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Gurren Lagann, known in Japan as Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann , is a Japanese mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on TV Tokyo between April and September 2007. It was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by veteran playwright Kazuki Nakashima. Gurren Lagann takes place in a fictional future where Earth is ruled by the Spiral King, Lordgenome, who forces mankind to live in isolated subterranean villages. The plot focuses on two teenagers, Simon and Kamina, who live in a subterranean village and wish to go to the surface. Using a mecha known as Lagann, Simon and Kamina reach the surface and start fighting alongside other humans against Lordgenome's forces, before fighting the forces of their true enemy.
Original Release
04/01/2007
US Release
02/26/2008
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Tetsuya Kakihara | Simon / Simon (voice) |
Shizuka Itou | Bûta / Darî / Darry Adai (voice) / Boota / Darry |
Yuri Lowenthal | Simon |
Marina Inoue | Yôko / Yoko Littner (voice) |
Michelle Ruff | Yoko |
Masaya Onosaka | Leeron / Leeron Littner (voice) |
Mitsuki Saiga | Rossiu / Rossiu Adai (voice) |
Steve Blum | Leeron |
Johnny Yong Bosch | Rossiu |
Kishô Taniyama | Kittan / Kittan Bachika (voice) / Kitan |
Directors
Hiroyuki Imaishi, Masahiko Ôtsuka, Katsuichi Nakayama, Hiroshi Kurimoto, Shôji Saeki, Shin Itagaki, Yasuhiro Geshi, Akitoshi Yokoyama, Yorifusa Yamaguchi, Seung Hui Son, Hiroshi Ikehata, Ryuichi Kimura, Ayumu Kotake, Osamu Kobayashi, Tôru Yoshida, Tarô Iwasaki, Takayoshi Morimiya, Hiroshi Iketomi, Hiroaki Tomita, Hiroyuki Yamaga, Toshiya Shinohara
Writers
Kazuki Nakashima, Kurasumi Sunayama, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Shôji Saeki, Masahiko Ôtsuka
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tetsuya Kakihara | Simon / Simon (voice) |
Shizuka Itou | Bûta / Darî / Darry Adai (voice) / Boota / Darry |
Yuri Lowenthal | Simon |
Marina Inoue | Yôko / Yoko Littner (voice) |
Michelle Ruff | Yoko |
Masaya Onosaka | Leeron / Leeron Littner (voice) |
Mitsuki Saiga | Rossiu / Rossiu Adai (voice) |
Steve Blum | Leeron |
Johnny Yong Bosch | Rossiu |
Kishô Taniyama | Kittan / Kittan Bachika (voice) / Kitan |
Kana Ueda | Kinon / Kinon Bachika (voice) |
Daiki Nakamura | Dayakka / Dayakka Littner (voice) |
Stephanie Sheh | Kinon |
Christopher Corey Smith | Kittan |
Doug Stone | Dayakka / Guame / Dayakka Littner |
Kana Asumi | Kiyal / Kiyal Bachika (voice) / Kiyaru |
Nobuyuki Hiyama | Viral / Viral (voice) / Koko-jî |
Karen Strassman | Kiyoh / Girl |
Tony Oliver | Balinbow / Tetsukan / Older Simon / Narrator / Tetukan / Narration / Adjuntant / Jamo-go |
Yukari Fukui | Nia / Nia Teppelin (voice) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Naoko Shiraishi | Producer |
Yosuke Toba | Producer |