Line #8 Trivia/TengenToppaGurrenLagann


1	* AnimeFirst: The anime premiered first.
2	* BonusMaterial:
3	** ''Gurren Lagann'' has had a number of extra animated shorts and side episodes produced for release on DVD sets or bundled with other products, including 15 "Parallel Works" music videos, a 12-minute episode bundled with the DS game, a video manga called ''Viral's Sweet Dream'', and a director's cut version of episode 6.
4	** There's a Yonkoma in between every chapter of the manga adaptation, along with various extra chapters that explore the characters, such as Kiyal's comedic [[spoiler:rebellion against Dai-Gurren]], Yoko attaining her own Gunman, and an encounter with [[spoiler:Nia's older sister]].
5	* BreakthroughHit: For Creator/HiroyukiImaishi
6	* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/CrispinFreeman is the new voice of the Anti-Spiral in the movie dubs (since Dave Mallow retired) and he was previously slated to voice Kamina before Creator/KyleHebert got the part.
7	* DearNegativeReader: Osamu Kobayashi was the guest director for episode 4. His look for the characters and animation style received some criticism from [=2ch=] when it first aired. Producer Takami Akai made a disparaging comment about said criticisms (he said it was like putting your face next to an anus and breathing deeply) and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere resigned his post as a result of the fan backlash]].
8	* DirectedByCastMember: Besides directing the English dub, Creator/TonyOliver voiced the older Simon and Grandpa Coco.
9	* DuelingDubs: In Russian. Reanimedia's highly praised dub has been around since 2009, yet Fan, a newly established satellite network, chose to air a different one (distributed by Wakanim) in 2018.Though they do overlap.
10	* FranchiseOwnershipAcquisition: The franchise was originally produced and owned by Creator/StudioGainax until Creator/StudioTrigger bought the rights in 2021.
11	* MissingEpisode: Most of the entire English dub produced by Animax is lost, with almost no footage or audio of it anywhere. The dub for episode 11 would resurface and be uploaded to the Internet Archive in 2020, but the other episodes remain lost.
12	* NoDubForYou: The movies were initially not dubbed, with Aniplex [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-16/aniplex-america-sells-gurren-lagann-movie-dvds-in-july stating that while they are releasing the movies in the United States, they aren't going to dub them because they don't see a need to spend the money unless someone desires to show them on TV.]] They have a point, since the movies are essentially abridged recaps of the TV series with some slight (if not fan preferred) changes and new animations. Aniplex USA later dubbed the films [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-18/gurren-lagann-films-to-screen-in-n-america-in-january-2024/.204594 for their 15th anniversary 4K screenings]] in January 2024.
13	* TheOtherDarrin:
14	** The reason Creator/BridgetHoffman filled in for Creator/HyndenWalch as Nia's TimeShiftedActor was that Walch had personal matters to sort out and had to drop out of the show. It works better than most examples since Nia is a slightly different character now that she aged. In turn, [[https://gurrenlagannthemovieusa.com/staffcast/ the dub cast list for the movies]] lists Hoffman as Nia's only voice meaning she'll be also be taking over from Walch in voicing Nia's younger self in the first film.
15	** Dai-Gurren's helmsman, Gabal Docker, was voiced by Steve Schatzberg for volume 3 but was recast with Joe Ochman for his later appearances due to Schatzberg's death from cancer in August 2008. It was Schatzberg's final voiceover role. For his final appearance, the role was once again recast with Creator/KeithSilverstein (Makken). Ochman returned to voice Gabal in the movie dubs.
16	** Due to some actors’ retirement over the years since the TV series came stateside, the dubs of the movies have their share of recasts. Creator/AmberLeeConnors is the replacement for Creator/MariDevon (retired after 2021) as Cybela, and Creator/CrispinFreeman replaces Dave Mallow (retired in 2017) as the Anti-Spiral.
17	* TheOtherMarty: Creator/ADVFilms' unreleased dub featured Creator/JoshGrelle as Simon, Creator/BrettWeaver as Kamina, Creator/TiffanyGrant as Yoko, Creator/VicMignogna as Viral, Creator/MonicaRial as [[ActingForTwo Boota and Kiyoh]], Creator/JasonDouglas as Kittan, Creator/MarkXLaskowski as Leeron, Creator/ChrisPatton as Rossiu, Creator/BrittneyKarbowski as Kinon, Creator/LuciChristian as Nia, Creator/KiraVincentDavis as Kiyal, Creator/GregAyres as Gimmy, Creator/HilaryHaag as Darry, and Creator/JohnGremillion as Dayakka. In Bandai's dub, Simon was voiced by Creator/YuriLowenthal, Kamina by Creator/KyleHebert, Yoko by Creator/MichelleRuff, Viral by Creator/SamRiegel, Boota by Creator/JulieAnnTaylor, Kiyoh by Creator/KarenStrassman, Kittan by Creator/ChristopherCoreySmith, Leeron by Creator/SteveBlum, Rossiu by Creator/JohnnyYongBosch, Kinon by Creator/StephanieSheh, Nia by Creator/HyndenWalch and [[TheOtherDarrin later]] Creator/BridgetHoffman, Kiyal by Creator/GKBowes, Gimmy by Creator/BrianneSiddall, Darry by Creator/MelaLee, and Dayakka by Creator/DougStone.
