Brynhildr in the Darkness 

When he was a child, Murakami was infatuated with a girl he called Kuroneko. She insisted on knowing about aliens and having met them, but no one believed her, even young Murakami was ... See full summary »

Stars:

Blake Shepard, Ryôta Ôsaka, Jamie Marchi

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Blake Shepard	...	Ryota Murakami 13 episodes, 2014
Ryôta Ôsaka	...	Ryouta Murakami 13 episodes, 2014
Jamie Marchi	...	Neko Kuroha 13 episodes, 2014
Risa Taneda	...	Neko Kuroha 13 episodes, 2014
Franciska Friede	...	Neko Kuroha 13 episodes, 2014
Christina Stroup	...	Kana Tachibana 12 episodes, 2014
Aya Suzaki	...	Kana Tachibana 12 episodes, 2014
Mao Ichimichi	...	Kazumi Schlierenzauer 11 episodes, 2014
Azusa Tadokoro	...	Kotori Takatori 10 episodes, 2014
Hiroki Touchi	...	Chisato Ichijiku 9 episodes, 2014
Daisuke Motohashi	...	Boy / ... 8 episodes, 2014
Yuichiro Umehara	...	Boy / ... 8 episodes, 2014
Tatsuhisa Suzuki	...	Kurofuku 7 episodes, 2014
Sho Karino	...	Boy / ... 7 episodes, 2014
Hiroyuki Kagura	...	Boy / ... 7 episodes, 2014
Kentarô Itô	...	Kogoro Hashiratani 6 episodes, 2014
Toshiki Iwasawa	...	Homeroom Teacher / ... 6 episodes, 2014

Storyline

When he was a child, Murakami was infatuated with a girl he called Kuroneko. She insisted on knowing about aliens and having met them, but no one believed her, even young Murakami was skeptical. One day, she decides to show him the aliens, but an accident occurs and Kuroneko dies while Murakami is left seriously wounded in the hospital. Years go by and Murakami obsesses on finding proof of the existence of aliens because of a promise he had made with Kuroneko. Then, one day, a new transfer student comes to his class, who not only looks a lot like Kuroneko, but is named Kurohaneko!

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Plot Keywords:

abandoned house | amnesia | anime | awkwardness | beauty spot | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

April 2014 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Brynhildr in the Darkness

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Ichiban Hoshi
Performed by Risa Taneda, Aya Suzaki, Mao Ichimichi and Azusa Tadokoro

User Reviews

enjoyable mystery/horror anime

I liked this show, but it could have been so much better.

It starts with Ryouta Murakami, a high school student who misses his long lost (girl) friend who he thought died in a freak accident when they were kids. Then one day a girl who looks just like his old friend, and even has a similar name, transfers to his class. He confronts her and she says she isn't his old friend, but he finds out she is a witch. He then goes on to meet other friends of hers who are witches too. They are being hunted down and murdered by the secret organisation that made them witches and Murakami helps them escape.

This show is kind of dark, with plenty of grisly deaths (most of which were censored in the copy I saw), but it also has some light-hearted moments, either to keep it from being too serious or just for the sake of being weird (is there such a thing as too weird in anime?). I personally would have preferred it to have taken the serious route, but it still works this way as the light-hearted stuff was mostly ecchi anyway, which isn't so bad. The story line was interesting and the characters were well developed (for only a 13 episode show) and the animation was great. So overall, I say, enjoy!