Brynhildr in the Darkness

Brynhildr in the Darkness (Japanese: 極黒のブリュンヒルデ, Hepburn: Gokukoku no Buryunhirude, lit. "Extreme-Black Brynhildr") is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto that began serialization in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump in January 2012. An anime television adaptation by Arms aired between April 6, 2014 and June 29, 2014. It is based on Norse mythology.

Plot
Ten years ago, Ryota Murakami along with his childhood friend Kuroneko set out to search for signs of alien life. Although Ryota is skeptical about her theory, Kuroneko insists that aliens are real. During their search, a tragic accident occurs which gravely injures Ryota but kills Kuroneko. Due to his strong memory, Ryota cannot forget about Kuroneko. Since then, he has been continuously staring at the night sky in order to prove that aliens exist, and also to fulfill Kuroneko's dying wish.

Presently, Ryota is a top student at his school and the sole member of the Astronomy Club. Until, he gets the shock of his life when a new transfer student named Neko Kuroha arrives in his class. She bears a striking resemblance to Ryota's dead childhood friend, although she dismisses the fact as bluff. Ryota later notices something amiss about Neko. When a student almost drowned is saved by a mysterious force, Neko predicted that Ryota will also die. After displaying superhuman strength in saving his life, it is then revealed that Neko is a witch who escaped from an alien research lab.

Ryota becomes a part of Neko's life, learning more about her dilemma and the hidden forces that exist in the universe. As he sinks deeper and deeper into a world of magic and artificially created witches, Ryota must use necessary means of preserving and sheltering other escaped witches, and allow them to live normally, despite knowing the scientists of the lab would kill any outsiders involved.

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