Alternative TitlesEnglish: Gunslinger Girl Japanese: ガンスリンガー·ガール
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 15
Chapters: 100
Status: Finished
Published: May 21, 2002 to Sep 27, 2012
StatisticsScore: 8.131 (scored by 2648 users)
Ranked: #6302
Popularity: #397
Members: 5,823
Favorites: 458 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisThe Social Welfare Agency in Italy is not what it seems. Yes, it rescues young girls who have been brutalized, but it then brainwashes them and turns them into ruthless killers for an elite and secret counter-terrorism unit for the Italian government.
Enter a young girl named Henrietta. After witnessing the savage murder of her family and barely surviving, the Agency takes her in and repairs her injuries using the latest in cybernetic technology. All traces of Henrietta's past are wiped from her mind, as she becomes one of the Agency's most lethal assassins.
(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) |
Related MangaAdaptation: Gunslinger Girl
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AthenAltena
30 of 40 people found this review helpful
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30 of 100 chapters read
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I once heard this manga described as having a cruel premise, and it does indeed tend to rip your heart out at every opportunity. Unlike many stories in this genre the focus is not so much on fanservice but on the condition of the girls themselves. This is not a nice story. Adults and children are shot up, dismembered, turned into killing machines and go through every imaginable horror, and Yu Aida pulls no punches in portraying the violence and psychological damage inflicted on the girls and their handlers. But nonetheless, I find myself on the edge of my seat waiting for each new volume, and it's precisely because it pulls no punches that I find myself drawn to it. The characters as soul crushingly human, and can go from pulling at your heart strings to making you want to slap them within the course of a few pages. If you're ready for this type of reading experience I would highly recommend this series, but if you're anything less than able to deal with this type of violence I would advise caution. read more
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Akaike
26 of 39 people found this review helpful
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17 of 100 chapters read
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8 |
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8 |
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8 |
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9 |
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Gunslinger Girl manga was one of the first manga to be translated into the English language under the newly launched ADVManga in 2002, and due to a 2 year hiatus between 2005 and 2007, only 10 volumes of this popular manga have been released thus far.
One thing that I can really say about Gunslinger Girl is that is has a pretty dark edge to it, especially when you take the actual content and the plot into consideration. It can quite easily give you very mixed emotions at times (sometimes getting a little too heavy). The fragmented, yet detailed, storyline is actually pretty unique as it often makes you re-read earlier chapters and even volumes, and it really makes you think about things. Especially things that are going on in the manga, and about life itself. This is especially true when you read about each individual girl's experiences. And due to the linear - yet not linear format, the series (I feel) has quite a high re-reading value.
Quite simply put, this is a bittersweet series, often exploring the darker side of human nature, as well as the girl's drive to rediscover what it means to be "human". Accompanied with very lovely artwork, Gunslinger Girl is definitely a must read in my humble opinion. read more
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Lethal young girl has a thing for her guardian while he's just trying to play the role of responsible elder brother. (Aw...)
Both series also feature regular people who are somewhat forced into unusual occupations due to their tragic pasts.
The plot has not much (if nothing) in common, but to me, the narrative seems quite similiar. Like these little stories, often 100% slice of life amidst the main Plot, which however give space to character development and exploring them further in dept. Hence the overall atmosphere seems to go sort of the same direction, through Blood Alone seems (yet? I have read 6 vols) much more "cosy".
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Girls with guns, if you like this combination Hidan no Aria is a good choice. Hidan no Aria is much more about comedy and action with a loli-tsundere character called Aria and one guy with the funnyest power that you ever see, and absurd gun skills.
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