Gunslinger Girl

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]

Type: TV
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Season: fall 2003
Status: Finished Airing
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Studios: Madhouse
Genres: Action Sci-Fi Drama
Tags: action gunfights sci-fi science fiction episodic female protagonist primarily female cast based on a manga manga shounen guns military tragedy crime earth seinen drama plot continuity present ensemble cast assassins foreign politics violence cyborgs gore mafia memory manipulation psychological europe urban tanned skin cyborg human enhancement suicide human experimentation italy