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Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (TV)

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Alternative title:
DARKER THAN BLACK 流星の双子(ジェミニ)- (Japanese)
Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini
Темнее Черного: Близнецы и Падающая Звезда (Russian)
Genres: supernatural
Themes: twins
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Two years have ed since Hei and Yin escaped the Syndicate after the events of the first season. Making their way to Russia, Hei encounters a young girl named Suou Pavlichenko, whose family is gradually pulled into the war between contractors and various intelligence factions. Meanwhile, Misaki Kirihara has quit her position in Foreign Affairs to begin her own investigations into Hei, the Contractors and the Syndicate.
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Ratings: 2286 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 180 votes (sub:134, dub:37, raw:2, ?:1, others:6
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 563 votes (sub:459, dub:87, raw:2, ?:1, others:14
8 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian edited dub
)
 Very good: 712 votes (sub:533, dub:146, raw:6, edit.dub:2, ?:1, others:24
9 Spanish subtitled
5 Russian subtitled
4 Portuguese subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Good: 483 votes (sub:379, dub:70, ?:4, raw:1, others:29
8 Spanish subtitled
7 Russian subtitled
4 Polish subtitled
3 French subtitled
3 Portuguese subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 Turkish subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Decent: 193 votes (sub:140, dub:44, raw:1, others:8
2 Russian subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 60 votes (sub:47, dub:12, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 45 votes (sub:33, dub:10, ?:1, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Weak: 31 votes (sub:28, dub:2, others:1
1 German subtitled
)
 Bad: 15 votes (sub:12, dub:3)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 3918 s, rank: #241 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.746 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.507, rank: #1211 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.640 (Very good−), rank: #1321 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.66 / seen some: 7.61 / won't finish: 4.10)
Bayesian estimate: 7.639 (Very good−), rank: #1016 (of 7635)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2009-10-08 to 2009-12-24
Opening Theme:
"Tsukiakari no Michishirube" (ツキアカリのミチシルベ; "Guidepost of the Moonlight") by Stereopony (eps 2-)
Ending Theme:
"From Dusk Till Dawn" by abingdon boys school
Links: We have 3
Trivia: We have 2
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Blu-ray + DVD combo
    Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor + OVAs (BD+DVD) 2011-11-08 (from $49.56)
    Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor + OVAs (BD+DVD) 2013-05-14 (from $99.00)
    Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor + OVAs [Anime Classics] (BD+DVD) 2015-05-12 (from $300.02)
    Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor + OVAs [Limited Edition] (BD+DVD) 2011-11-08
DVD (Region 2)
    Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor - Complete Collection (DVD) 2011-12-26

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tensai Okamura
Scenario:
Tensai Okamura (ep 1)
Storyboard:
Tensai Okamura (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 9-10, 12
)

Episode Director:
Yuriko Sugaya (ep 6)
Unit Director: Norimitsu Suzuki (ED)
Original creator: Tensai Okamura
Original Character Design: Yuji Iwahara
Character Design: Takahiro Komori
Art Director: Takashi Aoi
Chief Animation Director: Takahiro Komori
Animation Director:
Yuriko Ishii (eps 7, 12)
Art design:
Tomoaki Okada
3D Director: Kōki Ōta
Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
Director of Photography: Tsuyoshi Kanbayashi

2nd Key Animation:
Yukiyoshi Shikiji
3DCGI Operator:
Yoshimasa Komine
Assistant Animation Director:
Yoshiyuki Kohira (eps 4, 11)
Background Art:
Yan Er Su (Feng Animation)
Color Check:
Yukari Goto
Color design:
Yukari Goto (assistance)
Color Key:
Yūko Satō
Design Assistant: Takayuki Yanase
Editing: Masato Furutake (Q-Tec)
Finish Animation:
Shiho Okamiya
HD Editing: Junichi Arai
In-Between Animation:
Hiromi Masuko (6 episodes
eps 1, 5, 7, 9-10, 12
)

Yutaka Araki
In-Between Check:
Koichi Iwanaga
Key Animation:
Hitomi Odashima (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 9, 12
)

Norimitsu Suzuki (ED; 2 episodes
eps 1, 9 uncredited
)

Yasuyuki Kai (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 11-12
)

