People ask, "What is self?"
"What is life?"
"What is space?"
They will die with these questions unanswered.
That is humanity's fate.
In a scenery I once saw,
there was a modest tranquility,
and there was a small hope.
And when they were trampled upon,
a man rose against it.
In his hand was hope.
The hope of evolution.
With enormous strength,
the man fought...
...and learned of despair.
People ask, "Why do you fight?"
"Why do you kill?"
"Why do you destroy?"
They will die with these questions unanswered.
That is humanity's bliss.
Foolish humans,
tremble before my absolute power!
Prostrate yourself before this overwhelming fear and despair!
Before the name of the Spiral King!
Lie in the depths of death, my foolish tribe.
That is this planet's fate.
The Movie
Tengen Toppa
T
Gurren Lagann
Guren-hen
Digging tunnels day after day is my job.
The more we dig, the more the village can expand.
When the village chief is happy, he feeds us pig-mole steaks.
Is that why I dig? For the steaks?
No, not exactly.
I also do it so I can dig up treasure.
C'mon, now! Keep on digging!
Hey, why can't you dig like him?!
Don't you want those steaks?!
Ew, it's Simon the Digger.
What's the fun in getting covered in dirt day after day?
He's carrying something weird, too.
He's so gross...
And he smells.
He's looking this way!
If we're not careful he might drill a hole in us too!
Walk with your head held high, Simon.
Kamina?
Don't call me Kamina, call me Bro!
Don't worry about what those fugly chicks say.
This looks good on you, kid.
That's 'cause your drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens!
Step aside! Make way!
The Gurren-dan is coming through!
Boota!
W-What now?!
Listen up, Simon!
We're gonna use your drill to bust through the ceiling!
When you bust through that the next stop is the surface!
We're gonna make a break for the surface!
This is insane!
You can do it!
Kick logic to the curb and do the impossible!
That's how the Gurren-dan does things!
Kamina! You again!
Step aside, Chief!
You little moron!
Would you people please come to your senses?
This surface of yours doesn't exist!
Like hell it doesn't!
I've seen it!
Up on the surface, there are no walls! No ceiling!
Instead, all you see around you is a bright, blue sky!
A liar's son is also a liar, I see.
What?!
Your old man did nothing but spout crap like that too.
And what did it get him? Dead! Buried under a pile of rocks somewhere!
You're wrong!
My dad made it to the surface! I was there with him!
Then what are you doing down here, smart guy?
Um, well...
Get this through your thick skulls!
This village is all we have!
For untold generations, we've been warned to never unseal the canopy.
People who don't understand that rule don't get to eat!
Into the stockade with you! Without food!
I-It's an earthquake!
Everybody take cover!
Kamina! Let's get out of here!
Kamina!
No way.
But...
I don't run from anything!
If we don't run, we're gonna get crushed here!
Oh, right. I forgot what happened to you.
Don't worry, it's already settling down.
Are you people gonna keep living in fear of earthquakes day after day?!
Up on the surface, there's no ceiling!
Would you give it a rest?!
I didn't look after you orphaned kids out of the goodness of my heart!
It's because I'm the chief!
I have a duty to look out for the welfare of this village and its citizens!
But if you can't do as I tell you, there's no place for you here!
It's a face!
A big face...
Those teeth are huge...
Look up!
That's the surface!
What did I tell you? There's a surface, all right!
This big mug fell from the surface! It fell from above!
Ain't that right, chief?
It's a monster!
Run, run! It's gonna eat us!
Kamina, this way! Quickly!
Kamina?!
You've got guts plowing into my village
with that big ugly mug of yours, you know that?
R-Run!
But that ends here! I won't stand for any more of your shenanigans!
Wha...? Who the hell are you?
It talked!
I'm gonna tell you, so dig the wax outta those huge ears and listen close!
The bad reputation of the Gurren-dan echoes far and wide in Jeeha Village!
When they talk about its badass leader...
...that man of indomitable spirit, that paragon of masculinity...
...they're talking about me, the mighty Kamina!
The mighty Kamina will not tolerate any further lawlessness in his village!
What can a puny human like you do to stop me?
All right, you two! Get back!
Something else from the surface?
I only knocked it on its back. It'll get up again soon.
Hey, baby, how ya doin'?
You sluggin' it out with that thing? Let me give you a hand.
What?
Damn, you've got a fine body!
Surface chicks are a breed apart!
Do I need to tell you to run again?
Do you have a death wish?
Thanks, Simon! Nice save!
Hurry, this way!
Where am I?
Jeeha Village.
Oh, this is the pit next door.
Next door?
I'm from Littner Village, the pit next to this one.
What the hell? You said you were from the surface, but you were raised in a pit?
I came down from the surface just now, but I originally hail from Littner.
Geez, you're a pit chick?
Move it, thunder thighs!
What's with the change in attitude?
This way.
So where, exactly, are we going?
The face.
The face?
A humongous face!
Do you mean a Gunmen?
What the hell is a Gunmen?
That is.
Give me a minute. From here, I can target its power conduits.
If I can take those out, it'll stop it in its tracks.
Gotcha!
Hey, you with the big mug!
We're about to take you down with one shot, so say your prayers!
What did you do that for?!
A man looks his opponent in the eye when he lets him have it!
I'm a woman, thank you very much!
A woman has no place meddling in a fight between men!
I'm the one who's doing all the fighting here!
You've got spunk, lady! I like your style!
This is it? The face you wanted to show me?
Yep.
You dug up something pretty awesome.
I wonder if this is a friend of the Gunmen up there?
It's smaller than the thing up there, but I like this thing's face.
But look at this.
People ride in it?
But that's impossible...
Can you pilot it?
