Gunslinger Girl

This is the special Pinky version of Henrietta from the Gunslinger Girl manga and anime by Yu Aida.
The very limited Pinky edition could only be purchased in a Blitz hobby magazine “lottery,” only the first 1,500 who ordered her in June 2005 could buy the package. Nevertheless, it is still possible to find new copies at eBay or Yahoo Japan much later.

Not the happiest of Pinky, Henrietta is a cyborg girl in the service of the Social Welfare Agency (SWA), a public front for a subdivision of the Italian intelligence responsible for counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism. For more background, please read the Wikipedia entry.

Henrietta with her Sig Sauer pistol and base.

The Extras

A red bowtie, an Amati violin case, a Sig Sauer automatic pistol, a FN P90 submachine gun, a second body for holding the guns in a shooting position, and a white base.

Henrietta with her FN P90 SMG.

The futuristic looking FN P90 submachine gun can easily be taken for some sci-fi fantasy creation, but it is a real NATO weapon also in the service of several law enforcement organisations. More info on this in the FN P90 wiki entry.

Henrietta with her other favorite weapon, the Sig Sauer P239.

Snapshots

Perhaps waiting for her beloved handler, José (Giuseppe).

Henrietta carrying her Amati violin case. Yes, she plays the violin, even if the case usually holds her SMG.

Henrietta hiding inside a passage way, waiting for her target.

Media

Magazine cover and ad.

The opening song in the anime is just perfect for this bleak story; The Light before We Land by Scottish independent group The Delgados. Listen to the opening and read the lyrics (full) on Coucoucircus, it’s awesome! Then buy the whole track on iTunes!

Links

E2046 resin kit of Henrietta SD Pinky Girl I
E2046 resin kit of Henrietta SD Pinky Girl II
Official Japanese anime site Gunslinger Girl
Fuji TV info (Japanese) Gunslinger Girl
Bandai Channel episode info (Japanese) Gunslinger Girl
US anime site Gunslinger Girl
Anime News Network details Gunslinger Girl (TV)
Wiki entry Gunslinger Girl
Wiki entry Fabrique Nationale P90 SMG
Wiki entry SIG Sauer P239
Inga’s Pinky info and forum! All Your Cute Are Belong To Us
Lots of info in Clockwork Orange’s Pinky Page
The Milk Tea Pinky Card Translation Project
Alice’s Pinky pages Let's Go to Pinky:St!
Papa Pinky Kanayasan (Japanese) is BABYsue.
Pinky’s home (Japanese) VANCE PROJECT
News and links from RuiRui (Japanese) How to get to Pinky Street?
Instant*Bit Pinky Icons
Pinky mug shots with data (Japanese) Pink:st’Street

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword
obviously never encountered automatic weapons.