**Language:** English **Genres:** action, drama, science fiction **Themes:** girls with guns **Age rating:** Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) **Episode 1- Fratello (Siblings) Episode 2- Orione (Orion) Episode 3- Ragazzo (Boy) Episode 4- Bambola (Doll) Episode 5- Promessa (Promise) Episode 6- Gelato (Ice Cream) Episode 7- Protezione (Protection) Episode 8- Il Principe del Regno Della Pasta (The Prince of the Kingdom of Pasta) Episode 9- Lycoris Radiata Herb (Cluster Amaryllis) Episode 10- Amare (To Love) Episode 11- Febbre Alta (High Fever) Episode 12- Simbiosi (Symbiosis) Episode 13- Stella Cadente (Falling Star)** Officially, the Social Welfare Agency is a government sponsored corporation that's inthe business of saving lives. At least, that's the ruse. In reality, it's and agency on the fringe of technology. They give terminal patients another shot at life uusing cybernetic implants. This conditioning process then shapes the patient into an efficient machine for handling all of the government's dirty work. They' ve been given a second chance at life, but at what cost? **Every Weapon Has Its Flaw** Set in scenic Italy, Gunslinger Girl uses beauty to offset the story's tragedy. Amidst awe-inspiring animaion and a superbly scored soundtrack, you will fall in love with five young girls whose fate has been sealed. **Ragazzine Piccole, Armi Grandi** (Little Girls, Big Guns)  **Ep. 1-5** Officially the Social Welfare Agency is a government sponsored corporation that s in the business of saving lives. At least that s the ruse. In reality it s an agency on the fringe of technology. They give terminal patients another shot at life using cybernetic implants. This conditioning process then shapes the patient into an efficient machine for handling all of the government s dirty work.Having survived the brutal slaughter of her family Henrietta awakens to her new life at the Agency with a re-built body and no memory of the past. She has been teamed with her handler Jose who is responsible for her training and conditioning turning her into the perfect killing machine. Henrietta strives to find her place within the Agency doing her best to win Jose s affection. But can Jose control her? Can he balance the needs and desires between the assassin and the developing adolescent?Who are these girls?They ve been given a second chance at life But at what cost? **Vita, Passione E... Pistole**( Life, Passion and the Gun)  **Ep. 6-9** Henrietta is quickly becoming regarded as one of the most efficient assassins at the Social Welfare Agency. However, life for the other girls at the Agency is not so sunny. Enter the prototype and the problem…The prototype: Angelina was a young girl out on an errand one day when a car mysteriously ran her down and left her for dead. Reborn as Angelica, her training proves to be a much needed distraction for all of the Agency employees. As the assassin develops, so do the problems inherent in the conditioning process. Can Angelica and her handler overcome these setbacks in order to continue with their work at the Agency? The problem: Elsa, the Agency’s newest recruit, is as cold as they come. When Henrietta reaches out to her, a cold shoulder is all she gets in return. Elsa’s handler brings Henrietta and Jose in on a hit and strained tensions place the mission in jeopardy. Can Jose hold things together and make it through one more day? Every weapon has its flaws… **Il Silenzio Della Stelle** (The Silence of the Stars)  **Ep. 10-13** The grizzly murder of a fratello gets Section One involved, with an investigator sent in to get to the bottome of the "cyborg problem." As the agency scrambles to protect their girls, Henrietta and Jose find themselves on an impromtpu vacation, having "been sent away for their own safety." What are they hiding? And what does Henrietta know about the deadly truth? Then the Agency uncovers a plot which could be used to wipe out the terrorists' stronghold once and for all. Things go terribly wrong, and in an all-or-nothing attack the girls find their lives on the line. Could this be the end of the girls and the Agency? Could their lives be over before they've really begun?