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Japanese anime television set series

Gurren Lagann
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Key visual, featuring (foreground, left to correct) Kamina, Simon (with Boota on his shoulder), Yoko Littner, and (background) the titular mecha, Gurren Lagann
天元突破グレンラガン
( Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan )
Genre Adventure, comedy-drama,[1] mecha[ii]
Created by Gainax
Anime idiot box series
Directed past Hiroyuki Imaishi
Produced by
  • Eiichi Kamagata
  • Norio Yamakawa
  • Naoki Sasada
Written by Kazuki Nakashima
Music by Taku Iwasaki
Studio Gainax
Licensed past

AUS

Madman Amusement

NA

Aniplex of America

UK

Anime Limited
Original network TXN (Goggle box Tokyo)
English network

AU

C31

CA

Super Channel

NA

Neon Alley

SA

Animax Asia

Bounding main

Animax Asia

U.k.

Viceland

US

Syfy, Adult Swim (Toonami)[3]

Original run Apr 1, 2007 – September thirty, 2007
Episodes 27 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written past Kazuki Nakashima
Illustrated by Kotaro Mori
Published by ASCII Media Works
English publisher

NA

Bandai Entertainment
Mag
  • Dengeki Comic Gao! (quondam)
  • Dengeki Daioh
Demographic Shōnen
Original run June 2007 – July 2013
Volumes 10
Light novel
Written by Kurasumi Sunayama
Illustrated by Hiroki Shinagawa
Published by Shogakukan
Imprint Gagaga Bunko
Demographic Male
Original run Baronial 17, 2007 – December 19, 2008
Volumes 4
Game
Developer Konami
Publisher Konami
Platform Nintendo DS
Released October 25, 2007
Manga
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren Gakuen-hen
Written by Ashi Zaitsu
Illustrated by Kabao Kikkawa
Published past Kadokawa Shoten
Mag Comp Ace
Demographic Seinen
Original run Baronial 26, 2008 – January 26, 2009
Volumes one
Anime flick
Gurren Lagann the Motion-picture show: Babyhood'due south End
Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi
Studio Gainax
Licensed by

AUS

Madman Entertainment

NA

Aniplex of America
Released September six, 2008
Runtime 112 minutes
Anime film
Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi
Studio Gainax
Licensed by

AUS

Madman Amusement

NA

Aniplex of America
Released April 25, 2009
Runtime 126 minutes
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Gurren Lagann , known in Nihon equally Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Japanese: 天元突破グレンラガン, Hepburn: Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan , lit. "Heaven-Piercing Gurren Lagann"), is a Japanese mecha anime television series animated past Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on TV Tokyo betwixt April and September 2007. It was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by veteran playwright Kazuki Nakashima. Gurren Lagann takes identify in a fictional futurity where Earth is ruled by the Spiral King, Lordgenome, who forces mankind to live in isolated subterranean villages. The plot focuses on 2 teenagers, Simon and Kamina, who live in a subterranean village and wish to go to the surface. Using a mecha known as Lagann, Simon and Kamina attain the surface and start fighting alongside other humans confronting Lordgenome'south forces, before fighting the forces of their true enemy.

In North America, although initially announced to be licensed by ADV Films in 2007, the license was transferred to Bandai Entertainment in 2008 and and then transferred to Aniplex of America in 2013. In the Uk, information technology was licensed by Manga Entertainment in 2007, so transferred to Beez Amusement in 2008, and then transferred to Anime Limited in 2013. The Sci Fi Aqueduct acquired the broadcasting rights of Gurren Lagann and began airing the anime in July 2008, as role of Sci Fi's Ani-Monday anime block. The anime won several awards at the Tokyo International Anime Fair and the Blitheness Kobe and Japan Media Arts Festivals.

A manga adaptation was published by ASCII Media Works between 2007 and 2013. Bandai Entertainment licensed the manga and released it in English language in Northward America. A serial of four calorie-free novels was published by Shogakukan between 2007 and 2008. A Nintendo DS video game was released in October 2007, bundled with a special episode of the anime series. 2 animated film versions were produced; the first premiered in Japanese theaters in September 2008, and the 2d premiered in April 2009.

