as she put the DVD into the player. "Alright, ladies and gents! Tonight, we begin the Gurren Lagann marathon!"

"….what the hell? My Dustbook feed's going nuts!" Yang blinked as she stepped away from her laptop, closing it. "Hell, even Reflet's telling me to go watch the new episode of RWBY! We're watching the new volume sometime, it must seriously be good if people are begging me to watch it right now.

Good Dust."

"Alright, but first, Gurren Lagann! Then we can go on a RWBY marathon! Actually, we'll do it when the volume's finished." The catgirl suggested. "You know, to maximise anticipation? We'll make a night out of that too!"

"Sounds like fun, for once." Jaune nodded in agreement. "Can't be as bad as watching that Madoka Magica thing, right? It's not as dark, anyway."

"I have a feeling we're tempting fate, but I hope I'm wrong for once. I, for one, need something nice and light to watch." Yang mused, sighing. "Alright, I'll grab the drinks. Blake, get started without me."
The catgirl immediately settled right next to Jaune, adjusting her triangle shades comfortably and settling nicely on the couch.

Episode 1

"….well. That was…..erm." Jaune blinked as the infamous beginning of the series ended. "That was an interesting start. Does that have anything to do with the rest of the series?"
Blake shushed him. "You'll find out! No fun if I tell you before we're done watching it!"

"…..this Simon. Is he going to be some sort of coward?" Weiss inquired. "He already seems weedy."
"That's the point. No point in being manly if you're already manly. If you become manly, then that makes you even manlier!"
"….I fail to see the logic."

Yang whistled as Kamina made his first appearance on screen. "Hoo boy. Your dad was hot when he was our age….."
"T-that's not my dad!" Jaune cried. "He just looks like him! And Yang, do you mind? That's my dad!"

"Hey, a girl's allowed to appreciate attractive people!" The brawler retorted. "What, should I flirt with your mom too? Actually, that doesn't sound so bad-"
"I really don't want to hear this! Those are my parents dammit!" The knight pressed his hands up to his ears. Blake frowned.

"Yang, do you mind? We're trying to show Jaune how his dad became a legend!"

"Tch. The braggadocio on this Kamina person!" Weiss snapped. "Who does he think he is? Albeit this village chief is a complete fool, but….and the surface.

He really looks up to his father, huh?"

"Of course. And…good Dust, a mecha in the ground?" The heiress blinked. "You know, something came to me just now. If this Kamina is so manly, and I haven't even finished the first episode, then why doesn't he pilot the Lagann they found or whatever?"
Blake held up her finger. "Just watch it! You'll find out!"

"He certainly has the bravado and the stupidity to back it up." The heiress muttered.

"And here, my friends, the first Ganmen battle of the series!" Blake declared proudly.
Weiss scoffed dismissively. "That just looks like it came out of Professor Faust's office…..and….is that Professor Arc? I didn't pay attention properly, but this Yoko girl looks exactly like Professor Arc."
"What, you never noticed Jaune's mom's a dead ringer for Yoko?" Yang raised an eyebrow. "We've even shown you pictures-"
"Those pictures were not safe for anyone to see!"
"You're a big girl now, you can handle it!"

"…..that's not my mom." Jaune shook his head in disbelief. "No way."
"So you don't believe your mom's a total bomb?" Yang raised her eyebrow. "Have you seen what she wears? The only reason she's anywhere near decent is she wears a longcoat over it."

Ruby shook her head. "I'm more interested in where she got that gun. I want one! I want to make mine like that!"
Weiss sighed. "Well…..they beat the Gunmen or whatever….but now they're out of the frying pan and into the-and Yoko stole the words out of my mouth! Great!"

Episode 2

Weiss clapped. "Excellent, they got saved by Yoko's….partners. And Simon, quit running! You're in a robot capable of fighting that thing! What are you, insane?!"
"That's kind of the point. Simon's a little sucky in the beginning." Blake admitted, shrugging. "That's why Kamina's kind of the best person ever, putting up with it."

"I would've slapped him by now, the dunce."

"You know, I find it weird why you're not a fan of Leeron." Jaune pointed out, noting the mechanic's appearance. "I mean, he's pretty manly…..in his own way…and he's a mechanic, exactly like you."

"Oh, I like Leeron just fine." Blake admitted. "He's alright. Kamina's just better."

Ruby smiled. "Awww….they fell asleep with each other. That's cute."
"Just like you and me, sis! Me, the mighty Yang, and you, the adorable soft Rubes, toughing it out against the world!" Yang declared proudly. "That sounds like a nice crossover idea. Elf-sama, get on that now."

Jaune flinched. "Oh, this Ganmen's screwed if this caused Simon's parents to die-

Did Kamina seriously just break into a Ganmen to steal it?!"
"Like I said, your dad's hardcore." The catgirl repeated, sighing dreamily. "He's awesome."
"That can't be my dad! My dad doesn't do stuff like that! He's, you know, a dad!"

