Series synopsis
Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior, also known as グレネーダー ～ほほえみの閃士～ is a Japanese animation action & adventure comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on October 14, 2004. It ended on December 30, 2004. It was created by Sousuke Kaise. It stars Chieko Honda, Kazuya Nakai, Mikako Takahashi and Nobuyuki Hiyama.
Rushuna is a very beautiful gun expert that travels through the world with one purpose which is to make the world a peaceful place by, instead of fighting with weapons, taking away the people's will to fight by giving them a smile. In this quest she meets Yajirou, a mercenary that joins her on the journey.
Premise
Rushuna is a very beautiful gun expert that travels through the world with one purpose which is to make the world a peaceful place by, instead of fighting with weapons, taking away the people's will to fight by giving them a smile. In this quest she meets Yajirou, a mercenary that joins her on the journey.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chieko Honda as Tanshy (voice)
- Kazuya Nakai as Yajiro Kajima (voice)
- Mikako Takahashi as Rusina Tendo (voice)
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Aizen Teppa (voice)
- Mami Kosuge as Toka Kurenai (voice)
- Noa Nagai as Koto (voice)
- Yuki Matsuoka as Mikan Kurenai (voice)
- Kumi Sakuma as Kasumi (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kazuhiro Nakata as Сlown (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | January 28, 2005 | June 29, 2005 |
| Season 1 | 12 | October 14, 2004 | December 30, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omake 01 | January 28, 2005 |
| 2 | Omake 02 | February 26, 2005 |
| 3 | Omake 03 | March 29, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Smiling Senshi After a failed attack to get back their leader, Yajiro meets Rushuna, who wants to get into the same castle he does. |
October 14, 2004 |
| 2 |
Rushuna Under Attack Rushuna is mistaken for another Senshi. |
October 21, 2004 |
| 3 |
Enlightened Evil Rushuna storms Furon's castle to get revenge for Koto. |
October 28, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 14, 2004 |
| Last aired | December 30, 2004 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |