List of Darker than Black episodes
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Darker than Black: 25 of 25 episodes aired. 18 of 25 episodes have a summary.
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “The Fallen Star of a Contract... (Part 1)”前編) | April 5, 2007 | Aired |
| Li Shanshun, a Chinese student newly arrived in Japan, meets Haraguchi after moving into his apartment building. Later, after watching the stars, he helps her avoid the police and then rescues her from an attempted abduction… Read the full summary → | |||
| 2 | “The Fallen Star of a Contract... (Part 2)”後編) | April 12, 2007 | Aired |
| As Li and Haraguchi evade Alan and the other Contractors, she tells him that her real name is Chiaki Shinoda and that she can pass along information she received from Rui. Li retrieves the information, then leaves Chiaki behind. Read the full summary → | |||
| 3 | “A New Star Shines in the Dawn Sky... (Part 1)”前編) | April 19, 2007 | Aired |
| After the Gate appears, an expedition enters to investigate it, and Tahara is the sole survivor. He now tends to a flower recovered from the Gate while working in his office. Read the full summary → | |||
| 4 | “A New Star Shines in the Dawn Sky... (Part 2)”後編) | April 26, 2007 | Aired |
| Tahara's daughter, Mai, is a Contractor who cannot control her powers. The group pursuing Tahara's research kidnaps Mai and demands the research in exchange for her. Hei becomes involved as the standoff develops. Read the full summary → | |||
| 5 | “Red Giant over Eastern Europe... (Part 1)”前編) | May 3, 2007 | Aired |
| MI-6 captures Havoc, a former deadly Contractor who has lost her powers, and arranges for her to be taken to Tokyo for experiments at the Pandora Institute. Misaki meets Jack Simon, also known as November 11, after seeing a… Read the full summary → | |||
| 6 | “Red Giant over Eastern Europe... (Part 2)”後編) | May 10, 2007 | Aired |
| Hei questions Havoc about Amber and his younger sister, Pai, but she has no useful information. Havoc offers to approach the Gate in hopes of recovering her memories and powers. Instead, she comes to desire death, while MI-6… Read the full summary → | |||
| 7 | “The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Summer Rain... (Part 1)”前編) | May 17, 2007 | Aired |
| Gai and Kiko are hired by a widow to find her lost black cat. During their search, they encounter Hei, who is looking for a Contractor responsible for killing employees from the same company. This leads to further investigation. Read the full summary → | |||
| 8 | “The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Summer Rain... (Part 2)”後編) | May 24, 2007 | Aired |
| While investigating a murder, a detective is attacked by a Contractor who can switch minds and wants his jacket back. Mao tries to steal the jacket by transferring his consciousness into a crow, but the attempt fails and he… Read the full summary → | |||
| 9 | “The White Dress, Stained with the Girl's Dreams and Blood... (Part 1)”前編) | May 31, 2007 | Aired |
| Misaki Kirihara reunites with a former high school classmate at the woman’s birthday party. The gathering is attended secretly by Hei, who has infiltrated the event. Misaki learns that her former classmate and her Contractor… Read the full summary → | |||
| 10 | “The White Dress, Stained with the Girl's Dreams and Blood... (Part 2)”後編) | June 7, 2007 | Aired |
| Hei and Misaki escape from Alice, and Hei steals a crystal from a stone flower garden but loses it to Wei. Wei kills his partner Alice and targets Misaki and Hei. Misaki and Saitou find Alice's body. Read the full summary → | |||
| 11 | “When One Takes Back What Was Lost Within the Wall... (Part 1)”前編) | June 14, 2007 | Aired |
| An explosion occurs at PANDORA headquarters as thieves attempt to steal a meteor fragment. Hei is sent to steal it first. He meets Corinna Moku and Meena Kandaswamy, who help him find the fragment while keeping his Contractor… Read the full summary → | |||
| 12 | “When One Takes Back What Was Lost Within the Wall... (Part 2)”後編) | June 21, 2007 | Aired |
| The mission ends with the deaths of the entire team except Nick. Hei discovers that Nick is a Contractor with a power resembling his own and that Nick possesses the fragment. When Hei confronts him, the two begin fighting. Read the full summary → | |||
| 13 | “A Heart Unswaying on the Water's Surface... (Part 1)”前編) | June 28, 2007 | Aired |
| Hei, Yin, and Mao come under attack from a group of Contractors. When Yin disappears, Hei and Mao search for her while trying to evade their pursuers. Yin’s former piano teacher also asks Kiko to locate her, creating a race… Read the full summary → | |||
| 14 | “A Heart Unswaying on the Water's Surface... (Part 2)”後編) | July 5, 2007 | Aired |
| Eelis Kastinen and Kiko take Yin toward her hometown while Hei receives orders to kill her and learns where she is. The Contractors pursuing Yin continue their search using their own method, forcing Hei to reach her before they… Read the full summary → | |||
| 15 | “Memories of Betrayal in an Amber Smile... (Part 1)”前編) | July 12, 2007 | Aired |
| The Great Dark Spot, a sunspot resembling an eye, is due to appear, recalling the disappearance of the South American Gate during its previous occurrence. As explosions disrupt the city, Hei and a returning agent search for the… Read the full summary → | |||
| 16 | “Memories of Betrayal in an Amber Smile... (Part 2)”後編) | July 19, 2007 | Aired |
| During a confrontation, the returning agent kills Maki, while Hei reaches Amber after she takes Yin. Misaki Kirihara arrives at the same location, but Amber uses her Contract to help everyone escape. Read the full summary → | |||
| 17 | “A Love Song Sung from a Trash Heap... (Part 1)”前編) | July 26, 2007 | Aired |
| Hei meets an awkward but ambitious young man working for the Nakazawa Group. The man is later assigned to look after a doll, prompting Hei, Mao, Yin, and Huang to search for her. Their investigation leads them to the young man… Read the full summary → | |||
| 18 | “A Love Song Sung from a Trash Heap... (Part 2)”後編) | August 2, 2007 | Aired |
| The young man develops feelings for the doll and attempts to flee with her, receiving help from Hei. While shopping, Hei nearly draws Misaki Kirihara’s attention as BK201, although she does not connect Li Shunsheng with that… Read the full summary → | |||
| 19 | “Dreaming Shallow, Uninebriated... (Part 1)”前編) | August 9, 2007 | Aired |
| 20 | “Dreaming Shallow, Uninebriated... (Part 2)”後編) | August 16, 2007 | Aired |
| 21 | “City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears... (Part 1)”前編) | August 30, 2007 | Aired |
| 22 | “City Under Crackdown, Moist with Tears... (Part 2)”後編) | September 6, 2007 | Aired |
| 23 | “God Is In His Heaven...”神は天にいまし... | September 13, 2007 | Aired |
| 24 | “Meteor Shower”流星雨 | September 20, 2007 | Aired |
| 25 | “Does the Reaper Dream of Darkness Darker than Black?”死神の見る夢は、黒より暗い暗闇か? | September 27, 2007 | Aired |