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Brynhildr in the Darkness
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Embrace of the get-go manga volume.
極黒のブリュンヒルデ
( Gokukoku no Buryunhirude )
Genre
  • Dark fantasy[ane]
  • Mystery[2]
  • Science fiction[2]
Manga
Written by Lynn Okamoto
Published past Shueisha
Magazine Weekly Young Jump
Demographic Seinen
Original run January 26, 2012 – March 31, 2016
Volumes eighteen (Listing of volumes)
Anime boob tube serial
Directed by Kenichi Imaizumi
Produced past
  • Hiroaki Tsunoda
  • Shunsuke Nara
  • Fumihiko Kimura
  • Norihiro Itō
Written by Yukinori Kitajima
Music by Nao Tokisawa
Studio Arms
Licensed by

AUS

Hanabee

NA

Sentai Filmworks

UK

Animatsu Amusement
Original network Tokyo MX, ytv, CTV, BS11, AT-X
English network

SEA

Animax Asia[3]

Original run Apr 6, 2014 – June 29, 2014
Episodes xiii + OVA (List of episodes)
Calorie-free novel
Brynhildr in the Darkness: The Moment
Written by Lynn Okamoto, Makoto Narikami
Published by Shueisha
Magazine Weekly Immature Leap
Demographic Seinen
Original run April 18, 2014 – April 23, 2014
Volumes 1
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Brynhildr in the Darkness (Japanese: 極黒のブリュンヒルデ, Hepburn: Gokukoku no Buryunhirude , lit. "Extreme-Black Brynhildr") is a Japanese manga serial written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. Information technology was serialized in Shueisha'south seinen manga magazine Weekly Immature Leap from January 2012 to March 2016. An anime telly series adaptation by Arms aired between April and June 2014.[4] [5]

Plot [edit]

Ten years ago, Ryōta Murakami along with his babyhood friend Kuroneko set out to search for signs of alien life. Although Ryōta is skeptical near her theory, Kuroneko insists that aliens are real. During their search, a tragic accident occurs which gravely injures Ryōta merely kills Kuroneko. Due to his strong memory, Ryōta cannot forget almost Kuroneko. Since then, he has been continuously staring at the dark sky in social club to evidence that aliens exist, and besides to fulfill Kuroneko'south dying wish.

Before long, Ryōta is a summit student at his schoolhouse and the sole member of the Astronomy Lodge. Until he gets the stupor of his life when a new transfer student named Neko Kuroha arrives in his class. She bears a striking resemblance to Ryōta'south dead childhood friend, although she dismisses the fact as a bluff. Ryōta later notices something amiss almost Neko. When a student about drowned is saved by a mysterious force, Neko predicted that Ryōta will also dice. After displaying superhuman strength in saving his life, it is so revealed that Neko is a witch who escaped from an alien research lab.

Ryōta becomes a part of Neko's life, learning more about her dilemma and the hidden forces that exist in the universe. Every bit he sinks deeper and deeper into a globe of magic and artificially created witches, Ryōta must use necessary means of preserving and sheltering other escaped witches and allow them to alive ordinarily, despite knowing the scientists of the lab would impale any outsiders involved.

Characters [edit]

Astronomy Club [edit]

