Gunslinger Girl (2003–2004)
10/10
Rivals Joss Whedon in Character Development
3 October 2013
Every episode of this series is painstakingly organized to perfection, every detail from the characters verbal and non-verbal gestures plays to their individual character pallet.

This is not your typical B rated anime of run em' up/ shoot em' up blood baths; the action in every episode is developed and is executed with purpose.

The art and music alone in the series is worth viewing. The Delgados "Light before we Land" is the perfect opening song to follow the visual sequencing. The art director for the first season made an amazing effort to include actual Italian style artistry in his anime. In episode one where Henrietta awakes in the bed, the diagonal light and dark separation is considered a prominent Italian art style.

Everyone should see this anime even though it will not be to everyone's liking. You have to be willing to surrender yourself to the reality of these children to sympathize with them and their handlers. This anime will one day be included among the legends like Cowboy Bebop, Mobile Suit Gundam, Evangelion, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Dragon Ball Z.

*If the last episode does not make you cry, your not human....*
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