# Gurren Lagann, known in Japan as Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is a Japanese shonen mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for twenty-seven episodes on Japan TV Tokyo between April 1, 2007 and September 30, 2007. Gurren Lagann takes place in a fictional future in which human beings have been forced under Earth surface and live in isolated subterranean civilizations. These "villages" have no contact with the surface world or other villages. Because frequent earthquakes damage infrastructure, the villages must constantly extend deeper into the earth -- individuals relegated to this task are known as "diggers".Yoko is a girl from Jeeha neighboring village of Littner, who had been chasing the Gunmen which entered Jeeha village. She wields an extensive arsenal of firearms and has previous experience fighting Gunmen. She uses her marksmanship from afar to assist Kamina and Simon, while they pilot their respective Gunmen. Wa
