Synduality: Noir

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Japanese: SYNDUALITY Noir


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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 11, 2023 to Sep 26, 2023
Premiered: Summer 2023
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 00:00 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: 8bit
Source: Mixed media
Genres: ActionAction, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Theme: MechaMecha
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.831 (scored by 1368413,684 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #52682
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Popularity: #3289
Members: 52,687
Favorites: 188

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Preliminary Spoiler
Jul 25, 2023
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Preliminary (3/12 eps)
"Synduality Noir" is an underrated show unbeknownst to many this season created by popularly known studio 8bit/Eight Bot who are quite widely previously known for creating hit show Tensura/That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime. It's a mix of Mecha and Sci-Fi duo with a blend of some humor and some action and all in all it balances out decently well with some questionable attempts and issues.

So far, now that the 3rd episode has been released. I was intrigued by the fact that there was actually some more character development for our side characters and newly introduced characters who had unique personalities that ...
Sep 26, 2023
Right after the season when Gundam: Witch from Mercury brought back mecha hype yet again, we get Synduality: Noir, a brand new mecha title of opposite values.
While WfM was a little revolutionary for its big old franchise, Noir is just dead ass generic. No yuri or yaoi in space capitalism, just good old harem with a dense MC in a post-apocalyptic world invaded by aliens, a setting that plagues the mecha genre. The only new stuff that Noir brings to the mecha genre is borrowed from other works. Magus, a humanoid assistant who is bound by contract, is obviously inspired by Fate's Servant and ...
Sep 28, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Darling in the Coffin.

Synduality: Noir is a futuristic sci-fi anime where the mechs are small and chunky and also require an R2-D2 shaped like anime waifu’s or a butler or even a black guy, in order to function properly. Drifters use these mechs to scavenge a post-apocalyptic setting for treasure and resources to bring back to their human colonies called Nests whilst fighting off weird alien bug things called Enders.

There's not much about Synduality: Noir’s premise that you can point to as original. In fact, now that the season is complete I can say that it's honestly a bit derivative. However, that doesn't change ...
Sep 25, 2023
Mixed Feelings
I'm gonna come out and say it. This is just discount Xenoblade Chronicles 2 with a sluggish, meandering setup and a smorgasbord of tropes and character archetypes from some of the more illustrious mecha franchises crudely mashed together. I'm hard-pressed to believe that this show's story and setting was drafted by Hajime Kamoshida of Aobuta fame.

That said, the aesthetics and character designs are quite easy on the eyes. But the character themselves do not get a passing grade, unfortunately. Starting off with Kanata: he's just a run-of-the-mill "got something to prove" main character who stumbles upon a macguffin that conveniently pertains to something his ...
Nov 26, 2024
Mixed Feelings
This is your generic and cliché trope where the MC will always try to do something for the sake of justice/good but he doesn't have the required strength to do so. His actions related heavily to his feelings, he went straight thru a dangerous situation and always ended up saved by random pedestrians. He's so gullible that you can practically sell him to a slave master, he'd straight up believe that you're giving him a harsh training and he'll overcome it eventually, sigh.

Kanata as the main character had little to none character development on this first season. He shouts at people when he doesn't understand ...
Sep 8, 2024
Mixed Feelings
This presents a well conceived post apocalyptic world with great set pieces and environments and enough unique concepts to lay the foundation of a pretty interesting series. However, it pairs that with the most absolutely overused and boring plot one could possibly imagine for such a setting: our hero and an evil organization racing to the key to save humanity culminating in an entirely expected and boring ending.

There are a few genuinely touching moments and when the setting / characters (excluding the comically one dimensional baddies) can shine it's pretty good. If you think you can tolerate the plot and associated nonsense, disappointment ...
Nov 29, 2023
Preliminary (3/12 eps)
Set in a futuristic cyberpunk setting, where humanity struggle against giant man eating insects using their advanced manned mecha. Kanata, the novice pilot, in a cave, stumbles upon a silver-haired red-eyed sleeping Ayanami Rei-clone, who then wakes up with the classic 'I-can't-remember-anything'.

The premise appears intriguing on paper and filled with potential for mystery, intense action against scary giant insects, and -even if overdone- the exploration of themes like human-AI relationships or ethical dilemmas in science. However, upon watching, it becomes apparent the official site's synopsis is merely a facade.

Starting with the positives, Synduality Noir diverges from the conventional dark and gritty tone commonly linked with ...
Sep 26, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Nothing of note happens in this show. The mix of CG and "traditional" animation is awkward and unappealing. Unnecessary musical performances by an idol-like figure are positioned within episodes at random - this seems to be a marketing stunt if I had to wager a guess.

The partners that accompany each mech pilot are slaves. They might be "robots", but they have zero distinguishing features from their human counterparts except that they are required by some sort of hardware-bound contract to obey their owner's command. Things get even more strange when it is suggested that humans can have sex with these contract-bound characters.

The titular character "Noir" ...
Sep 25, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Can someone tell me: has the Mecha genre really grown over the past few years? And no, I'm talking about everything else other than those affiliated with the Gundam franchise. In my mind, certainly not.

Mixed-media projects are always a big gamble for companies, especially when they're new ones looking to stamp their reputation from the get-go. One recent example that I can think of was of Square Enix's Deep Insanity project, which was collaborated with Ubisoft, and look at how that turned out: the anime was a douche of an embarassing flop back in Fall 2021; the manga adaptation, which had its own standalone timeline ...