Gurren Lagann 3 | 
| Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Actor: Gurren Lagann
Studio: Bandai Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 10443
Format: Animated, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Subtitled
Languages: English (Subtitled), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 225 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 80402
UPC: 669198804021
EAN: 6691988040214
ASIN: B001D25LSU
Release Date: September 2, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This third set brings the adventure-comedy Gurren Lagann to an appropriately zany, high-energy conclusion. Seven years after the defeat of Lordgenome, the Spiral King, mankind has returned to the surface of the Earth. But when the human population passes the one million mark, Lordgenome's dire prophecy comes true. The Anti-Spiral forces arrive and try to crash the Moon into the Earth. Simon rallies his mecha-pilot friends to join him in a fantastic battle that will determine the fate of the universe. In the best sci-fi anime tradition, Simon fights to protect the Earth and to rescue his girlfriend, Princess Nia. The war between the Spiral and Anti-Spiral fleets takes the familiar cast across space, time, and other dimensions they weren't even aware of. But their dedication and fighting spirit triumph, even when the fabric of space itself distorts.Director Hiroyuki Imaishi pushes the visuals over the top, using Day-Glo colors, wonderfully off-beat designs, jazzy CG effects, and rapid-fire cutting. Simon, who began the series as a nerdy teenager, grows with each challenge until he resembles Kamina, his beloved, outrageous "Bro." The sleeper hit of 2008, Gurren Lagann combines the madcap energy of FLCL with the escalating metamorphoses of a Gundam epic and the self-reflexive parody of Martian Successor Nadesico. The story may not make much sense, but when the adventure is this much fun, who cares? (Rated 13 and older: violence, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Product Description
Seven years have passed since the final battle against Lordgenome and the Beastmen. Mankind is now thriving on the surface of the planet. Lordgenomes fallen capital has now become humanitys new capital, Kamina City, and lead by Simon and the other members of Team Dai-Gurren. The suffering of the people forced to live underground seems like a distant memory. Instead of struggling to survive day after day, Simon now finds himself dealing with civic duties of keeping the residents of the metropolis happy. However, true to Lordgenomes final words, when the population of humans on the planet reaches 1,000,000 people, an even greater threat falls upon mankind. Now, up against an unknown enemy and obstacles in every direction he turns, Simon must fight against destiny to save the woman he loves and all of mankind once again in the process! BREAK THROUGH THE KARMIC CIRCLE OF NEVERENDING BATTLE WITH YOUR DRILL, GURREN LAGANN!
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| Customer Reviews:
All the lights in the sky are stars. October 24, 2008
E. Carden (Kamina City, Surface)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A fitting end to one of the best anime of 2007. Unlike Gainax series before it, the ending makes sense. Well, not logical sense, but this is Gurren Lagann. But it does follow that crazy brand of GL sense, and it keeps its seriousness tempered with mind-blowing animation and energy. If anyone, and I mean anyone, did not get some manly mist-eyes in episode 26, they have no soul. Again, the ending couldn't have been better. Highly recommended.
Best of the Best September 19, 2008
king
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
one of the best mecha shows ever made. ever anime fan owes it to themselves to check this out
REJECT COMMON SENSE TO MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE! September 30, 2008
Louis T. Underwood (Philadelphia, PA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I absolutely love this series. Underneath the flash, action, surreality, completely bizarro and truly HUGE scale events of cosmic destruction and rebirth is a very touching story about friendship, love, and "fighting spirit" to transcend the bonds of despair. This is an absolute must have series. Its at turns exciting, funny, action-packed, ridiculous, visually edgy / eye-popping, stunning, surreal, touching, sad, exploitative and flat out mind-blowing in scale. You gotta see it to believe it. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but I loved it. Highly recommended.
Oh, and this volume concludes the series brilliantly. Just get 'em all if you don't have 'em. They're essentials.
Prepare to break through the karmic cycle of never-ending battle with your drill, Gurren Lagann!
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