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| Like that OP and the song is by livetune + Galileo Galilei. That student with the ability to fast forward time was completely stupid. And I don't mean just the student, I mean the power as well. |
| Horrible teacher. Glad he got what he deserve. Dat baseball bashing. Ah so that's the guy who kills Minimum Holders. Thankfully Murasaki threw the bomb before Nice used his powers. Otherwise that guy would have seen him : O |
| So the guy they bumped into was the serial killer, interesting. Rest of the episode was meh, 3/5. |
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| Boring episode, even when it ends with a serial killer in love with brains... |
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| I saw the teacher being the ringleader coming, but some other parts of the case were a little unexpected. It was also a little obvious that guy he bumped into would be important. What kind of background character has that kind of crazy hairstyle? |
| What an interesting hobby he got going on there. |
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| last week i said i liked this anime but this weeks episode was WEAK. it was soo predictable and the damn colors every time they use theitr minimum ability are starting to annoy me. it was a boring episode because it was sooo predictable and the action is just meh at this point. 2/5 not good! |
| Way better than the first episode. It felt a little rushed but fine. |
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| whats with Nice's band aids??? they just make him look like an idiot those colors are hurting my eyes.... |
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| I enjoyed this episode but it wasn't something special...We are still in the beggining so those 2-3 episodes must be setup episodes...We saw the serial killer and his interesting hobby... I have a feeling next episode gonna be better One of my favs this season...I like Nice and his ability so much.. |
| btr than the first episode, but stil zzz. Looks like the main plot is coming tho? |
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| Fucked up ending 0_0 |
| aaaand here comes the cray. |
| 12 Episodes?!?! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ WHY. I love this series (╥﹏╥) The end part about the Minimum Holder's Brain was just downright creepy and disturbing. |
| i really like the animation.. and koneko seems likable.. |
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| And finally we get the ball rolling onto our first major arc. Hmm I feel like the first episode was actually better. Must be because I watched this right after that awesome episode 14 of Tokyo Ravens? |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| -----Cons----- 1. Birthday = jackass, prick, reckless 2. Nice = hyper with high pitch guy voice, which comes across as annoying 3. Super powers = predictable, not even buying it one bit. Seen better 4. Story = there is no main story. It's all episodic and ends as soon as the episode ends. Not a deep series at all. Although a main story seems to be unfolding at the end of each episode, the pace to the main story is just terrible 5. This Show = 'monster of the week' vibe, stories end fast & don't last. So predictable that THE HEROS WILL ALWAYS WIN AT THE END OF EVERY EPISODE JUST LIKE Ep 1 & 2. -----Pros----- 1. The first 37 seconds of the OP song was so beautiful that it made me cry man tears. Such a beautiful song. 2. Voice acting, music, graphics are top grade -----Verdict----- -even though the OP song was so awesome and the VA, music and graphics were great, I can't get past how shitty Birthday and how annoying Nice are, superpowers and this show are way too predictable, and the story doesn't last long enough past an episode -hope u other people enjoy this series. I'm definitely off this train. I rather watch me some ImoCho, Sakura Trick or Engaged to the Unidentified instead of this Hamtaro shit Ep2: -0/10 |
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| I felt like I enjoyed this episode more than the first, it didn't make me want to fall asleep as much. Ew brains. |
| wow gay |
| I either think this is turning out brilliantly or terribly. I can't tell. :/ Hopefully the former. But I have such mixed feelings about the protagonist and the story so far. |
| That case and the antagonists were lame as hell. At least the ending was sort of interesting. |
| pretty good ep, i liked it. i like the i mystery per episode layout too (no annoying cliffhangers). they slowly showed more of the characters (mostly just nice's) past and the brain collecting thing was predictable since the victims from those murders had missing brains. btw, loving the OP song~ |
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martyrofevil said: The main plot that's being set up looks kind of cool but these self-contained mysteries are boring and feel rushed. Yeah, this Minimum Holder killer is only things,which keeps my interest on show. |
| wow, so much happening this episode. i kind of liked ep.1 more. but the white-haired guy (who i guess is going to be a major antagonist) seems interesting. |
