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A anime adaptation based off of Yasuhiro Nightows game of the same name, about a mafia hitman's return from the dead for revenge.
Falsely implicated in a gangland shootout that caused the death of his putative father-in-law, mild-mannered Brandon Heat is on the run with his old orphanage buddy Harry McDowell. When love interest Maria becomes a ward of the Millennium underworld syndicate, Brandon joins them, hoping to get closer to her. Brandon and Harry rise up the organization, until the ambitious Harry turns on his former ally, betraying and killing his best friend to become head of Millennium, with so much power he even has national politicians in his pocket. However, Brandon is brought back to life in the style of Robocop by the mysterious Lightning organization, whose secret Necrolyze project transforms him from a clumsy simpleton into the invincible assassin known as Beyond The Grave. His mighty handguns (named after Cerberus, three-headed guard dog of Hell) can mow down any opposition, and he is identified by his burning desire for revenge and the giant coffin he carries on his back. Years after they first clawed their way out of the ghetto, the pair return to face each other on their old stamping ground-Harry abandoned by his own men, with a price on his head, Grave with his reanimated body starting to shut down.
Based on the PS2 game featuring designs by Trigun-creator Yasuhiro Nightow, Gungrave throws in so many influences and genre ideas that the authors would not be surprised to see a character somewhere with a kitchen sink on his back as well. The script admirably concentrates on fleshing out the character conflicts and plot, arguably at the expense of the action sequences. A tale of gangster careerism à la Once Upon a Time in America (1984), told chiefly in flashback like The Godfather Part II, is also made to share the screen with redundant references to Westerns, particularly Nightow's beloved They Call Me Trinity (1971), and Sergio Corbucci's Django (1966), which similarly features a lone gun of venegeance intent on rescuing a damsel in distress. Meanwhile, the run-down urban gothic setting plays to the strengths of the Madhouse studio. In smart application of contemporary fads, it also mixes the resurrection science of Kikaider and Casshan with the evil undead menace of a zombie movie. The flashbacks catch up with the "present day" two thirds of the way through the series, ready for the final showdown. LNV
Based on the PS2 game featuring designs by Trigun-creator Yasuhiro Nightow, Gungrave throws in so many influences and genre ideas that the authors would not be surprised to see a character somewhere with a kitchen sink on his back as well. The script admirably concentrates on fleshing out the character conflicts and plot, arguably at the expense of the action sequences. A tale of gangster careerism à la Once Upon a Time in America (1984), told chiefly in flashback like The Godfather Part II, is also made to share the screen with redundant references to Westerns, particularly Nightow's beloved They Call Me Trinity (1971), and Sergio Corbucci's Django (1966), which similarly features a lone gun of venegeance intent on rescuing a damsel in distress. Meanwhile, the run-down urban gothic setting plays to the strengths of the Madhouse studio. In smart application of contemporary fads, it also mixes the resurrection science of Kikaider and Casshan with the evil undead menace of a zombie movie. The flashbacks catch up with the "present day" two thirds of the way through the series, ready for the final showdown. LNV
Episodes
| Season/Ep# | Name | Airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 - 26
|
Dusk of the Destroyers |
03/29/2004 | |
|
1 - 25
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Then |
03/22/2004 | |
|
1 - 24
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Last Bullet |
03/15/2004 | |
|
1 - 23
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Daughter |
03/08/2004 | |
|
1 - 22
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Remorse |
03/01/2004 | |
|
1 - 21
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Duty |
02/23/2004 | |
|
1 - 20
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Brother |
02/16/2004 | |
|
1 - 19
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Superior |
02/09/2004 | |
|
1 - 18
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Grave |
02/02/2004 | |
|
1 - 17
|
Mika |
01/26/2004 | |
|
1 - 16
|
Letter |
01/19/2004 | |
|
1 - 15
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Harry |
01/12/2004 | |
|
1 - 14
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Die |
01/05/2004 | |
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1 - 13
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Betrayal |
12/29/2003 | |
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1 - 12
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Kind |
12/22/2003 | |
|
1 - 11
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Heat |
12/15/2003 | |
|
1 - 10
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Conflict |
12/08/2003 | |
|
1 - 9
|
Dispute |
12/01/2003 | |
|
1 - 8
|
Family |
11/24/2003 | |
|
1 - 7
|
5 Years Later |
11/17/2003 | |
Series Credits
| Person Name | Episode Count | |
|---|---|---|
| Toshiyuki Tsuru | 3 |
|
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Yasuhiro Nightow | 3 |
| Yosuke Kuroda | 1 |
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| Yuzo Sato | 1 |
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Tetsuro Araki | 1 |
| Hideyuki Ueno | 1 |
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| Tomoyuki Shimizu | 1 |
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| Cindy Yamauchi | 1 |
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| Masanori Shino | 1 |
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| Masaru Kitao | 1 |
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| Toshiyuki Sugano | 1 |
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| Masahiro Kimura | 1 |
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| Yuji Ikeda | 1 |
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| Hideaki Matsuoka | 1 |
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| Hiroto Tanaka | 1 |
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| Keiichi Ishikura | 1 |
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| Mariko Aoki | 1 |
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| Masayuki Kojima | 1 |
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| Takuo Noda | 1 |
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| Kosuke Fujishima | 1 |
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| Masahiko Sasaki | 3 |
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Original US Poster Art
General Information
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 Name |
Gungrave |
 Name: |
ガングレイヴ |
| Romaji: |
Gungrave |
| Publisher | Madhouse Studios |
| Start Year | 2003 |
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Recurring Appearances
| Brandon Heat first in Destroyer in the Dusk |
3
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| Harry MacDowel |
3
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| Maria Asagi first in Young Dogs |
2
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| Mika Asagi first in Destroyer in the Dusk |
2
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| Balladbird Lee |
1
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| Big Daddy |
1
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| Bear Walken first in Destroyer in the Dusk |
1
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| Bunji Kugashira |
1
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