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Life, Death, and Beyond.

From famed anime house Madhouse (Mai Mai Miracle, Overlord, Claymore) comes the 2003 crime, Sci-fi, horror, drama Gungrave. From MVM comes the complete collectors edition Blu-ray. Based on the 2002 Japanese third-person shooter video game developed and published by Red Entertainment (Lords of Thunder (NEC), Trigun: The Planet Gunsmoke (Playstation 2)).

Dr T works on his finest creation “Beyond The Grave”, an undead man, brought back to life to fight against the Millennion, a vast mafia style organization that rules over the city of Billion, the person at the head of this organization is Harry MacDowel, and he wants Grave Dead, Dead.

Authority of the Shadow.

But long ago that story was so different, Best friends Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowel were best friends surviving on the violent streets of Billion, they were part of a gang that included Kenny, Jolice, and Nathan. They come across various gangsters and when Jolice ends up dead, the friends try to deal with the death they end up with Harry persuading Brandon to join Millennion, When you join Millennion whether you are on first name terms with the head of the organization or a Newby, you are part of a ‘family’.

We’ll be part of the family.

Harry is very Mafia minded, and wants to rise to the top, whereas Brandon is much more laid back, even though he is a very good fighter, the thing on his mind is the girl Maria who he thinks is beyond his reach now that she has been ensconced in Asagi Caldwell “Big Daddy”‘s Mansion.

As time passes, Brandon and Harry improve their standings within the Millennion, Harry has his own team, as he works his way up the ladder, while Brandon has become the top sweeper for the Millennion.

Why did I fire a gun? Why did I kill?

With a power hungry scheming man and a deadly assassin things are going to come to a head, throw in undead super soldiers, and things are going to get messy. This is their complete story. Twenty-six episodes of Madhouse animation, you know you’re going to love it.

Gungrave Collector’s Edition is available on Blu-ray.