# Gurren Lagann (2007)

> A timid underground digger joins a rebellion and rises with his giant robot to drill through the heavens against a tyrannical noble.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/20022

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 27
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, science fiction
- Network: TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC
- Cast: Tetsuya Kakihara, Katsuyuki Konishi, Marina Inoue, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Mitsuki Saiga, Yukari Fukui, Michiko Neya
- TMDB rating: 8.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948103/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: hot-blooded, exuberant, sincere, propulsive

## What critics say

Audiences broadly acclaim the series as a high-energy, over-the-top mecha adventure with a rousing story of growth and defiance.

## Synopsis

Gurren Lagann (2007) is a Japanese anime mecha series created in Japan and produced by GAINAX for TV Tokyo and affiliated stations. Its protagonist Simon, a timid digger living in a cramped underground village, is voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara, and his fiery partner Kamina is voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi. Yoko Littner, voiced by Marina Inoue, joins them as a fearless ally. Across twenty-seven episodes the engine is simple and propulsive: Simon and his allies escape to a violent aboveground world ruled by a power-hungry noble and fight back with giant robots. Each episode is a battle, a jolt of rebellion, or a bold escalation of scale, and the story grows louder and more absurd as it climbs. The series is a single continuing story, built as a shonen adventure with exuberant action and heartfelt camaraderie. Its tone is hot-blooded, defiant, and sincere, with a dusty post-apocalyptic landscape giving way to cosmic spectacle. Fans of Mobile Suit Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and One Punch Man will find resonance in its mix of mecha spectacle and coming-of-age heroism.

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