List of Darker than Black episodes

Darker than Black is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones. The series was broadcast for twenty-five episodes on MBS, TBS and their affiliated stations from April 6 to September 28, 2007.^[1][2][a]

A sequel, titled Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor was broadcast for twelve episodes from October 9 to December 25, 2009.^[3][4][b]

A sidesequel to Darker than Black and a prequel to Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor, titled Darker than Black: Gaiden, was included on the second, fourth, sixth and eighth collected Blu-ray and DVD sets of Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor released from January 27 to July 21, 2010.^[5][6][7][8]

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
1	25 + 1		April 6, 2007 (2007-04-06)	September 28, 2007 (2007-09-28)	MBS
2	12		October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)	December 25, 2009 (2009-12-25)

Episode list

Darker than Black (2007)

Main article: Darker than Black (season 1)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [1][2]	English air date
1	"The Fallen Star of a Contract (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Keiyaku no Hoshi wa Nagareta (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 契約の星は流れた(前編))	Tensai Okamura	Tensai Okamura	April 6, 2007 (2007-04-06)	June 16, 2010
2	"The Fallen Star of a Contract (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Keiyaku no Hoshi wa Nagareta (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 契約の星は流れた(後編))	Takefumi Anzai	Tensai Okamura	April 13, 2007 (2007-04-13)	June 17, 2010
3	"A New Star Shines in the Dawn Sky (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Shinsei wa Shinonome no Sora ni Kirameku (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 新星は東雲の空に煌く(前編))	Shingo Kaneko	Yuuichi Nomura	April 20, 2007 (2007-04-20)	June 18, 2010
4	"A New Star Shines in the Dawn Sky (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Shinsei wa Shinonome no Sora ni Kirameku (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 新星は東雲の空に煌く(後編))	Tomoko Hiramuki	Yuuichi Nomura	April 30, 2007 (2007-04-30)	June 21, 2010
5	"Red Giant over Eastern Europe (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Saiyaku no Akaki Yume wa Tōō ni Kiete (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 災厄の紅き夢は東欧に消えて(前編))	Takefumi Anzai	Shōtarō Suga	May 4, 2007 (2007-05-04)	June 22, 2010
6	"Red Giant over Eastern Europe (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Saiyaku no Akaki Yume wa Tōō ni Kiete (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 災厄の紅き夢は東欧に消えて(後編))	Hideyo Yamamoto	Shōtarō Suga	May 11, 2007 (2007-05-11)	June 23, 2010
7	"The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Summer Rain (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Samidare ni Kuchinashi wa Kaori o Hanachi (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 五月雨にクチナシは香りを放ち(前編))	Shingo Kaneko	Shinsuke Onishi	May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18)	June 24, 2010
8	"The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Summer Rain (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Samidare ni Kuchinashi wa Kaori o Hanachi (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 五月雨にクチナシは香りを放ち(後編))	Kei Tsunematsu	Shinsuke Onishi	May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25)	June 25, 2010
9	"The White Dress, Stained with the Girl's Dreams and Blood (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Junpaku no Doresu wa Shōjo no Yume to Chi ni Somaru (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 純白のドレスは少女の夢と血に染まる(前編))	Takefumi Anzai	Kurasumi Sunayama	June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01)	June 28, 2010
10	"The White Dress, Stained with the Girl's Dreams and Blood (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Junpaku no Doresu wa Shōjo no Yume to Chi ni Somaru (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 純白のドレスは少女の夢と血に染まる(後編))	Shingo Kaneko	Kurasumi Sunayama	June 8, 2007 (2007-06-08)	June 29, 2010
11	"When One Takes Back What Was Lost Within the Wall (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Kabe no Naka, Nakushita Mono o Torimodosu Toki (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 壁の中、なくしたものを取り戻すとき(前編))	Daisuke Chiba	Shōtarō Suga	June 15, 2007 (2007-06-15)	June 30, 2010
12	"When One Takes Back What Was Lost Within the Wall (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Kabe no Naka, Nakushita Mono o Torimodosu Toki (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 壁の中、なくしたものを取り戻すとき(後編))	Hideyo Yamamoto	Shōtarō Suga	June 22, 2007 (2007-06-22)	July 1, 2010
13	"A Heart Unswaying on the Water's Surface (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Gin'iro no Yoru, Kokoro wa Suimen ni Yureru Koto Naku (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 銀色の夜、心は水面に揺れることなく(前編))	Takefumi Anzai	Shinsuke Onishi	June 29, 2007 (2007-06-29)	July 2, 2010
14	"A Heart Unswaying on the Water's Surface (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Gin'iro no Yoru, Kokoro wa Suimen ni Yureru Koto Naku (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 銀色の夜、心は水面に揺れることなく(後編))	Shingo Kaneko	Shinsuke Onishi	July 6, 2007 (2007-07-06)	July 5, 2010
15	"Memories of Betrayal in an Amber Smile (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Uragiri no Kioku wa Kohakuiro no Hohoemi (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 裏切りの記憶は琥珀色の微笑み(前編))	Satoshi Toba	Yuuichi Nomura	July 13, 2007 (2007-07-13)	July 6, 2010
16	"Memories of Betrayal in an Amber Smile (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Uragiri no Kioku wa Kohakuiro no Hohoemi (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 裏切りの記憶は琥珀色の微笑み(後編))	Daisuke Chiba	Yuuichi Nomura	July 20, 2007 (2007-07-20)	July 7, 2010
17	"A Love Song Sung from a Trash Heap (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Hakidame de Rabu Songu o Utau (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 掃きだめでラブソングを歌う(前編))	Takefumi Anzai	Kurasumi Sunayama	July 27, 2007 (2007-07-27)	July 8, 2010
18	"A Love Song Sung from a Trash Heap (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Hakidame de Rabu Songu o Utau (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 掃きだめでラブソングを歌う(後編))	Eiichi Kuboyama	Kurasumi Sunayama	August 3, 2007 (2007-08-03)	July 9, 2010
19	"Dreaming Shallow, Uninebriated (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Asaki Yumemishi, Yoi mo Sezu (Zenpen)" (Japanese: あさき夢見し、酔いもせず(前編))	Shingo Kaneko	Shinsuke Onishi	August 10, 2007 (2007-08-10)	July 12, 2010
20	"Dreaming Shallow, Uninebriated (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Asaki Yumemishi, Yoi mo Sezu (Kōhen)" (Japanese: あさき夢見し、酔いもせず(後編))	Daisuke Chiba	Shinsuke Onishi	August 17, 2007 (2007-08-17)	July 13, 2010
21	"City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Shukusei no Machi wa Namida ni Nurete (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 粛正の街は涙に濡れて(前編))	Satoshi Toba	Shōtarō Suga	August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31)	July 14, 2010
22	"City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Shukusei no Machi wa Namida ni Nurete (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 粛正の街は涙に濡れて(後編))	Hideyo Yamamoto	Shōtarō Suga	September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07)	July 15, 2010
23	"God is In His Heaven" Transliteration: "Kami wa Ten ni Imashi" (Japanese: 神は天にいまし)	Takefumi Anzai	Shinsuke Onishi	September 14, 2007 (2007-09-14)	July 16, 2010
24	"Meteor Shower" Transliteration: "Ryūseiu" (Japanese: 流星雨)	Daisuke Chiba	Kurasumi Sunayama	September 21, 2007 (2007-09-21)	July 19, 2010
25	"Does the Reaper Dream of Darkness Darker than Black?" Transliteration: "Shinigami no Miru Yume wa, Kuro yori Kurai Kurayami ka?" (Japanese: 死神の見る夢は、黒より暗い暗闇か?)	Tensai Okamura	Shōtarō Suga	September 28, 2007 (2007-09-28)	July 20, 2010
26–OVA	"Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom" Transliteration: "Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita" (Japanese: 桜の花の満開の下)	Tensai Okamura	Shōtarō Suga	March 26, 2008 (2008-03-26)[9]	July 30, 2010

Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (2009)

Main article: List of Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	English air date
27	1	"Black Cats Do Not Dream of Stars" Transliteration: "Kuroneko wa Hoshi no Yume o Minai" (Japanese: 黒猫は星の夢を見ない)	Tensai Okamura	Tensai Okamura	October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)	August 6, 2010
28	2	"Fallen Meteor" Transliteration: "Ochita Ryūsei" (Japanese: 堕ちた流星)	Daisuke Chiba	Hiroyuki Yoshino	October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16)	August 13, 2010
29	3	"Vanishing in a Sea of Ice" Transliteration: "Hyōgen ni Kieru" (Japanese: 氷原に消える)	Koichi Hatsumi	Hiroyuki Yoshino	October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)	August 20, 2010
30	4	"The Ark Adrift on the Lake" Transliteration: "Hakobune wa Kosui ni Tayutau" (Japanese: 方舟は湖水に揺蕩う)	Tarou Iwasaki	Mari Okada	October 30, 2009 (2009-10-30)	August 27, 2010
31	5	"Gunsmoke Blows, Life Flows" Transliteration: "Shōen wa Nagare, Inochi wa Nagare" (Japanese: 硝煙は流れ、命は流れ)	Hideyo Yamamoto	Mari Okada	November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)	September 3, 2010
32	6	"An Aroma Sweet, a Heart Bitter" Transliteration: "Kaori wa Amaku, Kokoro wa Nigaku" (Japanese: 香りは甘く、心は苦く)	Yuriko Sugaya	Mari Okada	November 13, 2009 (2009-11-13)	September 10, 2010
33	7	"The Doll Sings in the Winter Wind" Transliteration: "Kazabana ni ningyou wa utau" (Japanese: 風花に人形は唄う)	Shingo Kaneko	Shinsuke Onishi	November 20, 2009 (2009-11-20)	September 17, 2010
34	8	"Twinkling Sun on a Summer Day" Transliteration: "Natsu no Hi, Taiyō wa Yurete" (Japanese: 夏の日、太陽はゆれて)	Hideki Ito	Shinsuke Onishi	November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27)	September 24, 2010
35	9	"They Met One Day, Unexpectedly" Transliteration: "Deai wa Aru Hi Totsuzen ni" (Japanese: 出会いはある日突然に)	Keisuke Onishi	Shinsuke Onishi	December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04)	October 1, 2010
36	10	"Your Smile on a False Street Corner" Transliteration: "Itsuwari no Machikado ni Kimi no Hohoemi o" (Japanese: 偽りの街角に君の微笑みを)	Nao Higa	Mari Okada	December 11, 2009 (2009-12-11)	October 8, 2010
37	11	"The Sea Floor Dries Up, and the Moon Grows Full" Transliteration: "Suitei wa Kawaki, Tsuki wa Michiru" (Japanese: 水底は乾き、月は満ちる)	Hideyo Yamamoto	Shōtarō Suga	December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18)	October 15, 2010
38	12	"Ark of Stars" Transliteration: "Hoshi no Hakobune" (Japanese: 星の方舟)	Tensai Okamura	Shōtarō Suga	December 25, 2009 (2009-12-25)	October 22, 2010

Notes

1. MBS listed the air dates for the series on Thursday at 25:25, which is Friday at 1:25 a.m. JST.^[1]
2. MBS listed the air dates for the series on Thursday at 25:25, which is Friday at 1:25 a.m. JST.^[3]

References

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