Yutaka Nakamura (ep 12)
Photography:
Yuriko Hino (BONES Photography Dept.)
Planning: Masahiko Minami
Planning Producer: Koutaro Nakayama
Production Advancement:
Tsutomu Mori (eps 3, 10)
Production Business: Akiko Nikaidō
Production Desk: Atsushi Chiba
Programming:
Yosuke Sekiya
Programming Manager: Izumi Murakami
Promotion:
Yuki Maeda
Promotion Supervisor: Ryoichi Sugiura
Prop Design: Takahiro Yamada
Recording: Tetsuya Satake
Recording Assistant: Shie Ishikura
Russian Language Supervisor: Irina Pryam
Sales Promotion:
Naotaka Ninabe
Setting Production:
Naoyo Yaguchi (assistance)
Sound Producer: Nobue Yoshinaga
Special Effects: Shin Inoie
Theme Song Composition: Hiroshi Shibasaki (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Stereopony (OP)
Ikuya Sawaki as Mao
Kana Hanazawa as Suou Pavlichenko
Kiyomi Asai as July

Houko Kuwashima as Shion Pavlichenko
Kaho Kōda as Madame Oreille
Kenta Miyake as Genma Shizume
Kozue Yoshizumi as Yōko Sawasaki
Mitsuki Saiga as Mina Hazuki
Nana Mizuki as Misaki Kirihara
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo as Gorou Kobayashi
Sanae Kobayashi as Kanami Ishizaki (ep 3)

Akihiko Ishizumi as Bartender (ep 1)
Eisuke Yoda as Ikuta (ep 9)
Emiri Katō as
Advance Notice (ep 8)
Kiko Kayanuma (ep 9)
Erino Hazuki as Mayuko (ep 9)
Gō Inoue as Operator (ep 12)
Hideki Nakanishi as
Adjutant (ep 3)
Repnin's Men (ep 7)
Hinako Sasaki as Girl B (ep 7)
Hiromu Miyazaki as Soldier (ep 3)
Hiroomi Sugino as Cat Cafe Owner (ep 9)
Hiroshi Naka as Informant (ep 4)
Hitomi Nabatame as Rikako (ep 7)
Jōji Nakata as John Smith
Katsuhito Nomura as Norio (eps 4-6)
Katsunosuke Hori as Dr. Pavlichenko
Kei Shindō as Berenice 
Keiko Watanabe as Girl A (ep 4)
Ken'ichirou Sumi as Agent (ep 2)
Kenichi Mochizuki as Conductor (ep 8)
Kenichirō Matsuda as Operator (ep 10)
Kenji Akabane as
Boy A (eps 4, 6)
Researcher (ep 1)
Kouzou Douzaka as Boy B (eps 4, 6)
Marika Hayashi as Michiru (eps 5-6)
Masanori Takeda as Kozlov (ep 2)
Masaya Matsukaze as August 7
Masayuki Omoro as Repnin
Misato Fukuen as
Advance Notice
Yin (eps 2, 12)
Mitsuaki Madono as Golan (ep 1)
Mutsumi Sasaki as CIA Liaison (ep 2)
Narumi Takahira as Ariel
Ooki Sugiyama as
SVR Agent (ep 8)
Teacher (ep 1)
Osamu Saka as Mifune (ep 7)
Ryōta Takeuchi as Tattoo Shop Owner (ep 7)
Ryūichi Azuma as Airport Staff (ep 9)
Sakiko Tamagawa as Asako Makimiya (eps 5, 9-10, 12)
Satomi Moriya as Elena (eps 1, 8)
Satoru Inoue as
Agent B (ep 5)
FSB Official (ep 7)
Shiori Mikami as Girl A (ep 7)
Taiten Kusunoki as Lebanon (eps 4-6)
Takahiko Sakaguma as
Adjutant (ep 2)
No. 3 Institution Contractor (ep 11)
Takahiro Terao as Boy C (ep 4)
Takako Honda as April
Taketoshi Kawano as Organization 3 Staff (ep 11)
Tetsuya Igawa as Apartment manager (ep 9)
Tetsuya Satake as Voice on TV (ep 6)
Tomoko Kawakami as Amber (ep 9)
Tomoyuki Shimura as Yuusuke Saitou (eps 3-4)
Tsuyoshi Aoki as Agent A (ep 5)
Yasunori Matsumoto as
Advance Notice (ep 8)
Gai Kurasawa (ep 9)
Yoriko Nagata as Sascha (eps 1-2, 8)
Yui Ishikawa as Tanya
Yūji Ueda as Ilya Sokolov (ep 7)
Yūtarō Honjō as Nick Hillman (Young)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Yuhodo
Animation Production: BONES
Backgrounds:
Green
Broadcaster:
Tokyo Broadcasting System (2009-10-09)
Editing Studio: Q-Tec
Finish Animation: Wish
In-Between Animation:
Yuhodo
Original Creator: BONES
Production Assistance:
Sakura Create (ep 8)
Theme Song Publishing: Epic Records Japan (ED)
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Zach Bolton
Script:
Blair Rowan (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 11-12
)

