NOiSE
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = NOiSE!
| image = [[Image:Noisetstomunihei.jpg|230px]]
| caption = Musubi on top of early silicon creatures
| genre = [[Cyberpunk]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Manga
| title =
| author = [[Tsutomu Nihei]]
| publisher = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kodansha]]
| publisher_other = {{flagicon|France}} [[Glénat (publisher)|Glénat]]<br/> {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Egmont Manga & Anime]] <br/> {{flagicon|US}} [[Tokyopop]]
| demographic = [[Seinen]]
| magazine = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Afternoon (magazine)|Afternoon]]
| first = 2001
| last = 2001
| volumes = 1
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
'''''NOiSE''''' is a one volume manga created by [[Tsutomu Nihei]] as a prequel to his ten-volume work, ''[[Blame!]]''.
''Noise'' offers some information concerning the [[Megastructure]]'s origins and initial size, as well as the origins of [[BLAME! characters and structures#Silicon Life .28Cyborgs.29|Silicon life]]. The book also includes an early [[Blame!]] story that debuted in [[1995]].
== Plot ==
Musubi Susono is sent to investigate cases of children being kidnapped. Each kidnapped child does not have access to the netsphere. She and her partner Clawsa investigate one of the possible sites, Clawsa is immediately killed by an unknown force, his body transforming into a Safeguard exterminator. Musubi tracks down his killer, who addresses himself as a representative of "The Order," and then unleashes an early [[BLAME! characters and structures#Silicon Life .28Cyborgs.29|Silicon Creature]] on her. She quickly dispatches it with an energy blade weapon which bears resemblance to the [[Gravitational Beam Emitter]]. Later, she continues to find "The Order" and the secrets of the Netsphere. Eventually, after a near-death experience, she learns that The Order is taking advantage of the recent chaos in the Netsphere (most likely due to the loss of net access by many humans) by using humans without Net Terminal Genes to draw the Safeguard. They then incapacitate the Safeguard and steal their technology, most prominently silicon-based life.
The Safeguard, in retaliation, reform the order of the Netsphere, separating themselves as an independent agency, and drafting Musubi into their ranks. However, she is unable to destroy The Order/Silicon Life as the City grows unchecked. After 3000 years the City has grown past the Moon, and Musubi has not seen human life for over 100 years.
== Early Blame ==
The story portrays [[Killy (Blame!)|Killy]] as police officer in a [[post-apocalyptic]] subterranean city that's thriving with activity, who's investigating the brutal murder of a gang of drug dealers. He finds a heavily toned down [[Gravitational Beam Emitter]] as well as other elements that take vastly different forms in the later publication (for example, [[BLAME! characters and structures#Silicon Life .28Cyborgs.29|Silicon life]]). This early work of [[Tsutomu Nihei]]'s sets up the universe and story for ''[[BLAME!]]'', published three years later.
== References ==
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==External links==
* {{ann manga|5158}}
{{Blame!}}
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