This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

OK, I don't know if this will be a super long review but bear with me. The plot jumps around but if you have a WILD imagination like me than you'll love it even more than the average viewer. Gungrave is about Brandon Heat, a man that grows up in a small group of friends, a gang you might call it. He meets Maria, a blonde girl with a loving father who does not like anyone in their friend group. Brandon protects Maria as she is his love interest. His best friend, Harry Mcdowell is going into a far bigger industry of crime. He wishes to take over. I won't spoil it but this anime doesn't force you to hate the bad guys, like Star Wars made you hate the "Sith". I didn't like that so I LOVED this anime. 10/10 I RECOMMEND!

I saw the reviews and the ratings and thought I'd give this a go, and noticed a VERY disturbing trend on IMDb boards- Otaku Anime-Chan's are giving every anime out there a 7 minimum, and most are at a 8-9 regardless of how horrible it is. This, of course, is one of those.It starts off wonderfully, with great excitement and an awesome storyline! Cool guns, and questions you want answered (don't worry they won't be until ep15 or so), and a cool lead character who again isn't shown until the last arc of the storyline(in the form you first see him in).Enter Episode 2....absolutely nothing like the 1st, even seems to be a different world or timeline entirely. Has NOTHING to do with the first episode, and it remains this way until the VERY END OF THE SERIES! You could very literally skip all the way to 17-20 (out of 26!!!) and not miss a SINGLE THING due to the snail's pace of the story(not even story just endless rehashed filler) and the fact that NOTHING RELEVANT HAPPENS UNTIL THE END! They could be two separate stories, two separate animes and it would have been better.No neat gunfights other than a few, with only two which are noteworthy. Again most of which are in the last few episodes.This show is too blatant a ripoff of scarface, and the stuff they added in to make it watchable disappears after the into and doesn't reappear until the end of the series. This is unfortunate, because it had some potential to be cool.Every character is a cliché, every story predictable, and in case you don't understand a point, don't worry because it will be flashbacked and rehashed at least 4 times.I really wish I could get the time back I wasted watching this and put it towards a good show, or game, or outside breathing air...anything really. Want guns? Watch Trigun, Trinity Blood, or any of the other gun-slinger animes, but skip this one! It even makes the mafia seem boring (unlike, say, Cowboy Bebop). Point of fact...would you watch it if the cover art was a few guys in business suits lookin all mafia-like, and the name matched the show, and it was called Tha GodfathaZ (with a Z since there's zombie-wannabe's in this),...probably not. If so, then by all means, this is the show for you!

There are very few films that have touched me as deeply as this anime series. It is unfortunate that this series isn't more well known. Everything about it is terrific. The story, voice acting, music, and animation is excellent. I have to say that the ending to Gungrave is hands down, the best ending to an anime series I have seen. It broke my heart and pieced it back together all at the same time. There is also the themes explored through this series mainly dealing with loyalty, love, and friendship that is expressed so well in this series. I greatly recommend this series to anyone who loves anime. It's definitely worth it.

this is one of my favorite anime shows my top favorite it's stylish and as a lot of drama and tons of action. It has that mafia look and the action will blow you away, I like the storyline and the plot. Gungrave is like a mix of trigun,spawn,and the sopranos. It also has some of gun fu action involved. It's awesome how they captured this mafia look and style in this anime show, and if you like trigun this is for you because the creator of trigun made this show, Yashiro Nightow. It has a cool look on the mafia organization also like what they're like and positions in the mafia, the way they dress and the way they act,as Brandon becomes the number one hit-man and Harry becomes one of the top executives nothing can stop them from getting to top of the ladder of success.