GUNSLINGER GIRL (Season 1, Animax Television Release Japan 2003-2004)

Ben Meyers’ Summary Rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì 

Summary of Gunslinger Girl: Season 1

Gunslinger Girl: Season 1—Japanese television anime—has very good action and good animation. It’s an interesting and intriguing story that has ability to entertain throughout its season one’s thirteen episodes. The series will satisfy anime fans for each episode. 

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Storyline 

A social service agency uses young girls to implant bionic devices so they can be used as assassins. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka and Director Hiroshi Ishimori for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the television series possible. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This is great animation and storyline.

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Ben Meyers

Episode 1 "Fratello"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì 

Fratello—intriguing—has strong action and a good concept to begin Episode 1. The artwork is great and the characters show good emotion. 

Storyline 

Two assassins are assigned the project of retrieving a witness. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes.

Episode 2 "Orione"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì 

Orione—unusual storyline—recaps the previous episode 1 from a different point of view. 

Storyline 

Henrietta’s training gets a closer look. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 3 "Ragazzo"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì 

Ragazzo—good artwork—shows its potential in Episode 3 to be a very good anime that performs a little above the ordinary. The series is organized to reveal itself little by little in such a manner that it ‘catches’ its audience. 

Storyline 

Rico meets a young boy of her age while she is examining a building in which she is assigned an assassination job. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 4 "Bambola"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì 

Bambola begins to show some monotony in presentation and slowness in its storyline. There is not enough action to balance the drama. 

Storyline 

Triela is assigned to preserve alive a witness who can do damage to a mafia organization. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 5 "Promessa"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì 

Promessa—difficult to decode—is not as well made as the last episode. This episode is dull and boring with a lagging storyline. Why is this story important and why should an audience watch the rest of the series becomes a leading question after watching this episode. 

Storyline

Claes gets a new handler who gets killed.

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Maybe. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 6 "Gelato"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì

Gelato is  a better episode that the last one because it has action and an improved story.  This show is well executed. 

Storyline 

 Henrietta, Rico, and Triela capture a bomber alive. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes.

Ben Meyers

Episode 7 "Protezione"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì 

Protezione has great artistry and a good, intriguing story. 

Storyline

 Jean arrests an assassin. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 8 "Ll Principe Del Regno Della Pasta"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì 

Ll Principe Del Regno Della Pasta settles the series so there is a complete understanding of the series. 

Storyline

 Angelica cannot remember things. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes

Ben Meyers

Episode 9 "Lycoris Radiata Herb"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì 

Lycoris Radiata Herb is engaging and worth the viewing. It seems to stand out from the other stories but encourages further watching. 

Storyline

 Elsa kills police officers who are not devoted to upholding the law. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This episode has a more complicated script.

Ben Meyers

Episode 10 "Amare"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì 

Amare—increased uniformity of story—gets to the real inner workings of the agency and shows what happens when something goes wrong. This story is very well-told. 

Storyline 

An investigation begins over the death of Lauro and Elsa.

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 11 "Febbre Alta"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì 

Febbre Alta tells what happened to Lauro and Elsa in the previous episode. It does a good job of increasing interest in the story and keeping its audience involved. 

Storyline 

A discussion of how the handlers work with the girls. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This episode concludes the previous episode’s story.

 Ben Meyers

Episode 12 "Simbiosi"

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì 

Simbiosi—feel the con—has a good story. The cyborgs are beginning to show their real colors. 

Storyline 

Claes sets herself up to interest kidnappers. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. Worth its viewing.

Ben Meyers

Episode 13 “Stella Cadente”

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì 

Stella Cadente—good conclusion to season one—has a worth watching story, good portrayal of that story, and holds audience interest. 

Storyline 

Marco delays his visit to Angelica who is in hospital. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank You to Director Morio Asaka for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Takatoshi Hamano, Mori Oi, Kazuya Watanabe, and Satoshi Yoshimoto for making the series available. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. Episode 13 finishes Season 1 well. Anime fans will find this episode engaging and worth its watch. 

Ben Meyers