Description: A mysterious email; a haunting melody. Professional assassin Mireille Bouquet's world is knocked askew by an unnerving contact from a young amnesiac, Yumura Kirika, whose killing skills are as deadly as Mireille's, and whose missing memory may unlock the mystery of Mireille's life as well. With their pasts inextricably linked, Mireille conditionally admits Yumura into her confidence. In uneasy partnership, the two-as NOIR-face a conspiracy that quickly calls on all of their lethal resources. It is a journey through the darkness, searching for a truth that they know will mean their deaths.
Amazon.com: In Paris, professional assassin Mireille Bouquet meets emotionally shattered Kirika Yumura: neither woman can remember her past, but they're both extremely good at killing people. (Kirika doesn't even look--she just points the gun and fires and her victim falls.) The two women form a partnership as "Noir," but after a couple of murders for hire, they realize someone is trying to kill them. The mysterious Soldats seem to be everywhere, so it's kill or be killed. The only recurring characters in Noir are amnesiacs, who are essentially blank slates and therefore not very interesting. Director Kouichi Mashimo may set a new record for repeating footage in an animated series--some shots crop up three times in a single episode, including portentous images whose significance is more apparent than real. The result feels like a watered-down combination of Gunsmith Cats and Serial Experiments Lain. (Rated 15 and older: violence, grotesque imagery) --Charles Solomon
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Average Rating:
Rating: - Very Impressed
Iv'e been watching anime for a while now, and I have to say after viewing many amazing series(Examples: Gankutsuou, Kino's Journey, paranoia agent, cowboy bebop, Elfen Lied etc, etc) to be perfectly honest ... Read More
Rating: - Astounding anime
I must say I was quite impressed with this anime. Everything from music to story to characters, this is a definite masterpiece series. I learned about this anime after watching some previews from my Full Metal ... Read More
Rating: - A Bit of a Yawn
From the descriptions I read of "Noir," and the sleekly designed black DVD, I expected something cutting-edge and urban. To my disappointment, there is nothing sleek and urban about Noir, except the name.
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Rating: - whole series-slightly over-rated
After reading all the positive reviews, I saw/got the series, NOIR.
As reviewers correctly pointed out, the lack of blood & perfect shooting was a let-down. I did not have a problem about not seeing ... Read More
Rating: - A promising start.
Summary: an asassin for hire Mirielle Bouquet recieves an email from a sullen japanese girl with amnesia. The girls pasts are tied together and so they form an alliance to unravell the mysteries of their pasts. The animation ... Read More
- Very Impressed
- A Bit of a Yawn