It looks like it's running!
Really?
C'mon, Bro!
You do it, Simon.
You're the one who dug this up.
That makes it yours.
But I...
What, you think the great Kamina could steal stuff from his blood brother?
Just pilot the damn thing!
Do it. If anyone can do it, it's you.
B-But...
Listen, Simon. Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in me! Believe in me who believes in you!
What's that supposed to mean?
I'll see what I can do.
It worked!
Nice, Simon!
You weren't expecting this, were ya, you Gunmen S.O.B.?
Even if heaven itself tolerates your brutality, the mighty Lagann won't!
What's Lagann?
This fella's name.
I just came up with it.
We're on top of its head?!
Bro!
K-Kick logic to the curb and do the impossible!
That's the way the Gurren-dan does things!
I'm coming, Bro!
Simon! That was pretty slick!
C'mon, jump!
Make it jump!
Hey, quit wasting time! Hurry!
I have you now!
We're done for... It's so cramped!
Don't moan over something small like that!
Damn it...
I need power... If only I had more power!
A drill?
It just sorta popped out.
That's your kind of weapon! It's a perfect match!
Bro! I think I'll be able to do the job with this!
All right, then! Smash us into that big mug!
Give it a taste of the power of the Gurren-dan's mighty drill!
Yeah!
Get going, Simon!
Bust through the heavens with your drill!
Farewell, Jeeha Village!
We're off to the surface!
Off to the surface I saw as a kid!
This is the surface?
It's so beautiful...
It's Yoko.
That's my name.
I never introduced myself, did I?
Come to think of it...
I'm Kamina, and this is Simon.
Nice to meet you.
Um, what's this furry thing that's hiding out in my cleavage?
Behave yourself, Boota!
You're looking at the wrong mountains, boy.
Is it just me, or are we falling?
Hey, the thrusters turned off! Do something, Simon!
But they were just working!
It's no use!
You're sure quick to give up!
We're falling!
Hold on tight!
I-I'm sorry!
Careful, looks like there were more.
Say what?
Oh, Yoko!
Dayakka!
Friends of yours?
Yeah!
They're my fighting friends from Littner Village.
You did good today, Simon.
It's hopeless... I can't do this.
Whenever my ass is in trouble, you're always the one who saves it.
Thanks a lot.
What an amazing view.
Yeah.
The surface sure is different, isn't it?
That huge, round light, and all them tiny lights...
This place is full of lights even at night.
This is way better than the pitch-black nights down in the pit.
Yeah.
Coming up here was the right call.
The big light is the moon. The tiny ones are called stars.
That's what people called them way back in the past.
The moon and stars, huh?
Pretty simple names, aren't they?
I wonder why they had names?
If they have names, maybe that means that people in the past
used to look up at the lights in the sky all the time.
My goodness, you're not just a pretty face, are you, hon?
It's possible that long, long ago, people used to live on the surface.
Really?
Some records say they did, and others say that they didn't.
Which is it?
It's like how I'm both a man and woman.
Who cares?
Who are you, anyway?
I'm Leeron, but you can call me Ron.
Or Beautiful Queen if you like.
I'd rather die!
So anyway, there's a favor that I'd like to ask you.
Would you mind carrying that for me?
But...
What do you have there?
It's kinda pretty.
See? It does work.
Over here!
What, it responds to male spirit?
Fascinating...
This place isn't the happy wonderland you seem to think it is.
We don't live here by choice either.
You don't?
Littner was once an underground village like yours.
But there was an accident, and it became uninhabitable.
We had no choice but to come to the surface
...and when we did, those Gunmen were waiting for us.
Their job's to wipe out all humans on the surface.
Sounds nice! That's exactly the sort of world I was looking for.
I don't know how to respond to that.
It's no wonder they're exhausted.
It's been a day full of firsts for them.
All right, you uppity human filth!
We're gonna take out the trash this morning!
Dealing with them for two days straight is tough.
Maybe they're here to get us back for yesterday.
Everyone to their posts!
Huh?
Not working again?
Another one's coming.
Another?
You might want to cover your ears.
W-What the hell?
These tremors!
It was them!
They caused them!
All those earthquakes were their fault!
It's because of them that my mom and dad are...
That's a big one...
I haven't seen that one before.
I like the face on that one.
That settles it! I'm gonna take that Gunmen!
What in the world are you talking about?
I said, I'm gonna pilot that thing!
Bro!
You got here just in time, blood brother!
What is that guy thinking?
Sorry!
That body gives me chills every time I look at it!
Get off his head, human!
Simon!
I won't let you lay a hand on my Bro!
Give me a minute, Bro!
Get out, I'm taking over.
Oh, yeah! It's all about manly spirit!
They got Commander Guzack!
Stinking humans! You'll pay for this!
I'm not dead yet, you two idiots!
How dare you kill Squad Leader Guzack!
This is for the commander!
Bro!
I'm sending you to the afterlife, too, pipsqueak!
Crap, what's slowing you down, Kamina?
Let's see some more spirit!
Don't screw with me, you Gunmen bastards!
It's all over for you, runt!
Who The Hell Do You Think I Am Kick!
Hands Off My Beloved Little Brother Punch!
B-Bro?
Let's finish this!
Take this!
Cannonball Attack!
This is so messed up!
Ha! You missed!
They won!
Hijacking a Gunmen isn't something that ever occured to us.
Those two certainly are amusing.
It turned out great.
They said they combined all three of those Gunmen.
What's that logo on your back?
Ain't it great? That's the logo of the Gurren-dan!
So anyway, I'm about to go hunting. Would you mind keeping me company?
It's a bit of a walk, so give me a ride.
Oh, food?
All right. Simon, let's go!
