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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 22 Episode 1 - Transforming High School Life
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S22:E1

    The new school year begins at Amanogawa High School, and Kengo Utahoshi is detecting strange energies around the school. And things get stranger when yankee-looking Gentaro Kisaragi transfers into the school and decides that he wants to be Kengo's friend.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  2. undefined Season 22 Episode 2 - Come On, Outer Space
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S22:E2

    Kengo reveals to Gentaro that he must turn off the Zodiarts Switch used by the person who activated it in order to truly defeat a Zodiarts. As Gentaro and Yuki search the campus for the owner of the Zodiarts Switch, she begins to tell Gentaro more about Kengo and how he came to have the Fourze Driver and the Astroswitches.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  3. undefined Season 22 Episode 48 - Final Episode: Youthful Galaxy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S22:E48

    With Kengo's death at the hands of Sagittarius Nova and the destruction of the Rabbit Hatch, a distraught Kamen Rider Club reads the final letter from the Core Child written before his death. A resolved duo of Riders must face the Horoscopes one last time to avenge their fallen friend and stop the Day of Awakening for good.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - I Accept Your Last Wish!
    9.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E25

    Team Dai-Gurren struggles to escape from the ocean of despair created by the Anti-Spirals without success, until history repeats itself, as another irreplaceable member of the Team sacrifices himself to save the others.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Later, Buddy
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    S1:E8

    Having temporarily stalled Viral and Thymilph in the last skirmish, the Team Gurren and their newly arrived allies join forces as "Team Dai-Gurren" and launch a decisive strike against the regrouping Gunmen force.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 26 - Let's Go, Buddy
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    S1:E26

    After finally transforming their flagship into the Super Galactic Gurren-Lagann, Simon and his friends successfully fight back against the enemy. When their enemy starts to use their own memories and desires against them, Kamina reappears to help.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Volume Heaven
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    A mysterious terrorist organization creates chaos and destruction. While the Japanese police, led by Inspector Aki Natsuko, is in pursuit, a single woman on a motorcycle stops and defeats them. Gold Claw, and the terrorist organization Panther Claw, battle the mysterious woman: Cutie Honey, the warrior of love.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - This Is My Final Duty!
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    S1:E22

    The Gurren-Lagann and the Arc-Gurren join together to form the massive Arc-Gurren-Lagann and stop the Human Annihilation System.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - Let's Go, This Is the Final Battle
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    S1:E23

    The members of Team Dai-Gurren make their preparations for the imminent war against the Anti-Spirals, but Rossiu is missing. However, when Kinon tells Simon about what he really intends to do, both start to look desperately for him.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 27 - The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    S1:E27

    At last, Simon and Nia are reunited, and by combining the power of its members, Team Dai-Gurren creates the galaxy-sized Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann, and engage the Anti-Spiral threat in a decisive battle to determine the fate of the universe.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - You Are Someone Who Ought to Survive
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    S1:E21

    One year earlier, Yoko starts working as a schoolteacher on an island until she learns of the situation at Teppelin and returns to break Simon free. Once again reunited, Simon and the members of Team Dai-Gurren launch themselves into space to protect the Arc-Gurren from the enemy forces, now accompanied by Viral as co-pilot of the Gurren-Lagann.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Incomplete
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    S1:E21

    Ryuko's rampage continues, and thanks to Ragyo and Nui she has an unexpected new ally. With Satsuki as the target, will the Elite Four and Nudist Beach be able to withstand the onslaught?

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - You Don't Know Anything!
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E17

    During the following seven years, a new civilization rises and prospers under Simon's leadership. However, these peaceful times come to end when the threat mentioned in Lordgenome's last words starts to reveal itself.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - A Loser I Can't Hate
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    S1:E7

    Mako is offered a better life away from poverty. To do so she must don a suit and face Ryuko in combat.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - A Once in a Lifetime Chance
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    S1:E9

    The final round of Honnouji Academy’s Naturals Election is about to begin and the Elite Four all want to be the first to fight Ryuko. Her homeroom teacher, Aikuro Mikisugi, is concerned if she’ll be able to make it through one fight, let alone all four!

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Spit Your Sadness Away
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    S1:E12

    Ryuko comes face to face with her father's killer, but can she contain her rage? Mako and the Elite Four look on as she rampages on, coming closer and closer to death. Will Satsuki or anyone else be able to stop her?

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Tell Me Why
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    S1:E17

    Preparations are underway for the Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival! The school is in a fervor as Ragyo Kiryuin will be attending, but what are her and Satsuki's real intentions for the event?

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Into the Night
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    S1:E18

    The Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival comes to an abrupt and very unexpected conclusion! Battle lines are drawn and Ryuko must decide who is friend and who is foe. But will she have the power to resist the power of the Life Fiber?

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - I Said I'm Gonna Pilot That Thing!!
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    S1:E2

    Now that they've made it to the surface, Simon and Kamina must join together with Yoko and her village to defeat the Beastmen pursuing them.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Tell Me the Secrets of This World
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E18

    After the Anti-Spirals' first attack and Nia's astonishing announcement, Simon looks desperately for her, while Rossiu finally completes his secret project.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - We Will Survive By Any Means Necessary
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E19

    To soothe the public opinion, Rossiu overthrows Simon and puts him under arrest. But when the Anti-Spirals launch a large-scale attack on Kamina City, he is left with no option but to let Simon engage the enemy using the Gurren-Lagann, not before resorting to extremes to put him under his control.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - How Far Will God Test Us?
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E20

    As Simon arrives in prison, he unexpectedly meets Viral, who comments on how far he has fallen. Meanwhile, the truth about Rossiu's emergency plan and the consequences for those left behind on Earth are revealed.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - If Only I Had Thorns Like A Thistle
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S1:E1

    Ryuko Matoi is a vagrant school girl traveling from place to place searching for clues to the truth behind her father's death - the "woman with the scissor blade". The journey leads Ryuko to Honnouji Academy.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - So Sexy She Might Pass Out
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    S1:E2

    Weakened by her battle, Ryuko flees Honnouji Academy before collapsing in the street. Rescued, she's given food and shelter for night, and upon returning to the Academy faces off against Omiko Hakodate, the Girls' Tennis Club Captain, to repay the favor.

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - I Want to Know More About You
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    S1:E10

    The second battle against the Elite Four begins! How will Ryuko defeat Houka Inumuta, who is using the data he’s collected to predict her every move? Watching the action, Mako and her family deal with a few surprises of their own!

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    Writer:Kazuki Nakashima

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Kazuki Nakashima Ratings Summary

"Transforming High School Life" is the best rated episode written by Kazuki Nakashima. It scored 10.0/10 from 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on September 4, 2011.