Gurren Lagann

I think I'm the last one to talk about this most awesome anime so to make up for it here are some shots from episode 2 (which you have probably seen already ^^;)
For those who dont know, Gurren Lagann is another new April season anime featuring a most cutesome (she got big eyes) girl and most interesting mecha designs. After seeing the first two episodes, I'm hungry for more.

In episode 1, we saw a young chap called Simon (pronounced 'Shimon') digging holes - theres not much for people to do who live underground apart from dig I guess. He always believed that there was an 'above-ground.' One day while digging, he chances upon some sort of crystal which just happened to be the key to a mecha in the form of a hug face with arms n legs.
This mecha comes in handy when an unknown mecha crashes down on Simon's village from above ground. A girl called Yoko with a huge rifle (and eyes) falls from above ground too as she was in the midst of battling this huge mecha.

Simon and his friend Kamina together with Yoko make it above ground only to discover that there are more evil mecha waiting called Ganmen. I wont go into episode two as the shots below probably spoil it already for those who have not seen it yet.
The animation is fluid and pleasing to watch while the theatrical background music complements the visuals well. The mecha design is rather unique and something that I personally have not seen before. Each mechas body is made up of a huge face. The mecha that Simon pilots is called Lagann while the mecha that Kamina gets to pilot in EP2 is called Gurren. in EP3 we probably get to see Gurren and Lagann join to form the Gurren Lagann mecha.

For those who want more on Gurren Lagann, you can see a ton of pics that I took at the recent Tokyo Anime Fair.
I was rather down due to there being no Code Geass showing until summer but the new season of great anime like Gurren Lagann more than make up for it. Recommended.