If Gunbuster announced the birth of Gainax, Diebuster does the same for Trigger, although the studio wouldn't actually exist until years later. It revisits the story of hope and determination of Gunbuster and rephrases it for a new generation. It doesn't have a lot of new things to say, but it's savvy in its reuse of Gunbuster's most iconic gestures and moments, and has a very touching ending. More to the point, it's exemplary of the visual language that Trigger would later become known for, with its squiggly character designs and sensory-overload action scenes ocurring at mind-boggling, cosmic scale. It's a great example of ashow that increases exponentially in scale with every episode. In a way it feels more like a celebration of Gunbuster than its own thing, but it's also a ton of fun, and it's not like Gunbuster doesn't merit celebration.