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Darker than Black: episode 16 “The Memory of Betrayal is an Amber-Colored Smile… (Part 2)”

I’m getting very excited with an ending like this—Amber returning to her ‘Evening Primrose’, and its purpose is still completely unknown to me. All I guess is that it’s probably connected with the disappearance of the gate in South America. The abundance of new characters in this unknown group also suggests that the finale will be a blast. I hope they devote all the episodes after this next arc to the ultimate end, or at least tie the arcs close together. It doesn’t seem like Amber or her group will appear in the next arc, which is a shame since they’re by far the most interesting characters thus far.

Published by pmflood1 on July 30, 2007 [11 Comments]

Darker than Black: episode 15 “The Memory of Betrayal is an Amber-Colored Smile… (Part 1)”

Oh wow…although I can’t say this episode is as good as the last, I’m tempted to do so purely because Amber appears, and just by seeing her makes me love her character. Not only is she an awesome C.C. look-alike, but she actually has a personality that I like. I never thought about this until now, but I also really want to learn more about her background (since apparently she has quite a lot to do with Hei and Bai). I can’t wait to see more of her, and I sure as hell hope she doesn’t die. If she does I’ll cry. Really. And is it just me or does the present Amber look and sound younger than the Amber in Hei’s past?

Published by pmflood1 on July 30, 2007 [13 Comments]

Darker than Black: episode 14 “On a Silver Night, the Heart Does not Sway on the Water’s Surface… (Part 2)”

Nine point five, the equivalent of a 9.9 before I started rating things lower, and is basically the highest score I would give to an anime episode normally. This episode is truly beautiful visually, musically and story-wise. Well for me anyway. I have a strong desire to see Yin get closer to Hei, and her doing so in this episodSe adds to my overall love of this episode. The quality is certainly of Darker than BLACK’s usual high standard, while the fountain of blue apparitions in the end tops everything off superbly. Yin’s piano piece serves as a magnificent accompaniment to the story being told, or perhaps it’s the story that’s the complement to the piano solo.

Published by pmflood1 on July 30, 2007 [5 Comments]

Darker than Black: episode 13 “On a Silver Night, the Heart Does not Sway on the Water’s Surface… (Part 1)”

Ah, I’ve been looking forward to this episode ever since seeing the preview for it. It’s not as strongly focused on Yin as I had thought, but with her being an emotionless doll, I guess following her walk around looking dumb wouldn’t be very entertaining. Her background story is pretty interesting though which makes me wonder how she became a doll in the first place, and whether she can return back. I can’t say I ‘believe’ she can or will return back to herself before becoming a doll, though perhaps she can regain her emotions and more of her memories, seeing as how Hei has emotions.

Published by pmflood1 on July 30, 2007 [3 Comments]

Darker than Black: episode 12 “Within the Wall, When You Recover Something Lost… (Part 2)”

I'm a bit disappointed in this episode. The last one got me all excited about seeing the conclusion, though in the end I found this second episode of the mini-arc to be rather lacking. Any potential for a nice fight was thrown away, but I guess Darker then BLACK isn’t about the action. Also, nothing comes about from Mina and her interest in Hei. Nick’s character development amounts to nothing as well since he dies (or something). I guess the sequence of him flying up in his cartoon spaceship with his sister must be a result of the Gate’s wish granting abilities. But all in all, it’s still a pretty good episode, keeping up with DTB’s usual high standards.

Published by pmflood1 on July 30, 2007 [7 Comments]

Darker than Black: episode 11 “Within the Wall, When You Recover Something Lost… (Part 1)”

Finally, Hei becomes the focus character again and we get a tiny bit of character development from him (only a small amount since most of the time he’s just acting). His sister’s appearance probably means we’re going to learn some more about her, unless it’s just an apparition created by some culprit. I’m thinking the one who kills Corinna is Nick, since the silhouette looks like him. He’s even in the preview, aiming a gun at Hei. Perhaps his power (or whoever the culprit is) is to copy another contractor’s power or something, since the killer displays similar electric-manipulating abilities to Hei.

Published by pmflood1 on July 30, 2007 [3 Comments]

Darker than Black: episode 10 “The Pure White Dress is Stained by the Girl’s Dream and Blood… (Part 2)”

I had begun to lose interest in the series due to the previous 3 episodes, which I did not find as satisfying as I hoped they would be. I expected this episode to be of similar mediocrity as well (though perhaps ‘mediocre’ is a bit too harsh), and was pleasantly surprised to find myself enjoying this installation immensely. Although I can’t say the overall notion/purpose of the arc is highly intelligent and interesting (lol), Misaki’s character development, as well as the awesome fight and music, add up to make an excellent conclusion to this mini-arc, and a great episode by itself. This definitely brings me back into loving this show now.

Published by pmflood1 on July 30, 2007 [5 Comments]

Darker than Black: episode 9 “The Pure White Dress is Stained by the Girl’s Dream and Blood… (Part 1)”

This arc has proven to be pretty interesting, especially as it focuses on a main character, Misaki. I guess this episode’s major role would be to develop her background, and perhaps give a reason as to why she becomes a member of the police. However, even though she is a main character, her powerlessness in almost everything that’s happened so far makes her seem rather insignificant. Her history with Alice is fairly generic, but it’s the events taking place in the present that make this episode entertaining. For one thing, I wonder whether Alice was really herself when she goes insane and kills her father, before turning on her friend, Misaki.

Published by pmflood1 on July 30, 2007 [3 Comments]

Darker than Black: episode 8 “The Gardenia Gives off Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain… (Part 2)”

Sorry for the delay, I had been waiting for Shinsen’s subs. I should be able to catch up pretty quickly though, as Darker than Black is pretty high on my priorities list. Anyway, this episode itself isn’t exactly bad, though I like this arc the least as it has little to do with any of the main characters. Hei’s appearance is well called for, though just action doesn’t exactly cut it. Mini stories should be confined to comedy and/or slice-of-life shows. Usually in a 24-26 season series, the first half is comprised mainly of similar short stories, though these usually amount to something larger, or introduce/develop characters. This hasn’t been the case for this show.

Published by pmflood1 on July 30, 2007 [Comments]

Darker than Black: episode 7 “The Gardenia Gives off Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain… (Part 1)”

Although the humor is obviously more apparent in this episode, it definitely is not the low-quality, irrelevant-to-plot, not-very-funny episode I had dreaded it to be. It’s still another Darker than Black short story, involving Hei and others, though this time with some random detective as the main character. The young-in-appearance girl isn’t even important, so this episode has definitely satisfied me. The biggest mistake Darker than Black could make would be to try and pull off a stunt that I thought they had did with this episode, and ruin the overall serious themes and general awesomeness of the show.

Published by pmflood1 on July 30, 2007 [3 Comments]