Me, too?
Are you sure you want me to tag along?
I guess.
Wow, you're good!
I'm the best shot in the village.
That's why I'm allowed to use it.
What do you say? Want to try it?
Can I?
Got one!
Ah, there it is!
Huh?
Two arrows?
I'm impressed, human.
Who the hell are you?
Human Annihilation Squad, Eastern Cities Commander Viral.
Say what?
That game is my dinner. You will return it to me.
Really? Gosh, I'm ever so sorry.
I'll return it right this minute!
It's still alive?!
Damn it!
You're not getting away!
Who's running?
Don't insult me! Who the hell do you think I am?
I'm Kamina of the Gurren-dan!
And I never turn my back to an enemy!
That bravado will get you killed.
We'll exterminate all you humans that climb to the surface!
And that includes you!
Dumbass!
I'm not gonna let you have your way!
What?!
Damn, you dodged it...
Impressive, you managed to injure me.
But a sneak attack is just a sneak attack.
There won't be a second time.
It's over!
Bro!
Simon! Nice save!
I came when I heard gunfire!
A miniature Gunmen?
He spotted me way up here?
A rebel faction, eh?
Perfect timing.
You're hurt! Are you okay?
Yeah!
The important thing is to get to Gurren and take him on.
I was called here because there were reports of humans stealing Gunmen
...but it looks like I'll have this wrapped up before dinner.
"Gunmen"? That lame thing isn't its name!
This is Gurren!
You're one cocky bastard, a Beastman with two faces...
You were good in person, but you still can't use a Gunmen properly yet!
Simon!
Get back, Yoko!
Chew on this! Finishing move!
Cannonball Attack!
Simon! Kamina!
He's mopping the floor with you!
It's all over! Die!
They're gone?
They've mastered the art of running away, I see.
No matter. I'll wrap this up tomorrow.
Simon, why'd you drill a tunnel to hide?
I was scared.
I wanted to run away.
I don't want to do this anymore. Let's go back to the village.
They have tough guys like that on their side.
We can't handle this by ourselves.
I don't want to die. And I don't want to see you die either.
We shouldn't be living here.
Simon!
Your drill is meant to dig towards the heavens!
It's not for running away!
But...
Tomorrow's the final showdown! I'm getting some sleep.
You should go to bed, too.
Let me pilot Lagann.
I'll pilot it instead of Simon tomorrow.
If I don't, you'll be killed for sure this time.
I'll have Ron calibrate it to let me operate it.
When it comes to combat, I'm more used to it than that boy.
Simon can't handle this. He's not the fighting type.
Look what happened today! He ran away!
Simon will pull through.
Why? How can you say that?
Why do you have such faith in him?
There's no real logic to it, I guess.
What is it, then?
It's all the same. I have faith in him because I have faith in myself.
And because I can believe in him, I can believe in myself.
It's all the same as far as I'm concerned.
That's what it means to be partners.
If nothing else, I compliment you on waiting here rather than fleeing, human.
And I compliment you on not running or hiding
...you sorta-human, sorta-animal freak.
Attack!
Something itches.
Kamina!
You don't learn...
...do you?!
Kamina!
No way.
I knew it, it's hopeless!
It's no use, everybody...
Let's give up, Bro!
Take a good look!
He keeps getting up. Again and again!
Until you show up, he'll do it as many times as it takes.
Kamina said something to me.
"Don't believe in yourself. Believe in the me that believes in you."
How about you?!
I...
I!
Oh, getting up again, are you?
I can't afford to be taken down by you, not now!
Fool, then I'll send you to hell...
...and show you the difference in our strengths!
Kamina!
He's no match for him!
Look, it's glowing!
This time, it really is over!
What the...?
What kept you, Simon?
I'm scared. I'm so scared I can't stand it.
But the thought of standing by and watching you die is even worse!
Well put, little brother!
Time for the last resort!
It's time to break out the you-know-what!
We're gonna combine!
Combine?
Combine?!
Combine...
Forget about it.
We'll never know unless we try, now will we?!
See that?!
Now we have two faces, too!
Now we're the same as you, fuzzball!
You're stupid through and through, aren't you?
It's the pilot's skill that makes all the difference, not the number of faces!
Now die!
That's impossible!
Kamina! Simon!
Incredible!
What the hell is going on?
Bro, you were right!
We really combined!
It sure looks that way.
They combined?
How could mere humans do that?
How ya like us now, General Fuzzball?
Now we got a lid like you and everything!
Go to hell!
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope!
A c-cross counter!
You best remember this, fuzzball!
Combining is all about one fighting spirit slamming into another!
A combining of courage that sets a man's soul on fire!
Gurren Lagann!
Who the hell do you think I am?
From now on, this thing's name is Gurren Lagann!
Gurren...
...Lagann.
Gee, how creative.
To think I'm now forced to resort to my swords...
I underestimated you, human!
I told you, the name's Gurren Lagann!
How did this happen?
How could he suddenly become so powerful?
All he did was attach that miniature Gunmen!
How can this be?!
You'll never understand as long as you live!
Why, you...
None of those dirty tricks, you little...
Kamina!
Amazing, it even withstood an attack like that!
It's so tough!
I wonder if it has a special energy field that neutralizes the enemy's attacks?
Perhaps they really are special.
Maybe you two really are a good set of partners.
You and Kamina.
Well, um...
I'm sorry,
I said some terrible things about you.
Now I know better.
That's okay.
Hey,
I found something interesting in here.
Like what?
I found some data on a recall point in Gurren's program files.
Recall point?
Gurren started out as an enemy Gunmen, right?
So the place it goes to for pickup...
...must be their headquarters?
You're really going?
Yeah.
