Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino is the sequel to the continuing manga and anime series Gunslinger girl which originally aired in Japan from October 8th 2003 to February 19th 2004. The original series was produced by Madhouse and was directed by Morio Asaka. The sequel was made by Artland, premiering in Japan on the Tokyo MX TV channel on January 7th, 2008. It ran for thirteen episodes. The Gunslinger series is set in modern day Italy, where young cybernetic robot girls are being used as assassins by their adult male handlers who are given directions on who to kill from a secretive government organization. The second series featured animation that was considered poorer than the first season. However its storyline was praised, as the Gunslinger Girl creator Yu Aida was involved as the season's chief writer and supervisor. The series is licensed to American DVD and television release by Funimation Entertainment.MORE
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