Product Details

• Actors: Artist Not Provided
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Anime Works
• DVD Release Date: June 28, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007UVXAO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #156,817 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Written by Akira Okeya, writer of Gundam 08th MS Team, Transformers Armada and Transformers Energon.During the age of Japanese Civil War, the faithful samurai Yajiro Torajima is surrounded by an enemy army. At the last moment, the bountiful Rushuna appears and saves him with a smile... and a high-caliber revolver. She is traveling across Japan in search of a way to bring an end to war. Yajiro and Rushuna challenge countless opponents with his sword and her talent for reloading on the bounce.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Grenadier-More Service Please!, September 24, 2005

By	Richard Lee (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Grenadier - Service With a Smile (Vol. 1) + Series Box & Figurine (DVD)

Grenadier takes place during the Japanese Civil war, where the only surviving samurai Yajiro is being chased after by an enemy army of senshi (gun-wielding baddies). Lucky for him, he is saved by the beautiful/bubbly Rushuna and her gun-slinging skills. As they both travel to different towns, they are constantly being chased/shot at by various enemy senshi. The main enemy in the first 4 episodes is the Jester, who looks pretty freaky due to his "Jester" mask that covers his entire face. He has the ability to stop Rushuna in her tracks, preventing her from pulling the trigger. He also has the ability to fly in the air and teleport himself all over the place, serving as the eyes and ears of..... [not spoiling this for you any further].

To be honest, this was a definite impulse buy. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how I wanted to see more episodes of this particular anime. Yes, there is some "fan service," aka bouncing chests and hot bath scenes. But, most of the time, it's in good taste. **Unless you're a collector, I recommend not purchasing Grenadier with the collectable figure, mainly b/c it doesn't have any articulation points, nor does it even stand properly on its own.**

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grenadier - Hohoemi no Senshi, June 30, 2005

By	Maikeru Shein-san "Maikeru Shein-san" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grenadier - Service With a Smile (Vol. 1) + Series Box & Figurine (DVD)

Grenadier - Hohoemi no Senshi aka Grenadier the Smiling Warrior is a great anime. I agree with the person above, it woud of been nice to have a box, but seeing that this is only a 12 episode series and only gonna be 3 DVD's with 4 Episodes a disc. Maybe we will get a box with the final volume, also the Figure was a Plus and like the other reviewer the Mini Documentary was awesome.

Maikeru Shein-san

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rushuna Tenduh Sure Made Me Smile., July 1, 2005

By	R. Alvarez "Omega Rugal" (Cartersville, GA. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Grenadier - Service With a Smile (Vol. 1) + Series Box & Figurine (DVD)

Grenadier was a very fun, exciting and playful show. I found it very enjoyable. Not only that Rushuna dislikes wars and violence
she tries to change the world with a smile just the way she was taught, but not everyone agrees as she will have to struggle with the enemies she encounters and the bounty on her head put by Tenchi who is supposed to be sort of a mentor for Rushuna.