Audience reviews
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pospmdemicanon16
This anime is sublime.Featuring a wonderful opening theme that I looked forward to hearing everytime. Top Notch Gory 2000s action (its freaking anime girls with guns).praiseworthy sound design; ie the gun sounds are very visceral and strangely satisfying. Memorable characters gave the straightforward plot a lot of soul. Its short and sweet as it's only 13 episodes.
Overall, this is my kinda comfort anime. The animation is sleek and shiny whilst the world in which the creators have developed feels breathtaking to behold. This anime is a masterpiece in my eyes. If your into campy short 00s anime, then give "gunslinger girl" a go.
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"You all know the truth. We're all going to die, and we'll die cold and lonely, not knowing anything!" - Angelica
Gunslinger Girl is an underrated gem. It definitely has some rough edges here and there, but overall the anime is quite layered and well-executed. If you're looking for a simple action plot with fight scenes to entertain you I would look elsewhere. This is because Gunslinger Girl shines where most other action shows don't. This anime takes a psychological approach to an otherwise simple action plot. If you give yourself time to understand the characters, and the ways in which the anime chooses to flesh them out, then you'll find yourself watching a compelling story that dissects human nature eloquently.
One of the show's most successful story-telling techniques is the juxtap…
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Mandatory note: Glosses over the whole franchise without too much spoiling.
“I swear on my beating heart I will continue to run until I burn away.”
That’s the high point of the Gunslinger Girl franchise, this verse from “Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi” in the second season. It’s a nice and fuzzy feeling. You have to watch both seasons and read the manga to see where that feeling leads though. I promise everything’s great though, even the low budget season 2.
I think huge time lapses in publication and the different mediums are why Gunslinger Girl reviews are so polarizing. The story was conceptualized in the late 1990s. Season one aired 2003-2004. Season two aired 2008. The manga ran 2002-2012. This franchise has some pretty interesting generation gaps especially when you think of the audience.…
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An idyllic bay overlooked by a Mediterranean city fades into view, church bells tolling in the background. The scene basks in the omnipresent light. It is an important setting: beautiful, honestly and truly, with no reservation. What transpires is another matter, but this first impression should be remembered.
A man and girl walk into the scene. The man's gaze is inscrutable, but it is not one of appreciation for the beauty. Turning to look at the girl behind him he muses on their relationship. "She's my sister..." Her stare back is a mixture of doll-like emptiness and ready anticipation. It isn’t unhappy, but it isn’t happy either. Simply…attentive. There is the sense she was wearing this visage before he looked at her.
The man begins to walk again without saying a word. His ward's face…
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To preface: I absolutely abhorred this show. While I'm about to bring up many things that I felt were bad with the show, and I'm going to bring up a lot in a concise manner (as I may do an in depth video review in the future) I feel the need to quote my bio on MAL. "Please note that while I intend to be as critical as possible, everyone views a work differently. All my reviews, at heart, are nothing more than personal opinions."
Story:
Gunslinger Girl is an abstract way of telling stories about different platonic relationships men have with young girls. By abstract, I mean very loosely using the plot point that the girls are revived from near death by implementing bio-mechanical android capabilities a la Deus Ex (The amount of, "I never asked for this!" is unreal in this anime). I say 'lo…
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This is one of my most favorite anime shows.
STORY: The story really shows the audience the hardship that these girls go through. The creators have done a really good job on getting the audience attached to the girls and then exploiting that emotion.
ACTION: The action in this anime is very well done, it is paced just right and very fluent. There are no outrageous punches thrown or slow motion punches every 5 seconds.
ART: The art work is very well done and very professional. You can deferentially see that the creators spent time and dedication with the art work.
SOUND: The audio is very well done too. The voices don't make me cringe and I really enjoy watching the dubbed version. The only complaint I have about the dubbed version vs the subbed version is that there are a few times whe…
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"Pupa perfume and an Amati violin... That girl must be the beloved daughter of a wealthy family."
This quote, whose subject is nobody else than Henrietta and the speaker a bomb-making terrorist, is probably the best representation of this series. Its irony is not only painful but extremely clever.
As one who've read the synopsis would guess, Henrietta is not the daughter of a wealthy family, but a trained child assassin that carries her P90 automatic PDW on a violin case. The perfume is a "reward" she received from her Agency "guardian" for the successfully termination of an 8-members terrorist group.
