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Of course, The Spot has a long history in Marvel Comics, but his movie design does bear a particular resemblance to The Antispiral. The above comment was far from the only one to draw some similarities between “Gurren Lagann” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” @Ninjeff also shared an image of The Antispiral, and said, “I’m so happy to see 3D animation really go wild with the art styles. I couldn’t believe [that a] character in the new Spiderverse movie looked like the GD Anti-Spirals from Gurren Lagann.” @Double_stufed_G joked that The Spot was stealing The Antispiral’s entire flow, while @KOFLars012 stated that The Spot originally channeled the look of the Regenerator from the “Resident Evil” series, but then added that The Spot’s upgrade definitely reminded them of The Antispiral by the end of the movie.
@MoonPaladin mentioned that they felt like The Spot was a loser at first, but they seemed to be singing a different tune when once he embodied the villain from “Gurren Lagann.” @Jynx_CODM heaped praise on “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and wrote, “Honestly I really liked across the spiderverse, and ngl Spot looks a lot like Anti spiral from the anime guren lagan.”
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Surprisingly, this wasn’t the first time fans were reminded of a character from “Gurren Lagann” in the “Spider-Verse” franchise, as one Reddit user pointed out a character who appears to be Simon in the background of the comic “Edge of the Spider-Verse #5.” Whether or not the nods to “Gurren Lagann” are intentional is still up for debate, but one thing is for certain: Fans can’t help but see echoes of the anime series throughout the “Spider-Verse.”
