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Gungrave
Gungrave (ガングレイヴ Gangureivu) is a Japanese animated television series based on the video game of the same name, created by Yasuhiro Nightow. The series is directed by Toshiyuki Tsuru, from a screenplay by Yousuke Kuroda, and produced by Madhouse Studios.The series follows Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowell as they rise through the ranks of the Millenion crime syndicate.
Gungrave aired on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2003 to March 29, 2004, totaling twenty-six episodes. Like the Gungrave video game, and its sequel (Gungrave Overdose), the series' music is provided by Tsuneo Imahori; this also includes the series' opening theme.
Plot
Gungrave opens thirteen years after Brandon Heat is betrayed by his best friend Harry MacDowell. He is reborn as Beyond The Grave, and begins a quest of revenge against the crime syndicate. The series then backtracks to Brandon's youth, and follows him and Harry as they rise through the criminal underworld, detailing the circumstances that led to their eventual falling-out.The TV adaptation lacks various elements of advanced technology that were prominent in the third-person shooter's gameplay but had little consequence concering the plotline.