Plot [edit]

Story [edit]

Gurren Lagann takes place in a futurity where Earth is ruled by the Screw King, Lordgenome, who forces mankind to live in isolated subterranean villages. These villages have no contact with the surface globe or other villages and are under abiding threat of earthquakes. Selected villagers called diggers are conscripted to aggrandize their homes deeper undercover. Simon, a meek young digger ostracized by his peers in Giha village, finds solace in his all-time friend, an older brother figure who is an eccentric delinquent named Kamina. Kamina encourages Simon to join his gang, Team Gurren, to assist him reach his dream of visiting the surface earth. One mean solar day, Simon unearths a drill-shaped key called a Core Drill, followed by a small mecha resembling a face called a Gunmen.[four] [5] Shortly thereafter, a huge Gunmen crashes through the ceiling and begins attacking the hamlet, followed past a girl named Yoko, who attempts to repel the Gunmen. Simon uses his Core Drill to activate the smaller Gunmen (which Kamina names Lagann) and its drilling-based abilities. He successfully uses it to destroy the larger Gunmen and break through the ceiling to bring him and Kamina to the surface globe.

Simon and Kamina learn from Yoko that humans on the surface are attacked each day by Gunmen who are piloted by Beastmen, humanoid creatures who serve as Lordgenome's ground forces. Kamina hijacks a Gunmen and names it Gurren, combining it with Lagann to form the mecha Gurren Lagann. Their deportment inspire other humans to steal their own Gunmen and join Team Gurren, which makes Kamina rename it Squad Dai-Gurren. Somewhen Squad Dai-Gurren captures an enemy Gunmen fortress to utilise as their base, though Kamina is killed in the preceding battle by 1 of Lordgenome'south four generals. Rossiu, a male child from another village, takes over the job of piloting Gurren, but Kamina'due south death causes Simon to sink into low until he meets Nia, who is revealed to exist Lordgenome's daughter. Team Dai-Gurren is initially distrustful of her merely they let her to join them when it becomes apparent that she was abandoned past her father, similar many who came before her. Nia helps Simon come up to terms with Kamina's death, and the residuum of Squad Dai-Gurren prompt him to take upwards the role as the team's leader, leading them and other teams of humans, who had captured other Gunmen and Gunmen fortresses, to Lordgenome's palace. As the palace itself turns out to be a gigantic Gunmen called the Teppelin and launches armies of other Gunmen, the homo forces engage them while Simon, Nia, and Rossiu pilot Gurren Lagann against Lordgenome himself, who fights them in a similar Gunmen called Lazengann. When both Lazengann and Gurren are damaged, Lordgenome fights Simon in Lagann with his bare hands, and emerges victorious, until Simon uses his Core Drill to defeat him in one case and for all.

Over the next 7 years, mankind prospers on the surface globe with Simon and the other members of Squad Dai-Gurren serving as the world'due south government in their new capital of Kamina City. As soon as the human population reaches one one thousand thousand people, an alien race called the Anti-Spirals emerges and uses Nia to announce their intentions: they have sent the Moon onto a collision course with the Earth as part of their try to wipe out all life on the planet, to prevent them from evolving to such an extent that they will risk destroying the universe in a cataclysmic outcome called the Spiral Nemesis. It turns out Lordgenome, having since been resurrected as a bio-computer, was once part of an intergalactic regular army of warriors that failed to stop the Anti-Spirals, and then forced mankind underground to protect them from the Anti-Spirals. With guidance from Lordgenome and help from Viral, an old enemy of Simon who pilots Gurren, Simon, Gurren Lagann and Team Dai-Gurren prevent the Moon'south collision, in the process revealing information technology to be Lordgenome's flagship that was reprogrammed by the Anti-Spirals. Using it, they retrieve the real Moon from the pocket dimension the Anti-Spirals had subconscious it in, and become to the Anti-Spiral homeworld. Afterward a journey with significant loss, they rescue Nia, and in a one-on-ane Gunmen battle that virtually spans the universe, Simon in Lagann finally destroys the Anti-Spirals. This, however, causes Nia to fade away into nothing, as her own existence is tied to that of the Anti-Spirals, a fate she and Simon accept. With his life in battle finally over, Simon hands his Cadre Drill over to Gimmy and leaves his friends to spend the residue of his life wandering the planet as a nameless vagrant, saying his destiny was only to "dig the tunnel to the future", not to travel downwardly it himself.

