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TV SERIES · 2007–2007 · JAPAN

Gurren Lagann

Episodes
28
Original title
Tengen toppa gurren lagann

8 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026

Gurren Lagann is a 2007 anime series produced by Gainax.

8 Interesting Facts About Gurren Lagann

Interesting Facts (5)

  1. #001

    Episode 4 came under fire from fans on internet message boards, and the fallout prompted producer and Gainax co-founder Takami Akai to announce that he planned to leave the company.

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  2. #002

    As of mid-2008, the titular Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann mecha was the largest robot in anime history, standing 10 million light-years tall. The Milky Way spans 100,000 light-years, and the largest known galaxies are estimated at roughly 6 million light-years across.

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  3. #003

    The large bombs Cytomander drops on the Dai-Gurren bear a striking resemblance to the Bullet Bills of the Super Mario franchise.

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  4. #004

    At Gainax's wrap party for Gurren Lagann, it was revealed that Viral is a hybrid of two animals.

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  5. #005
    Contains a major spoiler — show

    Though often promoted as one of the series' main protagonists, Kamina appears in fewer than half the episodes: 10 of 27, a little over a third.

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Production Story (1)

  1. #006

    Roughly 40% of the show's budget was set aside for the final episodes, a precaution against repeating the difficulties Gainax had faced with Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).

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Easter Eggs & References (1)

  1. #007

    Lord Genome's four generals take their names from the four nucleotide bases in DNA: Cytosine (Cytomander), Guanine (Guame), Adenine (Adiane) and Thymine (Thymilph).

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Deeper Meaning (1)

  1. #008

    Every one of Viral's ganmen forms takes its name from Sumerian myth: Enki is the Sumerian god of wisdom, while Enkidu comes from the epic of Gilgamesh.

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Reference databases

  • IMDb IMDb title page (trivia)

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