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Familiile Niwa si Hikari sunt, de generatii, intr-un continuu razboi dus in lumea artei: toate obiectele de arta celebre au anumite puteri, transmise de cel ce le-a creat, iar atunci cand ele incep sa se manifeste, lumea din jur se confrunta cu probleme ce sfideaza limita realului. Toti barbatii din familia Niwa mostenesc de la generatia anterioara puterea de a se transforma in ingerul Intunericului, Dark, care este cel mai abil hot al tuturor timpurilor. Principala sa ocupatie este de a fura toate acele obiecte de arta "speciale", si de a le sigila puterile, spre beneficiul comunitatii. La capatul opus, exista familia Hikari, o familie de artisti, care mostenesc in acelasi mod, eficacitatea de a ajunge ingerul Luminii, Krad, al carui solitar scop este de a-l distruge pe Dark. In prezent, ingerul Dark este in posesia lui Daisuke Niwa, iar Krad se afla in Satoshi Hiwatari, care, pe langa faptul ca sunt colegi de scoala, incep sa aiba si un fel de prietenie ce incearca sa sfideze limitele conflictului. Personaje Daisuke Niwa Daisuke locuieste impreuna cu mama si bunicul sau, care il instruiesc, pe ascuns, in tainele necesare oricarui hot pentru a fi cu adevarat un specialist. Bineinteles, talentul innascut pentru asa ceva il ajuta sa vada mereu hibele sistemelor de securitate, si sa fie un maestru in gasit combinatiile ce deschid usi/etc. Cea mai mare surpriza a sa este atunci cand incepe sa se transforme, si se trezeste ca are parul de alta alură si mult mai lung, iar corpul sau arata acum mult mai matur decat cel cu care era obisnuit. Cand descopera si ca poate zbura, cu aripile "noptii", si ca adevarata sa chemare este meseria de hot, totul incepe sa ia o turnura dramatica. In plus, afla ca pasiunea pe care o simte fata de Risa are legatura si cu transformarea sa in Dark. Dark este in schimb tipul cuceritor, care e un fel de Don Juan al noptii. Ca nota suplimentara, Emiko, mama lui Daisuke, il iubeste cateodata mai mult pe Dark decat pe propriul sau fiu, si e vorba de acelasi sentiment de admiratie/love decat despre dragoste materna. In fond, Emiko a asteptat teribil de mult timp sa-l vada pe Dark, si de aceea l-a antrenat pe Daisuke neincetat, trecandu-l prin fel si fel de experiente cu capcane amplasate conventional prin casa... Satoshi Hiwatari Familia ce de generatii intregi duce acel razboi impotriva lui Dark, are reprezentantii postati in functii importante de conducere, asa cum este sectia de politie, iar numele de familie este schimbat, pentru a-si ascunde identitatea. Satoshi este un fel de inspector, iar tatal sau este in fruntea fortelor de politie al caror scop este de a-l agață pe Dark, vestitul hot pe care sute de politisti au visat sa-l prinda, de-a lungul secolelor. Printre altele, Satoshi este un baiat stralucit, cu o educatie extrem puternica, si care e coleg cu Daisuke. Ceea ce ii lipseste, insa, este forta de a-l "contine" pe Krad - Krad, desi un inger ce ar trebui sa fie bun, profita la maxim de inabilitatea lui Satoshi de a-si controla puterea, si astfel, Krad cateodata preia controlul prin forta, asupra trunchiului sau. Astfel, Satoshi se vede pus in situatia de a alege sa-l distruga pe colegul sau Daisuke, dand ascultare lui Krad, sau de a incerca sa devina prieteni, si sa opreasca nebunia acestui inger. Krad este opusul lui Dark. Acolo unde Dark incearca sa ajute, Krad incearca sa distruga, si nu-i pasa prea mult de efectele actiunilor sale, atat timp cat poate sa-si anihileze eternul dusman. Din fericire, atat pentru Daisuke, cat si pentru Dark, puterile lui Krad sunt limitate de vointa lui Satoshi de a nu se lasa controlat, iar Daisuke il ajuta mereu sa-si revina, chiar daca in mod normal, ar trebui sa fie dusmani de moarte. Surorile Harada O alta familie care isi are radacinile in trecutul comun Niwa - Hiwatari este Harada, iar in generatia prezenta exista doua surori gemene: Risa si Riku. Risa are o fire visatoare, si din start se indragosteste de Dark, ingerul Intunericului, facand tot posibilul pentru ca sa se intalneasca cu el si sa-si declare pasiunea. Dar... destinul a facut ca întâiul sarut al acestei generatii de Dark sa fie furat de catre Riku, sora