In the epilogue, twenty years have passed since the team's victory over the Anti-Spirals. With many of Team Dai-Gurren having since finally retired, information technology is up to the new generations of pilots to prevent the Spiral Nemesis and ensure the safety of the universe. Other races across the galaxy, having contacted Globe upon beingness freed from the Anti-Spirals, take joined forces with President Rossiu of Kamina City and during the twenty years, created the Galactic Spiral Peace Conference. Yoko, at present every bit Miss Yomako, has go the primary of the modest school she worked equally a teacher at during her seven years absence from the squad. 1 of her students, Nakim, has become a representative of the galaxy in the Grapearl Squadron. Gimmy and Darry have used Simon's Cadre Drill to get the new pilots of Gurren Lagann. Viral has go the captain of the Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren and an emissary for Earth. Nia's memorial and her engagement ring are shown to have been placed adjacent to Kamina's grave. Simon, still living every bit Simon the Digger, watches over them every bit a squadron of Gurren Laganns flies overhead through the nighttime sky on their style to join their Spiral brethren in the stars.

Main characters [edit]

The original Team Dai-Gurren

Simon ( シモン , Shimon )
Voiced past: Tetsuya Kakihara (Japanese); Josh Grelle (A.D. Vision dub), Yuri Lowenthal (Bang Zoom! dub) (English)
Simon is the master protagonist of Gurren Lagann. He is introduced as a xiv-year-old digger from Giha village who is looked down upon by many of his peers for his timid and weak grapheme. He greatly admires Kamina, one of his few friends in the village, and refers to him as his brother despite them not being related by blood. Simon spends much of the first quarter of the series following later on Kamina, only gradually acquires his own fighting spirit and determination over the class of the series, acting on his own more than frequently until his personality mirrors that of Kamina. His discovery of the Core Drill and the Gunmen Lagann are what set the events of the serial in move. Throughout the serial, Simon primarily pilots Lagann (Japanese for "head/face"), which is capable of producing drills from any part of his trunk when he reacts to Simon'due south Spiral free energy. He uses this ability to combine with Kamina'south Gunmen, Gurren, to form Gurren Lagann. He can also have command of other Gunmen using this ability.
Kamina ( カミナ )
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Brett Weaver (A.D. Vision dub), Kyle Hebert (Blindside Zoom! dub) (English)
Kamina is a refractory youth from Giha village who dreams of leaving his underground habitation and going to the surface earth, which he saw every bit a child. His extremely passionate and self-confident personality causes him to human action as a foil for the more timid and weak-willed Simon, and serves to instill backbone within Simon. He is known for wearing sunglasses along with a tattered cape that had belonged to his late father. He wields a nodachi he stole from the chief of Giha village and his catchphrase of "just who the hell do you think I/we am/are?!" becomes the boxing cry of his group. Although Kamina is killed significantly early in the show, his actions greatly influence the entire series, every bit he founds Squad Gurren (later renaming it Team Dai-Gurren) and acts as its leader to gainsay the threat of Lordgenome and the beastmen. Early in the serial, Kamina hijacks a Gunmen he names Gurren (Japanese for "scarlet"), which he pilots while combined with Simon's Lagann to form Gurren Lagann.
Yoko Littner ( ヨーコ・リットナー , Yōko Rittonā )
Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Tiffany Grant (A.D. Vision dub), Michelle Ruff (Bang Zoom! dub) (English language)
Yoko is a young woman from Littner, a village neighboring Giha, and is introduced equally a fellow member of a pocket-size resistance against the beastmen. She helps introduce Simon and Kamina to the surface world, and becomes a member of Team Gurren soon subsequently. She falls in honey with Kamina early on in the series, and thinks niggling of Simon until he begins showing signs of cocky-confidence. Later on Kamina'south decease, she tries to help Simon cope and forms a sisterly relationship with him. Instead of piloting a Gunmen, she wields a high-powered energy rifle and uses her superb marksmanship and wise counsel to help her teammates.
Nia Teppelin ( ニア・テッペリン , Nia Tepperin )
Voiced by: Yukari Fukui (Japanese); Luci Christian (A.D. Vision dub), Hynden Walch (immature, Bang Zoom! dub), Bridget Hoffman (Blindside Zoom! dub) (English)
Nia is a major character introduced afterwards on in the serial. Having lived a sheltered life as the girl of Lordgenome, the main antagonist of the first one-half of the serial, she is ignorant of the war between the humans and Lordgenome until she is abandoned past her father and discovered by Simon. She is a very polite and naive girl who is curious about the globe, and acts as a soothing influence for Simon following his depression caused past Kamina'south death. The 2 autumn in love and go engaged at the starting time of the second half of the series, afterwards which she is discovered to exist an agent of the Anti-Spirals. During this time, Nia is taken over by a cold and uncaring personality chosen "Messenger Nia" and forced to fight Simon confronting her volition until Simon rescues her. Because her existence is tied with that of the Anti-Spirals, however, she fades abroad with them after they are defeated, but keeps herself alive long enough to marry Simon.

