 The art director and lead character designer Derrick Wyatt stated that, while he "hadn't seen "Gurren Lagann" until after" they "had finished most of the first season of "TFA"," he confirmed that the creators have "definitely been inspired" by it ever since, particularly during the second and third seasons of "Transformers Animated".The success of "Gurren Lagann" led to the creation of Studio Trigger, founded by director Hiroyuki Imaishi.