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Apr 9, 2009 1:57 PM
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Lol, Bear Walken? Any relation to Christopher? No? Alrighty then.

Pretty dark and depressing so far, and I like that. It doesnt force humour through panty jokes or shit like that, just unrelentless gunplay and bodies.
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Apr 9, 2009 1:58 PM
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Yes, I hope it improves from now on..
Not looking forward to the present episodes.
Aug 31, 2009 2:12 PM
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Damn! Where's the action from the first episode?
A bit deppresing...

And that Bear Walken reminded me to... Damon Gant! (From Phoenix Wright)
Nov 22, 2009 4:49 AM
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I really hope things pick up from the next episode onwards.
May 9, 2010 6:16 AM
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this episode was kinda insane! I mean everything was going smooth... and then suddenly everybody started shooting each other dead!!!
Aug 10, 2010 7:40 AM
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I really like the atmosphere of this anime so far. I hope it steadily builds up the story from here.
Apr 13, 2011 3:36 PM
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So far, so good!
Dec 3, 2012 4:02 PM
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i liked this episode,very dark scenes.
looks like harry went crazy after that
Jan 31, 2013 2:17 PM
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So far it's pretty dark and depressing, but it's nice for a change. Most shows these days lack scenes like that, they're just to nice.

Aug 7, 2013 6:27 PM

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Pretty dark? It's like permanently nighttime in gungrave land. It's feeling pretty sad, empty, & pitiful, hopefully it will pick up some.
Such junk...
Dec 21, 2013 4:50 PM

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It's getting better but still not how I'd liked it to be...
Mar 25, 2014 6:19 PM
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I started this series once and dropped it before i got through the first episode. Giving it another chance, without watching the first episode this time and it's great. This episode and the last have been top notch, can't wait to see where it goes from here.
Jul 30, 2014 3:28 AM

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Holy fuck, this is one of the worst shows I've ever watched. Making a bunch of cookie cutter characters with no development or exposition kill each other for an entire episode is laughable, not to mention the retarded facial expressions they freeze on for like five seconds every minute, or how the characters all have tiny heads and huge bodies during long-shots, or how the rain is just a bunch of lines across the screen.
Apr 17, 2015 10:21 PM

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A lot better of an episode this time around and this series seems to be grounded in reality at this point so how on earth does it become what was shown in the first episode.
Oct 4, 2015 5:18 PM

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Poor Maria =/

Even Brandon was shocked with Harry's dark side.
Oct 10, 2015 3:46 AM

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Well it seems this is when Harry starts to go darkside. Knew the dumbass Kenny was just showing off a fake gun when he didn't pull it on Deed. Unfortunately Nathan learned this the hard way >_>
Mar 28, 2016 1:39 AM
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I'm so goddamn bored that each episode feels like an hour.
Sep 11, 2016 6:37 AM

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Scott the betrayer , Harry got lucky in escaping
nice shot in end

Mar 13, 2017 8:11 PM

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Damn it.. a fake gun.. >.<

So far it's pretty depressing.. but I like that..It's getting better.

Great quote at the end.
Jul 12, 2017 6:24 AM

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Kick them when they are down and then shoot their friends. No mercy in this world.
Nov 4, 2017 11:51 AM

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Such useless idiots lol.
"At some point, I stopped hoping."
Mar 14, 2018 12:39 PM
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Doing a rewatch of Gungrave. Been years since i saw it last. It's so daark man, no wonder its so unpopular in MAL were people prefer happy anime.
This is the episode were Harry started breaking down.
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Apr 18, 2018 4:10 PM

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Lol, a toy gun again. What a retard.
Apr 14, 2020 3:42 PM

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Still pretty enjoyable. I like the atmosphere, how fast paced and straight to the point it is.

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Nov 4, 2020 3:57 AM

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Fuck this episode was brutal. It's strange how my attachment to fictional characters works, since it genuinely felt awful to watch all of Brandon's allies die in a bloodbath.

Even though I still have some gripes with this series, each episode has gotten increasingly better. I hope the later episodes can maintain the momentum which has been set so far, since I can see this shaping into something amazing.
Dec 28, 2021 11:12 AM

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Nice elevation in the story. This story is turning out to be a great dark ride. It had the essence of crime-noir throughout the episode.
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Apr 13, 2023 3:01 AM
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Wow this is definitely getting hardcore, the number of deaths :o and of course the main duo are taking their revenge...
Aug 22, 2023 9:59 PM

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Man, old anime is just too good. Never get these old gangster-mes anymore. Too old school and back in the day, too cool.

Looks like the guys are on their own, and Harry's gone bad.
Sep 25, 2023 2:00 AM

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Maria's uncle was the most disheartening death here. He absolutely had the right idea about keeping himself and Maria uninvolved in those meaningless gang wars, but couldn't help himself from saving Brandon out of goodwill. Ladd finally bit the dust after his killing spree too, which was more than deserved at this point.



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Jan 28, 3:14 AM
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This backstory is really well-written. All these character who we came to attached in a single episode and all the drama, the tragedy. It shows that things will only go in a downward spiral.

Rest In Peace, Kenny, Nathan, and Uncle.
Apr 11, 4:25 PM

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So Brandon can speak? I thought he was mute.
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