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Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

Part of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Collection

2009•2h 6m•7.9/10
ActionScience FictionAnimationAdventure

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7.9/10(119)

Seven years have passed after the battle of Teppelin... Humans have since reclaimed the surface of the earth and enjoy an unprecedented period of peace and prosperity. However, humanity's increasing population growth triggers the sudden emergence of an unknown, powerful enemy. The fearsome, manipulative power of the mysterious Anti-Spiral proves too overwhelming for humans to even fight back. When everyone becomes desperate and loses hope, Team Dai-Gurren members reunite to stand up once again!

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Production

GAINAX, Aniplex, Konami, KADOKAWA Shoten, TV Tokyo, dentsu

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Tetsuya Kakihara

Tetsuya Kakihara

Simon (voice)

Yukari Fukui

Yukari Fukui

Nia Teppelin (voice)

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Yoko Littner (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Kamina (voice)

Masaya Onosaka

Masaya Onosaka

Leeron Littner (voice)

Mitsuki Saiga

Mitsuki Saiga

Rossiu Adai (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Viral (voice)

Shizuka Itoh

Shizuka Itoh

Boota (voice) / Darry Adai (voice)

Takako Honda

Takako Honda

Darry Adai (voice) / Leite Jokin (voice)

Kisho Taniyama

Kisho Taniyama

Kittan Bachika (voice)

Rina Sato

Rina Sato

Kiyoh Bachika (voice)

Kana Ueda

Kana Ueda

Kinon Bachika (voice)

Kana Asumi

Kana Asumi

Kiyal Bachika (voice)

Takaya Kamikawa

Takaya Kamikawa

Anti-Spiral (voice)

Narushi Ikeda

Narushi Ikeda

Lordgenome (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Old Coco (voice)

Daisuke Kirii

Daisuke Kirii

Attenborough Cortich (voice) / Iraak Coega (voice)

Takafumi Kawakami

Takafumi Kawakami

Zoushi Kanai (voice)

Go Shinomiya

Go Shinomiya

Gabal Docker (voice) / Jorgun Bakusa (voice)

Takashi Kondo

Takashi Kondo

Kid Coega (voice)

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