Summary
The Gurren Lagann compilation films will finally receive an official English dub after years of being released without any. These films had never been dubbed before due to concerns that no one would be interested by the time the dubbing was done. These movies are worth watching for both old and new fans, as they add new scenes to the story and enhance the final scene even better than the original anime.
Yes Toppa Gurren Lagann is one of the biggest mecha anime to come out in the 2000s and its shows are finally receiving official English dubs. Gurren Lagann has two compilation films covering each half of the story, Childhood’s End and The Lights in the Sky Are Stars, and although these films have been released in English-speaking territories, for whatever reason That is, they were never dubbed into English.
However, soon, the lack of an English dub for Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann will no longer be an issue. It was announced previously at Anime Expo that the Gurren Lagann compilation films would be re-released worldwide for their 15th anniversary, and at Anime NYC, it was further revealed that Yes Toppa Gurren Lagann The film will finally receive an English dub.
For fans of the English dub of Gurren Lagann, the opportunity to watch the films dubbed in English is nothing but exciting, and overall, it’s great that fans have another chance to experience Experience the movies, this time with even better picture quality.
Why was the Gurren Lagann movie never dubbed into English until now?
With the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann films finally receiving English dubs, it raises the question of why they were never dubbed before. In an interview with Anime News Network, former President of Aniplex’s Animation Business Hideki “Henry” Goto said that the Lagann Gurren movies weren’t dubbed because it would take so long that no one would care when it was over, so it wouldn’t do any good if those movies never aired on TV. Anime fans are often quick to abandon something in favor of the newest thing, so the idea that people will lose interest in dubs of the shows is not unfounded.
As for why the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann movies are now dubbed, there are many factors to consider. The aforementioned interview with Hideki “Henry” Goto took place in 2010, so Aniplex’s management may have changed to have more people available to voice the film. Not only that since Lagann Gurren re-releasing the films was to commemorate their 15th anniversary, which could be considered a big enough deal to warrant dubbing them into English. The exact reason for Aniplex’s change of heart may never be revealed, but at the end of the day, the fact that the films were eventually dubbed is what matters.
Why Gurren Lagann’s movies are worth watching
Even without the novelty of hearing the English dub again, the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann films are still worth watching for both old and new fans. While anime compilations are notoriously redundant, the Gurren Lagann films more than justify their existence by how many new scenes are added to the story, and The Lights in the Sky Are Stars in particular notable for changing the final stage to even. better and better than the anime. The Yes Toppa Gurren Lagann movies have a lot going on with them, and the long-awaited English dub is sure to push that idea even further.
Source: Anime News Network, Anime News Network.
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