Madlax

Season 1

A beautiful, female blonde assassin with supreme gun fighting skills, accepts contracts to kill villains, and fight against an oppressive army.

Where to Watch Season 1

26 Episodes

Gun Dance -dance-
E1
Gun Dance -dance-The story opens up with Madlax, a very deadly and sexy female gun-for-hire parachuting from a helicopter deep into a Latin American jungle, where she is to recover a floppy disk from a unskilled teenage rebel fighter name Peter Anyan. Later when the enemy army closes in on Peter, Madlax puts on a long flowing evening gown, and using her supreme, almost supernatural agility, and shooting skills, ambushes the army to try and save him.
Crimson Moon -crimson-
E2
Crimson Moon -crimson-Margaret Burton's life goes as usual, that is, with no changes in sight, until the day when her former tutor Vanessa Rene's present makes one of her seemingly forever lost memories come back.
Blue Moon -moon-
E3
Blue Moon -moon-Madlax is to assassinate the Chief of the Gazth-Sonikan Army so she sneaks into his hotel room and finds out he is ordering his own death as they talk and embrace each on the night before she is to kill him.
Temptation -ask-
E4
Temptation -ask-Margaret's classmate Anna Moré kills her own father and then walks out of a third floor window. Police investigator Maclay Marini is convinced that there is a reason behind this murder and is ready to give everything to find the truth.
Non-Existent -none-
E5
Non-Existent -none-A boy from Nafrece, Chris Krana, secretly travels to Gazth-Sonika in hope to meet his father, of whom he only knew from his late mother's words. And, since Chris' father is thought to be Min Durk, the leader of Galza, Madlax is hired as his bodyguard.
Will -leave-
E6
Will -leave-A school classmate invites Margaret to a evening party but her maidservant Elenore finds some individuals who should not be on the guest list actually are.
Picture Book -nature-
E7
Picture Book -nature-At Vanessa's suggestion, Margaret hires Eric Gillain, a bibliodetective, whose job is to search for rare manuscripts, to find another copy of her "picture book". Soon enough, it becomes apparent to him, that a trip to Gazth-Sonika is necessary.
Soul Word -soul-
E8
Soul Word -soul-Enfant showed interest in Gillain's investigation, and although Madlax was successful in saving his life once, the journey into the combat zone, where the people who allegedly know something about the Book live, still lies before them.
Remaining Scent -scent-
E9
Remaining Scent -scent-Margaret and friends go to stay at a hotel that Carrossea is also staying at.
Erosion -dive-
E10
Erosion -dive-Shocked by an unintentionally overheard conversation, Vanessa desperately seeks for any proof of Bookwald Industries' involvement in the Gazth-Sonikan war. Since the official data appears impeccable, she asks a familiar hacker Badgis for help.
Foreign Country -object-
E11
Foreign Country -object-Before canceling the connection, Badgis managed to save the retrieved data on a random terminal, which "happens" to be belonging to a Gazth-Sonikan teenager. Eager to see the data, Vanessa immediately travels there.
Lost Will -close-
E12
Lost Will -close-Saved in the last second by Madlax, Vanessa nevertheless intends to go public with the data she discovered, and although Madlax finds such recklessness dangerous, she somehow fails to have it her way.
Awakening Sound -awake-
E13
Awakening Sound -awake-In Nafrece, Margaret meets Carrossea Doon, who may know something about her Book. In Gazth-Sonika, Vanessa is desperate to find the encryption key to unlock the data, but a sudden call from SSS disrupts her plans.
Forgotten Memory -memory-
E14
Forgotten Memory -memory-Carrossea finds out about Madlax's Elta Taluta incident and assumes she's dead.
False Dispute - camouflage -
E15
False Dispute - camouflage -Vanessa and Limelda Jorg's actions brought Madlax's memories back, however, she is still troubled by what she briefly saw when she triggered the "trap".
Gun Rhyme -moment-
E16
Gun Rhyme -moment-Madlax and SSS happen to find a publisher who will release the data that Vanessa found on Bookwald's involvement but they both underestimate Enfant's power.
Instant Death -reunion-
E17
Instant Death -reunion-Vanessa and Madlax manage to escape, but Enfant soon frames them for murdering a member of the royal family, forcing them to hide in the combat zone. Margaret, who has seen it in the news, immediately travels to Gazth-Sonika, accompanied by Elenore and Carrossea Doon.
Double Separation -duo-
E18
Double Separation -duo-All pieces are in motion: Limelda desperately tries to cope with the truth about her whole life, Madlax searches for the truth behind her past, Margaret is ready to deal with Enfant if they help her to find Vanessa, and Vanessa herself hurriedly learns to shoot.
Target Book -holy-
E19
Target Book -holy-Fighting their way through all cordons and front lines, Madlax and Margaret strive to meet the only person who can share with them the knowledge about Margaret's Holy Book and their own destinies. Meanwhile, Carrossea makes an unexpected move, too.
True Fight -wish-
E20
True Fight -wish-Against all customs and traditions, Madlax is granted the right to unveil a small part of her past. But will she be able to cope with it? And is it really the entire truth?
Light Confession -guilty-
E21
Light Confession -guilty-With the last of the Holy Books brought to her by Carrossea, Margaret is finally able to reach the Door of Truth and regain some of her and his memories. However, for Carrossea this knowledge is far more dangerous than for her...
Shooting Emotion -rage-
E22
Shooting Emotion -rage-Margaret refused to learn the truth of her own past and is now fully under Friday Monday's control. Meanwhile, Limelda madly stalks down Madlax - what will result out of their confrontation?
Straying Heart -doubt-
E23
Straying Heart -doubt-Loss, doubt, and an unexpected friend: which one is stronger in Madlax's heart and what will be her next step towards her and Margaret's mutual past?
Devoting Heart -heart-
E24
Devoting Heart -heart-Madlax, "the woman who cannot die", goes to meet Margaret Burton, but Elenore, critically wounded and unarmed, arrives there before her.
Holy Blood -saint-
E25
Holy Blood -saint-Once again, she was too late. Margaret, fully under Monday's control, returns to the Door of Truth to learn the truth about her past in all its entirety. After that, Monday is finally able to share his own truth.
Broken Pieces -pupil-
E26
Broken Pieces -pupil-The Absolute Truth lies before Margaret, the full knowledge of her past, her sins, and the lives of Madlax, Friday Monday, Carrossea Doon... the truth about the world, the humanity, and herself. And it is she, the girl who has the Gift, who must make a decision on how to deal with all of it.