Darker than Black is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones. The series was broadcast for twenty-five episodes on MBS, TBS and their affiliated stations from April 6 to September 28, 2007.[1][2][a]
A sequel, titled Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor was broadcast for twelve episodes from October 9 to December 25, 2009.[3][4][b]
A sidesequel to Darker than Black and a prequel to Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor, titled Darker than Black: Gaiden, was included on the second, fourth, sixth and eighth collected Blu-ray and DVD sets of Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor released from January 27 to July 21, 2010.[5][6][7][8]
Series overview
editEpisode list
editDarker than Black (2007)
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1][2] | English air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Fallen Star of a Contract (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Keiyaku no Hoshi wa Nagareta (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 契約の星は流れた(前編)) | Tensai Okamura | Tensai Okamura | April 6, 2007 | June 16, 2010 |
| 2 | "The Fallen Star of a Contract (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Keiyaku no Hoshi wa Nagareta (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 契約の星は流れた(後編)) | Takefumi Anzai | Tensai Okamura | April 13, 2007 | June 17, 2010 |
| 3 | "A New Star Shines in the Dawn Sky (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Shinsei wa Shinonome no Sora ni Kirameku (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 新星は東雲の空に煌く(前編)) | Shingo Kaneko | Yuuichi Nomura | April 20, 2007 | June 18, 2010 |
| 4 | "A New Star Shines in the Dawn Sky (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Shinsei wa Shinonome no Sora ni Kirameku (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 新星は東雲の空に煌く(後編)) | Tomoko Hiramuki | Yuuichi Nomura | April 30, 2007 | June 21, 2010 |
| 5 | "Red Giant over Eastern Europe (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Saiyaku no Akaki Yume wa Tōō ni Kiete (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 災厄の紅き夢は東欧に消えて(前編)) | Takefumi Anzai | Shōtarō Suga | May 4, 2007 | June 22, 2010 |
| 6 | "Red Giant over Eastern Europe (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Saiyaku no Akaki Yume wa Tōō ni Kiete (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 災厄の紅き夢は東欧に消えて(後編)) | Hideyo Yamamoto | Shōtarō Suga | May 11, 2007 | June 23, 2010 |
| 7 | "The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Summer Rain (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Samidare ni Kuchinashi wa Kaori o Hanachi (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 五月雨にクチナシは香りを放ち(前編)) | Shingo Kaneko | Shinsuke Onishi | May 18, 2007 | June 24, 2010 |
| 8 | "The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Summer Rain (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Samidare ni Kuchinashi wa Kaori o Hanachi (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 五月雨にクチナシは香りを放ち(後編)) | Kei Tsunematsu | Shinsuke Onishi | May 25, 2007 | June 25, 2010 |
| 9 | "The White Dress, Stained with the Girl's Dreams and Blood (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Junpaku no Doresu wa Shōjo no Yume to Chi ni Somaru (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 純白のドレスは少女の夢と血に染まる(前編)) | Takefumi Anzai | Kurasumi Sunayama | June 1, 2007 | June 28, 2010 |
| 10 | "The White Dress, Stained with the Girl's Dreams and Blood (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Junpaku no Doresu wa Shōjo no Yume to Chi ni Somaru (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 純白のドレスは少女の夢と血に染まる(後編)) | Shingo Kaneko | Kurasumi Sunayama | June 8, 2007 | June 29, 2010 |
| 11 | "When One Takes Back What Was Lost Within the Wall (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Kabe no Naka, Nakushita Mono o Torimodosu Toki (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 壁の中、なくしたものを取り戻すとき(前編)) | Daisuke Chiba | Shōtarō Suga | June 15, 2007 | June 30, 2010 |
| 12 | "When One Takes Back What Was Lost Within the Wall (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Kabe no Naka, Nakushita Mono o Torimodosu Toki (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 壁の中、なくしたものを取り戻すとき(後編)) | Hideyo Yamamoto | Shōtarō Suga | June 22, 2007 | July 1, 2010 |
| 13 | "A Heart Unswaying on the Water's Surface (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Gin'iro no Yoru, Kokoro wa Suimen ni Yureru Koto Naku (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 銀色の夜、心は水面に揺れることなく(前編)) | Takefumi Anzai | Shinsuke Onishi | June 29, 2007 | July 2, 2010 |
| 14 | "A Heart Unswaying on the Water's Surface (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Gin'iro no Yoru, Kokoro wa Suimen ni Yureru Koto Naku (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 銀色の夜、心は水面に揺れることなく(後編)) | Shingo Kaneko | Shinsuke Onishi | July 6, 2007 | July 5, 2010 |
| 15 | "Memories of Betrayal in an Amber Smile (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Uragiri no Kioku wa Kohakuiro no Hohoemi (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 裏切りの記憶は琥珀色の微笑み(前編)) | Satoshi Toba | Yuuichi Nomura | July 13, 2007 | July 6, 2010 |
