"Darker than black: Kuro no keiyakusha" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Tensai Okamura

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2007 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Anime

Cast

Todd Haberkorn	...	Kono (11 episodes, 2007)
Travis Willingham	...	Amagiri (5 episodes, 2007)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | New Zealand:R13 | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-MA

Company:

DTB Seisaku Iinkai

Now I've lost it...I know I can kill...

Some titles are misleading, as such is 'Darker than Black'; though the series is graphic throughout, the story is considerably less 'dark' than many other of anime. I cannot really 'genre' it either; there are elements of the supernatural which are used so for 'Darker than Black' to feel very much like a super-hero story (I can't really stress that though). It's another sort of anti-hero tale which I can suppose one may even compare with 'Death Note'; again, it's a little less 'dark' than most other anime ('Death Note' included), and of the anti-hero concept used, the show uses it without abusing it. The show also has such stereotypical characters, but I can say that these characters do the subject matter justice (the character of Hei dose not seem totally without reason to be angsty). The subject matter in question is thoughtful and it fuels very interesting conflicts.

This is a decent series and I suggest that any fan of anime (or of the TV show 'Heroes') should give this overlooked series an attempt.

7/10