Darker Than Black follows around a Chinese contractor code-named " Hei" as he undertakes espionage and assassination missions in Tokyo directed by the Syndicate. Nations and organizations around the world train and use Contractors as spies and assassins, resulting in violent battles for valuable objects and information.Īfter the Heaven's War, the United States loses its position as a superpower to a mysterious organization known as the Syndicate. Their abilities are acquired at the cost of their humanity, and their name derives from their compulsion to "pay the price" each time their powers are used. Kept secret from the public, Contractors murder in cold blood and block their emotions with logic and reason.
At that time, "Contractors", people with special abilities, capable of supernatural feats, emerged. It was followed by the opening of "Hell's Gate" in Tokyo, altering the sky and wreaking havoc on the landscape. Ten years ago before the events of the series, a spatial anomaly which became known as "Heaven's Gate" appeared in South America.
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The series is primarily set in modern Tokyo nearby cities such as Shinjuku (pictured) were also used. Critical response to Darker than Black was generally positive for its handling of Hei and the other Contractors who fight each other though there was expressure of confusion in regards to the setting and ending. While Okamura penned most of the series' contents, he left freedom to other writers, most notably Shōtarō Suga who takes over the work of main writer in the second half. In contrast to Wolf's Rain heroic cast, Okamura wanted flawed and violent heroes such as the Contractors. The series was created by Okamura, who was inspired by ninja and spy stories based on ideas he had after creating Wolf's Rain. In North America, Darker than Black was licensed by Funimation.
DVDs of the series included original video animations titled Darker than Black: Gaiden exploring Hei and Yin's relationship between the first and second seasons. In the sequel, Hei trains new Contractor Suo Pavlichenko and searches for his former ally Yin. A sequel to the anime series, Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor, was broadcast in twelve episodes from October to December 2009. The series was adapted into two manga series, which were serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Asuka and Square Enix's Young Gangan. The series follows agent Hei and his comrades in the Syndicate organization, operating in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo to uncover the mysteries of Hell's Gate. People with special abilities labeled as Contractors emerged shortly afterwards. The series is set in a world where a spatial anomaly identified as "Heaven's Gate" appeared in South America and was followed by "Hell's Gate" in Tokyo, altering the sky and wreaking havoc on the landscapes. Twenty-five episodes were broadcast on MBS, TBS and their affiliated stations from April to September 2007.