First off, Gurren Lagann is a fantastic show and a must see for any anime fan. I had anticipated the art box being flimsy but to my surprise its actually quite sturdy (not to mention looking bad ass). For the price its a great buy. The only issue is that to complete this set you're lookin to spend another 130 bucks on the second set (Gurren Lagann: Part 2 (Limited Edition)) and 100 on the final set (Gurren Lagann: Part 3 (Limited Edition)), which is to be expected for a collectors edition. If your looking for a cheaper alternative there is a complete collection for $99 or you can buy the English subbed parts. Speaking of which be careful when buying the sets (it can be somewhat confusing tryin to find the right matching volumes; I made the mistake of buying the subbed part 2 version (Gurren Lagann 2) because it was in the "customers often purchased this item with" section. I'm not goin to go through the effort to return it, and I can's stand having an incomplete collection so I will be buying the subbed part 1 and 3 as well as the collectors edition of part 2 and 3. And if you are a hardcore fan you can find the blu-ray special edition for a whopping 500 some dollars. Out of my price range so this collectors edition is perfect for me and I recommend it to any anime fan.

It is a box set with the first half of this show and is exactly what you would think that means. I have one major pro and one minor con. This box set comes with an awesome box. The box is the GL head and the mouth opens for the DVDs inside, nifty right? The minor con is the drill necklace. I like it, I really do. It is nice. The construction though is a little cheap, it is just plastic and hovers somewhere between cheap and sturdy and the light is a single LED inside which does glow green but unless it was pretty dark, the light is a bit disappointing (it doesn't even light the whole drill if the room is half lit). That being said I still like that it is included. Gurren Lagann is one of my top three animes and this is a pretty nice box set, I just wish it contained both DVDs instead of making you buy the second separately, I mean, the show isn't even that long and they even left spare room in the head-shaped box for the second case.

If you like the show, chances are you will like this set (but please remember to buy the second DVD if you want the whole series).

I got the box set in the mail and was surprised to find that the box set its self has a very keen opening system where the mouth of Gurren opens to reveal the 2 dvds and the core drill. on the subject of the core drill, its cool but gimmicky and i would have rather had a poster or something more displayable. other than that it is a really cool buy and if you have the money to get all 3 its one of the most snazzy box sets I've every bought.

Yesterday, I receive my Limited Edition Gurren Lagann Part 1 Set. When I opened the box, I found it very well packaged, shrink-wrapped to a piece of cardboard to preserve the box's shape (I bought my set from Amazon Warehouse). On the box, the Lagann's mouth is actually a magnetic flap, allowing you to open the box from the top. The box is actually meant to hold all of the volumes, so a cardboard filler is placed there to fill the hole. The set came packaged with the first two volumes of the series (bilingual) and the core drill. The DVDs are some of the best DVD releases of the series (so I hear; I haven't used mine yet). The Core Drill is actually pretty neat. It has a switch to make it glow green (it's a steady light; it doesn't pulse like in the series). The entire thing is plastic, and looks a little cheap. But, it's really awesome. I added a leather string around it to make it a necklace. Overall, it's one of the nicest anime sets I own.

I bought this for my brother last christmas, he was ecstatic because he didn't realize I knew his favorite show was Gurren Lagann. He saw that the outside packaging stated there was a light-up drill inside and tore right into it. Unfortunately for the both of us there was no drill. Inside a sealed box there was an item missing which raises an eyebrow. He claimed not to worry about it because he really enjoyed the thought. I still am a little miffed about it, I felt really bad I didn't receive what I thought I paid for. Definitely a great show and worth collecting, but if you're looking foward to that drill, just wanting to let you guys know about my experience.

This is an amazing anime. Forget what you may or may not have heard, and even if you've seen the first few episodes, you have no idea what's in store for you in the rest of the series. Every episode seems to take it up a notch into absurdity, but that is the best part about this series. It never asks for understanding, it just pushes itself over the top at every turn. It's purely fun and enjoyable and a third of the way through the series it gut checks you, and you'll finally start to understand what it is that makes Gurren Lagann stand apart from other anime.

