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Gunbuster episode 6 may or may not or may be the greatest anime episode of all time.

Being the endlessly uncertain man I am, I could not exactly say for sure, but I struggle to find a better episode. One piece fan letter may give it some kind of run for it's money (I am in fact not too good for one piece). Maybe some episode or another of the Ruroken kyoto arc. Episode 41 of Gundam 0079 is pretty great. Episode 12 of Bakemonogatari , Episode 4 of Otorimonogatari , or the final episode of Koimonogatari . The first episode of Futakoi Alternative made me lose my mind. Maybe even a somewhat more normie take with the final episode of Code Geass.

In the end I can think up a number of anime episodes, but the only one which truly matches Gunbuster Episode 6, would have to be Penguindrum Episode 1, and I couldn't say with certainty whether one is better than the other.

At present I can't recall any interesting story about Gunbuster, I just watched it in october of 2024, in a single day. It's a great show though, you need to watch it or else.