ei geamana, care are o fire sportiva, si e cu capul pe pamant, cum se zice. In plus, dupa scurtul episod cu sarutul, Riku se fereste de Dark, dar iarasi destinul ii joaca feste si ei, fiindca se indragosteste de... Un alt înfățișare al relatiei dintre surori si Dark este ca ele devin Divine Maidens pentru acest inger, care apoi se poate transforma intre Daisuke-Dark cu un singur gand la persoana iubita. Asta nu face decat sa aduca si mai numeroase complicatii vietii simple pe care o avea Daisuke inainte, care intalneste un nou gen de problema in viata sa: girl trouble. In plus, este frustrant sa te gandesti ca adevaratul Daisuke o iubeste pe Risa, iar personalitatea sa duala, Dark, o place pe Riku. In cele din urma, vor necesită sa ajunga la o intelegere, iar in asta consta parte de romantism a serialului, fiind o poveste suficient de reusita. Grafica Grafica este cumplit de reusita, si nu dezamageste niciodata, pe parcursul serialului. Peisajele sunt de multe ori realizate printr-o imbinare a 3D-ului cu pensula, iar animatia din acele clipe da o senzatie clara de precizie a miscarii unei camere de luat vederi in 3D . Fiindcă Dark este un personaj al noptii, veti avea multe scene a orasului pe timp de noapte, cu toate lucrurile incluse in "pachet": cer instelat, luna plina, reflectoare ale politiei, etc., dar peisajele cele mai interesante sunt cele din timpul zilei/amurg, cand apare aproape mereu o combinatie deosebita de culori pe fundal, im mare parte si din cauza efectelor grafice. Exista niste consecințe extraordinar de reusite, de lens flare pentru soare, glow, pentru absolut orice magie, ceata, fum, lasere si fulgere. Nu uitati si de flacarile de la inceput, care sunt unele dintre cele mai reusite pe care le-am vazut. Efectul meu favorit este cel in care apar penele de inger, considerate magice, si care fac diverse lucruri: se descompun in particule, creeaza tornade, lumina, etc. Veti observa ca majoritatea efectelor magice au loc in prezenta lui Dark, iar aripile sale sunt bine desenate. La partea de desenare a personajelor, trebuie remarcat parul, care straluceste mereu, in special al lui Dark (hint: Daisuke si Riku au aceeasi nuanță a parului), iar hainele lui Dark sunt cat mai mulate pe corp. Este de inteles, fiind un master-thief, dar un inger ar fi trebuit sa poarte ceva mai interesant, asa cum face insa Krad, care respecta tiparul: par blond, aripi albe, haine albe, cu mantie, etc. Si Dark, si Krad au acele suvite rebele de par, care mereu stau intre ochi, pentru a nu le deranja vederea :P. Ochii personajelor sunt cateodata deosebit de bine realizati si expresivi, cum e cazul lui Krad, sau foarte enervanti, cum e cazul lui Risa, care sufera de sindromul ochilor prea mari. Nu se intampla tot timpul, si schimbarea de stil e notabila. Sunet Si asa, am ajuns la componentă audio. Melodia "tematica" de la D.N.Angel o veti auzi aproximativ in fiecare episod, in momentele cele mai dramatice, si la mine a avut rolul de a ma enerva. Pur si simplu, nu imi placeau notele acelea de vioara. In mod similar, nu am ascultat de nespus de multe ori melodia de intro, "Byakuya ~ True Light", de Miyamoto Shunichi, mi s-a parut extrem de enervanta (se observa un pattern, nu?), in de seamă din cauza intonatiei vocii. Nu stiu întocmai ce s-ar fi corespunzător mai bine ca intro, dar parerea mea e ca suna MULT prea dramatic acea melodie. Pe fracțiune de endings, se pare ca devine o practica din ce in ce mai intalnita cea a ending-urilor multiple, ce se schimba cu sezonul (e de inteles la seriale mari), sau la fiecare 10 episoade: "Yasashii gogo" si "Hajimari no hi", de Minawo, si "Caged Bird" si "Michishirube", de Shunichi Miyamoto. Eu prefer pe cele cantate de Minawo. Ceea ce frapeaza este numarul de animeuri pe care le au la activ cei doi: doar 1. Minawo mai apare la "The Melody of Oblivion" (titlu obscur), iar Shunichi, pe langa faptul ca isi imprumuta vocea unui personaj in D.N.Angel, mai apare tot ca personaj, in Gundam Seed. In rest, coloana sonora din serial este reusita, avand muzica ambientala care se modifica dinamic, destul de des - cei care s-au ocupat de music production sunt Victor Entertainment, care au o lista impresionanta de