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Jan 13, 2013 2:57 AM

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A rathet interesting episode. I enjoy how Hei is always undecover in all scenes and nobody suspects nothing. He's really an incredible actor.

Mar 28, 2013 2:12 PM

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Another case closed! Great episode the action and story in this one was pretty good!
May 29, 2013 5:19 PM

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really you never know what Hei is up to and that is what I like and smart move. but seriously the cop didn't see he was the guy from room 201 and didn't he introduce him self there anyway its anime so everything is possible.
"When a flat-chested loli hugs you, she holds you closer to her heart"
"--I am a single bullet. It has no heart. Therefore, it does not think. It just flies straight towards its target."
Jul 3, 2013 3:22 PM
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Aug 2012
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Hei should really go for acting business, he's too good o_o And wow, I didn't expect Wei to kill Alice like that...though he's a pretty creepy guy. I liked this mini arc, so far the most entertaining one.
Jul 29, 2013 9:39 PM

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Now that my friends, is what you call a professional assassin.

I really liked this arc, definitely made up for the last one. Sad to see it come to an end so fast, but hopefully the next one is just as good! :D
Aug 4, 2013 8:34 PM

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Feb 2013
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My favorite arc so far. Hei is so badass. He always manages to steal every scene he is in.

I feel bad for Alice though...

The preview hinted that the next ep might explore Hei's past.

"And if, there were so many people in the world, there had to be someone living an interesting life that wasn't ordinary. I was sure of it. Why wasn't that person me?"
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part V
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Aug 27, 2013 8:36 PM

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At first I was a bit skeptical about the episodic nature of the series, but I like how each case is building up the bigger picture and the stories of the police and Hei are starting to intertwine more and more.
Sep 28, 2013 3:19 PM

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Jan 2013
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Hei had some awesome moves there :D.
Jan 22, 2014 9:38 PM

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Jul 2013
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I just thought of something.... maybe Hei's obeisance is to eat to much food.... damn

Hei was freaking awesome! hell yeah!
Feb 21, 2014 5:32 PM

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Dec 2012
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Nice fight. I really like Hei so far. Stoic, introvert badasses are the best :3
Jun 22, 2014 8:28 PM

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Jan 2012
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Cool fight.
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Jul 6, 2014 5:50 AM

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Oct 2013
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it was an ok arc them 2 episode arcs are killing me >.>
blood thing was cool
fucking reminds me of batman or more like staticman yeaaaahhhhh XD
I didn't like the fact that they tried to twist it to make her feel like she killed her when she told her she should stop smoking that was fucking stupid I mean really >.>
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Aug 27, 2014 5:49 PM

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Jul 2014
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So the blood guy is still alive uh? I'm sure that wont have consequences later on....
Sep 12, 2014 1:12 PM

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Apr 2014
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HEIIII YOU'RE TOO COOL.
Jan 9, 2015 10:55 AM

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Mar 2013
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That was a bloody episode
Hei is cool as always
Sep 29, 2015 8:03 AM
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Dec 2011
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hei is great i thought he was injured a little when he fell off but wow nothing happen hei is excellent kiss kiss i love hei :3
Nov 15, 2015 3:27 AM

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Jan 2012
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best ep so far ,nice trick .

Nov 28, 2015 1:59 AM
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May 2012
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Well, that was easy.
Dec 19, 2015 12:33 AM

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Dec 2015
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kaerukun said:
Pretty good episode... but seriously, ¿does blood conducts electricity? lmao

Of course it does, it's pretty much just electrolytes and colloids.
Dec 19, 2015 12:35 AM

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Dec 2015
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What if Hei was still the same funny person under the mask and nobody could tell, because well, it's a mask? x'D
Jan 9, 2016 10:48 PM

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Dec 2014
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damn I called everything in this anime
There's a noticeable pattern in these arcs that you can somewhat predict what's going to happen.
Jan 27, 2016 9:36 PM
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Jan 2016
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Ugh, wish Alice could've said something to her friend :\ then again that's what makes this anime so good ^.^
Mar 3, 2016 12:41 PM

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Alice must have been one hell of a dumbass to not see that betrayal coming...

So Wei managed to survived huh? Interesting.
Mar 5, 2016 7:01 PM

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Batman vs Two Face, winner Batman!
May 20, 2016 4:43 AM

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Feb 2016
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the message behind this whole arc is probably that one shouldn't be depending too much on someone. it's okay to do so but only as long as you would be able to continue even without the thing or person you are depending on.
Jul 22, 2016 12:43 AM

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Dec 2013
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I like that cop girl a lot more after this arc.

Nice little trick by Hei.
Jul 22, 2016 12:49 AM
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I love every episode of Dark than Black
Aug 14, 2016 3:22 PM

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It was so satisfying when Mr Elf-Ears

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Feb 27, 2017 3:25 AM

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Finally an amazing episode. The show has been pretty meh since episode 3 but this one is great ^_^

I hope there will be more episodes with action and drama like this this Alice's mini-arc.
Jul 9, 2017 6:28 PM

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Betrayal was kinda expected, I mean look at this guy, could he be any more obvious >_>
Nov 30, 2018 10:48 PM

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Feb 2015
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Great conclusion! Alice's story was so tragic - she was forever confined by the circumstances she was born into.