| 16 | "Memories of Betrayal in an Amber Smile (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Uragiri no Kioku wa Kohakuiro no Hohoemi (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 裏切りの記憶は琥珀色の微笑み(後編)) | Daisuke Chiba | Yuuichi Nomura | July 20, 2007 | July 7, 2010 |
| 17 | "A Love Song Sung from a Trash Heap (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Hakidame de Rabu Songu o Utau (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 掃きだめでラブソングを歌う(前編)) | Takefumi Anzai | Kurasumi Sunayama | July 27, 2007 | July 8, 2010 |
| 18 | "A Love Song Sung from a Trash Heap (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Hakidame de Rabu Songu o Utau (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 掃きだめでラブソングを歌う(後編)) | Eiichi Kuboyama | Kurasumi Sunayama | August 3, 2007 | July 9, 2010 |
| 19 | "Dreaming Shallow, Uninebriated (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Asaki Yumemishi, Yoi mo Sezu (Zenpen)" (Japanese: あさき夢見し、酔いもせず(前編)) | Shingo Kaneko | Shinsuke Onishi | August 10, 2007 | July 12, 2010 |
| 20 | "Dreaming Shallow, Uninebriated (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Asaki Yumemishi, Yoi mo Sezu (Kōhen)" (Japanese: あさき夢見し、酔いもせず(後編)) | Daisuke Chiba | Shinsuke Onishi | August 17, 2007 | July 13, 2010 |
| 21 | "City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Shukusei no Machi wa Namida ni Nurete (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 粛正の街は涙に濡れて(前編)) | Satoshi Toba | Shōtarō Suga | August 31, 2007 | July 14, 2010 |
| 22 | "City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Shukusei no Machi wa Namida ni Nurete (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 粛正の街は涙に濡れて(後編)) | Hideyo Yamamoto | Shōtarō Suga | September 7, 2007 | July 15, 2010 |
| 23 | "God is In His Heaven" Transliteration: "Kami wa Ten ni Imashi" (Japanese: 神は天にいまし) | Takefumi Anzai | Shinsuke Onishi | September 14, 2007 | July 16, 2010 |
| 24 | "Meteor Shower" Transliteration: "Ryūseiu" (Japanese: 流星雨) | Daisuke Chiba | Kurasumi Sunayama | September 21, 2007 | July 19, 2010 |
| 25 | "Does the Reaper Dream of Darkness Darker than Black?" Transliteration: "Shinigami no Miru Yume wa, Kuro yori Kurai Kurayami ka?" (Japanese: 死神の見る夢は、黒より暗い暗闇か?) | Tensai Okamura | Shōtarō Suga | September 28, 2007 | July 20, 2010 |
| 26–OVA | "Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom" Transliteration: "Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita" (Japanese: 桜の花の満開の下) | Tensai Okamura | Shōtarō Suga | March 26, 2008[9] | July 30, 2010 |
Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (2009)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | English air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Black Cats Do Not Dream of Stars" Transliteration: "Kuroneko wa Hoshi no Yume o Minai" (Japanese: 黒猫は星の夢を見ない) | Tensai Okamura | Tensai Okamura | October 9, 2009 | August 6, 2010 |
| 28 | 2 | "Fallen Meteor" Transliteration: "Ochita Ryūsei" (Japanese: 堕ちた流星) | Daisuke Chiba | Hiroyuki Yoshino | October 16, 2009 | August 13, 2010 |
| 29 | 3 | "Vanishing in a Sea of Ice" Transliteration: "Hyōgen ni Kieru" (Japanese: 氷原に消える) | Koichi Hatsumi | Hiroyuki Yoshino | October 23, 2009 | August 20, 2010 |
| 30 | 4 | "The Ark Adrift on the Lake" Transliteration: "Hakobune wa Kosui ni Tayutau" (Japanese: 方舟は湖水に揺蕩う) | Tarou Iwasaki | Mari Okada | October 30, 2009 | August 27, 2010 |
| 31 | 5 | "Gunsmoke Blows, Life Flows" Transliteration: "Shōen wa Nagare, Inochi wa Nagare" (Japanese: 硝煙は流れ、命は流れ) | Hideyo Yamamoto | Mari Okada | November 6, 2009 | September 3, 2010 |
| 32 | 6 | "An Aroma Sweet, a Heart Bitter" Transliteration: "Kaori wa Amaku, Kokoro wa Nigaku" (Japanese: 香りは甘く、心は苦く) | Yuriko Sugaya | Mari Okada | November 13, 2009 | September 10, 2010 |
| 33 | 7 | "The Doll Sings in the Winter Wind" Transliteration: "Kazabana ni ningyou wa utau" (Japanese: 風花に人形は唄う) | Shingo Kaneko | Shinsuke Onishi | November 20, 2009 | September 17, 2010 |
| 34 | 8 | "Twinkling Sun on a Summer Day" Transliteration: "Natsu no Hi, Taiyō wa Yurete" (Japanese: 夏の日、太陽はゆれて) | Hideki Ito | Shinsuke Onishi | November 27, 2009 | September 24, 2010 |
| 35 | 9 | "They Met One Day, Unexpectedly" Transliteration: "Deai wa Aru Hi Totsuzen ni" (Japanese: 出会いはある日突然に) | Keisuke Onishi | Shinsuke Onishi | December 4, 2009 | October 1, 2010 |
| 36 | 10 | "Your Smile on a False Street Corner" Transliteration: "Itsuwari no Machikado ni Kimi no Hohoemi o" (Japanese: 偽りの街角に君の微笑みを) | Nao Higa | Mari Okada | December 11, 2009 | October 8, 2010 |
| 37 | 11 | "The Sea Floor Dries Up, and the Moon Grows Full" Transliteration: "Suitei wa Kawaki, Tsuki wa Michiru" (Japanese: 水底は乾き、月は満ちる) | Hideyo Yamamoto | Shōtarō Suga | December 18, 2009 | October 15, 2010 |
| 38 | 12 | "Ark of Stars" Transliteration: "Hoshi no Hakobune" (Japanese: 星の方舟) | Tensai Okamura | Shōtarō Suga | December 25, 2009 | October 22, 2010 |
Notes
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