Noir: like it? dont?

[Zach Imato]

hey has anyone seen Noir? i got the first episode on dvd from my newtype mag a few months ago (january i think) and i really liked it. I dont have kazaa and hav 56k modem (.......must kill....) so i cant download any more episodes. But from what ive seen it looks like a pretty sweet anime.

[Kenshin]

It's one of the best action series I've seen, definately worth watching to the very end.

[Pai Pai Master]

It's definitely a nice, sophisticated anime which is driven by mysterious, likeable characters and does not rely on fanservice to keep viewers interested in it's already deep and involving plot.

The only flaw I see in Noir is that a noticeable amount of the actions scenes aren't very exciting. There's not enough "wow" in them.

The bloodless violence in an anime mature as Noir doesn't help, either. There's something about a series aimed for older teens and adults about 2 female assassins which doesn't show the tiniest drop of blood when a secret agent gets shot 4 times.

[Zach Imato]

my friends who watch it say that they play that music box melodie OVER and OVER and OVER thrugh like every episode. I mean sure its kinda cool the first few times but then it gets kinda annoying

[Pai Pai Master]

yeah that's another thing i didn't like. that damn music box song and the little remix version of it...over and over and over again...the music is probably the biggest weakness of the series. but nothing is without flaws ^_^

[Zach Imato]

lol yeah do you know who as head composer for the series?

[HAGAKURE]

I tried to get my uncle to watch it last night but he said it was too slow... but I still love the series

[Maxim]

Noir was really anticlimactic. The first episode really grasped me in because it was nothing like anything I've seen before, but that was all it had going for it. The entire story revolved around the few things that they showed in the first few episodes, but it never expanded or introduced new things in the plot so you could guess what was going to happen next.

The anime is definitely not for people with ADD since the story progresses extremely slowly. On top of that, Noir repeats a certain scene at every opportunity it gets, and due to the boredom the scene created I found myself drawing my own conclusions on how the episode was going to end every time it came on, and the majority of the time I wasn't too far off either since everything was so predictable.

Anyhow, I believe the composer of Noir's soundtrack is Yuki Kajiura, the same person who did .hack//SIGN's music. I really didn't like the music in Noir either. It gave me new kinds of headaches.

[Xyphere]

I saw it and I loved it. I got the first dvd and i enjoyed it a lot...i recommed you check it out

[Pai Pai Master]

The series composer is Yuki Kajiura.

I think he makes good music, but it's just repeated too many times :sweat: that's not his fault though!

He also did music for .hack//SIGN, and he will compose the music for Xenosaga Episode II.

[John Doe III]

Hmm..I haven't heard of it I should try it out. From what it sounds like everyone likes it just another anime to try i'd say.

[Ryouga]

Originally posted by Pai Pai Master
The series composer is Yuki Kajiura.

I think he makes good music, but it's just repeated too many times :sweat: that's not his fault though!

He also did music for .hack//SIGN, and he will compose the music for Xenosaga Episode II.

Accually its a she She was a guest at an anime expo i went to