Completed Anime
Brynhildr in the Darkness

“Ryouta, haunted by his childhood friend's death, protects witch escapees resembling her while proving aliens exist.”

Brynhildr in the Darkness

6.85
5,476 rank · 356,033 viewers · 1,202 favorites
Gore Harem Super Power Seinen Drama Mystery Sci-Fi
13 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Spring 2014 · Arms · R+ - Mild Nudity
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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.

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5.9 /10

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58% recommend
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median 6 mode 6 σ 2.09
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σ 2.09 · split reception

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4.8 pts

Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.2

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Running avg · Jun 2014 → Aug 2025

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A Tv Production · Spring 2014

Arms.
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VAP · Genco

  • 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

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