Darker than Black: Origins
Also known as Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha Gaiden
DARKER THAN BLACK -黒の契約者- 外伝
Tells the story of what happened to Yin and Hei between the first and second series.
OVA anime, 4 episodes, Winter 2010, bones. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio bones. Genres: Action, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi. Season: Winter 2010.
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Characters and voice cast
- Hei (黒) - main character, voiced by Hidenobu Kiuchi (木内秀信); English dub: Jason Liebrecht
- Yin (銀) - main character, voiced by Misato Fukuen (福圓美里); English dub: Brina Palencia
- Mina Hazuki (葉月水無) - supporting character, voiced by Mitsuki Saiga (斎賀みつき); English dub: Kara Edwards
- Oreille (マダム・オレイユ) - supporting character, voiced by Kaho Kouda (幸田夏穂); English dub: Jennifer Green
- Youko Sawasaki (沢崎照子) - supporting character, voiced by Kozue Yoshizumi (吉住梢); English dub: Tia Ballard
- Amagiri - supporting character, voiced by Takuya Kirimoto (桐本拓哉); English dub: Travis Willingham
- Claude - supporting character, voiced by Tetsuya Iwanaga (岩永哲哉); English dub: Johnny Yong Bosch
- Xiao Jie - supporting character, voiced by Junko Minagawa (皆川純子); English dub: Dana Schultes
Staff
- Original Character Design: Yuuji Iwahara (岩原裕二)
- Music: Yasushi Ishii (石井妥師)
- Theme Song Performance: Yasushi Ishii (石井妥師)
- Storyboard (ep 3): Hiroyuki Nishimura (西村博之)
- Storyboard (ep 2): Tetsuya Yanagisawa (柳沢哲也 )
- Assistant Animation Director (eps 1-2): Yuriko Ishii (石井百合子)
- Key Animation (ep 4): Yutaka Nakamura (中村豊)
- Key Animation (eps 1-2): Takahiro Shikama (鹿間貴裕)
- Key Animation (ep 3): Hiroyuki Ookaji (大梶博之)
- Key Animation (ep 2-3): Hikaru Naraoka (奈良岡光)
- 2nd Key Animation (ep 2): Natsuko Suzuki (鈴木奈都子)
- Executive Producer (English): Gen Fukunaga (福永元)
- ADR Director (English): Zachary Bolton
Production: bones (animation), Square Enix.
AniList members score Darker than Black: Origins 76/100. On their lists: 828 watching, 32,593 completed, 10,789 planning to watch, 293 dropped; 397 favourites.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha Gaiden 1
- Episode 2: Part Two
- Episode 3: Part Three
- Episode 4: Part Four