Ryouta Murakami ( 村上 良太 , Murakami Ryōta )
Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka[6] (Japanese); Blake Shepard[7] (English)
A loftier school student with high intellect and photographic retentiveness. Ryouta has his sights attack existence a researcher for NASA due to a promise he made with his beloved childhood friend Kuroneko. He is president of the astronomy lodge and was the only remaining member earlier inviting Neko and the others. After meeting the magic-users, he decides to provide shelter for them at an old observatory despite knowing that their pursuers accept orders to kill whoever comes in contact with them, usually coming up with plans to have their location concealed and live normally. All the while, he is constantly looking for means to larn more than "Expiry Suppressants" (DR623G), drugs that are necessary to keep the magic-users alive; and forestall the Hatching procedure. After the Valkyria incident, Ryouta struggle in hopes for Neko to think the times they spent together. According to Nanami, Ryouta was also a subject field of Vingulf's experiments himself, and his photographic memory is linked to the 'Edda' (a global latitude organ that stores unlimited information or consciousness he and Loki are linked with) was ane of its effects, but for some reason was allowed to alive a normal life. Nonetheless, his lifespan was greatly shortened, and will soon die. When the Vingulf staff kidnaps Ryouta, he learns the truth about his origin. With the final of his time, Loki consumes Ryouta; in the process, Ryouta overtakes his consciousness and the merging of god powers so erases his manifestation. Ryouta's bodiless soul is left roaming the Globe, then Neko joins him inside the Edda to share their affections where a immature girl approaches them, who appears to be Kazumi equally a child.
Neko Kuroha ( 黒羽 寧子 , Kuroha Neko )
Voiced by: Risa Taneda[six] (Japanese); Jamie Marchi[7] (English)
Neko is a B-rank magic-user with the ability of telekinesis, to destroy inorganic matter as far as 12 meters (39 ft). She has a hit resemblance to Ryouta's supposedly deceased childhood friend Kuroneko ( クロネコ ) and it is later proven that both are ane and the same (a birthmark with the shape of three dots is on her upper left breast). Her enquiry no. is 7620. When Neko uses her powers, part of her memories are lost; Ryouta thus refrains from having her utilize them every bit much every bit possible. She joins the astronomy club as its vice-president. She loves to sing but does not do it in front of others without getting flustered. She aims to find out how many constellation at that place are in total.
Neko is actually a prototype Valkyria. When Neko'southward true power is awakened, she remembers who she really is; she regains full access to her SS-rank power. Sorcerian speculates Neko could be the Brynhildr, an entity that is beingness sought by the institute for a nevertheless unknown purpose. This allows her to use the same blazon of abilities every bit Mako, also as her ultimate ability to create a micro black pigsty which she used to defeat Mako's anti-matter but overexerted herself at the cost of losing all her memories, including recent ones. The new Neko is rather cold to Ryouta, due to her cluelessness. Following several adventures, Neko rediscovers her feelings when reading her former cocky'south notebook. Later Makina dragged her back to Vingulf, she was ready to be offered to Loki until Ryouta re-pressed her tiptop button harness then fully reformed. Every bit the fight between Neko and Loki has gotten nowhere, Ryouta sacrifices himself to salvage her and the world from the full revolution. Iii months later, Neko parts with the real world to dive into Edda so she tin exist with Ryouta forever.
Kana Tachibana ( 橘 佳奈 , Tachibana Kana )
Voiced by: Aya Suzaki (Japanese); Christina Stroup[7] (English)
A C-rank magic-user who had an accident while existence harnessed. Her magic is the power to come across the almost future when someone is about to die. Her unabridged body is paralyzed bated from her left hand. Kana uses a keyboard that synthesizes her vocalization to communicate with the outside world. Her enquiry no. is 4010. Ryouta makes employ of this to prepare in advance against those who pose a threat to Neko and the others. Kazumi states that Kana could move if she wanted to, but she refrains from doing and then. It is later revealed that she silently vowed to protect Neko by retaining her power in foreseeing her death in the time to come that would be the reason for it. Kana poses as a mascot for the club. She is initially rude to Ryouta and the others, but she eventually warms up to them. She has to have her food in a liquid form to eat. After pushing the height button on her harness, Kana loses her foresight ability in exchange for the ability to move at super-speed, though has low stamina. Kana is actually now able to foresee in more particular whenever there's going to be a serious crisis. She grows shut to Mina at the signal she prefers her life over Ryouta'south.
