Gurren Lagann, known in Japan as , is a Japanese
mecha anime television series 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, written by veteran playwright
Kazuki Nakashima, and had been in development since the participation of the famed animator in the
Abenobashi mecha-themed episodes by the same studio.
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 living in a subterranean village, Simon and Kamina, who 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.