As a part of the Weeknight Anime Program, the cinema are holding a two-night only special presentation of Gurren Lagann: The Movie 1: Childhood’s End and Gurren Lagann: The Movie 2: The Lights In The Sky Are Stars. The movies are subtitled, and are shown back-to-back.

In the first movie, Simon and Kamina are forced to live within the limits set by the village elder – but that changes when, just as Simon discovers a “fantastic” device, the village becomes victim to a wild intrusion. They are soon entangled in a battle against surface “Beastmen” who control giant robots known as Gunmen. The underground inhabitants manage to commandeer one of these robots for themselves and name it GURREN, which they use to lead the battle against the Beastmen.

The second movie sees Simon in mourning for loved ones lost while he was in a battle against the Beastmen leader named Lordgenome. Seven years later, humans are returning to the surface to create a “flourishing civilization” which they soon expand into outer space. This expansion brings them a new set of problems when they score themselves a brand new enemy!

Fans interested in seeing this double-feature need to get themselves to the VIZ Cinema complex in San Francisco on either Tuesday the 17^th or Wednesday the 18^th of November, where they are also offering a special discount for this event! Ticket information, preview trailers and screening times are available at the website, www.vizcinema.com.