Gunslinger Girl
English title: Gunslinger Girl
Japanese title: ガンスリンガー・ガール
Alternative titles: Gunslinger Girls
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 9, 2003 to Feb 19, 2004
Broadcast: Thursdays at 03:48 (JST)
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: Madhouse
Producers: Marvelous Entertainment, Fuji TV
Licensors: Funimation
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Suspense
Themes: Military, Psychological

In the heart of Italy, the Social Welfare Agency rescues young girls from hospital beds and gives them a second chance at life using the latest in cybernetic advancements. With their artificially enhanced bodies, the girls are brainwashed and trained as assassins to carry out the dirty work of the Italian Government. Despite all the modifications, they are still just children at heart, struggling for recognition from those they love, even knowing the love they feel is manufactured. This tragic tale unfolds as these girls grapple with their emotions in an agency that treats them as nothing but ruthless killers.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]