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“Beautiful gunfighter Rushuna seeks world peace through smiles, reluctantly fighting alongside swordsman Yajirou.”
Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior
グレネーダー 〜ほほえみの閃士〜
6.72
6,873 rank · 60,329 viewers · 83 favorites
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Ecchi
Shounen
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Synopsis
Beautiful gunfighter Rushuna seeks world peace through smiles, reluctantly fighting alongside swordsman Yajirou.
Rushuna is a blonde and very beautiful Senshi (gun expert) that travels through the world with one purpose. Which is to make the world a peaceful place by, instead of fighting with weapons, taking away the people's will to fight by giving them a smile. Although she doesn't want to fight, she is forced to, and shows amazing gun skills. In this journey she meets Yajirou, a mercenary that uses a sword to fight and joins her on her journey. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 17 sampled reviews
6.2
/10
What 17 viewers settled on.
82%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.52
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.52 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.9 pts
Recommenders 7.4 · others 3.5
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Score over time
↓ 0.76
Running avg · Apr 2008 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This 2004 anime offers an original bounty premise with well-developed characters and a satisfying mix of comedy, action, and ecchi elements. While the story can be initially confusing and the...”
- 9 “Grenadier excels as a simple, enjoyable anime with likable characters, abundant ecchi content, and genuinely funny moments that had me laughing throughout. While it may lack the depth some viewers...”
- 7 “While lacking in plot depth and featuring predictable elements, this short series offers enough interesting moments and surprises to remain engaging. The light, cheery tone with occasional dark...”
Verbosity
Short · 24%
Medium · 24%
Long · 53%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2004 – Jan 2005 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0274 catalog
Produced by
- Shochiku Producer
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- Toshiba Entertainment Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Producer
- Omnibus Promotion Producer
Licensed by
- Media Blasters Licensor