List of Darker than Black episodes
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Darker than Black
is a Japanese anime
television series directed and written by Tensai Okamura, animated by Bones
, and produced by Aniplex
that originally aired 25 episodes from April 5, 2007 to September 27, 2007. Darker than Black was originally written for anime form and is not based on any other media. However, a manga
has been created based on it. The series tells of the exploits of Hei and his Syndicate comrades operating in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo in his pursuit to discover the secrets behind the Hell's Gate.
The series premiered on Tokyo Broadcasting System
, Mainichi Broadcasting System
, and their affiliated stations on April 5, 2007 and ran until September 27, 2007. The series also aired on Animax
from May 8, 2007 to October 23, 2007. It was then released to nine DVDs, each containing three episodes, except for the first DVD, which had only two. The DVDs were released between July 25, 2007 and March 26, 2008 by Aniplex
. FUNimation received the license for the series in Region 1 and has released two DVDs compilation with another coming in the future. The first English DVD was released on November 25, 2008 and the second and third DVDs were released on January 20, 2009 and March 10, 2009 respectively. Volume 4 was released on May 5, 2009 with Volume 5 released on June 23, 2009.
The episodes have four pieces of theme music
: two opening themes and two ending themes. "Howling" by Abingdon Boys School
served as the opening theme for the first fourteen episodes, while episodes fifteen through twenty-three and episode twenty-five had "Kakusei Heroism (The Hero Without a "Name")" by An Cafe
as the opening. Episode twenty-four had no opening theme. by Rie fu
served as the ending theme for the first fourteen episodes and "Dreams
" by High and Mighty Color
was the ending theme for the last ten. The last episode, episode twenty-five, had no ending theme.
(OVA) that focuses on the romantic relationships between characters. Like the last episodes, the OVA had An Cafe's "Kakusei Heroism (The Hero Without A "Name")" as its opening theme and High and Mighty Color's "Dreams" as its ending theme.
Darker than Black
is an anime television series, created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones. It premiered across Japan from April 5, 2007 on MBS, TBS, and its affiliated broadcast stations, with its satellite television premiere in Japan on Animax in May 2007. The music for the series is...
is a Japanese anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series directed and written by Tensai Okamura, animated by Bones
Bones (studio)
is a Japanese anime studio. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club and two adaptions of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga along with Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto and...
, and produced by Aniplex
Aniplex
, formerly known as Sony Pictures Entertainment Visual Works Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment Visual Works Inc., is a Japanese anime and music production and distribution enterprise owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and established in January 1997...
that originally aired 25 episodes from April 5, 2007 to September 27, 2007. Darker than Black was originally written for anime form and is not based on any other media. However, a manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
has been created based on it. The series tells of the exploits of Hei and his Syndicate comrades operating in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo in his pursuit to discover the secrets behind the Hell's Gate.
The series premiered on Tokyo Broadcasting System
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
, Mainichi Broadcasting System
Mainichi Broadcasting System
is a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...
, and their affiliated stations on April 5, 2007 and ran until September 27, 2007. The series also aired on Animax
Animax
is a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. A subsidiary of Japanese media conglomerate Sony, it is headquartered in in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios...
from May 8, 2007 to October 23, 2007. It was then released to nine DVDs, each containing three episodes, except for the first DVD, which had only two. The DVDs were released between July 25, 2007 and March 26, 2008 by Aniplex
Aniplex
, formerly known as Sony Pictures Entertainment Visual Works Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment Visual Works Inc., is a Japanese anime and music production and distribution enterprise owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and established in January 1997...
. FUNimation received the license for the series in Region 1 and has released two DVDs compilation with another coming in the future. The first English DVD was released on November 25, 2008 and the second and third DVDs were released on January 20, 2009 and March 10, 2009 respectively. Volume 4 was released on May 5, 2009 with Volume 5 released on June 23, 2009.
The episodes have four pieces of theme music
Theme music
Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...
: two opening themes and two ending themes. "Howling" by Abingdon Boys School
Abingdon boys school
Abingdon Boys School, stylized as abingdon boys school and abbreviated as a.b.s, is a Japanese rock band fronted by Takanori Nishikawa....
served as the opening theme for the first fourteen episodes, while episodes fifteen through twenty-three and episode twenty-five had "Kakusei Heroism (The Hero Without a "Name")" by An Cafe
An Cafe
is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 2003 and signed to the independent label Loop Ash. They are an oshare kei band, but now describe themselves as "Harajuku Dance Rock". The group has released five full-length albums and three EPs...
as the opening. Episode twenty-four had no opening theme. by Rie fu
Rie fu
, born on January 11, 1985, in Tokyo, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She resides in Tokyo but frequently travels to the United Kingdom to record and promote her work.-Personal life:...
served as the ending theme for the first fourteen episodes and "Dreams
Dreams (High and Mighty Color song)
"Dreams" is the 10th single by High and Mighty Color, it was released on August 1, 2007.-Overview:"Dreams" is the first single from the band since January 2007 and their first since "Over" to contain more than one B-side...
" by High and Mighty Color
High and Mighty Color
High and Mighty Color was a Japanese metal band active from 2003 to 2010. They notably had two vocalists; a male and a female.- Formation and Anti-Nobunaga :...
was the ending theme for the last ten. The last episode, episode twenty-five, had no ending theme.
Episode listing
OVA
The ninth and final DVD included an unaired original video animationOriginal video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
(OVA) that focuses on the romantic relationships between characters. Like the last episodes, the OVA had An Cafe's "Kakusei Heroism (The Hero Without A "Name")" as its opening theme and High and Mighty Color's "Dreams" as its ending theme.
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