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Gurren Lagann

★ 8.3 28K votes 2007–2007 1 season · 27 episodes Ended TV Tokyo
Wonder & aweSpectacle and imagination that expand the world.This show: 10/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10HopefulPersistent optimism in the face of adversity.This show: 9/10Chaotic energyLoud, frenetic and gleefully anarchic.This show: 9/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 9/10Distinctive scoreMusic inseparable from the show's identity.This show: 8/10Big-budget spectacleBlockbuster-scale production values.This show: 8/10Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Tetsuya KakiharaShizuka ItôMarina InoueMasaya OnosakaMitsuki SaigaKisho Taniyama
Written by
Kazuki Nakashima
Starring
Tetsuya KakiharaShizuka ItôMarina InoueMasaya OnosakaMitsuki SaigaKisho Taniyama
Written by
Kazuki Nakashima
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"Underdog mecha anime that escalates past all reason"

Trapped in an underground village, timid digger Simon and his brash mentor Kamina unearth a small robot and punch their way to the surface, igniting a rebellion against a tyrannical overlord. What starts as scrappy underdog adventure escalates, episode by episode, into some of the most gloriously over-the-top giant-robot spectacle ever animated. The pacing is relentless, the humor broad, and the emotional beats surprisingly sincere underneath the noise. It's less about subtlety than about sheer momentum and go-for-broke escalation, carried by charismatic leads and an infectious belief that anything, including logic, can be drilled through.

Watch it for

the way each arc doubles down on scale until the show becomes pure gonzo spectacle.

Maybe skip if

you need grounded logic or dislike shonen anime's louder, more melodramatic impulses.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12007
8.228K2710h 53m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Bust Through the Heavens with Your Drill!!7.8
1K26 min
▶2Ore ga norutte ittenda!!7.7
1K25 min
▶3Who Do You Think You Are, Having Two Faces!?8.1
1K24 min
▶4Kao ga ôkerya erai no ka!?6.4
1K24 min
▶5Ore ni wa sappari wakaranê!7.4
1K24 min
▶6Temê ra zen'nin yu atari shi ya gare!!6.9
1K24 min
▶7Sore wa omae ga yarunda yo!!7.9
97024 min
▶8Abayo, dachi kô9.4
2K24 min
▶9Hitotte ittai nani desu ka?8.0
94524 min
▶10Anikitte ittai dare desu ka?7.7
90424 min
▶11Shimon, te o dokete8.7
1K25 min
▶12Yôko-san, onegai ga arimasu.7.4
88024 min
▶13Minasan, tân to meshiagare.7.9
86724 min
▶14Mina-san, gokigen yô.8.2
91324 min
▶15Watashi wa ashita e mukaimasu.9.1
1K24 min
▶16Shôshû-hen5.1
64924 min
▶17Anata wa nani mo wakatte inai8.2
90524 min
▶18Kikasete morauzo kono sekai no nazô8.2
85824 min
▶19Ikinokorun da don'na shudan o tsukatte mo8.1
84524 min
▶20Kami wa doko made bokura o tamesu8.0
83025 min
▶21Anata wa ikinokorukebi hito da8.2
86024 min
▶22Sore ga boku no saigo no gimu da8.7
95324 min
▶23Ikuzo saigo no tatakai da8.1
86524 min
▶24Wasureru mono ka kono ippun' ichibiyô o8.5
96624 min
▶25Omae no ishi wa uketotta!9.0
1K24 min
▶26Ikuze dachi kô9.2
1K24 min
▶27Ten no hikari wa subete hoshi9.5
2K24 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Tetsuya Kakihara Simon
Shizuka Itô Bûta, Boota, Darî
Marina Inoue Yôko
Masaya Onosaka Leeron
Mitsuki Saiga Rossiu
Kisho Taniyama Kittan, Kitan
Kana Ueda Kinon
Daiki Nakamura Dayakka
Kana Asumi Kiyal, Kiyaru
Nobuyuki Hiyama Viral, Koko-jî

Crew

Kazuki Nakashima

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