Production [edit]

Gurren Lagann was first announced in July 2006 with Aniplex and Konami assisting Gainax in its making. Konami managing director Koichi Natsume suggested possibilities of the series getting multiple sequels.[half dozen] The serial was directed past Hiroyuki Imaishi who was a fan of the mecha genre, having previously done animation work for Neon Genesis Evangelion, and always since he started working he had wanted to work in a mecha series.[7] Subsequently working on Re: Cutey Honey with Kazuki Nakashima, Imaishi appointed him equally the writer, believing him to be the all-time option. Imaishi was surprised with how much material Nakashima could condense into 27 episodes. Imaishi had finished writing the main storyline long earlier reaching the end which facilitated the staff in making the episodes.[7] According to Gainax president Hiroyuki Yamaga the series was in planning phases for a long time. Animation producer Yasuhiro Takeda used the time to enquiry how would the characters alive underground although this aspect is briefly used. Once the series started product, the team did not have much fourth dimension to research materials.[8]

In dissimilarity to other popular series, Imaishi decided to include drills every bit the robot'southward main weapons despite its impact on the suspension of atheism.[7] Imaishi also wanted the series to only have robots. The robots were made organic so that they would exist easier to animate.[8] Nevertheless, animating episode fifteen was challenging to the staff due to the number of shots it required. Its animator Sushio called himself the "super animator" for his piece of work.[9] Deciding the pattern of the Gurren Lagann was complicated since it was the ground for the other mechas appearing in the story.[9]

In the making of the serial, the squad wanted to focus more on the underground life and Simon'southward imprisonment only their ideas could non be used.[9] In the eighth episode Kamina dies to provide Simon character development and brand him become the chief character.[7] Simon's development kept on going until the concluding arc when staff planned ideas to make him surpass Kamina. The ending was written to finalize Simon'south growth and not leave signs of a sequel. The finale had the pre-planned tragic event of Nia's decease which left several staff members saddened. While the staff acknowledged how people were not satisfied with the sad conclusion, they noted that in that location were all the same bug that fabricated her survival hard for the characters.[10] Once the series ended, Yamaga had the idea of releasing a film that retells the events of the series to aggrandize the audience.[8]

Influences [edit]

In an interview, the writer Kazuki Nakashima cites Ken Ishikawa, co-creator of Getter Robo, every bit one of Gurren Lagann'south influences.[11] Gurren Lagann occasionally pays homage to Ishikawa'due south Getter Robo, particularly towards the finish of the series, where the scale becomes absurd, with the robots steadily becoming bigger and bigger, much like Getter Robo more than specifically, the manga version of Getter Robo Go. The concluding enemy besides bears a hit resemblance to La Gooth of Records of Nothingness, some other piece of work by Ishikawa.[12] Nakashima, even so, wanted to conclude the story of Gurren Lagann in a more than reasonable fashion than what Ishikawa usually does in his works.[eleven] Co-ordinate to Jason Greenish from Anime News Network, the anime was influenced by previous Gainax anime, especially in the grapheme development of the protagonist Simon, who goes through three stages in his character development during the 3 arcs of the serial. Each of these stages in his evolution were influenced past protagonists from several previous Gainax anime: Shinji Ikari from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, Noriko Takaya from Gunbuster, and Ken Kubo from Otaku no Video.[13] The animation on the show pays special tribute to the animation and character designs of Yoshinori Kanada.