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Eudaimonia said: This show is so horribly written it makes me want to barf. The antagonist's motivation and plan was laughable and the way how everything got resolved was awefully convenient and hamfisted with the Minimum Holder concept being more of a cheap plot gimmick than an actually interesting power. What set Darker than Black apart wasn't the character's various unique powers but how it incorporated these special traits to tell compelling and actually well-written stories. There's a severe lack of tension for the majority of the episode (the hollow phrases the characters were sprouting from time to time like "Be yourself" or "It's not so bad to live a lie" certainly didn't help) and the concluding scene that was supposed to be Theo's emotional farewell to his teacher was simply cringe-worthy, one of many occasions with horrible voiceacting despite this cast being composed of widely popular VAs (though I guess that's more because of the script they have to comform to than the actors` capabilities themselves). Furthermore, this show falls short even on a technical level. It's only the second episode and there are already various cases of deformed faces and and derpy character design, the CG backgrounds used for the interiors which seem to aim for a stylish flair just look ugly and awkwardly inserted most of the time and the action scenes are still as short and unimpressive as they were last week. If I wanted to watch the eye-grating special effects used for them I could just change the colour settings of my video player. So far the only truly stylish aspects are still concentrated in the OP/ED. I don't know why you think this, but I thought the action scenes were sufficient and beautifully animated. I happen to think the stylish flair of the show is rather refreshing and a good addition to my weekly watch list. Also, maybe the creators are trying to give off the detective job type feel for the show instead of pointless action every week which I hope is the case. However, I do agree with you about this episode being poorly written. I lost interest halfway through and was checking when the episode was going to be over instead of enjoying every minute like last week. The plan was thought out wrong and they shouldn't make it feel like the "minimum holders" are going to solve each case this easily. I did like how the villian was portrayed and i'm excited to see how this story progresses next week and on. |
| that fcking teacher >.< nice OP and ED another Ilegal Minimums :o |
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yadayada said: Eudaimonia said: This show is so horribly written it makes me want to barf. The antagonist's motivation and plan was laughable and the way how everything got resolved was awefully convenient and hamfisted with the Minimum Holder concept being more of a cheap plot gimmick than an actually interesting power. What set Darker than Black apart wasn't the character's various unique powers but how it incorporated these special traits to tell compelling and actually well-written stories. There's a severe lack of tension for the majority of the episode (the hollow phrases the characters were sprouting from time to time like "Be yourself" or "It's not so bad to live a lie" certainly didn't help) and the concluding scene that was supposed to be Theo's emotional farewell to his teacher was simply cringe-worthy, one of many occasions with horrible voiceacting despite this cast being composed of widely popular VAs (though I guess that's more because of the script they have to comform to than the actors` capabilities themselves). Furthermore, this show falls short even on a technical level. It's only the second episode and there are already various cases of deformed faces and and derpy character design, the CG backgrounds used for the interiors which seem to aim for a stylish flair just look ugly and awkwardly inserted most of the time and the action scenes are still as short and unimpressive as they were last week. If I wanted to watch the eye-grating special effects used for them I could just change the colour settings of my video player. So far the only truly stylish aspects are still concentrated in the OP/ED. I don't know why you think this, but I thought the action scenes were sufficient and beautifully animated. I happen to think the stylish flair of the show is rather refreshing and a good addition to my weekly watch list. Also, maybe the creators are trying to give off the detective job type feel for the show instead of pointless action every week which I hope is the case. However, I do agree with you about this episode being poorly written. I lost interest halfway through and was checking when the episode was going to be over instead of enjoying every minute like last week. The plan was thought out wrong and they shouldn't make it feel like the "minimum holders" are going to solve each case this easily. I did like how the villian was portrayed and i'm excited to see how this story progresses next week and on. The action scenes aren't too horrible by any means (at least they are actually animated unlike, say, Nobunagun), they are just unimpressive and add nothing outstanding to this show especially giving how much more proficient other anime airing this season are in this department and I seriously expect something better from a show that makes such a big deal about its own set of special powers. As to its attempts to create a stylish visual flair, well it certainly seems to try channeling an urban atmosphere but it's not very successful in my eyes for reasons I stated above. I appreciate style to some extent but not when it's presented so poorly. There's a world of difference between what K, which also couldn't pride itself on storytelling, brought to the table in terms of style (and animation) compared to this. And I wouldn't even mind it that much if it would do a great job as a detective-story but alas it is not from my point of view so there's basically nothing for me to hold onto. I do agree though that the last scene with the apparent final boss had some eerie soundtrack that was used to enhance the atmosphere rather well. |
