According to The Hollywood Reporter, Independent Film Channel (IFC) will add Gunslinger Girl to its Friday night anime offerings beginning January 12th.  IFC recently announced the premier of Basilisk in October (see ''Basilisk' Anime on IFC').

IFC will refer to the full hour of anime as 'The Grind Hour,' with Gunslinger Girl airing at 11 p.m. and Basilisk at 11:30 p.m. Fridays.

The network also announced a 30-minute special about Japanese horror flick influences on American film entitled, IFC News Special:  Terror From Tokyo, to air 7:30 p.m. October 7th.