Japanese music news covering anime, pop, and more

Anime Streaming at Crunchyroll.com

Victor resolves to battle Aiks, even if it means losing his mother for a second time. Kiri, Mina, and Blaze arrive join forces with him. But Aiks has many strange powers not yet revealed, and none of the Chronos Rulers have glimpsed his true form.

Akira is a junior high school student who has a crush on Mitsuko. She is a middle-aged woman who works at an electronic appliance store. He is not comfortable with the way Mitsuko is treated by her husband, Seiji. Akira tries to persuade her to leave him.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

A woman hires Noir to kill a corrupt businessman whom she suspects murdered her husband. The deadly duo’s skills are put to the test when the lights go out in an empty resort hotel.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On their first assignment as Noir, Mireille and Kirika carefully track two men connected to terrorist activity in France. The mission takes an unexpected turn when their targets are tipped off about their attack.

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.