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Playing the first Gungrave game is like having the batteries on your vibrator run out right before you reach orgasm - lots of fun while it lasts, but ultimately leaves you feeling unfulfilled and extremely grumpy.
I mean, seriously. What the fuck, Harry? I've just played through forty-five minutes of computer-generated carnage to get to you, and you just stand there? No backstory, no explaination, not even so much as a "Oh, hi Brandon, listen, I'm real sorry about that time I shot you in the face, threw you off a building, then laughed about it like the crazy bastard I am!" You son of a bitch.
Gungrave the anime, however, is damn cool. Feel those slashy Harry/Brandon vibes. But Jesus, how many aliases do some of these voice actors have? At least I can always rely on Lex Lang not to change his name on me. Was driving me mad not being able to figure out where I'd heard Lee's voice before.
Tis the disadvantage of there being so much interbreeding in dubbed anime. Listening to Gungrave is almost like listening to Kenshin - you got Saitou (Brandon), you got Anji (Big Daddy - man that never fails to make me laugh), you got Shishio (Lee) and best of all, you got Toramaru, the sumo wrestler, as Harry MacDowel. Also, Bear Walken was the narrator for Outlaw Star. His voice is ridiculously deep.
I mean, seriously. What the fuck, Harry? I've just played through forty-five minutes of computer-generated carnage to get to you, and you just stand there? No backstory, no explaination, not even so much as a "Oh, hi Brandon, listen, I'm real sorry about that time I shot you in the face, threw you off a building, then laughed about it like the crazy bastard I am!" You son of a bitch.
Gungrave the anime, however, is damn cool. Feel those slashy Harry/Brandon vibes. But Jesus, how many aliases do some of these voice actors have? At least I can always rely on Lex Lang not to change his name on me. Was driving me mad not being able to figure out where I'd heard Lee's voice before.
Tis the disadvantage of there being so much interbreeding in dubbed anime. Listening to Gungrave is almost like listening to Kenshin - you got Saitou (Brandon), you got Anji (Big Daddy - man that never fails to make me laugh), you got Shishio (Lee) and best of all, you got Toramaru, the sumo wrestler, as Harry MacDowel. Also, Bear Walken was the narrator for Outlaw Star. His voice is ridiculously deep.