We identified their headquarters, so it'll be easier to just crush it.
I'll be okay now.
Even if I get scared, I'll tough it out.
Here's a parting gift.
Sorry. A lot of us want to go with you, but...
Protecting your women and children is an important job.
But looking at you two, I feel like we can strive for bigger things too.
Yeah, so...
Hey, wait a minute.
What's with those bags?
Oh, you don't need a top-rate mechanic?
Well, I hadn't... I guess we do.
Dayakka, are you sure?
Ron begged us to let him go.
I had no choice.
But he...
Come on, I can't let something so fascinating pass me by.
Besides, it's possible that these boys might make a change.
Change what?
Something.
Be good boys and see to my luggage, would you?
See ya around!
You can go.
We'll look after Littner Village.
You have your own path to walk down.
Still, I had no idea you were a sucker for his type, Yoko.
Geez, it's not like that at all!
Thank you, Dayakka!
Until we meet again, Yoko!
Let's go!
This time, we're gonna attack you furry bastards!
I'm Kittan!
We're...
...beastmen...
...hunters!
The Black Siblings!
I'm Rossiu, from Adai Village.
I'm Gimmy!
My name's Darry.
Capital Teppelin
There seems to be quiet a ruckus on the surface.
Spiral King Lord Genome
Yes, the Eastern Cities Unit had severe casualties.
How pathetic for the glorious Spiral King's army.
Cytomander the Swift
Oh, how the great Thymilph the Rage has fallen.
More fools climb to the surface during season changes.
Guame the Steadfast
This may be the best chance to completely destroy them.
Interesting!
Adiane the Elegant
So the Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals will take it on themselves?
No need to panic.
You're walking straight into humiliation when you're standing before the man who knows it best.
Are you saying he'll betray my expectations?
No!
Do not do anything that will disturb my 1000 years of languor.
Yes,
Spiral King.
Do you see? This is Dai-Gunzan, the mobile fortress Gunmen!
Bro, that thing is way too big for us.
This oughta be good.
Ever since I came to the surface,
no one's cast as large a shadow on me as you!
I'm going to take it!
Bro?!
That's stupid, Kamina!
I see you up there!
Gurren Lagann is nothing before the Dai-Gunzan!
Impossible!
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Now that it's come to this...
Enkidu, Finishing Move, Gurren-
You the big boss?
So you finally show your face!
Thymilph the Rage
I am one of the Spiral King's Four Generals...
Thymilph the Rage!
Yeah, whatever! Dig the wax outta your ears and listen up!
He takes the blazing sun in his bare hands and endures the heat!
He's a man's man who is sustained by strength of will!
When you hear of the great Kamina, they're talkin' about me!
You'd best remember it!
You're tiny! Too tiny, Gurren Lagann!
I'll rip that manliness from you!
I can't wait anymore.
W-We're coming apart!
It's about to tear!
Who's there?
General Thymilph! Over there! A Gunmen!
A Gunmen saved us?
Get clear while we keep them busy!
I know that voice!
That's right, it's Dayakka from Littner!
Kittan of the Black Siblings is here, too!
Sorry to keep you waiting, Kamina!
Who are you?
It's me! Kittan! Did you forget already?!
What the hell are you guys doing with Gunmen?
Because of you.
Me?
You got your hands on Gurren, so now everybody is copying you.
I'm not copying anybody!
Everybody?
That's right.
From what I hear, more of our friends will be here soon.
Our friends?
Filthy humans... Scheming vermin!
Shoot! Shoot them!
Attack!
Geez, nothing but cannon fodder again.
I wish they'd send some...
This is bad! They're ganging up on Kamina and Simon!
Um, hello? Kamina? Do you read me?
It's too big! We should retreat for now!
Listen!
If you're defeated now, who's going to lead our new allies?
If you die here, who's going to lead us?!
Get off my case!
Like I said, you'll never get anywhere by running away!
Yoko's right, bro!
Idiot!
If we show our backs to them, we'll expose what we're burdened with!
The future we're trying to grab will be taken from right under our noses!
That's true, but how do we...
Bro! I have an idea!
Say what?
Let me handle this!
All right.
I'll leave this fight to you.
You won't escape!
What the hell?
What's he trying to do?
There's nowhere left to run!
Their back is to a cliff...
Were those kids really that foolish?
Looks like you've underestimated the Dai-Gunzan's mobility!
You're cornered now, Kamina.
Now...
It's all over!
Yeah, for you!
What?!
Kamina, you bastard!
Hey, don't look at me, pal.
Don't get so cocky! You've made yourself enemies of the Spiral King!
Mark my words! We will be back tomorrow!
Say your prayers!
That's our Simon the Digger!
Way to go!
Bro!
Whaddya think?
This is a bunch of people from all over who have been resisting the Gunmen!
They heard rumors about a couple morons fighting in a stolen Gunmen
...and they gathered together to join the fight!
We all caught your stupidity bug.
Ah, it spilled!
Hey, over here!
Yoko, we're going to win.
We have to keep winning until they give up on the idea of attacking us.
And besides, I wanna give Simon and Forehead Boy and Gimmy and Darry
a world where kids can look up at the sun without a care in the world.
That's the Gurren-dan's - no,
the Dai Gurren-dan's battle!
Even so, I don't want you to do anything crazy like you did today.
I... I guess that frightened me.
All right, you reckless idiots!
I'm glad you could make it!
About that huge Gunmen from this afternoon...
You can be sure that it'll come back tomorrow!
In which case... I say we steal that big-ass Gunmen from them!
We're gonna help ourselves to it!
And after tomorrow, it's gonna be our headquarters!
Pretty sweet, huh?!
We've come this far by stealing Gunmen from the Beastmen!
