
Also known as 天元突破グレンラガン | Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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In a far away future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars.
In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger discovers a strange glowing object during excavation. The enterprising Kamina, a young man with a pair of rakish sunglasses and the passion of a firey sun, befriends Simon and forms a small band of brothers, the Gurren Brigade, to escape the village and break through the ceiling of the cave to reach the surface, which few believe exist.
The village elder won't hear of such foolishness and punishes the Brigade. However, when disaster strikes from the world above and the entire village is in jeopardy, it's up to Simon, Kamina, a girl with a big gun named Yoko, and the small yet sturdy robot, Lagann, to save the day.
The new friends journey to the world above and find that the surface is a harsh battlefield, and it's up to them to fight back against the rampaging Beastmen to turn the tide in the humans' favor! Pierce the heavens, Gurren Lagann!
Gurren Lagann received widespread critical acclaim since its release. The series received an Excellence Prize at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival. Its director Hiroyuki Imaishi received an individual award for "Personal Best" at the 12th Animation Kobe Festival that same year for his work on the series. In 2008, during the 7th annual Tokyo Anime Awards held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair, Gurren Lagann won the "Best Television Production" award. In addition, the "Best Character Design" award was given to the character designer Atsushi Nishigori for his work on the anime.

Kamina
Main
Voice: Konishi, Katsuyuki (Japanese)

Littner, Yoko
Main
Voice: Ruff, Michelle (English)

Simon
Main
Voice: Kakihara, Tetsuya (Japanese)

Teppelin, Nia
Main
Voice: Fukui, Yukari (Japanese)

Adai, Gimmy
Supporting
Voice: Honda, Takako (Japanese)

Adai, Rossiu
Supporting
Voice: Bosch, Johnny Yong (English)

Adai, Darry
Supporting
Voice: Itou, Shizuka (Japanese)

Adiane
Supporting
Voice: Neya, Michiko (Japanese)

Akai, Takami
Producer

Kamagata, Eiichi
Producer

Shiraishi, Naoko
Producer, Production Manager

Takeda, Yasuhiro
Producer

Yamakawa, Norio
Producer

Imaishi, Hiroyuki
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director
Openings
"Sorairo Days (空色デイズ)" by Shoko Nakagawa (eps 1-14, 16-26)
Endings
1: "UNDERGROUND" by HIGH VOLTAGE (eps 1-15)
2: "happily ever after" by Shoko Nakagawa (eps 16)
3: "Minna no Peace (みんなのピース)" by Afromania (eps 17-27)
Adaptation
manga
Side Story
anime
Side Story
anime
Spin-Off
anime
Alternative Version
anime
Alternative Version
anime
Alternative Setting
anime
Alternative Setting
anime
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
English title
Gurren Lagann
Romaji title
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Japanese title
天元突破グレンラガン
Synonyms
Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann, Making Break-Through Gurren Lagann, Heavenly Breakthrough Gurren Lagann, TTGL, Gurren Laggan
Main studio
Gainax
Producers
TV Tokyo, Aniplex, Dentsu, Konami, Half H.P Studio, Bandai
Licensors
ADV Films, Bandai Entertainment, Aniplex of America
Japanese title
天元突破グレンラガン