"Madlax vs. Noir"

One more thing because this keeps coming up in the various forums I peruse; the comparison between Madlax & Noir. I've said plenty of times that, where Noir tends to be very serious, Madlax makes up for it by being more fun. Noir is the long sunset roadtrip speeding across the beautiful countryside, Madlax is the wild loopy rollercoaster ride that you keep taking until your head spins -- in a good way.

But I've come up with what I think is the best summary of them all:

Madlax is Noir's mischevious Evil Antimatter Twin, but without the goatees.