18	* RealitySubtext: The explosion that takes out Adiane in Episode 12 is obviously modeled off of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossroads the United States' Crossroads Baker nuclear test in 1946.]]
19	* ReferencedBy: [[ReferencedBy/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Has its own page]].
20	* RefittedForSequel: In the original TV series, there just wasn't enough time or money for the animation team to put in everything they wanted, which is why so many of the cast were killed off. Thankfully, the series was successful enough to warrant film adaptations, and the second film includes all of the content they originally wanted to add in.
21	* RoleReprise: With the exceptions of those who retired and some inconsequential extras, the English dubs for ''Childhood’s End'' and ''The Lights in the Sky Are Stars'' (2023) have almost all of the cast from the TV series’ dub reprising their parts including Creator/YuriLowenthal (Simon), Creator/KyleHebert (Kamina), Creator/MichelleRuff (Yoko), Creator/BridgetHoffman (Nia),[[note]][[TheOtherDarrin This time]] for both halves of the series unlike her replacing Hynden Walch[[/note]] Creator/SamRiegel (Viral), Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (Boota and Leyte), Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (Rossiu), Doug Stone (Dayakka and Guame), Creator/SteveBlum (Leeron), Creator/ChristopherCoreySmith (Kittan), Creator/KarenStrassman (Kiyoh), Creator/StephanieSheh (Kinon), Creator/GinaBowes (Kiyal), Creator/BrianneSiddall (Gimmy), Creator/MelaLee (Darry), Creator/TonyOliver (Old Coco, Balinbow, and Tetukan), Creator/DanWoren (Zorthy), Cutter Garcia (Kidd), Creator/DougErholtz (Iraak), Creator/KeithSilverstein (Makken), Creator/DerekStephenPrince (Aretenborough), Joe Ochman (Gabal),[[note]]Fufilling his whole tenure unlike the TV series where Ochman replaced Steve Schatzberg (who died just as Gabal was getting proper lines) while Ochman himself would be replaced by Keith Silverstein in the finale for unknown reasons[[/note]] Creator/LiamOBrien (Guinble), Creator/PaulStPeter (Thylimph, Jorgun, Giha Chief Shak, and Guzack), Creator/MeganHollingshead (Adiane), Creator/SteveStaley (Cytomander), and Creator/JamiesonPrice (Lordgenome).
22	* StudioHop: At first, the North American releases of ''Gurren Lagann'' were going to be handled by Creator/ADVFilms. Following ADV's liquidation, the rights were picked up by Creator/BandaiEntertainment. Then, Aniplex of America picked up the series after Bandai's rights expired.
23	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
24	** According to an interview with [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2008-07-28/gainax-on-gurren-lagann Anime News Network]], the staff had originally wanted to spend a couple of more episodes exploring what it's like to live underground, but they weren't able to due to time constraints. Likewise, they also wanted to spend more time exploring [[spoiler:Simon's imprisonment and his time in jail]] in the second half, but those plans were similarly scrapped for the same reasons.
25	** Back when the show was originally announced, [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-07-11/gainax-announces-new-anime then-Aniplex president Koichi Natsume stated in the show's initial announcement]] that "there may be multiple sequel series". However, these plans never came to fruition. According to Gainax president Hiroyuki Yamaga in a [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173358/http://www.mania.com/interview-gainax-gurren-lagann-staff_article_87027.html later interview]], the creators and staff did want to do a sequel or prequel series after the show's conclusion, but those plans were ultimately scrapped in favor of the two {{Compilation Movie}}s.
26	** In Bandai Entertainment's English dub:
27	*** Creator/CrispinFreeman was going to voice Kamina before Creator/KyleHebert got that role. Crispin years later [[CastTheRunnerUp would be cast]] as the Anti-Spiral for the dubs of the compilation films due Dave Mallow retiring in the intervening years.
28	*** Creator/SteveBlum also intended to voice Kamina until he saw a picture of Leeron. The producers were unsure about having Blum voice Leeron, but let him audition and were blown away by his performance.
29	* WriterConflictsWithCanon: [[https://dengekionline.com/data/news/2006/7/11/59cc4c329341426fa19bef9660f6ec99.html An early press release]] states that Yoko and Simon are both 14 at series' start, while Kamina is 17. In series, there's nothing stating specific ages, nor any implication that the characters' appearances deviate from them. People going off the show itself almost universally perceive Simon's attraction to Yoko as a PrecociousCrush on a girl much closer to Kamina's age.
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31	* Made its debut in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ The Second Super Robot Wars Z: Hakai-hen]]'', and remained a mainstay for the rest of the ''Z'' series, each installment incorporating elements from both the TV series and the movies. Of note, it was arguably the most important series in ''The Third Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-hen'' where its final arc takes center stage. It also appears in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOE'' (although it's only Simon, Kamina, Yoko and Viral from a very early point in the story), ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega'', and most recently its post-timeskip arc/second movie was covered in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX''. The series is also notable for being included because when it's involved, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is usually [[GameBreaker the most powerful unit in the game]].

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