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NightWalker - Eternal Darkness

NightWalker - Eternal Darkness

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A cooler vampire- Shido
Review: Although I have yet to purchace this video, I did rent it and loved it very much. Good gothic vibe. If you want to buy your first vampire anime, this and the first DVD is the one.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A cooler vampire- Shido
Review: Although I have yet to purchace this video, I did rent it and loved it very much. Good gothic vibe. If you want to buy your first vampire anime, this and the first DVD is the one.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Sad, happy? You Decide
Review: I am not going to spoil the story, but I hope you least know the main character is a vampire.

Anyways, I found this show very enjoyable to the extend if you are not in a bad mood when you watch it. I don't know what kind of story you usually like, but the story for this show usually ends up in a bitter sweet ending.

With the price for 6 ep. per disc for 2 disc, this series can't go wrong.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Eternal Darkness
Review: I have to say that I really enjoyed viewing the last installment of the "Nightwalker" series. It was interesting to see the characters develop a little bit more later on in the series. A lot of questions were answered.......it gives a little more detail of some of the main characters background. I still feel as though there should be more episodes. The last epidsode seems as though there should be a conclusion. I don't want to give anything away for those who haven't seen "Eternal Darkness"............but I would like to see a storyline dealing with Shido and Cain.........much more detail. All in all, I enjoyed it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best anime series ever!!
Review: In my opinion Nightwalker eternal darkness is one of the best series ever.It is packed with something for everyone for example if your for action,romance,adventure or horror its got it all in this fantasic vampire collection.In this show you find yourself going through a series of emotions including the following: sympathy,fear,exitment and sorrow.It's only bad points are that it's not 100% original and in certain episodes it can be in just the slightest bit confusing but apart from that it's an amazing prodution.
My favourite things about the series are the well balanced story plots,the amusing scripts,the music and above all the characters.Shido the main charater is the most interesting character with his mysterius past and unknown future and of coarse the blue hair adds alot too.Yayio,Shido's assistant would be my least favourite character because she has the least exiting story.Guni,the little faery is hilarious,I found myself in fits of laughter at her sarcastic comments.Riho,the secretery high school girl is probably my favourite charater because she's so cute and has the most enigmatic story with sudden turn to"eternal darkness" hence the title.It almost had me in tears when Shido's arch enemy and his sire,Kain,turned Riho into a vampire leaving Shido with the hardest decision of his life to kill her or let her kill others.So I would highly recommend this anime vampire series to everyone!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: my kids love this
Review: My kids loved this anime right when the first saw it. I didn't like how they kind of showed some parts that shouldn't be seen, but over all it isn't haft bad. These animes take peoplr to a new world of fantsy when they watch them. I would recomend this be seen by 17 or older

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Somewhat predictable, but enjoyable Vampire series
Review: NIGHTWALKER: Eternal darkness is the second half of the 12 episode series first presented on DVD in NIGHTWALKER: Midnight Detective. This series aired on Japanese television in 1998. It revolves around Shido, a vampire whose human heart is in control, who acts as a private detective and fights to protect humanity from the demonic "Nightbreed" who are emerging in modern day Tokyo.

Shido has long lavender hair and an 18th century style of dress. He can manipulate and solidify his blood into a sword or even a rope to aid him in his missions. Shido is assisted in his fight by Yayoi, a beautiful detective who brings in the cases (and acts as Shido's voluntary meal provider), Riho, an orphaned high school student who lost her parents to the Nightbreed, and Guni, a small "urban fairy" who flits about and adds commentary to every situation. (Incidentally, in the Japanese version, Guni's voice is provided by Ikue Otani--Pokemon's PIKACHU.) Shido's evil vampiric sire Cain also appears, and tries to persuade Shido to rejoin him (a la Lestat and Louis in Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire).....Cain even declares his love for Shido in one of the episodes.

This second set of episodes is somewhat less predictable than the first six. This time around, Riho has become a vampire (which actually happened on the last DVD volume), we learn how Yayoi had a twin and how Shido came to meet both she and Guni, there is a mystery with a single mother and her child, a guardian "Angel" who lives for only one girl, a flashback story with a Witch, and a story in which Riho "turns to the dark side". All in all, the second volume improves upon the first with more action, a little gore, and a whole lot more characterization.

Although this series is treading on somewhat familiar territory, I still found it to be very entertaining and I was not happy to see it end. If you liked Wicked City or Vampire Hunter D, you might want to give this series a chance. Although it's not as evenly good as those two films, you might be surprised at how much you might enjoy it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Sultry and Dark with a touch of humor
Review: Sultry and dark with just enough humor to keep you interested, i liked this DVD a lot. Dark story of a detective which is really a vampire and his exploits...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Nightwalker-eternal darkness
Review: The movie Nightwalker-eternal darkness is definitly one of the best movies I have ever seen.The animation is cute,the music is excellent and the script is extremely well put together.Each scene is another mystery unlocked.The most exciting bit is when you find out about Shiro's past and the dark secret he holds(very shocking).I found myself completely mesmerized by the storyline,I have now seen this movie 4 times because it was so good.I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone,I would think of it to appeal to people of all ages.A wonderful movie.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best anime series ever!!
Review: The vampire is certainly a popular figure in anime, spawing films from Vampire Hunter D to series like Vampire Princess Miyu. Though the ideas and stories of NightWalker are not exactly original, the anime OAV (direct to video) series is rather cute and entertaining.

Eternal Darkness is the second DVD (containing episodes 7-12) of the NightWalker OAV series. For readers unfamiliar with the series itself, here are a few quick details:

Private eye Shiro's secret is that he's actually a vampire, but one who has taken on the task of defeating the creatures of darkness in a futile quest to redeem the fall that transformed him to a vampire--viewers may find this similar to television's Forever Knight. Created by a powerful vampire bearing the biblically-suggestive name Kain, Shiro also bears a sprinkling of Anne Rice.

Shiro's partner, paranormal cop Yayoi, offers her own blood to sustain him as the two must defeat the "night breeds" in a series of six related yet distinct episodes. His "kawai" schoolgirl secretary Riho--though not immediately in on the secret--also finds herself caught up in the struggles between good and evil.

In this second DVD, Shiro's sidekick Riho has herself become a vampire. Though Shiro himself did the deed to save her "life" when vampire progenitor Kain had mortally wounded her, Riho now must learn to deal with eternal darkness. The stories do a rather good job of characterizing the difficulties Riho faces adjusting to her new life while remaining true to the spirit of the first six episodes as Shiro & company must battle the evil night breeds.

As before, what really drew me into the series was the characters, as at times the stories themselves are somewhat cliche. When in the final episode Riho apparently has turned to evil and Shiro must confront and likely kill her, you'll sit on the edge of your seat trying to figure out how the characters will possibly recover and return to their (un)lives together.

The English voiceovers are passable, but most anime purists will prefer the Japanese with subtitles option. The special features aren't incredibly detailed but do include scripts, an art gallery, character info, and production data.

I found that the cliches presented did not detract from the overall stories and came to rather enjoy the series as a whole. There may be grittier or more involved vampire anime available, but if you're looking for something different in vampire anime, give NightWalker a try.


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