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[[Gunslinger Girl]] is a [[Manga]] created by Yu Aida, which also received an [[Anime]] adaptation, telling the story of a group of young girl assassins.

* [[Creepy Child]]: The girls during their missions -- and increasingly outside of them as well.

* [[Creepy Good]]: The [[Creepy Child|cyborgs]].

* [[Cultured Warrior]]: The girls are exposed to varying amounts of culture, depending on their aptitudes and handlers. Henrietta is a skilled violinist, Claes is very well-read, and she and roommate Triela have discussed Balzac and the opera "[[Tosca]]" in a "matter of fact" way. Rico expressed great interest when she visited an art museum, and Angelina can barely remember anything anymore. Triela notes that she knows virtually nothing of pop culture while guarding Mimi. Likewise Pinocchio can play the piano, but has little interest in cars or girls unlike other Italian boys his age.

** Lampshaded when Raballo shows Claes his extensive library and says that reading makes you a good soldier... then notes ironically that he's reading a book on [[Call to Agriculture|growing vegetables]].

* [[Heel Realisation]]: Angelina [[Taking the Bullet|shields Marco from a car bomb]], but Marco -- relieved that he didn't lose his sight in the blast -- doesn't even ask about her until Jose brings the subject up. The realisation that she’s dying finally causes him to start comforting her; in fact it makes all the handlers rethink their relationships with their cyborgs -- Alessandro and Petrushka share a [[First Kiss]], Jean's [[Jerkass Facade]] slips when he's moved to hug Rico, and Hilshire becomes overly protective of Triela {{spoiler|to the extent of leaving her in a hotel room while taking on an assassination himself -- leading to a further [[Heel Realisation]] when he realises that he’s been letting Triela do all the killing as a means of avoiding guilt.}}

* [[He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: Mimi Machiavelli suggests to Triela that she shares a [[Teacher-Student Romance]] with Hilshire. Triela replies that even if she is in love with him, they [[All Love Is Unrequited|don't have that kind of relationship]]. Mimi later handcuffs them together so she can [[Ditch the Bodyguards|nick off and see her boyfriend]], saying "You two talk about love, OK?"

'''Hilshire:''' We don't have to talk about love. We're ''[[Like Brother and Sister|fratello]]''. }}

* [[Heroic RROD]]

* [[Robot Girl]]: All of them.

* [[Say My Name]]

* [[Sawed-Off Shotgun]]: For one mission Triela cut down the stock on her signature Winchester to make it handier for a reverse [[Fast Roping]] assault. She comments that she should have done this long before (recoil isn't an issue with her enhancements, but size is).

* [[Scarpia Ultimatum]]: Not in-story, but one of the missions takes place during a showing of ''[[Tosca]]'', and we see just about every important scene at least in part (see kids, anime can be educational). Claes has apparently memorized Tosca's whole ''cry to God'' speech/aria, which seems somehow appropriate.