Gurren Lagann
Gurren Lagann
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Gurren Lagann

Your drill is the drill that will pierce the Heavens!

8.1 / 10
2007
1 season
27 episodes
AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

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Seasons

  • Bust Through the Heavens with Your Drill!!

    1.Bust Through the Heavens with Your Drill!!

    7.6
    01-04-200724m

    Living underground in Giha Village, Simon and Kamina dream of a life on the surface. When their home is invaded from above, it is up to them to activate the mysterious mecha Lagann...

  • I Said I'm Gonna Pilot That Thing!!

    2.I Said I'm Gonna Pilot That Thing!!

    8.1
    08-04-200724m

    Now that they've made it to the surface, Simon and Kamina must join together with Yoko and her village to defeat the Beastmen pursuing them.

  • Who Do You Think You Are, Having Two Faces!!

    3.Who Do You Think You Are, Having Two Faces!!

    7.6
    15-04-200724m

    Kamina and Simon must work together to defeat a dangerous new Beastman threat.

  • Having Lots of Faces Doesn't Make You Great!

    4.Having Lots of Faces Doesn't Make You Great!

    6.9
    22-04-200724m

    Team Gurren must work together with the eccentric Black Syblings to take down a Beastman foe on empty stomachs.

  • I Don't Get It, Not One Bit!

    5.I Don't Get It, Not One Bit!

    7.7
    29-04-200724m

    Team Gurren must find their way out of a strange underground village where Gunmen are worshipped as divine beings.

  • Sit in the Hot Tub 'Til You're Sick!!

    6.Sit in the Hot Tub 'Til You're Sick!!

    7.3
    06-05-200724m

    Continuing to the Gunmen rallying point, Team Gurren finds themselves on a strange hot springs getaway.

  • You're Gonna Do It!!

    7.You're Gonna Do It!!

    7.8
    13-05-200724m

    Thymilph, one of the Four Divine Generals of the mysterious Spiral King, arrives to support Viral's Enki, with the massive mobile Gunmen fortress, the Dai-Ganzan. Kamina and Simon...

  • Later, Buddy

    8.Later, Buddy

    9.0
    20-05-200724m

    Having temporarily stalled Viral and Thymilph in the last skirmish, the Team Gurren and their newly arrived allies join forces as "Team Dai-Gurren" and launch a decisive strike aga...

  • What, Exactly, Is a Human?

    9.What, Exactly, Is a Human?

    7.8
    27-05-200724m

    Team Dai-Gurren managed to take control of the enemy fortress, but is still mourning the death of one of their own, especially Simon. After falling off a cliff, he notices a Gunman...

  • Who Is This Bro?

    10.Who Is This Bro?

    7.8
    03-06-200724m

    Nia true identity is revealed, as she flaunts her authority to get rid of another one of the Four Divine Generals, Adiane. The members of the Great Gurren Brigade are now suspiciou...

  • Simon, Hands Off

    11.Simon, Hands Off

    8.8
    10-06-200724m

    Team Dai-Gurren falls into a trap set by the third member of the Four Divine Generals, Guame. The Team is taken captive and stored underground to await execution. While digging an...

  • Yoko, Will You Do Me a Favor?

    12.Yoko, Will You Do Me a Favor?

    7.8
    17-06-200724m

    Team Dai-Gurren are now on their way to Beastmen's capital city, Teppelin but there's a vast ocean in their way. The only way for them to get across is for the Dai-Gurren to be mod...

  • Eat Up Everyone!

    13.Eat Up Everyone!

    8.2
    24-06-200724m

    Trying to do her part in Team Dai-Gurren, Nia decides to become a cook, but just before the crew have a taste of her dishes, Cytomander, the fourth member of the Divine Generals, l...

  • Well Met, Everyone

    14.Well Met, Everyone

    8.2
    01-07-200724m

    At last, Team Dai-Gurren arrives at the outskirts of Teppelin, but before aiming to the city, they must face a combined full-scale attack of Cytomander and Guame's forces.

  • I Will Head Towards Tomorrow

    15.I Will Head Towards Tomorrow

    8.5
    08-07-200724m

    The last of the Divine Generals fall, and the city of Teppelin collapses, revealing a Gunman of gigantic proportions. Simon and Nia struggle to pass through it in order to confront...

  • Compilation Episode

    16.Compilation Episode

    6.5
    15-07-200724m

    A recap of the story's events from the previous episodes.

  • You Don't Know Anything!

    17.You Don't Know Anything!

    8.8
    22-07-200724m

    During the following seven years, a new civilization rises and prospers under Simon's leadership. However, these peaceful times come to end when the threat mentioned in Lordgenome'...

  • Tell Me the Secrets of This World

    18.Tell Me the Secrets of This World

    8.2
    29-07-200724m

    After the Anti-Spirals' first attack and Nia's astonishing announcement, Simon looks desperately for her, while Rossiu finally completes his secret project.

  • We Will Survive By Any Means Necessary

    19.We Will Survive By Any Means Necessary

    8.0
    05-08-200724m

    To soothe the public opinion, Rossiu overthrows Simon and puts him under arrest. But when the Anti-Spirals launch a large-scale attack on Kamina City, he is left with no option but...

  • How Far Will God Test Us?

    20.How Far Will God Test Us?

    8.2
    12-08-200724m

    As Simon arrives in prison, he unexpectedly meets Viral, who comments on how far he has fallen. Meanwhile, the truth about Rossiu's emergency plan and the consequences for those le...

  • You Are Someone Who Ought to Survive

    21.You Are Someone Who Ought to Survive

    9.0
    19-08-200724m

    One year earlier, Yoko starts working as a schoolteacher on an island until she learns of the situation at Teppelin and returns to break Simon free. Once again reunited, Simon and...

  • This Is My Final Duty!

    22.This Is My Final Duty!

    9.0
    26-08-200724m

    The Gurren-Lagann and the Arc-Gurren join together to form the massive Arc-Gurren-Lagann and stop the Human Annihilation System.

  • Let's Go, This Is the Final Battle

    23.Let's Go, This Is the Final Battle

    8.8
    02-09-200724m

    The members of Team Dai-Gurren make their preparations for the imminent war against the Anti-Spirals, but Rossiu is missing. However, when Kinon tells Simon about what he really in...

  • I'll Never Forget This Minute, This Second

    24.I'll Never Forget This Minute, This Second

    9.0
    09-09-200724m

    Guided by Simon and Nia's feelings for each other, Team Dai-Gurren break through dimensions in search for the Anti-Spirals' homeworld. But after falling into the enemy's trap, they...

  • I Accept Your Last Wish!

    25.I Accept Your Last Wish!

    9.2
    16-09-200724m

    Team Dai-Gurren struggles to escape from the ocean of despair created by the Anti-Spirals without success, until history repeats itself, as another irreplaceable member of the Team...

  • Let's Go, Buddy

    26.Let's Go, Buddy

    9.0
    23-09-200724m

    After finally transforming their flagship into the Super Galactic Gurren-Lagann, Simon and his friends successfully fight back against the enemy. When their enemy starts to use the...

  • The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

    27.The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

    8.8
    30-09-200724m

    At 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 thre...

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