Action, Sci-fi, Supernatural Category:  OVA Dates Aired:  Jan 27, 2010 – Jul 21, 2010 Studio(s):  Bones, Square Enix Episodes:  4 Summary: The 4-part OVA series tells the story of Hei and Yin while they are pursued by the Syndicate.  In … Continue reading →
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. . . . Sakura by Nirgilis Opening 4 for Eureka Seven . Anime Opening . . . Full Song <- Watch it or I'll whoop your ass! Lol! I'm still waiting for the day to come. The day when I will be free to finish off Drrr! and start Eureka Seven which has been [...]
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Now I need to rewatch Ryusei no Gemini. I doubt I’ll still be able to understand all the Izanami stuff though. I guess they are going to leave that for the extra materials or something. One thing is for sure though, Hei and Yin will never get to live peaceful lives together. ©2010 Kurogane's Anime Blog. [...]
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OVA 4 [Final] – Hei goes to rescue Yin who is being held captive.  Izanami awakens and kills the humans and contractors in the area.  Yin begs for Hei to kill her and he refused because he was tired of losing people that were dear to him.  Izanami tried to kill Hei too and Yin [...]
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OVA 3 – Hei awakens to learn that he and Yin had been saved by Amagiri [1st season], a contractor who was with Amber.  They’re in an abandoned Botanical Garden with other Contractors on the run by the fallen Syndicate.  In this OVA it comes to light that Yin is Izanami and she’s on the [...]
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OVA2 – Hei asks Qin, a local merchant whom has side shady dealings for assistance with passports to get them out of the country.  The awakening in Yin is occurring and she suggest that they ambush their enemies instead of running away from them.  To flush them out, Hei is to spread a rumor that he [...]
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OVA 04 – Darker than BLACK -黒の契約者 外伝 (Kuro no Keiyakusha – Gaiden) This episode was an excellent way to end the Gaiden OVA arc, and probably the best of the entire OVA series. Influence from the animation studio, Bones, is clearly seen in the action scenes in this OVA. The action scenes are fluid, swift, [...]
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What an awesome conclusion to the Gaiden-arc. The direction here was just perfect in hitting the right emotional notes. I love how well it made use of the build-up in tension of the previous episodes, and at the same time it also stood apart as a unique episode to Darker than Black. So, we now [...]
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It’s interesting how all three installments of Darker than Black (Kuro no Keiyakusha, Ryuusei no Gemini and Gaiden) have been completely different from each other. Gaiden again has no intention to be repetitive, and instead plays out like a slow-paced love story between Hei and Yin amidst all kinds of intrigue. Hei is here at [...]
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Lots of Yin crying this time. ©2010 Kurogane's Anime Blog. All Rights Reserved..
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Ah, excellent. The Gaiden OVA is another one of those extra OVAs that aren’t just meant to be side-stories, but a vital part of the series. This episode yet again did a wonderful job of tying the first season to the second. It didn’t just explain what happened to Yin, but also some of the [...]
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Darker than Black Gaiden 2 is finally tying the series in from the first to the second one. Hei and Yin’s escape from Tokyo gets more and more iffy and dangerous with every stop, latest one being Hong Kong. It’s here finally where Yin is really starting to show signs of changes… like this; and this; Durr hurr [...]
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What were the gates? How did the contractors come about? Why did they have to do all those weird things like write poetry or sniff a sock as a way of paying a price for using their powers? This and more questions are totally left unanswered in Darker than Black. This was definitely an aspect [...]
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I honestly didn’t think I’d ever recover enough to write a review about this series. I mean. That ending. T-That ending. After a while, though, I’ve come to terms with the depressing mindscrew end, and have decided to enjoy the show (and its fandom) for what it is: a quasi-psychological sci-fi exploration of characters and “what [...]
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Everyone basically 99% of the time has this kind of face. Pretty annoying. Also, I think the only appeal of this show is seeing what kind of outlandish and over the top violence is going to happen in each episode. Not to mention, what kind of crazy powers each new enemy is going to have. [...]
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If there’s one thing I love about Darker than Black it’s the ‘rewatchability’: the sense that it’s more rewarding the second time around. The fact that the dramatic and comedic moments still hit the spot are proof of its quality but when there’s so much to think about that you can’t catch it all on [...]
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The story of Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini begins several years after the epilogue of its prequel, Darker than Black. It is centered around one Suou Pavlichenko, a mostly ordinary teenage girl who lives with her father and twin brother, who got turned into a contractor two years earlier when he got hit [...]
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This is everything the trailer was… and maybe 5 minutes more of new material. Impressions Once again, I was expecting too much. Granted, I had no idea that the OVA would be in parts, each spanning a regular episode in length. Therefore, it may be possible for future releases to please me. However, for this particular segment, [...]
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The first of four Darker than Black OVAs is out and subbed. These OVAs take place between the first season of Darker than Black and the second season, Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini. The focus of course is on Hei and Yin, and it will hopefully provide some much desired details on what happened to [...]
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Best episode of Darker than Black I’ve watched! ( ���∀���)���������八八���ヽ���ヽ���ヽ��� ��� / ���/ ��� They pretty much made this episode for Yin x Hei shippers. Awesome. Also Yin in cheongsam next episode HNNNNNNNNNGH…. ©2010 Kurogane's Anime Blog. All Rights Reserved..
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