History Anime / DarkerThanBlack

There's a manga, ''Darker Than Black: Shikkoku no Hana (Jet Black Flower)'' by series director Creator/TensaiOkamura with art by character designer Creator/YujiIwahara, which covers the events that take place in Tokyo after the first season, but before the [=OVAs=].

There's a manga, ''Darker Than Black: Shikkoku no Hana (Jet Black Flower)'' by series character designer Creator/YujiIwahara, which covers the events that take place in Tokyo after the first season, but before the [=OVAs=].

There's a manga, ''Darker Than Black: Shikkoku no Hana (Jet Black Flower)'', which covers the events that take place in Tokyo after the first season, but before the [=OVAs=].

Ten years ago, an inscrutable and abnormal territory known as Hell's Gate appeared in {{Tokyo|IsTheCenterOfTheUniverse}} (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 masses, these individuals are known as Contractors. However, their abilities are gained at the expense of their humanity: [[TheSociopath they lack most human emotions, particularly a conscience, and thus have no overriding loyalties or aversion to killing]]. Various nations around the world use Contractors as spies and agents, often resulting in vicious, no-holds-barred battles for information. They're called Contractors because each has a remuneration or obeisance (called "the price" in the Creator/{{FUNimation}} dub) that their "contract" [[PowerAtAPrice compels them to perform after they use their powers]] and because they have no loyalties outside the scope of their current employment.

A FantasticNoir ScienceFiction SpyFiction {{Anime}} and {{Manga}} series produced by Creator/StudioBONES.

->''A night sky full of cries''\\

''The truth exists beyond the Gate!''
-->--'''Music/AbingdonBoysSchool''', "Howling"[[note]]the first OP[[/note]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Huang, Yin, Hei, Mao. Yes, the cat is a main character.]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:Huang, Yin, Hei, Mao. Yes, the cat is a main character.]]

A FantasticNoir ScienceFiction {{Anime}} and {{Manga}} series produced by Creator/StudioBONES.

The first season, subtitled ''The Black Contractor'', is available (in some countries) on [[http://www.hulu.com/darker-than-black Hulu]], [[http://www.youtube.com/show/darkerthanblack YouTube]] and [[http://www.funimation.com/darker-than-black FUNimation's website]]. A series of [=OVAs=] titled "The Black Contractor (Kuro no Keiyakusha) Gaiden", bridging the events of the series with the sequel, followed soon afterwards.

->''"A night sky full of cries''\\

''The contract -- is it worth the price ?''\\

''The truth exists beyond the Gate!"''
-->--''"Howling"'', '''Music/AbingdonBoysSchool''' (the first OP)

A FantasticNoir ScienceFiction {{Anime}} and {{Manga}} series produced by StudioBONES.

Ten years ago, an inscrutable and abnormal territory known as Hell's Gate appeared in [[{{TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse}} 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 masses, these individuals are known as Contractors. However, their abilities are gained at the expense of their humanity: [[TheSociopath they lack most human emotions, particularly a conscience, and thus have no overriding loyalties or aversion to killing]]. Various nations around the world use Contractors as spies and agents, often resulting in vicious, no-holds-barred battles for information. They're called Contractors because each has a remuneration or obeisance (called "the price" in the Funimation dub) that their "contract" [[PowerAtAPrice compels them to perform after they use their powers]] and because they have no loyalties outside the scope of their current employment.

The first season, subtitled ''The Black Contractor'', is available in some countries, on [[http://www.hulu.com/darker-than-black Hulu]], [[http://www.youtube.com/show/darkerthanblack YouTube]] and [[http://www.funimation.com/darker-than-black FUNimation's website]]. A series of OVA's with the title "The Black Contractor (Kuro no Keiyakusha) Gaiden, bridging the events of the series with the sequel, followed soon afterwards.

A second season, subtitled ''Ryuusei no Gemini'', translated as ''Gemini of the Meteor'', ran from October to December 2009. Funimation licensed the second season and released it in 2011.

There's a manga called ''Darker Than Black: Shikkoku no Hana'' (Jet Black Flower) covers events in Tokyo after the first season, but before the [=OVAs=].

A shojo manga known as ''Darker Than Black'' is set with its own plot that does not have to do anything with the first season.

Trope examples go in the appropriate sub-pages.

* ''Darker Than Black'' Season One:
** [[DarkerThanBlack/SeasonOneTropesAToM Season One Tropes A through M]]
** [[DarkerThanBlack/SeasonOneTropesNToZ Season One Tropes N through Z]]

* ''Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor'':

* ''Darker Than Black'' OVA:

* ''Darker Than Black'' [[Characters/DarkerThanBlack Character Sheet]]

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Manga ''Darker Than Black: Shikkoku no Hana'' (Jet Black Flower) covers events in Tokyo after the first season.

A [[FilmNoir Noir]] ScienceFiction {{Anime}} and {{Manga}} series produced by StudioBONES.

** [[DarkerThanBlack/{{SeasonOneTropesN-Z}} Season One Tropes N through Z]]

** [[DarkerThanBlack/{{SeasonOneTropesA-M}} Season One Tropes A through M]]

The first season, subtitled ''The Black Contractor'', is available in some countries, on [[http://www.hulu.com/darker-than-black Hulu]], [[http://www.youtube.com/show/darkerthanblack YouTube]] and [[http://www.funimation.com/darker-than-black FUNimation's website]].

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.

A second season, subtitled ''Ryuusei no Gemini'', translated as ''Gemini of the Meteor'', ran from October to December 2009. Funimation has licensed the second season and released it in 2011.

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.

* ''Darker Than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini'':

Ten years ago, an inscrutable and abnormal territory known as Hell's Gate appeared in [[{{TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse}} 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 masses, these individuals are known as Contractors. However, their abilities are gained at the expense of their humanity: [[TheSociopath they lack most human emotions, particularly a conscience, and thus have no overriding loyalties or aversion to killing]]. Various nations around the world use Contractors as spies and agents, often resulting in vicious, no-holds-barred battles for information. They're called Contractors because each has a remuneration (called "the price" in the Funimation dub) that their "contract"[[PowerAtAPrice compels them to perform after they use their powers]] and because the have no loyalties beyond their current paymaster.

Ten years ago, an inscrutable and abnormal territory known as Hell's Gate appeared in [[{{TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse}} 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: [[TheSociopath they lack most human emotions, especially aversion to killing]]. Also, each Contractor has [[PowerAtAPrice a special payment, or remuneration, they must perform after they use their powers.]]

-->''"A night sky full of cries''\\

-->--''"Howling"'', '''AbingdonBoysSchool''' (the first OP)

A [[FilmNoir Noir]] [[{{ScienceFiction}} Science Fiction]] {{Anime}} and {{Manga}} series produced by StudioBONES.

Ten years ago, an inscrutable and abnormal territory known as Hell's Gate appeared in [[{{TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse}} Tokyo]] as well as a corresponding Heaven's Gate in South America and altered the sky and devastated 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: [[TheSociopath they lack most human emotions, especially aversion to killing]]. Also, each Contractor has [[PowerAtAPrice a special payment, or remuneration, they must perform after they use their powers.]]

A [[{{ScienceFiction}} Science Fiction]] {{Anime}} and {{Manga}} series produced by StudioBONES.

A second season, subtitled ''Ryuusei no Gemini'', roughly meaning ''Twins of the Meteor'', ran from October to December 2009. Funimation has announced that they have licensed the second season and will be releasing it in 2011.