Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005
• Run Time: 125 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009MAO5A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,424 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth checking out, September 12, 2005

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K. Gamble (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gunslinger Girl, Vol. 3: Il Silenzio Delle Stelle (DVD)

This series was my first foray into anime after a several year break, and I was really pleased with it. On the surface, it looks like another one of those ever-present "girls with guns" stories that seem to be everywhere, but this show has something more. The characters have real heart - they may be brainwashed cybernetically enhanced girls who have been moulded into professional killing machines, but they're still little girls, and as such have a charm, curiosity and innocence. The show somehow manages to strike balance between the action and the character development, and I really drew me in. The desire to prove themselves to their handlers, the social interaction between the girls; I really enjoy the story.

Disc 03 wraps up a small sub-plot that started in Disc 02, and has a couple of stand-alone stories to boot. I didn't find Disc 03 as compelling as, say, Disc 01 or 02, but I'm glad I picked it up to round out the series. The end of disc 03 seems to wrap out the series, so i'm guessing there is no Disc 04 forthcoming.

All in all, some of the themes in Gunslinger Girl are reminiscent of "La Femme Nikita" and "The Professional", but they're handled in a more interesting fashion, with some tight yet unconventional storytelling and with interesting character development. The art is fantastic to boot.

Check it out!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A story of self-sacrifice, September 17, 2005

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bonsai chicken (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gunslinger Girl, Vol. 3: Il Silenzio Delle Stelle (DVD)

This volume concludes the story of Section 2, a covert organization that rehabilitates doomed young girls into secret agents. Far from a common "girls with guns" show, it focuses instead on the human emotions behind the scenes. While there are bits of action scattered through out the series, it is not for those who are looking solely for that type of entertainment.

In episode 10, a girl and her handler are found murdered in a park, and the agency comes under investigation from higher authorities. It takes the insight of one of the other girls to solve the mystery of what really happened. This story arc carries over into episode 11.

In episode 12, Claes is used as bait to discover the location of a team of kidnappers, and Angelica's pre-enhancement injuries and her desperation to prove herself become deadly liabilities.

In the final episode, Angelica's condition worsens and the girls have to deal with the fact that one of their own may not be with them much longer.

It's a beautiful ending to a unique series. While I am saddened to leave these characters, I am satisfied with what's here. Extra features on the DVD include production commentary, voice director commentary, clean opening and closing sequences, dossier files, a cel-building demonstration, and trailers.

5.0 out of 5 stars gunslinger girls, April 26, 2009

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Celia Audrey Tapscott - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gunslinger Girl, Vol. 3: Il Silenzio Delle Stelle (DVD)

One of best anime version i have watched. I enjoyed everything in this movie. There is nothing i failed to like about gunslinger girls 3. I recommaned you take the time to watch and find out if it's to your liking for yourself.I think you will enjoy it like i did so go a check it out.