Gunslinger Girl (Animation, Japanese)
Genres: Drama, Action, Anime, Science-Fiction
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2003-10-08
Ended: 2008-03-31
Network: Fuji TV
Country: JP
Airs on: Monday
Runtime: 25 minutes
Officially, the Social Welfare Agency is a government sponsored corporation that's in the business of saving lives. At least, that's the ruse. In reality, it's an agency on the fringe of technology. They give terminal patients another shot at life using cybernetic implants. This conditioning process then shapes the patient into an efficient machine for handling all of the government's dirty work.Having survived the brutal slaughter of her family, Henrietta awakens to her new life at the Agency with a re-built body and no memory of the past. She has been teamed with her handler Jose, who is responsible for her training and conditioning, turning her into the perfect killing machine. Henrietta strives to find her place within the Agency, doing her best to win Jose's affection. But can Jose control her? Can he balance the needs and desires between the assassin and the developing adolescent?Who are these girls? They've been given a second chance at life… But at what cost?