Questions tagged [gurren-lagann]
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is a mecha comedy anime by Hiroyuki Imaishi and studio Gainax. In an underground city, a group of kids find a strange glowing object during excavation. They form the Gurren Brigade to break through the cave's ceiling in an attempt to reach the surface world.
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Who are these bunny girls from Gurren Lagann referencing?
I stumbled over this scene from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (EP6) again and realized it contains a lot more references than I initially realized.
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What does "Eat this!" mean in Gurenn Lagann?
In the final battle of Gurren Lagann, during the famous "My drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens" scene, Simon upgrades his drill into an extra large drill. He raises the big ...
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What has been added and/or changed in the 2 Gurren Lagann movies compared to TV series?
From what I heard, the 2 Gurren Lagann movies are shortened version of the TV series. Is there anything new added or modified in the movies, or are they just summaries of the TV series? If there are ...
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Was the Earth in the Gurren Lagann universe destroyed before?
In Gurren Lagann, when they are about to start the fight with the Anti-Spirals, they mention that the Spirals have tried to attack them before but lost. Then, in the episode when the fight is about to ...
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How was the Dai-Gurren improved in episode 12?
In Gurren Lagann, Episode 12, The group take a break on the beach as the Dai-Gurren has to undergo some changes so that it can become sea-worthy.
In the picture we can see that it's been given a ...
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What are the differences between normal version and director's cut version of episode 6?
According to Wikipedia - List of Gurren Lagann episodes, episode 6 has 2 versions:
The normal version which is first aired on May 6, 2007 in Japan, titled
"Sit in the Hot Tub 'Till You're Sick!!" (...
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Why did Rossiu forced the ones who lived underground to come up to the surface?
In Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagann, there was a part where after they defeated the beastmen, Rossiu forced everyone to come up to the surface, even those who didn't want to. Never really fully understood ...
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What are the names of the characters in Gurren Lagann derived from? And how do they relate to the characters?
The second DVD of the first movie Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End, and also one of the disc in Complete Bluray Box Set feature a quiz session between the voice actors for Youko (Inoue Marina),...
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What song is playing during the first encounter with Granzeboma? [closed]
During Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Lagann-hen (the second movie), the protagonists encounter Granzeboma at about 01:32:30 into the movie, and a battle begins. (A clip of the scene can be found here; ...
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Is Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann actually Kamina?
Viewers of the second movie are familiar with the gigantic mecha Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, the most powerful mecha that Team Dai-Gurren uses in the whole franchise. It bears a strong ...
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Why does season 2 of Gurren Lagann start so differently compared to season 1?
Episode 1 of the second part of season 1 of Gurren Lagann features more political themes than those seen in season one. However from episode two onwards it returns to being more about action.
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What are the dimensions of Cathedral Terra?
I am trying to model Cathedral Terra from Gurren Lagann in Minecraft, but I need something more than simple artwork to make sure I get it right (with it being a few hundred blocks large and so on).
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Was Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann inspired by Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space?
This might not have an answer, but after watching TTGL (2007), I've realized that it is extremely similar to Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space universe (2000) and the plotline of his original ...
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Does Captain Earth borrow elements from Gurren Lagann?
As a viewer of both series from start to end, I can see several elements in Captain Earth that seems to "borrow" from Gurren Lagann, especially in the second half of both of the series:
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Which episode has Team Gurren Lagann split out and stand in rows infront of the Mecha?
I am talking about this particular shot:
Which episode does this scene come from?
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