Integration

[SirSapphire]

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Originally Posted by L08e16o

I think the difference is with Simon's LI (Nia Teppelin ) comes around episode 9.

Lets say pumyra is Lion-o's LI. If she came around episode 9, IMO would be different.

The problem is the shows are structured differently, so that particular comparison really doesn't work. Gurren Lagann only has twenty-seven episodes total, while Thundercats has twenty six in the first season alone. Not only is the first season neatly divided into the "Pre-Trials" and "Post Trials" halves, but within those half seasons there are mini-arcs that relate to the overall season arc (The Book of Omens and Spirit Stone arcs from the Pre-Trials, and the Trials of Lion-O and Sword of Plundarr arcs from the post-trials, with another one that wraps up the season most likely following that).
Pumyra's character was completed long before episodes with her in them went into production, and it works better to have her introduced later after Lion-O's gone through his character development because otherwise they're way too similar to work together without feeling redundant.