She doesn't have a true family, and whenever she'd be truly loved and cherished if she ever failed on her duties is unknown.
Still, if they've met 2-3 years ago, that bomb-maker would be ri…
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Whether disturbing or not, any subject matter should not be shied away from being written into a story narrative because it’s too dark for the mainstream audience to handle. Since the last century, almost all the well-regarded films have implemented controversial social commentary and brought about heavy subject matter that involves sex, violence, and political corruption. These days we don’t often see anime take advantage of showing people the profound impact our world has within the dark deception of our own universal culture. Gunslinger Girl will leave some people with a sour taste in their mouths; whether they were expecting action-packed girls with guns show, as the title Gunslinger Girl represents just by saying it aloud, or because of the disturbing nature of the characters. However…
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What to make of this title? Cybernetically enhanced adolescent girls? Modern military grade small arms and light weaponry? Terrorists? Ah... I know! Girls with guns. Girls on guns. Plying with them. Playing with them. Toying with them. Touching them. Kicking ass. Showing some as well. Skirts so short flipped up from the gusts of grenades. Breasts scantily clad baring through the air as the rest of their curvaceous figures hit ground. Bodies, barrels, bullets highlighted to the finest set of orgasmic ecstasy. If these were your first impressions, slap yourself and get real. Or leave and never look back.
An anime adaptation of a manga of the same name by Yu Aida, Gunslinger Girl was directed by Morio Asaka and produced by Madhouse, the same studio responsible for animating such shows as Dea…
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Let me start by saying this Anime has a great story I would recommend to everyone! Gunslinger Girl alone changed the way I view anime I'll admit I used to only want to watch anime I was told had great fight scenes cause I really only liked it for the fighting but after watching gunslinger girl I now view it in a totally different way and am now in it for the story and character development.
Gunslinger Girl starts off with an awesome opening immediately leading you to believe your in for an action packed ride but this is not the case, although the anime does have action scenes where these cyborg girls really show you what they can do (kicking ass and assassinating people) where the story really shines is these cyborg girls and their love for their handlers or "Fratello" each girl and thei…
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Gunslinger Girl is an ongoing manga written by Aida Yu. The manga has been going for close to a decade so it's only natural that it has some adaptations. Including a series of PS2 games, an OVA and two anime series. Let's take a look at the first anime which originally ran from late 2003 to early 2004.
Gunslinger Girl doesn't have an over-arching story. It's a series of episodes, mostly stand alone, which are connected by the overall scenario and the characters. The premise is that you have a government agency that enhances young girls with cybernetic parts and conditioning and then sends them on missions, mostly involving counter-terrorism. The episodes are really interesting and they cover a lot of material focusing primarily on the girls. The action scenes are intense and the series ha…
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To say that the image of an ~11 year old girl removing a P90 from a violin case and wasting a room full of adult men is powerful would be an understatement.
Story: 6. I liked the premise, although it wasn't very original. This is a very character-centric piece, and any trace of an overall story that may be present merely serves as a means to develop the characters, which is fine. I'm still scratching my head as to why the assassins they use have to be young girls. They say that they use young ones because the brainwashing process is easier, but why can't they be boys? I can only venture a guess: Nobody would suspect a cute little moe-blob holding a violin case to actually be a lethal cyborg, and nobody would suspect that the violin case actually holds a P90.
Art: 10. The animation is YEA…
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Gunslinger Girl is one of those animes that don't come around very often that the characters themselves make the whole story that made me find GG so moving. During the story you learn a little bit about each character and the organization they belong to along with the handlers perspective of life. Its hard to tell if these girls are being used considering they arent even considered human by some of the handlers. GG was a bit disappointing in the fact I wish the anime would have shown more of the lives the girls lived before they were turned into assasins. I did enjoy the fact the the plot wasnt to strong letting the characters point of veiw get soaked in but a bit sad that there wasnt much of an ending. I found the music to be amazing and the art exceptional. ^_^
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If you are watching this anime just for the action, then you'll be missing the main point. Many people complained that they wish the story would focus a little more on violence, but thats not what the story is about; the violence and guns is just what bonds the girls together.
