Dear Makers of Gungrave,
First episode promised me crystalline vampires, lots of shooting, and coolness a la Vampire Hunter D. The next three episodes delivered a sappy mafia drama. WTF?
No love,
Me.
Ilona
Human, female, mother, wife, friend of people who are much cooler, owner of dogs, writer of books featuring chicks with swords and monsters who love them.
I notice the word meter says 56% done. YEAH!
But the date says 11-16. I’d swear yesterday was Friday the 13th. Did I party way too hard and over-sleep?
=A
LOL, yeah, did the time zones switch? Anyways,yay for going over halfway on edge 2. ^_^
Im stoopid. What is Gungrave?
It is a Japanese anime. I agree, that Gungrave was problematic. Devil May Cry, on the otherhand, should succeed where Gungrave fails. It’s like Gungrave and Vampire Hunter D. It differs only in that it substitutes devils for vampires. Dante is half devil. You’ll enjoy his suave and sarcastic attitude.
My boyfriend keeps trying to get me to watch Gungrave. It’s essentially a revenge plot, so apparently there’s some complicated setup that happens so we can watch the depth of the betrayal that happens. I heard it’s quite moving once you get into it.
Gungrave anime is an anime and a game.
Gungrave anime was thinly-veiled, sexless, male/male romance.
Haven’t played the game.
If you’re looking for awesome vampires and shooting, I recommend Hellsing (the OVAs are better than the series). The manga started cool, but ended with major suck.
For pulpy mafia awesomeness, immortals, and 1930s coolness, check out Baccano! The first episode is hard to follow, but it gets better.
If you just want cool shooting and organized crime, no supernatural ties, go for Black Lagoon.
OK, I’m locking my inner nerd back up again.
I second Black Lagoon. Its a great gun and action show. Fast paced and with a fun, upbeat humor.
Gungrave is a little hard to get into, but once you do, it’s actually quite well done. So sad….:( Still, I like the action in Devil May Cry better. Dante rules.
Berserk is good in a gory way and is about demons
And have you looked at Blood+ ? Its about vampires too