Kazumi Schlierenzauer ( カズミ・シュリーレンツァウアー , Kazumi Shurīrentsauā )
Voiced past: M.A.O (Japanese); Emily Neves[7] (English)
A B+rank magic-user specialized in computer hacking, gathering intel, and breaking encryption keys in mere seconds. Kazumi is one-half-Austrian merely speaks Japanese with a Kansai dialect. Her research no. is 2670. Like Neko, Kazumi hacks in to get into high school then joins the same grade and club as Ryouta and Neko. Kazumi tends to practice perverted things. She gets angry when someone compares her chest size or makes fun of it. Following the act of falsely confessing to Ryouta to avoid her impending expiry informed by Mizuka, Kazumi proved her feelings for Ryouta later on and desires to bear a child with him as living proof of her existence. Information technology is proven that Kazumi'due south ranking is not indicative of her true abilities, which surpasses that of a ranked AAA. Engaging Loki's genocide assault, Kazumi pushes her limits to hack and destroy Loki's genetic memory inside the Edda and spare Ryouta; unfortunately, it leaves him only act on instincts, and Kazumi melts in the process. However, Kazumi'due south life has somehow succeeded. She is named afterwards an Austrian ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer.
Kotori Takatori ( 鷹鳥 小鳥 , Takatori Kotori )
Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro (Japanese); Jessica Calvello[7] (English)
Another B-rank magic-user capable of "teleportation," though in reality she can just bandy places with other people (fifty-fifty resets the kinetic energy). Her research no. is 1107. Kotori is cheerful but as well a klutz. She has good cooking skills and registers for the society. She was friends with another magic-user hacker named Chie who died because she gave upwardly her decease suppressants to allow Kotori to live long enough to celebrate her birthday. The institute is after Kotori as their principal objective, apparently beingness a person that could potentially destroy the world.
She has ii hidden abilities: one is dispelling magic with an entity called the Grane, and the second is "Ain Soph Aur" aka "The Light That Rules Over Life" which can merely exist used when the consciousness inside her harness is released, is a light that is capable of fusing the cells of all living things together at the same time once it fully covers the entire planet destroying all life. When this power is released, Kotori kills herself via ejecting to save the world. Information technology is revealed that Kotori is one of many containers for premature aliens. A clone Kotori sides with the astronomy order, and too dies protecting Ryouta and experiencing a nostalgic feeling. Information technology is unproven that a Kotori lives in Edda based on a silhouette.
In a side story, Kotori's classmate, Hirano, was actually addicted of her and share lunches with her until her sudden transfer away. He asked Ryouta for her contact info, but fears to tell of Kotori'southward death.
Hatsuna Wakabayashi ( 若林 初菜 , Wakabayashi Hatsuna )
Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama (Japanese); Carolyn Johnson[seven] (English language)
She is a fellow A-rank magic-user with a straightforward attitude who possesses the power of regeneration with the capability of restoring her body, or the body of others, from otherwise fatal injuries though only within v minutes. Her regeneration is so effortlessly stiff that she's able to regenerate from simply her harness, significant that she can merely dice if she doesn't take the medicine within the standard flow of time or if her eject button is pressed. When she tested Ryouta'due south loyalty, she immediately becomes infatuated with him. Hatsuna becomes an important key to the club members' survival. She after bonds with her classmate Takaya, just soon later on, she hatches. After killing Takaya, who steps in to stop her, she is smashed by Makina, but luckily her Drasil survived the unavoidable death, saving Takaya's life as well.

