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Aug 6, 2012 5:50 PM
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Why is this series so underrated?

Anyways, good episode and I'm loving the music performed by Yuki Kajiura and the action so far.
Sep 17, 2012 3:03 PM
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Not bad. Started off better than Noir did. I'm guessing they had a bigger budget. The ending fight was bullshit though. The dress she was wearing and the commander/captain/guy in charge shooting at her 9 times and missing while she takes one shot and kills him...made me LOL. Sucks that the Peter guy died but we all knew it was going to happen, kinda weird how he went back for the guy even though he knew he sold him out.


The name thing was kind of funny since they were trying to keep it secret by interrupting whoever was saying it but in the dub they clearly have her handler call her by her name when she's in the bushes. Guess someone screwed up with the script.
Oct 20, 2012 4:16 PM
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Hm. I can definitely see the similarities between this and Noir. So far though, I'm not too impressed by this; the first episode was kind of a slow start for me.
Aug 19, 2013 12:36 PM
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Not a bad first episode. Though just like Noir and El Cazer, the gun fights are nonsensical and bloodless.
My expectations aren't too high, considering Bee Train's girls with guns record, but I'm hoping that it's at least enjoyable.
Sep 2, 2013 9:39 PM
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That was a good episode. Madlax has a strange personality though.
Mar 4, 2016 11:40 AM
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I picked this up because of Noir and the atmosphere reminded me of it straight away. In comparison, this first episode was far more attention grabbing and surprisingly straightforward. It still has good ole Kajiura Yuki and the same eerie Bee Train vibes though. Madlax seems likable already. I liked that combination of resourcefulness and ruthless wit. The end was pretty touching, I'm definitely looking forward to this.
Aug 24, 2017 3:19 PM
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Ho ho holy shit that was awful
Aug 13, 2021 8:20 PM
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Not a great start, not a bad start. Let's see how this goes. Yuki Kajiura always kills it in the music department though!
Nov 14, 2022 8:08 PM
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Wow!! She's so cool facing bullets.
Jan 12, 7:00 PM

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I can get into this!!! I came here because of the theorized connection to Birdie Wing: Golf Girls Story. Are they in the same cinematic universe? We shall find out!

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