Huang, Yin, Hei, Mao. Yes, the cat is a main character.
"A night sky full of cries
Hearts filled with lies
The contract — is it worth the price ?
A soul pledged to the darkness
Now I've lost it, I know I can kill
The truth exists beyond the Gate!"
A
Noir Science Fiction Anime and
Manga series produced by
Studio BONES.
Ten years ago, an inscrutable and abnormal territory known as Hell's Gate appeared in
Tokyo (as well as a corresponding Heaven's Gate in South America), altering the sky and devastating the landscape. The heavenly bodies disappeared, replaced by false stars. At the same time, people who possess various special abilities emerged. Kept secret from the knowledge of the masses, these individuals, known as Contractors, are able to murder in cold blood. Various nations around the world use Contractors as spies and agents, often resulting in violent battles for information. However, their abilities are gained at the expense of their humanity:
they lack most human emotions, especially aversion to killing. Also, each Contractor has
a special payment, or remuneration, they must perform after they use their powers.The story follows Hei, a Contractor working for the Syndicate in Tokyo, as he performs various tasks for them while trying to discover what happened to his sister Pai, who disappeared five years before the start of the series during a war fought over Heaven's Gate, a place in South America similar to Hell's Gate.
The first season, subtitled
The Black Contractor, is available in some countries, on
Hulu
,
YouTube and
FUNimation's website.
A second season, subtitled
Ryuusei no Gemini, roughly meaning
Twins of the Meteor, ran from October to December 2009. Funimation has licensed the second season and released it in 2011.
Manga
Darker Than Black: Shikkoku no Hana (Jet Black Flower) covers events in Tokyo after the first season.
Trope examples go in the appropriate sub-pages.
- Darker Than Black Season One:
- Darker Than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini:
- Darker Than Black OVA:
- Darker Than Black Character Sheet
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