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Editor's Note
Despite its girls-with-guns storyline and doe-eyed characters dressed in schoolgirl outfits, the action anime series GUNSLINGER GIRL eschews its genre's typically breezy comedy style for a dark and brooding exploration of female childhood. Set in Italy, the series centers on a little girl named Henrietta, who is taken in by a seemingly benevolent social welfare agency after her entire family is murdered in a massacre. But the organization is really a front for a secret government program that adopts terminally ill or orphaned girls, erases their memories, and endows them with implanted cybernetic devices that transform them into perfectly conscience-free assassins. As part of the reconditioning process, the girls are partnered with older male agents who not only provide them with professional instruction but act as their surrogate older brothers. Moody, stylish, and violent, the series chronicles Henrietta's training with her partner Jose with equal parts high-octane action sequences and poignant character studies of the pair's evolving relationship. The anime series is presented in its entirety with this collection of episodes.
| Features | 3-Disc Set | | Region 1,4 | | NTSC | | Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 5.1 - Japanese, English | | Stereo - Japanese, English | | Subtitles - English - Optional | | Additional Release Material:
| Featurette: "Meet the 'Real' GUNSLINGER GIRLS" | | Audio Commentary: English Voice Production Staff, Cast | | Trailers: FUNImation Previews | | Bonus Footage: Textless Opening/Closing Songs | | Text/Photo Galleries:
| GUNSLINGER GIRL Dossiers | | Slideshows |
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| Technical Info
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Funimation |
| Release Date: 11/18/2008 |
| Running Time: 325 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 08209 | | UPC: 00704400082092 | | Number of Discs: 3 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Japanese | | Available Audio Tracks: English Dubbed, Japanese | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew | Luci Christian - Voice | | Caitlin Glass - Voice | | Laura Bailey - Voice | | Madhouse - Animation Producer | | Morio Asaka - Director |
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