Darker than Black (2007)
Darker than Black (2007)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Hei (voice)
Jason Liebrecht
Hei
Masaru Ikeda
Huang (voice)
Misato Fukuen
Yin (voice)
Kiyomi Asai
July (voice)
Christopher Sabat
Saito
Ikuya Sawaki
Mao (voice) / Petya (voice)
Tensai Okamura
Series Director / Storyboard Artist / Storyboard / Writer
Kana Hanazawa
Pavlichenko Suou (voice)
Brina Palencia
Yin
Takashi Aoi
Art Direction
Kent Williams
Mao
Takuya Igarashi
Storyboard Artist
Takeshi Mori
Storyboard Artist
John Swasey
Huang
Shingo Kaneko
Storyboard Artist / Director
Shinji Ishihira
Storyboard Artist
Hideyo Yamamoto
Storyboard Artist / Director
Troy Baker
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Koichi Hatsumi
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation
Hiroshi Haraguchi
Storyboard Artist
Todd Haberkorn
Kono
Yoshiyuki Takei
Director of Photography
Daisuke Chiba
Director
Akira Toba
Director
Eiichi Kuboyama
Director
Yuriko Sugaya
Director
Takebumi Anzai
Director
Hideki Ito
Director / Animation Director
Keisuke Onishi
Director
Kei Tsunematsu
Director
Tomoko Hiramuki
Director
Tarou Iwasaki
Director
Nao Higa
Director
Yoko Kanno
Original Music Composer
Takahiro Komori
Character Designer / Animation Director / Key Animation
Tatsuro Nagai
Key Animation / Animation Director
Yasuyuki Kai
Key Animation
Hitomi Odashima
Animation Director / Key Animation
Hiroyuki Negishi
Key Animation / Animation Director
Takashi Murai
Animation Director / Key Animation
Yuriko Ishii
Key Animation / Animation Director
Yuka Kudou
Key Animation / Animation Director
Eiko Saito
Animation Director / Key Animation
Kazumi Inadome
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Kodaira
Key Animation / Animation Director
Takahiro Shikama
Key Animation
Yuichi Nakazawa
Key Animation
Hiroko Shigekuni
Key Animation
Ayafumi Suzuki
Key Animation
Jun Mori
Key Animation
Kota Michishita
Key Animation
Keiko Takano
Key Animation
Koichi Usami
Key Animation
Masayuki Ozaki
Key Animation
Hideo Maru
Key Animation
Hiromi Yoshinuma
Key Animation
Akio Kitahara
Key Animation
Masaru Yoshioka
Key Animation
Fumiyo Kimura
Key Animation
Jun Shibata
Key Animation
Yuki Tsugihashi
Key Animation
Nobuhiro Watanabe
Key Animation
Ruriko Watanabe
Animation Director / Key Animation
Shiori Kudo
Key Animation
Atsushi Hasebe
Animation Director / Key Animation
Ryousuke Sekiguchi
Key Animation
Hideto Komori
Key Animation
Akiko Kumada
Key Animation
Shuuichi Kodama
Key Animation
Satomi Higuchi
Key Animation
Midori Uchiyama
Key Animation
Noriyasu Murata
Key Animation
Tadashi Matsuzaki
Key Animation
Yukiko Miyamoto
Key Animation
Rie Nakanishi
Key Animation
Mizukami Rondo
Key Animation
Kazuya Miyoshi
Key Animation
Koichi Takai
Key Animation
Yuko Dangi
Key Animation
Eriko Kono
Key Animation
Hiromi Muranaka
Key Animation
Toshiko Baba
Key Animation
Yousuke Toyama
Key Animation
Etsuhito Mori
Key Animation
Hirotaka Nii
Key Animation
Hiroshi Saito
Key Animation
Tomomi Ishii
Key Animation
Kaoru Takamura
Key Animation
Kyoko Kotani
Key Animation
Yuki Hishinuma
Key Animation
Miyuki Honda
Key Animation
Takeshi Kusaka
Key Animation
Hitoshi Kamata
Key Animation
Takamitsu Kondou
Key Animation
Kenichi Yamagata
Key Animation
Miyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Shosuke Ishibashi
Key Animation
Tomoyuki Ohshita
Key Animation
Raku Nishikimi
Key Animation
Noriko Onishi
Key Animation
Takeshi Ninomiya
Key Animation
Tsurugi Katou
Key Animation
Tokuyuki Matsutake
Key Animation
Shouichi Funaki
Key Animation
Kan Terada
Key Animation
Hitoshi Haga
Key Animation
Chuji Nakajima
Key Animation
Naoki Mishiba
Key Animation
Miyoko Shikibu
Key Animation
Ayumi Ookubo
Key Animation
Mineko Ueda
Key Animation
Riwako Matsui
Animation Director
Hitomi Takechi
Key Animation
Yoshitaka Kohno
Key Animation
Asahi Takeuchi
Key Animation
Emiko Matsuno
Key Animation
Tomoaki Kado
Key Animation
Koichiro Kawano
Key Animation
Toshiharu Kudou
Key Animation
Fujio Oda
Key Animation
Kana Ishida
Key Animation
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Key Animation
Kazuyuki Ueda
Key Animation
Aki Yamauchi
Key Animation
Mayumi Furuse
Key Animation
Koji Maruoka
Key Animation
Hiroshi Yakou
Key Animation
Yuki Hijikata
Key Animation
Eiji Komatsu
Key Animation
Tomoko Fukunaga
Key Animation
Katsuya Asano
Key Animation
Takayoshi Hayashi
Key Animation
Asako Aoki
Key Animation
Mamiko Nakanishi
Key Animation
Kenji Irie
Key Animation
Seiya Numata
Key Animation
Taiichi Nakaguma
Key Animation
Chikara Sakurai
Key Animation
Haruo Okuno
Key Animation
Takashi Tomioka
Key Animation
Yasuhiro Saiki
Key Animation
Rie Aoki
Key Animation
Takako Onishi
Key Animation
Ryutaro Sakaguchi
Key Animation
Mitsunori Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Shuujirou Hamakawa
Key Animation
Takeshi Kanegae
