UNDERDOG

You know what they say, everyone loves an underdog. Do you know why? Well, because we’ve all been that underdog at some point. We’ve all seen people just wildly better at something that occasionally seems to come quite natural to them. However, sometimes all it takes is hard work and determination to help dreams come true. An underdog is someone who can make great things happen because they don’t give up, and people would much rather root for them than those with natural ability. It just so happens that anime is full of underdogs. Noriko from Gunbuster Gunbuster may be a short anime, but it captures a classic anime underdog story. Noriko desires to be a space pilot like her father, unfortunately said skills aren’t passed on genetically. Even half way through the series, Noriko is a terrifically terrible mech pilot who everyone wonders why she even continues to try. However, she does continue. She works very hard at it, despite bullying by her c