Jan 10, 2020 4:41 PM
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Nice ideas in the character department but the execution could use more subtlety. Most of the time, if you have to have someone explain a character's entire motivation in more than a few lines, then you didn't do a good job showing it. Perhaps a few lines where Alice is uncertain about what to do and listens to Wei for guidance would do the job.

Also, the use of laughter in a dire situation to create chemistry is getting a little repetitive. It would be better if Hei initiates the laughter because then it could be attributed to his method of getting people to trust him. So far, three women have started laughing to deal with stress and I hope the writer doesn't use this as a crutch in place of putting in more thought and variation into character interactions.
May 26, 2020 1:32 PM

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FUCK I DID NOT SEE IT COMING THAT WEI WAS GONNA BETRAY ALICE! Why can't i predict stuff after episode 8???? wtf man ;_;;;;;;;
Aug 22, 2020 11:06 PM

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Apr 2015
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Alice is super well written.
Dec 28, 2020 9:24 AM
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Hei should really consider becoming a con-artist in Great Pretender, his acting abilities are just superb. Liked this episode, it was nice.
Dec 28, 2020 10:10 AM

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Really good episode. Loved the interactions between Hei and Misaki in the first half of the episode in the bathroom (both so awkward but joking around during a pretty tough situation was nice), and the fight between Hei and Wei was really good too, best of the show so far with some great music playing in the background for that added intensity and thrill factor.
Jan 10, 2021 8:34 AM

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Well Alice should have stopped monologing.

And idk Shidou, how the fuck are you not able to subjectively hear what Misaki said? Are you one of those guys who thinks he is in a shoujo manga and can conveniently not hear stuff?

And I don't think Misaki could have saved Alice from her mental delusions. She had some shit ass problems. Dunno why Misaki just rejects promotion becoz Alice got killed becoz of her negligence which she could have done nothing about.

When the hell is Misaki gonna take a look into Li Sheng is a question for the ages. Dude looks very similar to the guy in the mask for Misaki, so she should be chasing down suspect.

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Maelstrom184 said:
It was so satisfying when Mr Elf-Ears


Bro his star ain't out yet.
He is definitely still out there.

Might have something to do with the fact that he can lose lot of blood and still live.

He must have a regenerating power for blood along with the blood destroying power.

Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death.


Feb 9, 2021 12:12 PM
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no question it was the worst "arc" of the series. it was like the entire point of these past 2 episodes was just a convoluted way to get the police woman to meet bK201 and realize he wasn't some rampaging maniac...
Feb 22, 2021 10:59 AM
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Jan 2021
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I really find it romantic when kirihara handgagged Hei/Li.
Apr 8, 2021 1:56 AM

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May 2020
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It's weird that Kirihara didn't feel like Hei was familiar. They met in Ep 2, so I was kinda disappointed to see that neither of them recognized each either.
Jun 28, 2021 3:59 PM

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Misaki will eventually knew who Hei is I guess..... but it's strange that Misaki didn't recall anything about Hei just like this person said
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It's weird that Kirihara didn't feel like Hei was familiar. They met in Ep 2, so I was kinda disappointed to see that neither of them recognized each either.
Jul 23, 2021 1:23 PM

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I'm so glad Saitou hasn't died, he's funny, I like him. Also I still didn't get all the bee thing, like what was that for. I loved the scene where Hei saved those 2, to think that she was right next to Hei.

Another "arc" has finished and the next one seems to be great, directly involving the gate which is still mysterious.
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones!

Nov 29, 2021 4:05 AM

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Oh wow, I'm really starting to like Hei. Great episode tbh

Feb 12, 2023 3:02 PM
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Brilliant of my collection.
Mar 15, 2023 9:32 PM
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When he said he already had an edge on speed it was really impressive delivery.
Apr 24, 2023 6:43 PM
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Does anybody know the name of the ost right at the end of the episode? That mysterious violin music?
May 19, 2023 6:01 PM
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Def a good episode compared to the slower ones prior.

We got to learn more about Misaki and her background which was very interesting. Wei spent that much time playing bodyguard for him to turn on Alice.

Our MC Hei always out smarting his opponents. I can’t wait until we learn more about his backstory since every person he comes across speaks on his reputation
Jul 31, 2023 3:17 AM

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As expected the contractor had his own ambitions. In the end every new character has to die though, so we can start a new story next episode... So far I miss an overshadowing plot, which makes watching this show kinda pointless.
Nov 5, 2023 8:21 PM

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Man, that girl had a crappy boyfriend.

And why was he an elf? I never found out why he's an elf!!!

Oh well, Hei was great, as always. Hei vs Wei was pretty awesome (a Chinese showdown?). Sounds like blood-boy didn't die for good though, if I'm understanding the ending correctly.
@Chomechan
Hmmm I didn't think about his ears being elfish (elven?) Until this comment. Not sure if that was intentional or if we are reading too much into a guy with odd ears.

Wow that red dress... She looked so damn fine.

I enjoy just how unique this anime is. Pseudo-noir, contrasting OP and ED songs, jazz and rock OST, and phenomenal art and animation for 2007 I would say.
GearheadOtakuNov 5, 2023 8:29 PM
Mar 11, 4:13 PM

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I like how Wei killed Alice... but only after fucking her.
Bro got priorities right

(Honestly, never understood that, why betrayal always needs to happen before main characters, like they are on stage or smth... Wei could have killed her long ago, she never posed any threat to him, but he decided "naaaaah, I'll wait a bit longer")

And I need more Hei in the show, MOAR, he's on the screen for like 5 minutes
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