"What, you've never heard him go Who the hell do you think I am at least once?" Blake raised an eyebrow. "….come to think of it, I've never heard it from your dad, specifically…."

Yang frowned. "Awww. I feel sorry for him now….poor guy finding out what happened to this dad…."

Ruby nodded in assent. "Yeah. He'll get better, right?"
"You think a minor detail like that will stop the mighty Kamina?" Blake scoffed. "Please."

Episode 3

"…..huh. So they don't attack at night, only in the day. They never attack constantly." Weiss thought carefully. "Perhaps these beastmen are far less arbitrary than I thought-KAMINA YOU FOOL THAT IS NOT HOW YOU HOLD A GUN"
"It's the manly way to do it!"
"HE IS LITERALLY HOLDING IT UPSIDE DOWN WHAT IS HE TRYING TO DO SHOOT HIS OWN GROIN OFF IN A FIGHT AGAINST THIS SHARKPERSON"
"….that's a little weird." Jaune thought carefully. "Dad did tell me he had a fight exactly like this once…It's just a coincidence, though."
"Really? You're sure it's a coincidence? You live with the Antic Order, nothing is ever a coincidence." Yang pointed out.

The knight shrugged. "The Antic Order isn't an automatic answer to everything, Yang."
"We beg to differ!"

"Simon, quit fantasising about Yoko and GET A MOVE ON! Your friend is DYING! And THANK YOU, Yoko, for talking to the boy!" The heiress grumbled irritably. "Good DUST this Simon person's getting on my-"

Blake stared at the screen in awe. "Shush. Shush. They're doing it.

They're making the Gurren Lagann for the first time! The first time! This is going to be awesome!"

"He literally just shoved the Lagann into his own robot and shoved a drill where his groin was!" Weiss complained exasperatedly. "In what world is this even logical?!"

"Gurren Lagann. Duh." Ruby pointed out helpfully.

"Thanks, Ruby. As always you are an excellent help."

"No need to be so saracastic….." The reaper whimpered.

"Take that, Viral! You are no match for the Gurren Lagann! Tch." The catgirl scoffed, crossing her arms. "I don't know how he thought he'd win so easily."

Episode 4

"We can skip this. Nothing of importance happens except Kittan and his siblings get introduced and this episode's not that good." Blake pointed out. "I can give you a quick rundown of who they are."
Weiss frowned. "…..why not?"
"It's not that great and it's basically, err, nothing important." The catgirl explained. "They fight a weird beastman thing while hungry is the main plot. As for Kittan and his siblings, just follow the names and stuff. The one who looks like Yang's Kiyoh, the one who sounds like Yui's Kinon, and the other one's Kiyal."

"Me? Look like Kiyoh? I'm hotter." Yang scoffed dismissively.

Jaune shrugged. "Eh. Sounds fair, I suppose."

Episode 5

"Oh for the love of Dust, just kiss, you dolts!" Weiss snapped. "Seriously, how obvious are these animators trying to make Kamina and Yoko as a pairing? Arguing, whining, being of the same age-it's clear they should be together!"

"….." The catgirl raised an eyebrow at her.

"Shut up, Blake, I saw that look."
"I didn't say-"
"You were going to!"

Jaune stared at the screen, blinking. "….you know…..I can see why you think this Kamina guy's my dad, but there's no way that's even possible. I mean, come on."
"You say that, but we met the people in Ylisse not a couple of months ago." Blake pointed out. "Eh. Believe it if you want to. I'm just saying."
Ruby tilted her head. "…..that's quite a dark village…..and….oh Dust, are they….they're sending little kids to the surface?! What are they doing?"
"Unsurprising. It's a dystopia." The heiress pointed out. "Still despicable, and it's an absolute mystery how they retain genetic diversity by keeping it to fifty people, but par for the course.

For once, I agree with that stupid Kamina dolt. That priest is a fool. And a hypocrite! Tch."

"…..at least the kids aren't in danger." Jaune offered up helpfully. "Well…..at least they're in less danger than they would be going out there without those guys to protect them-

What? He…..he couldn't even read the holy book? How did he…what?!"

"Don't question it." Blake shrugged. "That's just how sucky the world is there, I guess."

Episode 6

"Oh, of course. Food and beautiful girls and all of you just think it's not a trap." Weiss facepalmed. "At least these people have the benefit of never having seen something like this, but is Kamina's ego seriously that big that he thought they already knew who he was?

Oh, how shocking, he's a pervert! Trying to get into the springs to see their bodies…..pervert idiot dunce…."

"I dunno. I'd wanna check Yoko out, personally." Yang admitted as candidly as possible. Jaune cringed at the statement.

"…you realise Yoko looks like my mom, right?"
"Oh, even better, I can check her out every lesson then!"
Blake pinched her nose, trying to calm herself down. "Yang. Stop."
"…..sorry…." The brawler whimpered. "Can't even appreciate hot girls around here…."

Weiss rolled her eyes irritably. "It's surprising this Kamina moron hasn't died yet, considering he seems entirely too stupid to live. Anyway…..oh, wonderful. Viral's back, and he wants to have fights.