seriale pe acest domeniu. Impresii Printre primele lucruri care nu mi-au placut a fost inversarea rolurilor Intunericului/Luminii. Da, intr-adevar, ingerii "corupti" sunt subiectul perfect pentru seriale anime, dar tot nu mi-a placut personalitatea lui Krad. Iar Dark este personajul pozitiv, care mai are parte si de Divine Maiden... chiar 2. Ceea ce probabil veti realiza undeva in întâia parte a serialului este ca Dark e foarte similar lui Lupin - ambii au cam acelasi mod de operare: intai trimit un anunt oficial ca vor fura ceva, pentru ca sa adune toate fortele de politie si securitatea in jurul obiectului sa fie maxima, iar apoi il fura, pentru a-si demonstra abilitatile. In plus, exista un echivalent al lui Zenigata, politistul care se tine mereu dupa Lupin, dar in acest caz, acel inspector nu recurge la orice riscuri pentru a-l captura pe Dark. Totusi, prefer sa ma uit la Lupin cum fura ceva, decat la Dark. E o chestie ce tine de comicul de situatie si de personaje. Partea de romance e reusita, iar finalul serialului este unul care mi-a placut. Scenele comice nu sunt chiar atat de multe, dar sunt dragute, chiar si daca se merge pe aceeasi directie generala de overall boy cuteness a intregului serial: cand Daisuke este machiat si imbracat in rochie de fata pentru un rol intr-o piesa, toate fetele, inclusiv Riku, raman socate... Si bineinteles, povestea de dragoste din piesa este intre personajul feminin jucat de Daisuke si printul jucat de Satoshi. Dupa cum spune si Satoshi, "it's fate". Ce e enervant insa la Daisuke este inocenta/timiditatea sa, dar care sunt puse acolo special pentru a reliefa diferentele in atitudinea pe care o are Dark si Daisuke relativ la fete. Un personaj interesant este With, care e un iepuras cu abilitatea de a se transforma in aripile lui Dark. De ce, cat traieste, si cum de il are familia Niwa... e un mister. Iar fizionomia sa nu e chiar de iepure, in special la urechi si la coada, With arata ca o bila cu trei picioare - probabil asta se obtine cand incerci sa creezi un animal neobisnuit anime style, plecand de la unul real. Serialul merita vizionat, totusi, pentru acele scene comice, sau pentru povestea de dragoste dintre Daisuke si gemenele Harada. Nota: 7/10. |
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D•N•Angel is a manga by Yukiru Sugisaki (杉崎 ゆきる, Yukiru Sugisaki?) which was later adapted into an anime and a PS2 game, subtitled "Crimson Wings".
Yukiru Sugisaki's wildly popular D•N•Angel manga began its manga run in Japan in Asuka Magazine in 1997 and inspired a hit 26-episode anime show in 2003. The manga is published in English by TOKYOPOP. The Manga currently consists of 11 volumes in tankobon form. While the storyline has not yet ended, no new material has been released since the August 2005 issue of ASUKA magazine. It is not known when Sugisaki will continue D•N•Angel, as she is currently doing illustration work for a series called EDEN in Shōnen Ace . A series of drama CDs (D. N. Angel Wink) were also released, although it should be noted that the seiyu cast for the drama CDs is largely different from the anime cast. The 26 episode television series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo, and has been released on DVD in the US and Australia by ADV Films. The final broadcast of the anime coincided with the release of the game, which carried on the story from that point. Due to the anime series having a different storyline than the manga series, a two-volume distinct manga series was released by Asuka titled "D・N・ANGEL TV Animation Series" in 2003 which followed the anime storyline. [edit] Plot Daisuke Niwa is a 14 year-old-boy who has a special DNA due to his genes. Whenever he sees or thinks about his crush, Risa Harada, he turns into the infamous thief Dark. Dark was created by "The Negru Wings", a very large piece of artwork, along with Krad. Krad is the complete opposite of Dark, and is from the Hikari family like Dark is to the Niwa family. Later on, after being rejected by Risa, Daisuke starts to notice Riku more often then later on he falls in love with her. Riku first thought Daisuke was an idiot but then she realises that she likes Daisuke. Riku had a crush