Gungrave
2003 1 season · 26 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Gungrave

ガングレイヴ

Synopsis

ガングレイヴ

For Brandon Heat, death doesn't matter. Driven by his need for revenge, he returns from beyond the grave to cripple Milleneon, the huge mafia organization which uses undead monsters as its enforcers. His ultimate goal is to destroy Harry MacDowel, the leader of Milleneon and, at one time, Brandon's best friend…

Also On TV Tokyo

Other series that aired on TV Tokyo.

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Animation + Action & Adventure in Japan

706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action & Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gungrave itself).

The 2002–2004 Japan Window

Gungrave holds position #69 of 263 Japan seriess in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Ultraman Nexus
    #2

    Ultraman Nexus

    ★ 9.1 · 2004
  3. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #3

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  4. My Family
    #4

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  5. The Great White Tower
    #5

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  6. Ninja Nonsense
    #6

    Ninja Nonsense

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  7. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
    #7

    Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  8. Monster
    #8

    Monster

    ★ 8.6 · 2004

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gungrave premiered alongside 84 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 84 other Japan seriess in 2003.

The 1544th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

55
Reviews
66th
Review-volume percentile
62nd
Popularity percentile

55 audience reviews — more than 66% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 62th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 7, 2003
Last Air Date
March 30, 2004
Broadcast Span
6 months
Total Episodes
26 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 10.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
55
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,236 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #958 of 2,532 (top 38%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesMadhouse
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 26
Release DateOctober 7, 2003

Questions Answered

When did Gungrave end?

Gungrave finished its run with its final episode airing on March 30, 2004.

Where did Gungrave air?

Gungrave aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.