Which was released first, the animated film A Town Called Panic or the animated series Gurren Lagann?
Gurren Lagann Gurren Lagann, known in Japan as Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (天元突破グレンラガン , Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan , lit. "Pierce the Heavens, Gurren Lagann") , is a Japanese mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on Japan's TV Tokyo between April 1, 2007, and September 30, 2007. It was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, written by veteran playwright Kazuki Nakashima, and had been in development since the participation of the famed animator in the "Abenobashi" mecha-themed episodes by the same studio. "Gurren Lagann" takes place in a fictional future where Earth is ruled by the Spiral King, Lordgenome, who forces mankind to live in isolated subterranean villages. The plot focuses on two teenagers living in a subterranean village, Simon and Kamina, who wish to go to the surface. Using a mecha known as Lagann, Simon and Kamina reach the surface and start fighting alongside other humans against Lordgenome's forces.
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (Japanese: テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 〜The First Strike〜 , Hepburn: Teiruzu Obu Vesuperia ~The First Strike~ ) is a 2009 Japanese animated film by Production I.G. It is directed by Kanta Kamei and written by Reiko Yoshida, featuring the voice talents of Kōsuke Toriumi, Mamoru Miyano, Mai Nakahara, Rika Morinaga, and Eiji Takemoto. The film is the prequel to the Namco Tales Studio's role-playing game "Tales of Vesperia" and the first animated feature film in the "Tales" series. "Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike" revolves around the two knights, Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo, from the Niren Corps as they protect a town from monsters with their allies.