Otakuism

Well, Mai’s story was certainly something to cry about. Maybe I should of expected it from the beginning, but it felt more visceral than the first story. Or maybe just crueler. Mai had no idea what was going on, but in a short amount of time killed many people, including her own friend and that friend’s father. Perhaps it was a miracle that at the end she got to become a Contractor, and thus not warrant being killed at that exact moment, but at what cost? Contractors have no conscience, so she can’t even feel bad about her father’s death anymore, even though he sacrificed himself for her. I wonder if Contractors really are just killing machines, or if they are that way because people tell them so. Hei seems somewhat different, but I think that’s because he can just act like he cares really well. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that he doesn’t care about the girl at all, and maybe he doesn’t. He is the central mystery of the series. I’m still not quite sure what his power is yet. Something like Telekinesis, but also like electricity. He seems to enjoy using that knife more than it though.

Though, I did get an answer to one of my questions. I was wondering how the police knew shooting stars correlated to certain Contractors. Turns out, it’s just a bunch of mediums in glass tanks. Reminds me of Minority Report. Oh, and their controlled by that evil granny from spirited away. All joking aside, I can definitely see this leading to something big later on, maybe like the Mediums rebelling or something like that. And more hints at what lies beyond Hell’s Gate; evil flowers. Reminds me of Betterman in some ways, since in boths series plant life has amazing supernatural effects. Or I think that is where Darker than Black is heading. I was surprised by the level of violence DtB is showing. I mean, I know it’s something of a mature series, but I didn’t expect hands and heads being chopped off so suddenly. DtB is doing good so far. While being episodic, it seems to be stringing things along to show a bigger picture. Next episode looks…interesting. The Crimson Dream of Disaster Disappears in Eastern Europe. How oddly specific. I wonder if this will actually take place outside of Japan, which would be pretty cool.