Conflicts [edit]

Takami Akai, an animation producer of the series and a co-founder of Gainax, announced that he would resign his position constructive episode five, which aired on April 29, 2007, over comments that he fabricated regarding posts on the Japanese textboard 2channel. Akai and another Gainax employee, Keiko Mimori, made disparaging remarks about comments criticizing the blitheness style of the fourth episode of Gurren Lagann, which was completely directed by invitee and friend Osamu Kobayashi. With regard to reading the fan criticisms, Akai stated that information technology was "similar putting [his] face up next to an anus and breathing deeply." Fans later became enlightened of his comments, and he announced his difference from the company he helped found.[xiv]

As a result of the serial ambulation at a child-friendly fourth dimension slot, the staff members had problems with episode 6. Although that episode had a subplot involving peeking into the women's bathroom, the telly stations believed it was suitable when reading the script. After seeing the finished episode, the station said that information technology could not exist aired, and a revised version of the episode was produced.[9]

Media [edit]

Anime series [edit]

Produced past the animation studio Gainax and directed past Hiroyuki Imaishi, Gurren Lagann aired in Japan on TXN stations betwixt April i and September xxx, 2007. The anime has 27 episodes plus two specials, the outset being the uncensored version of the sixth episode, and the second is episode 5.5, a bonus that came with the Nintendo DS game.

The English version had been previously licensed past ADV Films, but was after caused by Bandai Entertainment.[fifteen] A subtitle-only version was released in iii volumes from July to September 2008,[16] [17] [18] and an official English dub, with the episodes collected in three DVD sets, was released from November eighteen, 2008, to May 5, 2009.[19] [20] The evidence premiered on the Sci Fi Channel on July 28, 2008, as part of Sci Fi's Ani-Monday anime block, airing two episodes each calendar week (and three the concluding week).[21] [22] The European distribution branch of Bandai, Beez Amusement, distributed the serial in the Britain and Europe but has gone out of print since January 2012.[23] In 2013, Anime Limited announced that they have the distribution license for Gurren Lagann on DVD and Blu-ray in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. In 2014, they released a limited Blu-ray Ultimate Edition on October 20, 2014, featuring the entire series, both film adaptations and the complete Parallel Works series, equally well as a hardcover artbook. A standard edition Blu-ray containing the consummate series was also released on the aforementioned day with the DVD release following afterwards that yr.[24] The English version also aired on Animax beyond its English language-language networks in Southeast Asia and Southward Asia starting on May 22, 2009. It was broadcast in Italia on Rai four between September 24, 2009, and April 1, 2010. Aniplex of America re-released the series in a express edition DVD box set on May nine, 2013. A Blu-ray Disc box set, which includes both the television series and the two picture show adaptations, was released on June 26, 2013.[25] Adult Swim began airing the serial in English every bit part of the Toonami block on August 16, 2014.

Music [edit]

Taku Iwasaki composed the bear witness's main groundwork music. Four theme songs are used for the episodes; one opening theme and iii catastrophe themes. The opening theme is "Sorairo Days" ( 空色デイズ , Sorairo Deizu , lit. "Sky-Blue Days") by Shoko Nakagawa. Starting from episode 17, the second verse and chorus was used, as compared to the first poetry and chorus used in the previous episodes. For episodes 1 through 15 the catastrophe theme is "Clandestine" past High Voltage. "Happily Ever Afterwards" by Shoko Nakagawa was used in episode 16. "Minna no Peace" ( みんなのピース , Minna no Pīsu , "Everyone's Peace") by Afromania was used for episodes 17 to 27.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Character Song was released on July 25, 2007, past Aniplex, including image songs by the main vocalisation cast, with songs sung by Tetsuya Kakihara (Simon), Katsuyuki Konishi (Kamina), and Marina Inoue (Yoko), the latter of which is a playable vocal in Trip the light fantastic Trip the light fantastic toe Revolution SuperNOVA 2. In addition, several music compilation albums accept been released, most consisting of background music.

