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The intrigue and danger continues in Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor. Hei – aka the masked killer, BK-201 – encounters Suo, a young Russian girl whose life changed the night a meteor fell to Earth. With Contractors attacking from all sides, and the mysterious organization Section 3 closing in, Hei must fight to keep Suo alive.
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The second season of Darker than Black, Gemini of the Meteor (2009), takes place two years after the events in season one. Hei (a.k.a. the Black Reaper, a.k.a. BK201) is a Contractor, a human with mysterious powers. Although he loses his ability to manipulate electricity, he still swings around and strangles enemies with a sort of piano-wire whip. For this adventure, he's paired with Suo, a middle-school girl who has some Contractor powers, but retains human emotions. They're joined by Mao, a former Contractor who took the form of a talking black cat in season one, but who is now a flying squirrel, and the nearly mute Doll July. As Suo searches for her eerily powerful twin brother Shion, Hei teaches her to shoot, fight, and outmaneuver CIA agents and assorted other bad guys. Hei is trying to find Yin, his partner from season one: she and Shion are the keys to an elaborate prophecy involving the future of humanity. Gemini of the Meteor is even more confused and confusing than season one. Characters appear, then disappear, only to reappear several episodes later. Hard-hitting action sequences alternate with talky, static ones, in which the characters try to sort out the hopelessly tangled plot. Suo is apparently a clone Shion created of himself, but it's not clear whether the original Suo died in an explosion in her father's lab or in a meteor strike in Siberia--or both. Her relationship with the often brutal Hei recalls the murderous moppets and their coaches in Gunslinger Girl. The series ends on an inclusive note as a lead-in to a possible season three. The four-part OVA Side Story acts as a sort of bridge between seasons one and two. (Although these episodes are on the second disc, the viewer should watch them first.) Hei and Yin, who has evolved into a Doll with potentially world-altering powers, try to evade the attacks of their foes, especially the shape-shifting Shichi, as they visit Okinawa, Hong Kong, and the tropics. There are hints of an intriguing story underlying Darker than Black, but it gets lost in a labyrinth of flashbacks, dreams, and visions. (Rated TV MA: violence, violence against women, nudity, grotesque imagery, transvestitism, suggested lesbianism, gore, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
(1. Black Cats Do Not Dream of Stars…, 2. Fallen Meteor…, 3. Vanishing in a Sea of Ice, 4. The Ark Adrift on the Lake, 5. Gunsmoke Blows, Life Flows, 6. An Aroma Sweet, a Heart Bitter, 7. The Doll Sings in the Winter Wind, 8. Twinkling Sun on a Summer Day, 9. They Met One Day, Unexpectedly, 10. Your Smile on a False Street Corner, 11. The Sea Floor Dries Up and the Moon Grows Full, 12. Ark of Stars)
Darker Than Black: Season 2 with OVA's (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Reviews
Darker Than Black: Season 2 with OVA's (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Reviews
| 44 of 50 people found the following review helpful:  Product info.....not a review of Season Two, By Just some old guy. (Wa State) - See all my reviews This review is from: Darker Than Black: Season 2 with OVAs (Limited EditionBlu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) Since Amazons description is a litte vague at this point I was curious just which was a limitied edition. It appears that this version is "Darker than Black: The Complete Season Two {Blu Ray}..The version that is completely black...not the one with white on the side of the box.(they posted this review on both versions).It is in the same style of box as the Limited Editions for "RideBack" - "Dance in the Vampire Bund" - "Chrome Shelled Regios" - "Ga-Rei-Zero" ...etc. I checked another web site (Right Stuf) and here is all the info I could find on it. "Darker Than Black Season 2 + OVAs DVD/Blu-ray Complete Set (Hyb) Limited Ed." This limited edition comes with a chipboard art box. Contains episodes 1-12 and OVAs 1-4 (Kuro no Keiyakusha: Gaiden). Special Features: Episode 04 Commentary, OVA Part 1 Commentary, Textless Songs, Trailers. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. Hope it helps...At... Read more 39 of 50 people found the following review helpful:  Darker than Black's OVA is awesome, but the Second Season falls short, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Darker Than Black: Season 2 with OVAs (Limited EditionBlu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) **CONTAINS A FEW SPOILERS, PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK** The first season of Darker than Black ended with Hei and Yin escaping from the syndicate, and you think that's where season two would begin the aftermath of their escape. Sadly, no. Take a deep breath, and prepare to take in one of the most mediocre sequels to one of my favorite animes. When the second season begins, Hei has long hair and has become a drunk. Why? We don't know why. Meanwhile, we go into a new story about a Russian girl named Suo. Hei just happens to be on a mission that groups them up together, and it starts on of the biggest annoyances of the series - Hei training a little girl. Early on in the series, Hei loses his powers, and it makes the action scenes after this sort of suck. All of the action we were used to from Season One is pretty much all gone, with the exception of our new character, Suo, who wields a giant rifle (which is the ONLY cool thing about her). You all make... Read more 14 of 19 people found the following review helpful: In Memoriam, By RavenRing (USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Darker Than Black: Season 2 with OVAs (Limited EditionBlu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) 2 years have passed since the events in the first season. Suo Pavlichenko is a teenage girl living in Russia with her scientist father and Contractor brother, whose life is turned upside down one day when her father is murdered, his lab destroyed, and her brother disappears. On the run from several different factions who mistake her for her brother, Suou teams up with Hei to get to Tokyo to find her mother. I have mixed feelings about this series. I loved the first season, so I started with high expectations. It still had many of the elements that I loved in the first season - mysteries, characters with unknown agendas, Hei - but it also shifted its focus a little by making Suo the main character. This season has more teenage angst then the first, and Suo is kind of annoying. She also has a boring transforming type sequence the animators loved. Hei has gone through some trauma that isn't really explained (though I hear it is explained in the OVA), and he spends the... Read more |
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