Darker than Black received largely excellent reviews for its treatment of Hei and the other Contractors who battle each other, while there was some uncertainty about the setting and finale.Ī spatial anomaly known as “Heaven’s Gate” arose in South America ten years before the events of the series. While Okamura wrote the majority of the series’ content, he gave other writers creative license, most notably Shotaro Suga, who takes over as main writer in the second half. Okamura desired flawed and violent heroes like the Contractors, in contrast to Wolf’s Rain’s noble characters. Okamura devised the series after being influenced by ninja and spy novels based on thoughts he had after finishing Wolf’s Rain. Funimation licensed Darker than Black in North America. Between the first and second seasons, the series’ DVDs contained original video animations named Darker than Black: Gaiden, which explored Hei and Yin’s romance. Hei trains new Contractor Suo Pavlichenko and looks for his former ally Yin in the sequel. Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor, a sequel to the anime series, aired in twelve episodes from October to December 2009. The manga adaptations of the series were serialized in Kadokawa Shoten’s Monthly Asuka and Square Enix’s Young Gangan, respectively. The story follows agent Hei and his Syndicate companions as they investigate the secrets of Hell’s Gate in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo. Contractors, people with extraordinary powers, appeared shortly after. The series takes place in a world where “Heaven’s Gate” arose in South America and was quickly followed by “ Hell’s Gate” in Tokyo, changing the sky and causing devastation on the terrain. From April through September 2007, twenty-five episodes were shown on MBS, TBS, and its associated stations. Tensai Okamura conceived and directed the anime television series Darker than Black, which was animated by studio Bones.

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