Gungrave

Gungrave / ガングレイヴ

Genres: Action, Adult Cast, Drama, Gore, Organized Crime, Sci-Fi, Super Power
Themes: Adult Cast, Gore, Organized Crime, Super Power
Studios: Madhouse
Producers: Arts Pro, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Victor Entertainment
Licensors: Funimation, Geneon Entertainment USA
Rating: 7.81 / 10
Rank: #1053
Popularity: #1253
Users Listed: 212,839
Users Scored: 83,749
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 08/02/2025
Aired: October 7, 2003 – March 30, 2004 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: game
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 26
Broadcast: Tuesday at 01:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

The world of Gungrave presents a stark contrast between carefree existence and brutal reality. Friends since youth, Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowel’s lives are irrevocably altered by a violent event, forcing them into a life of organized crime. Recruited by Millennion, the dominant mafia syndicate, they navigate a treacherous hierarchy where ambition and loyalty are constantly tested.

Harry harbors aspirations for leadership, while Brandon prioritizes supporting his friend and securing the future of someone he cares for deeply. The narrative unfolds over several years, exploring themes of camaraderie, deception, and the corrosive influence of power. The story maintains a consistent tone, emphasizing the cyclical nature of events and building toward a definitive resolution. Gungrave offers a character-driven exploration of morality within a violent world, examining how individual desires are shaped by circumstance.

Trailer:

Episodes:

Episode 1: Destroyer in the Dusk (Aired: 10/07/2003)
Episode 2: Young Dogs (Aired: 10/14/2003)
Episode 3: Rain (Aired: 10/21/2003)
Episode 4: Go (Aired: 10/28/2003)
Episode 5: Millennion (Aired: 11/04/2003)
... and 21 more episodes

Characters:

Heat, Brandon (Main) - Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu, Thornton, Kirk, Mehani, Taric, Rivera, Rafael, Juarez, Ricardo, Höppner, Gregor, Sianes, Carlos
MacDowel, Harry (Main) - Voice Actors: Hamada, Kenji, Isobe, Tsutomu, Oliver, Tony, Pfeiffer, Markus, Briggs, Guilherme, Wyner, Tom, Pascal, Benjamin, Kuschmann, Bernd
Asagi, Mika (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wahlgren, Kari, Sakuma, Kumi, Brückner, Sarah, Arellano, Mayra, Monteiro, Christiane
Asagi, Maria (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ruff, Michelle, Inoue, Kikuko, Dobrusskin, Susanne, Giardino, Fabíola, Camps, Ana María, Hannidez, Patricia
Big Daddy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McConnohie, Michael, Kayumi, Iemasa, Mário, Pietro, Murzeau, Thierry
Biscoe (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Papenbrook, Bob, Nakajima, Toshihiko
Burns, Widge (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sorich, Michael, Houki, Katsuhisa, Kilbinger, Hans-Gerd, Lévy, Gilbert
Butler Tokioka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kramer, Steve, Houki, Katsuhisa
Cannon Vulcan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Strauss, Kim, Miyashita, Takeru, Pichon, Yann, Meese, Andreas
Carabel, Deed (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McConnohie, Michael, Furuta, Nobuyuki, Dascar, Eduardo
Carabel, Ladd (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Jouji, Lang, Lex, Júlio, Ronaldo, Wolf, Volker
Carlason (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shibuya, Shigeru, Riegel, Sam
Descartes (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wittenberg, Dave, Nakajima, Toshihiko, Zuim, Ettore
Descartes' Henchman #2 (Supporting)
Dr. Tokioka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kiyokawa, Motomu, Knight, William Frederick, Bayer, Hans, Furuta, Nobuyuki, Seidl, Carlos, Laroussi, Michel, Socías, Albert
Galarde, Eddie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Murozono, Takehiro, Smith, Christopher Corey
Galarde, Sid (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Forest, Michael, Ooki, Tamio
Gary (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanawa, Eiji, Mallow, Dave, Körner, Fabian, Pichon, Yann, León, Rubén
Glock, Laguna (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Woren, Dan, Oomori, Akimasa
Hussan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Papenbrook, Bob
Jester (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Akimoto, Yousuke, Stone, Doug, Harting, Peter, Persy, Luiz Carlos
Jolice (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Staley, Steve, Kase, Yasuyuki, Antas, Rodrigo
Jude (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takada, Ben, Wittenberg, Dave
Katherine (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakuma, Kumi, Elias-Fahn, Dorothy
Kenny (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wittenberg, Dave, Oohata, Shintarou, Freitas, Renan, Matt, Norman, Ortiz, Gabriel
Kugashira, Bunji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lang, Lex, Tachiki, Fumihiko, Berg, Rolf, Muniz, Sérgio, Brétignière, Jean-Christophe
Leagland (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Papenbrook, Bob
Lee, Balladbird (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Blum, Steven, Koyasu, Takehito, Ribeiro, Hélio, Korol, Olivier, Moreno, Héctor
Maggie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Matsushita, Komina
Milanda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McGlynn, Mary Elizabeth, Katsuki, Masako, Welter, Ilya, Pomar, Maribel, Carvalho, Nádia
Mobster (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyake, Kenta
Nathan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lang, Lex, Miyake, Kenta, Baaken, Renier
Norton (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sorich, Michael, Nakagi, Ryuuji
Parker (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oomori, Akimasa, Stone, Doug
Poundmax, Bob (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chafurin, Stone, Doug, de Boüard, Vincent, Díez, Eduardo, Primo, Reginaldo, Werner, Daniel, Ortiz, Gabriel
Randy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Kazuhiro, Kramer, Steve, Tomé, Antoine
Randy's Subordinate (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakajima, Toshihiko, Wittenberg, Dave
Randy's Wife (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taylor, Julie Ann, Matsushita, Komina
Sam (Supporting) - Voice Actors: O'Brien, Liam
Scott (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McConnohie, Michael, Nakajima, Toshihiko, Fernandes, Élcio Romar
Scottie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wittenberg, Dave, Hanawa, Eiji
Tino, Alzac (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wittenberg, Dave, Miyata, Hikaru
Walken, Bear (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Billingslea, Beau, Ootomo, Ryuuzaburou, Löw, Jürg, Berger, Maurício, Choquet, Alain, Latorre, Ignacio
Walken, Sherry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Neya, Michiko, Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Buttel, Hannah, Ortiz, Mariana, Homs, Nathalie
Widge's Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Takigawa, Mariko
Wong, Brad (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Price, Jamieson, Tanaka, Masahiko, Roux, Stéphane, Körner, Fabian

Staff:

Gotou, Hideki (Producer)
Kitayama, Shigeru (Producer)
Kubo, Tooru (Producer)
Morosawa, Masao (Producer)
Tsuru, Toshiyuki (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Honda, Yasunori (Sound Director)
Araki, Tetsurou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kimura, Hiroshi (Episode Director)
Masuhara, Mitsuyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
Matsuo, Kou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Miyata, Ryou (Episode Director)
Oota, Masahiko (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Shino, Masanori (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Design)
Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki (Episode Director)
Yoshimoto, Tsuyoshi (Episode Director)
Freeman, Crispin (Script)
Kuroda, Yousuke (Script, Series Composition)
Hara, Hiroshi (Storyboard)
Kim, Gi-do (Storyboard, Animation Director)
Miyashita, Shinpei (Storyboard)
Nishimura, Satoshi (Storyboard)
Satou, Yuuzou (Storyboard, Key Animation)
Satou, Shinji (Storyboard)
Soutome, Kouichirou (Storyboard)
Takaoka, Junichi (Storyboard, Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
Imahori, Tsuneo (Theme Song Composition, Music)
Ramayya, Raj (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance)
Scoobie Do (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Arrangement)
Abe, Nozomu (Key Animation)
Amemiya, Hideo (Key Animation)
Aoki, Mariko (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Choi, Mi Hyang (Background Art)
Fukuda, Noriyuki (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Gunji, Satsuki (Special Effects)
Hagio, Keita (Key Animation)
Hasegawa, Takuya (Sound Effects)
Hatta, Noriko (In-Between Animation)
Hayashi, Hideo (Key Animation)
Heo, Soon Nyu (Background Art)
Hinata, Masaki (Animation Director)
Hori, Takafumi (Key Animation)
Ikai, Kazuyuki (Animation Director)
Ikeda, Tomomi (Key Animation)
Ikeda, Yuuji (Background Art)
Imai, Kazuaki (Key Animation)
Ishidou, Nobuharu (Key Animation)
Itou, Shousei (Publicity)
Itou, Yutaka (Background Art)
Jeon, Keuk Sun (Background Art)
Kanazawa, Hidemi (Key Animation)
... and 72 more staff

News:

Live Action Movie of Gungrave Announced (08/09/2010)