I think I spent more time than necessary figuring out just what rating I’d give Darker than Black. Having been fascinated with it from start to end, and having found the coherence and thematic focus of the series to be AMA~ZING!, on top of the brilliant storytelling (guess I can proudly say, “yes! I can see what you’re talking about, Owen/Hige/0rion&Guff/other DtB fans!”) and the excellent portrayal of the characters (Without doubt, Hei is <333. To my new spunky shiny sexy black laptop, I dub thee 'Hei'!) — each of whom finally found their purpose in life, the ‘truth’ they truly believe in, what they stand for, and their place in society, I felt compelled to give it a 10. Until I finally got to the end of the series, and started thinking whether I should be more “objective” in my rating.

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Before answering �Why I Blog�, I guess it would be but right to answer the question �Who am I (as an anime fan and as a person)?� first, in the hopes that the answer to the former question can be made clear as I answer the latter.

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I celebrated my birthday weeks ago (December 13, and now it�s already past Christmas!), and was supposed to write my introspective �birthday� post — basically reflections on blogging and what it has taught me throughout these [1 2/3] years — but due to one heck of an introspective ride I made myself get into, the topic I had in mind seemed to have undergone quite some evolutions (and revolutions?), and I found myself mulling over other questions like, �Why do I blog?�, and �When did I actually start loving anime? (since my [past] love affair with it seemed nothing else but a fling)� instead. I certainly took my time, thinking over a lot of things, and of course, writing down [almost] all my thoughts in the process.

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