Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Guren-hen Anime Review

An animated film entitled Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann the Movie: Crimson Lotus Chapter (劇場版 天元突破グレンラガン 紅蓮篇, Gekijōban Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan Guren Hen), once again directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, and written by Kazuki Nakashima, was produced by Gainax and released on September 6, 2008 in Japanese theaters and the DVD is scheduled to be released on April 22, 2009. The film is a compilation of the events of the first arc of the series (episodes one through fifteen) with around 20 minutes of newly animated scenes. In conjunction with the release of the film, Gainax has released series of music videos entitled Gurren Lagann Parallel Works which contains alternative stories of Gurren Lagann set to songs from the original soundtrack. A second film, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann the Movie: Spiral Stone Chapter (劇場版 天元突破グレンラガン 螺巌篇, Gekijōban Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan Ragan Hen) has been announced and confirmed for Japanese-only theatrical release on April 25, 2009