In general, I simply loved this anime. Everything about it. I loved the art for it, looks very high quality no matter where you watch the show, if streaming or non streaming. The opening and ending songs with any melodies in between were in fact music to my ears. I was drawn in by the story line the most, however, for it is like one I would have never imagined in my life. This is always how I compare things, to if I would have ever been able to come up with the story. Sure the main points of the story seem familiar:…
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Gunslinger Girl is a very tough anime to summarize. Part of it is action, most of the story is drama, some sci-fi, and a dash of comedy make this a blend of many different genres. However, Gunslinger Girl nails the mark on every level, making this one of the most compelling anime shows I have ever seen.
The content of this show is ultimately the highlight, and also the whole reason for the controversy: young girls that have had their lives torn apart are given a second chance by having their memories wiped and insides replaced with mechanical parts, and are then trained to do the governments dirty work. What further adds to the controversy are that the young girls have to have supervison by their guardian/superviser called the "handler". Now this may sound kind of wrong, but the story ne…
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“I’ve tried turning you into someone stronger,
but lately, I feel uneasy whenever I look at you.”
Content:
Simply put, Gunslinger Girl is about hopeless children who are granted another shot at life at the cost of their freedom and innocence. They are given cybernetic implants which enhance their combat capabilities and drugs which impose upon them unquestioning loyalty to their respective masters. Paired with their handlers, they are known as “fratello”, and they must face not only terrorists but the tragedies of the past and the uncertainty of the future as well.
Admittedly, the question “Does the end justify the means?” has been asked implicitly in many other anime and manga. However, GSG is more realistic in its delivery and, some might ar…
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Title: Gunslinger Girl
Manga, Anime: Gunslinger Girl was originally a manga by Yu Aida, is currently ongoing, and runs in Media Work's Dengeki Daioh magazine. It stands at nine collected volumes in Japan. ADV licensed the manga Stateside, and the last volume released was the sixth, back on November 30th of 2007. As of May 2008, ADV said that the rest of the manga would be forthcoming, but with the company's recent financial issues and its relicensing of several shows, it is unclear if the manga will continue to be released Stateside.
Gunslinger Girl is a thirteen episode anime that was produced by Madhouse (famous for their work on Paranoia Agent and Death Note), and directed by Morio Asaka (famous for his work on Chobits and Cardcaptor Sakura). It ran on Japanese TV from October 8th, 20…
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Themes: Girls with Guns, Sci-Fi, Action
Age Rating: TV 14+
Availability: Common
Publisher: FUNimation
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Story - The story is one that hasn't probably ever been done before, because of the sheer edginess of the topic it deals with. The story was rather original, although it does take it's basis from a rather widespread genre. The story was well executed, and left you happy at the end. You actually felt a connection with the characters, and felt their emotions.
Art - Some of the best art I have seen in awhile. Everything is detailed, I mean everything. The bullets shine when they are coming out of the gun. The girl's hair flows. The blood is well done, but not overdone, and I think that that was a very good take on the producers part. The blood is realistic amount, when somebody gets sho…
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Madhouse never fails to deliver for me.
At first I was a bit hesitant about watching Gunslinger Girl. I was afraid it’s going to end up too serious and too difficult to comprehend. I was wrong on both counts. The girls made the anime more suited to my taste (not like I’m a pedophile or a dirty guy or anything like that). It gets serious and hard to understand sometimes, but for most of the time, I actually enjoyed myself.
I’m a bit disappointed that it’s not as violent as I thought it would be. Sure there are bloody parts but they come at a minimum and they’re not really that brutal. However, those parts were done tastefully so it’s all good.
It’s a nice plot, but I’m too afraid it’ll attract too many lolicons and pedophiles. I mean,…
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Overall, gunslinger girl (GSG) was a fairly enjoyable anime. I gave it a seven for story simply because the ending was perplexing and somewhat inconclusive. There was plenty of shooting, but not as much as I have hoped for, then again I might as well be asking for a series based solely on shooting and action with no actual plot. I had no problem with the animation and sound, the opening song popped up in that it was the first anime I\'ve seen with an English opening song. As for characters, there are many \"fratello\"s (teams consisting of a GSG and a \"handler\") and their GSG\'s character is all based on the handler. In the end, it\'s a little less shoot-em up than I had initially hoped for, but if you\'re into this sort of thing, then you shall not be disappointed.
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