Vingulf [edit]

The institute meaning "witch castle" is the Organization that unearthed aliens in Deutschland by aureate miners and a Japanese geologist (Ryouta'southward smashing-grandad) in 1910, but never made it a public discovery, instead began the height-secret enquiry over it to sought God's devastation. In the conclusion during World State of war II, they moved to Japan and gained secluded potency. Sorcerian enquiry no. A008; and Loki are kept in incubator chambers for the uprising fate of humankind.

Chisato Ichijiku ( 九 千怜 , Ichijiku Chisato )
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi (Japanese); Adam Noble[7] (English)
The primary professor in accuse of the magic-user experiment. His mission is to capture the escapee magic-users, seeing the B-rank magic-users as failed specimens, and create the perfect alien no matter what the sacrifices are. In college, he was successful in applied science the digestive enzyme 'protease' which could be the source of the genetic melting. The college-ups take him recollect Kotori. He somewhen learns that a high school boy is supporting the magic-users, but has notwithstanding to identify its Ryouta until Mako confirms Kotori'southward location. Chisato'due south younger sister Rena ( 九 怜奈 , Ichijiku Rena ) whom he simply shows empathy to before her death. He implanted Rena's brain into Grane inside Kotori'south harness, only hoping to revive the Rena he knew, which is against the organisation's intention. He afterwards died from blocking the bullets for Mako.
Black Adapt ( 黒服 , Kurofuku , Homo in Black)
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese); Ty Mahany[7] (English)
A staff member at the research lab. He has an unknown backstory, just he used to experience really carefree for the magic-users. Chisato acknowledges him for his brilliance. Kurofuku gets fired when failed his last chance to capture the fugitive B-rank magic-users with Mizuka's foresight, so he is a victim of an assassination endeavor, simply survives, although his brain had been greatly injured. He was abducted from a hospital past Mina. After months of recovery, he manages to locate the magic-users hideout, revealed to have aberrant strength to outmatch them before engaging past Takaya. When learning Nanami'due south forgiveness and Chisato'southward death, Kurofuku gives up his reasons and Miki invites him to Hexenjagd.
Yuki Tsuchiya ( 土屋 邑貴 , Tsuchiya Yuki )
A newly-appointed employee placed to piece of work at the Vingulf research lab. Not suitable for the job, however, she finds sympathy with the aliens and magic-users. She teams with Kazumi and the astronomy guild during their infiltration inside the institute.
Onodera ( 小野寺 , Onodera )
A woman who is Chisato's replacement and acquainted with the higher-ups. She has a sadistic and nigh bipolar personality and is also a magic-user with a harness just like that of Valkyria. It is shown that she can negate anti-matters. She has a shadowy objective when literally sending out magic-users that are near to hatch and ensure anarchy. Onodera intends to use Valkyria to shape the world.
Makina ( マキナ )
He is Ryouta's supposedly deceased younger brother and the epitome of Sorcerian (the ultimate hybrid of a male human and an alien bubble). His real proper noun is Yuuta Murakami ( 村上 湧太 , Murakami Yūta ). Due to beingness imperfect, Makina'southward trunk melts if he stays too long in the exterior world. His presence is more than frightening than Valkyria and has a flawed behavior. He appears to have a massive ability to destroy and teleport far distant places and tries to accept Neko for himself which infuriates Ryouta. Makina kills the President of the United States while holding a worldwide press conference before they announce the beingness of aliens. He had the appetite to get Adam of the new world. Abusing the sudden revival of Sorcerian and losing involvement in Neko, he gets devoured. Makina was instrumental to Vingulf'due south objectives, just after his expiry, it was revealed that a replacement for him was prepared in accelerate, and that replacement is no other than Ryouta himself.
Takachiho ( 高千穂 )
The leader of Vingulf and Makina and Ryouta's father. The reason for the deception of his supposed death has not been revealed. He has harvested the Sorcerian, the source of all Drasils and the entire reason behind the organization'south existence. It was completely witting and aware since the commencement of Vingulf, and could easily leave at whatsoever time it wanted only it waited for a Valkyria to be brought to it starting time. Takachiho's determination is to revive Loki the gods feared, in order to destroy and recreate mankind. His ii sons are born every bit hybrid conflicting humans for that purpose. He teaches Ryouta the belief in religions. Takachiho relatively says he cared for Ryouta, earlier getting killed past Loki.

Witches [edit]

