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Byou said: This is fucking how s2 was supposed to be. Feels like I finally get the DTB I've been waiting for. Too bad it's just 4 specials. i TOTALLY!!!! agree...i personally was dissapointed with the 2nd season...i was like...what...who the heck is that little girl... this ova makes me remember why i really liked the first season. it should have started with this....i dont like how its only 4 episodes...sniff and i dont think ambers really in these..i mean...its not about her..its about yin and how shes progressing. |
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| "He's probably having an illicit affair with a young girl now." OWNED. I'm still not a fan of Yin x Hei. I always saw their relationship as an older brother/little sister thing, so these developments can't help but strike me as kind of incest-y. That and I always preferred the whole cop/criminal tension of Misaki x Hei, but that ship's more or less sunk by now. More on topic though, this was more enjoyable than most of Season 2 combined, mainly because it put Hei back into focus. One interesting thing I noticed was that Hei gets cut in the exact same place by the nail guy as he does by Hazuki at the end of Season 2. Illusion guy's real form reminds me of Tamaki from Ouran. Go figure. |
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| This ova really bring my inner fangirl out.. hahha OMG YinXHei scene is so sweet and kawai!!! I could just watch it many times!! The opening scene really give out the season1 kind of feeling.... Badass Hei!! I prefer this over the second season... I totally cant't wait for the next episode!! Cant wait!! |
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| geez why people hate S2 so much. S2 = perfect builder for awesome sequel in the future. U must admit it if BONES continue this series with plot borrowed from end of RnG and come back with the S1/this OVA atmhosphere that will be awesome. if you don't like it u just fail to follow BONES and Okamura Tensai idealism, and BONES idealism = always win. and for the OVA itself yes i agree its better than almost all episode in RnG, everything looks clearer now. |
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| Wow, much better, especially after the shitty ending to Dtb2 |
| My expectations for this were way too high... S2 was miles better. |
| This episode made me fall in-love with Yin all over again. I want to hold that small delicate hand of hers. I like it. Nothing special was shown but Darker than Black has a way of showing characters faces and reactions making you interested in there thoughts and never get bored. |
llamaben said: Story wise yes but I disagree in terms of action. This was more intense.My expectations for this were way too high... S2 was miles better. |
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francismeunier said: Storywise, S2 was still inferior.llamaben said: Story wise yes but I disagree in terms of action. This was more intense.My expectations for this were way too high... S2 was miles better. |
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Oosran said: Than season 1 yes but the OVAs....not sure about that maybe not because it's so short but with condensation of it it might surpass S2 that remains to be seen yet.francismeunier said: Storywise, S2 was still inferior.llamaben said: Story wise yes but I disagree in terms of action. This was more intense.My expectations for this were way too high... S2 was miles better. |
In spoiler my anime list for now. |
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| As mentioned before, THIS is what S2 should have been: Awesome fighting scenes and lots of YinxHei. The Amber cameo (sort of) just made it all the better. Only downsides are that it's only 4 episodes and we all know that something terrible will happen that separates Yin from Hei and turns him into an alcoholic bum with a ridiculous haircut. |
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| I absolutely adored RnG, but this does fill the gap a little. I loved it ♥ |
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xxJonssonXx said: As mentioned before, THIS is what S2 should have been: Awesome fighting scenes and lots of YinxHei. The Amber cameo (sort of) just made it all the better. Only downsides are that it's only 4 episodes and we all know that something terrible will happen that separates Yin from Hei and turns him into an alcoholic bum with a ridiculous haircut. Don't forget child abusive arsehole... but still damn sexy. XD I personally quite liked Gemini. It's nearly (but not quite... even I can't say that with a straight face) as good as Kuro, just in a different way. Besides, the DtB universe needed a direction to go in for a new season, and they found that by creating Suou. Otherwise, we'd have nothing but YinXHei on their eternal escapade from the Syndicate, for no apparent purpose other than to appease fans. Even the most extreme would tire of that after a while. Note also that going with that kind of plot for the second season instead would probably force Bones to stuff a whole lot of angsty BS into our mouths half way through, like they did with E7. I am desperately hoping that Bones will finish the arc by OVA 3, then set OVA 4 after the events of Gemini that at least gives us a little more to chew over than Gemini's ending, which basically left me in a wreak for days. As long as they don't make it so sad... Well, that, or they could smack us in the face with a Season 3 trailer in the last OVA. That'd be cool too. |
