Trivia / Kiddy Grade

• Anime First: Subverted as the light novel Kiddy Grade Pr. predates the anime by a year.
• Hey, It's That Sound!: Blockbuster film fans can recognize the slow-motion gunshot sound from The Matrix in a single episode, as well as the electric laser sound from Mission Impossible 2.
• No Export for You: While the anime has been released multiple times in English, the light novels, manga, audio CDs, movies, and Blu-rays remain Japanese-only.
• The Other Darrin;
  • In Japanese version, Yousuke Akimoto replaced Masaaki Tsukada as Deuxieme Maximoff during the second half of the series.
  • In the English dub, Meredith McCoy filled in for Kimberly Grant as Benita in Episode 17.
• Playing Against Type: Alv, one of the villains, is voiced by Kikuko Inoue in the Japanese version and by Laura Bailey in English version, both of whom tend to play more traditional heroine roles.
• What Could Have Been: The series was originally conceived of as a three-episode OVA.

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