| | Gurren Lagann 01 |  | Director: Gainax
Actor: Gurren Lagann
Studio: Bandai Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 22826
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 225
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 80400
UPC: 669198804007
EAN: 0669198804007
ASIN: B001934SSC
Release Date: July 8, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Infinity Resources Inc Release Date: 07/08/2008
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The fantasy-adventure Gurren Lagann (2007) bursts onto the screen in an explosion of color, action, and energy. Quiet, resigned Simon works as a driller, expanding the claustrophibic cavern that houses his subterranean village. One day, he finds a glowing drill bit that serves as the ignition key for a large humanoid robot. At the urging of his best friend, hyperactive gang leader Kamina, Simon fires up the mecha and the two misfits head for the forgotten realm of the Earth's surface. Humanity retreated below ground centuries earlier, to escape the Beast Men who pilot mecha called "Gunmen." While Kamina yells about what a man's gotta do, he and Simon beat the enemy Gunmen into scrap metal. Travelling through an endless desert, they pick up various allies, including Yoko, a buxom red-head who's a crack shot, effete technical wizard Leeron, and the mismatched Black Siblings. The result is thenuttiest mecha action since Gekigangar III in Martian Successor Nadesico. Although Gurren Lagann has been dubbed into English twice, this release is only in Japanese with subtitles. A Gurren Lagann feature is slated to debut in Japan in fall, 2008.(Rated 13 and older: violence, nudity, risque humor, alcohol use, stereotypes) --Charles Solomon
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 Awesome robot-fighting action October 31, 2008
"Gurren Lagann" may have a simpler story than, say, "Neon Genesis Evangelion." However, it still is excellent, for its hilarious robot transformations and its cool look.
"Gurren Lagann" begins in a future in which humans have been forced to live underground in subterranean cities. Simon is an orphan digger who lives in Giha Village. He befriends a fellow orphan teenager, Kamina, who has dreams of reaching to surface world to see his father.
Eventually, the two find a drill bit and a small robot with a brain. Just when Simon and Kamina were caught and about to be punished, a robot slams through the surface into the village. They meet Yoko, who is fighting the robots on the surface. After Simon inserts the drill into their small robot's keyhole, the robot activates, and Simon and Kamina take down the robot.
Simon and Kamina soon join Yoko in fighting the enemy robots on the surface of the earth, known as Gunmen. They also spend time transforming their robot, Lagann, in all sorts of hilarious forms. Lagann gets to combine with Gurren to form Gurren Lagann, and the robot also gets a helmet from their rival, Viral. And of course, no one can forget Kamina's trademark shades on the Gurren Lagann.
Okay, this series is absolutely goofy. However, it is definitely the best robot anime for people who love feel-good movies. It's not really a war epic, but an entertaining series where robots fight other robots with special super moves. Most of all, this is a series where a pilot has to believe in himself if he wants to rise to the top to defeat the enemy Beastmen.
There's also some sneaky plot twists in the middle of the series, to really change the tone of the series to a much darker drama. And eventually, this is a series about changing the fate of the world to a more hopeful one. While "Gurren Lagann" is almost too optimistic at times, it sure has spirit.
Not buying this series is a huge mistake. July 23, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't anything else really to add because the other reviews said it all. This series is insanely awesome and well worth your money. I also give huge props to Bandai for releasing 9 episodes per volume. Most series do 4 or 5 episodes per volume and it ends up costing a ton of money. For someone who watches fansubs while the series is still happening in Japan I don't often buy series on dvd unless they are really awesome, like this show. It also helps that it wont cost me a fortune to own the whole series. I was a little disappointed that it wasn't in English just because I like to have the option but the Japanese voice actors are amazing anyway. Also the special edition is a rip-off. Fifteen more dollars for a cd with 4 songs on it is the stupidest thing ever. Explaining why I like the series would take too long. I think it has something for everyone and anyone could get into it. BUY THIS SERIES!
It's released! Finally! July 11, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
For those that don't know, ADV originally licensed Gurren Lagann and was set to release it this past February. Unfortunately that didn't happen, and the fate of Gurren Lagann was in limbo as far as a US release date was concerned. Luckily, ADV sold (or dropped..not quite sure on the specifics) the license to Gurren, and Bandai entertainment picked it up. This is good for two reasons, the first being that Bandai upped the amount of episodes from the Japanese standard 3 per release, to a more palatable 9 episodes per disc (For a 27 episode series, it should be 3 sets total, which is great news) for an even cheaper price than the 3 episode releases go for in Japan. The second is that Bandai has recently aquired Bandai Visual, and hopefully, their knack for putting things out on Blu-Ray. Gurren Lagann was aired in HD in Japan, so a Blu-Ray release seems like a no brainer. Unfortunately, at this time, there doesn't seem to be any planned Blu-Ray release, but if the DVD sales are good, it should spur them on to announce something (hopefully).
This DVD set includes episodes 1 through 9 in Japanese only (with subtitles). The English voice over release is supposed to come out later in the summer, or in the early fall. If dubs are your thing, this isn't the release for you.
I'll leave others to give a synopsis of the story, because I don't trust myself to leave out spoilers, and this is truly one of those anime where there are megaton spoilers that can be dropped if you are unsuspecting. I will however say that this is one of the best shows I have seen in the past couple of years (if not ever) thanks to it's memorable characters, memorable fight scenes, truly emotional plot twists and turns, and excellent voice work by the Japanese cast. The true strength of any anime (in my opinion) is the connection to the characters that you develop throughout the process of watching the show. In the case of Gurren, you will wholeheartedly root on Simon, Kamina, Yoko and the rest of the Gurren Dan (Gurren Brigade), that is, unless your heart is made of stone. I would easily consider Gurren Lagann to be Gainax's best for-television series ever created (Their OVA FLCL gives it a run, though it's incredibly short) and it would be a shame for anyone that loves Gainax, action, and memorable characters to miss this one.
The only thing slightly holding up my purchase, is the impending re-release of Gurren Lagann with English voice overs. I don't care for English voice overs, but that should bring a collectors edition, and extras like commentary, or behind the scenes looks, etc. Though there is a special edition of this release, with the themesong on a CD, I feel like I could get more if I wait. That said, at 21 dollars for 9 episodes, it's a very hard price to pass up (considering that's 63 dollars for the entire series. For a new series, that's unheard of). If you give this show a chance, and refrain from writing it off as just another giant mecha show (it's more of a giant mecha parody underneath it all) then you won't be sorry with your purchase. I'm greatly looking forward to a Blu-Ray release in the future (come on Bandai..) but this will satisfy me for now.
Who the HELL do you think I am?!? July 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's a phrase that you will hear quite often in Gainax's latest television series. You probably remember them as the creators of Nadia, Otaku No Video, Gunbuster, FLCL, and Evangelion. Their new series is all about kicking reason to the curb....literally. Take everything that you loved about giant robot shows like Getter Robo, Voltron, Gundam, or Macross and multiply it by a thousand.....no make it a million. The cast of characters are instantly memorable after a few episode and animation is spectacular throughout the entire series. The story keeps progressing forward at a quick pace with action in nearly EVERY episode. It doesn't take itself too seriously and after watching it you'll know why it's one of the greatest anime series' of this decade.
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