In his sky-less cavern of a village Simon toils daily, drilling holes to expand his stifling little world until one day he makes an extraordinary discovery: a small glowing drill-bit and the man-sized mech it activates. Before he can give it a second thought Simon’s dragged into a plot to break through to the surface by the local gang leader Kamina, only to have the ceiling come crashing down on top of them under the weight of a giant monster! It somehow falls onto the boisterous Kamina and cowardly Simon to defend their village but once they defeat the monster what awaits the duo on the surface world? Get ready for buxom babes, beastmen and giant mechs as only GAINAX can provide them! PIERCE THE HEAVENS WITH YOUR SOUL, GURREN LAGANN!

Produced by the legendary studio GAINAX! (Evangelion, Gunbuster, FLCL)

Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi! (Dead Leaves,His and Her Circumstances)

Character Design by Atsushi Nishigori! (ROD TV Series)

The series consists of 27 episodes, including other works such as short clips called Parallel Works, 2 planned movies (the first due out September in Japan) and a manga series.