Doesn't he ever learn?"

"Oh, he does more than learn." Blake remarked enigmatically. "More than that, definitely."

Episode 7

"That…..is a rather big Gunmen." Weiss noted as the Dai-Gunzan, the battleship Gunmen, appeared for the first time. "AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING KAMINA ARE YOU INSANE"
Jaune cringed again. "…good Dust, he really is like my dad…."

"If he's like your dad, then you should be far more of a dunce than you currently are, Jaune. Taking three years to notice Pyrrha." Weiss snorted dismissively. "When are you going to tell Winter, anyway?"

"I dunno. Eventually. She's been avoiding me, for some reason, and I don't quite know why." The knight noted somewhat sadly.

"…..Kamina, I swear, if you aren't somehow dead by the end of this series, it will be a miracle." The heiress snapped. "If that Kittan person and…..Dayakka or whoever he is, didn't show up to save you, you and Simon'd be dead! Dead!"

"Torn in half, even." Ruby noted, flinching slightly. "That'd be pretty bad. Imagine if that happened to someone we knew?"

"I feel like we're pissing someone off here." Yang remarked under her breath. "Ruby, why do you keep talking about people being torn in half?"
"I dunno." The reaper shrugged. "Well, I mean, Thylimph is trying to tear Kamina and Simon in half, literally, isn't he?"
"Yeah, but I feel uncomfortable about it for some reason."

Weiss nodded in agreement. "Yes, Kamina. Take that blasted Ganmen. Take it for the good of mankind, you dunce."
"…are you rooting for Kamina?" Yang looked at her, giggling. "Ohohohoho, tsundere about it again, are we?"

"N-no! It's just….it makes perfect sense! T-this stupid world is driven by testosterone-bound idiots, s-so…." The heiress sputtered, blushing. "S-stupid!

That's right, Yoko, g-give him a yelling! Idiot needs to watch his back, or his blind spot might get…..and good Dust, that's a volcano. Of course. Why not. We need some sort of over-the-top backdrop to go with our over-the-top fight, do we not?"

Jaune looked even more engaged with this. "….you know, I'm really starting to get used to the idea that this Kamina guy might just be my dad."
"Andreas does look like him quite a bit. Acts exactly like him." Ruby admitted. "If it wasn't for the fact he was a born Valian, he might actually BE him."

Episode 8

Everyone in the room sat there in stock silence as the episode ended, completely in shock.

"…..I-I know I said it….but…I didn't really intend for…." Weiss blinked, surprised. "….that to happen…."

"…..thank Dust that wasn't my real dad, but…..still….." Jaune exhaled deeply. "Well. I need to take a breather. And Ren's sent me a text, anyway, so I'm gonna go now.

At least when we watch RWBY, nothing like that'll happen. Right?"
Standing up and dusting himself off, he uttered a quick "Thanks" to team RWBY and left the dorm.

Blake wiped a tear from her eye. "Truly, Kamina, you will be awaited in Valhalla. Praise Kamina-sama."

"…..you sound like an utter dunce….." The heiress muttered. "…that stupid, stupid idiot…."

Ruby blinked rapidly. "…he just…well….it'll go on. It'll hurt, but Simon, and everyone else, will move on. Right?

He just…..needs some time."

The catgirl sniffled as she picked up the remote to fast forward to the next episode. "Let's…..let's go to the next episode…..I think I'm crying a little….

But it's all going to be fine. He's just…..got to believe in the Kamina who believes in him, Simon. He's just got to keep pushing for the heavens."

"…alright, the moment's ruined." Weiss sighed irritably. "Just…change the episode already. Mood killer."

Ruby snorted- actually snorted- at the speed at which the mood changed. "…..that was quick. Poor Simon, though…."

"Don't worry, he gets better." Yang reassured them. "Way better. And hotter, too."

"Yang!"

"Sorry! I just like appreciating hot guys too, alright?!"

To be continued….

EPISODE COUNT: 8/27, Dust help me.

A/N: So, guys. I hope this new chapter didn't rip you apart like the last one did. The last big arc was certainly a base breaker. I don't know about you, but deciding to write this chapter really did tear me to pieces considering time constraints. I was actually pretty cut up about posting this, considering homework, but I ended up cleaving through to get this thing out on time….

….. and I'm out of dismemberment puns. Sorry, Penny. I'm going to need a lot more black comedy to put up with this, the rate at which RWBY's going downhill (in the good sense). At least you may rest in the satisfaction of schadenfreude when the (thankfully still whole and not dead) Reactsverse!Penny ends up watching the episode.

Anyway. Next time, we'll go up episode 15 and finish this side of the timeskip! I'd also like to announce that we have a new story to add to our list, bowow0708's Ruby and the Machines!

Damn it. I just can't stop doing that! REALLY sorry about that. Anyway.

So, I hope you enjoyed that, leave your ideas, comments, criticisms, suggestions, thoughts and reviews, and I hope you have a GREAT day! Until next time!