Kōsuke Fujishima
While the game play received moderate reviews, Gungrave received acclaim for the character designs provided by series creator Yasuhiro Nightow ("Trigun") and mechanical designs provided by Kōsuke Fujishima ("Oh My Goddess!" series, "You're Under Arrest" series, "Sakura Wars" series). Both artist's respective styles helped give the game a distinct feel, which (along with fan support) helped "Gungrave" translate from a video game to an anime series as well as a video game sequel for the PlayStation 2 entitled "" in 2004. Cinematics were provided by "Ikusabune Co., Ltd.", which developed the sequel with Red Entertainment's supervision.