There's nothing to be afraid of!
Yeah, but how are we gonna do that, Bro?
That's easy! You're gonna do it.
Huh? M-Me?!
Y-Yoko!
Morning.
How are you feeling?
Here.
This is hot too, so be careful.
If you go into battle hungry, Lagann won't be running at full power either.
Thanks.
Say, Simon...
It's nothing, forget it.
Good luck.
Here, sorry to keep you waiting.
I knew you could do it, Leeron.
I don't think I'll be missing with this.
It's rare for you to let someone else do maintenance on your gun.
Because failure isn't an option today.
You understand, I see.
Gurren Lagann is far more powerful than Gurren on its own.
Its defensive ability, too.
If Kamina rushes in like he usually does, there's no telling what will happen.
He's not the sort of man who will stop now, no matter what we say to him.
I'll try to keep him safe.
Honestly, that man is such a pain.
You're quite a pain in the patootie, yourself.
Here.
If you eat too much, won't that slow you down?
I need power.
Especially today.
Yoko, watch my back.
I'll crush anything that comes at me from up ahead.
So I need you to deal with anything from behind.
Kamina.
Your back is one big blind spot, isn't it?
What are you...
I'll pay that back ten times over.
When we get back, I'll repay that ten times over.
Mark my words.
What's with you?
Don't you think you could phrase that a little more romantically?
Now, let's head out there and raise a little hell!
Kamina.
I'm looking forward to being repaid.
Sure!
All right, listen up! This plan is straightforward!
First off, we Gunmen pilots will attack to draw out the enemy's Gunmen.
In the meantime, Simon will use Lagann to combine...
...with that behemoth's head to wrest control of it from them!
Then, we'll use the captured behemoth to crush the enemy Gunmen!
At that point, the fight is ours! Are we clear?!
Yeah!
We get it! We hit 'em, and hit 'em hard!
I made arrangements for the Gunmen pilots to be able to speak to one another.
Of course, I don't think you're the sort who listen to what they're told...
...but if you want to live, I suggest that you remain in contact.
We get it! We'll keep connected, hit 'em hard and do it!
All right, you bozos! Let's get to it!
Dai Gurren-dan, move out!
Take care!
Bye!
Keep everything else out of your mind. Concentrate, Simon!
What are those?
One is connected to Lagann's systems, and the other to Gurren's.
Care to help?
Sure.
Me, too! Me, too!
Okay!
Let's do it!
Yeah!
We've been waiting!
We knew that you would try to sneak up on us!
We were counting on it!
Boulders?
Suck rocks, furballs!
Damn! Barbaric humans!
Can't you meet us fist to fist?
This rock is my fist!
Crafty humans!
Dai-Gunzan, activate! Open all gun ports!
Send them flying!
Capapult Arm, stand by!
Throw!
Its head is missing!
Damn you, where is your head?!
Now! Get going, Simon!
Get in there, Simon!
Lagann Impact!
That behemoth is now ours!
Damn you, Kamina, you set us up!
Yeah, that I did!
I put our luck and our mettle to the test!
How did he get so good so quickly?!
I won't let you get him!
All right!
I can't be standing around, either!
Hey! What's the big idea, Simon?
Sorry, it wasn't on purpose! I can't control it very well, that's all!
What's the matter, Simon? What's the holdup?
I'm trying! I'm trying, but it's not working!
Why?!
Why is that keeping me from concentrating?! Damn it!
Ignore the small fry! Everyone return to the Dai-Gunzan at once!
You're not going anywhere!
You guys keep the Gunmen pinned down!
I'll see what I can do about Simon!
Yeah!
Open the hatch, Simon!
Let's see you grit those teeth!
Bro?
Have you snapped out of it?
If you ever start to doubt yourself, I'll always come to belt you one.
So don't worry, I'm here at your side.
Believe in yourself.
Believe in you who believes in me!
All right!
Amazing!
You're doing well, Simon! Very well, indeed!
You're synchronizing steadily! Just a little more!
See, you can do it if you...
Bro?!
Kamina?!
I won't hand over my Dai-Gunzan so easily!
Thymilph?! Damn, I didn't...
You forgot this. You can have it back.
You son of a...
Alkaid Glaive!
You're a tenacious man, I'll give you that.
But this is the end of the line for you!
It can't be...
I don't believe it...
Bro!
What's happened?!
General Thymilph, look out!
Viral!
Where are you going?!
What the hell happened?!
Dai-Gunzan has gone berserk!
Wait, where's Kamina?!
Kamina! Please respond!
Kamina!
Can't a guy get a little sleep around here?
Simon, stop! Simon!
It's no use...
I can't do anything... There's nothing I can do now.
Simon! Let's see you grit those teeth!
Bro? You're alive!
Simon, who the hell do you think you are?
Your drill is the drill that has pierced through heaven and earth
...and even tomorrow!
What're you sitting here dawdling for?
We've won, kid!
That behemoth belongs to you now.
You don't have to worry about anything now.
Bro... You're right!
Everybody! Everything's okay now!
Dai-Gunzan is ours!
Come on aboard!
You damn dirty humans...
I received that as a gift from the Spiral King himself!
I'd sooner destroy it than see it fall into your hands!
That old furball doesn't know when to give up, does he?
Come on, Simon.
Let's send these clowns packing.
Combine.
We'll use Gurren Lagann to do this last mission!
You got it, Bro!
Let's do it!
Even if you laugh at us for being reckless and rash,
our spirit will support us on the fighting path!
If there's a wall in our way, we smash it down!
If there isn't a path, we carve one out ourselves!
The magma of our souls burns with a mighty flame!
Super Ultra Combination, Gurren Lagann!
Who...
...the hell...
...do you think we are?
There's nobody else like them.
Don't cower!
Make tracks, cannon fodder!
Kill them! Kill them!
Condemn Blaze!
You'll have to do better than that!
I-Impossible!
Listen close, Simon. Never forget.
Believe in yourself.
Not in the Simon that I believe in.
Not in the Kamina that you believe in.
Have faith in the Simon that believes in you.
Bro?
Finishing move!
Giga Drill Breaker!
Later, buddy...
Bro?
That day, we lost something that could never be replaced.
Lady Adiane, I heard that all the Supreme Generals have orders to set out.
Please, let me...
Lady Adiane?
Continue. I'm listening.
Please, let me...
join...
your...
unit...
I owed Thymilph!
And now he gets killed by lowly humans!
I'm utterly disappointed in him and you!
Please give me the chance for vengeance too!
You should thank the Spiral King.
He's going to give you the Dai-Gunzan.
However, you better not hold me back!
Boy, it's really pouring...
It's been seven days now.
I still can't believe it.
Yeah...
It's gotta be Kittan or nobody.
Yeah, he's the one who called us all together in the first place.
Simon's just too unreliable. He's too damn mopey.
Just because he can pilot Lagann doesn't mean he should be leader.
If an obnoxious kid like him is made leader, the Gurren-dan is history.
Dai Gurren-dan.
It's not Gurren-dan. It's Dai Gurren-dan now!
You said you'd repay that kiss ten times over.
What's the big idea, leaving a hole in my heart that's ten times bigger?
Kamina, you jerk...
Gunmen detected!
They're closing in from the starboard bow!
I despise persistent types...
I'll pilot Gurren.
We're counting on you Rossiu!
Simon! Simon!
So you're going to pilot it, Rossiu?
I've been training.
I mean, you can't do it by yourself, right?
Yeah, all right...
Simon! This is overkill!
He who strikes first wins! It's what Kamina would have done!
Power output is unstable!
Bastard! Bastard! Bastard! Bastard! Bastard! Bast...
Keep it together!
Kamina never screamed, not once!
Simon, you have to calm down!
If you keep fighting like this, you will die this time!
Kamina wouldn't run away!
Not Kamina! Not ever!
What's wrong, Simon?
The energy is feeding back?
T-The drill!
Come back here, damn you!
Rossiu! Are you all right?
What happened, Rossiu?
Lagann suddenly separated, and then it...
It fell down?
He abandoned you and ran in the face of the enemy?
It seemed like Lagann had gone berserk.
Gone berserk?
Seriously?
I think.
Simon...
Why did the controls stop responding?
It started!
Good day to you.
G-Good day?
Who are you, good sir?
Good sir? Um, I'm not someone important enough to be called that.
Oh! This is the outside, isn't it?
This is rain!
It's cold! What is this?
Um, that's dirt.
Are you okay without any shoes?
It's cold and wet and squishy... It feels wonderful!
Really? It does?
Why are you the same as I am?
You have no tail, nor fangs or scales.
Your skin is soft, as well.
Well, that's only natural.
I'm a human being.
Human being?
Right. A human being.
A human. A person.
And what, exactly, is a human?
Huh? Well, a human is...
Well, like you and me.
We look like this, we have a head, stuff like that.
There are others like us?
Sure. There are more.
Really?
And all of them are the same as you?
They have the same face?
No, we're not all identical.
It would be creepy if everyone had the same face.
It would?
Oh, the rain has stopped!
Hey, you're right.
I wonder why I'm outside?
Um, I don't really know.
First things first though, we need to get out of here.
Here.
You can't walk like that.
Here, put these on.
All right.
My name is Nia. What is yours?
Who, me? I'm Simon.
Simon... What a fine name.
Thanks.
Tell me, Simon.
What?
What is that?
Hurry! This way!
Simon, what is that?
It's a Gunmen!
They target all humans on the surface!
That's why we're at war with them!
At war?
If we don't fight them, they'll kill us!
Please, Lagann!
It worked!
Simon, are you all right?
Damn it, not again!
Why? Why won't you do as I tell you, Lagann?!
Run, Nia!
Once you start, keep running and don't look back.
I'll keep the Gunmen busy here.
But you...
They kill everyone important to me.
My dad, mom and even Bro!
I'm tired of seeing people die!
I don't care what happens to me, just so long as no one else dies!
Do you really want to die?
If you are frightened, you should run.
You mustn't die.
No, I'm not scared.
You mustn't lie, either.
Come, let's escape. Together.
I'm not gonna let anyone else die!
I'm here, too!
Kittan Stinger!
Hell's Headsplitter!
How's that for a finish?
Hello, everyone. My name is Nia.
I'm the Spiral King Lord Genome's first princess. A pleasure to meet you all.
What'd she say?
The Spiral King? Isn't that the enemy's boss?
She's an enemy! An enemy!
The enemy's daughter!
Enemy! Enemy in our base!
She's a deserter?
Enemy! Enemy in our base!
A spy?
Enemy! Enemy in our base!
But she's cute.
All right!
Why don't you tell us a bit more about that?
Thank you for the meal.
Thanks for the meal!
Yum!
Go on, eat.
Okay, okay.
It's really delicious!
Thank you, grandpa!
What are you guys, stupid?!
Why are you sitting around over a friendly dinner?!
You don't have to roll out the red carpet for her like this!
We're here to do an interrogation, remember?!
An interrogation!
What a spunky gentlemen!
And what is your name?
I'm Kittan!
I'm the eldest of the Black Siblings, and I'm the leader of the Gurren-dan!
Ah, Kittan, is it? It's nice to meet you.
Just 'cause you're cute doesn't change the fact that you're the enemy!
