Dark Return
Series title: Noir
- Studio
- B-train, Production I.G, Victor Entertainment Inc.
- Distributor
- ADV Films, Victor Entertainment Inc.
Synopsis
Nowâru (Noir) is a tale of assassins, in particular one named Mireiyu Buke, a contract killer who receives a message from a young girl with no memory about herself, but is an incredibly efficient killing machine. The story takes us on a pilgrimage to the pasts of both girls, which leads them to Paris, France, and someone is trying to stop them...
Characters
Kirika Yuumura, Mireille Bouquet, Chloe, Altena, Rosalie.
English Version: Kirika Yuumura, Altena, Chloe, Mireille Bouquet, Priest, Dux, Salvatore, Reimann, Wu, Guerrilla, Second Bodyguard, General Canora, Paolo, Roshman, Yun, Henri's Mother, Shaoli, Russian Boy, Kid, Rizzo, Milosh Havel, Vanel, Francesco, Informant, Burke, Henri's Father, Public Prosecutor, Captain, Killam, Renoir, Professor, Tanner, Waiter, Associate, Belladonna, Silvana Greone, Paulette, Council Member, Rosalie, Henri, Dupois, Rene, Pharmacist, Mary, Yan, Doctor, Guerrilla, Madelin, Andre, Priest, D'Estaing, Legrand, Soldats Man, Ricardo, Man In Flashback, Cressoy, Don Marco, Ho, Wellman, Domenic, Heinz, Rocard, Foster, Izuddin, Vint, Don Lucio, Chu, Zellner, Edlinger, Hubert, Nazarov, Minister Song, Old Woman, Old Bartender, Russian Girl, Marennes, Driver, Hammond, Galle, Borne, Bodyguards, Guerrillas, Council Members, Soldats Men, Old Men
English Version: Kirika Yuumura, Altena, Chloe, Mireille Bouquet, Priest, Dux, Salvatore, Reimann, Wu, Guerrilla, Second Bodyguard, General Canora, Paolo, Roshman, Yun, Henri's Mother, Shaoli, Russian Boy, Kid, Rizzo, Milosh Havel, Vanel, Francesco, Informant, Burke, Henri's Father, Public Prosecutor, Captain, Killam, Renoir, Professor, Tanner, Waiter, Associate, Belladonna, Silvana Greone, Paulette, Council Member, Rosalie, Henri, Dupois, Rene, Pharmacist, Mary, Yan, Doctor, Guerrilla, Madelin, Andre, Priest, D'Estaing, Legrand, Soldats Man, Ricardo, Man In Flashback, Cressoy, Don Marco, Ho, Wellman, Domenic, Heinz, Rocard, Foster, Izuddin, Vint, Don Lucio, Chu, Zellner, Edlinger, Hubert, Nazarov, Minister Song, Old Woman, Old Bartender, Russian Girl, Marennes, Driver, Hammond, Galle, Borne, Bodyguards, Guerrillas, Council Members, Soldats Men, Old Men
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Koichi Mashimo, Matt Greenfield
Producing
- Producer
- Shigeru Kitayama
- Executive Producers
- John Ledford, Mark Williams
Writing
- Writer
- Ryoei Tsukimura
Animation
- Animator
- Yoko Kikuchi (Opening Credits)
- Animation Directors
- Yoko Kikuchi, Satoshi Ohsawa
- Mechanical Animation Director
- Kenji Teraoka
Voices
- Voice
- Houko Kuwashima (Kirika Yuumura), Kotono Mitsuishi (Mireille Bouquet), Aya Hisakawa (Chloe), Tarako (Altena), Mika Itô (Rosalie)
- English Version
- Monica Rial (Kirika Yuumura), Tiffany Grant (Altena), Hilary Haag (Chloe), Shelley Calene-Black (Mireille Bouquet), John Swasey (Priest, Dux, Salvatore, Reimann, Wu), Robert Anderson (Guerrilla, Second Bodyguard), Charles Kennedy (General Canora, Paolo, Roshman, Yun), Kelly Manison (Henri's Mother, Shaoli), Kira Vincent-Davis (Young Nazarov, Russian Boy, Kid), Mark Laskowski (Rizzo), Jay Hickman (Milosh Havel, Vanel), George Manley (Francesco, Informant), Illich Guardiola (Burke, Guerrilla 2), Jason Douglas (Henri's Father, Public Prosecutor), Victor Carsrud (Captain, Killam, Renoir, Professor), Randy Sparks (Tanner), Nathan Parmer (Waiter), Ross Walton (Associate), Christine M. Auten (Belladonna), Heather Bryson (Silvana Greone), Laura Chapman (Paulette), Kevin Charles (Council Member), Mandy Clark (Rosalie), Kevin Corn (Henri), Matt Culpepper (Dupois), Derek Degeyter (Rene), Melinda DeKay (Pharmacist, Mary), James Reed Faulkner (Yan), Katrin Filzen (Kirika Yuumura), John Gremillion (Doctor, Guerrilla, Madelin, Council Member), Ron Howald (Andre), Don'l Johnson (Guerrilla), John Kaiser (Priest, D'Estaing, Soldats Man), Mike Kleinhenz (Legrand, Soldats Man), David LeMaster (Ricardo), James Marshall (Man In Flashback), Andy McAvin (Cressoy, Don Marco, Ho), Vic Mignogna (Wellman, Domenic, Heinz), Rob Mungle (Rocard, Foster, Izuddin), Sean O'Neal (Vint), Frank Page (Don Lucio), Chris Patton (Chu), Rick Peeples (Old Man, Zellner, Edlinger), Ted Pfister (Hubert, Nazarov, Minister Song, Old Man), Marcy Rae (Old Woman), Phil Ross (Old Bartender), Sheri Sims (Russian Girl, Young Mireille), Tiffany Terrell (Marennes), Dean Turner (Driver, Council Member), John Tyson (Council Member), Mike Vance (Hammond, Soldats Messenger), Scott White (Galle), Laura Gronewold (Borne), Leraldo Anzaldua, Elizabeth Bannor, Foley Gang, Lauren Goodnight, Matt Greenfield, Larry Hermes, Paul Locklear, Cynthia Martinez
Music
- Music
- Yuki Kajiura
- Music Performers ("Coppelia's Coffin" and "Aka to Kuro")
- Ali Project
- Singer ("Kirei no Kanjou")
- Akino Arai
- Lyricist (Original Songs)
- Yuki Kajiura
- Musical Director
- Kôichi Mashimo
Editing
- Editor
- Seiji Morita, David Grundy
Crew
- Design
- Yoko Kikuchi, Minako Shiba
- Character Designers
- Yoko Kikuchi, Satoko Miyashi, Minako Shiba
- Art Direction
- Toshihisa Koyama, Kôichi Mashimo
- Production Manager
- Takafumi Kawai
- Color Coordinator
- Yumiko Katayama
- Storyboard Artist
- Kôichi Mashimo
- Sound Producer
- Toru Nakano
- Sound Production Manager
- Takeshi Takadera
- Sound Director
- Kôichi Mashimo
- Sound Recordists
- Syoko Maeda, Masanori Tsuchiya
- Sound Effects
- Masaru Urahata
- Planning Staff
- Shiro Sasaki
- Mecha Designer
- Kenji Teraoka
Production notes
English title of series: "Noir."