Gunslinger Girl
| Gunslinger Girl | |
Cover of the first volume of the English release of the Gunslinger Girl manga series
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ガンスリンガー・ガール (Gansuringā Gāru) |
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| Genre | Action, science fiction, Drama |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yu Aida |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | May 21, 2002 – September 27, 2012 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Morio Asaka |
| Music by | Toshihiko Sahashi |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Fuji TV, Animax |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 9, 2003 – February 19, 2004 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Game | |
| Developer | Marvelous Entertainment |
| Publisher | Marvelous Entertainment |
| Genre | Rail shooter |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
| Released | April 8, 2004 |
| Anime television series | |
| Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Ishidori |
| Written by |
Yu Aida Tatsuhiko Urahata (assistance) |
| Music by | Kow Otani |
| Studio | Artland |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, TV Osaka, Chūkyō TV |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 8, 2008 – April 1, 2008 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Original video animation | |
| Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- OVAs | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Ishidori |
| Written by |
Yu Aida Tatsuhiko Urahata |
| Music by | Kow Otani |
| Studio | Artland |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | October 24, 2008 |
| Episodes | 2 |
Gunslinger Girl (ガンスリンガー・ガール Gansuringā Gāru?) is a manga by Yu Aida. It first premiered on May 21, 2002 in the monthly shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh. The chapters were also published in 15 tankōbon volumes by ASCII Media Works. Set in modern Italy, the series focuses on young cybernetic girls and their adult male handlers who use them as assassins under the directions of a government organization.
The manga series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. A thirteen-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse aired in Japan on Fuji Television from October 9, 2003, to February 19, 2004. A sequel titled Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- and created by Artland premiered in Japan on Tokyo MX TV on January 8, 2008. It spanned thirteen episodes, concluding on April 1, 2008. Two additional episodes were released on DVD in Japan on October 24, 2008. The sequel is licensed for release by Funimation.
Set in Italy, Gunslinger Girl follows the exploits of the Social Welfare Agency (often referred to as simply "the Agency"), ostensibly a charitable institution sponsored by the Italian government. While the Agency professes to aid the rehabilitation of the physically injured, it is actually a military organization specializing in counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism. It is composed of two independent branches: Public Safety, its surveillance and intelligence-gathering division, and Special Ops, the anti-terrorist division. Special Ops is itself divided into Sections 1 and 2, the latter of which employs young girls who have experienced traumatic and near-death experiences fitted with cybernetic implants as agents. The implants, which consist of synthesized muscles and carbon fiber frames, result in heightened strength and reflexes as well as high resilience to damage and pain. Each girl is paired with an adult male trainer, or "handler", and together they are referred to as a — Italian for "brother". The handler is responsible for the training, welfare and field performance of his charge, and is free to use whatever methods he considers suitable. While these methods vary according to the handler, a common part of each girl's regimen is brainwashing called "conditioning", which produces a deadly assassin with unquestioning loyalty to her handler but, if used excessively, also limits her life span.
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