Darker than BLACK
Brama Piekieł (Polish)
Darker than BLACK - Kuro no Keiyakusha (Japanese)
Darker than BLACK -흑의 계약자- (Korean)
Darker than BLACK ‐黒の契約者‐ (Japanese)
Темнее черного (Russian)
흑의 계약자 (Korean)
Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Vintage:
April 5, 2007
Status:
Completed
Summary:
n Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is one of the most powerful of these psychic agents, and along with his blind associate, Yin, works for one of the many rival agencies vying to unlock the mysteries of Hell's Gate.
Written by sleepyrounin on August 29, 2012 at 4:53 AM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 4
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 5
pros
+ unique with its own charm
+ deep and unique characters
+ humour flows well with the story
cons
- anti-climactic end
- didn't realise its full potential, e.g. lacks a proper foundation
- substories have that "monster of the week" feel
conclusion: may remind fans a little much of cowboy bebop here or there, but it's an own anime and a decent one at that. the plot is okay, with good length and pacing, but takes a while to get going and seems somewhat disconnected (lacks proper explanations, e.g.; and the sub-arcs kind of have that (read more)
pros
+ unique with its own charm
+ deep and unique characters
+ humour flows well with the story
cons
- anti-climactic end
- didn't realise its full potential, e.g. lacks a proper foundation
- substories have that "monster of the week" feel
conclusion: may remind fans a little much of cowboy bebop here or there, but it's an own anime and a decent one at that. the plot is okay, with good length and pacing, but takes a while to get going and seems somewhat disconnected (lacks proper explanations, e.g.; and the sub-arcs kind of have that "monster of the week" feel to them -.-). lovable characters and quirks though, and has its own charm if you really get into it. humour flows well with the story, and the darkness/mystery feel is sure not to disappoint. it's not quite one that follows its manga all that well, but it's a decent one to watch especially for mystery lovers.
C'etait bien mais juste qu'il aurait du en mettre plus action et plus meilleur histoire aussi ....
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Darker Than Black
Written by Japwog92 on February 5, 2011 at 2:44 AM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 4
Dialogue: 3
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 4
Overall, a good anime and worth watching. I felt, though, that this series didn't reach it's potential in terms of the plot and the end was anti-climax. That said, the anime is certainly unique and has it's own charm, whilst the characters have depth and the humour seemed quite to flow.
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
Darker than Black
Written by Arif_Nagji on January 30, 2011 at 6:50 PM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 3
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 4
Overall, a good anime and worth watching. I felt, though, that this series didn't reach it's potential in terms of the plot and the end was anti-climax. That said, the anime is certainly unique and has it's own charm, whilst the characters have depth and the humour seemed quite to flow.
7 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
NICE
Written by Prokiller001 on December 18, 2010 at 7:12 AM
Firstly, allow me to say that I liked the second season of this series more than the first because the second series was more coherent and was more distinct from other series. In a nut shell, Darker than Black is Cowboy Bebop except that the rag tag team of bounty hunters is now a cell that works for a syndicate on Earth. The music is extremely similar (duh right? both were done by Yoko Kanno), the fight scenes and animation style are similar, both shows lacked a coherent story line and instead focussed on new bounties or missions every episode, (read more)
Firstly, allow me to say that I liked the second season of this series more than the first because the second series was more coherent and was more distinct from other series. In a nut shell, Darker than Black is Cowboy Bebop except that the rag tag team of bounty hunters is now a cell that works for a syndicate on Earth. The music is extremely similar (duh right? both were done by Yoko Kanno), the fight scenes and animation style are similar, both shows lacked a coherent story line and instead focussed on new bounties or missions every episode, the protagonists of both series are probably best friends... The point being, the show is alright but I will always view it as a lesser version of Cowboy Bebop. (show less)
7 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
An ok anime
Written by Elfkrieg on September 29, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 4
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 3
Darker than black's ok, the storyline is great but what is lacking is a proper foundation for it. with phenomena like "Hell's Gate" , the false sky and the contractors' relation to the stars remaining unexplained throughout the series, the initiated and the unintiated alike may find themselves utterly lost at times.
Animation is top notch tho, as is the dialogue. But so much more could have been done with the storyline.
Guys, if you want a great anime, do not hesitate. Watch this anime. The fist season is great and I liked the main character that is Hei. I've finished watch this anime the previous month and I did not think that this anime was this awesome. Great Story.
