Series cast summary: | |||
Jason Liebrecht | ... | Hei 38 episodes, 2007-2009 | |
![]() | Kate Oxley | ... | Kirihara / ... 29 episodes, 2007-2009 |
Christopher Sabat | ... | Saito / ... 27 episodes, 2007-2009 | |
Brina Palencia | ... | Yin 26 episodes, 2007-2009 | |
Kent Williams | ... | Mao 26 episodes, 2007-2009 | |
![]() | Hidenobu Kiuchi | ... | Hei 26 episodes, 2007-2008 |
Matthew Leonhart | ... | Hei 26 episodes, 2007-2008 | |
John Swasey | ... | Huang / ... 23 episodes, 2007-2008 | |
Troy Baker | ... | November 11 / ... 20 episodes, 2007-2008 | |
Todd Haberkorn | ... | Kono 18 episodes, 2007-2008 | |
Cherami Leigh | ... | July / ... 17 episodes, 2007-2009 | |
In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is one of the most powerful of these psychic agents, and along with his blind associate, Yin, works for one of the many rival agencies vying to unlock the mysteries of Hell's Gate. Written byAnonymous
I got into Darker Than Black because of its creators- Tensai Okamura has made some real nice works before, notably Wolf's Rain. In that series, he also worked with Yoko Kanno, the composer of some of the best soundtracks I have heard in my life, most importantly Cowboy Bebop. However, this series isn't as good as those mentioned earlier, but it is still good.
The problem with DTB is that it starts bad. It's just confusing, we don't know what's going on and we don't know the characters, so it's hard to care about them. Not only that- what I expected that would save the series, the music (I believe that music is as fundamental as anything else) wasn't that great either. Kanno's music just didn't stand out, and even the opening and closing themes weren't hers.
However, if you have patience, there's a point where we get to know the characters. Some story arcs get really interesting and when a episode ends, you will want to see the other to know what is going to happen. And it gets fun and turns out to be a nice experience. However, I would only recommend it to anime fans- not the general public. There's still a lot more series in the same vein of DTB that are much better and you should see them before this one.