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Gungrave

“Two friends join a mafia, rise through betrayal, and face tragic consequences over years.”

Gungrave

7.83
1,118 rank · 219,637 viewers · 2,552 favorites
Action Drama Sci-Fi Adult Cast Gore Organized Crime Super Power
26 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Fall 2003 · Madhouse · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Two friends join a mafia, rise through betrayal, and face tragic consequences over years.

Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowel, two friends so close they could be called brothers, receive an abrupt and violent reminder one fateful day of how appallingly merciless the world around them can be. Their whole lives before then were simple and easygoing, consisting largely of local brawls, seducing women, and committing petty theft to make a living and pass the time. What they failed to realize is that in this cruel world, happiness is fleeting, and change is inevitable. Enter Millennion, the largest and most infamous mafia syndicate in the area, which accepts Brandon and Harry into their ranks and starts them at the bottom of the food chain. Harry has ambitions to ascend the ranks and one day replace Big Daddy as the supreme leader of Millennion, while Brandon only wishes to support his friend and appease Big Daddy who has taken custody of the woman Brandon loves. Based off the third-person shooter video game under the same name, Gungrave is an epic story of friendship, betrayal, and avarice that spans the course of several years, ultimately tying back to the gripping and foreboding first episode, all the while building up to the story's thrilling conclusion.

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8.0 /10

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93% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 9 σ 1.77
1510
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σ 1.77 · some divergence

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5.3 pts

Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.4

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Running avg · Jan 2007 → Jan 2026

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A Tv Production · Fall 2003

Madhouse.
in association with

Victor Entertainment · Tohokushinsha Film Corporation

  • Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
  • Aired Oct 2003 – Mar 2004 Fall 2003
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-0244 catalog

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