Manga [edit]

The Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann manga, illustrated by Kotaro Mori, started serialization in the June 2007 issue of MediaWorks' magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!. The manga ended serialization in Dengeki Comic Gao! with the April 2008 issue when the magazine was discontinued, merely connected serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh with the June 2008 issue and connected until the July 2013 consequence. Ten tankōbon volumes were published betwixt September 27, 2007, and June 27, 2013, in Japan under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics imprint. Bandai Entertainment licensed the manga and released an English translation of the first six volumes in North America.[26] The manga follows the aforementioned basic story equally the anime, although there are some changes to the lodge of events, and the addition of character backstories that had been cut from the anime, such as the relationship betwixt Dayakka and Kiyoh.

A spin-off manga entitled Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren Gakuen-hen ( 天元突破グレンラガン −紅蓮学園篇− ) was serialized in Comp Ace between August 26, 2008, and January 26, 2009; a single tankōbon book was released on March 26, 2009. The manga takes the characters from the original story and puts them in a school in a parallel world. In the manga, Simon attends Dai-Gurren Academy ( ダイグレン学園 , Dai Guren Gakuen ) with his childhood friends Kamina and Yoko. Simon, who lives in a run down apartment building, wishes for a normal life, and meets the mysterious Nia ane twenty-four hours when she trips downwards the stairs. She immediately takes a liking to Simon and declares him her husband. Kamina finds another "aniki" in Nia, who shares his hot-blooded style. She enrolls in Dai-Gurren Academy, and all 3 must bargain with the threat of students from Teppelin Academy, who wish to bring Nia back to her father, the principal.

Another spin-off manga titled Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann 4-koma Kingdom: Yoko no Oheso-hen ( 天元突破グレンラガン4コマKINGDOM ヨーコのおヘソ編 , Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann iv-panel Kingdom: Yoko'southward Bellybutton Chapter ) was published by Futabasha in 2008 every bit a compilation of various short stories.

Video games [edit]

An online video game was developed by Konami called Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Chōzetsu Hakkutsu ONLINE ( 天元突破グレンラガン 超絶発掘ONLINE , literally "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Superior Excavation Online"). Beta testing had concluded on April xvi, 2007. The role player takes upwards the role of a driller and drills for treasures in first person view. There is a shop to buy drills—the shopkeeper is an original character named Asaki. The player can likewise collect digital trading cards. The game was canceled at the closed beta stage, as installing the game crashed Windows indefinitely. Konami even had to send out 500GB external difficult drives to beta users so that they could back up files while reinstalling their operating systems.[27] [28]

A game for the Nintendo DS was released October 25, 2007, not only featuring the characters from the series, but also containing a special episode set in the early stages of the story as a pre-order bonus. In June 2010, Gainax re-acquired the video game rights to the series from Konami, which allowed Banpresto to include it in the latest installment of its storied Super Robot Wars franchise, 2d Super Robot Wars Z: Destruction Chapter, released in April 2011.

A Pachislot game based on the anime teased past Konami was later released in February 2016.[29] [30]

Anime films [edit]

An blithe film entitled Gurren Lagann the Movie: Babyhood'south End ( 劇場版 天元突破グレンラガン 紅蓮篇 , Gekijōban Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Gurren-hen , Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann The Film: The Crimson Lotus Chapter), once again directed past Hiroyuki Imaishi, and written by Kazuki Nakashima, was produced by Gainax and released on September 6, 2008, in Japanese theaters and the DVD was released on Apr 22, 2009.[31] [32] [33] The motion picture is a compilation of the events of the first arc of the series (episodes 1 through xv) with around xx minutes of newly animated scenes. In conjunction with the release of the film, Gainax released a serial of music videos entitled Gurren Lagann Parallel Works, which contains alternative stories of Gurren Lagann gear up to songs from the original soundtrack.[34] The motion picture had a limited theatrical release on xi screens,[35] and grossed ¥150 million ($1.88 million) at the Japanese box office.[36] The film had its start official English language release at the Viz Pictures cinema in San Francisco, California on September eight, 2009.