on Daisuke near the beginning, way before Daisuke liked her. But until Daisuke is able to tell Riku about his condition and she can love both him and Dark, he'll keep transforming. Unfortunately Riku, who had her first kiss stolen by Dark, now thinks Dark is a "pervert". She loves Daisuke and cares about him a lot, but on the other hand she doesn't know Daisuke's other half is Dark and she hates Dark for kissing her. Satoshi Hiwatari is a student at the same school as Daisuke and the Harada twins. He intends to keep an eye on Daisuke because he is the Commander of the police force, and heads the investigation on Dark. Satoshi has Krad within him in much the same way Daisuke has Dark within him. Interestingly enough, Risa falls in love with Dark, and proceeds to do all sort of absurd things to get him to go out with her, which he eventually does. She has also kissed him on more than one occasion, and it is hinted that Dark loves Risa; but Dark claims that he does not love her, and that (according to the anime) Risa's grandmother, Rika, is the only woman he has ever loved. In the manga, Dark's reasons for rejecting Risa seem to be so that she is not hurt by the fact that he is immortal and not really human, and therefore cannot participate in a functional relationship. As expected, Risa doesn't really listen to him and continues to try to get him to go out with her. During much of the plot, Satoshi Hiwatari's (adoptive) father, who is a higher ranking Police Officer, happens to butt in, and ruin a few of Hiwatari's plans to capture Dark. His father also plans to capture Dark himself. But Dark and Daisuke also manage to escape his plans. [edit] Characters Daisuke Niwa (丹羽 大助, Niwa Daisuke?) Voiced by: Miyu Irino (Japanese), Kevin Corn (English), and Soichiro Hoshi (Drama CD) The 14-year-old protagonist of the story is a typical school boy who has a crush on a girl at his school, Risa Harada. However, because of the Niwa family heritage, his aparte DNA merged with that of the legendary phantom thief, Dark, when he was rejected by Risa. Daisuke can transform into Dark (usually unwillingly) whenever he experiences feelings of love or intimacy. Daisuke is kind-hearted, the opposite of Dark and always trying to stop Dark from performing crazy stunts to no avail. Later in the series, Daisuke gradually falls in love with his old crush's older twin sister, Riku Harada. Even though he does not look or act it, Daisuke is very perceptive and athletic - capable of jumping from heights that a normal boy could never be capable of. To hone his skills, his family sets up daily life-threatening trials once he returns home from school. A specialty of this is his gift for lockpicking (or hacking, in the case of electronically activated locks) any kind of lock in succession. Daisuke, as a Niwa, has been trained in thievery all his life. He can dodge traps, pick locks, sneak past security, and break into almost any location. However, he prefers to produse art, not steal it, which makes him more like a Hikari. Dark Mousy (Dark) Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu (Japanese), Vic Mignogna (English), and Masaya Onosaka (Drama CD) Dark is the entity passed on to each new male in the Niwa generation at the age of 14, once said male experiences love. He was dormant for 40 years due to the fact that Daisuke's grandfather (who was Dark's host before Daisuke) had no male offspring. It is not possible for females to become the Phantom Thief. He is the phantom thief who constantly steals art pieces made by the Hikari family. Unlike Daisuke, who likes Risa, Dark fell in love with Riku. However, he is constantly being pursued by Risa, who fell for him when she first saw him on the news. It is shown in the manga that he was slowly falling for Risa (Volume 10 of the manga) before says that he can "feel" her words "right here" in his heart (Volume 9). He uses Wiz (With) as his wings, because using his actual black wings would harm Daisuke severely. In the anime, Dark informs Risa that he has no feelings for her except as she reminds him of her grandmother, whom he truly loved.It is unknown of whether Dark's full name is Dark Mousy,since Krad is the only