Darker than Black (TV)
Alternative title:
Brama Piekieł (Polish)
Darker than BLACK - Kuro no Keiyakusha (Japanese)
Darker than BLACK -흑의 계약자- (Korean)
Darker than BLACK ‐黒の契約者‐ (Japanese)
Темнее черного (Russian)
흑의 계약자 (Korean)
Genres: supernatural
Themes: superpowers
Objectionable content: Intense
Copyright notice: ©BONES•Tensai Okamura / DTB Committee•MBS
Plot Summary: In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is one of the most powerful of these psychic agents, and along with his blind associate, Yin, works for one of the many rival agencies vying to unlock the mysteries of Hell's Gate.
Ratings: 5335 ratings have been given [details]
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage:
2007-04-05 to 2007-09-27
2008-10-01 (Spain - Buzz Channel)
2009-08-08 (Cityvibe Latin America)
Release dates: We have 18
Opening Theme:
#1: "HOWLING" by abingdon boys school (eps 1-14)
#2: "Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without A Name~" by An Cafe (eps 15-23,25)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Tsukiakari" by Rie fu (eps 1-14)
#2: "Dreams" by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR (eps 15-24)
Official website:
Darker than BLACK (Japanese)
DARKER THAN BLACK ―黒の契約者― MBS公式サイト (Japanese)
Links: We have 3
Trivia: We have 9
Reviews:
Darker Than Black DVDs 4-6 (Sep 19, 2009)
Darker than BLACK DVD 3 (Apr 3, 2009)
Darker Than Black DVD 2 (Mar 21, 2009)
Darker than BLACK DVD 1 (Nov 26, 2008)
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| Blu-ray (Region A) |
| Darker than Black - Complete First Season [ Edition] (Blu-ray) 2015-05-26 (from $249.99) |
| DVD (Region 1) |
| Darker than Black (DVD 1) 2008-11-25 (from $17.00) |
| Darker than Black - w/ Artbox (DVD 1) 2008-11-25 (from $89.99) |
| Darker than Black (DVD 2) 2009-01-20 (from $13.94) |
| Darker than Black (DVD 3) 2009-03-10 (from $24.99) |
| Darker than Black (DVD 4) 2009-05-05 (from $44.99) |
| Darker than Black (DVD 5) 2009-06-23 (from $51.26) |
| Darker than Black (DVD 6) 2009-08-11 (from $148.99) |
| Darker than Black - The Complete First Season (DVD 1-4) 2010-03-23 |
| Darker than Black - The Complete First Season [v2] (DVD 1-4) 2010-05-04 (from $184.97) |
| Darker than Black - The Complete First Season [Anime Classics] (DVD 1-4) 2011-04-19 (from $113.25) |
| DVD (Region 2) |
| Darker than Black - Parts 1 & 2 (DVD) 2009-08-31 |
| Darker than Black - Parts 3 & 4 (DVD) 2009-11-02 |
| Darker than Black - Parts 5 & 6 (DVD) 2009-12-28 |
| Darker than Black - Complete Collection (DVD) 2010-04-05 |
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Director: Tensai Okamura
Script:
Kurasumi Sunayama (5 episodes
eps 9-10, 17-18, 24
)Shinsuke Ōnishi (7 episodes
eps 7-8, 13-14, 19-20, 23
)Shōtarō Suga (7 episodes
eps 5-6, 11-12, 21-22, 25
)Yuuichi Nomura (eps 3-4, 15-16) Storyboard:
Tensai Okamura (OP1; ED1-2; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 12, 16, 22, 24-25
)Tomoki Kyoda (eps 5, 11, 23) Episode Director:
Daisuke Chiba (OP2; 4 episodes
eps 11, 16, 20, 24
)Shingo Kaneko (5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 14, 19
)Takebumi Anzai (6 episodes
eps 2, 5, 9, 13, 17, 23
)Tomoko Hiramuki (ep 4) Music: Yōko Kanno
Original creator: Tensai Okamura
Original Character Design: Yuji Iwahara
Character Design: Takahiro Komori
Art Director: Takashi Aoi
Chief Animation Director: Takahiro Komori
Animation Director:
Hideto Komori (4 episodes
eps 8, 15, 21, 24
)Kumiko Takahashi (4 episodes
eps 7, 13, 19, 24
)Yoshiyuki Kodaira (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 16, 23
)Yuriko Ishii (eps 6, 12, 22) Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
Director of Photography: Yoshiyuki Takei
2nd Key Animation: Satomi Yamanaka (ep 2)
Color design: Nobuko Mizuta
Design: Takayuki Yanase
Editing Assistant: Wataru Takahashi
Finish Check: Shiho Okamiya (ep 7)
Key Animation:
Hiromi Muranaka (4 episodes
eps 8, 14, 18, 25
)Hitomi Odashima (5 episodes
eps 16, 19-20, 24-25
)Ryousuke Sekiguchi (7 episodes
eps 2-3, 5, 16, 19, 24-25
)Takashi Murai (OP2; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 10, 13, 18, 23, 26
)Tomoyuki Ōshita (4 episodes
eps 7, 13, 21, 24
)Yūichi Nakazawa (4 episodes
eps 5, 8, 15, 18
)Yuriko Ishii (ep 1) Music Performance: Otohiko Fujita (Horn)
Programming: Mutsuko Fujii
Recording: Tetsuya Satake
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Manager: Nobue Yoshinaga
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3D Direction: Bones Photography Dept.
Animation Production: BONES
Art Design: H・E・D WORKS
Background Design: Green
Editing: Jay Film
Finish Check: Studio Road (ep 4)
HD Editing: Q-Tec
Original Creator: BONES
Production Cooperation: Actas
Recording Studio: Tokyo TV Center
Sound Effects: Sound Box
Sound Production: Fonishia
special effects: Marix
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ADR Director: Zach Bolton
Executive producer: Gen Fukunaga
ADR Engineer: Peter Hawkinson
Blu-Ray Editor: Jeremy Jimenez
Blu-Ray Menu Audio: Austin Black
Blu-Ray Producer: Clarine Harp
DVD Editing: Jeremy Jimenez
DVD Menu Audio: Duane Deering
DVD Menu Design: TJ Larson
DVD Producer: Clarine Harp
Head Writer: John Burgmeier
Line Producer: Zach Bolton
Mix Engineer: Nathanael Harrison
Production Supervision: Susie Nixon (Blu-ray)
Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams
Video Post-Production Coordinator: Margaret Yabs (eps 11-26)
Video Post-Production Manager: Matthew O'Hara (Blu-ray)
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ADR Production: FUNimation Studios
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Screen Inserts: Tasio Alonso (Spain dub)
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Dubbing Studio: Cristal Media (Spain dub)
Internet Streaming: Vitanime.tv (subtitled)
Translation: Traducciones Imposibles (Spain dub)
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Dialogbuch: Fritz Rott
Disposition: Martina Eckert
Mixing And Postproduction Engineer: Willi Grossmann
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Translation: Weronika Staniszewska
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