Comments on: Thoughts on Darker than Black 01-06: A Matter of Presentation

By: Saku

Saku — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:32:03 +0000

I watched the whole series and I can say that it's totally worth your time. This is the kind of anime that makes you wanting to watch it all over again. There is a high re-watch factor in it and simplicity is at its best. Sakus last blog post..Photoshoot Preview

By: Optic

Optic — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:30:26 +0000

While it's presented very well I find it's the character development which holds the storyline together and delivers at it's very best. I'm intending to give it another re-watch so I can fill in the gaps where I may I have missed along the way. I'm just waiting for the entire boxset to be out locally first. Optics last blog post..Hospitalized for the day

By: ETERNAL

ETERNAL — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:47:31 +0000

@ Nazarielle: Er...well, yes, I suppose she is...but don't tell anyone I told you that! @ digitalboy: Well, I always choose to write more rather than less since it's the only way I can make sure to cover as many arguments as I can, but yes, it's a technique in and of itself to say a lot using only a few words. I'll learn it someday, trust me :P @ Owen S: Perhaps irrelevant was the wrong word - I was getting at the fact that they're not really connected, as opposed to being completely useless. Each story has enough momentum behind it to hold the viewer's attention, and I don't think any of them deserve the title of "filler," but of course, some arcs will always be more ~~equal~~ interesting than others. @ coburn: I saw the OVA a while ago, and while I can't remember too much from it, I do recall that it was entertaining. Side stories like that never bother me too much; if anything, they're a pleasant change of pace from the dark tone held by nearly the entire series.

By: coburn

coburn — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:51:01 +0000

Nice post, and I absolutely agree. Have you seen the OVA? That seemed to disappoint some fans of the show, but it’s pretty much a single episode of condensed personality and entertainment, segregated from the network of mysteries and developments which tied the series together. It’s a favourite bit of fan service o’mine – not least because the focus is on the comedy, which always seemed the sweeter in a show with such a marked penchant for melancholy.

By: Kiri

Kiri — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:41:47 +0000

Definitely agree. One of the things that really struck me about DtB was the fact that I was always entertained. I'm normally pretty impatient with explanations (it's the reason I couldn't stand to watch more than five episodes of Higurashi), but even though I always wanted to know more with DtB, I was never unhappy with what they were giving. I also didn't find any of the arcs to be useless -- they all emphasized and highlighted different aspects of the world, and considering how much we don't know about it, it was always great using all the new information to derive new theories, etc. That's what made DtB engaging for me up to the end. For most other series, I would have probably dropped it by six if it continually told me so little. Kiris last blog post..Third Look at the Art of the DOGS OAV

By: Panther

Panther — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:23:44 +0000

I got to agree with you and Owen here - presentation and the pace at which things were shown to the viewer were key to the show. Some felt the show was made up of patches of stories, and I believe one guy even believed it was shit thanks to the producer running away with the script at episode 4 (lol). It was my favorite of 2007, so maybe I should rewatch it again. Then again, I rewatched the last few episodes back then. Panthers last blog post..The Terror - A Year On

By: Owen S

Owen S — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:28:15 +0000

Having been one of the rare few who loved the hell out of this show back when it first aired, this is as close as I can get to paying tribute to it. Re: your point about 'irrelevant arcs', I found this to be a thorn in the flesh when it came to reading the opinions of those around me, since, well... I found every arc to be significant. Even those with Gai and Kiko in it. The problem with this, of course, lies with the fact that a vast majority of viewers are impatient and want things fed to them NOW, even if it means unnatural infodumps and whatnot. A lot of us are lazy, stupid, and want to be fed pre-processed mush instead of actually chewing on our food. Hence why the bi-episodic, multi-protagonist approach isn't really mainstream. Then there were those who missed the understated emotional current of the whole thing and dismissed out outright as a mediocre show. Go figure. Owen Ss last blog post..Darker than Black 05-06: “Redrum”

By: digitalboy

digitalboy — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:44:12 +0000

this post is kind of a long road to a very short destination - we all love tl;dr, but you need to learn to control yourself a little, lol. Anyway yes, the presentation is without a doubt by far the strongest point of DtB as I thoroughly explain in my review. Okamura really did everything he could to make it as fun to watch as possible. digitalboys last blog post..EUPHORIC FIELD IS NOW FUZAKENNA! THIS BLOG SET TO EXPLODE IN T MINUS 10…9…

By: Nazarielle

Nazarielle — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:38:28 +0000

Ohhh, so this is why everyone's been talking about it, huh? I was wondering why there seemed to be more than just a few people posting about it on Twitter. Perhaps I'll give it a watch as well and add to the party. If nothing else, the loli looks delicious :3 Nazarielles last blog post..Saki - 01