person who refers to him as Dark Mousy,while the rest calls him Dark. In the English version, Dark is known as the Phantom Thief Dark, while in Japanese, he is Kaitou Dark. Dark's full name is Dark Mousy, though this name is only used in the character descriptions of the manga. In the anime, he is once called by this name by Krad. His real name, however, is Kokuyoku (Black Wings), and he is one half of the exalted Black Wings, with Krad being the other half. It is apparent that they once belonged to the same artwork and were enjoined, but were at some point awakened and separated. Risa Harada (原田 梨紗, Harada Risa?) Voiced by: Masumi Asano (Japanese), Luci Christian (English), and Sakura Tange (Drama CD) The younger, more naive of the Harada twins, Risa is initially the object of Daisuke's affection. However, she doesn't show the same feelings towards Daisuke as he does for her, considering the fact that he is too normal, only thinking of him as a best friend. Risa starts to develop a crush, which turns into an obsession, on Dark upon seeing his attempt to steal an artwork broadcasted over the news, claiming that he is the mysterious person whom she is destined to be with. Risa is innocent, clumsy and can be seen as your typical "girly-girl", though she shows the same stubbornness, tenacity, and kindness as Riku, and prefers fashion and relationships to physical activities. However as the series progresses, Risa grows from being the 'naive, little girl' to a 'mature, young lady'. Other than the fact that she has longer hair and a softer voice, she cannot physically be distinguished from her sister. Riku Harada (原田 梨紅, Harada Riku?) Voiced by: Sara Nakayama (Japanese), Hilary Haag (English), and Yuka Imai (Drama CD) Riku Harada is the older twin sister. Unlike her younger sister Risa, who prefers fashion and obsessing over relationships, Riku is more into athletics (lacrosse being her sport of choice) and academics, which causes her to be considered a tomboy. She acts 'less girly' compared to her sister Risa and is more serious, independent and down-to-earth. She is also kind, caring, very outspoken and selfless, wanting the best for everyone and to help those in need. She holds an intense dislike for Dark Mousy ever since their first encounter, in which he spotted her after taking a shower. In the anime, upon seeing him, she was startled and in his attempts to quiet her down, as to not attract attention, he kissed her, stealing her first kiss. The manga showcases a similar situation, however Dark hid in her room to escape the police when she woke up. Riku is attracted to Daisuke and later becomes his girlfriend. However, she is unsure of their relationship, fearing that he chose her simply because of her resemblance to her twin sister. With/Wiz Voiced by: Mariela Ortiz (English) and Megumi Toyoguchi (Drama CD) The family pet of the Niwa family and Dark's familiar spirit, With responding to Dark's call no matter where he is and transforming into a black, winged creature that becomes Dark's wings by clinging to his back. He can also perform other transformations, and can turn into Dark or Daisuke, but is not very adept at communicating verbally. For example, With's attempt to say "Daisuke" comes out as "daisuki" (lit:I really like [you]). Wiz does not like learning new words as well. He does however become adept in the language of which we speak as you can see during Daisuke's date with Riku and Dark's with Risa. With resembles a hybrid of a dog and a bunny (the closest animal Daisuke could compare it to was a lop-eared rabbit), and it is unknown how old With is. In this form, With normally says "Kyuu." He hates water, is afraid of scary movies, and hates Krad. In the English manga translation, With is known as "Wiz", or 'Wizzy.' Satoshi Hiwatari (日渡怜, Hiwatari Satoshi?) Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese), Greg Ayres (English), and Tomokazu Seki (Drama CD) Always calm and composed, never showing much emotion, Satoshi Hiwatari is a distant, cold, and silent character, though these qualities never seem to affect how close he keeps to Daisuke Niwa. He is extremely intelligent and has a college degree. However, he attends Daisuke's Junior High School in an attempt to have a natural life. He acts as the police commander in charge of capturing Dark. Due to his family legacy, he is almost obsessive in his attempts to capture Dark. He is the last heir of the Hikari family, whose artworks are almost always Dark's targets for stealing. Satoshi recreates one of Daisuke's paintings during the incident with the Toki no Byuushin, claiming that he can mimic any piece if he sees it once. His reproduction is a precise imitation, impossible to tell from the original. He was adopted by a 26-year-old police officer by the name of Hiwatari, and so his name was changed to reflect his adoption. During the course of the story, he begins to care more about Daisuke's safety. It appears that Daisuke is the trigger for Satoshi's other personality, Krad, to appear. Satoshi opposes Krad taking control of his body greatly, and has taken on an uncaring personality to 'seal his heart,' and thus, Krad. Krad is Dark's "evil twin," or opposite, a homicidal blond whose only motivation seems to be getting rid of Dark. Emiko Niwa (丹羽 笑子, Niwa Emiko?) Voiced by: Sakiko Tamagawa (Japanese), Kelly Manison (English), and Yūko Nagashima (Drama CD) Emiko is Daisuke's mother, an extremely hyperactive woman who does not act her age. She prepares Dark's costumes for when he goes out to steal artwork. She is also responsible for sending out the notices to the police that tell them what, when, and where Dark's next target will be. It made her very upset as a young girl that she could not become a phantom thief. Emiko is very much in love with her husband, Daisuke's father Kosuke. Kosuke Niwa (丹羽 小助, Niwa Kosuke?) Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma (Japanese), Andy McAvin (English), and Toshihiko Seki (Drama CD) Emiko's husband is the shy and thoughtful Kosuke Niwa. He married into the Niwa family and adopted the surname; he himself is not a Niwa male. He knows a lot about magic and had journeyed often, hence he has not seen his son for many, many years. When he finally returned, he gave Daisuke a Rutile which lets him absorb all the damage received by Dark . He is currently searching for the secrets between the Hikari and the Niwa family. He is very serious when he needs to be, but generally he seems clumsy, exactly like his son. He is easily embarrassed by his wife, Emiko, and her antics. Kosuke was also one of the few characters who arrived late into the series and his true surname is unknown. Daiki Niwa (丹羽 大樹, Niwa Daiki?) Voiced by: Takeshi Aono (Japanese), John Swasey (English), Eiji Maruyama (Drama CD), and Mugihito (Drama CD, Younger Voice) Daiki is Daisuke's grandfather and Emiko's father. He was Dark 40 years ago. Unlike Daisuke, he took the task of stealing as though it was a job. He appears more in the manga than he does in the anime and is more than often goofy and silly. Takeshi Saehara (冴原剛, Saehara Takeshi?) Voiced by: Minoru Shiraishi (Japanese), Kira Vincent-Davis (English), and Wataru Takagi (Drama CD) Takeshi is Daisuke's best friend in school and is the son of Police Inspector Saehara, who pursues Dark under the command of Hiwatari Satoshi. He usually serves as comic relief, as he is very excitable, friendly, rude and irresponsible. He is an enthusiastic reporter who uses his father's contacts to his advantage. However, he is rather reckless, proven in his plans, which Hiwatari often justly criticises, calling them ineffective. Saehara also likes to dump his workload, such as homework and cleanup duty, on Daisuke, so he can get out early to find a good spot to get good shots of Dark. In the anime, Takeshi bribes students with photos; he offers the girls pictures of Dark in exchange for being able to copy their notes and offers Daisuke pictures of Risa Harada in a bikini in exchange for Daisuke cleaning the art room for him. Krad Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao (Japanese), Illich Guardiola (English) Krad is the complete opposite of Dark (with even Dark's name spelt backwards) and also Dark's worst enemy. Krad is the homicidal blond of the series who is the alter-ego of Hiwatari Satoshi. Apparently, Daisuke was the reason that Satoshi first transformed into Krad. With (Wiz) absolutely despises Krad and always tries to attack him on sight. Krad can be called insanely obsessive, as he attempts to kill Daisuke after their first encounter because he is very possessive over his host, Satoshi, and does not let him get close to anyone. He affectionately calls him, "My everything". Satoshi, however -- like his whole family generation -- despises Krad. Unlike Dark, Krad does not use any wings other than his own and is entirely willing to utilize his magic, thus demonstrating his lack of care for his host's wellbeing. Although feelings of love are what cause Daisuke to transform into Dark, it seems that Krad can force his way out of Satoshi at any moment. This fact may be due to Krad's greater willingness to injure his host, since it makes little sense for Daisuke to be triggered by love and Satoshi to have no triggers. Likewise, Satoshi can most times force Krad back inside his body. One very popular nickname for Krad is Homicidal Blond. Krad has no last name, but only he calls Dark with Mousy attached. He uses it to express how he feels about Dark. Rio Hikari Although only mentioned a few times in the manga, Rio Hikari is an important part of the background story. Rio, the mother of Satoshi Hiwatari, was shown only in an undetailed way in the manga. She was also mentioned by Daiki Niwa when he was explaining to Daisuke Niwa that when he was a child, the Hikari was a woman who gave birth to Rio, then vanished. Rio then had a son, Satoshi. According to Kosuke Niwa in an earlier chapter, Rio Hikari is dead. Towa no Shirube (永遠の標) is known as Towa-chan (or To-to in the English translation of the manga) Voiced by: Rie Tanaka (Japanese), Monica Rial (English) She is one of the Hikari's creations but was later released of their services by their last descendant, Satoshi. She is the "symbol/guide of eternity" and was originally in the form of a pelican statue on the lighthouse. A very spunky and lively guardian, she can only maintain human form at night; during the day, she is a bird-shaped statue or a small bird the size of With. Her first appearance is in volume five, where she emerges to assist Daisuke. She appears to have some of her own powers; she can find magical things and also successfully guides Daisuke into the mirror of the Sleeping Sage. Later on, she begins living in the Niwa household and frequently helps Daisuke whenever she can. In the anime, Towa is a bird statue that Dark was to steal from the ruins of an old house that was damaged by a landslide. When Daisuke first finds her statue he calls her very valuable and from then on (when she was later released and took the form of a cute young girl) she became very loyal and compassionate towards Daisuke. Personality wise she is very optimistic, enjoys shopping and cooking, compassionate, caring and is somewhat of a romantic. Unlike in the manga, she is also able to retain her human form during the day and only occupies her bird form when she is weak, flustered (whenever she gets kissed by Dark) or playing with With. She stays with the Niwa family as their house maid. Towa (in human form, as the Niwa family's maid) dresses in the Gothic Lolita style. Mio Hio (桧尾澪, Hio Mio?) Voiced by: Taeko Kawata (Japanese), Jessica Boone (English) Mio first appears halfway into the anime series. She is a character exclusive to the anime version of D. N. Angel, a student who suddenly transferred to Daisuke's school (as shown in episode 14). All that is known at that time is that she left for America and stayed there for 2 years before coming back to Japan. The first impression one would have of Mio is that she is a rather simple minded "valley girl" (or an American gaijin in the Japanese version, even going as far as to say "Sorry! I can't speak Japanese!" when confronted with certain demands or, in the English dub, telling Riku in Spanish that she can't speak English). She also seems to speak relatively poor Japanese because she inserts Engrish into her phrases constantly. It is later revealed that she is actually a voodoo doll living in a temporary body and promised a real life by Satoshi Hiwatari's adoptive father, Kei. However, in