The character is voiced in Japanese by Tomokazu Seki and Kirk Thornton in English. In Gungrave: Overdose the developers wanted to keep showing people Beyond the Grave, as "just how great" he is based on response from the original game. Nightow also took a liking to Grave's younger persona, Brandon Heat, being excited in a convention when he met a cosplayer of him.
When the Gungrave anime was released, Nightow noted the issues he made and made a brief plot summary for the staff. He created Grave from his backside due to how the game would be designed and never thought about how hard it would be to animate him.
Nightow explained further influences in the making of the character and believed he was satisfied with the final result. In creating Grave, Nightow elaborated wanted him to be a silent person as he does not enjoy games where the main character talks too much. During a convention in America he was approached by game developer Red Entertainment, who asked if there was a certain type of game Ihe was interested in making. Yasuhiro Nightow created Beyond the Graveīeyond the Grave was created by manga artist Yasuhiro Nightow. Critical response to his role in the anime adaptation of the game has been positive due to how the narrative handles his transformation from a street fighter to a ruthless mafia hitman and becoming Harry's enemy as his new undead persona, Grave, while still dealing with his friendship. While game journalists have found his story in his debut simple, the character's design and powers as a gunner have received positive response, comparing him with other of Nightow's characters, most notably the ones from his manga Trigun. Despite being silent, Grave sometimes talks with Tomokazu Seki being his Japanese voice actor while Kirk Thornton portrays him in the English dub of the series.Ĭritical reception to Beyond the Grave has been mixed. Across the sequels, the staff in charge of the games wanted to improve the Grave's appeal through his new actions and how he encounters enemies. Nightow chose Grave to be silent based on his preferences with video games and felt that his design became too difficult to animate. The character has also appeared in the crossover game Chaos Wars and Madhouse's anime adaptation of the first game.īeyond the Grave was created by manga artist Yasuhiro Nightow when staff members from Red Entertainment requested his help with the idea of Gungrave.
He has reappeared in the multiple sequels Gungrave has had, where he faces new enemies alongside allies. Grave is a silent protagonist, receiving his mission and carrying it out without a word. Gungrave opens shortly after his resurrection, fifteen years after his death. Formerly a trusted member of the Millennion's Family who was killed by his best friend Harry McDowell, Brandon was revived as part of a result of experiments.
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Tomokazu Seki (Japanese), Kirk Thornton (English)īeyond the Grave ( Japanese: ビヨンド・ザ・グレイヴ, Hepburn: Biyondo za gureivu), born Brandon Heat ( Japanese: ブランドン・ヒート, Hepburn: Burandon Hīto), is the protagonist of Red Entertainment's action third-person shooter series Gungrave. Concept art for Beyond the Grave in Gungrave
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