Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior (グレネーダー ～ほほえみの閃士～) is an anime based on the manga series written and illustrated by Sōsuke Kaise. The series aired on WOWOW from October 14, 2004 to January 13, 2005 in Japan, totaling 12 episodes. The series was released in North America on DVD by Media Blasters between June 7, 2005 and September 20, 2005.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | |||
| Rushuna Tendou | Mikako Takahashi | Wendee Lee | |
| Yajiro Kojima | Kazuya Nakai | Sam Riegel | |
| Mikan Kurenai | Yuki Matsuoka | Julie Ann Taylor | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Tenshi | Chieko Honda | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | |
| Kaizan Doushi | Kazuhiro Nakata | Kim Strauss | |
| Setsuna Oomido | Chieko Honda | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | |
| Kasumi | Kumi Sakuma | Megan Hollingshead | |
| Ganzo Tenma | Tadahisa Saizen | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Furon | Motoki Takagi | Yuri Lowenthal | |
| Koto | Noa Nagai | Stephanie Sheh | |
| Banmaru Zoushi | Tomohiro Nishimura | Peter Spellos | |
| Nago Akki | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Touka Kurenai | Mami Kosuge | Cindy Robinson | |
| Sanzo Souma | Fumihiko Tachiki | Peter Spellos | |
| Teppa Aizen | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Doug Erholtz | |
| Kaori Mizuhashi (young) | Barbara Goodson (young) | ||
| Banmaru Zoushi | Tomohiro Nishimura | Kirk Thornton | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai Hotagoya | Noa Nagai | Kate Higgins | 4 | |
| Hage Tengu | Tomomichi Nishimura | Kirk Thornton | ||
| Hashimoto | Keiji Hirai | Daniel Woren | 5 | |
| Aide | Ken Uo | Kate Higgins | 8 | |
| Fuuka Shirato | Naoko Suzuki | Karen Strassman | 9 | |
| Shinnoshin Hakubi | Kazuki Yao | Richard Cansino | 10 |
Additional Voices[]
- Daniel Woren - Tenmatoh, Teacher (ep. 8)
- Dave Mallow - Soldier (ep. 1), Teppa's Father (ep. 8)
- Jamieson Price - General (ep. 1)
- Peter Spellos - Townsman (ep. 4)
- Richard Cansino - Ai's Father (ep. 4), Soldier (ep. 10)
- Doug Stone - Guard (ep. 3)
- Paul St. Peter - Shop Owner, Restaurant Owner (ep. 4)
- Steve Staley - Soldier (ep. 1)
- Julie Ann Taylor - Ai's Mother (ep. 4)
- Terrence Stone - Lord (ep. 1)
- Kim Strauss - Jester