Gunslinger Girl 

The Social Welfare agency, a government sponsored corporation is in the business for saving orphaned or abandoned children who are terminally ill or injured beyond the point of saving. ... See full summary »

Stars:

Yuka Nanri, Hidenobu Kiuchi, Laura Bailey

Cast

Series cast summary:
Yuka Nanri	...	Henrietta 13 episodes, 2003-2004
Hidenobu Kiuchi	...	Jose 13 episodes, 2003-2004
Laura Bailey	...	Henrietta 13 episodes, 2003-2004
John Burgmeier	...	Jose 13 episodes, 2003-2004
Mitsuru Miyamoto	...	Jean 10 episodes, 2003-2004
Hiroshi Shimozaki	...	Giorgio / ... 10 episodes, 2003-2004
Eric Vale	...	Jean 10 episodes, 2003-2004
Kanako Mitsuhashi	...	Rico 9 episodes, 2003-2004
Eri Sendai	...	Triela 9 episodes, 2003-2004
Luci Christian	...	Rico 9 episodes, 2003-2004
Caitlin Glass	...	Triela 9 episodes, 2003-2004
Ami Koshimizu	...	Claes 8 episodes, 2003-2004
Makoto Tomita	...	Terrorist / ... 8 episodes, 2003-2004
Alesa Watson	...	Claes 8 episodes, 2003-2004
Hiroshi Yanaka	...	Section 2 Director Lorenzo 7 episodes, 2003-2004
Masami Iwasaki	...	Alfonso 7 episodes, 2003-2004
Troy Baker	...	Alfonso 7 episodes, 2003-2004
Mark Stoddard	...	Lorenzo 7 episodes, 2003-2004
Masashi Ebara	...	Hirscher 6 episodes, 2003-2004
Norihiro Inoue	...	Marco 6 episodes, 2003-2004
Rie Nakagawa	...	Ferro 6 episodes, 2003-2004
Takeshi Maeda	...	Amadeo / ... 6 episodes, 2003-2004
Dameon Clarke	...	Hilshire 6 episodes, 2003-2004
Jim Foronda	...	Marco 6 episodes, 2003-2004

Storyline

The Social Welfare agency, a government sponsored corporation is in the business for saving orphaned or abandoned children who are terminally ill or injured beyond the point of saving. Using cybernetic implants, the Agency uses a process called 'conditioning' to turn orphaned children into emotionless killing machines with hardly any memories, no human comfort and worst of all, no free will. The girls who make up the assassination unit within the Social Welfare agency are Henrietta, Triela, Claes, Rico and Angelica, all whom have shady backgrounds which led to their involvement with the agency. Each girl is skilled in martial arts, weapons and tactics, demolitions, foreign languages, espionage and counter-terrorism, skills that are necessary when dealing with terrorism, illegal arms deals or even crime organizations who have a serious stranglehold on the country of Europe. But while these girls are the perfect weapons against these types of everyday problems, they must constantly do ...

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Plot Keywords:

child assassin | anime | 

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Taglines:

The girl has a mechanical body. However, she is still an adolescent child.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

FUNimation Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

8 October 2003 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Школа убийц

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marvelous Entertainment,Fuji Television Network,Bandai Visual Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Gansuringâ gâru: Iru teatorîno (2008)

User Reviews

I know it sounds wacky...

Yeah, I thought the same thing when the opening started rolling: girls barely into their double digits kicking ass, killing indiscriminately with a vast array of powerful fire arms. God, it seems anime has gone to far…

But it's absolutely fantastic.

Give it half a chance and you will find it has amazing depth in its characters, beautiful and subtle production, and its not constant action. The majority is quite insights into the chaotic world of these girls. When it does give you action, it will raise the hairs on the back of your neck, it's breath taking.

If you're any kind of an anime fan, you will love this series.

Nick Anderson~