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| I'll give it one more ep got enough Magic shows to watch and this is the weakest of the bunch so far. |
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| Why is Art from Faculta Academy when he's not a minimum holder? The minimum holder killer's office looked like Izaya's. |
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| Yeah... like a lot of people said, their cases are a little boring and predictable. And it was obvious that the guy Nice bumped into near the end was bad, or at least someone important. But the little bit of action shown is still decent enough to keep me interested, and from the looks of it we might be getting more action pretty soon. Also, maybe I'm bad at math, but that looked like quite a bit more than 6 brains he had on his shelves. The brain thing and possibly stealing abilities just makes me think of Sylar from Heroes. Not sure why, but that kid's laughter when he was smashing the teacher's memorial felt out of place to me. Kinda ruined the emotion there. |
| Am i the only one that mixed up Theo and Nice? They look like twins. |
| So this is basically HEROES???? Where's my cheerleader fan service?? |
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| Really liked the episode! The beginning was just so funny lol Poor Birthday :p Probably my favourite for now from this season oO |
| Haha this is crazy. Great episode. |
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| Meh. 5/10 for this episode. |
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
| yeah this anime does not live up to my expectations so far, feels a bit like a copy of previous anime of this genre. There is no depth to the characters or the plot so far. Which is fine, since it's only the beginning, but how am I supposed to enjoy the first episodes when I can't feel empathy for the (so far one-dimensional) characters? The anime can probably still become very interesting, so I'm not giving up on it, but this episode seriously lowered my expectations. So many main characters are still not seen in action... 3/5, being generous. |
| i think this show is pretty good. the mystery is not bad, a few cliche plot twists but twists nonetheless. will continue for now. 6/10 |
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| I don't know what to think about it, yes, it isn't ultra great, but I think it is nice to watch and it doesn't bore me, so I guess it will be my guilty pleasure for this season :D Also, minescope said: @11:34 - It looks like the villain was in charge or at least was involved in whatever facility Nice and the others were tested in. Uh oh, don't tell me all those brains are from the minimum holders who didn't pass their standard. I did not notice this at first O.O |
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| That main villain looks like one creepy fella. |
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alexpte said: And another case closed. Seems like the main plot is setting in Yeah! Definitely one of the better plots too |
| That villain at the end was really creepy and I can't get tired of this ost |
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| Another good episode, still one of the two anime from this season I'm deciding on as a "favorite". The "case of the week" setup probably won't last long, the main plot will take over eventually. But, it does give the characters something to do in each episode while the background is unfolding around them. You can't just put them in a battle with the main villain from the start of episode one and expect it to carry the whole season. I'm still loving the art/style of this series, it seems all of the other shows are more worried about making their animation top notch. In that case, you do end up with nicely drawn animation that lacks the style/flare to set it apart from every other top notch animation project going on. Birthday getting arrested in the beginning was hilarious, especially the way they talked about it at the bar. The case was nothing special, just something to pass the time. Nice's powers are still holding my interest, trying to figure out exactly what he can do with them. The main villain at the end is definitely a nutty, creepy Sylar from Heroes; but that is alright with me. Maybe it can make up for how bad Heroes sucked. |
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| Okay episode, but still enjoyable. Murasaki is hot. The antagonist with his brains tho. He seems interesting... Gotta love creepy characters *^* |
| Hajime and Nice wanting a fried cutlet sandwich~ fun episode, nice case the bomber has a few screws loose Liked Nice's expression during all that, completely calm Murasaki was a badass during that though brains of former minimum holders used to create new ones? and this serial killer.. |
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