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| That was amazing. *____* LightningRamiel said: Oh yes. I've missed Hei so much.This was more enjoyable than most of Season 2 combined, mainly because it put Hei back into focus. |
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| FUCKYEAH, awesomeness. Now, I can just happily pretend S2 never happened ^^ Edit: lol word order |
aikaeiminFeb 7, 2010 4:21 AM
| Fighting scenes are the reason of why I love this anime. |
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| Someone knows the ending's title ? (I love it :3) Ps: I'm sorry, i'm not very good at english. |
| Chinese Electric Batman is back that is all KICK-ASS |
| OH YEA UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ UNTZ galaxy train~! |
francismeunier said: Storywise, this is just an escape, and has nothing at all yet, and probably won't in the future (as that was S2).Oosran said: Than season 1 yes but the OVAs....not sure about that maybe not because it's so short but with condensation of it it might surpass S2 that remains to be seen yet.francismeunier said: Storywise, S2 was still inferior.llamaben said: Story wise yes but I disagree in terms of action. This was more intense.My expectations for this were way too high... S2 was miles better. The new characters were all terrible except the hotel owner (where season 2 had awesome action characters)... And with bad characters, I just wasn't feeling the action - even if it was there. Amber was a poor excuse for a character in the first season (and is the reason I prefer S2 over S1), so I didn't like the reappearance, even if it wasn't her. |
| Boring. I was disappointed in DTB. The second season wasn't good enough. Now OVA... |
llamaben said: I agree with your point but the condensation of the action got me to excitement level at least till it died out near the end.francismeunier said: Storywise, this is just an escape, and has nothing at all yet, and probably won't in the future (as that was S2).Oosran said: Than season 1 yes but the OVAs....not sure about that maybe not because it's so short but with condensation of it it might surpass S2 that remains to be seen yet.francismeunier said: Storywise, S2 was still inferior.llamaben said: Story wise yes but I disagree in terms of action. This was more intense.My expectations for this were way too high... S2 was miles better. The new characters were all terrible except the hotel owner (where season 2 had awesome action characters)... And with bad characters, I just wasn't feeling the action - even if it was there. Amber was a poor excuse for a character in the first season (and is the reason I prefer S2 over S1), so I didn't like the reappearance, even if it wasn't her. |
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| This was simply brilliant, it had romance, action and everything that made DtB season 1 good. Can't wait for the others. |
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LightningRamiel said: More on topic though, this was more enjoyable than most of Season 2 combined, mainly because it put Hei back into focus. My thoughts exactly. This was what I was hoping for in season 2. |
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| Finally >3 yin x hei about time....they are so cute together x333333 I love this xDD. I hope the rest of the OVA comes out soon >,< |
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Amaya-no-Hime said: Yin, Yin, Yin~ <3 So happy that she's back. This really was better than S2 and a lot closer to S1 in its overall feel. Felt nice to see Amber too, even though she wasn't actually Amber. I felt the same thing, they should have made the sequal based on that, instead on a random russian girl >.<. |
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| Still can't understand the hatred behind S2... Not bad, looked very good for a special. |
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| This Special, it's going to be aired monthly, right? In that case, wouldn't this be a sign that they're working on a third season? As it seems like they're trying to buying themselves some time. Oh, regarding Amber... |
