Posted in Darker than Black, anime, episode summaries, reviews on December 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 day [...]
Posted in Cross Game, Darker than Black, Eden of the East, Kimi ni Todoke, Natsume Yuujinchou, Sora no Manimani, anime, anime overviews, anime season previews, lists, reviews on December 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
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 I’ve [...]
Posted in Darker than Black, anime, episode summaries, reviews on December 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »
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 that [...]
Posted in Darker than Black, anime, episode summaries, reviews on December 12, 2009 | 8 Comments »
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 train [...]
Posted in Darker than Black, anime, episode summaries, reviews on December 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Darker than Black, anime, episode summaries, reviews on November 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »
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 results [...]
Posted in Darker than Black, anime, episode summaries, reviews on November 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Episode 06: “The Smell is Sweet, the Heart is Bitter…”
SUMMARY: Michiru drops by the bar and bakes a sponge cake. Apparently, this is her remuneration. She finds it strange that Norio welcomes her with open arms even though she’s barely been a good mother to him. She leaves after putting the cake in the oven, [...]
Posted in Darker than Black, anime, episode summaries, reviews on November 13, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Episode 05: ” Gunpowder Smoke Drifts Away, Life Drifts Away…”
SUMMARY: Picking up from last episode, Madame Oreille meets with Kirihara near an abandoned observatory. She asks Oreille if she knows why BK-201’s star disappeared. Oreille answers that an anti-contractor weapon was used, and that it was actually designed to kill contractors. She notes that Kirihara [...]
