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Welcome to the Noir anime series guide. This page explains the brief synopsis of the episode and for more detail just click on the episode title.
Noir Episode 06: The Lost Kitten
Even cold-blooded professional assassins can have moral problems with their job. In this installment of Noir, Mireille and Kirika target Yuri Nazarov, an Ex-KGB operative who ran an old Soviet Union concentration camp, but has changed his ways by helping the poor. After taking care of his lost cat and seeing his kindness, Kirika unexpectedly appears to have problems in pulling the trigger.
Noir Episode 07: The Black Thread of Fate
Has Mireille finally had enough of Kirika and decided to go alone in her quest to learn about the Soldats? Following an assassination of a revolutionary named Balsan, Kirika is shot as she mistakenly believes her target is dead and walks away. The situation worsens as Kirika is in bad shape and in need of treatment as their hired chopper is soon to depart. With the revolutionary forces closing in on their position, Mireille decides that she might be able to still escape alive if she goes alone.
Noir Episode 08: Intoccabile Act 1
Mireille's past comes back to haunt her in this first Act of The Intoccabile. Seeking information about the Soldats, Noir completes an assaassination of a Mafia leader in New York. Before they can claim their payment of an ancient contract with ties to the Soldats, the Mafia call in the Intoccabile from Sicily, a woman with ties to Mireille when she was younger. When their client is captured and killed, and their payment falls into the hands of the Intoccabile, Mireille and Kirika have no choice but to take their payment by force. With Mireille, however, having an obvious fear towards their target, will they be able to retrieve the contract without losing their lives?
Noir Episode 09: Intoccabile Act 2
In the second and final act of The Intoccabile, Noir follows Silvana and her Mafia hitmen to Sicily in their quest to retrieve the contract that marked the beginning of the Mafia. After meeting Silvana unexpectedly and having her fear heightened, it's up to Mireille to overcome her fears and carry out the kill, when the final showdown begins.
Noir Episode 10: The True Noir
Can there possibly be an assassin better than Kirika? After being hired to take out a corrupted policeman and judge, someone beats Noir to their first target. While trying to figure out who the new player is, they find that everyone on the street credit Noir for the hit. Meanwhile, the actual assassin, Chloe pays a visit to Noir's next target, judge D'Estaing, warning him that Noir is out to kill him. With this information, D'Estaing is ready when Kirika and Mireille go in for the kill, and Noir find themselves surrounded while Chloe hangs in the shadows....