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Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars Releases in Japanese Theaters

Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars Releases in Japanese Theaters

Starts 04/22/2009 CONFIRMED 92% CONFIDENCETheatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

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Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars Releases in Japanese Theaters

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Gainax's Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars opens in Japanese theaters, the second of two compilation films recapping and continuing the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann TV series with new footage covering its back half.

Gainax film, 2 hr 5 min, aired Apr 22, 2009, the second Gurren Lagann compilation movie following Gurren-hen^[1]
Seven years after the Spiral King's defeat, the Anti-Spiral threatens, and Team Dai-Gurren with Simon and Nia Teppelin resolves to overthrow it^[1]
Ending "Namida no Tane, Egao no Hana" by Shoko Nakagawa; MAL score 8.62^[1]

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Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars Releases in Japanese Theaters
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