Yoko Littner
A sharpshooter from Littner village who fights alongside Team Dai-Gurren with her energy rifle.
Yoko Littner is a young woman from Littner, a village neighboring Giha, introduced as a member of a small resistance against the beastmen. She helps introduce Simon and Kamina to the surface world and becomes a member of Team Gurren soon after. She falls in love with Kamina early in the series, and thinks little of Simon until he begins showing signs of self-confidence. After Kamina's death, she tries to help Simon cope and forms a sisterly relationship with him. Instead of piloting a Gunmen, she wields a high-powered energy rifle and uses her marksmanship and wise counsel to aid her teammates.
- Role
- Marksman
- Affiliation
- Team Dai-Gurren
- First Appears
- Episode 1
- Status
- Alive
- Weapon
- High-powered energy rifle
Lore & Background
Yoko Littner hails from Littner, a surface village neighboring Giha, where she was already fighting the beastmen before meeting Simon and Kamina. She is the one who pursues a giant Gunmen into Giha village, leading to Simon's discovery of Lagann and the trio's escape to the surface. She falls in love with Kamina, and after his death at the hands of one of Lordgenome's four generals, she helps Simon cope with his depression, forming a sisterly bond with him. Unlike the mecha pilots, Yoko relies on a high-powered energy rifle and her own marksmanship, providing tactical support and wise counsel throughout the war against Lordgenome and later the Anti-Spirals.
In Their Own Story
Yoko Littner first appears pursuing a giant Gunmen into Giha village, where she meets Simon and Kamina. She helps them reach the surface and joins Team Gurren, later renamed Team Dai-Gurren. She falls in love with Kamina, but he is killed in battle by one of Lordgenome's four generals. Afterward, Yoko supports Simon through his depression, becoming a sisterly figure. She continues to fight using her energy rifle, never piloting a Gunmen, and remains with the team through the final battle against the Anti-Spirals. Twenty years after the Anti-Spirals' defeat, she is among the surviving team members who have retired and moved on with their lives.
Reader's Guide
Yoko Littner is introduced as a young woman from Littner village, already part of a small resistance against the beastmen. She is the one who pursues a giant Gunmen into Giha, setting the plot in motion. She quickly becomes a member of Team Gurren, falling in love with Kamina. After Kamina's death, she helps Simon cope and forms a sisterly relationship with him. Throughout the series, she does not pilot a Gunmen; instead, she wields a high-powered energy rifle and uses her marksmanship and wise counsel to aid her teammates. She survives the final battle against the Anti-Spirals and is shown twenty years later, retired and moved on with her life.
Did You Know?
- Yoko is from Littner, a village neighboring Giha, and was already fighting beastmen before meeting Simon and Kamina.
- She falls in love with Kamina early in the series, and after his death forms a sisterly relationship with Simon.
- Unlike most main characters, Yoko never pilots a Gunmen; she fights using a high-powered energy rifle.
- Yoko is voiced by Marina Inoue in Japanese and by Tiffany Grant (ADV dub) or Michelle Ruff (Bang Zoom! dub) in English.
- Twenty years after the Anti-Spirals' defeat, Yoko is among the surviving Team Dai-Gurren members who have retired.