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Gurren Lagann S1E1 — Bust Through the Heavens with Your Drill!!

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Gurren Lagann•Season 1•Episode 1

Bust Through the Heavens with Your Drill!!

7.8/10 · 1,276 votesApr 1, 200724 min

Ranked #20 of 27 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Living underground in Giha Village, Simon and Kamina dream of a life on the surface. When their home is invaded from above, it is up to them to activate the mysterious mecha Lagann and save their village.

Directed byMasahiko Otsuka

Written byKazuki Nakashima

Next episodeE2 · I Said I'm Gonna Pilot That Thing!!

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Cast18

Tetsuya Kakihara

Tetsuya Kakihara

Simon (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Kamina (voice)

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Yoko Littner (voice)

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Thymilph (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Viral (voice)

Mitsuki Saiga

Mitsuki Saiga

Rossiu Adai (voice)

Yukari Fukui

Yukari Fukui

Nia Teppelin (voice)

Michiko Neya

Michiko Neya

Adiane (voice)

Takako Honda

Takako Honda

Gimmy Adai (voice)

Takashi Kondo

Takashi Kondo

Kidd Coega (voice)

Takaya Kamikawa

Takaya Kamikawa

Anti-Spiral (voice)

Takako Honda

Takako Honda

Leite Jokin (voice)

Crew12

Kazuki Nakashima

Kazuki Nakashima

Writer

H

Hitomi Hasegawa

Key Animation

A

Akira Amemiya

Key Animation

H

Haruka Tanaka

Key Animation

Yoh Yoshinari

Yoh Yoshinari

Key Animation

H

Hanako Enomoto

Key Animation

K

Kikuko Sadakata

Key Animation

A

Atsushi Nishigori

Key Animation

K

Katsuya Yamada

Key Animation

S

Sayaka Toda

Key Animation

Masahiko Otsuka

Masahiko Otsuka

Director

T

Takeshi Ninomiya

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Bust Through the Heavens with Your Drill!!" is episode 1 of Gurren Lagann season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 1,276 votes, ranking #20 of 27 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Masahiko Otsuka and written by Kazuki Nakashima, it aired on April 1, 2007.

Next: E2 · I Said I'm Gonna Pilot That Thing!!Best of Season 1