Weskalia's Noir Tv Review
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First in line of Bee Train's independent girls-with-guns project, Noir was a bit late of its time since the genre has been well-established before it first aired in 2001, but it was a big success for the studio that it was eventually followed by two spiritual successors. Its early blend of everyday life, light character development, and the occasional cool action typifies the girls-with-guns genre. But while the anime could get by on with that premise, it was an elegant tale about human nature that makes it stand out. In the process it offers an alternate meaning to the series' title and shows a superior example of a duo worth caring about, and the result is splendidly beautiful.
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MapleRose's Noir Tv Review
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The plot is too incoherent and confusing sometimes to get into and really enjoy. The art and animation isn't the best. And I find the constant flashbacks of Mireille's childhood very annoying and repetitive, especially they're of the same sequence of scenes over and over again, sometimes with a little bit more added. But sometimes this scene is repeated more than once in the same episode, and some consecutive episodes.
The emotional impact is at times good, some scenes are sad, but not enough to make you cry, but you do learn to empasize with the characters. The utter lack of romance and humour may turn some people away, but there are hints of yuri here and there.
The thing that I most watched this series for (and I'm sure for most other people as well) is the music and soundtrack.
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Ezekiel's Noir Tv Review
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Noir draws its name from the French word for ‘black’; or more specifically the genre ‘film noir’ which was characterized by unusual camera angles, repetition of theme and dialogue, and stylized use of light—or more aptly, darkness. The anime Noir sought to translate this genre into animation; over the course of twenty six episodes its designers attempt to tell a very difficult tale with sparing use of fancy dialogue and scenery. So how did that work out, you ask?
Well, it went pretty well. Noir uses incredibly strange camera angles at times: There is one memorable bit where the camera is inside of the printer, though it has nothing to do with the plot.
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Winxfairykay's Noir Tv Review
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Noir isn't the best series for someone who likes sillyness or happiness in anime. Noir is very serious, at times too serious, but there is a break every now and then. Usually the girls are on some kind of "job", ready to kill anyone they are told to. The recomended age is 15+ but I think that anyone over 13 would be fine. They don't show gore like alot of anime, so its killing without all the guts. Its enjoyable to watch, but like I said earlier, you really have to pay attention to all the details. Its not the best show for someone who is impatient, the writers seem to make things occur very slowly when then girls arn't killing. Its not bad, though, and I would buy the second DVD just to see what happens next.
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