Is Gurren Lagann scary?

Only a little. Gurren Lagann has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Gurren Lagann?

Light gore and brutal violence.

What is Gurren Lagann rated, and is it OK for kids?

Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated TV-14, with brutal violence.

Gurren Lagann (2007)

Series · 24m episodes · Rated TV-14 · In Japanese

Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Fantasy, Foreign (non-English), Sci-Fi

A young laborer escapes to a violent world of robot battles, finding high-octane adventure and uplifting, campy fun.

Epic. A late-night trip at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Netflix, Hulu and Crunchyroll.

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Gurren Lagann parents guide

The thing to know: brutal violence, more than a TV-14 usually carries. Beyond that, some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the violence.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: None noted
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Brutal violence; Our top level for violence.
Sex and nudity: Mild; Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Gurren Lagann scary?: Only a little. Gurren Lagann has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Gurren Lagann?: Light gore and brutal violence.
What is Gurren Lagann rated, and is it OK for kids?: Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated TV-14, with brutal violence.