Night Head Genesis
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It is said that humans fear what is different, and that such fears drive much of human behavior. Naoto and Nayao learned the brutal truth of this statement when they see the looks on their parents’ faces, the day they were sent to an isolated laboratory to live out their youth. Their crime? Possessing inherent psychic abilities. Yet now, the brothers have escaped and are at last free to experience the world, but they soon discover that their prison was also their protection from the outside world. The question is, are their powers more dangerous to themselves, or those around them?
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Fullmetal Alchemist
Alt titles: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
Once upon a time, two brothers passed the happy days of their childhood by studying alchemy, which is governed by the equal transfer principle: an eye for an eye -- you can't get more than you give. But these brothers tried to defy that law, and a horrific accident resulted. Now, the older brother, Edward, is called the Full Metal Alchemist because of his metal limbs, and the younger, Alphonse, is a soul without a body, trapped within the confines of an automaton. Together they search for the power to restore themselves, to find the lives they lost so long ago...
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add recBoth of these series are about two brothers with special powers that need to rely on each other to make their way in the world. Though the worlds they inhabit are very different, the relationships between the brothers are similar.
Both series are about brothers with supernatural powers and very intense fillings fore each other, who must deal not only with monsters or world, but also with their own weaknesses. Action in ‘Fullmetal alchemist' is faster and more spectacular, but both anime have a little melancholic aftertaste.
Both series are serious and rather gloomy at times, as you watch them time passes incredibly fast. They focus on both main characters - brothers. One of them is the strong, intelligent but rather hasty while the other is calm,thoughtfull and rather sensitive. There are many simiarities throughout the whole series. I think that if liked one, the other should be fun to watch too.
Darker Than Black - Kuro no Keiyakusha
- TV (25 eps)
- 2007
- Spring 2007
A giant wall looms over Tokyo, shielding the city from a dangerous otherworld called the 'Hell's Gate'. Within the city, things are no less terrifying because Contractors, psychopathic killers with phenomenal powers, have started to appear. These killers are compelled to pay a price every time they use their powers, often in the form of a meaningless or painful task. As their deadly habits rack up a gruesome death toll, Kirihara Misaki and her team from the Foreign Affairs Public Security struggle to solve the cases and bring the Contractors under control. Their task is further confounded by the interference of a masked individual they title Messier Code BK201, a man with abilities that allow him to fight and defeat the Contractors. Who is this BK201? How can the Contractors be stopped permanently? And what does the appearance of the Hell's Gate mean for the people of Tokyo?
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add recSuperpowers, gloomy atmosphere, slow but well made storytelling, yeah both shows were quite good. Both shows have a handfull of characters with many kind of diffrent powers that makes the them so popular. I think that if you liked one you will like the other even more =).
Both "Darker than black" and "Night Head Genesis" deal with humans who have some kind of super-power, and use it in expectation of a foreseen end of the world. Heroes (or rather, super-heroes), are not the usual do-good-ers, and they don't even try to save civilisation as we know it.
Although the common ground of supernatural abilities applies in both of these series, the moving towards a goal of where the protagonists no longer are hunted because of what they are is another trait that is similiar in both series. Also, while the mystery surrounding the reasons behind the abilities is not fully described, both allow for the viewer to believe their own interpretations. Also, the matter of making a choice is ultimately a driving factor in both series.
Ghost Hound
Alt titles: Shinreigari Ghost Hound
Tarou has dreams - distressing dreams, related to the trauma he suffered as a child. His dreams and visions disturb his ease of mind, constantly reminding him of the darkness of his fear at the time he lost his sister all those years ago. He relives the fear, but can't recall any of the details of the time. Now, a new transfer student, Masayuki, takes an interest in Tarou's troubled past, as well as their school mate Makoto's connection to the dark incident. Under his persistence, the three boys end up visiting the site where Tarou was held hostage as a child: a decrepit hospital beyond the dam. The three venture forward to face their pasts and fears, unsuspecting of the bizarre world they are about to enter...
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add recMental powers are the topic in both anime. Not only that, obviouly, it takes deeper and deeper in HOW it is taken by people: the ones that have it, and the ones that are affected by them.
Misteryous and dark ways of thinking and ways of watching the world around us.
There is something else around us that we can not see? Discover it by yourself.
These both deal with boys who have painful pasts learning how to cope with life and supernatural powers. They have a similar dark feel throughout the anime and the endings also have a similar feel. Both deal with mysteries and the supernatural.
With otherwise normal characters apart from the supernatural powers they have, both series portray the lives on those who are different from society and in someways rejected by it because of this. The darkness of both series means that they share very similiar artistic styles. Well worth watching
Boogiepop Phantom
- TV (12 eps)
- 2000
Strange things have been happening at a local high school... mysterious disappearances, strange powers and brutal murders all emerge amongst kids who, up till now, have been perfectly normal. Even the Shinigami (Angel of Death) herself has been sighted. What's happening? The answers lie in the mysterious creature known as Boogiepop...
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add recNight Head Genesis and Boogiepop Phantom are both supernatural thrillers that explore the potentially disastrous consequences of spiritual powers unleashed. These series are extremely dark and delve into the darkest aspects of the human psyche. With this said, Boogiepop Phantom is considerably more complex, with a narrative that breaks all conventions, being highly non-linear while Night Head Genesis is easier to follow and much more conventional in terms of story telling.
Grave of the Fireflies
Alt titles: Hotaru no Haka
- Movie
- 1988
With their father serving overseas in the Navy towards the end of the World War 2, Seita and his younger sister Setsuko are living as normally as they can. One day during a firebomb raid on the city their mother suffers fatal wounds and the two siblings' lives are turned upside down as they go to live with a relative. After suffering the cruel treatment of their aunt, who makes it clear that their very presence is a nuisance, Seita and Setsuko decide to leave and go to live in an abandoned bomb shelter. With no one else to rely on, Seita and Setsuko try their hardest to live from day to day. Though when food becomes ever more scarce and no one is willing to sell what little provisions they have, life for the pair is increasingly difficult. Then when Setsuko falls ill, Seita begins to realize just how fragile life is...
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add recHistory of siblings trying to find themselves in the big bad world. Both anime have a very dramatic touch that can move you very often. Grave of the fireflies is one of the best made anime drama's and NHG was based on very popular TV drama aired in 1992. I think that watching both of these shows IS NOT a waste of time.
