More about Armen Noir

After my news post, I realized that I actually missed a page from B’s Log with the other two characters, d’oh! I also realized that my scanner is working again, yay! So I uploaded some character pics and updated the character list.

Armen Noir is a PS2 game from Otomate, set for release in December. The art is by Ike, who also did character design for Hiiro no Kakera 4.

The story appears to be set in the near future, in a corrupt city called  Moebius (or Mevius?), where the gap between rich and poor is growing bigger and bigger.

The heroine is a ‘Hunter’, someone who has chosen to oppose the criminals who have sullied their hands with illegal deeds and have gained money as a result. Hunters work for ‘Bountia’, an organization that takes assignments to catch criminals in the city for rewards. Armen Noir is the heroine’s codename in Bountia, and her real name is Naska.

Hunters use weapons called Contract Arms, which are sentient and choose their user. Criminals also can use CA’s; the only requirements are being chosen and paying a fee. Armen Noir’s CA is called Nero.

Seiyuu have already been announced:

Codename Sword (CV: Konishi Katusyuki):  Another Hunter, his CA is the Arondite. He’s very cool, and helped Naska a lot after her parents died, but he has no sympathy for Criminals at all.

Knives (CV: Yoshino Hiroyuki): A Criminal who beats Naska in the beginning of the story, he’s usually calm but can be short-tempered. He has a policy of not hurting women or children.

Elle (CV: Tasaka Hideki): A mechanical doll who works as a Hunter, Elle doesn’t show much emotion.

Rain (CV: Homura Shin): A mysterious blond, it’s not clear whether he’s a Hunter or a Criminal (or neither?)

Crimson (CV: Nakamura Yuuichi): An underworld doctor who is kind, but sometimes is surprisingly cold.

Zechs (CV: Fujiwara Keiji): The CEO of Bountia, and a legendary Hunter.

One Response to “More about Armen Noir”

1. Anonymous says:

   October 21, 2010 at 2:08 am

   * From an unknown cradle and with no memory to hold on to, Nazca depends on hunting criminals for a living.

   * Sword: a silent hunter, but always has the cold look. Known as the Eternal governor, he is a very cruel person when it comes to hunting criminals.

   * Elle: Class A Mechanical Man. Usually has emotional ups and downs – reasons why is always a mystery. It was said that Elle cut off a piece of Eternal City’s nature.

   * Knives: Criminal Number 11.

   * Rain: Acts a bit crazy on his own leading to the conclusion that he has abandoned the fundamental nature of the human mind.

   * Crimson: People-person which makes him an effective doctor. But despite his appearance and personality towards his patients, he has a freezing part of his personality. He is believed to be determined in the finding the reason of the depth of people.

   * Zecks: Know as the X LIVING MYTHOLOGY. Like sweepstakes hunting jobs, has a cold and quiet rationality.