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| The suggestions of a romantic set of feelings from Chloe to Kirika boils to the top in the 25th episode where she screams at Mireille, "I couldn't bear to watch you live with her." | The suggestions of a romantic set of feelings from Chloe to Kirika boils to the top in the 25th episode where she screams at Mireille, "I couldn't bear to watch you live with her." | ||
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| + | Kirika is an assassin with no memory. She wakes up in what she believes is a staed home with no memory of who she was or is. One thing she does know is she has an uncanny ability to kill people and lacks any sort of remourse after doing it. | ||
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| + | With the ability to deftly take apart a weapon and put it back together and kill a person with any object laying around, Kirika is silent and somewhat disturbed. She befriends another assassin, Mireille in order ot make a Journey to the past. Though Mireille tells her at the end of the journey she will kill her Kirika is accepting of this and continues on. | ||
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| + | She has a small pocket watch which brings forth memories for Mireille and herself, not vivid memories but strikes a familiar chord when it plays. | ||
| + | Her expression rarely changes, despite her killing people on a near constant basis. | ||
| ==Noir Music== | ==Noir Music== | ||
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Noir
- General Info
- Total Episodes - 26 (25mins in Length)
- Genre - Action, Adventure, Drama
- Published - 2001
- Studio - Bee Train, Victor Entertainment
- US - ADV Films
- Music: Kajiura Yuki
- Script: Tsukimura Ryoei
- Director: Mashimo Koichi
- Design: Kikuchi Yoko, Shiba Minako
"Noir, it is the name of an ancient fate. Two maidens who govern death. The peace of the newly born, their black hands protect."
Kirika Yumura is a girl without a past. No memories of anything or any reason behind the way she can kill. She does it without thought or emotion and finds herself deeply disturbed by this. She has a pocket watch that plays a familiar tune ot her and when she contacts Mireille Bouquet a profesional assassin for hire she plays this tune to spark her interest in meeting with her.
Believing she is a feared assassin by the name of Noir, Kirika teams up with Mireille to make a pilgrimage to the past in order to find her past. While seeking their answers they travel around the world and take hits, hoping to findthe answers.
Mireille promises Kirika that when their past is found she will kill her. Through the series you watch this love-hate relationship develop.
Characters And Voice Actors
- Character / Japanese Voice Actor / US Voice Actor
- Altena / Tarako / Tiffany Grant
- Chloe / Hisakawa Aya / Hillary Haag
- Kirika Yuumura / Kuwashima Hoko / Monica Rial
- Mireille Bouquet / Mitsuishi Kotono / Shelley Calene-Black
Altena
The highest elite member of the Soldats, Altena is best described as mysterious and almost phantom like through out the first half of the series. Leader of an ancient society hidden away from the general public, she has a desire to see "Le Grand Retour". Those within the Soldats are not all for her desire though and complete various tasks in order to oppose it.
In the beginnig of the series you see her spending her time with Chloe, an assassin that believes she is the true Noir.
Altena's connection to Mireille Bouquet and Kirika Yuumura isn't made clear in the beginning of the series but is unveiled slowly throughout to show her deeply routed into both assassin's pasts.
She is a motherly figure to her followers, but mostly to Chloe of whome she spends a lot of time with and sends on missions of her own and to watch over Kirika and Mireille.
"If love can kill people, hatred can save them." Altena stronly believed in this statement and that the world cna be saved by the true Noir, a pair of female assassins. She believes that the world is burdened with sin.
Chloe
Chloe is tough, and has the absolute belief that Kirika and her are the true Noir. It's almost with a romantic obssession that she watches over Kirika, finding herself admiring Kirika's skills. Her beliefs however come to an end when Kirika kills her in order to protect Mireille.
Living in "The Manor" with Altena, Chloe knows all about the legend of Noir and was trained by the woman she has a mother daughter type relationship with.
Chloe is always found with her green cape on and her MO tends to stick to blades more then guns.
The suggestions of a romantic set of feelings from Chloe to Kirika boils to the top in the 25th episode where she screams at Mireille, "I couldn't bear to watch you live with her." Before her death she kisses Kirika.
Kirika
Kirika is an assassin with no memory. She wakes up in what she believes is a staed home with no memory of who she was or is. One thing she does know is she has an uncanny ability to kill people and lacks any sort of remourse after doing it.
With the ability to deftly take apart a weapon and put it back together and kill a person with any object laying around, Kirika is silent and somewhat disturbed. She befriends another assassin, Mireille in order ot make a Journey to the past. Though Mireille tells her at the end of the journey she will kill her Kirika is accepting of this and continues on.
She has a small pocket watch which brings forth memories for Mireille and herself, not vivid memories but strikes a familiar chord when it plays. Her expression rarely changes, despite her killing people on a near constant basis.
Noir Music
The Music in noir is rather unique with it's blend of French/techno/opre and has an inlfuence on the perception of the series. The music can in the series intensify a battle and the music of the watch brings back memories.
The composer for the music except the ending and opening theme is Kajiura Yuki. The Primary vocalist is Yuriko Kaida and secondary vocalist Yuri Kasahara. Yuki's band See-Saw also has a part in the unique music found in noir. Ali Project performs the opening theme Coppelia's Coffin.
Noir Episode List
- 1. Maidens with Black Hands
- 2. Our Daily Bread
- 3. Assassin's Game
- 4. Sound of Waves
- 5. Les Soldats
- 6. Stray Cat
- 7. Black Thread of Fate
- 8. Intoccabile, Act I
- 9. Intoccabile, Act II
- 10. True Noir
- 11. Tea in the Moonlight
- 12. Assassin Training
- 13. Season of Hell
- 14. A Bouquet for Mireille
- 15. Heartless Assassin, Act I
- 16. Heartless Assassin, Act II
- 17. Return to Corsica
- 18. My Darkness
- 19. Both Hands of Soldats
- 20. Sin Amongst Sin
- 21. Morning of the Wicked Heart
- 22. The End of the Road
- 23. Affection in Story of the Remainder
- 24. Recurrence to Darkness
- 25. Depth of Hellfire
- 26. Birth
