“Ryouta, haunted by his childhood friend's death, protects witch escapees resembling her while proving aliens exist.”
Brynhildr in the Darkness
極黒のブリュンヒルデ
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Synopsis
Ryouta, haunted by his childhood friend's death, protects witch escapees resembling her while proving aliens exist.
Venturing into the wilderness, the skeptical Ryouta Murakami and the ambitious Kuroneko were on a quest to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life when a tragic accident occurred, reaping Kuroneko of her life and leaving Ryouta in a critically injured state. Ten years have passed since the disaster, and Ryouta is now living a normal life in high school. He vows to prove that aliens are real in honor of his late friend. A transfer student named Neko Kuroha unexpectedly arrives one day, bearing a striking resemblance to the late Kuroneko—even sharing a similar name. Most mysteriously, she seems to possess supernatural powers. As Ryouta takes more interest in Neko, he is drawn into a deadly world where dangerous scientists hunt magic-wielding witches that have escaped from their secret research laboratory. Neko is one of these escapees, but there are many others who are in similar situations, and it's up to Ryouta to protect them from their would-be captors.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 96 sampled reviews
What 96 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.09 · split reception
4.8 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.2
↑ 2.90
Running avg · Jun 2014 → Aug 2025
- 8 “The characters, animation, background music, and opening/ending themes are all fantastic, while the fighting and action are really good with a surprisingly high amount of blood and death. My only...”
- 10 “GREATEST OF ALL TIME. THERE IS NO EQUAL. WE WILL NEVER SEE ANYTHING NEARLY AS GOOD. WHY BOTHER LIVING THIS SHOW IS THE BEST. CONTEMPLATE YOUR LIFE ALL HOPE IS LOST BECUASE NOTHING WILL COMPARE. WOW...”
- 7 “For the most part, I enjoyed this show. Nice story concept, good characters and development of them, etc. The part that takes this show from an eight to a seven is the ending and the unexplained...”
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2014 – Jun 2014 Spring 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-8416 catalog
Produced by
- VAP Producer
- Genco Producer
- DAX Production Producer
- Yomiuri TV Enterprise Producer
- NichiNare Producer
- Yomiuri Telecasting Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor