Noir

Mireille Bouquet, an assassin based in Paris, receives an e-mail from Kirika Yuumura, inviting her on "a pilgrimage for the past". Initially, Mireille dismisses the message as cryptic nonsense, but then the e-mail plays a tune that Mireille recognizes. Mireille goes to Japan and follows Kirika to a construction site. There, they are attacked by numerous men wearing business suits. Afterwards, Mireille and Kirika go to where Kirika is living. Kirika tells Mireille that she woke up one day in her apartment alone and without any memories. She has a fake ID card, a Beretta M1934 pistol, and a pocketwatch that plays a tune when opened. Mireille agrees to help Kirika uncover her past since the watch indicates that they may have a shared history. However, Mireille also says that she will kill Kirika after their mission is complete. Back in Paris, the two announce their availability as guns-for-hire, using the codename "Noir".

A member of the French GIGN and his family are murdered by a bomb in their home. As he is the third of his unit to be killed, his superiors fear that they may have a mole. A rival faction of the terrorists responsible for the killings hires Noir to eliminate the mole and his associates. Mireille and Kirika break into the terrorists' hideout and kill the people responsible for the hits on GIGN personnel.

An anonymous entity hires Noir to kill a businessman who purportedly killed the husband of a woman whom Mireille sees in a graveyard from time to time. However, Mireille and Kirika discover that the woman and the businessman were hired by a third party to kill them. Mireille and Kirika manage to kill their opponents. Mireille asks the woman to tell her who hired them to take out Noir, but the woman asks Mireille if she would divulge the information under similar circumstances. Back in their apartment, Mireille and Kirika speculate that whoever contracted the hit also created Kirika's false documents.

In the country of Ulgia, Kirika and Mireille hunt down members of a faction that sabotages unstable countries. A hitch in mission arises at the Noir hideout when they have an unexpected visit from the Ulgian army. Source: crunchyroll

When a friend and his family are found dead, Mireille and Kirika follow clues to the catacombs of a cathedral - where a copy of an ancient book reveals the name of their enemy: the Soldats. Source: crunchyroll

While in Russia to assassinate a former KGB agent, Kirika gets closer to their target than she had planned - will her discoveries cause her to hesitate in completing the mission? Source: crunchyroll

When Kirika is shot and abducted during an assignment in the Middle East, Mireille faces the facts - and several dangerous rebels - when she realizes she must save her partner or lose her only link to the Soldats. Source: crunchyroll

After killing a crime boss in New York for an old document, Mireille and Kirika find themselves on the Mafia’s radar. A woman from Mireille’s past is called out of exile to destroy the troublesome pair. Source: crunchyroll

Amongst ancient ruins on the coast of Sicily, a kiss of death forces Mireille to quell her terror or die at the hands of the Intoccabile, while a severely injured Kirika battles the two Mafioso she missed last time. Source: crunchyroll

The lethal women of Noir are hired to take down a pair of corrupt law enforcers, but suspicions rise when another assassin appears - who claims to be the true Noir. Source: crunchyroll

A mysterious man contacts Noir to give them information on the Soldats, but they’re denied much-desired information when Chloe interferes. Source: crunchyroll

Chloe is charged with killing a retired German general who was involved in covert operations with the Soldats during the Cold War. But when her task is interrupted by sabotage, it’s clear that she isn’t his only enemy. Source: crunchyroll

Kirika picks up a new hobby and meets a new friend, but her partner does not approve. One of Mireille’s trusted sources warns her that an old enemy has come to Paris with plans to kills her. Source: crunchyroll

Mireille is overjoyed when she runs into her uncle in Paris, but the nostalgia turns sour when she learns who his next target is. Source: crunchyroll

The ladies of Noir accept an assignment from the Soldats that sends them after the Triad syndicate in Taiwan. The Triads are expecting Noir, however, and have a hitwoman of their own. Source: crunchyroll

Shaoli holds Mireille hostage to lure her partner into a deadly trap. Kirika takes the bait, but she isn’t alone. Source: crunchyroll

Mireille returns to her abandoned home in Corsica where she learns some disturbing information regarding her parents and the Soldats. Source: crunchyroll

An agitated Mireille banishes her partner from her sight at gunpoint. After receiving inside information on Chloe’s motives, Kirika is warned of a trap set for her troubled friend - will she make the choice to save Mireille despite their confrontation? Source: crunchyroll

Mireille and Kirika fly to Austria on a hunt for the ancient manuscript that could solve the mystery of the Soldats, but they run into a familiar face - someone who suddenly has her finger over the trigger to set off Kirika’s memory. Source: crunchyroll

Danger lurks around every corner as Mireille and Kirika draw closer to learning the truth behind the Soldats. A rooftop showdown ensues when masked gunmen ambush their apartment. Source: crunchyroll

Kirika’s final guidance - in the form of a bullet - brings a rush of painful memories. Mireille finally learns the connection to their past, but fails to follow through with her original promise to kill Kirika. Source: crunchyroll

Kirika collapses at the edge of a village and is taken in by an old couple who have been expecting her. There she learns about an ancient ritual, the Grand Retour, of which she is an essential part - and a threat to certain factions of the Soldats. Source: crunchyroll

A Soldats agent approaches Mireille with a mission to stop the Grand Retour: kill either Chloe or her old partner, and eliminate Altena - the zealot behind the ritual. Meanwhile, Kirika is greeted at the manor by another woman from her past. Source: crunchyroll

Priestesses from the Soldats arrive at the manor to praise Altena for orchestrating the Grand Retour. Chloe savors her time with Kirika as they don their ritual garb and practice fighting in the ruins. Source: crunchyroll

Mireille arrives at the manor to stop the Grand Retour - only to stare down the barrel of Kirika’s gun. A bullet-ridden battle begins, and only two may remain to claim the title of Noir. Source: crunchyroll

One last battle remains to put an end to the ritual - and Altena - for good. While there is no escape from the Soldats, a new Noir is born to seek the light in a world of darkness. Source: crunchyroll