Oops! Looks like we missed a week of keeping up on Gurren-Lagann Parallel Works. To make up for it we bring you not one, but two this week! No need to thank us, really.

Last week’s Parallel Works featured the song Boing vs. Boing and was directed by Hirozaku Kojima, a small-time director who has only done some work on Gurren-Lagann, the Coyote Ragtime Show, and bits and pieces of Haibane Renmei. This new video boasts a very unique style of dark comic-like animation to go along with the gritty, jazzy feel of the song. An interesting watch to say the least.

This week’s video features my personal favorite song on the soundtrack, Pierce the Heavens With Your XXX! While not the surface-breaking arrangement, it nonetheless holds up as a fantastic song. The video features a pioneer town of beastmen being attacked by the evil Kamina and his flying Gurren-Lagann Fortress. Viral rides into town and challenges Kamina for the sake of his deceased wife and child, as well as for the sake of the town. Excellent animation and head-scratching follow.

That’s all for this week! We won’t forget about this next week, we promise!