Darker than Black
2007 – 2009Show2 seasons · 37 episodesTV-14Ended
Summary
Ten years ago, a mysterious spatial anomaly now 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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Time to watch it all
15 h
37 episodes, about 25 min each
An episode a night: about 5 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries
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First aired
2007
April 6, 2007
Ended 2009
Genres
AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyMysteryLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 14
- Shingo Kaneko Director, Storyboard Artist
- Takebumi Anzai Director
- Hideyo Yamamoto Director, Storyboard Artist
- Daisuke Chiba Director
- Akira Toba Director
- Koichi Hatsumi Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
Writing · 6
- Shinsuke Onishi Writer
- Shoutarou Suga Writer
- Kurasumi Sunayama Writer
- Mari Okada Writer
- Yuuichi Nomura Writer
- Hiroyuki Yoshino Writer
Production · 8
- Hiroo Maruyama Producer
- Yoshihiro Oyabu Producer
- Ryo Oyama Producer
- Osamu Hosokawa Producer
- Toshihiro Maeda Associate Producer
- Kozue Kananiwa Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Yoshiyuki Takei Director of Photography
- Tsuyoshi Kanbayashi Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Masato Yoshitake Editor
Sound · 3
- Yoko Kanno Original Music Composer
- Yasushi Ishii Original Music Composer, Sound Director
- Shizuo Kurahashi Sound Effects
Art · 5
- Takashi Aoi Art Direction, Art Designer
- Takuya Igarashi Storyboard Artist
- Takeshi Mori Storyboard Artist
- Shinji Ishihira Storyboard Artist
- Hiroshi Haraguchi Storyboard Artist
Other crew · 205
- Tensai Okamura Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Director, Writer
- Takahiro Komori Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
- Kazuhiro Wakabayashi Sound Director
- Nobuko Mizuta Color Designer
- Keiichi Sotomura Music Producer
- Yuji Iwahara Character Designer
Darker than Black episodes
2 seasons · 37 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 The Star of a Contract Fell...: Part 1, 7.1
- S1 E2 The Fallen Star of a Contract Part 2, 7.3
- S1 E3 A New Star Shines in the Dawn Sky Part 1, 7.1
- S1 E4 A New Star Shines in the Dawn Sky Part 2, 7.4
- S1 E5 Red Giant over Eastern Europe Part 1, 7.2
- S1 E6 Red Giant over Eastern Europe Part 2, 7.6
- S1 E7 The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Summer Rain Part 1, 7.1
- S1 E8 The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Summer Rain Part 2, 7.1
- S1 E9 The White Dress, Stained with the Girl's Dreams and Blood Part 1, 7.2
- S1 E10 The White Dress, Stained with the Girl's Dreams and Blood Part 2, 7.4
- S1 E11 When One Takes Back What Was Lost Within the Wall Part 1, 7.4
- S1 E12 When One Takes Back What Was Lost Within the Wall Part 2, 7.6
- S1 E13 A Heart Unswaying on the Water's Surface Part 1, 7.4
- S1 E14 A Heart Unswaying on the Water's Surface Part 2, 7.9
- S1 E15 Memories of Betrayal in an Amber Smile Part 1, 7.4
- S1 E16 Memories of Betrayal in an Amber Smile Part 2, 7.8
- S1 E17 A Love Song Sung from a Trash Heap Part 1, 7.1
- S1 E18 A Love Song Sung from a Trash Heap Part 2, 7.5
- S1 E19 Dreaming Shallow, Uninebriated Part 1, 7.6
- S1 E20 Dreaming Shallow, Uninebriated Part 2, 8.0
- S1 E21 City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears Part 1, 7.4
- S1 E22 City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears Part 2, 7.9
- S1 E23 God is In His Heaven, 8.1
- S1 E24 Meteor Shower, 8.1
- S1 E25 Does the Reaper Dream of Darkness Darker than Black?, 8.0
- S1 E26 OVA: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom, 6.9
- S2 E1 Black Cats Do Not Dream of Stars, 7.8
- S2 E2 Fallen Meteor, 7.9
- S2 E3 Vanishing in a Sea of Ice, 7.9
- S2 E4 The Ark Adrift on the Lake, 7.7
- S2 E5 Gunsmoke Blows, Life Flows, 7.8
- S2 E6 An Aroma Sweet, a Heart Bitter, 7.9
- S2 E7 The Doll Sings in the Winter Wind, 7.9
- S2 E8 Twinkling Sun on a Summer Day, 7.9
- S2 E9 They Met One Day, Unexpectedly, 7.8
- S2 E10 Your Smile on a False Street Corner, 8.0
- S2 E11 The Sea Floor Dries Up, and the Moon Grows Full, 8.1
- S2 E12 Ark of Stars, 8.0
- S2 E13 OVA: Gaiden Part 1, 8.6
- S2 E14 OVA: Gaiden Part 2, 8.9
- S2 E15 OVA: Gaiden Part 3, 8.6
- S2 E16 OVA: Gaiden Part 4, 8.9
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