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Gansuringâ gâru: Iru teatorîno (2008)
A Bit Short of the Mark
The production crew for this series could've done far better. Compared to the original, Il Teatrino's artwork lacks fine detail, uses a lot of bright colors, and exhibits a simplicity slightly reminiscent of the old Astro Boy. A new theme song was adopted. All of that altered the overall mood. The former practice of titling episodes in Italian was abandoned. The animators seem to have difficulty with fast-action scenes, tending to rely on "The Six Million Dollar Man" trick of slow motion for many conflicts. Rico's character was radically refurbished and I found that confusing. The storyline is too preoccupied with Pinocchio and Triela. The series is called "Gunslinger Girl," not "Gunslinger Girls," and the focus established in the first series was Henrietta. Il Teatrino fails to continue that. It was good to see Angelica return, but that occurrence seems odd given events of the first series. Despite these shortcomings, the production team deserves credit for keeping the scripts at a more cognitive level instead of sinking to simple themes and dialogue. English dubbing was excellent and they retained most of the original voice actors. But the episode "A Day in the Life of Claes" is the shining monument of the entire series, above adequate to fit in with the originals. In summation, it's worth watching, but don't expect the emotional depth of Gunslinger Girl, except for the one episode mentioned here.
Gansuringâ gâru: Iru teatorîno: A Day in the Life of Claes (2008)
Glowing Episode
This is the best episode of Il Teatrino, despite the stark contrasts of that series with the original Gunslinger Girl. The English dub was well scripted. Nearly left me in tears to watch it. The only things that would improve the episode would be to put the title in the first series' format, which would translate to "un giorno nella vita di claes." It would also be a nice touch for the "Scarborough Fair" to be the Simon & Garfunkel remaster, but that was likely avoided because of permission difficulty and royalties.