Gurren Lagann

8.1
200724m

Production

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When a young laborer escapes to the world aboveground, he discovers a violent land in which humans battle robots controlled by a power-hungry noble.

Trailers & Videos

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Official Trailer

Thumbnail for video: Opening | Sky Blue Days - Shoko Nakagawa [Creditless]

Opening | Sky Blue Days - Shoko Nakagawa [Creditless]

Seasons

27 Episodes • Premiered 2007

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 1: Bust Through the Heavens with Your Drill!!

1. Bust Through the Heavens with Your Drill!!

7.9

Living underground in Giha Village, Simon and Kamina dream of a life on the surface. When their home is invaded from above, it is up to them to activate the mysterious mecha Lagann and save their village.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 2: I Said I'm Gonna Pilot That Thing!!

2. I Said I'm Gonna Pilot That Thing!!

8.4

Now that they've made it to the surface, Simon and Kamina must join together with Yoko and her village to defeat the Beastmen pursuing them.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 3: Who Do You Think You Are, Having Two Faces!!

3. Who Do You Think You Are, Having Two Faces!!

7.9

Kamina and Simon must work together to defeat a dangerous new Beastman threat.

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4. Having Lots of Faces Doesn't Make You Great!

7.0

Team Gurren must work together with the eccentric Black Syblings to take down a Beastman foe on empty stomachs.

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5. I Don't Get It, Not One Bit!

8.0

Team Gurren must find their way out of a strange underground village where Gunmen are worshipped as divine beings.

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6. Sit in the Hot Tub 'Til You're Sick!!

7.8

Continuing to the Gunmen rallying point, Team Gurren finds themselves on a strange hot springs getaway.

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7. You're Gonna Do It!!

7.8

Thymilph, one of the Four Divine Generals of the mysterious Spiral King, arrives to support Viral's Enki, with the massive mobile Gunmen fortress, the Dai-Ganzan. Kamina and Simon pilot the Gurren-Lagann against seemingly overwhelming odds.

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8. Later, Buddy

9.0

Having temporarily stalled Viral and Thymilph in the last skirmish, the Team Gurren and their newly arrived allies join forces as "Team Dai-Gurren" and launch a decisive strike against the regrouping Gunmen force.

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9. What, Exactly, Is a Human?

7.8

Team Dai-Gurren managed to take control of the enemy fortress, but is still mourning the death of one of their own, especially Simon. After falling off a cliff, he notices a Gunman throw a capsule into a deep valley. Simon inspects it and finds he is able to open it with the same drill key he uses to pilot Lagann, and inside is a young human girl named Nia, but their introduction is cut short when an enemy Gunman appears.

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10. Who Is This Bro?

7.8

Nia true identity is revealed, as she flaunts her authority to get rid of another one of the Four Divine Generals, Adiane. The members of the Great Gurren Brigade are now suspicious of Nia and her true intentions, but she is only concerned about the depressed Simon. Adiane later returns to finish them all off, with Lordgenome's blessing.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 11: Simon, Hands Off

11. Simon, Hands Off

8.8

Team Dai-Gurren falls into a trap set by the third member of the Four Divine Generals, Guame. The Team is taken captive and stored underground to await execution. While digging an escape path, Simon finally understands Kamina's last words to him and after having a discussion with Guame, Nia finds out the reason why she was thrown away.

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12. Yoko, Will You Do Me a Favor?

7.8

Team Dai-Gurren are now on their way to Beastmen's capital city, Teppelin but there's a vast ocean in their way. The only way for them to get across is for the Dai-Gurren to be modified, so while they wait everyone goes to chill out at the beach. Once preparations are complete, the Great Gurren Brigade begins their cruise, but there's an ambush waiting for them.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 13: Eat Up Everyone!

13. Eat Up Everyone!

8.3

Trying to do her part in Team Dai-Gurren, Nia decides to become a cook, but just before the crew have a taste of her dishes, Cytomander, the fourth member of the Divine Generals, launches an aerial attack on the Dai-Gurren. Simon leads the counter-attack on the Gurren-Lagann, this time accompanied by Yoko, who replaces a sick Rossiu.

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14. Well Met, Everyone

8.3

At last, Team Dai-Gurren arrives at the outskirts of Teppelin, but before aiming to the city, they must face a combined full-scale attack of Cytomander and Guame's forces.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 15: I Will Head Towards Tomorrow

15. I Will Head Towards Tomorrow

8.5

The last of the Divine Generals fall, and the city of Teppelin collapses, revealing a Gunman of gigantic proportions. Simon and Nia struggle to pass through it in order to confront her father, the Spiral King himself.

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16. Compilation Episode

6.5

A recap of the story's events from the previous episodes.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 17: You Don't Know Anything!

