Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End (劇場版 天元突破グレンラガン 紅蓮篇)

People ask themselves, "What am I?"

"What is life?" “What is the universe?“

They go to their graves, never learning the answers.

It is THIS that is the fate of people.

A vista I once saw.

Modest tranquility. Modest hopes.

When those are crushed, a man will rise up.

The hope they possess, as well as their stage of evolution,

calls forth tremendous power, and the man does battle.

And they learn the meaning of despair.

People ask themselves, "Why do we fight?"

"Why do we kill?“ “Why are we overthrown?"

They go to their graves, never learning the answers.

It is THIS that is happiness for people.

Humanity, hear me! You foolish species.

Know terror! Terror in the face of my absolute power.

Prostrate yourselves before overwhelming terror and despair!

Before the name of the Spiral King!

Slumber deep beneath the surface, you foolish species.

It is THAT which is the destiny of this world.

GURREN LAGANN THE MOVIE

Childhood's End ~

Digging tunnels. Day after day, that's my job.

The more we dig, the more the village can expand.

When the village chief is happy, he feeds me pig-mole steaks.

Is that why I dig? For the steaks?

No, not exactly.

I also do it so I can dig up treasure.

C'mon, now! Keep on digging!

Hey, why can't you dig like him?! Don't you want those steaks?!

Ew, it's Simon the Digger.

What's the fun of getting covered in dirt day after day?

He's carrying something weird, too.

He's so gross...

And he smells.

He's looking this way!

If we're not careful, he might drill a hole in us, too!

Walk with your head held high, Simon.

Kamina?

Don't call me Kamina, call me "Bro"!

Don't worry about what those ugly chicks say.

This looks good on you, kid.

Because yours is the drill that will break through the vault of heaven!

Yahoo!

Step aside! Make way! Team Gun-en is coming through!

Boota?!

H-Hey, what are you doing?!

Listen up, Simon! We're gonna use your drill to bust through the ceiling!

Bust through that, and the next stop is the surface!

We're gonna make a break for the surface!

This is insane!

You can do it!

Reject common sense to make the impossible possible!

That's how Team Gurren rolls!

Yahoo!

Kamina! You again!

Step aside, Chief!

You little moron!

Would you people PLEASE come to your senses?

This "surface" of yours doesn't exist!

Like hell it doesn't! I've seen it!

Up on the surface, there's no walls! No ceiling!

"Instead, a" you see around you is a bright, blue sky!

A liar's son is a liar, too, I see.

What?!

Your old man did nothing but spout crap like that, too.

And what did it get him? Dead! Buried under a pile of rocks somewhere!

You're wrong! My dad made it to the surface! I was there with him!

Then what are you doing down here, smart guy?

Um, well...

Get this through your thick skulls!

This village is all we have!

For untold generations, we've been warned to never unseal the canopy.

People who don't understand that rule don't get to eat!

Into the stockade with you! Without food!

I-It's an earthquake! Everybody take cover!

Kamina! Let's get out of here! Kamina!

- No way. - But...

I don't run from anything!

If we don't run, we're gonna get crushed here!

Oh, right. I forgot what happened to you.

Don't worry, it's already settling down.

Are you people gonna keep living in fear of earthquakes day after day?!

Up on the surface, there ain't no ceiling!

Would you give it a rest?!

I didn't look after you orphaned kids out of the goodness of my heart!

It's because I'm the chief!

I have a duty to look out for the welfare of this village and its citizens!

But if you can't do as I tell you, there's no place for you here!

- What the...? - It's a face!

- It's a huge face... - Its teeth are enormous...

Hey, now...

Look up! That's the surface!

What did I tell you? There's a surface, all right!

This big mug fell from the surface! It fell from above!

Ain't that right, Mr. Chief?

- It's a monster! - Run, it's a monster!

Run away! It's gonna eat us!

Kamina, this way! Hurry!

Kamina?

You've got guts, plowing into my village...

with this big ugly mug of yours, you know that?

R-Run!

But that ends here! I won't stand for any more of your shenanigans!

Wha...? Who the hell are you?

It talked!

I'm gonna tell you, so dig the wax outta those huge ears and listen close!

The bad reputation of Team Gurren echoes far and wide in Giha Village!

When they talk about its badass leader,

that man of indomitable spirit, that paragon of masculinity,

they're talking about ME, the mighty Kamina!

The mighty Kamina will not countenance any further lawlessness in his village!

What can a puny human like you do to stop me?

All right, you two! Get back!

Something else from the surface?

I only knocked it on its backside. It'll get up again soon.

Hey, baby.

You sluggin' it out with that thing? Let me give you a hand.

What?

Damn, you got a fine body! Surface chicks are a breed apart!

Do I need to tell you again to run? Do you have a death wish?

Thanks, Simon! Nice save!

Hurry, this way!

- Where am I? - Giha Village.

Oh, this is the pit next door.

Next door?

I'm from Littner Village, the pit next to this one.

What the hell? You said you're from the surface, but you were raised in a pit?

I came down from the surface just now, but I originally hail from Littner.

Geez, you're a pit chick? Move it, thunder thighs!

What's with the change in attitude?

This way.

Where, exactly, are we going?

- The face. - The face?

A humongous face!

Do you mean a Gunmen?

What the hell is a "Gunmen"?

That is.

Give me a minute. From here, I can target its power conduits.

If I can take those out, it'll stop him in his tracks.

Gotcha!

Hey, you with the big mug!

We're about to take you down with one shot, so say your prayers!

What did you do that for?!

A man looks his opponent in the eye when he lets him have it!

I'm a woman, thank you very much!

A woman has no place meddling in a fight between two men!

I'm the one who's doing all the fighting here!

You've got spunk, lady! I like your style!

This is it? The face you wanted to show me?

Yep.

This is an awesome thing you've dug up now, kid.

I wonder if this is a friend of the Gunmen up there?

It's smaller than the thing up there, but I like this thing's face.

But look at this.

People ride in it? But that's impossible...

Can we ride it?

It looks like it's running!

Really?

C'mon, Bro!

You do it, Simon.

You're the one who dug this up. That makes it yours.

But I...

What, you think the great Kamina could steal stuff from his blood brother?

Just do it!

Do it. If anyone can do it, it's you.

B-But...

Listen, Simon. Don't believe in yourself.

Believe in ME! Believe in the Kamina who believes in you!

What's that supposed to mean?

I'll see what I can do.

It worked!

You did it, Simon!

You weren't expecting THIS, were ya, you Gunmen S.O.B.?

Even if heaven itself tolerates your brutality, the mighty Lagann doesn't!

What's “Lagann”?

This fella's name. I just came up with it.

We're on top of its head?!

Bro!

R-Reject common sense to make the impossible possible!

That's the way Team Gurren rolls!

I'm coming, Bro!

Simon! That was pretty slick!

C'mon, jump! Make it jump!

Hey, quit wasting time! Hurry!

I have you now!

We're done for... It's so cramped!

Don't moan over a little thing like this!

Damn it... I need power... If only I had more power!

- A drill? - It just sorta popped out.

That's your kind of weapon! It's a perfect match!

Bro! I think I'll be able to do the job with this!

All right, then! Smash us into that big mug!

Give it a taste of the power of Team Gurren's mighty drill!

Yeah!

Get going, Simon! Bust through the heavens with your drill!

Farewell, Giha Village! We're off to the surface!

Off to the surface I saw as a kid!

This is the surface?

It's so beautiful...