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This is a list of episodes of the Gunslinger Girl anime. The episodes are directed by Morio Asaka, animated by Madhouse Studios, and produced by Bandai Visual, Marvelous Entertainment, MediaWorks, and Madhouse Studios.[1] The English adaptation of the anime is licensed by FUNimation.[2] The episodes are based on the Gunslinger Girl manga series by Yu Aida, and adapt the first two volumes of the series over thirteen episodes. The plot of the episodes concentrates upon Henrietta, a young girl fitted with cybernetics and trained to be an assassin and her "handler," Giuseppe, and their missions with a secretive government organization. A sequel named Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-, directed by Hiroshi Ishiodori, animated by Artland and incorporating the next two volumes of the manga over thirteen episodes, is set to air on January 7, 2008.[3]
The episodes aired in Japan from October 8, 2003 to February 19, 2004 on Bandai Channel and Fuji Television.[1] The English adaptation of the anime aired in the United States on the Independent Film Channel from January 5, 2007 to March 30, 2007.[1] The episode titles of both the English and Japanese adaptations are given in Italian, with the corresponding kanji preceding the Italian title in the latter.
