In the beginning, Madlax seems to be a typical war anime with a mix of conspiracy and espionage included in it. Slowly but surely, anime is starting to convert itself into a different genre, by revealing mysteries and answering the viewer's questions one by one. Combining it with other things such as music, characters, etc. we receive a beautifully yet slow story, accompanied by marvelous music, memorable characters, and... bad animation? Well, nothing is perfect, in the end.
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Chapter one -story-
The story of Madlax takes place in the fictional countries Nafrece and Gazth-Sonika. Personally, I would say that Nafrece is more important during the 1st half of the anime, while Gazth-Sonika takes this spot during the second half, however that is just my opinion. As the story progresses, we are introduced to more characters and we learn more about their past, desires for the future, etc. As I stated before, the anime changes itself later on, however, I cannot reveal what exactly happens because it is strongly related to the main plot in the series.
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Chapter two -characters-
There isn't much to talk about the characters in Madlax except that they are amazing. Some may appear weird at the beginning (I'm looking at you Margaret) but later on it's alleviated and explained. The main character, Madlax, works as an assassin for mysterious somebody called SSS operating mostly in Gazth-Sonika. It turns out that the main character completely forgot her past and she wants to bring back her memories. Other characters are all connected by different events happening during the anime, and I leave it to you to experience it by yourself.
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Chapter three -music-
The music in this anime is one of the best I've ever heard in any other anime. It fits this series extremely well and I have fallen in love with it. Here's an example:
Time to finally get to something which is not so well done in the anime. Unfortunately, the animation feels really outdated and slow, and facial expressions are also a weaker side of the show. Both those things are very visible throughout the series and unfortunately, I had to lower the final score.
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Epilogue -conclusion-
To conclude my review, I recommend this series to anyone patient enough to wait for the answers to all of the questions this anime brings upon the watcher, and who does not mind outdated animation.
