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Noir (Anime) add (All reviews)
Jun 1, 2010
I wasnt originally going to write a review for this series as i really didnt enjoy it and i get wound up when other people write overly critical reviews of shows. But here i am and i hope someone will appreciate where i am coming from with this

For anyone who hasnt read the summary of this show its about 2 female assassins who are trying to discover more about their mysterious pasts, while being hunted by an underground society.

That sounded like the makings of a great plot to me, but unfortunately it didnt deliver. The plot was too slow to develop, the first 10 episodes are pointless killings with neither link nor development between them, from here the show painfully dragged through the history of the underground organisation, the show didnt really kick in until about episode 20 when all is revealed (and it really does get quite good after around this point, so if you do watch it stick with it to the end) but it is fairly predictable even after this point.

The art was a flop for me, the recurring memory scene involved flourescent orangey red blood and personally i couldnt get past that, also with the amount of on screen kiling we see there are very few wounds on victims.

The OP and ED didnt really sparkle me in this series and on top of that there were occassions where gun sounds to gun shots didnt add up or the shots were too close together.

The characters showed so much promise and yet they werent developed enough, i think that episodes 1 to 19 would have been much more enjoyable if they had bulked out at least the 2 main characters during this period

Overall this show really sucked for me, but i can see why you might enjoy it, so if character development and detail arent as important to you, you should definately check this series out. If not, steer well clear.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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