Nanami Tokou ( 斗光 奈波 , Tokō Nanami )
Voiced by: Manami Numakura (Japanese); Molly Searcy[7] (English)
A unique AA+rank magic-user. She is soft-spoken and has a taste in sugar. Her research no. is 5210. Her ability is scanning and modifying people'due south memories. Ryouta's observant skill impresses her. Later having go friends with Neko and the club, she, unfortunately, melts from her harness ejected but managed to implant her consciousness inside Ryouta's retentivity and she'll only announced occasionally or whenever Ryouta in a desperate situation and share personal intel. Overtime, Nanami able to manifest tangible illusions before Ryouta, such as her appearance every bit Aphrodite; however, she besides reveals that her consciousness is occupying a huge part of his heed that will put his life at adventure once he reaches his maximum chapters, and must be deleted from his brain to prolong it, which she does afterward instructing Ryouta to write downwards all he needed to know in order to locate Vingulf and rescue Neko in a notebook for him to memorize subsequently. Ryouta now merely remembers Nanami by proper name, marking her truthful and complete death.
Aphrodite tin can be seen in the Edda realm.
Kikako ( キカコ , Kikako )
Voiced past: Yuu Hamagashira (Japanese); Cayla Coats (English)
An AA+rank magic-user titled every bit the battery unit of measurement. Her research no. is 5010. She's a mere weapon that assassinates her targets with a stiff beam fired from her mouth. Kotori tries her own hands to a pole and and then switches positions with Kikako in defeat, who is later taken dorsum to the lab. Despite Kurofuku's assurances that having succeeded in her mission, she will be spared, she is warned that harsh penalization awaits her. She is subsequently violently interrogated regarding her see with Kotori.
Saori ( 沙織 , Saori )
Voiced by: Sayuri Yahagi (Japanese); Kira Vincent-Davis[7] (English language)
An AA-rank hybrid magic-user with two types of magic; she is able to slice annihilation inside a 3-meter radius and can manipulate time by one infinitesimal although information technology will cause her to hang upwards immediately. Her enquiry no. is 6001. As she failed to impale Neko, her harness ejected and her body melted as a result.
Freya ( フレイヤー , Freya )
An AAA-rank magic-user. She possesses the ability of technopathy and computer hacking just like Kazumi and is said to be the most powerful in that regard. Chisato gave Freya a room full of video games in exchange for her cooperation. She is at present under the care of Yuki. Freya briefly engages in a battle against Kazumi.
Mizuka ( 瑞花 , Mizuka )
The AAA-rank strongest magic-user, codename: Skadi. She has the foresight power to see in a dream simply with 100% exact accuracy as of futurity traveling. In contrast to Kana, her body also suffered a massive penalty for this ability and equally a result, she is no longer able to move or hear very well. Mizuka bonds with Yuki. In a future dream, she gives Kazumi options equally to which hereafter she wishes to cull. Using the concluding of her power, she melts the moment she informs Kurofuku of Kotori'due south whereabouts. Information technology is presumed that Mizuka predicted the entire series' events.
Rie ( 理依 , Rie ), Misaki ( 美咲 , Misaki ), & Rurumi ( るるみ , Rurumi )
The three magic-users that Onodera sends out to execute Kurofuku taking the precaution of the Valkyria incident. Rie'due south magic is unknown. Misaki capable of turning herself invisible, but that just affects herself, not her wearing apparel, so she has to be naked. Rurumi controls people via a voodoo doll. They encounter Kana, surprised to see her alive and moving freely, and end Rurumi from killing her. When they infiltrate the hospital, Rurumi's harness unexpectedly hatches, and the monster devours the body of Rurumi. Kana attempts to relieve Rie but gets both of her legs crushed. Believing the monster to exist Rurumi, Rie allows it to devour her out of guilt. Misaki saves Kana and Kitsuka from the Drasil just before Initializer destroys the monster; Misaki'due south harness is and then ejected having failed in the mission.

Valkyria [edit]

Mako Fujisaki ( 藤崎 真子 , Fujisaki Mako )
Voiced past: Mamiko Noto (Japanese); Carli Mosier (English)
I of the strongest hybrid magic-users ever known with an S-rank. She is known to be a next-generation magic-user with a very circuitous harness. Mako'south power capability is very large, with eight different abilities. She tin can kill anyone in her sight within just seconds by dismembering them, detecting other witches' presence, and also has the ability to teleport and regenerate apace. Her strongest power is to create anti-matter which is capable of destroying a whole broad-range area. She has a sociopathic personality with deep feelings towards Chisato due to saving her from genetic failure. Mako is claimed to be Neko's older sister and she is very protective towards her. Later a gruesome fight with Neko, she was swallowed into Neko's micro blackness hole and all that was left is her harness. Ryouta then tramples on Mako's Drasil, eliminating her for good (finding herself with Chisato in the afterlife).
Hrist ( フリスト )
An SS-rank magic-user that was created by Vingulf post-obit Mako's death, and information technology is said that she is the strongest Valkyria in existence. Her real name is Eri ( 絵里 ). When she's still being held custody by Vingulf in a crucifix mode, she manages to awake her teleport ability to run abroad, merely to be recaptured by Onodera and brought back to the lab. Dissimilar Mako, she has a caring behavior, refusing to kill others even nether coercion, only is ultimately forced to kill by Onodera when she starts ejecting witches in front of them, giving her the option of killing them instantly or sentinel them have an excruciating death, with the intention of awakening her true powers and plow her into an obedient killer. After terrorizing a rally at the National Diet, Eri is taken past Takachiho to take Loki consume her to increment his proportions.

Hexenjagd [edit]

A resistance group meaning "witch chase" that is congenital by scientists who defected from the Organization due to the threat that they posed to God himself. Hexenjagd is responsible for the magic-users' escapee.

