
Gunslinger Girl
Set in modern Italy, story follows a group of traumatically-injured young girls taken from hospitals all over the country, who are then cybernetically enhanced, indoctrinated and trained to be assassins by a secret branch of the Public Corporation for Social Welfare, Section 2. Each girl is assigned to a male "handler" who oversees her training, deployments, and general conduct. Each handler is free to "condition" his cybernetic assassin to the extent he sees fit, which increases a girl’s lethality and loyalty at the expense of human individuality and lifespan.
Henrietta works to find her place at the Agency after the mistakes of her recent assignment. Feeling responsible for her shortcomings, José tries to learn what Henrietta needs to help her flourish as an assassin.
Guest Stars:
Hidenobu Kiuchi, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Rie Nakagawa, Masami Iwasaki, Masashi Hirose
After years in a body she couldn’t move, the Social Welfare Agency gave Rico a new one. While scoping out a mission, she meets a boy who makes her question who she’s supposed to be.
Guest Stars:
Hidenobu Kiuchi, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Masashi Ebara, Rie Nakagawa, Hiroshi Yanaka
Captain Raballo accepts a Handler job with the Agency. But when he’s teamed with Claes, he wonders if his selfish needs justify the pain he must inflict on the young assassin.
Guest Stars:
Hidenobu Kiuchi, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Hiroshi Yanaka, Masami Iwasaki, Kenyu Horiuchi
Jean and Rico befriend an accountant named Filippo who carries a ledger coveted by a terrorist. Unbeknownst to Filippo, his two new friends are his only protection from impending death.
Guest Stars:
Hidenobu Kiuchi, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Masami Iwasaki, Jin Nishimura, Naoki Tatsuta
Angelina was hit by a car and left for dead. With the help of the Agency, she was reborn as Angelica - but the negative side effects of the cybernetic implants began to show.
Guest Stars:
Hidenobu Kiuchi, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Rie Nakagawa, Hiroshi Yanaka, Norihiro Inoue
When Henrietta reaches out to new recruit Elsa, a cold shoulder is all she gets in return. When Elsa’s handler brings José and Henrietta in on a hit, strained tensions place the mission in jeopardy.
Guest Stars:
Hidenobu Kiuchi, Norihiro Inoue, Hitomi Terakado, Mamiko Noto, Eisuke Tsuda
After a grizzly murder, Section One attempts to get to the bottom of the cyborg problem. Jean becomes embroiled in a cover-up, and José and Henrietta are sent away for their own "safety."
Guest Stars:
Hidenobu Kiuchi, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Hiroshi Yanaka, Takehiro Hasu, Shuichi Ikeda
Henrietta and José are tailed in Sicily by Section One agents. Pietro and Elenora's suspicions grow as Henrietta reveals she knows more about Elsa and Lauro’s death than anyone thought.
Guest Stars:
Hidenobu Kiuchi, Rie Nakagawa, Takeshi Maeda, Mamiko Noto, Eisuke Tsuda
The girls are excited about tonight's meteor shower, but everyone's thoughts are with hospitalized Angelica. Her time is short, and Henrietta must convince Marco to go to her side.
Guest Stars:
Hidenobu Kiuchi, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Masashi Ebara, Norihiro Inoue, Masami Iwasaki