Grenadier | |
グレネーダー (Gurenēdā) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Sōsuke Kaise |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
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Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Ace |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 26, 2002 – March 26, 2005 |
Volumes | 7 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Kōjina |
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Written by | Akira Okeya |
Music by | Yasunori Iwasaki |
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Licensed by | |
Original network | Wowow |
Original run | October 15, 2004 – January 14, 2005 |
Episodes | 12 |
Grenadier (Japanese: グレネーダー, Hepburn: Gurenēdā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōsuke Kaise. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace from April 2002 to March 2005, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga was initially licensed by Tokyopop and released in print from 2006 to 2008. It was later licensed for digital release by Viz Media and released in 2015.
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Studio Live and Group TAC, and directed by Hiroshi Kōjina, was broadcast on Wowow from October 2004 to January 2005. The series was licensed in North America by Media Blasters.
The world of Grenadier incorporates medieval, samurai, Wild West settings and more—any excuse for a gunfight, regardless of whether or not it serves the story.