A second moving picture, Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars ( 劇場版 天元突破グレンラガン 螺巌篇 , Gekijōban Tengen Toppa Guren Lagann Lagann-hen , Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann the Moving picture: The Spiral Stone Affiliate) was released in Japanese theaters on Apr 25, 2009.[37] Information technology focuses on the second one-half of the series, contributing more new animation than the first moving picture. The Japanese DVD for The Lights in the Sky are Stars was released on January 27, 2010. For both films, Shoko Nakagawa sang the theme songs: "Tsuzuku Sekai" ( 続く世界 , "The World Goes On") for Childhood's Terminate and "Namida no Tane, Egao no Hana" ( 涙の種、笑顔の花 , "Seed of Tears, Flower of Smiles") for The Lights in the Sky are Stars. Taku Iwasaki returned to compose the films' scores.

Aniplex of America distributed both films on DVD in regular and special editions. Babyhood's Finish was released on July ane, 2010, while The Lights in the Sky are Stars was released on July 30, 2010.[38] Aniplex of America released the films on Blu-ray Disc as part of the Gurren Lagann Blu-ray box assail June 26, 2013.[25] Aniplex of America re-released the films in a split up Blu-ray Disc gear up on July 15, 2014.[39]

Reception [edit]

Critical reception [edit]

Gurren Lagann received widespread critical acclaim since its release. The show currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 17 reviews, with the critic consensus reading, "This subterranean romp blazes on the screen with brilliant animation, charismatic characters, and subversive writing – making for an humorous spectacle that whatever anime connoisseur can appreciate."[40] It is one of several science fiction anime to receive a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[41]

Anime News Network gave Gurren Lagann a full 'A' rating, with reviewer Theron Martin describing it as "i of the liveliest series of the decade" and final that "Gainax's paean to boisterous, macho mecha action delivers in triumphant manner."[42] Anime News Network also gave the dubbed version of the first book an 'A' rating.[43] IGN gave the series a score of ix.seven out of 10, with reviewer Ramsey Isler describing it equally "an inspiring story" and concluding that "overall it succeeds at being a groovy tale of the indomitable spirit of adamant people."[44] Anime Globe Gild also gave the series a positive review, noting that it has become one of the most pop mecha anime on the Net, which reviewer Clarissa Graffeo ascribes to its crossover appeal among various audiences who do not usually spotter behemothic robot anime, by combining aspects from a number of different anime genres, including elements of the Super Robot, Real Robot, Shōnen, Shōjo, Seinen and Josei genres.[45]

THEM Anime Reviews gave the anime a score of 4 out of v stars, with reviewer Tim Jones describing it as "Almost five-star cloth," and stating that it is "chuck full of activeness, comedy, drama, adventure, and sci-fi elements, managing to even entertain a person who couldn't intendance less about mecha in the procedure."[46] United kingdom Anime Network gave the first tertiary of the series a score of eight/ten, with reviewer Ross Liversidge noting that from episode 7 onwards, "the show's newfound edge makes it far more gripping," and concludes that it is a "loftier quality release" and "a fun, punchy series that stands out from the crowd."[47] On the review website Mania.com, reviewer Chris Beveridge gave the start two-thirds of the series a full 'A' grade. He described the offset 3rd as "chaotic, magical and engaging,"[16] so described the 2d third every bit captivating "with non-standard storytelling ideas for an anime serial" and concluded that information technology was "fun, exciting, unpredictable and filled with the usual positive messages but done without any serious preaching."[17]

Ian Wolf of Anime UK News stated, "when you await at the way that it was made equally a whole, the story that was created, the characters that were portrayed, and the sheer scale of the entire project, it all combines into what is probably one of the greatest anime of all time."[48] Guillermo Kurten of Comic Book Resources (CBR) called it one of the "modern classics" of anime, praising the fine art style and animation, the action, the mechs, the cast of characters and their emotional relationships, the earth-building with gradually rising stakes, the "over-the-top and light-hearted" tone, and for dealing with real-world issues.[49] Michael Iacono of CBR also praised the anime's use of hip hop music, including "what might exist the greatest hip-hop song in the genre" of anime in hip hop.[50]

In an Apr 2022 interview with Diego Molano, creator of Victor & Valentino, he said that the series is "one of my best favorite serial to watch," and fifty-fifty puts it in the background when he draws or writes.[51] He also called the serial bright, equally he always finds "new things to adore" and praises the storyboards of the evidence for being "incredibly energetic, expressive and appealing."

