Gurren Lagann (天元突破グレンラガン Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan) is a Japanese mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for twenty-seven episodes on Japan's TV Tokyo between April 1, 2007 and September 30, 2007. It was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, written by veteran playwright Kazuki Nakashima.
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Dubbing History
The anime was originally licensed for North American distribution by ADV Films in 2007. However, this deal would somehow fall through (likely due to budgeting issues ADV was suffering at the time) and their dub was cancelled, with only several episodes finished dubbing. A test disc of ADV's dub had been sent out to select audiences with the first episodes of the dub, but only one clip of this dub has managed to find its way online.
The license was then transferred to Bandai Entertainment and a new dub was made by Bang Zoom! Entertainment in 2008, using a completely different voice cast. With the collapse of Bandai in 2012, Aniplex of America later re-acquired the North American license in 2013. The dub aired on the Sci-Fi Channel's Ani-Monday anime block in 2008, and later aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block from August 16, 2014 to March 21, 2015.
In addition, an alternate English dub was produced for Animax Asia's respective networks in Southeast Asia.
Cast
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Simon | Tetsuya Kakihara | Yuri Lowenthal |
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Takayuki Sugō (older) |
Tony Oliver | |
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Kamina | Katsuyuki Konishi | Kyle Hebert |
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Yoko Littner | Marina Inoue | Michelle Ruff |
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Nia Teppelin | Yukari Fukui | Hynden Walch (eps. 9-16) |
| Bridget Hoffman (eps. 17-27) | |||
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Viral | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Sam Riegel |
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Leeron Littner | Masaya Onosaka | Steve Blum |
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Dayakka Littner | Daiki Nakamura | Doug Stone |
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Rossiu Adai | Mitsuki Saiga | Johnny Yong Bosch |
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Jōji Nakata (older) |
Michael McConnohie | |
 
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Gimmy Adai | Takako Honda | Brianne Siddall |
 
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Darry Adai | Shizuka Itō | Mela Lee |
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Kittan Bachika | Kishō Taniyama | Christopher Corey Smith |
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Kiyoh Bachika | Rina Satō | Karen Strassman |
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Kinon Bachika | Kana Ueda | Stephanie Sheh |
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Kiyal Bachika | Kana Asumi | G.K. Bowes |
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Lordgenome | Narushi Ikeda | Jamieson Price |
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Thymilph | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Paul St. Peter |
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Adiane | Michiko Neya | Megan Hollingshead |
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Cytomander | Akio Suyama | Steve Staley |
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Guame | Kiyoshi Kawakubo | Doug Stone |
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Boota | Shizuka Itō | Julie Ann Taylor |
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Attenborough Cortitch | Daisuke Kirii | Derek Stephen Prince |
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Guinble Kaito | Takahiro Mizushima | Liam O'Brien |
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Cybela Kuto | Haruhi Terada | Mari Devon |
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Balinbow Bakusa | Kouzou Douzaka | Tony Oliver |
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Jorgun Bakusa | Go Shinomiya | Paul St. Peter |
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Makken Jokin | Katsuyuki Konishi | Keith Silverstein |
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Leyte Jokin | Takako Honda | Laura Bailey |
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Iraak Coega | Daisuke Kirii | Doug Erholtz |
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Zorthy Kanai | Takafumi Kawakami | Daniel Woren |
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Anti-Spiral | Takaya Namikawa | Dave Mallow |
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Narrator | Takayuki Sugō | Tony Oliver |
Additional Voices
- Richard Cansino
- Mari Devon
- Dorothy Elias-Fahn
- Doug Erholtz
- Cutter Garcia
- Barbara Goodson
- William Frederick Knight
- Mela Lee
- David Lodge
- Michael McConnohie
- Liam O'Brien
- Joe Ochman
- Tony Oliver
- Steve Schatzberg
- Keith Silverstein
- Melodee Spevack
- Peter Spellos
- Paul St. Peter
- Derek Stephen Prince
- Karen Strassman
- Kirk Thornton
- Daniel Woren
ADV Dub (Cancelled)
Prior to the cancellation of their license and dub, ADV had announced their cast. Only the first five episodes were actually dubbed.
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor (Episodes 1-5) |
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Simon | Tetsuya Kakihara | Josh Grelle |
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Kamina | Katsuyuki Konishi | Brett Weaver |
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Yoko Littner | Marina Inoue | Tiffany Grant |
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Viral | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Vic Mignogna |
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Leeron Littner | Masaya Onosaka | Mark X. Laskowski |
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Dayakka Littner | Daiki Nakamura | John Gremillion |
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Rossiu Adai | Mitsuki Saiga | Chris Patton |
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Gimmy Adai | Takako Honda | Greg Ayres |
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Darry Adai | Shizuka Itō | Hilary Haag |
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Kittan Bachika | Kishō Taniyama | Jason Douglas |
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Kiyoh Bachika | Rina Satō | Monica Rial |
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Kinon Bachika | Kana Ueda | Brittney Karbowski |
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Kiyal Bachika | Kana Asumi | Kira Vincent-Davis |
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Boota | Shizuka Itō | Monica Rial |
Luci Christian was also slated to voice Nia Teppelin before the dub was cancelled.
Animax Dub
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Simon | Tetsuya Kakihara | David Lee McKinney |
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Kamina | Katsuyuki Konishi | David Bridges |
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Nia Teppelin | Yukari Fukui | Andrea Kwan |
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Rossiu Adai | Mitsuki Saiga | David Lee McKinney |
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Kiyal Bachika | Kana Asumi | Andrea Kwan |
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Anti-Spiral | Takaya Namikawa | David Lee McKinney |
Transmission
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2008 | Sci-Fi | United States | 
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| 2014-2015 | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim/Toonami) | ||
Video Releases
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| Bandai Entertainment | 2008-2009 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 4 Volumes | ||||||
| 2010 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 6 Discs | ||||||
| Aniplex of America | 2013 | 
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||
| 15 Discs | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 5 Volumes | ||||||
| 2017 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 7 Discs | ||||||
External Links
- Gurren Lagann at the Internet Movie Database
- Gurren Lagann (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