Miki Neumayer ( 美樹=ノイマイアー , Miki Noimaiā )
Voiced by: Rina Satō (Japanese); Shelley Calene-Black (English)
Miki is the founder of Hexenjagd. She initially speaks to Ryouta via the device Neko gave him. She first appears with the objective of capturing Kotori in social club to confront Chisato and destroy the Grane inside Kotori. Miki wears a nun'southward hood with a short clothes and stockings. She announces that all of the magic-users must die. When Ryouta protests, Miki explains the truth about witches - that their soul now resides inside the alien chosen "Drasil" inside their harness and that the drugs merely feed the life grade, allowing the Drasil to grow until it somewhen hatches and devours their human body. She tells them that they sympathize with their plight.
In the manga, Miki offers the ingredients and protocol to create expiry-suppressant medicine in exchange for their assistance (just every bit Mizuka had foretold). Kazumi agrees to help find Kotori, but Miki promises that she will give them the formula for the drug after they destroy the Grane and that she will try to spare Kotori'due south life if possible. Afterward Kotori'due south death, she fulfills her part of the deal and gives Ryouta access to the formula, allowing Kogorou to provide the medicine to Neko and the others.
Initializer ( イニシャライザー , Inisharaizā )
Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese); Meaghan Avocato[7] (English)
He has the appearance of a lilliputian boy. His real name is unknown. Initializer has the power to nullify all kinds of magic from a witch, but he has to know what magic a witch used before he could "initialize" them. However, he tin can only nullify a witch's magic for eight seconds, except during the three-twenty-four hour period New moon. He as well can destroy a hatched Drasil instantly. It is unknown how he could take such an ability.
Akane ( 茜 , Akane )
Voiced past: Yui Kondou (Japanese); Brittany Deans (English)
A erstwhile Vingulf researcher who got wounded during Neko's escaping attempt. She gave Neko a parcel and entrusted her the post-obit mission: "Salve the world from utter destruction and ruin." The package contains an conflicting's fertilized egg and a communication device. Neko after gave the alien sample and device to Ryouta.

Supporting characters [edit]

Kogorou Hashiratani ( 柱谷 小五郎 , Hashiratani Kogorō )
Voiced by: Kentarou Itou (Japanese); Jay Hickman (English)
Ryouta's maternal uncle. Working every bit a scientist whom Ryouta entrusts to reproduce the medicine needed for the magic-users. He dislikes traveling long distances, rejecting invitations that include going overseas, and prefers to stay in his own town. He is doubtful of any supernatural phenomena unless Kana'due south foresight was proven or witnessing Nanami's death. Kogorou went to the same college with Chisato whom he admired. So Kogorou gets captivated in examining the conflicting's fertilized egg that Ryouta had him look upon, and search for means to defend against Vingulf. The alien before long develops into an embryo. Sending a sample to America for some bait to learn the expectation of Vingulf's superiority, and so Kogorou deduces they are owned by a mysterious Dresden national government establish when examined the satellites' monitoring ranch through JAXA. He uses extreme methods in dealing with those who arrogantly want to take credit for the conflicting discovery.
Kitsuka Hatta ( 八田 結花 , Hatta Kikka )
Voiced by: Mariko Honda (Japanese); Christina Kelly (English)
A centre-schoolhouse educatee who lives next door to Ryouta that he tutors. Kitsuka has a shell on Ryouta that he is completely oblivious to. She later becomes classmates with Kana when she starts attending middle school and befriends her afterward learning of her hush-hush. Kitsuka is afraid of pond simply gains courage thanks to Kana. Sometime later, Kitsuka is plant to take been taken to Vingulf in means to be Ryouta's Eve of the new world.
Risa Kashiwagi ( 柏木 リサ , Kashiwagi Risa )
Voiced by: Kana Yūki (Japanese); Nancy Novotny[vii] (English)
Ryouta's classmate. She regularly expresses how intelligent Ryouta is, even though he commonly was distant from females. Risa befriends Neko the day of her transfer originally due to saving her from drowning and invites her to karaoke. Risa afterwards gets into a car accident, and Hatsuna heals her burned wounds. Every bit the story proceeds, she realizes Neko's mysterious power.
Masashi Takaya ( 高屋 雅史 , Takaya Masashi )
Ryouta's classmate. Takaya was showtime introduced when visiting the Maid café that Neko, Kazumi, and Hatsuna were serving at. He dropped out of the first semester because there were rumors it was a violent incident. He is handsome, with aggressive behavior, but really kind-hearted. Afterward fighting some bullies, he learns of Hatsuna's underground. He becomes fond of Hatsuna, and so confessed when heard of her foretold death. Nonetheless, Hatsuna'due south excitement at the time accelerates her hatching and she ends upward most killing him, just to afterwards save his life after she is restored. Despite having a kind heart, Takaya is proven to have no affect while dealing with others, because as soon every bit Hatsuna agrees to date him, he demands her to take sex with him instead, much to her chagrin. He supports the astronomy guild afterward.
Mina Tachibana ( 橘 美奈 , Tachibana Mina )
The long-lost older sister of Kana Tachibana, says was kidnapped 10 years prior. She is a journalist that is personally investigating Vingulf and the 'number of children that went missing in hopes that she will be reunited with her sis.
Examining the vast damage Valkyria acquired, she suspects the story the media gave, that the damage caused by bombs (despite no sign of nuclear radioactivity) is a cover-upwards. Coming together with her fellow male reporter, the homo cautions well-nigh her intention to audit and warns her of possible danger. They learn near Kurofuku whom they believe had connections with Vingulf is confined in a infirmary. Realizing this is the lead she was looking for, Mina conspires to motion Kurofuku out, which they succeeded. Depressed that Kurofuku vanishes, she silently resumes her search with piddling hope from a photo (Rurumi's hatching and Kana'due south appearance) taken at the hospital. Until Mina and Kana reunite when visiting the Maid café. As Mina shares memories of their tardily parents with Kana and how to take been kidnapped, similar to Neko's case, they take an expensive trip to Ishigaki Island along with Ryouta's grade to make up for the long separation. Unfortunately, Mina is killed by Makina, blocking the killing accident that was meant for Kana. She tearfully says goodbye to her sister.

