Is today’s anime series I wish to speak about. It’s a about a pair of teen assassins for a mafia organization called inferno. The initial one, a girl named Ein (called the Phantom during the series due to her excellent skills), has been trained by someone called Scythe Master to be a killing machine. Using a combination of mind control, drugs and brainwashing, Scythe Master has been able to successfully remove all memories Ein has of her previous life.

Ein preparing to snipe a victim. She is a bad ass character in many ways. In fact the sixth episode is my personal favorite. In it there’s a hit carried out on a rival groups Don and she carries it out on motorcycle. To see her stand up while riding down the road and then riddle the car before flashing past sticks in my mind.

However, this series isn’t about just her. There’s a boy who witnessed the Phantom killing a person and then managed to evade her for two days before being caught. Right before she goes to kill him, Scythe Master stops her and he then carries out the program on him. The boy’s name is Zwein.

Here’s an image of Ein and Zwein.

As the series progresses, Zwein starts to help Ein get memories back, which leads to them leaving Inferno and then being hunted by their former employers. Whether they both live, or get their memories back, or are forced back into service, I’ll leave that up to you to find out. However, I think you’ll like the series.

There’s another one called Phantom: The Animation.  It has a very dark ending that I didn’t care for.

Enjoy.

Is the next anime series I’d like to discuss. It is a science fiction action story despite how it starts slow. The series takes the first six episodes to introduce all the main characters necessary to the greater story. After that it takes a darker turn and follows a ripping plot.

The show focuses on two young women (which is a misnomer) called Eclair and Lemaire. Both are over 250 years old, which is the only part of the plot I’m going to give away. Thus, the show covers the pitfalls of being an immortal in a painful way. While both Eclair and Lumaire are the two main characters, Ecliar’s back story takes precedent in the story. We don’t get Lumiare’s background until the end of episode 20 or 21. Both are very interesting though.

Those who are familiar with anime will recognize some of Dirty Pair Flash in the series because Kiddy Grade is a spiritual successor to the original much like Madlax is to Noir.

It’s another series I recommend watching.

The next series I’d like to mention is Agent Aika. If you enjoy a campy, action filled story with plenty of fan service (in this case is seems every time a character goes down her panties are always showing) then this is for you. It has humor, action and plenty of T&A for the male crowd.

The plot centers around Aika Sumagari, who is the main character. She is an underwater adventurer in a future where most of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. The company she works for is in money trouble so she takes on a mission that promises to bail them out. Unfortunately, it puts her, and her friends, into the middle of something that’s almost more than they can handle. I won’t give away any of the plot but things are rather interesting-and weird at times. This is the precursor to ‘Najica Blitz Tactics,’ which also has plenty of gratuitous panty shots.

Still not a bad series in a campy, funny sort of way.