Darker than Black
Japanese Title: Darker than Black
English Title: Darker than Black
Length: Season 1: 26; Season 2: 12; OAV: 4; Total: 42
AniDB Listing: Season 1, Season 2
AnimeNewsNetwork: Season 1, Season 2, OAVs
Production Studio: BONES
MEYDAY Rating: Good once, Bad end
Sexual Rating: E for everyone
Violence Rating: T for bad things happening to people not too graphically
Genre: Action
Setting: Current
Themes: Supernatural
Character Age: Adults
Target Audience Shounen
Production Vintage: 2007
First Viewed Vintage: November 2008, March 2011
Number of Rewatches: 0
Review:
What Darker than Black has going for it is good animation, a nice pace, and a really cool premise. What it's got against it is the absolute ham-handling of the ending, both in seasons one and two. Admittedly, I liked season one better than season two, mostly because in season 2 they decided that we'd rather watch a teenager be sullen and angsty than see cool Contractor fights with hilarious remunerations afterwards.
Hey Studio BONES - you were wrong.
Still, I find the main characters who carried over from season 1 to season 2 to be quite compelling, and if they make a third season, I'll be first in line to watch it.
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