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I'm not sure if there is a discussion for this or not already. I looked on this first page and there wasn't so...
Anyway I haven't seen Darker than Black yet. I really want to see it though. Is it good? Is it worth watching? Also, what is it mainly about?

Yeah the topic i made was the most recent but it hasnt been active for some time now so its cool.

But anyways i love DtB. To me it was and still is one of my favprite new anime that came out in recent years. Definitely give it a shot.

First season is good. One of the best and I highly recommend it. I just recently watched it again on Netflix to refresh my memory. Season 2 is kinda like Haruhi season's 2 endless eight. It's meant to troll you. At least it did for me. Watch DtB Gaiden before Season 2.

The first season of Darker than Black entertained me. I love the idea of contractors and had made a sort of hybrid role play that mixed with Speed Grapher for a short period of time. The Izanagi and Izanami things got a bit confusing. Everyone seems to be expecting a season 3, but I don't quite get what the plot would work with. The second season had a lot of pacing issues and way too many questions to understand everything.

It is worth watching, at least the first season that is the only one that im finishing to see, Yeah, i recommend you DtB more than any series except one or another one that i haven't seen such as Death Note

I've only watched the first season, and i really enjoyed it and think it's such a great anime, though i won't say it's one of my favorites anime series or even among the best anime i've ever watched. Just a great, interesting and enjoyable anime that i'd watch again. I've heard mixed comments about the OVA and Season 2...but mostly, that it's confusing as hell and doesn't make any sense at all.

As of what is it mainly about, well, to be short and not reveal any key details, it's about certain special people, called "contractors", who have access to a certain set of special powers, from the most intimidating to the most random ones, however they have to pay a "remuneration" everytime they use their powers, and it usually involves a crazy sudden obsession like eating tobacco or folding paper. The main character is a contractor as well (avoiding key details), and the story involves him fighting against other contractors who use their powers for evil deeds or whatever, as well as the origins of the contractors themselves, and the past, hidden truths and character development of several characters.

No, well, im going to put this as an spoiler  don't read this if you don't want to have VERY FURTHER SPOILERS............................................................Hei isn't a contractor, his sister is the real one, he only has a contractor power, he has no 'Remuneration' and indeed he fights another contractors, and one more thing: There's the Dolls, that are mediums.... well, i think u can have more info at Wikipedia, or if u want u can ask Shiori

AZURE-KITE wrote:No, well, im going to put this as an spoiler  don't read this if you don't want to have VERY FURTHER SPOILERS............................................................Hei isn't a contractor, his sister is the real one, he only has a contractor power, he has no 'Remuneration' and indeed he fights another contractors, and one more thing: There's the Dolls, that are mediums.... well, i think u can have more info at Wikipedia, or if u want u can ask Shiori

Yes, i KNOW all of that and more. But did you read the part about me not wanting to reveal any key details? XD It's also why i mentioned the "hidden truths" about some characters...that was in referrence to certain things you just said.

You said it under spoiler tags though, so i suppose it's fine. However, be VERY CAREFUL with that one spoiler if you haven't watched Darker than Black yet. It won't exactly ruin ALL the anime for you...but a good part of it and a very important plot detail, yes.

Normally spoilers don't bug me.

I just finished the whole thing and loved it. The english DUB version too. IT WAS GREAT! And to top it off it had my favorite composer Yoko Kanno doing the soundtrack. She did the ones for Wolf's Rain, Cowboy Bebop, and Ghost in the Shell.

Do you have a preference on openings in the first season? The endings weren't as much a draw to me as the openings were.

I like both openings honestly. The first opening for the song, the second for the scenery.

Helbaworshipper wrote:Do you have a preference on openings in the first season? The endings weren't as much a draw to me as the openings were.

I didn't like the opening for the first season either.

There are two openings.

so who here has watched gemini of the meteor?

I saw it and the four episode OAV covering what happened between the first and second season. I was a bit confused at how badly paced the twelve episodes were.

but I wonder if that was really yin at the last part...

The Yin thing seems to be weak story wise. Yes, the idea itself was okay in the planning. Still, Gemini of the Meteor failed to explain a lot about the whole Izanami and Izanagi thing. The OVA series at least managed to maintain the feel of the first season.

nobodyknows wrote:IMHO, if you want to watch DtB, please dear god don't go beyond the first season.

Lucky me, that's all I've watched. And I watched it dubbed too! It wasn't a bad dub, so I haven't bothered watching it in japanese.