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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2002 8:26 am
by Jusander
... and I have just one thing to say: OMFG!!!!!!
Despite few very good attempts the makers haven't succeeded in ruining the plot and the series was simply fucking excellent. I loved the calm style in which the emotional moments as well as the action sequences were implemented. The whole series was built very well to make the viewer expect the climax in the last two episodes and despite a few bad screw-ups planningwise in the last episode the series recieved an ending fitting to its style. This is a clich? but it's also true: you owe it to yourself to see this series. I mean it.
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2002 4:33 pm
by otto
noir fukin rox, it reminds me of a serious gsc loollol
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 8:14 am
by Kindred
Sorry I have never heard of it. Who is in it and what is the basic premise of the plot?
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 10:15 am
by Jusander
It's an anime series and tells the story of two female assassins Mireille Bouquet and Yumura Kirika who call themselves Noir. Kirika is only maybe 15-16 years old and she doesn't even know her real name or age; she just woke one morning in a apartment without any other memories than that she is called Noir. She also found a japanese student ID card with her picture and the name Yumura Kirika in it. Despite her age, she also is a highly trained killer - even better assassin than Mireille.
Mireille is a daughter of the leader of a Corsican crime syndicate. When her family was killed and the syndicate destroyed her uncle took her to Paris and trained her in his profession - killing people. She took the name Noir that already was a legend in the underworld but seemingly wasn't used at the time by anyone.
The story begins when Kirika contacts Mireille and asks her help in finding out who she really is. Mireille's interest is captured by a pocket watch Kirika has; she obviously recognises it but I don't start spoiling why. Throughout the series they have to find the answers to questions like:
Who is Kirika?
Who are 'Soldats'?
What is the origin of the name Noir?
What is 'Le Grand Retour'?
Does the murder of the Bouquet family have anything to do with all this?
Despite the amount of violence in the story (the main characters are professional killers, after all) the pace is very calm most of the time. Unlike in some other anime shows I've seen in Noir people don't exaggerate their emotions and also the dialogue is usually slow-paced. This together with an excellent sound track gives a very nice, thoughtful atmosphere to the whole series.