Accolades [edit]

The Gurren Lagann anime serial received an Excellence Prize at the 2007 Nihon Media Arts Festival.[52] Its manager Hiroyuki Imaishi received an individual award for "Personal All-time" at the 12th Animation Kobe Festival that same year for his work on the series.[53]

In 2008, during the 7th annual Tokyo Anime Awards held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair, Gurren Lagann won the "Best Television Product" honour. In addition, the "Best Grapheme Blueprint" laurels was given to the character designer Atsushi Nishigori for his work on the anime.[54]

Japanator named Gurren Lagann the quaternary all-time anime of the 2000s, calling information technology "a flawless execution of storytelling".[55] Android Potency ranked it the second best anime on Netflix.[56] Paste Magazine ranked it among the top forty anime of all time.[57]

Popular culture [edit]

The image posted on The Telegraph showing the Team Dai Gurren flag winning the popular vote.

Influences from and references to Gurren Lagann can be found in popular culture ranging from Japanese anime and video games, to American comics and animation, also as politics in Europe. During a political debate over whether the British Matrimony Flag should be updated by incorporating the Welsh Dragon, The Daily Telegraph paper held a contest for readers to submit their designs and accept other readers vote for the winning design. On December 11, 2007, a Gurren Lagann-based blueprint submitted from Norway won the competition, winning past a wide margin of 55% of the votes.[58] [59] Gurren Lagann has had an influence on the Transformers franchise, with the creators of Transformers Animated citing information technology as an inspiration. The art director and atomic number 82 graphic symbol designer Derrick Wyatt stated that, while he "hadn't seen Gurren Lagann until later" they "had finished most of the showtime season of TFA," he confirmed that the creators have "definitely been inspired" by information technology always since, especially during the 2d and 3rd seasons of Transformers Animated.[sixty]

The success of Gurren Lagann led to the creation of Studio Trigger, founded by manager Hiroyuki Imaishi. Gurren Lagann 'south visual humor and style defined their work, and the studio is seen as a successor to Gainax.[61] [57] Mecha designer Shigeto Koyama, who did design piece of work for Gurren Lagann, later worked on the concept design for Baymax in the 2022 Disney movie Big Hero 6.[62] Upon the pic's release in Japan, comparisons were fatigued to Gurren Lagann from Japanese audiences.[63] Gurren Lagann is oft referenced in the 2022 video game Kirby: Planet Robobot.[64] The French telly show Wakfu too pays homage to Gurren Lagann.[65] In League of Legends, Rumble'south "Super Galaxy Rumble" pare, as well as many of the quotes with the pare, is based on the anime. In South Park: The Fractured but Whole, one of Stan Marsh's catch phrases is from the anime.

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  • Beveridge, Chris (June 23, 2010). "Gurren Lagann the Movie -Babyhood'due south End- (also w/LE)". Mania. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015.
  • Martin, Theron (June 25, 2010). "Gurren Lagann: The Pic ~Childhood's End~ DVD". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  • Finnegan, Erin (July five, 2010). "Shelf Life: Inner Childhood". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  • Santos, Carlo (July 26, 2010). "Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 8, 2011.

External links [edit]

  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • Gainax'south Gurren Lagann website (in Japanese)
  • Gurren Lagann picture show official website (in Japanese)
  • Konami's Gurren Lagann website (in Japanese)
  • Bandai Entertainment's Gurren Lagann website
  • Manga Entertainment'south Gurren Lagann website
  • Aniplex of America's Gurren Lagann website
  • "The Secrets of Gurren Lagann" (Gainax panel)
  • Gurren Lagann at IMDb
  • Gurren Lagann (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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