Madlax/Death Note

Madlax is apparently a metaphor for the winged insect that flies into the flame of a candle at its own peril. Not sure how this ties into the series but I assume the flame refers to the malice that lies within every human. After all to be human is to be aware of the separation of what we believe to be good and evil.

In any case, the makers of Noir made Madlax. And in short, they made it a whole different ball game. Where Noir is a fairly linear storyline which simply focuses on death and sin, Madlax decides to look at why humans war with one another and commit the atrocities we often see in the media. Unfortunately that is not simple since...that is partly what makes us human. So a 26 ep series cannot possibly make light of that surely? Possible...but not this one. But don't get me wrong, it is a superb series which makes a fair few points. Just a little complicated to follow. Not for the average joe.

Of course, Noir was brilliant for two reasons, one better than the other. One is the story. And the other, most of all, is the music. The reason is Yuki Kajiura. So when she came back to do Madlax it just had to go well even if the studio screwed up the story. And they didn't. So all's extra good. But on to the main point, the music is absolutely fantastic as usual with beautiful vocals and plenty of violin, flute and piano put in there for good measure. My personal favourites are Margaret, Lost Command, Saints and Madlax. One of the funny things I noticed was how the some songs paralleled with some of Noir's works, especially the song 'Love'. For lovers of 'Canta Per Me', Margaret filled that bit.

The only drawback of the series 'Madlax' is a slight lack of time given to the most emotional scenes. Which is a shame since that is what Yuki Kajiura's music is all about. Despite that, Madlax was enjoyable to watch. Just had a lack of impact hence the reason why I'm writing about it approximately a month after watching it!

And I'm reading Death Note for the moment. It's good.