The only problem is with the DVDs themselves, (which is the only reason I gave it 3 stars and not 5)or maybe just the production team behind the translation. Where the original Japanese version made no apologies for cussing and lude behavior, us Americans cannot be offered the same it seems. Our ways are different, and I understand why the US DVD release lacks the continued cussing that the original had so much of. But it really dents into the impact of the speeches of many of the lead characters. And it really drove over a lot of the comedic aspects of the original. I'd give you an example but even here I'm limited with my words.

Overall though, the series is still fantastic, and now your younger ones can actually enjoy it if they wish to as most of the crude stuff has been removed properly. It's still a lot of robot smashing action though, so be aware that violence does ensue at every turn. But that's the other half of what makes this anime so great: the insane over the top robot smashing action. It takes Voltron, Gundam, Macross (Robotech), and Evangelion into account but never refers backwards. The show does its own thing knowingly embarking on the continued essence of mech anime. Everything feels fresh if not mildly cliched, but everything is as it should be. It uses the best of animes before it, and will be a building block for those to come after it.

Watch it if you haven't yet, you can't possibly not be entertained.

This Artbox and light is amazing on it's own. But when you include the compelling, overwhelming, dramatic and climactic series of Gurren Lagann, it takes it to a whole new level. For 18 bucks, you are getting an amazing deal. You are getting one of the greatest series in the history of anime. The characters will drill (pun intended)into your hearts for a life time. It teaches a fantastic life lesson and admirable morals all should live by. The character Kamina is a person who we all could take advice from. I have should this series to anime haters and after we finished the first disc they complained about me taking so long to put the second into thd ps3. If you arent happy with this for what you are paying, and dont like this series, you don't know anime.

the show itself is great but when i got the package the drill was missing and one of the discs was a bit scratched up. so much for being new. will never buy from this seller again if.

Gurren Lagann is a fantastic piece of anime! with its brilliant japanese/english voice cast to its amazing storyline this has it all!

For those who wonder if Gurren Lagann is english dubbed then your in luck, it has both english and japanese voice dubs for people who enjoy one or the other or even both!

The box itself looks beutifully done the artwork and the way its designed is fun and colourful. The box opens from the front (where Gurren's face is) and opens up like a mouth! it is also magnetised so it will stay shut.

Okay onto the free Drill key that Simon wears around his neck and operates Lagann. The key glows!!! theres a button which makes the key light up bright green just like the anime, a great little something for both kids and collectors to have.

There are 9 episodes altogether within the two discs inside the boxset and theres also room for more volumes if you wish to purchase the volumes seperatly.

The story is about a digger boy named Simon, who dreams of finding treasure and bumps into a glowing drill piece which takes him, his soul brother Kanima and the lovely Yoko into a wild adventure filled with danger and excitement!

Either a region 1 (american)or multi-region dvd player will play this dvd. so unfortunatly you cant play this dvd on your

This is the dub that is now ready to be released. There are several versions of this release available.

They are:

Part 1 Limited Edition which includes an artbox and a Core Drill LED Light (you can see it in the picture.)

Buy this one if you want the artbox

Part 1 - includes volumes 1 and 2 in a paper sleeve. If you are planning on buying this series but don't care about a box, this is the one to buy.

Vol 1 - only buy if you aren't sure about the series.

Vol 2 - if you are buying vol 1 and 2, you should be getting part 1 and saving some money.

The discs in each version are identical.

DVD Extras:

Textless Opening

Textless Ending

Yoko goes to Gainax

Gainax staff interview

Televised version of Episode 6 (DVD has the home video version--TV version is included as a bonus)

Bandai Previews

was a gift so can't comment on personally but receiver didn't complain