17. You Don't Know Anything!

8.8

During the following seven years, a new civilization rises and prospers under Simon's leadership. However, these peaceful times come to end when the threat mentioned in Lordgenome's last words starts to reveal itself.

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18. Tell Me the Secrets of This World

8.3

After the Anti-Spirals' first attack and Nia's astonishing announcement, Simon looks desperately for her, while Rossiu finally completes his secret project.

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19. We Will Survive By Any Means Necessary

8.0

To soothe the public opinion, Rossiu overthrows Simon and puts him under arrest. But when the Anti-Spirals launch a large-scale attack on Kamina City, he is left with no option but to let Simon engage the enemy using the Gurren-Lagann, not before resorting to extremes to put him under his control.

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20. How Far Will God Test Us?

8.3

As Simon arrives in prison, he unexpectedly meets Viral, who comments on how far he has fallen. Meanwhile, the truth about Rossiu's emergency plan and the consequences for those left behind on Earth are revealed.

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21. You Are Someone Who Ought to Survive

9.0

One year earlier, Yoko starts working as a schoolteacher on an island until she learns of the situation at Teppelin and returns to break Simon free. Once again reunited, Simon and the members of Team Dai-Gurren launch themselves into space to protect the Arc-Gurren from the enemy forces, now accompanied by Viral as co-pilot of the Gurren-Lagann.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 22: This Is My Final Duty!

22. This Is My Final Duty!

9.3

The Gurren-Lagann and the Arc-Gurren join together to form the massive Arc-Gurren-Lagann and stop the Human Annihilation System.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 23: Let's Go, This Is the Final Battle

23. Let's Go, This Is the Final Battle

8.8

The members of Team Dai-Gurren make their preparations for the imminent war against the Anti-Spirals, but Rossiu is missing. However, when Kinon tells Simon about what he really intends to do, both start to look desperately for him.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 24: I'll Never Forget This Minute, This Second

24. I'll Never Forget This Minute, This Second

9.0

Guided by Simon and Nia's feelings for each other, Team Dai-Gurren break through dimensions in search for the Anti-Spirals' homeworld. But after falling into the enemy's trap, they end up losing some of their most precious members, due to its vicious offensive.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 25: I Accept Your Last Wish!

25. I Accept Your Last Wish!

9.3

Team Dai-Gurren struggles to escape from the ocean of despair created by the Anti-Spirals without success, until history repeats itself, as another irreplaceable member of the Team sacrifices himself to save the others.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 26: Let's Go, Buddy

26. Let's Go, Buddy

9.0

After finally transforming their flagship into the Super Galactic Gurren-Lagann, Simon and his friends successfully fight back against the enemy. When their enemy starts to use their own memories and desires against them, Kamina reappears to help.

Still image for Gurren Lagann season 1 episode 27: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

27. The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

8.8

At last, Simon and Nia are reunited, and by combining the power of its members, Team Dai-Gurren creates the galaxy-sized Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann, and engage the Anti-Spiral threat in a decisive battle to determine the fate of the universe.

Cast

Photo of Tetsuya Kakihara

Tetsuya Kakihara

Simon (voice)

Photo of Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Kamina (voice)

Photo of Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Yoko Littner (voice)

Photo of Kiyoyuki Yanada

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Thymilph (voice)

Photo of Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Viral (voice)

Photo of Mitsuki Saiga

Mitsuki Saiga

Rossiu Adai (voice)

Photo of Yukari Fukui

Yukari Fukui

Nia Teppelin (voice)

Photo of Michiko Neya

Michiko Neya

Adiane (voice)

Photo of Takako Honda

Takako Honda

Gimmy Adai (voice)

Photo of Takashi Kondo

Takashi Kondo

Kidd Coega (voice)

Photo of Takaya Kamikawa

Takaya Kamikawa

Anti-Spiral (voice)

Photo of Takako Honda

Takako Honda

Leite Jokin (voice)

Photo of Shizuka Itoh

Shizuka Itoh

Darry Adai (voice)

Photo of Kisho Taniyama

Kisho Taniyama

Kittan Bachika (voice)

Photo of Kana Ueda

Kana Ueda

Kinon Bachika (voice)

Photo of Kana Asumi

Kana Asumi

Kiyal Bachika (voice)

Photo of Daiki Nakamura

Daiki Nakamura

Dayakka Littner (voice)

Photo of Haruhi Nanao

Haruhi Nanao

Cybela Coutaud (voice)

Photo of Masaya Onosaka

Masaya Onosaka

Leeron Littner (voice)

Photo of Takahiro Mizushima

Takahiro Mizushima

Guinble Kite / Tetsukan Littner (voice)

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