TV series
Gun x Sword
Overview
There’s a claw-fisted, genocidal maniac terrorizing the planet of endless illusion, and only Van, a tight-lipped loner in a jet black tuxedo, can bring the scoundrel to justice. Armed with his shape-shifting sword and a mechanized suit of armor, Van hunts the villain who murdered his one true love. With any luck, he’ll find the man he seeks before the sun sets on civilization.
Details
- First air date
- 2005-07-05
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 26 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- Production
- AIC A.S.T.A.
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Kikuko Inoue as Carmen 99
- Takanori Hoshino as Van
- Houko Kuwashima as Wendy Garret
- Takahiro Sakurai as Ray Lundgren
- Junko Noda as Joshua Lundgren
- Saeko Chiba as Priscilla
- Satsuki Yukino as Yukiko Steavens
- Kenyu Horiuchi as The Claw
- Soichiro Hoshi as Michael Garret
- Masayo Kurata as Fasalina
- Kazuhiko Kishino as Gadved (voice)
- Makiko Ohmoto as Carossa
Creators and crew
- Kazuo Miyake - Director
- Goro Taniguchi - Director
- Masaki Kitamura - Director
- Masaaki Kumagai - Director
- Hideyuki Kurata - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: Tuxedo Blowing in the Wind
Van is a mysterious drifter who seeks revenge against the villain with a clawed right hand. His quest is relentless, but the plight of a young girl harassed by bandits threatens to derail his obsession.
Episode 2: Funny Stream
Van and Wendy arrive at Bridge City only to cross paths with a curvy mercenary known as Carmen99. The travelers form a shaky alliance that could be their only hope to survive a mustachioed mayor’s evil scheme.
Episode 3: Heroes One More Time
Wendy and Van get caught in a barroom brawl sparked by aging armor pilots who spend their days drinking. The washed-up warriors get to relive their glory days when an armored-psycho goes on the rampage.
Episode 4: And the Rain Kept Falling
When Van falls victim to a dangerous fever, Wendy puts her own life at risk on a quest for medicine; however, there’s something she doesn’t know about her new friend’s unique abilities.
Episode 5: Twin's Guards
Carmen99 lures Van into the middle of a deadly power struggle between warring factions of identical twins. The role he must play is that of bodyguard; his reward will be news of the claw-fisted man - if he survives.
Episode 6: Light my Fire
Two lawless lovebirds try to finance their wedded bliss by stealing Van’s armor, but their intended prey becomes their heroic rescuer when a mob boss comes looking for a piece of the action.
Episode 7: Vengeance Within
Thieves maroon Wendy and Van on a remote island where a mysterious man of great wealth welcomes them into his palatial estate. Living the good life is easy, but Van suspects their host’s motives.
Episode 8: Bound by Blood
Wendy connects with an intelligent boy who's also looking for his lost brother, and Van joins forces with his archenemy to annihilate a rogue dragon armour that's terrorising a serene mountain village.
Episode 9: Carmen Goes Home
Van, Wendy, and Joshua travel to Carmen’s hometown to find answers about the claw-fisted man. All is well at first, but Wendy soon succumbs to the scent of an unusually beautiful - and perhaps deadly - flower.
Episode 10: Thank You Ocean
In need of cash and a lift to the next town, Van takes a job guarding an excavation site. When the operation is attacked by a submarine, Van finds out how his armor handles underwater!
Episode 11: Where The Goodbyes Are
Wendy’s reunion with her long-lost brother leaves her weeping, and Van’s reaction to her sorrow is shockingly heartless. Meanwhile, members of the Original 7 convene beneath a train station.
Episode 12: The Days of No Return
Van learns something devastating about the man who fused him with Dann, and Wendy - still reeling from her brother’s rejection - converses about dreams with a strange old man.
Episode 13: Dream in Progress
Gadved and Van mix it up in a brutal showdown between members of the Original 7. Meanwhile, Ray’s attempt to assassinate the claw-fisted man spills innocent blood.
Episode 14: Swift Brownie
A greedy promoter recruits Van as a ringer for the final match of an armor tournament. He’s ordered to crush a popular - and honorable - female pilot, but the man behind Dann has a problem with authority.
Episode 15: Neo Originals
Thanks to a little help from her turtle, Wendy wins enough money for two tickets on a luxury airship, but the posh journey is crudely interrupted by an armor pilot looking to settle the score with Van.
Episode 16: Electric Fireworks
Van’s life is spared, but only for the moment. Wu gives him three days to leave this world - or face death. Van’s anguish over this decision is intensified by lingering feelings for Elena and Wendy’s illness.
Episode 17: Follow the X Spot
Carmen99 and the girls travel to Swimsuit Kingdom in search of a revolutionary metal-based fabric. To get what they’re after, Wendy must defeat a curvaceous champion - or don the dread super-tight swimsuit!
Episode 18: Prayers are for Saudade
As the hour of the blessed moment approaches, Michael is caught in a mutinous uprising which threatens to derail the finely-laid plans of the claw-fisted man.
Episode 19: Prayer's End
Carossa’s crippling fear of abandonment leads to a rogue attack on Van and company. As always, Melissa is quick to follow her brother’s lead, but Carossa’s defiant nature could spell disaster for them both.
Episode 20: Wonderful Universe
The claw-fisted man reveals the broad strokes of his plan to his minions, and Fasalina uses her feminine wiles to secure Michael’s cooperation. Later, Wendy is shocked by a surprise visit from her brother.
Episode 21: Prayers to Heaven & Peace on Earth
Fasalina enters the fray on a mission to delay Van long enough for Michael to complete his launch into orbit. Her highly unusual fighting style proves to be unlike anything Van has ever encountered.
Episode 22: For Whose Sake?
With his satellite destroyed, Van is powerless to activate Dann, and his body slowly begins to deteriorate. His only chance for survival is linking with Gadved’s former base, but he won’t succeed without help.
Episode 23: A Song for Everyone
While awaiting news of Van’s fate, his friends chart a course for the claw-fisted man’s island refuge. Their advance is stopped by Fasalina’s ambush, forcing Ray, Priscilla, and El Dorado into a desperate counterattack.
Episode 24: End of a Dream
The fall of Fasalina opens a crack in the claw-fisted man’s formerly impenetrable defenses. The prey Lundgren has pursued for so long is finally in his sights, but can he trust his eyes?
Episode 25: Fool Comes by Armor
Joshua has been captured; Brownie and El Dorado are battered and beaten; and the “birthday party” has resumed. As the villain nears his ultimate goal, the world looks skyward, hoping for a hero to appear.
Episode 26: Tuxedo Blowing in Tomorrow
The villain with the clawed-hand killed Van’s one true love, sparking a quest for vengeance that could only end in death. Now, it’s time for Van to return the favor by destroying the villain’s murderous dream.
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