Gurren Lagann English Sub & Dub

About Gurren Lagann

Gurren Lagann (天元突破グレンラガン) arrives as an action anime by GAINAX (2007), and the premise is easy to summarize. The premise: In a far away future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars. In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger learns a peculiar glowing object during excavation.

Soon after, the enterprising Kamina, a young man with a pair of rakish sunglasses and the passion of a firey sun, befriends Simon and forms a small band of brothers, the Gurren Brigade. The village elder won't hear of such foolishness and punishes the Brigade. However, when disaster strikes from the world above and the entire village is in jeopardy, it's up to Simon, Kamina, a girl with a big gun named Yoko, and the small yet sturdy robot, Lagann, to save the day.

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Youko Littner (Marina Inoue) and Kamina (Katsuyuki Konishi) are two of the characters you will meet early. This one is best suited to viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. With 27 episodes in total, there is enough room for the story to develop.

Production & Appeal

GAINAX is the studio behind Gurren Lagann, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. The action focus matters here: fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. A community score of 8.5/10 puts it among the better-received action titles. On the casting side, Marina Inoue voicing Youko Littner gives the lead role a recognizable voice. It aired in 2007, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.