NOIR
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The series follows the story of two young female assassins, the Corsican Mireille Bouquet and the Japanese amnesiac Yumura Kirika, who embark together on a personal journey to seek answers about mysteries concerning their past. While at first they seem to be only vaguely related to each other, there are clues and hints given throughout the series that there is more going on behind the scenes than at first glance.
In their journey to learn more about Yumura's lost memories and her connection to Bouquet, the two form an alliance and begin performing assassinations under the code name "Noir." During the course of the series, they are lured into more and more traps by a secret organization named Les Soldats ("The Soldiers" in French).
Production
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A particular aspect of Noir which warrants attention is the painstaking effort taken by the production crew to realistically portray and describe the real world.[citation needed] In animated filmwork, realistic portrayal of the real world is something very difficult to achieve.[citation needed] Noir production crew successfully achieved this feat: the sightings, sceneries, landscapes and landmarks of Paris and other places around the world (Corsica, Sicily, Switzerland, New York, Middle East, Taiwan), various models of firearms, the distinct sounds of them being fired and the number of bullets fired between reloads, facial and non-verbal expressions of the characters, background music, dress and costumes, and many more.[citation needed]
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Despite the gunplay and a sizeable body count, Noir features no gore and very little blood. Originally a simple consideration for network TV, the DVD release remained bloodless. It is said this makes the death of many suited agents less troubling, becoming faceless "stormtroopers", popularly termed 'mooks'. However, in limited instances, main characters such as Kirika display blood, perhaps to show their humanity.
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