Description
When the Social Welfare Agency investigates the disappearance of an operative, their inquiry leads them right into the lair of their rival, the Five Republics. The assassin Triela infiltrates the hostile organization, but her search is cut short when she finds herself staring down the barrel of a gun...
Action, Science-Fiction
13 episodes
The story in the 2nd season of gunslinger girl is definitely more interesting and better. Like the 1st season, it still focuses on accomplishing missions, but there is a greater goal to the story as well. Along with the previous two bombers there is a new antagonist, Pinocchio, who is loyal to Cristiano (leader who is part of the terrorist organization known as RFR which the government is targeting). When Tietra encounters Pinocchio(who is also a skilled assassin) she fails to take him down .. from then on, she swears that she would not lose to him the next time as she trains harder. As the story progresses, you will get a sense that somehow the government and terrorists are somewhat alike, perhaps even the people.
Will the terrorists get away, or will the Fratello units accomplish their mission? Will Tietra win against her rival the next time she encounters him?
Music/Sound - 5 (Great)
I really liked the intro and ending song :).. they also added a nice melody for the times when someone is reminiscing about something.
Art/Animation - 5 (Great)
If you watched the first season, you'll notice that the art/animation has totally changed. However, it still looks great, just a bit more cutesy, and less shiny than the previous. :) (I did like the first artwork more though!). There's also much more action in this series.
Character - 5 (Great)
The character development is still great :) You get some more info about some of the girls and handlers.. but this time, they seem to focus more on Triela's character and the terrorist bombers Franco, Franca, and Pinocchio. After learning about the terrorists more and their background.. it even made me feel a bit more sympathetic to them. I wasn't sure which side I was cheering for anymore ;p since I liked all the characters so they did a great job on that. It was sad to see the fratellos and the terrorists go against each other! Triela and Pinocchio are the star characters in this season though. Oh and Pinocchio's name has a lot of symbolism to what his character is like and where he came from.
Humor - 1 (Bad)
Same seriousness as the previous season.
Overall - 4 (Good)
If you enjoyed the previous gunslinger girl, then you definitely need to watch this one! It's a great continue as it adds onto everything from the last season and more. You can still watch this as a stand-alone though since they give flashbacks of the past and you won't miss anything (since the previous season was mostly about the fratello relationships). Having knowledge season 1 will just make your viewing of this even better :) because you have a sense of what all the characters are already like and get to learn more about them.
Action, Science-Fiction
13 episodes
Review
Story - 3 (Average)The story in the 2nd season of gunslinger girl is definitely more interesting and better. Like the 1st season, it still focuses on accomplishing missions, but there is a greater goal to the story as well. Along with the previous two bombers there is a new antagonist, Pinocchio, who is loyal to Cristiano (leader who is part of the terrorist organization known as RFR which the government is targeting). When Tietra encounters Pinocchio(who is also a skilled assassin) she fails to take him down .. from then on, she swears that she would not lose to him the next time as she trains harder. As the story progresses, you will get a sense that somehow the government and terrorists are somewhat alike, perhaps even the people.
Will the terrorists get away, or will the Fratello units accomplish their mission? Will Tietra win against her rival the next time she encounters him?
Music/Sound - 5 (Great)
I really liked the intro and ending song :).. they also added a nice melody for the times when someone is reminiscing about something.
Art/Animation - 5 (Great)
If you watched the first season, you'll notice that the art/animation has totally changed. However, it still looks great, just a bit more cutesy, and less shiny than the previous. :) (I did like the first artwork more though!). There's also much more action in this series.
Character - 5 (Great)The character development is still great :) You get some more info about some of the girls and handlers.. but this time, they seem to focus more on Triela's character and the terrorist bombers Franco, Franca, and Pinocchio. After learning about the terrorists more and their background.. it even made me feel a bit more sympathetic to them. I wasn't sure which side I was cheering for anymore ;p since I liked all the characters so they did a great job on that. It was sad to see the fratellos and the terrorists go against each other! Triela and Pinocchio are the star characters in this season though. Oh and Pinocchio's name has a lot of symbolism to what his character is like and where he came from.
Humor - 1 (Bad)
Same seriousness as the previous season.
Overall - 4 (Good)
If you enjoyed the previous gunslinger girl, then you definitely need to watch this one! It's a great continue as it adds onto everything from the last season and more. You can still watch this as a stand-alone though since they give flashbacks of the past and you won't miss anything (since the previous season was mostly about the fratello relationships). Having knowledge season 1 will just make your viewing of this even better :) because you have a sense of what all the characters are already like and get to learn more about them.
