Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Madlax is a 26-episode anime television series that was produced in 2004 by the Bee Train animation studio. According to the composer of the series, Yuki Kajiura, the director K ichi Mashimo created a list of brief descriptions of every recurring character for her to base their respective musical themes upon. She refers to this list as "Mashimo Menu" and commented that the director''s descriptions provide deeper insight into the characters.