RodaaFeb 28, 2010 12:02 PM
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Rodaa said: This Special, it's going to be aired monthly, right? In that case, wouldn't this be a sign that they're working on a third season? As it seems like they're trying to buying themselves some time. Ignorance win! No, it's not. In fact, it's not even aired, they're specials that are bundled with every second volume of Ryuusei no Gemini, which come around once a month. That makes it one episode every two months, and a total of four episodes. It may well point to a busy schedule of something in production, but it does not necessarily mean a new DtB season. I do hope for one, and am vaguely expecting it, but it may just mean that they're hard working on other upcoming anime instead, like Heroman. Bones very rarely stalls, anyway... The only good example of them doing that is E7: Pocket Full of Rainbows. |
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midgemage said: Rodaa said: This Special, it's going to be aired monthly, right? In that case, wouldn't this be a sign that they're working on a third season? As it seems like they're trying to buying themselves some time. Ignorance win! No, it's not. In fact, it's not even aired, they're specials that are bundled with every second volume of Ryuusei no Gemini, which come around once a month. That makes it one episode every two months, and a total of four episodes. It may well point to a busy schedule of something in production, but it does not necessarily mean a new DtB season. I do hope for one, and am vaguely expecting it, but it may just mean that they're hard working on other upcoming anime instead, like Heroman. Bones very rarely stalls, anyway... The only good example of them doing that is E7: Pocket Full of Rainbows. Oh, so it was boundled with the dvd release? Would explain just about everything. But with the ending as it was in the second season, I'm more or less expecting a third season. Although I hope they change it to be more like the special's. (Since first season is fantastic, second season is good, but nothing more, and the special's is even better than the first season). Ever heard the saying; ''Ignorance is a blessing?''. ^^ |
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Rodaa said: Ever heard the saying; ''Ignorance is a blessing?''. ^^ You mean, "Ignorance is bliss" ? |
Shadowmancer said: Actually, both work, they're both real sayings. (Prefer "Ignorance is bliss" though : D)Rodaa said: You mean, "Ignorance is bliss" ?Ever heard the saying; ''Ignorance is a blessing?''. ^^ |
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Oosran said: Shadowmancer said: Actually, both work, they're both real sayings. (Prefer "Ignorance is bliss" though : D)Rodaa said: You mean, "Ignorance is bliss" ?Ever heard the saying; ''Ignorance is a blessing?''. ^^ I learn something new everyday, haha. I had never heard of the first saying, so I wasn't sure :] |
| episodes goes like this: action hei and yin hei and yin hei and yin some guy with a gnarly hairstyle posing as amber hippies with M4's yin does her special abilitys end of story |
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| can't wait for the next 3 episodes but |
| Couldn't care less about the YinxHei crap in this ova, though I loved the fake Amber appearance. I wished this series could have more of her. The blonde dude and the dog sparked my interest~ |
mirichan00Mar 10, 2010 11:35 AM
| JUST watched it! awesome ep. begins to explain alot! plus some serious kawaii moments ! :P |
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| This just felt like the true sequel to the 1st season! Atmosphere made me feel like being back "home" of original DtB. It also completly blows whole 2nd season away! We get to see and witness that Yin's mentally and emotionaly growing in comparison to other dolls. She thinks for herself, she acts on herself and she feels emotions! (I was really surprised when she told Hei that she told the manager to get a dinner enough for ten people XD ). Also Hei hugging Yin felt really... Can't describe it, it was sweet yet painful as we all know 2nd season. But now... I've got a big question. At the end of 2nd season we get to see Yin's soul appearing at the core of hell's gate, Hei places his hand on her and next thing we see is Hei walking somewhere with (dead?!) Yin in his arms. We are clearly showed that Hei got his powers back. Then we all of a sudden witness a body of Yin (No doubt it's her with the cut hair from research lab) absorbing souls and waking up. This just made me go all WTF?! Is the real Yin alive or not? If she is, then I believe no doubt Hei will find her and Yin would try to too. We just witnessed in 3rd season just how much Yin cares of Hei and so does Hei care for Yin. |
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