New Gurren Lagann Movie Trailer Posted

Gainax have posted its first full trailer for the upcoming Gurren Lagann movie "Gekijō-ban Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann: Guren-hen" to its official site. The so-called "Crimson Chapter" looks to take the series up through the battle with the Spiral King, encompassing the first half of the 27-episode series, which begins airing on the Sci Fi Channel July 28th.

Gurren Lagann is one of the most exciting, if unoriginal series I've seen in quite a while and the prospect of seeing it on the big screen gives me palpitations. At the same time it's a bit disappointing to see Gainax releasing another marginally altered rehash of its existing IP, as this film appears to be. If the trailer and Evangelion 1.0 are any indication, Gainax are happy to simply cash in on what amount to rereleases rather than expand their stories in any meaningful way. For Eva, the 1.0 remake was a way to bring the aging series into the 21st century, but for Gurren Lagann you have to imagine they're using the same image files as the series, with only minor alterations. Looking at the trailers there seems to be a bit more detail in some scenes, especially in the facial animations during dialogue, but otherwise not much seems to be different. Regardless of how much or little they change, it seems safe to say that fan devotion will make the release a box office success, and maybe spur Gainax to release some original theatrical material for a change.

Gekijō-ban Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann: Guren-hen opens in Japan September 6th

[Link via Anime News Network]