Sentai Filmworks has picked up a new license with the acquisition of the spring 2014 series Gokukoku no Buryunhirude, aka Brynhildr in the Darkness. The series ran for 13 episodes this summer plus an OVA that came out this past September, though the acquisition announcement does not detail what episodes the company has acquired. The series comes from Lynn Okamoto, original creator of Elfen Lied and is directed by Kenichi Imaizumi (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Student Council’s Discretion Level 2) with character designs by Hiroaki Karasu (MAOYU, Gatchaman Crowds), scripting by Yukinori Kitajima (Hamatora, Senran Kagura), and animation production by ARMS (Elfen Lied, Samurai Girls).
Brynhildr in the Darkness will be available soon through select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
Plot concept: A high school senior Murakami Ryota had a childhood friend called Kuroneko who died in an accident. Ryota had made a promise with Kuroneko that he will prove there are aliens in the universe. In order to fulfill his promise, he joined the astronomy club at the school as its only member and kept observing the stars almost every night. One day, a girl who looks like Kuroneko transferred into his class. To his surprise, the girl’s name is Kuroha Neko which is really similar to his childhood friend’s name. However it seems that there is something unusual about her. It turns out that she is a witch who actually escaped from a research laboratory.