Yeah!
Yeah, he's right!
Enemy!
Kittan? What does "enemy" mean?
An enemy is a bad person!
Somebody you gotta beat the crap out of!
Beat the... crap out of? And what does that mean?
Well, uh...
That's when you take your fist and belt the guy, and...
What does "fist" mean?
He was supposed to be interrogating her.
She's interrogating him instead.
He doesn't know how to handle those types.
Kittan, you're really kind on top of being spunky.
Thank you! Our talk has been very informative!
The Spiral King's daughter, huh? She doesn't look bad though.
Well, it's true that she was attacked with Simon by a Gunmen.
I guess we'll keep an eye on her for a while.
Do you think Simon will be all right?
Don't you have other things to worry about?
If I don't finally get Dai-Gurren here running again...
...a lot more than tears will be spilled.
Yes, but in Simon's case, he...
We're all fighting here. That goes for you too, right?
Yes...
Besides, if the reason that Lagann isn't working...
...is because it doesn't feel like helping a kid who has lost the will to survive...
I think it has the right idea.
So this is that "Bro" person?
She said she wanted to talk to you.
I've heard from everyone what terrible things my father did to you all.
It can't be helped that they hate me.
Nia...
I just don't understand. You're all so kind!
Why is father trying to kill you all?
You're so strong, Simon!
Why do you want to die?
I'm not strong.
I'm not strong at all.
It's so well made.
I can see from the shape how much you loved this person.
I'm sorry, Simon.
You don't need to apologize, Nia.
I don't think that Kamina wished for that.
It's hard to explain, he was always laughing.
No matter how tough it was, he'd look forward and laugh.
Look forward...
This happened long before we met you, Yoko.
Us kids tried to break out of our underground village.
But along the way, there was an earthquake, and we were trapped.
Hey, I know this...
Never mind. Keep going.
I was terrified that I was going to be buried alive just like my mom and dad were.
But Kamina urged us on, yelling, "Onwards and upwards, men!"
Laughing all the while.
The trembling in my hands stopped.
And I began drilling again.
If he had given up then, we'd have died.
It was always like that.
We were able to do it because he was there.
I can't do anything myself.
That's not true.
You rescued me all by yourself, remember?
No matter how much you like him, you can't save people that are already gone.
I know.
That's why when I lost him,
I tried to become a man like him.
But I can't do it!
That's not true either! You're your own person!
You're not your bro!
You shouldn't be fixated on someone who's gone.
Nia!
Enough already.
You can't know how Simon is feeling!
You didn't even know Kamina!
But Simon can do things even by himself!
You're you. You should just do things your own way.
I can't!
Don't talk like you're an innocent bystander in all this, lady!
You know perfectly well whose fault it is that Kamina died!
So don't you dare stand there and calmly lecture him!
Then what about you?
Me? I...
I asked my father,
"Why was I born?"
And the next time I woke up, I was on the surface,
locked in a box at the bottom of a valley.
And then Simon saved me!
What do you mean?
I want to know more.
About Simon! And Yoko!
About "Bro!" And the surface!
I want to know more!
What's going on?
You can't run away, human scum!
An enemy attack?!
That voice...!
This ship is Thymilph's Dai-Gunzan!
You dirty humans shouldn't be touching it!
Cease this, Adiane!
What?
First Princess Nia, daughter of Spiral King Lord Genome, commands you!
I will not allow you to hurt these people!
It can't be...
Why is Princess Nia here?
I see, that's how it is.
Tell me, Adiane.
Are you and the others making the humans here on the surface suffer?
It is as you say.
They are the Spiral King's orders.
Father's orders?
The Spiral King does not allow humans to exist on the surface.
As proud Beastmen, our mission is to annihilate the human trash
from the face of the surface.
Trash?
I cannot believe this!
Humans are not trash!
I will discuss this with my father!
Adiane, take me to my father at once!
You piss me off, you flake! Go by yourself!
What did you say?
Listen, you're not a princess or anything anymore!
The Spiral King has abandoned you!
Cut you off! Thrown you out!
I don't know what you did, but he doesn't need you anymore!
Adiane the Elegant will take you out along with this trash!
Abandoned me? Doesn't need me?
Father said for you to kill me?
Abandoned her?
Not needed?
Bro, I...
I...!
This cannot be true! Father would never do such a thing!
He wouldn't, huh? Think whatever you want!
You're going to die either way!
Hold on a bit, Adiane.
Princess Nia's screams will be more fitting on a magnificent stage!
A stage that Cytomander the Swift will make!
A stage created with a gallow in the sky!
What?
There's a huge flying object above the Dai-Guren!
There are countless Gunmen in the sky too!
There's another big one coming out of the sand!
So it's an all out battle.
We can't do anything without Gurren-Lagann!
Those who defy the Spiral King will serve as a lesson!
That is the will of the King!
What are you going to do?
Execute all of you.
Just because you took over the Dai-Gunzan,
do you really think you can win against the Spiral King's army?
We will show all the humans underground what happens to fools!
Even if it's his own daughter, he will kill them.
That's how the Spiral King works.
Humans need only but cower before his might!
He thinks he can say what he likes!
So he treats his daughter and humans like this?
I don't like him one bit!
Yeah! Not one bit!
Let's show them the Black Siblings' spirit!
We're not called the Beastmen Hunters for nothing!
Dai-Gurren output at critical!
Whenever you're ready!
Nice timing Leite!
We've got no choice but to do it. Dayakka!
All right!
All right! Firing all guns!
Idiot! Nia is still out there!
They ain't working.
I won't let you have her!
Those will not work on Suzaku!
Human scum! I'll teach you all a lesson!
