Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 1, 2007
Kamina is jailed for trying to escape to the surface. Suddenly a mysterious women named Yoko comes from aboves to the underground village while fighting a giant robot. Simon helps fend off the robot with the help of his new "Gunmen" which he found while drilling around.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2007
Now above ground Kamina Simon and Yoko find themselves faced with 2 more gunmen. They dispatch these 1 of them with the help of people from Yokos home of Ritona town. Ritona is soon under attack by 3 more Gunmen but some quick (and insane) thinking by Kamina saves them..
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 15, 2007
In the aftermath of the previous battle, Kamina, Simon, and Yoko proceed to forage for provisions. However, a chance encounter with a formidable Beastman, Viral, and his powerful Gunman forces the Gurren and the Lagann to combine to form a new Gunman.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2007
In order to take the fight to the Beastmen, Team Gurren sets out to strike a possible Gunmen rallying point. Along the way, they encounter the eccentric Black Siblings, as well as the prospects of having to defeat a multi-faced enemy.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2007
Team Gurren's journey brings them to an underground village, where society mandates a humbling existence and the worship of Gunmen as divine beings. Team Gurren is joined by Rossiu and two children, Gimmy and Darry.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: May 6, 2007
On their way to the Gunmen rallying point, Team Gurren decides to take a break at a hot springs getaway they find in the middle of nowhere, only to discover not everything is as it seems.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: May 13, 2007
One of the Four Divine Generals of the Spiral King arrives to support Viral's Enki. Seizing the opportunity to land a great victory, Kamina and Simon pilot the Gurren-Lagann against seemingly overwhelming odds.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: May 20, 2007
Having temporarily stalled Viral and Thymilph in the last skirmish, the Team Gurren and their newly arrived allies join forces as "Team Dai-Gurren" and launch a decisive strike against the regrouping Gunmen force.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: May 27, 2007
Team Dai-Gurren managed to take control of the enemy fortress. After falling off a cliff, Simon notices a Gunman throw a capsule into a deep valley.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2007
Nia learns of Kamina's significance in Simon's erratic behavior and offers him some stinging, yet honest advice, which draws the ire of an untrusting Yoko. With tension building within the Team, the crew scrambles to stand by Nia's side when Adiane returns to complete her stalled attack.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Jun 10, 2007
The Team falls into a trap set by the third member of the Four Divine Generals. They are taken captive and await execution underground.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2007
On their way to Teppelin Team Dai-Gurren stumbles upon a vast ocean and must wait before crossing it. While the rest of the group play at the beach, Yoko starts to feel uneasy about Nia. After preparations are complete, Team Dai-Gurren begins their sea cruise, oblivious to the fact that an ambush is underway by Adiane and Viral.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jun 24, 2007
Trying to do her part in the Team Nia decides to become a cook. Cytomander, the fourth member of the Divine Generals, launches an aerial attack on the Dai-Gurren. Simon leads the counter-attack on the Gurren-Lagann.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Jul 1, 2007
At last, Team Dai-Gurren arrives at the outskirts of Teppelin, but before aiming to the city, they must face a combined full-scale attack of Cytomander and Guame's forces.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Jul 8, 2007
The last of the Divine Generals falls and the city of Teppelin collapses, revealing a Gunman of gigantic proportions. Simon and Nia struggle to pass through it in order to confront her father, the Spiral King himself.
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Jul 15, 2007
Recap of the important events of the series so far.
Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2007
During the following seven years, a new civilization rises and prospers under Simon's leadership. However, these peaceful times come to end when the threat mentioned in Lordgenome's last words starts to reveal itself.
Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Jul 29, 2007
After the Anti-Spirals' first attack and Nia's astonishing announcement, Simon desperately searches for her while Rossiu finally completes his secret project.
Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2007
Rossiu overthrows Simon and places him under arrest. But when the Anti-Spirals launch a large-scale attack on Kamina City, he is left with no choice but to let Simon fight the enemy using the Gurren-Lagann.
Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2007
As Simon arrives in prison, he unexpectedly meets Viral, who comments on how far he has fallen. Meanwhile, the truth about Rossiu's emergency plan and the consequences for those left behind on Earth are revealed.
Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2007
Yoko had been working on an island as a teacher until she learned of the situation at Teppelin and returned to break Simon free. Reunited, Simon and the members of Team Dai-Gurren launch themselves into space to protect the Arc-Gurren from the enemy forces.
Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2007
The Gurren-Lagann and the Arc-Gurren join together to form the massive Arc-Gurren-Lagann and stop the Human Annihilation System.
Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Sep 2, 2007
The members of Team Dai-Gurren make their preparations for the imminent war against the Anti-Spirals, but Rossiu is missing. However, when Kinon tells Simon about what he really intends to do, both begin desperately searching for him.
Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: Sep 9, 2007
Guided by Simon and Nia's feelings for each other, Team Dai-Gurren break through dimensions in search for the Anti-Spirals' homeworld. But after falling into the enemy's trap, they end up losing some of their most precious members, due to its vicious offensive.
Episode: 1x25 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2007
Team Dai-Gurren tries in vain to escape the ocean of despair created by the anti-spirals. Only a sacrifice can save the others.
Episode: 1x26 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2007
After merging with Lorgenome's ship and transforming into the gigantic Super Galaxy Gurren-Lagann, Simon and his friends successfully fight back against the enemy. However, the enemy traps them in a world of dreams and desires. Just when all hope seems lost, an ally from the past reappears.
Episode: 1x27 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2007
Simon and Nia are reunited. Team Dai-Gurren uses their combined spiral power to merge everyone together and create the galaxy-sized Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann, engaging the Anti-Spirals in a decisive battle for the fate of the universe.
Specials
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Oct 25, 2007 (12 min)
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jun 15, 2008 (3 min)
In a medieval Europe setting, Simon, Kamina and Viral infiltrate a castle where Nia is held captive by a Grand Zamboa-like enemy. Viral's wife and Yoko also make appearances.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jun 22, 2008 (5 min)
Viral encounters a pachinko Gunmen, and then unleashes it on Kamina, Yoko and Simon.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jun 29, 2008 (3 min)
A version of the series in an artistically-stylized medieval Japan setting.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jul 6, 2008 (3 min)
In a steampunk wild west theme, Viral is a horse riding hero leading the oppressed beastmen against Kamina, riding Dai-Gurren as a roving bandit.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jul 13, 2008 (3 min)
A nude Gimmy steals articles of clothing from Simon, Kamina and Yoko using kancho.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jul 20, 2008 (3 min)
In a modern-looking alternate setting, humans pilot Lagann and Gurren against Beastmen-like enemies in Gunmen and then team up with other humans against a Dai-Gunmen.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Aug 15, 2008 (3 min)
An experimental real world look at the environment of the surface portrayed in the first half of the series, which includes the shadow of a man running and a skull motif, possibly in reference to Kamina's father.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Sep 14, 2008 (5 min)
The story of Lordgenome's past, with the first war against the Anti-Spirals, Lordgenome's descent into madness and the rise of the Beastmen.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Apr 22, 2009 (113 min)
Is the first Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann movie. It is based on the first half of the original TV series, from episodes1to11, with elements of episodes12,13, and14added in for the sake of brevity.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: May 27, 2009 (5 min)
A music video starring the show's very own Yoko Littner.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jan 27, 2010 (130 min)
Is the second Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann movie and the sequel toGurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End. It is based on the second half of the series, from episodes15 through to27.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: May 26, 2010 (4 min)
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: May 26, 2010 (4 min)
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: May 26, 2010 (4 min)
A magical girl style video focusing on Kiyal.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: May 26, 2010 (9 min)
A story about the development of Gunmen.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: May 26, 2010 (6 min)
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: May 26, 2010 (3 min)
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: May 26, 2010 (5 min)