Product Details

• Format: NTSC, Subtitled
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: ADV Films
• DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008
• Run Time: 125 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0010DM47S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #483,888 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

In the future humans live in isolated pockets underground and life is a drudgery. All that changes when a young boy discovers a fantastic device --- just in time to save his village from a surface attack! System Requirements:Run Time: 125 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ANIME UPC: 702727163029 Manufacturer No: DGRL/001

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and a laugh, January 15, 2008

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R. Cumbee "Lvl 22 ninja" (Alone in a big world) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gurren Lagann, Volume 1: Breakout! (DVD)

I am not gonna lie to you.... This Anime is stupid and ridiculous. And its probably the best anime I have seen in a very long time. The story is about a boy who finds a tiny little green drill thing and he uses this to pilot a small and funny looking face mecca. The story does take some very interesting turns and will keep you on the edge of your seat waiting for the next Vol.

I do have to say that this Anime has a vary good pacing, meaning that things move somewhat fast and you wont find yourself listening to countless episodes dialog over the same stuff.

And if you don't believe in this review believe in me who believes in this review. XD

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who the HELL do you think I am?!?, February 25, 2008

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Marestrel Munsayac - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gurren Lagann, Volume 1: Breakout! (DVD)

It's a phrase that you will hear quite often in Gainax's latest television series. You probably remember them as the creators of Nadia, Otaku No Video, Gunbuster, FLCL, and Evangelion. Their new series is all about kicking reason to the curb....literally. Take everything that you loved about giant robot shows like Getter Robo, Voltron, Gundam, or Macross and multiply it by a thousand.....no make it a million. The cast of characters are instantly memorable after a few episode and animation is spectacular throughout the entire series. The story keeps progressing forward at a quick pace with action in nearly EVERY episode. It doesn't take itself too seriously and after watching it you'll know why it's one of the greatest anime series' of this decade.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gainax's best so far, February 27, 2008

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B. Wong - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gurren Lagann, Volume 1: Breakout! (DVD)

This is not an anime for anyone who thinks anime should be stern, serious and deep. Gainax has outdone themselves this time; Gurren Lagann has all the wild creativity, fanservice, humor and passion that has distinguished this animation house, except this time they've turned it all up to eleven. The elements are familiar enough: spirited shounen goggle-boy, gorgeous bikini-clad girl with gun, post-apocalyptic world where humans live underground in fear, giant robots, et cetera. Gainax even retraces the themes of some of their own previous releases, and pays blatant homage to a number of prior anime. Yet somehow all these elements form an unpredictable series that rarely lets up. Certainly not everything makes sense in Gurren Lagann, but it doesn't have to; the ferocity of the characters is enough to enthrall and captivate. The animation (with the forgivable exception of Episode 4) is top-notch as well. This is completely worth seeing.