Madlax
Volume 1

The creators of NOIR continue their tradition of girls with guns and mysterious pasts in the action-packed anime series MADLAX. Racked by 12 years of civil war, the country of Gazth-Sonika is overrun by armed rebels, spies, assassins, and covert organisations that take advantage of the chaos to ply their wares. Shadowy profit-seekers thrive in the unstable environment, including Friday Monday, the masked leader of the criminal Enfant intelligence group; and sexy female assassin Madlax, who sells her mercenary skills with the help of a mystery contact known only as SSS. Meanwhile, rich orphan schoolgirl Margaret Burton lives miles away in the peaceful country of Nafrece, in many ways a normal high school student except for haunting dreams and memory lapses that hint at a hidden connection between herself and Madlax. Melancholy and suspenseful, the Anime series chronicles the parallel destinies of its two heroines with stunning action animation and atmospherics.