Customer Reviews:
ACHTUNG! CHEESE ALERT!.......2005-06-15
I had a good time with SS GIRLS. It's not bogged down with grim, sordid torture scenes, instead offering a heaping platter of cheesy chuckles served up by a harem of naked Euro-sluts. Some of the badly dubbed dialog is absolutely hysterical. Of particular note is the astonishingly overwrought "performance" - if you can call it that - of Gabriele Carrara as the demented SS officer Schellenberg. Other than running about 10 minutes too long (director Bruno Mattei, who also co-scripted, tacks on a pointless soliloquy by a minor character near the end), SS GIRLS hits all the right Eurotrash notes. There's oodles of female nudity (with some lesbianism and S&M in the mix), a number of scenes in very bad taste (that thankfully don't get TOO revolting), and loads of unintentional humor. Mattei even tosses in a bit of action in the form of a Russian tank attack.
Customer Reviews:
One of the Best Animes of its kind.......2007-03-15
I first found this series when I was at the book store and saw the Manga. I was intrigued by the cover which showed what seemed like a[...]wielding a Dragunov SVD. I will skip the plot summery because others have described it well already. This is one of the best anime dramas I have ever seen. The characters are all distinct and the music score is great. The thing I love the best though is the voice acting in the English dub. I don't usually watch anime dubbed but the voice acting in this one is so good that I do. Also the illustrator did a great job drawing the weapons. The detail on the guns are great and anyone who plays Counter Strike would recognize some of the weapons in this series like the FN P90,the Steyer AUG , and the SIG 550. I am glad they left out any Lolita fantasies and fan service which was something I was worried about because that would have completely ruined it. I would highly recommend this series for anyone who likes anime. The only con I can find about this series is that it is too short. I also like this started pack because of the awesome poster that came with it. The picture is nice and the fact that it is printed on cloth is even better because that means it will last a lot longer.
No Girlie Fantasies.......2006-04-29
The cover artwork to the DVD's of Gunslinger Girl, made me roll my eyes and think that the anime industry is getting worse. They seem to have lolita fantasies, young girls with guns. In this series the girls don't look older than ten years of age. So I watched the first disc not expecting much more than silly action and weak storyline. I was glad to be proven wrong.
The opening theme song as the credits started was great and right from the getgo, the episode begins with an intro of a little blonde girl walking around, carrying a mean looking shotgun in her hand; carefully searching for something, but all we see is a room riddled with bullet holes and bloody, dead bodies laid around; Making me wonder, "what the hell happened?". Then a man calls some other people on the phone saying that the witness is not there. Then the scene cuts to another man and a little girl that go to another room where shady looking characters are hiding out and a blood bath starts. Then the story does a bit of a flashback that introduced the little girl named, Henrietta. She first started with the secret government agency called, The Social Welfare Agency, which is really a top secret program, that turns little girls into cybernetically enhanced, assassins!
From the very first episode to the last, Gunslinger Girl, had me hooked! It did not have much action, but when it did it was very violent and over quickly, demonstrating the girl's ability and profiency in killing the bad guys. The melee combat was kenetic and fast, the shoot-outs were bloodbaths and resulted in high body counts. Before any of that happens however, the agency's director and supervisors create a plan of attack. They discuss, strategic approaches to locations, estimated enemy count, possible risks and in case something goes wrong. They know how to cover their tracks before police gets to the scene of the crime. They try to cover all possiblities of a mission before they take action. This careful planning makes the covert element of the story more believable.
What makes the story so compelling however is not the action sequences, in fact, as I said before the action is very short and takes a backseat to the stories which unfold dramatically. The stories are mostly profiles about the little assassin girls which work in the agency; how they got picked, trained and assigned to be under their adult supervisors, known as "handlers". The handlers accompany the girls on these deadly missions, give orders to the girls and even join in attacking their targets. Some of the handlers are cold and uncaring to the girls- they see the girls as nothing more than tools of the trade. Other handlers act like big brothers and treat the girls like their little sisters. They grow weary of the girls safety and well being.
The little assassin girls are loyal and very obediant to their handlers; they are even willing to die to protect their handlers. Part of this loyalty comes from the conditioning (brainwashing) process and part of it comes from their emotional attachment to have a father/big brother figure. I'm glad that there was NO fan service and nothing that implied a lolita fantasy. Everything is very serious and interesting. It is this drama, complimented with the excellent script, voice acting, wonderful music, fantastic artwork which makes Gunslinger Girl, a MUST OWN anime! There is a total of 13 episodes in the whole three disc series, the Enlgish dub and extras on the dvds are excellent as well. Contains graphic violence, and mature themes, for adults only. I also recommend the anime called, Noir and Elfen Leid.
Gun Slinger Girs is a Must See........2005-10-02
I stumble upon this Series in a store, While looking for another series. As soon as I read the back panel I knew I wanted to see these movies. I waited a few months before buying it. When i went back i got all 3 movies the store had on their shelves. And I am happy I did. This show is vloient but interest, you are glued to the screen wanting to know whats gonna happen to these little girls. The show keeps you involved through out the movie.
"Life, Happines, and the Gun"
Girls With Guns Genre At Its Best.......2005-09-14
The girls with guns genre has been used so many times in anime cynics might think it'd run out of good stories. In fact here we cannot even get away from having the words "gun" and "girl" in the title.
The plot: `Gunslinger Girl' is not about originality. The cloak and dagger "Agency" finds crippled girls whom undergo "6 Million Dollar Man" surgery to become assassins, and eliminate Europe's crime bosses. Apparently the process only works with children.
The episode plots are not too complex. `Gunslinger Girl' is light on actual action but is NOT slow moving or boring is any sense.
`Gunslinger Girl' is 100% dependant on style. I've seen few anime recently that have evoked this type of emotion through artsy style. The animation and music are very unique. Most of the score are renditions of well know gangster or action film themes. The closing credits play to `Scareface'.
Most anime fans are comparing this to `Noir' in that they have similar themes and focus heavily on the splendor of their settings in present day Europe. True it's similar to `Noir' the same way `Cold Mountain' and `Gone With the Wind' are both about the Civil War, but there's really no comparison.
`Gunslinger Girl' honors the best elements of Luc Besson's `La Femme Nikita' and `The Professional' while focusing heavily on the color white the way `Point of No Return' did.
This is a must for anyone whom likes anime.
Another girls with guns series that was recently exceptionally great was `Najica Blitz Tactics.' Same theme but it was a comedy and it moved at a much faster pace. All 12 episodes are now being sold in 1 pack at bargain basement prices.
See `Najica Blitz Tactics' if you want to laugh and be thrilled. See `Gunslinger Girl' if you want your jaw to hit the floor in total amazement, and end up in a week long daze like I am as I write this review.
The best purchase in the best virtual store.......2005-09-04
This Gunslinger Girl started set is a wonderfull.
This it is a good product of FUNimation, it`s an anime series loaded with drama and something of action, this series is also something agitator to see ten years old girls distributing lead to the Italian government's enemies, I recommend to all this series; as for the delivery service, it is very good, all they pack it carefully. [...]
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