Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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Cover for the Japanese Complete BluRay Box Set release, showing all four forms of the titular mecha. Front to back: Gurren Lagann; Arc Gurren Lagann; Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann; Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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天元突破グレンラガン (Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan) |
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| Genre | Action-adventure, Comedy-drama, Mecha |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Imaishi |
| Produced by | Eiichi Kamagata Takami Akai Yasuhiro Takeda |
| Written by | Kazuki Nakashima |
| Music by | Taku Iwasaki |
| Studio | Gainax |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo), BS Japan, AT-X |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 1, 2007 – September 30, 2007 |
| Episodes | 27 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuki Nakashima |
| Illustrated by | Kotaro Mori |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine |
Dengeki Comic Gao! (former) Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | June 2007 – July 2013 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Kurasumi Sunayama |
| Illustrated by | Hiroki Shinagawa |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Gagaga Bunko |
| Original run | August 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 by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Original run | August 26, 2008 – January 26, 2009 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime film | |
| Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Imaishi |
| Studio | Gainax |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | September 6, 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 | |
| Released | April 25, 2009 |
| Runtime | 126 minutes |
Gurren Lagann, known in Japan as Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (天元突破グレンラガン Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan?, lit. "Pierce the Heavens, Gurren Lagann"), is a Japanese mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on Japan's TV Tokyo between April 1, 2007, and September 30, 2007. It was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, written by veteran playwright Kazuki Nakashima, and had been in development since the participation of the famed animator in the Abenobashi mecha-themed episodes by the same studio. Gurren Lagann takes place in a fictional future where Earth is ruled by the Spiral King, Lordgenome, who forces mankind to live in isolated subterranean villages. The plot focuses on two teenagers living in a subterranean village, Simon and Kamina, who wish to go to the surface. Using a mecha known as Lagann, Simon and Kamina reach the surface and start fighting alongside other humans against Lordgenome's forces.
In North America, although initially announced to be licensed by ADV Films in 2007, the license was transferred to Bandai Entertainment in 2008 and then transferred to Aniplex of America in 2013. In the United Kingdom, it was licensed by Manga Entertainment in 2007, then transferred to Beez Entertainment in 2008, and then transferred to Anime Limited in 2013. The Sci Fi Channel acquired the broadcasting rights of Gurren Lagann and began airing the anime on July 28, 2008, as part of Sci Fi's Ani-Monday anime block. The anime won several awards at the Tokyo International Anime Fair and the Animation Kobe and Japan Media Arts Festivals.
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