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Brynhildr in the Darkness

2014 Ended 24m episodes

6.2/10 59 votes

Action & AdventureAnimation

When he was a child, Murakami was friends with a girl he called Kuroneko. One day, while trying to prove the existence of aliens to Murakami, she is killed in an accident that he barely survives. Guilty of his role in the accident, Murokami decides to dedicate his life to proving that aliens exist. Then, one day, a new student with mysterious powers transfers into his class who not only looks a lot like Kuroneko, but is named Kuroha, Neko.

Cast:: Ryota Osaka, Risa Taneda, Aya Suzaki, Manami Numakura
Language:: Japanese
Country:: Japan
Network:: TOKYO MX, Chukyo TV, BS11, AT-X, BS Nippon TV, Nitteleplus, YTV

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Season 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 6.0

While I Wait for You

2014-04-06 · 24m

Murakami Ryota's best friend, Kuroneko, died in an accident trying to prove aliens existed when they were kids. Now, a girl who looks just like her transfers into his high school. When confronted Kuroha Neko insists she isn't Kuroneko, but she ends up revealing something else even more surprising...

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E02

Episode 2

★ 3.0

Witches

2014-04-13 · 24m

Now that Murakami knows Kuroha is a lab-made witch on the run, he can't just leave her to fend for herself. Overcoming rejection, he manages to learn a bit more about her living situation... and her companion.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.0

Death Suppressants

2014-04-20 · 24m

Murakami learns that witches need to take "death suppressants" in order to stay alive. Can they find a way to get more pills before tragedy strikes?

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E04

Episode 4

★ 1.0

Lost Memories

2014-04-27 · 24m

Having overcome the immediate death suppressant shortage issue, the witches start to settle into their lives as astronomy club members. A visit to the local onsen ends painfully for Murakami.

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E05

Episode 5

Astronomical Observation

2014-05-04 · 24m

To welcome Kazumi and Kotori as members, the astronomy club goes stargazing on a mountaintop. Then Kana sees a forecast that wrecks the atmosphere.

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E06

Episode 6

The Reason for Her Smile

2014-05-11 · 24m

The truth behind Kana's forecast of Kotori smiling over Neko's dead body is revealed, and Murakami has a possible lead on extending their pill supply.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 1.0

Fragments of Hope

2014-05-18 · 24m

The gang waits out the result of Kogoro's initial analysis of the pill to find out if he'll be able to copy it in time. Neko tries karaoke. Murakami and Kazumi head to Akihabara.

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E08

Episode 8

The Clue that was Left

2014-05-25 · 24m

Murakami learns how reckless it is to act alone as he investigates the map. Meanwhile sex-obsessed Kazumi causes all kinds of awkward situations.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 1.0

Fake Memories

2014-06-01 · 24m

Lab witch Nanami and her handler are looking for #1107, but Ryota and the rest wonder whether they really have to be enemies. Couldn't they rescue her instead?

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E10

Episode 10

Proof She's Alive

2014-06-08 · 24m

Kogoro is enlisted to attempt to remove the beacon from Nanami's harnest. Later on, Murakami motivates the girls to study for final exams by promising them a trip to the ocean.

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E11

Episode 11

★ 1.0

A Sudden Reunion

2014-06-15 · 24m

Murakami's kindness is put to the test when a new witch shows up: is she friend or foe? Later, the truth about Kuroneko is finally revealed.

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E12

Episode 12

Witch Hunt

2014-06-22 · 24m

The identity of #1107 and the objectives of the witch lab are revealed as Murakami and the rest work not only to save themselves, but suddenly the whole planet.

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