Just the last three episode titles of Darker than Black (a.k.a. the end of the world)
29 August 2007
it’s just too cute, I can’t resist the absolute adorableness, squeee >.<
I’ve gone about two weeks without a new Darker Than Black episode and it’s finally getting to me. I don’t even know why there was no episode last week, but it’s practically ruining my life right now. Have I told you I hate waiting? Have I told you that I have no patience whatsoever? Reasons why I burn my tongue on soup and why I can’t get the Halo 3 version 360 because I bought one already (but it’s so pretty!). I also despise my inability to speak Japanese, it airs on the 30th in Japan and I have to wait even longer for the subs. I should be glad there are subs to begin with.
23 – 神は天にいまし…(God is in Heaven…)
Well, the final three episodes, with titles as cryptic as ever, finally deviate from the bi-episodic layout. I’m not quite sure what to make of episode twenty-thre (my favorite number along with seven and forty two). It’s so weird and so vague, I don’t even have anything to say about it. Maybe it has something to do with the arc that came before, I’m not sure of that one.
24 – 流星雨 (Meteor Shower)
Twenty four, judging from “Meteor Shower”, it’s going to be epic, not Gurren Lagann epic, but the quiet, silent type of epic. There’s not much I can say about meteor shower, either. It’s a clever title, considering the context of ‘meteor’ in the show. And, it’s also absurdly pretty, the kanji actually make sense in Chinese. I’m guessing this is Frequently Asked Questions bit of the show. I also have a feeling that my impression is completely wrong because Darker than Black doesn’t do FAQs. Somebody else said that meteor shower might mean falling stars and falling stars mean dead contractors, ominous. This is probably the climactic battle of sorts and it’s going to end on a gigantic cliffhanger and I’m going to scream and kill somebody, wait a week, watch the last episode, scream and go on a homicidal rampage.
25 – 死神の見る夢は、黒より暗い暗闇か？ (Is the dream of that a God of Death has a darkness Darker than Black?)
The most intriguing title is probably the last, and fittingly so. “Is the dream of that a God of Death has a darkness Darker than Black?” I’ve always wondered what they meant by Darker than Black. In the beginning, I just thought it was a reference to Hei’s name. Hei means black, the man dresses in black. Yin means silver, her hair is silver. Mao means cat, it’s a cat. Huang, well, he wasn’t quite yellow, but to say anything else would ruin my pattern. It occurred to me shortly thereafter that the title probably had no literal explanation. I’m assuming the God of Death is a reference to Hei. But contractors don’t have dreams, so what are they’re getting at? Do all contractors not have dreams or is it just Hei who can’t dream? If it’s only Hei who is unable to dream, then is that his obeisance? It’s not sounding very cheery or optimistic. From the looks of it, Hei might actually die. The only thing I can think of, save for the dream of a shinigami, that’s darker than black is death itself.
The end of the world
chibis are too cute, hei is too good looking, chibi hei is too much for words. the world might as well end without hei
So, now, all the rambling and speculating aside, I have to come to terms with the fact that it’s really going to end in about a month. I have to come to terms with the fact that everything ends in about a month, this and Gurren Lagann and even Claymore. What am I supposed to do after September? School starts in September! Judging from the playing field and what’s out there, I’m not looking forward to any of the upcoming fall shows, save for Gundam 00 and only because it’s gundam. There are some really good series airing now from the summer, but nothing, except for Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and possibly Baccano!, has me banging my head into a wall, screaming for new episodes. Now is the perfect time to quote that annoying Green Day song, “Wake me up when September ends.”
Those are some interesting titles. ESPECIALLY, that final one. Pretty damn grim.
Yeah, I saw those titles over at the LJ comm, was wondering about what they could be too. Expecting epic fight, the return of Mai (SHE HAS TO RETURN, FOR GREAT TAG-TEAM BATTLE: Hei + Mai vs Nov 11 + April; the element combination is win), and other stuff.
@Leon – Yeah, that last one worries me. T__T Gah! Where’s my new episode?!
@Owen S – XD, that reminds me of Pokemon. Tag-team battle? Elements? Hei, I choose you! Thunderbolt! XD The next Pokemon game I get, I’m naming my pikachu, or main electric type, Hei, my ice or water type November, my fire type Mai and maybe my bird type April. Come to think of it, that’ll actually be a pretty kick ass battle. The thing is, I’m not sure if November is still going to be Hei’s enemy. O_o…