Media [edit]

Manga [edit]

The Gokukoku no Brynhildr manga is written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. Information technology was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Immature Bound from January 26, 2012 to March 31, 2016.[8] [1] Shueisha collected its chapters in eighteen tankōbon volumes, released from May 18, 2012 to May 19, 2016.[9] [10]

Anime [edit]

An anime adaptation was announced on November 11, 2013. The anime is directed by Kenichi Imazumi at studio Arms, with Yukinori Kitajima acting as head writer and Hiroaki Kurasu as chief animation managing director and grapheme designer. The series premiered between Apr half-dozen, 2014 and June 29, 2014 on Tokyo MX[11] and after on ytv, CTV, BS11 and AT-X. For episodes 1-9 the opening is "BRYNHILDR IN THE DARKNESS -Ver. EJECTED-" past Nao Tokisawa. From episode 10 onwards, the opening is "Virtue and Vice" past Fearfulness, and Loathing in Las Vegas. The catastrophe vocal is "Ichiban Boshi" by Risa Taneda, Aya Suzaki, MAO, & Azusa Tadokoro.

Reception [edit]

Disquisitional reception of the anime of the series has mostly been negative with many reviewers comparing it to the 2004 series Elfen Lied, as well created past Lynn Okamoto, and the many similarities between the two works. In reviews of the anime the story has been called "shoddy" and "incomplete" with none of the characters being especially memorable or having much depth. In addition they have also noted the overuse of harem antics and cliches to the extent that the series oftentimes feels more like an ecchi harem one-act every bit opposed to a serious sci-fi/horror serial.[12]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "Brynhildr in the Darkness Manga Ends This Month". Anime News Network. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Brynhildr in the Darkness". Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Animax Asia to Air Black Bullet, Cross Ange, Rage of Bahamut, More than in 2016". Anime News Network. December 24, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "ARMS Animates Brynhildr in the Darkness for Apr Premiere". Anime News Network. December 1, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Cardinal Visual and Staff for "Gokukoku no Brynhildr" TV Anime Revealed". Crunchyroll. Dec five, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Ryota Ohsaka, Risa Taneda Atomic number 82 Brynhildr in the Darkness Cast". Anime News Network. February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f 1000 h i j yard l "Brynhildr in the Darkness English Dub Cast Appear". Anime News Network. September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Loo, Egan (December 14, 2011). "Elfen Lied's Lynn Okamoto Launches New Manga Serial". Anime News Network . Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  9. ^ 【5月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  10. ^ 【5月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 19, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "極黒のブリュンヒルデ". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Diplomacy. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Brynhildr in the Darkness". themanime.org . Retrieved August 28, 2014.

External links [edit]

  • Manga official website (in Japanese)
  • Anime official website (in Japanese)
  • Gokukoku no Brynhildr (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynhildr_in_the_Darkness

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