Sean Whitley (eps 3, 7-10)
Translation: Steven J. Simmons
Executive producer: Gen Fukunaga
Producer:
Justin Cook

ADR Engineer: Peter Hawkinson
Assistant producer: Michael Harcourt
Blu-Ray Authoring:
Trace Furniss
Blu-Ray Compression:
Jacob Martin
Blu-Ray Editor: Jeremy Jimenez
Blu-Ray Menu Audio: Austin Black
Blu-Ray Menu Design: Kris Pierce
Blu-Ray Producer: Clarine Harp
Blu-Ray Quality Control:
Rob Schindlbeck
Commentary:
Zach Bolton (ep 4)
DVD Authoring:
Trace Furniss
DVD Compression:
Jacob Martin
DVD Editing: Jeremy Jimenez
DVD Menu Audio: Gino Palencia
DVD Menu Design: TJ Larson
DVD Producer: Clarine Harp
DVD Quality Control:
Rob Schindlbeck
Head Writer: John Burgmeier
Lead Video Engineer: Sarah Mueller
Line Producer: Zach Bolton
Mix Engineer: Nathanael Harrison
Post-Production Assistant: Aya Spann
Production Assistant:
Trenton Jons
Production Supervision: Susie Nixon
Senior Video Editor:
Jeremy Jimenez
Subtitling:
Jon Uzzel
Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams
Video Editing:
Robert Bell
Video Engineer:
Christopher Bryan
Video Post-Production Director: Brandon Tyler
Alison Viktorin as Suo Pavlichenko
Cherami Leigh as July

Jason Douglas as Goro Kobayashi
Jennifer Green as Madame Oreille
Kara Edwards as Mina Hazuki
Kate Oxley as Misaki Kirihara
Lindsay Seidel as Shion Pavlichenko
Newton Pittman as Genma Shizume
Tia Ballard as Yoko Sawasaki

Alexis Tipton as Tanya
Amanda Doskocil as Girl B (ep 7)
Anastasia Munoz as Asako Makimiya (eps 5, 9-10)
Brandon Potter as Gai Kurasawa (eps 8-9)
Brian Mathis as Kozlov
Brina Palencia as Yin (ep 12)
Brittney Karbowski as Kiko Kayanuma (eps 8-9)
Bryan Massey as Lebanon (eps 4-6)
Carli Mosier as Mayuko (ep 9)
Christopher Bevins as Ilya Sokolov (ep 7)
Christopher R. Sabat as Yusuke Saito (ep 3)
David Trosko as John Smith
Elise Baughman as Michiru (eps 5-6)
Gregory Lush as August 7 (eps 1-2, 12)
Hilary Couch as Sasha (ep 1)
J. Michael Tatum as Repnin's Subordinate (ep 7)
Justin Pate as Norio (eps 4-6)
Kira Vincent-Davis as Rikako (ep 7)
Laura Bailey as Amber
Leah Clark as Girl A (ep 7)
Luci Christian as
Ariel
Bernice
Micah Solusod as Nika
Michael Chinnici as Goran (ep 1)
Monica Rial as Kanami Ishizaki (ep 3)
Nazia Chaudhry as April (ep 1)
Patrick Seitz as Repnin
R. Bruce Elliot as Yoshimitsu Horai (ep 8)
Sonny Strait as Dr. Mikhail Pavlichenko

English companies
Broadcaster: FUNimation Channel
Distributor:
Manga Entertainment
Internet Streaming:
FUNimation Entertainment (Expired)
Licensed by:
FUNimation Entertainment (Expired)

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