Haven't seen gore in a long time and badly need one? I will recommend you to try Gokukoku no Brynhildr [極黒のブリュンヒルデ / Brynhildr in The Darkness]. If you haven't watched it yet, the anime itself aired on Spring 2014 w/ 13 eps. Its tense and gore is enough to make you want to look away from its horrible scenes involving girls. Here is Gokukoku no Brynhildr by Studio Arms. 【Download the theme songs here ♪♩♫♬】 |
This inhuman deeds from principals and researchers got refuses from the girls. They try to escape when on the way to transferred into another base. Kuroha Neko who is a fled witch, the one who resembles main hero (Murakami Ryouta)'s childhood friend then meet the main hero in his class as the transfer student. This meeting is the beginning of every puzzles about the observation and the true identity of Kuroha Neko.
The first meeting with Kuroha Neko is like a blissful night full of shooting stars for Murakami Ryouta. By the regret and memories he keep as long as he lives, provoke his stubbornness more to help Kuroha Neko and others, risking himself. With the super power, the witches are having from the planted monsters, we will entertained by the action and supranatural power with a good animation. Tho' it's not a superb one, the animation still brings joy to our eyes, plus the gore scenes added, sliced up, stabbed, detached parts of body, and many more. Also few fanservices here that sadly I think feels off. I like it way more gore than mingled with ecchi-ness. Even if it's both harem and ecchi, the amount of those genres just like ads, not much presented.
For me the characters aren't developed enough, few hidden truths behind every of them still didn't make their characters undergo any significant change. However, the vibe of the mysterious facts is well-done. If I projected the story, it has profound meaning about how to appreciate life, sometimes we throw up our options and giving up hope by troubles in life but it isn't that hard actually if we want to compare it with the life of those witches being used, manipulated, haunted, killed ruthlessly. We aren't living in that world, we aren't living with supranatural powers, but sustain our lives from tons of problem will do the same as their fights to get living rights. Do not make the tightrope itself by just thinking without doing anything, until you really did to try your best.
The OP theme is an instrumental, with a creepy melody making the series seems darker. The OP theme title is "BRYNHILDR IN THE DARKNESS -Ver. EJECTED-" by Nao Tokisawa. And for the one-third OP theme is "Virtue and Vice" by Fear, and loathing in Las Vegas. The ED theme is slower, mellow song but just an average. The seiyuus of Neko Kuroha, Kana Tachibana, Kazumi Schlierenzauer, and Kotori Takatori characters sung the ED song titled "Ichiban Boshi (いちばん星)".
The series is quite interesting for me, and it makes me put 7.5 for it. Looking at the number it's just a bit better than average but there's something in this series that keep me watching it 'til the end. Why don't you try it yourself?
Pros:
- Gore scenes or I should say the awful & sense of terror
Cons:
- Ecchi-ness is off
- Sometimes it's a bit too dramatic
増原 紀花