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Season 1 – Darker Than Black: Gaiden

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Hei takes orders from the syndicate in Tokyo.

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Tasha Robinson Sci-Fi Weekly 03/22/2019
B+
[It] doesn't bother with either: It tears straight ahead into a series of tightly focused stories that bring up information casually instead of making it the focus of the episodes. Still, there's a steep learning curve in these opening installments. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Zeto O @RT74959512 08/15/2024 Just a masterpiece. Psychology, mystery, combat, interesting plot, interesting characters and with real development, everything is there to make it a masterpiece See more peter m @RT17062669 12/10/2018 The back story printed on the Blue Ray sounds silly, but once you watch the first episode you realise this is much deeper than you may have expected. Not in the same class as GITS SAC, it is nonetheless well worth the watch. If you love cyberpunk, this is up your alley. See more Read all reviews
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Hidenobu Kiuchi

Hei

Misato Fukuen

Yin

Ikuya Sawaki

Mao

Nana Mizuki

Misaki Kirihara

Masaru Ikeda

Actor

Tomoyuki Shimura

Yusuke Saito

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 30, 2010 The Fallen Star of a Contract Hei, a powerful contractor for Li Shengshun arrives in Tokyo. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 1, 2010 The Fallen Star of a Contract Hei brings Chiaki back to her apartment, but finds the room has been ransacked by those chasing her. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 3, 2010 A New Star Shines in the Dawn Sky Hei covertly investigates Tahara, the sole survivor of the first expedition to Hell's Gate. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 13, 2010 A New Star Shines in the Dawn Sky Tahara's previous employers, Meyer and Hilton, kidnap Mai to research his materials. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 15, 2010 Red Giant Over Eastern Europe After a trade between a mafia group and a man goes bad, the man uses his powers to kill the gang. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 17, 2010 Red Giant Over Eastern Europe Hei interrogates Havoc as to the whereabouts of Amber and Bai, Hei's younger sister. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 20, 2010 The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Summer Rain Guy, a private detective, and his partner Kiko, are hired by the widow of a cosmetics company executive to search for her lost black cat. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 22, 2010 The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Summer Rain Guy continues his investigation; Hei continues to go after the body-switching Contractor. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 24, 2010 The White Dress, Stained Misaki investigates a string of murders and ends up at her high school classmate's birthday party. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 27, 2010 The White Dress, Stained Hei and Misaki barely escape from Alice, but Hei goes his own way after reuniting Misaki with Saito. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 29, 2010 When One Takes Back What Was Lost Within the Wall Hei has been asked to infiltrate Pandora Research to retrieve a meteor fragment. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 1, 2010 When One Takes Back What Was Lost Within the Wall Hei discovers that Nick is Contractor with similar powers to his own. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 4, 2010 A Heart Unswaying on the Water`s Surface Kirsi plays the piano under the watch of her teacher, Kastinen. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 6, 2010 A Heart Unswaying on the Water`s Surface The syndicate orders Huang and Hei to kill Yin. Details Episode 15 Aired Oct 8, 2010 Memories of Betrayal in an Amber Smile April spots Amber and Maki and ends up in a non-fatal explosion. Details Episode 16 Aired Oct 11, 2010 Memories of Betrayal in an Amber Smile The Stargazer of the Astronomical Bureau finally gives vague information on the Evening Primrose. Details Episode 17 Aired Oct 13, 2010 A Love Song Sung From a Trash Heap Hei meets Sakurai Kenji of the Nakazawa Group, a clumsy yet ambitious young man. Details Episode 18 Aired Oct 15, 2010 A Love Song Sung From a Trash Heap Kenji falls for the doll, and they try to run away together with Hei's help. Details Episode 19 Aired Oct 18, 2010 Dreaming Shallow, Uninebriated Hei is sent to infiltrate a religious organization and kill the Prophet, Alma. Details Episode 20 Aired Oct 20, 2010 Dreaming Shallow, Uninebriated The Organization orders Huang to kill Shihoko, and secretly orders Mao and Hei to kill them and Alma if Huang fails. Details Episode 21 Aired Oct 22, 2010 City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears A doctor is abducted by agents of the EPR; the American embassy in Tokyo suffers attack from Hei and his team. Details Episode 22 Aired Oct 25, 2010 City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears Mao is taken by Amber to the headquarters of the EPR. Details Episode 23 Aired Oct 27, 2010 God is In His Heaven Eric Nishijima uses a particle accelerator to wipe out the contractors. Details Episode 24 Aired Oct 29, 2010 Meteor Shower Hei's team gets kicked out of the syndicate. Details Episode 25 Aired Nov 1, 2010 Does the Reaper Dream of Darkness Darker Than Black? Hei learns that Contractors can become more humane than was thought to be possible. Details Episode 26 Aired Nov 3, 2010 Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom Mayu Otsuka works at the 4th Foreign Affairs Department in the Japanese National Police Agency. Details

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Darker Than Black: Gaiden — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Tensai Okamura
Network
MBSTVJP
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Action, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Aug 30, 2010