Key Animation
Sayaka Takase
Key Animation
Hidetsugu Hirayama
Key Animation
Yuuko Sobu
Key Animation
Naoko Yamamoto
Key Animation
Hiroko Kanehara
Key Animation
Takashi Naoya
Key Animation
Zen'ya Yamamoto
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Uehara
Key Animation
Anzu Katsuragi
Key Animation
Izumo Yoshiaki
Key Animation
Yukiyo Komito
Key Animation
Masaaki Yamano
Key Animation
Minako Shiba
Animation Director
Naoko Ikeuchi
Key Animation
Michio Hasegawa
Key Animation
Shigemi Aoyagi
Key Animation
Shuichi Kaneko
Key Animation
Eiichi Akiyama
Key Animation
Kentarou Fujita
Key Animation
Yukiko Ishibashi
Key Animation
Hikaru Naraoka
Key Animation
Taketomo Ishikawa
Key Animation
Keiko Tamaki
Key Animation
Yoko Saito
Key Animation
Norimitsu Suzuki
Key Animation
Youhei Sasaki
Key Animation
Sayaka Toda
Key Animation
Toshiharu Sugie
Key Animation
Shouhei Hamaguchi
Key Animation
Ryo Kodama
Key Animation
Naoto Abe
Key Animation
Keiichiro Honjo
Key Animation
Takashi Igari
Key Animation
Hiromi Okazaki
Key Animation
Akira Watanabe
Key Animation
Tsutomu Kikuchi
Key Animation
Shinichi Iimura
Key Animation
Miyuki Goto
Key Animation
Akiko Seki
Key Animation
Kazuhiro Ono
Key Animation
Yuta Tsuchiya
Key Animation
Erina Kojima
Key Animation
Kayano Tomizawa
Key Animation
Yuki Koike
Key Animation
Kanako Watanabe
Key Animation
Shoko Takimoto
Key Animation
Yutaka Nakamura
Key Animation
Takaaki Wada
Key Animation
Kazuki Ashikawa
Key Animation
Motoi Nakamura
Key Animation
Sayo Aoi
Key Animation
Mayu Saito
Key Animation
Kosuke Kawatsura
Key Animation
Daisuke Takemoto
Key Animation
Emi Sakamoto
Key Animation
Ayako Ozaki
Key Animation
Naoko Ise
Key Animation
Miyuki Koga
Key Animation
Mayumi Miyaoka
Key Animation
Kensuke Ishikawa
Key Animation
Satoshi Hattori
Key Animation
Yuko Fujii
Key Animation
Manabu Kushibuchi
Key Animation
Megumi Sato
Key Animation
Aya Nakanishi
Key Animation
Yoko Kadogami
Key Animation
Takashi Nozawa
Key Animation
Toshifumi Akai
Key Animation
Yuri Inoguchi
Key Animation
Ryoko Amisaki
Key Animation
Erika Arakawa
Key Animation
Keiko Ichihara
Key Animation
Miho Shirota
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Key Animation
Toshihiro Irie
Key Animation
Hiroshi Tomioka
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 6, 2007
Original Name-黒の契約者-
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes37
Running Time25m
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
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Wiki.
Darker than Black is a 2007 Japanese anime series created by Tensai Okamura. Set in modern Japan, the narrative focuses on how ten years prior to the events of series, a mysterious spatial anomaly known as "Heaven's Gate" appeared in South America, shortly followed by the opening of "Hell's Gate" in Tokyo altering the sky and wreaking havoc on the landscape. During this time, people possessing various special abilities emerged, each capable of different supernatural feats—these are known as contractors. The series follows the exploits of agents Hei and his comrades of the Syndicate organization operating in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo and their mission to uncover the mysteries of the Hell's Gate.
Darker than Black was first announced in December 2006 though the first trailer was revealed in March 2007. The 25-episode anime was produced by Bones. It was directed and written by Tensai Okamura, along with character designs drawn by Takahiro Komori and based on the original designs by Yuji Iwahara, art direction by Takashi Aoi, sound direction by Kazuhiro Wakabayashi and soundtrack music composed by Yoko Kanno. The series was broadcast on MBS between April 6 and September 28, 2007, and aired later on HBC, CBC, TBS and Animax.Aniplex released the complete series in Japan on nine DVD volumes between July 25, 2007 and March 26, 2008. The ninth DVD volume also included an unaired 26th original video animation episode. Aniplex later compiled the series in a Blu-ray box set released in Japan on September 30, 2009. The series was also licensed by Funimation for an English release in Region 1. Funimation released the series in six DVD volumes between November 25, 2008 and August 11, 2009. Funimation later released the series in a DVD box set on April 19, 2011 in Region 1.The series uses four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. "Howling" by Abingdon Boys School was used as the opening theme for the first 14 episodes while "Kakusei Heroism (The Hero Without a "Name")" by An Cafe was used as the second opening theme from episodes 15 onwards. "Tsukiakari" (ツキアカリ, lit. "Moonlight") by Rie fu was used as the ending theme for the first 14 episodes while "Dreams" by High and Mighty Color was used as the second ending theme from episodes 15 onwards.