How'd that taste, you apes?!
This is my new power!
Dai-Gunzan Two!
This wasteland will be your grave, humans!
The lower half's buried so we can't move!
A vast amount of Gunmen are incoming!
You all protect the Dai-Gurren!
Protect it?
How are we supposed to protect it?
Just do it!
Gunmen Squad!
Launch!
Nice going, big head!
We can't be losing to the kid!
What's wrong?
You're terrible now, Kamina!
You've made a huge mistake!
Kittan Stinger!
You're taking on the wrong enemy, boy.
Desperado Engrave!
Brother!
Damn it!
There are too many of them!
We can't hold them all back!
Listen! Don't damage the ship!
Just take out the trash!
She's a melee specialist?
This is no time to be worrying about others.
Why? Why is father doing all of this?
Feigned madness.
The King has already lived for 1000 years.
Producing children and raising them is just another feigned madness.
That's why when he's bored with them, he tosses them aside.
Just like a doll.
Doll?
I hear you asked the King why you were born.
That was bad.
Of course you'd be hated.
A doll doesn't need an ego.
I'm a doll?
That's right.
A beautiful doll will scatter in the sky!
Foolish humans!
It's time for the show that'll make your hearts flutter!
Look!
That's...!
It can't be!
Simon!
I won't hand over Nia to you!
Impossible!
Do you see?
Humans certainly are tiny.
But those tiny humans have tremendously huge hearts!
They're not dolls!
And neither am I!
How dare you defile my Suzaku with your dirty drill!
I'll crush you, trash!
Nia! Wait for me!
I see, so that's what he meant.
I didn't have any confidence.
I was just acting tough.
All I could say was to keep moving.
But Simon kept drilling silently, and it supported me.
We were able to get out because of his power.
I decided then and there.
I will never falter once I find a goal.
To become a man that wouldn't be laughed at behind his back.
Not in the Simon that I believe in.
Not in the Kamina that you believe in.
Believe in the Simon that believes in you!
Nia!
Simon!
See that, Nia?
That's the fate of those tiny humans!
No! Just like how Simon believed in his bro,
I will believe in Simon!
How foolish!
Nia is... Nia is...
Waiting for me!
Lagann!
Watch! Cower! And die!
Majestic Big Chop!
Nia, I came to save you!
Come on!
Simon!
Sorry I'm late.
I understand now!
Lagann told me too!
I finally understand!
Me too.
Thank you, Simon.
I see you've been doing as you pleased with Thymilph's Dai-Gunzan.
You're way too primitive to be using a Beastmen's ship!
Adiane the Elegant will face you personally,
so be honored!
It's not working!
It's pointless, you little wench!
Disgusting. I can't believe how disgusting this is.
It's too bad, Kamina.
Am I going to be killed as a misunderstanding?
Rossiu!
Simon?
Let's combine!
Yes!
You...!
What are you trying at?
What? Don't tell me...!
Damnit!
What?!
My bro has died!
He's no longer here!
But!
On my back!
And in my heart!
He's become one with me and continues to live!
If you're gonna dig, dig to pierce the heavens!
Even if it's my own grave I'm digging, I keep going!
Once I've dug my way through, that means I've won!
Who the hell do you think I am?
I'm Simon!
Not Kamina or Bro!
I'm me!
Simon the Digger!
Take this!
Demolition Dr...
Finishing Move!
Giga Drill Breaker!
Impossible! Kamina dead?
I see that birds are only good for screaming.
King Kittan Deluxe!
What?!
Simon did all that by himself!
We can't all be standing around doing nothing!
Die!
Sorry, but this is the Dai Gurren-dan's home now.
Our place he lost his life for!
We can't let you have it!
That's your Gunmen! Use it!
Thanks, Leeron!
How the hell did she suddenly get so strong?
Adiane, let's finish them off now.
With the Four Supreme General's ultimate form!
There's only us two though.
I'll join you, Lady Adiane!
Combine!
Doten-Kaizan!
Dai-Gun Doten-Kaizan
Take this!
Surprised, human scum?
You've made the Spiral King's Four Supreme Generals angry now.
From East to West, North to South, land, sea, and air!
No blindspot from any direction!
And the absolute stronghold, Doten-Kanzai's output!
We'll send you down to the deepest pits!
Don't falter, everyone!
Of course!
What's there to be scared of with all these friends?
Black Siblings' eldest brother, Kittan!
Kiyol!
Kiyal!
Zorthy!
Kid!
Iraak!
Makken.
Jorgun! Balinbow!
Rossiu!
Boota and Yoko!
Nia and Simon!
Who the hell do you think we are?!
Finishing Move!
Giga!
Drill!
Breaker!
Dai Gurren-dan Shoot!
Why?
Why am I the only one left alive?
You will pay, human scum!
Your bro is here.
My father was everything in my world.
I believed only in my father and relied on him to live.
That's why I wanted to believe in him till the end.
Just why were we born?
Nia, here.
You can have it.
I found it when I was trapped with my bro.
It's beautiful.
I don't really know, but it doesn't matter why you were born or if you're a princess.
What's important is that the one standing here is you.
That's why you should live your own way.
I'll live my own way too.
I can't become my bro, but I'll do it my way.
I'm so stupid.
I'm right here with you, but probably believed in you the least.
Not in Kamina, Simon, or even me.
Yoko...
Welcome, our new friend and our new leader!
You're the man that Kamina chose!
Be more proud!
The battles will continue, right?
Yeah, but you should laugh while you can.
It's best that way.
The Four Supreme Generals were eliminated by the young Spiral man.
Fear not.
He doesn't know what true fear is yet.
The fear known as the Spiral King.
To Ragan-hen
To Be Continued