Jul 16, 2012
Darker than Black was a fairly pleasant anime to watch. I've heard a lot of good comming from this anime, so I've decided to give a try. I wasn't overly surprised by it. It is an original concept and a fairly good idea behind, but they never dwell enough into it. We get this world where two mysterious gates appeared who knows why and who knows how. It is never explained. Not only that. It also changes some humans into contractors, giving them abilities beyond what a normal human being can do. There is a price to pay that differs from person to person. Again,
...
it is not really explained why that is.
Not that the idea of people with superpowers is wrong, but a good explanation is needed. The contractors are linked to the Gate and...? It stops there. As far as the payment goes, some are quite plain and some are just gruesome, like eating cigarettes or children. They do mention at some point that it could be link to a trauma the contractor went through when he was still ''human''.
Story wise, there is a lot of plot points (I mention them above) that kept me from enjoying the show as much as I would have otherwise. The two-parters episodes felt really episodic. The storyline still got across, but not enough.
Character wise, Hei was a breath of fresh air. With his two personalites, going back and forth between them, he was really well played. As for his team... Some of them had a background, others didn't. It would have been nice to know at least a little but more about Mao. You have this talking cat, and we know he has lost his original body, but how? It is never answered, or nothing that is related to him. Yin is still weird. We got her history, but how did she became a doll? Dolls are never explaned either. The backgrounds characted are nice but there is nothing much to talk about.
The animation was good, between slower/faster scene. Some of the action scenes were a nice balance of fast-pace action and slow-mo, to let us fully see what is happening. Expected nothing less from Bones. The drawings were good, but not great.
Overall, I enjoyed this serie. The story plotholes were a big thrownback.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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