Darker than Black season 2 – ep 12 [FINALE]

Heh, like the season 1 final episode, this is probably one of my longest posts as well. My final impression of this series is noted at the end. =) Episode 12: “The Ark of Stars” (series finale) SUMMARY: Suou finds Shion knocked down on the ground in a room inside the Gate. Shion says it’s [...]

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Darker than Black season 2 – ep 11

Episode 11: ” The Water Bottom is Dry, the Moon is Full…” SUMMARY: – Underneath the orange moon, we see a bunch of contractors dying, and it looks like Yin’s responsible for it. Hei is cooking a russian dish called pelmeni for the gang, and Suou offers to help. Hei says they’ll operate separately that [...]

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Year-End Babble: 2009 Anime Notables

Here’s the usual “notables” list as the end of 2009 is just around the corner. A little something to look back and mention several anime series that I think are quite noteworthy to share. Just a heads up, this is a rather subjective list as this was mainly based on my picks among the series [...]

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Darker than Black season 2 – ep 10

Episode 10: “Your Smile on the Street Corner of Lies…” SUMMARY: Through her cell phone, Kirihara reports to Kobayashi that they blocked all the possible exits at the airport but they’re still unable to find BK-201. Kobayashi says he already escaped via boat. Apparently, Kobayashi has access to a doll network system (like the one [...]

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Darker than Black season 2 – ep 09

Episode 09: “A Sudden Meeting on a Certain Day…” SUMMARY: Kirihara listens again to the audio file she obtained from Hourai (see season 1 episode 25) and stumbles upon a hidden message from Amber, stating that whoever’s listening must be connected to Hei somehow, if the past hasn’t changed. July and Suou are on the [...]

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Year-end babble: Notable anime OP/ED themes of 2009

My second year-end list of anime OP/ED themes which I thought were worth mentioning. I basically just compiled my seasonal list and re-ranked the songs altogether regardless of the season order (although some got bumped out of the list and some got added in). *This covers the Winter 2008/2009 season all the way to Fall [...]

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Darker than Black season 2 – ep 08

Episode 08: ” On Summer Days, the Sun Flickers…” SUMMARY: Flashback: On a summer day, Suou and her friends are in the pool, including Tanya. Suou is having a “who can stay longer under the water” contest with Nika, in which even though Nika won, Sascha declares Suou won (Lol, poor Nika being ganged up [...]

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Darker than Black season 2 – ep 07

Episode 07: “The Doll Sings to the Dancing Snow…” SUMMARY: The Russian military bad guys learned that Dr. Pavlichenko set up many escape routes and secret passages around their house, and also tampered with their family registry to hide Shion’s existence, which they think might be related to the doctor’s research. According to the DNA [...]

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