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.
Cast: Tetsuya Kakihara, Katsuyuki Konishi, Marina Inoue
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Season 1
27 episodes
1. Bust Through the Heavens with Your Drill!!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.TV-14CC24minApr 1, 2007
2. I Said I'm Gonna Pilot That Thing!!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.TV-14CC24minApr 8, 2007
3. Who Do You Think You Are, Having Two Faces!!Kamina and Simon must work together to defeat a dangerous new Beastman threat.TV-14CC24minApr 15, 2007
4. Having Lots of Faces Doesn't Make You Great!Team Gurren must work together with the eccentric Black Syblings to take down a Beastman foe on empty stomachs.TV-14CC24minApr 22, 2007
5. I Don't Get It, Not One Bit!Team Gurren must find their way out of a strange underground village where Gunmen are worshipped as divine beings.TV-14CC24minApr 29, 2007
6. Sit in the Hot Tub 'Til You're Sick!!Continuing to the Gunmen rallying point, Team Gurren finds themselves on a strange hot springs getaway.TV-14CC24minMay 6, 2007
7. You're Gonna Do It!!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.TV-14CC24minMay 13, 2007
8. Later, BuddyHaving 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.TV-14CC24minMay 20, 2007
9. What, Exactly, Is a Human?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.TV-14CC24minMay 27, 2007
10. Who Is This Bro?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.TV-14CC24minJun 3, 2007
11. Simon, Hands OffTeam 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.TV-14CC24minJun 10, 2007
12. Yoko, Will You Do Me a Favor?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.TV-14CC24minJun 17, 2007
13. Eat Up Everyone!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.TV-14CC24minJun 24, 2007
14. Well Met, EveryoneAt 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.TV-14CC24minJul 1, 2007
15. I Will Head Towards TomorrowThe 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.TV-14CC24minJul 8, 2007
16. Compilation EpisodeA recap of the story's events from the previous episodes.TV-14CC24minJul 15, 2007
17. You Don't Know Anything!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.TV-14CC24minJul 22, 2007
18. Tell Me the Secrets of This WorldAfter the Anti-Spirals' first attack and Nia's astonishing announcement, Simon looks desperately for her, while Rossiu finally completes his secret project.TV-14CC24minJul 29, 2007
19. We Will Survive By Any Means NecessaryTo 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.TV-14CC24minAug 5, 2007
20. How Far Will God Test Us?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.TV-14CC24minAug 12, 2007
21. You Are Someone Who Ought to SurviveOne 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.TV-14CC24minAug 19, 2007
22. This Is My Final Duty!The Gurren-Lagann and the Arc-Gurren join together to form the massive Arc-Gurren-Lagann and stop the Human Annihilation System.TV-14CC24minAug 26, 2007
23. Let's Go, This Is the Final BattleThe 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.TV-14CC24minSep 2, 2007
24. I'll Never Forget This Minute, This SecondGuided 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.TV-14CC24minSep 9, 2007
25. I Accept Your Last Wish!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.TV-14CC24minSep 16, 2007
26. Let's Go, BuddyAfter 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.TV-14CC24minSep 23, 2007
27. The Lights in the Sky Are StarsAt 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.TV-14CC24minSep 30, 2007
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Your drill is the drill that will pierce the Heavens!
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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Eiichi Kamagata, Takami Akai, Norio Yamakawa
- Cast
- Tetsuya Kakihara, Katsuyuki Konishi, Marina Inoue, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Mitsuki Saiga
- Studio
- GAINAX, Aniplex, Konami
