Episodes: 25

Year: 2007

Status: Complete, Licensed by FUNimation

Darker Than Black Official Site (Japanese)

Darker Than Black Official Site (U.S)

Rating: Great

Review: Life in Tokyo drastically changed with the appearance of a territory known as “Hell’s Gate”. Its appearance changed the sky and landscape as we know it. Stars in the sky were replaced with fake stars and one could no longer see the heavenly bodies. A giant wall loomed over the city separating Tokyo from the other side. At the same time, beings known as Contractors appeared in the city. They are beings with superhuman powers, who have no emotions and live only to kill. Their existence changed the politics of the world as countries used them for assassinations, covert operations etc. Darker than Black follows the journey of a Contractor by the name of Li ShengShun who works for the mysterious Syndicate. Far from being a normal Contractor, Li ShengShun also known as Hei, is sought after by Kirihara Misaki of the Police. Together with his team, they go on dangerous adventures and missions to complete their job for the Syndicate.

Darker than Black is a very compelling anime. The storyline is creative and original while the plot itself is dark. There is a very gory and violent side to this anime alongside some fantastic action. As the characters develop and more is revealed about the Contractors and Hei’s past, the mystery surrounding Hell’s Gate only deepens. I like the intensity of this anime and the two episode long adventures/story remind of the way Cowboy Bebop was set up. Finally last but not least, the soundtrack is great and is pretty much the icing on the cake for this one! Don’t miss watching Darker than Black!

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