Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End
天元突破グレンラガン 紅蓮篇
This is the story of a man who has yet to realize what destiny holds in store for him…. In the distant future, mankind has lived quietly and restlessly underground for hundreds of years, subject to earthquakes and cave-ins. Living in one such village are 2 young men: one named Simon who is shy and naïve, and the other named Kamina who believes in the existence of a “surface” world above their heads. The destiny of these two starts moving drastically when the ceiling of their village falls in, and a gigantic “Gunmen” and a beautiful girl named Yoko, wielding a superconductive rifle, come from the surface. Together, Kamina, Simon and Yoko ride the mecha “Lagann” that Simon digs out of the ground, and fly up to the surface! However, the surface is not the dreamland that Kamina envisioned. This world is ruled by the Spiral King and his army of beastmen. Kamina and Simon, along with their comrades, challenge the Spiral King in an attempt to change a desperate world to one full of hope for the future with Gurren Lagann!
Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End is a movie with 1 episode, from Fall 2008, produced by Gainax, rated 7.9/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
This is the story of a man who has yet to realize what destiny holds in store for him…. In the distant future, mankind has lived quietly and restlessly underground for hundreds of years, subject to earthquakes and cave-ins. Living in one such village are 2 young men: one named Simon who is shy and naïve, and the other named Kamina who believes in the existence of a “surface” world above their heads. The destiny of these two starts moving drastically when the ceiling of their village falls in, and a gigantic “Gunmen” and a beautiful girl named Yoko, wielding a superconductive rifle, come from the surface. Together, Kamina, Simon and Yoko ride the mecha “Lagann” that Simon digs out of the ground, and fly up to the surface! However, the surface is not the dreamland that Kamina envisioned. This world is ruled by the Spiral King and his army of beastmen. Kamina and Simon, along with their comrades, challenge the Spiral King in an attempt to change a desperate world to one full of hope for the future with Gurren Lagann!
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Tags
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Robots — Prominently features humanoid machines.
- Desert — Prominently features a desert environment.
- Dystopian — Partly or completely set in a society characterized by poverty, squalor or oppression.
- Super Robot — Prominently features large robots often piloted by hot-blooded protagonists.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Post-Apocalyptic — Partly or completely set in a world or civilization after a global disaster.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Swordplay — Prominently features the use of swords in combat.
- Ensemble Cast — Features a large cast of characters with (almost) equal screen time and importance to the plot.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.