8.824 minSeason 1 • Episode 27
LatestAt 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.
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.
Direction
Gainax escalation — every episode tops the last
Writing
Kamina's speeches that make you want to punch the moon
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn mecha animation in dying era of CGI
Tetsuya Kakihara
Simon (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Kamina (voice)
Marina Inoue
Yoko Littner (voice)
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Thymilph (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Viral (voice)
Mitsuki Saiga
Rossiu Adai (voice)
Yukari Fukui
Nia Teppelin (voice)
Michiko Neya
Adiane (voice)
Takako Honda
Gimmy Adai (voice)
Takashi Kondo
Kidd Coega (voice)
Takaya Kamikawa
Anti-Spiral (voice)
Takako Honda
Leite Jokin (voice)
Shizuka Itoh
Darry Adai (voice)
Kisho Taniyama
Kittan Bachika (voice)
Kana Ueda
Kinon Bachika (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The spiral symbolism references both DNA and the golden ratio — the show's entire cosmology is built on evolution aesthetics.
Gurren Lagann essentially killed realistic mecha anime; after this, everything went SUPER ROBOT. Evangelion asked 'why do we fight,' this answered 'because it's AWESOME.'
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