In conjunction with the release of the movie, Gainax has released series of music videos entitled Gurren Lagann Parallel Works which contains alternative stories of Gurren Lagann set to songs from the original soundtrack. Eight videos have been released as of September 14, 2008. A second series with seven videos, Parallel Works 2, was released on May 26, 2010.
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rap is a Man's Soul! We Surpass the Impossible, and Kick Reason to the Curb! Open Your Ears Wide and Listen to Team Dai-Gurren's Theme" "Rappu wa Otoko no Tamashii da! Muri o Tōshite Dōri o Kettobasu! Ore Tachi Dai-Gurren Dan no Tēma o Mimi no Ana Kappojitte Yo~ku Kikiyagare" (ラップは漢の魂だ! 無理を通して道理を蹴っ飛ばす! 俺たち大グレン団のテーマを耳の穴かっぽじってよ〜く聴きやがれ) |
June 15, 2008 |
| In a medieval Europe setting, Simon, Kamina and Viral infiltrate a castle where Nia is held captive by a Grand Zamboa-like enemy. Viral's wife and Yoko also make appearances. | ||
| 2 | "BafBaf! Being Fired Up Like This... Don't You Like It?" "BafBaf! Sonna ni Moeru no ga...Suki Kai?" (BafBaf!そんなに燃えるのが...好きかい?) |
June 22, 2008 |
| Viral encounters a pachinko Gunmen, and then unleashes it on Kamina, Yoko and Simon. | ||
| 3 | "Tits vs. Tits" "Boin VS Boin" (ボインVSボイン) |
June 29, 2008 |
| A version of the series in an artistically-stylized medieval Japan setting. | ||
| 4 | "Bust Through the Heavens With Your XXX!" "Omae no XXX de Ten o Tsuke!" (お前のXXXで天を衝け!) |
July 6, 2008 |
| In a steampunk wild west theme, Viral is a horse riding hero leading the oppressed beastmen against Kamina, riding Dai-Gurren as a roving bandit. | ||
| 5 | "Rap is a Man's Soul! Open Your Ears Wide and Listen to the Great Kamina's Theme, the Man Who Believes in Himself and Surges at Heaven!" "Rappu wa Otoko no Tamashii da! Onore o Shinjite Ten o Yubi Sasu Dotō no Otoko, Kamina-sama no Tēma o Mimi no Ana Kappojitte Yōku Kikiyagare" (ラップは漢の魂だ! 己を信じて天を指差す怒涛の男·カミナ様のテーマを耳の穴かっぽじってよ〜く聴きやがれ) |
July 13, 2008 |
| A nude Gimmy steals articles of clothing from Simon, Kamina and Yoko using kancho. | ||
| 6 | "To Hell With Combining!" "Gattai Nante Kuso Kurae" (合体なんてクソくらえ) |
July 20, 2008 |
| In a modern-looking alternate setting, humans pilot Lagann and Gurren against Beastmen-like enemies in Gunmen and then team up with other humans against a Dai-Gunmen. | ||
| 7 | "'Libera Me' from Hell" | August 15, 2008 |
| An experimental real world look at the environment of the surface portrayed in the first half of the series, which includes the shadow of a man running and a skull motif, possibly in reference to Kamina's father. | ||
| 8 | "All You Bastards, Get Fired Up!" "Omaera Zenin Moete Shimae!" (お前ら全員燃えてしまえっ!!!) |
September 14, 2008 |
| The story of Lordgenome's past, with the first war against the Anti-Spirals, Lordgenome's descent into madness and the rise of the Beastmen. | ||
| 9 | "Kittan Zero" | May 26, 2010 |
| An adventure of the Black siblings set before they met Kamina and Simon. | ||
| 10 | "The Sense of Wonder" | May 26, 2010 |
| A love story about Simon and Nia. | ||
| 11 | "My XXX is the Best in the Universe" | May 26, 2010 |
| A video in the visual style of Nia's flashback. | ||
| 12 | "Goodbye Dai-Gurren" | May 26, 2010 |
| Gimmy and Darry find a series of mysterious doors in the underbelly of the Dai-Gurren. | ||
| 13 | "Big Building" | May 26, 2010 |
| A strange, sentai-esque story starring Simon and Rossiu | ||
| 14 | "Kiyal's Magical Time, Three Minutes Before" | May 26, 2010 |
| A magical girl style video focusing on Kiyal. | ||
| 15 | "Gunmen Symphonia" | May 26, 2010 |
| A story about the development of Gunmen. |
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