- 9.0/101 votes
#1 - I'll Never Forget This Minute, This Second
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/9/2007
Guided by Simon and Nia's feelings for each other, Team Dai-Gurren break through dimensions in search for the Anti-Spirals' homeworld. But after falling into the enemy's trap, they end up losing some of their most precious members, due to its vicious offensive.
Director: Katsuichi Nakayama
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 9.0/103 votes
#2 - The Imperial Capital Quake
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/2016
After an earthquake strikes the Imperial Capital, Piña brings Itami and the others to meet Emperor Molt. However, they are joined by Prince Zorzal.
Director: Takahiko Kyougoku
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.8/108 votes
#3 - Here We Go
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/20/2021
Spearhead Squadron comes to the end of their long road, and a new journey begins for Lena...
Director: Ryo Ando
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.8/105 votes
#4 - The Truth Is
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/21/2021
The team prepares for a final suicide mission against "Morpho," a massive railgun Legion capable of single-handedly turning the tide of the battle.
Director: Yoshinobu Tokumoto
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.8/104 votes
#5 - All That's Left
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/26/2021
The members of Nordlicht drop out one by one in the face of the Legion's onslaught, and Shin is left to face the Morpho alone.
Director: Ryo Ando
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.7/103 votes
#6 - The Princess's Decision
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/15/2015
While returning from Italica, Itami is captured by the Empire’s Rose Knights. Concerned about JSDF’s response, Piña makes a proposition.
Director: Ayako Kono
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.5/102 votes
#7 - In the Still of the Moonlit Night, the Dawn Sky
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2014
Rentaro gets hurt trying to protect Seitenshi from the sniper. The security plan that Seitenshi's bodyguards had set up were leaked to the sniper. Enju had gone after the sniper and falls into a coma.
Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.5/106 votes
#8 - I'm With You
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2021
Lena learns the truth about the upcoming end of the war, and how the Legion is a much more deadly threat than she though.
Director: Satsuki Takahashi
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.5/106 votes
#9 - Let's Go
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2021
Spearhead is given orders to undertake a pointless march into enemy territory, and not to stop until they're dead. Lena tries her best to stop this suicide mission from happening.
Director: Takashi Yasui
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.5/102 votes
#10 - Left Behind
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/7/2004
Inspector Lunge investigates the murder of a prostitute and suspects a senator named Dr. Boltzmann of involvement. His dedication to his work however takes a toll on his family life. Meanwhile, the vindictive Eva continues to press Lunge to catch Tenma. She also has a new lover, her gardener.
Director: Ryosuke Nakamura
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.3/103 votes
#11 - The Battle of Italica
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/1/2015
The 3rd Recon Unit meets Imperial Princess Piña. Itami decides to protect Italica after hearing that Allied soldiers-turned-bandits have attacked.
Director: Naoya Ando
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.3/103 votes
#12 - Japan, Beyond the Gate
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/22/2015
Piña, Itami and the others visit different government offices for negotiations. Piña is awestruck by the impressive skyscrapers and people of Tokyo.
Director: Takahiko Kyougoku
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.3/103 votes
#13 - Visitor
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/12/2015
Five months since the war began, the local refugee camp near the Alnus base has become a town. Piña begins peace negotiations with key Empire nobles.
Director: Takahiko Kyougoku
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.3/103 votes
#14 - Dangerous Sisters
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/20/2016
Emperor Molt collapses at a ceremony and Prince Zorzal declares that he will lead the Empire. A sage named Mimoza tells Itami the secrets of the Gate.
Director: Takahiko Kyougoku
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.0/101 votes
#15 - Eat Up Everyone!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/24/2007
Trying to do her part in Team Dai-Gurren, Nia decides to become a cook, but just before the crew have a taste of her dishes, Cytomander, the fourth member of the Divine Generals, launches an aerial attack on the Dai-Gurren. Simon leads the counter-attack on the Gurren-Lagann, this time accompanied by Yoko, who replaces a sick Rossiu.
Director: Akitoshi Yokoyama
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.0/101 votes
#16 - I Will Head Towards Tomorrow
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/8/2007
The last of the Divine Generals fall, and the city of Teppelin collapses, revealing a Gunman of gigantic proportions. Simon and Nia struggle to pass through it in order to confront her father, the Spiral King himself.
Director: Masahiko Otsuka
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.0/103 votes
#17 - Tuka Luna Marceau
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/2016
Itami rejects a mission from Yanagida to exterminate the Fire Dragon. Yao tells Tuka that the dragon killed her father, but she refuses to accept it.
Director: Takahiko Kyougoku
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.0/103 votes
#18 - The Empress in Slave's Clothing
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/12/2016
Zorzal’s Imperial Army and the Rose Knights wage an intense battle. Itami learns of an assassination plot as Lelei’s exam approaches its end.
Director: Takahiko Kyougoku
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.0/102 votes
#19 - The Crimson Black Assassin
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2014
The Tendo Civil Security Agency gets a job from Seitenshi. The job is to act as her bodyguard. Rentaro isn't very fond of the idea, but notices odd activity when it's revealed that Seitenshi will be meeting with the head of the Osaka Area while Kikunojo is gone.
Director: Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.0/101 votes
#20 - The Heart of Taurus, The Spear of Light
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/17/2014
The outdoor classroom is completely destroyed because of the bombing. Hope is starting to be destroyed along with the Monolith as the JASDF and Gastrea face off. However, the ones to show up at the civil officers' base were JASDF who had been turned into Gastrea themselves.
Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.0/101 votes
#21 - Crisis Point
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/24/2014
Rentaro is condemned for a decision he made in battle, and is told that there is another Gastrea named Pleiades that is protecting the already supposedly immortal Aldebaran. Rentaro is forced to face the enemy alone, and is helped by someone rather unexpected: his enemy from the past.
Director: Kiyoshi Matsuda
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.0/105 votes
#22 - Glad to Be Here
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/17/2021
The crew of Spearhead find themselves back on the battlefield, as the tide of the war turns against the Federacy.
Director: Satsuki Takahashi
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 8.0/101 votes
#23 - A Cold Spring
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2021
Irina and Lev spend some time together before they're pulled apart. As the launch date quickly closes in, the decision is made as to who will pilot the first human spaceflight.
Director: Masayuki Iimura
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 7.7/103 votes
#24 - Lover
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/2016
Prince Zorzal suppresses political opposition by arresting anti-war senators. Itami and the others hide after an attempt on Lelei’s life.
Director: Takahiko Kyougoku
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
- 7.5/104 votes
#25 - Acquisition
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/20/2022
Michio stakes his hopes on hunting bandits for bounties and searches for targets around town at night. Though he finds them easily using his skills, they are still human. Conflicted feelings about killing people for money and the fear of needing to defeat his opponents swirl inside Michio. However, with the time limit approaching, Michio steels his resolve and enters the bandits' headquarters!
Director: N/A
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama