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  • @Vocalriaru lol maybe, either way I don't really like this series, it was mediocore at best. I just dig this op that they used for a few episodes.

  • aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­a me dan ganas de usar armas!!!!

  • Why can't more openings be this creative and unique, instead of the cliche hodge podge of 3 second clips that we usually get. As far as op's go this is a 12 out of 10. Thanks for the Upload ლ(ಥ益ಥ)ლ

  • @afterexile

    you watch too little anime then to judge that

  • @afterexile

    there are plenty of awesome openings

  • Is Triela the main protagonist in this season? Not Henrietta?

  • This... is so heartbreakingly beautiful...

    BEST ANIME EVER.

  • I love this op. I didnt like animation style of second season either. The guy who made the manga even changed to that style........ :/ I really hated that

  • Budget cut on second season...not sure if I should keep watching...

  • Of all the Animes ive Watched so Far, this is the only one where i watch the Opening every time i watch a Episode... last summer i was in France and spain, and it was so beautiful over there. the countryside is much lighter and friendlier than in germany where i live, and it was sunny and warm^^ the opening reminds me of that time^^ such a beautyfull country, i love spain and france, and i love Gunslinger girl^^ Greetings from Germany, and thanks for putting this up^^

  • I'm not through the second season yet but I don't quite understand why some people don't like it. Sure, the art style is more contemporary and generally less gloomy and they also used different voice actresses. So what? I still feel that these girls have problems both superficial and very normal and it remains a sad tale - only that season 2 has a more positive feel, making the possibility to get a good end seem more real.

  • ¡Que hermosa melodía.!

  • the tv shows for air and clannad had good graphics qualilites but there movies graphics were different but not like bad were they ruined the anime though in there case i liked the tv graphics better then the movies but that doesnt mean the mvie ones were bad so lightn up people creators/producers like to change things up a bit n i liked s2 graphics better anyway not saying i didnt like 1 so if it's that big a deal for you that much then dont watch it

  • I agree i loved the first season but i liked the first season even better n plus it's nice to see changes in products somtimes & i think the second season graphics were just fine it's kinda of like what they did with the animes air/clannad

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  • sux that it ended

    

  • Eyes...bigger...Shading....non­existent.....*collapse*

  • The thing is, this was done by a completely different studio with a different staff and cast. You can't say "the value went down" when it's a completely different product. Other than being from the same source materiel, the 2 shows have nothing to do with each other.

    It's like comparing a Broadway production and the same play done by a small local theater. Sure you can compare the two, but you can't say "the production value went down" because these are two completely independent things.

  • - - - - - ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

    I love this season the most. I mean, Pinocchio was in it. And DAMN. He was hot & his character was amazing ♥ I cried so much at the end and developed some what of a grudge against Triela = A="

    /SorryWeakAgainstSexyBishiesWi­thAngstPasts

    BUT ANYWAY.

    Both seasons are wonderful people. You still have your amazing storyplots & characters no matter how different apart the seasons are. All you have to do is give time to enjoy and ACCEPT each of the excellently crafted seasons.

  • Once I got used to the animation change, season 2 was actually very nice. I still prefer the darker, more realistic art of season one than the cartoonish-ness of season 2, but it was okay once my eye adjusted. The one thing that really bothered me, though, was the Henrietta suddenly took on the role of a side character and Triela sort of took over. Once again, not really a bad thing, but there was just so much sudden change - and that, I think, is what turned a lot of fans off.

  • i think that the main reason people don't like season 2 is because the new animation and being less dark hits like a punch in the face, once you get used to it though its just as good as season one

  • @diasporaink Heh, they must be slow or something. Well, at least be glad you got it! Mr Smarty Pants! ;)

  • I've only seen the first season but, this 2nd op is, for me, better than the first... OMG, everybody tells me that second season suxx but i not agree, it seems very... particular ?

  • hmm, the first season OP was better...

  • Love it :3 I was hooke on the season 1 OP, and then after, like, episode 4 of il teatrino, i was hooked on this one too.

  • 4 people got pwned by little girls?

  • Yo gunslinger girls out the window there needs to be gunslinger boys to jion the bunch!!!!

  • The first season was a little too depressing and dark for my tastes. But this...

    Music: Beautiful

    Artwork: Gorgeous

    Plot: Kickass

    This is Il Teatrino. :)

  • nooo the 2nd is much better

  • Although it took me a few episodes to warm up to the opening sequence, I like it.

    It doesn't have the same feel as the intro for the first season, but given the focus of the second season, I think it's works quite well.

  • 1st season is definitely better. What I didn't like in the 2nd are the opening and ending songs. Yeah they're nice but somehow they just don't fit the genre of the anime like the 1st. Also, the characters had drastically changed their personality (eg. Rico acted like a brat).

    But storywise, with Pinocchio [lol], it's just as good. Art is great too, and it certainly did not look cheap. Season1 just had that 13m yen for each episode so they got more into detail in drawing+coloring.

  • This song is made of win 8D

  • I just watched episode one of season two and the animations look like shit...

    I really hope its not like this the whole rest of the season but even if it is ill put up with it :/

  • I liked second season better, storyline is way better, animation and style of drawing? Yeah its less realistic then in 1st season, but i lke it more.

  • i liked the first season because it was more emotionally in depth, but i think the 2nd season had a lot better action and plot in its own way

  • As much as they lost their art style is season two, it had a plot, and that fact makes S2 PWN.

  • Both the first season and -Il Teatrino- are good. They are just totally different.

    If you're still thinking the other way you're just a narrow-minded freak.

    Btw, -Il Teatrino- OP is fantastic.

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  • Beautiful. What I don't understand is why some people disliked this...

  • dude O_O im scared of and loveing this song at the same time O_O

  • wheres the other one that starts of flashing handguns

  • i like the first season more not because the art or something

    because of the passive story of the second and because the second season has something different at the characters: angelica has brown hair instead of black,marco has another hair colour too,etc.

  • Well in this case I will agree that liking season 2 over season 1 is a serious problem. The first season had mind-blowing animation, better seiyus, and most of all it dident bullshit the viewer by cutting away from bad guys being blown to bits but insted showed their fate in all its gory epicness

  • I liked season 2 more than 1 as well, but that doesnt say anything negative about season 1. It doesn't matter if you like season 1 or 2 a little better than the other, what matters is that you like the anime in general.

  • i like season 2, more action and the OP and style are better,

  • I really liked this anime but it was always a little bit of a creepy concept o_O

  • I say the manga owns both seasons

  • wow this first opening in anime I've seen without animation.

  • I like the season 1 trailer's images best, but the season 2 trailer's song best

  • best song ever :O

  • this song is really something it leaves a soothing effect to those who hear it i need to learn this on piano

  • lov it 2 deth

  • I just love this song! It is just so beautiful to hear! ^_^ It makes me gonna make a nice manga outta it! :)

  • i love this song...and the series although they are pretty sad.

  • i just luv this song :D ever time i head it i feel goosebumps. in a good way luv this anime ^...^

  • beautiful.

    the series was amazing also.

  • I have seen a lot of opening sequences, but this one I have to say is the most artfully done of them all. The song and the combination of the transparent layered pastel photo effects is wonderful.

    I think the fact that it isn't animation makes it so much more impactful with the message of the human condition. It makes my heart strings pull everytime.

  • agreed, cant get enough of it, not only is the song beautiful but the art in it really makes you feel it.

  • @Heliosapien (sorry for replying to a year old comment)

    Are you kidding? They used still shot photos not because for the sake of being artistic. Its because they lack funds! The First OP doesnt suit my taste but by the way it portrays cold emotions with the use of children who doesnt care how many they kill is certainly a perfect product and not this batshit one. Though, I still like the song

  • @AnitoPictures Artland Animation Studio (a part of Marvelous Entertainment) had ample budget for the project so I don't see how "lack of funds" would make them use a non-traditional, more artistic (and yes, it is more artist in a classical sense) OP. If they truly 'lacked funds' they wouldn't of had the money to produced TWO OP's, so your point is null and void. If you watch both OP's closely, they are parallels of each other presented in different media.

    So what was your argument again?

  • @Heliosapien

    Signs of Budget Cut

    1st: Single shot that was given slow mo effects during fights

    2nd. They changes the scene into a landscape during the final shots to avoid the blood splatter

    3rd. Still images that are given shake effects to look like they are walking

    4th: OP that uses photos than animations

    They managed to make the their true animated OP only midway because they finally gained enough support from the viewers.

  • @AnitoPictures *sigh* it's useless to argue with someone who knows nothing about the fiscal aspects of the entertainment enterprise or about the classical uses of photograph in still-style video sequences....

  • @Heliosapien epic way of avoiding the facts is epic.

    Doesnt mean that you like something doesnt mean that it is artistic. In fact, I may not be very good with video and photo editors yet but I could do this OP in just a month if I am alone

  • @AnitoPictures

    1. Then do it, prove use all wrong by making that video you are so proud of in a month.

    2. Arts are very subjective, just because u don't think is artistic, doesn't mean is not. Heck if you study visual arts you will learn that people in the Renaissance period treat some of our so call art today like shit, it changes with time.

    3. I actually very much like the opening sequence where is shows a bunch of picture constantly changing into he next, almost like time

  • @jasonyu932 pissed off arent ya? LOL

    First off, Sure I will if you will pay me good.

    Second, Sure art differs in everyone but tell me something, If they changed their opening sequence into a full pledge animation after a few episodes, will you stil insists that this OP was made made for being artistic than for budget cutting?

    3. Its merely a professional slideshow. No need for embarassing remarks

  • @AnitoPictures

    4. Why are you watching anime when you are just gonna judge it base on it's appearance? Why not just go watch bleach Naruto and stick with it? i mean you ever saw air?

  • @jasonyu932 4. what? Whats that supposed to mean? Also, how did Air got in here?

  • Oddly I began the 2nd season before the first. I've been enjoying Il Teatrino quite a bit, and will go back to watch the 1st season for sure. Triela's definitely my favorite character. Thanks for uploading this, 5 stars!

  • Good series ^^. I really like the 1st season better though. The music and drawing/animation style was really cool and had a more serious/sad vibe to it which I liked a lot.

    Wish they also had the same voice actors from S1... Well just my opinion xD

  • I can't tell if this is like drawn or what....but it looks really amazing. They put a lot of work into this opening here. I like the music too. It's all haunting, which is great for Gunslinger Girl

  • The opening was what got me. I never watched, the first season because this one was the one that, was On-Demand so I watched the first episode and was hooked. Triella Rico and Henrietta are probably my favorites, followed by Angelica and Claes. I dislike the handlers. I think Jose is okay but...

    I think the girls on their own are probably a lot better. I think I prefer this style, because there leaves so much about the girls I find mysterious. Triella especially.

  • Loli's with guns whats not to like?

  • Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino yay

  • can anyone tell me why it's such a bad thing to like season 2 more than season 1? Is it against the law to have a personal opinion? I'm sorry guys, but, just because something is different doesn't mean that it's worse. Just because one person may think that it's worse, doesn't mean that everyone should.

  • I actually understand what you mean. I wasn't impressed by the style of the animation or the music, but the story and action were solid and entertaining. Perhaps if they would have kept the first season's styling and music I would have liked this season more.

  • I agree with you, on all of it. Both shows are great, at least imho.

  • i like season to also more tahn 1 XD

  • I haven't seen the second season yet (well just 2 episodes), but many people feel the second season is less compelling, it's more about the action scenes then the fact that these little girls were turned into cold hearted killing machines. But I haven't seen enough of the second season to say that's true. But I cansay Madhouse blew away arthouse with the artwork, animtion, color palette, character designs, frigen everything.

  • @Sillcherftw I love season 1 more Henrietta is alot cuter and dont know why I love the season 1 more then the second season

  • @AnteBoy87 I hope when you say "cute", you aren't thinking "loli"

  • @Sillcherftw i actually liked s2 better. The pinocchio story is more interesting imo because it's not cut and dry, both sides are both good and bad in their own way, which inhibits the watcher from immediately taking sides and identifying the good guys and bad guys. It makes the story less conventional and more interesting. because of this, the ending can produce a mixed sensation of almost equal amounts of happiness and sorrow at the same time, which isn't always found at the end of a series.

  • @Yeomanv10 sorry for replying to a year old comment but seriously. You should read the manga and see for yourself that S2 was loosely based in the manga compared to S1. Hell, that bridge bombing wasnt even in it and the characters are terribly off their true attitude in the manga

  • @Sillcherftw lol more realistic drawings had more time put in to them less realistic drawings is a five second scetch... that has nothing to do with opinion 

  • @JustinCaparas Hmm... I made that comment over a year ago and I still get replies to it to this very day... Strange...

    More time put into something doesn't necessarily make it better. Neither does a more realistic drawing. I know loads of people that prefer a cartoon like style of animation over live action. I'm sure you can understand what I'm saying, considering you watch anime, which is far from realistic.

  • @Sillcherftw i like season 2. my only problem with it was the change in animation studio and artstyle

  • @Mason1729 but the new rico and henrietta are so cute now

  • @Sillcherftw You are right, but again thats simply your personal opinion. No one is forcing you to like or dislike anything. One thing is for certain though. A LOT of people me included that you do not change style and art of an anime between seasons. Think about it like this. You watch a TV series and you really take a liking to the main character, get used to him/her. Suddenly for whatever reason they are replaced by another person in the middle of the show.

  • @Sillcherftw That being said. This anime is very similar. A lot of people got used to the art and style of the characters, also the depressing, dark atmosphere worked REALLY great the first season. That's what people fell in love with. When they released second season its like the essence of the series were stripped off from me. Not many people able to get used to something like. So most who lash out at you or the second season are simply upset and disappointed. I am sure you can understand.

  • @Sillcherftw Heh, sorry for all the typos and misspells I just woke up ^_^ But I am sure you can understand from my previous rants what I mean. Its very bad for any show or anime series to change its original direction in the middle. Especially if the original direction worked really really well. I watched both seasons, I loved the first one. I had to really get used to the second one and in the end I still wasn't able to. I just watched it for the story - couldn't enjoy it.

  • @Sillcherftw : Because the production value went way down to amateur level, and the opening song pales in comparison to The Delgados's masterpiece tune. The story is unchanged which is why it's still good.

  • @Sillcherftw People like you give me hope that humanity still has some common sense.

  • @Sillcherftw I like the OP of Season 2 more than Season 1.

  • @FeelFree3 the second season is awesome especially the last episode!!!

  • KOKIA!!!! YES!!!! Awesome singer for an awesome series.

  • @AnimeLuvr19 the last epi is the best!!!

  • I think this is a good series, but come on, you've got to admit the second season isn't delivering like the 1st season did. I mean, the style of drawing is different. that's what threw me off. The guns were detailed and the backgrounds were much more detailed as well.

    The opening is nice though, I like it alot.

  • o.0 what a weird opening. Great song though

  • "Nothing can take the place of a natural born worrior... that's why they have you..."

  • Personally believe the first season had a better opening but that is just me.

  • Man, I love this series. And this song is so awesome. Both openings are great, but I like how for the first version they decided to go with a more artsy, symbolic approach. The song always manages to get me pumped up and excited. It's been stuck in my head since I first heard it.

  • This is turning out to be a great season/version of Gunslinger girls. I was worried about how moe they look but it has bite. Especially episode 8 "Day in the Life of Claes", that made me tear up at the end! Wow. Remarkable. Can't wait to finish it!

  • I have to say that this opening is far different than others.

  • Wow Kokia sang this? Beautiful!

  • I want somebody to play this with the piano!

  • That's awesome, I can't wait to see this new season! I had no clue they were making a second season, damn. ^_^ Nice OP. I guess the Japanese never had a live-action series of this show. ~_^)

  • Both openings of S1 and S2 are good.

    And why are people flaming on the anime? Unless you can do better don't complain!

  • Drugs123, people are flaming on the second season because the creators COULD do better. There were a lot of staff-related changes made, including assigning a new director to the second season. People are disappointed because the second season may not be as great as the first.

  • Love the op!! Always humming it but then my dad and mom get mad at me in the car because the say that they told me to shut up four time but I can't hear them because the volume is up so loud!!

  • good opening, awful show. Insult to the fans of the first season

  • is this anime good

  • żal

  • I love this first version of the opening! Great!

  • Woo! Flame war! *eats popcorn*

  • Like I told year ago. Quality in episodes have been on lower level than in first season but I think that season 2 approach on the themes or the Gunslingergirl has been a lot better.

    First season was mostly action based while 2nd has been more drama based. In another words. I like this second season more. I seen it and I think it is better.

    However there are some changes which might not suite well for everyone's taste. I've seen that about 50% of viewers like season 2 and rest just hate it.

  • Why do you think the first s action-based? It's about cyborg-assassins, so you can expect some action. But it was NOT the main focus. There were plainty of episodes without much action.

  • I think they should of had another Delgados song for Season II.....

  • The opening music for the 2nd season may not be as good as the first one but its still a good piece to me.

  • I really love this opening! ♥

  • I love this song and the anime<3

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  • the sequel sucks. everything was just too clumsy together. bad music, voice acting, bad character redesign, bad music in contrast to season 1. plus, the human element in the original season has also disappeared. the art direction was horrible. if you are a gsg fan, don't watch it, seriously cause what you're looking for in this sequel has been thrown out of the window. il teatrino's was a party killer for me.

  • I agree. When I first saw it I was so disappointed. When ruined the second season for me was the lackluster art. I guess they changed artists or had a tight budget. But the character's eyes look different, like a person with a heavy hand drew them. I'm peculiar when it comes to things like this.  It is completely understandable that some people liked the second season.

  • i love the song in this season, but the video is the most annoying thing ever. -.-

  • I love this opening. Its the second-favorite of two openings I will watch/listen of any show anywhere. The first is Rise for Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex.

  • Much, much, much better than the first opening theme song. That one kinda got on my nerves...

  • really?

    i honestly couldnt pick which one i like best

    that last one brought back good memories but i really like the sound of this one you know

    its all mellowed out

  • is Angelica dead now or is she still living?I watched the first season and for me looks like she died. pls Re (sorry my english isnt so good because I'm german)

  • yeah shes still alive but... well you can always read the manga or watcho il teatrin

  • good news. she's still alive. she appears in the 2nd season. :)

  • I must say you have to read the manga. Even if you have to do in english, i swear you will cry as a little girl!! XDD I did it ^^

    Well, good luck! I also have a bad english... Sorry. :P

  • okay....thanks!

  • OMGF!!!!!!

  • i like more the first opening, this is good but not the best

  • i LOVED the first season, i absolutely fell in love with the series and so when i heared there was going to be a second season i FREAKED!!! o.O but then i saw the animation and i was kinda turned off, although i still LOVE it, i thought that the animation would be better :( (the eyes just creep me out lol :P)

  • do you read the manga? if so....good 4 u

  • to hinatahyuga10000, yes i do read the manga =P (and to those who gave me a thumbs up thank you ^^)

  • @littlewonder366 really? For me the 1st seasons eyes were creepy, the second seasons design is more anime-ish, and less realistic than the first (I kinda dont like that), but overall I actually think the second season is more attractive looking. I do admit though, the whole big eye thing seems to be new for whoever made this anime, because the size is excessive in certain shots.

  • @littlewonder366 hi ive only seen gunslinger girl season 1 is season 2 really good i mean im jus tlike you i really love season 1 but i havent looked at season 2 soo could you please give me some insite on it please

  • opening on this first series is fat better

  • the other opening is so much better..from episode 7 and so on. SEASON 2 IS STILL GOOD i watched all 13 eps..the first 2 eps seem ridiculously childish but there is this 1 very gory episode with a lot of neck slicing and blood splattering

  • where did u get all 13 sub? please

  • Ugh i know, i love that episode!! Its very sad. :(

  • Sounds ok for a generic anime. First season op song was more appropriate, was actually better crafted.

  • I like the opening...too bad I don't like the rest of the second season. :( Nothing has ever disappointed me more than this.

  • I shared the same opinion, but we shouldn't be too hard on the second season, sure, the animation, character development and storyline suck ass, but i'm still gonna watch the entire scnd season, it's still gunslinger girl you know?

  • I wish I could do that. It's just too much for me to handle... :P I'd rather just stick with the awesomeness of the first season. XP

  • Good opening, i like it!

  • First season was the best, sadly season two disappoints me. The art wasn't as good as the first. :(

    Anyway, both had awesome opening songs, I like this one more though.

  • Episodes have been on lower level than in first season but I think that second seasons approach on the themes or the Gunslingergirl has been a lot better.

    First season was mostly action based while second has been more drama based. In another words. I like this second season more. It's been very good so far.

  • What ?! I was thinking the opposite that the first was drama and second action....maybe you're right, I have watched only first episode so far.

  • how the hell can you say that??????

    I don't say this a lot but you couldn't possibly be any more wrong, it's mind boggling.

  • Both first and second seasons follow the manga, it was a bit of a clincher when they made Angelica look like she died. The first season was more like a "character development" series, but the second is just storyline.

  • oh, is that why the second season sucks ass? who would've guessed...

  • the plot does need to pick up sometime... you can't just keep developing the characters and continuously put the plot on the backburner.. that would just get annoying

  • thats true i though she died in first

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  • i know it's totally OBVIOUS..

    but i still want to say,, you know it's because your 1st two words..

  • The opening is about as good as the first. The story is present instead of absent. But the studio cannot draw worth crap, they lose the feel. It doesn't feel like the first season. The girls miss. The girls are vulnerable. The girls have external enemies that are more powerful than their internal ones. It's not the same, it's not a perspective on humans, it's just another piece of combat.

    So no. Not better than the first.

  • That's your opinion. But mine is that second season is better. So stop being jackasses on this subject.

  • Hes not being a jackass, you are. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion (you said it your self). Yet when someone else expresses their personal opinion you bash them on that.

  • You are using quite powerful words but don't have anything to back them up. I haven't forced my opinion to others the way others have forced their opinion to me. That's the difference.