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View Poll Results: Darker Than Black II OAD - Episode 04 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 19 | 35.19% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 13 | 24.07% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 12 | 22.22% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 5 | 9.26% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 3 | 5.56% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 2 | 3.70% | |
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2010-07-30, 17:07 | Link #22 |
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Mechalord said:
QUOTE]How can Hei's story be over? It seems like it hasn't really ever started.[/QUOTE] My husband said that the same thing. In classic film noir, the story begins with an anti-hero who has lost everything, which is currently a good description of Hei. In S1, he had a goal and some hope, i.e. find his sister. In S2, he had a goal but no hope, just kill Yin. Now, apparently, he has no one and nothing. Oddly enough, I thought the difference between S1 and S2 was that Hei lost his innocence. I know that's a weird thing to say about a character who has been killing people since early adolescence, but I couldn't help but notice that Hei starts off flaunting his abilities by twirling daggers but ends without any sort of grandstanding behavior. It seems like he's grown up and learned that the world isn't a fair place but you have to accept that harsh fact. |
2010-07-31, 09:28 | Link #23 | |
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2010-08-01, 12:57 | Link #24 | ||
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Spoiler for Yin's wish...perhaps:
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As such, I believe that the concept of the “world is unfair” was already painfully etched and accepted in Hei "before" S1. The difference was his manner in confronting such a harsh reality. S2 further pounded this reality with his separation from Yin and Suou, the saving grace being his losses were not met with heart wrenching defeat (infamous Hobo Hei) but of calm acceptance instead (a resolute Hei). Perhaps in essence, were saying the same thing . PS: Was the gold figure indeed Shion? Could anyone who could read moon runes be able to confirm the presence of Shion and his V.A in the credits? Thanks a bunch. |
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2010-08-01, 20:31 | Link #25 |
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Oh man, that was crazy! The action was magnificent too. When that shock wave guy came and was blowing threw the walls, it was crazy.
I really hope they continue this series. At the very least, conclude everything with Yin.
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2010-08-01, 23:55 | Link #26 | |
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There are a lot of questions though. Yin says it's not too late, and once again asks Hei to kill her. What is this refering to, Shion's new Earth? The soul-sucking child left behind? Even though Yin says it's not to late to stop something, nothing actually changes. Earth 2.0 fades off in the distance, and Kaga-Tsuchi remains to kill the CIA agents. Another question is what part Hei was supposed to play in the prophecy. When Misaki listens to the tape left by Amber, Amber says if Izanami and Izanagi meet Hei will...We never find out what Hei would do. I theorized earlier that it's possible Hei actually created the child left behind by extracting whatever was in Yin and somehow transferring it, however that's just my wild guess. As for the gold child being Shion, I really doubt it. Yin first merges with it during the time Hei is choosing the third option, and Yin is left behind inside the gate. In episode 3 of the OVA Yin mentions that whenever the thing feels Hei is near it tries to talk to her, and in OVA 4 the thing asks Yin why no one else has been able to hear it yet, and refers to itself as "we". It's something that came from the gate, and there's never been enough information about the gates to figure out what it is. |
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2010-08-02, 15:03 | Link #27 |
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Hei is a soldier, fighting a one man war.
Darker than Black, A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Hei, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless in a world of criminals who operate above the law… |
2010-08-02, 17:25 | Link #28 | |
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2010-08-02, 22:17 | Link #29 | |
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2010-08-03, 03:29 | Link #30 |
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That was BS... we never got to see "Shichi's" real form. We never got a good look at his face.
A movie wouldn't do the series justice. There are plot holes that need to be filled. The fate of one of the contractors from season 1 was still left up in the air. The OAV generated more questions that it answered. Ok, we know how we got from season 1 to season 2 but.... This show needs another season. |
2010-08-03, 05:49 | Link #31 | ||
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A movie would be cool nevertheless. And the major plotholes could be partly filled up with another season, and I have a lot of faith and hope for that to happen.
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2010-08-03, 22:09 | Link #33 |
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Finally. They need to make a new movie now. From the director of Batman Begins, "Pedo Hei Begins"
Anyway, I liked this OVA. Action was great, reminded me of Season 1. My favorite part would have to be after Hei throws the bottle. The CIA woman says 'She is still alive you know' And Hei's eyes grow big and he is like 'hell ye'
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2010-08-04, 07:07 | Link #34 | |
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I loved the way their fight was animated. It looked incredible.
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2010-08-04, 07:20 | Link #35 | ||||
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I believe Madam Oreile already spilled the Beans to Hei way back in ep 10. There was prophetic meaning in his dialogues about and with Suou. Especially when he seems to already know what fate awaits Suou during their final scene together. Just a theory though Quote:
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2010-08-04, 18:16 | Link #36 | ||
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You can say memories were placed in the new world's occupants, but I'm not buying that Izanami walked around at least Tokyo sucking up souls to place in new bodies. Here's my evidence. Suou's dad was killed by bleeding to death, not buy Izanami, and he was on the new world. Quote:
I'm not saying these claims are wrong, it's just that 1 thing that doesn't add up, and if this was all true, then everybody in Tokyo is dead. That's one empty city now. Last edited by Sakabatou77; 2010-08-04 at 20:59. |
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2010-08-06, 01:04 | Link #38 | |
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2010-08-07, 00:30 | Link #40 |
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An excellent conclusion to this set of OVAs, albeit obviously a sad ending we all knew was coming. As with some others, the last few seconds of the episode were the strongest part for me. If only there were more to look forward to.
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