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Genre
| Adventure
,
action
,
comedy
,
[1]
mecha
[2]
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Directed by
| Hiroyuki Imaishi
|
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Produced by
| Eiichi Kamagata
Takami Akai
Yasuhiro Takeda
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Written by
| Kazuki Nakashima
|
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Music by
| Taku Iwasaki
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Studio
| Gainax
|
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Licensed by
| |
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Original network
| TXN
(
TV Tokyo
), BS Japan,
AT-X
|
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English network
| |
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Original run
| April 1, 2007
?
September 30, 2007
|
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Episodes
| 27
(
List of episodes
)
|
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Written by
| Kazuki Nakashima
|
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Illustrated by
| Kotaro Mori
|
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Published by
| ASCII Media Works
|
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English publisher
| |
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Demographic
| Sh?nen
|
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Magazine
| Dengeki Comic Gao!
(former)
Dengeki Daioh
|
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Original run
| June 2007
?
July 2013
|
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Volumes
| 10
|
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Written by
| Kurasumi Sunayama
|
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Illustrated by
| Hiroki Shinagawa
|
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Published by
| Shogakukan
|
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Demographic
| Male
|
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Imprint
| Gagaga Bunko
|
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Original run
| August 17, 2007
?
December 19, 2008
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Volumes
| 4
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Developer
| Konami
|
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Publisher
| Konami
|
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Platform
| Nintendo DS
|
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Released
| October 25, 2007
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|
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Written by
| Ashi Zaitsu
|
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Illustrated by
| Kabao Kikkawa
|
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Published by
| Kadokawa Shoten
|
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Demographic
| Seinen
|
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Magazine
| Comp Ace
|
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Original run
| August 26, 2008
?
January 26, 2009
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Volumes
| 1
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|
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Directed by
| Hiroyuki Imaishi
|
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Studio
| Gainax
|
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Licensed by
| |
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Released
| September 6, 2008
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Runtime
| 112 minutes
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|
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Directed by
| Hiroyuki Imaishi
|
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Studio
| Gainax
|
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Licensed by
| |
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Released
| April 25, 2009
|
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Runtime
| 126 minutes
|
Gurren Lagann
, also known as
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
, is a Japanese
mecha
anime
television series. It was 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
. It was written by veteran
playwright
Kazuki Nakashima
.
Gurren Lagann
takes place in a
fictional
future where Earth is ruled by the Spiral King, Lordgenome. Lordgenome forces people to live under the surface of the
earth
. The plot focuses on two teenagers, Simon and Kamina. They live in a village under the earth surface and wish to go to the surface. Using a mecha known as Lagann, Simon and Kamina reach the surface. There they and other humans start fighting against Lordgenome's forces.
In
North America
, at first it was announced to be licensed by
ADV Films
in 2007, the license was transferred to
Bandai Entertainment
in 2008.
[4]
The license was again 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. The license was again transferred to Anime Limited in 2013. The
Sci Fi Channel
got the
broadcasting
rights of
Gurren Lagann
and began airing the anime on July 28, 2008.
[5]
[6]
The
anime
won several awards at the
Tokyo International Anime Fair
[7]
and the
Animation Kobe
[8]
and
Japan Media Arts Festivals
.
[9]
A
manga
based on this was published by
ASCII Media Works
between 2007 and 2013.
Bandai Entertainment
licensed the manga and released it in English in North America. A series of four
light novels
was published by
Shogakukan
between 2007 and 2008. A
Nintendo DS
video game
was released in October 2007.
[10]
Two
animated film
versions were produced. The first
premiered
in Japanese theaters on September 6, 2008, and the second premiered on April 25, 2009.
[11]
- ↑
"Gurren Lagann Collection"
. Madman Entertainment. Archived from
the original
on January 21, 2018
. Retrieved
January 20,
2018
.
- ↑
"Gurren Lagann Manga to End This Year"
.
Anime News Network
. January 4, 2013
. Retrieved
July 29,
2018
.
- ↑
"#GurrenLagann To Air On Toonami!"
. Toonami Faithful. July 20, 2014
. Retrieved
2014-07-20
.
- ↑
"Bandai Entertainment Gets
Gurren Lagann
TV Anime"
.
Anime News Network
. April 18, 2008
. Retrieved
2008-04-18
.
- ↑
"
Gurren Lagann
Listed on America's Sci-Fi Channel on July 28"
.
Anime News Network
. May 19, 2008
. Retrieved
2008-05-19
.
- ↑
"
'Gurren Lagann' on Sci Fi Channel"
. ICv2: Inside Pop Culture. May 19, 2008
. Retrieved
2008-08-12
.
- ↑
"
Eva 1.0
Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year"
.
Anime News Network
. February 26, 2008
. Retrieved
2008-02-26
.
- ↑
"Gurren Lagann's official blog"
(in Japanese).
Gainax
. Archived from
the original
on 2007-12-09
. Retrieved
2007-12-18
.
- ↑
"Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards"
. Anime News Networks
. Retrieved
2007-12-11
.
- ↑
"Gainax Announces New Anime"
. Anime News Network. July 11, 2006
. Retrieved
2007-04-04
.
- ↑
"Two
Gurren Lagann
Movies Confirmed"
.
Anime News Network
. May 23, 2008
. Retrieved
2008-05-23
.