Although short at times, it is after all not a shounen series, they are excellent none the less. The fights of Darker than Black are done very well and are very fluid. Each character is completely unique and unlike some other shows with several similar looking characters, Darker than Black does an excellent job of giving each character an unique style and a winning personality. The animation and art style of Darker than Black are superb. It is a very unique telling of the story and hard to put into words, but that isn't a bad thing. scene and generally following a certain group of characters, but can focus on other characters as the protagonists for an entire arc. The main story is told through an omnipotent point of view with the 'camera man' being at the Payment is anything from smoking a cigarette to writing a poem.

The nature of the contract however requires them to give back each time they use their power. Contractors are people who have entered into a contract with an unknown force and gained a unique power in return. The mysterious appearance of these gates brought with them the Contractors. Darker than Black takes place in a near future world where two gates appeared, Heaven's Gate and Hell's Gate. Called 'Black Reaper' in the underground world, Hei, like his associates, undertakes missions for the mysterious and ruthless Syndicate while slowly peeling back the dark layers covering a nefarious plot that threatens the very existence of Contractors.įrom the mind of Tensai Okamura comes a sci-fi thriller taking the form of a subtle exposé on a war in which political positions and justice have no sway-a war waged exclusively in the shadows.ĭarker than Black, what an adventure it has been. In the Japanese city surrounding Hell’s Gate, Section 4 Chief Misaki Kirihara finds herself at odds with an infamous Contractor codenamed Hei. With the appearance of the Gates emerged Contractors, who, in exchange for their humanity, are granted supernatural abilities.

Their purposes unknown, these Gates are spaces in which the very laws of physics are ignored. It has been 10 years since Heaven's Gate appeared in South America and Hell's Gate appeared in Japan, veiling the once familiar night sky with an oppressive skyscape.

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