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''[[Madlax]]'' is the second installment of [[Bee Train]]'s [[Girls with Guns]] trilogy, following ''[[Noir (anime)|Noir]]'' and followed by ''[[El Cazador de la Bruja]]''. As arguably the most striking innovation in action-adventure anime since ''Noir'', ''Madlax'' incorporates many supernatural aspects and concepts associated with psychological thrillers and surrealism, [[Viewers Are Geniuses|which the audience must often interpret without further explanation]]. The title is a [[Portmantitle|portmanteau]] of English words "mad" and "relaxed", playing on the prominent theme of [[Order Versus Chaos|batshit insanity vs. outright catatonia]] in the story. (It isn't supposed to sound like [[Mad Max]].)
The story revolves around two young women who seemingly have little in common and do not know of the other's existence, at first. The eponymous Madlax is a [[Extraordinarily Empowered Girl|legend]] amongst the mercenaries and assassins of the fictional [[During the War|civil war-torn]] country of Gazth-Sonika. "[[Only One Name|Madlax]]" is a code name and a substitute for her real one, [[Easy Amnesia|forgotten]] along with the rest of her past before 1999, when the war started. The other protagonist is Margaret Burton, the sole heir of a wealthy aristocratic family in the peaceful European country of Nafrece. Twelve years before the story begins, an airliner her mother and she were on crashed over Gazth-Sonika, and its passengers, as well as Margaret's father who
Although originally dismissed as yet another ''Noir'' [[Dueling Shows|Rip Off]] by many a viewer, ''Madlax'' was universally praised for its complex yet comprehensible plot (which successfully blends [[Mind Screw|Mind Screwing]] mysteries, over-the-top [[Heroic Bloodshed]] action, and heavy doses of existentialistic symbolism in later episodes), ingenious soundtrack on par with ''Noir'''s, and memorable characters. Never the less, the initial resentment and three years between the two series' air dates left ''Madlax'' forever in its predecessor's shadow, much to discontent of a small number of extremely dedicated fans. The show was licensed by [[ADV Films]] in America and Europe.
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