Living in a future where humans dwell in underground villages, orphans Kamina and Simon dream of visiting the world on the surface of the planet.

1. Bust Through The Heavens With Your Drill 26m Kamina and Simon live in the underground town of Giha, where a giant Gunman crashes through their home. Can they defeat this giant intruder?

2. I Said I'm Gonna Pilot That Thing 24m Kamina and Simon must defend against a new Gunmen threat. Kamina manages to get control of his own Gunman to fight the Beastmen who are on the attack.

3. You Two-Faced Son of A Bitch 24m To stop Viral, a formidable Beastman, and his powerful Gunman, the Gurren and the Lagann combine to form an all new Gunman -- the Gurren-Lagann.

4. Does Having So Many Faces Make You Great? 24m Team Gurren leaves Littner Village to strike a possible Gunmen rallying point, only to fight the Black Siblings -- and their own hungry stomachs.

5. I Don't Understand It At All 24m Team Gurren end up in an underground village where the citizens all worship the Gunmen as divine beings, and everyone has to live a humble existence.

6. Sit in the Hot Tub 'Till You're Sick 24m With new members added to their crew, Team Gurren continue heading toward the Gunmen rallying point, only to get sidetracked at a hot springs resort.

7. You'll Be The One To Do That 24m One of the Four Divine Generals of the Spiral King arrives with a giant Gunmen fortress. Can Kamina and Simon pilot the Gurren-Lagann to victory?

8. Farewell Comrades 24m Team Gurren and their new allies team up to form Team Dai-Gurren and launch a strike against the Gunmen, only to lose one of their own in the attack.

9. Just What Is Exactly Human? 24m Team Dai-Gurren take control of the enemy fortress. Simon notices a Gunman throw a capsule into a valley, and discovers a young human girl named Nia.

10. Who Really Was Your Big Brother? 24m Adiane spares killing Team Dai-Gurren. Nia gives Simon advice that bothers Yoko. The team assembles when Adiane returns to finish the job she started.

11. Simon, Please Remove Your Hand 24m Team Dai-Gurren are taken captive underground by Guame. Simon understands what Kamina's last words meant. Nia discovers why she was thrown away.

12. Miss Yoko, I Have Something to Ask You 24m The team gets some much needed play time on the beach while waiting for modifications to the Dai-Gurren. Only Adiane and Viral are planning to attack.

13. Everybody, Eat to Your Hearts Content 24m Nia decides to cook for the crew. The fourth member of the Divine Generals attacks, and it's up to Simon and Yoko to launch a counter-assault.

14. How Are You, Everyone? 24m The team arrives at the outskirts of Teppelin, but before heading to the city, they must face a combined assault by Cytomander and Guame's forces.

15. I'll Head Towards Tomorrow 24m As the city of Teppelin collapses, Simon and Nia must fight the largest Gunman they've ever faced before they confront Nia's father, the Spiral King.

16. Entire Polysynthesis 24m This episode recaps the events that happened in episodes 1 through 15, including the battles won and lives lost for the resilient Team Dai-Gurren.

17. You Understand Nothing 24m When the danger mentioned in Lordgenome's last words reveals itself, Simon, the new leader in a prosperous civilization, must confront the threat.

18. I'll Make You Tell the Truth of the World 24m Simon searches for Nia after her astonishing announcement and the Anti-Spirals' first attack. Meanwhile, Rossiu completes his secret project.

19. We Shall Survive by Any Means Necessary 24m Rossiu overthrows Simon and has him arrested. When the Anti-Spirals launch an attack, Rossiu must let Simon use the Gurren-Lagann to defend the city.

20. Oh, God, How Far Will You Test Us? 24m Simon meet Viral in prison, who comments on how far Simon has fallen because of recent events. Rossiu's emergency plan is finally revealed.

21. You Must Survive 24m Yoko leaves her job as a schoolteacher to break Simon out of prison. Simon is reunited with Team Dai-Gurren and sets out to protect the Arc-Gurren.

22. This Is My Last Duty 24m There's only one way to stop the Human Annihilation System: The Gurren-Lagann and the Arc-Gurren must combine to form the Arc-Gurren-Lagann.

23. Let's Go, The Final Battle 24m Team Dai-Gurren begin to make preparations for the war against the Anti-Spirals. Kinon and Simon desperately search for Rossiu, who has gone missing.

24. We Will Never Forget, This Minute and This Second 24m Team Dai-Gurren finally reach the Anti-Spirals' homeworld. But it's a trap, and lives are lost when they fall prey to the enemy's explosive attack.

25. I Accept Your Dying Wish 24m Team Dai-Gurren can't escape the ocean of despair created by the Anti-Spirals -- until a member of the team sacrifices himself to save everyone else.

26. Let's Go, Comrades 24m After transforming their flagship into the Super Galactic Gurren-Lagann, the crew finally fight back against the enemy, until Kamina suddenly appears.