Gurren Lagann (2007)

S1E21 You Are Someone Who Ought to Survive

A year prior, Yoko takes a teaching post on a remote island, but when word reaches her of the crisis at Teppelin, she heads back to free Simon from captivity. Reunited at last, Simon and Team Dai-Gurren blast off into space to shield the Arc-Gurren from the enemy armada—this time with Viral riding alongside as Gurren-Lagann's co-pilot.