order for her to attain a real life, someone must be sacrificed... in this case Daisuke. The initial reason why she occupied herself with Daisuke was to get him to wear a powerful magical charm (actually a pair of charms [one in the shape of a heart, the other in the form an arrow] and the pair must be interlocked when worn for the magic to activate) that would then seal his soul within it. However, over time she eventually fell in love with him. She wanted a real life, but not at the cost of Daisuke's. Mio then decides that she refuses to give up Daisuke's life and ventured to retrieve the magical charms from Riku (whom she had given to in hopes that she would get Daisuke to wear it). Despite her actions, she arrived too late at the Harada house seeing Daisuke and Riku out in the backyard, both with the magical charms around their necks. Unable to stop them, she used her powers to negate the charm's effect and sealed herself within Riku's charm before Hiwatari's father was able to negate her temporary life. Before the series ended, Mio's spirit (sealed within Riku's charm) pleaded with the Harada twins to lend her their power so she could save Daisuke and Dark as well as Hiwatari's father. She then gains her own body back, using the Harada twins as a medium, and goes out to prevent Kei Hiwatari from activating the Black Wings in hopes of saving his life as well. Retaining some of her powers and using that of the Harada twins, she was able to stall Hiwatari from activating the Black Wings she was, however, unable to prevent his death. As the last of her power was used up, she left, telling the twins that she was glad to be able to do something to save Daisuke and Dark and requesting that they thank Daisuke for her, since it was through him that she was able to truly be alive. Her last words before disappearing in a shimmering light were: "Riku....you and Dai.... are an uber cute couple!!" (or in the Japanese version: "Riku...be happy with Daisuke, damn it!") Argentine He is a mysterious boy who seems to have something against Dark, and kidnapped Risa during her date with the phantom thief. According to Kosuke, Argentine was a piece of art created and destroyed by the Hikari family long ago. He has stated that he wants to become Kokuyoku, in other words, Dark, and that he needs Risa's help to do this. Saga Keiji A film producer that first appears in Volume 3. He is always looking for ways to publicise Dark, and uses Daisuke in his commercial. Later in Volume 6, he gives the class the idea to use Dark in "Ice and Snow" instead of Elliot. In volume 6, it is hinted that he works for Hiwatari's father, as well as his assistant Funibashi. Kei Hiwatari Kei is the Commissioner of the Police department and Satoshi's adoptive father who appears in both manga and anime. He is ruthless (especially to Satoshi) and he has a great obsession of the Hikari's artworks, which is also one of the reasons for him adopting their last decendant, Satoshi. He sent Satoshi back to middle school to spy on Daisuke Niwa and also hired the young prodigy to become Cheif Commander of Police and incharge of capturing Dark even though that he always butt's in. In the anime, He was the one who found the voodoo doll that is Mio Hio and sent her to the same school as Satoshi's to make Daisuke wear a magical pendant in exchange of giving her a real human body. It was also found out that he asked Krad to work for him and help him in awakening the Black Wings by searching for an Ax-like object passed down to the Hikari's, which was later found sealed inside the Hikari Throne(A marbel stone chair with a wing on the right and a broken wing on the left) which is found in Satoshi's room inside his appartment. Althought he maybe cold, it is shown that he once had a soft side to Satoshi(This is shown once by Hio Mio, wherein he complimented Satoshi while he was painting and that he thought of Satoshi before he died). It is not sure if he actually died at the end of the anime after Mio tried to stop him from activating Black Wings. Some believed that Kei may have some past relations with Rio Hikari, Satoshi's biological mother. |
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