ノワール
Noir
Mireille Bouquet is a professional assassin, and a very good one at that. But when she follows up an e-mail from a young Japanese girl named Yumura Kirika, inviting her to take "a pilgrimage to the past", her life becomes even more dangerous than it already is. Now, with a haunting melody invoking the memory of an event long past, Mireille and Kirika decide to work together to find the truth about a thousand year old organization that has controlled both of their lives since before they were born. And the only clue in their search, the only thing Kirika remembers about herself, becomes their working codename: a name designating an ancient fate, of two maidens who reign over death--Noir. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | ノワール (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Noir |
| English | — |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 26 ep · 24 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2001-04-06 → 2001-09-28 (Spring 2001) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Bee Train |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionDramaMystery |
| Themes | AssassinsGunsNoirForeignCrimeFemale ProtagonistAmnesiaPrimarily Female CastRevengeGangsPrimarily Adult CastPhilosophyYuri |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 7.64 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.63 / 10 |
| Composite | 57.7 |
| On lists | 29,878 |
| Favourited | 410 (1.4%) |
| Completion | 76.3% |
| Drop rate | 7.4% |
| In backlog | 53.6% |
| Score spread σ | 1.80 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Bee Train | A | 2 of 27 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2001 | B | 6 of 38 |
| Year | 2001 | B | 16 of 127 |
| Era | Early 2000s | B | 82 of 687 |
| Length | Two-cour | C | 220 of 699 |
| Genre | Mystery | C | 230 of 652 |
| Source material | Original work | B | 256 of 1,732 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | B | 357 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Action | B | 604 of 2,765 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 651 of 1,917 |
| Format | TV series | B | 794 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,309 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kouichi Mashimo, Toshihisa Koyama |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Ryoue Tsukimura |
| Character design | Youko Kikuchi, Minako Shiba, Satoko Miyachi |
AniList id 272 · MAL id 272 · record updated 2026-08-27

