in north america, at first it was announced to be licensed by adv films in 2007, the license was transferred to bandai entertainment in 2008. the license was again transferred to aniplex of america in 2013. in the united kingdom, it was licensed by manga entertainment in 2007, then transferred to beez entertainment in 2008. the license was again transferred to anime limited in 2013. the sci fi channel got the broadcasting rights of "gurren lagann" and began airing the anime on july 28, 2008. the anime won several awards at the tokyo international anime fair and the animation kobe and japan media arts festivals.