Gurren Lagann
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
ANIMATION EXPLORER
GLOBAL RATING
8.30 / 10
8.63 / 10
PLOT
The events of Gurren Lagann take place in a future in which Lordgenome, the Spiral King, rules over Earth and imprisons people in remote underground settlements. These settlements are always under danger of earthquakes and have no communication with the outside world or other villages. To enlarge their homes farther beneath, a select group of peasants known as diggers are enlisted. Simon, a timid young miner shunned by his friends in Giha hamlet, finds comfort in his best buddy, an eccentric outcast named Kamina who represents an older brother role. In order to assist Simon fulfill his desire to travel to the surface world, Kamina urges him to join his group, Team Gurren. One day, Simon discovers a little mecha in the shape of a face called a Gunmen and a drill-shaped key called a Core Drill. Soon after, a massive Gunmen falls through the roof and attacks the town, accompanied by a girl named Yoko who tries to fend it off. The smaller Gunmen, who Kamina refers to as Lagann, is activated by Simon using his Core Drill and has drilling-based capabilities. With its help, he is able to take out the larger Gunmen and cut through the ceiling to free Kamina and transport them to the surface.
