Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha
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Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha

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. Their purposes unknown, these Gates are spaces in which the very laws of physics are ignored. With the appearance of the Gates emerged Contractors, who, in exchange for their humanity, are granted supernatural abilities. In the Japanese city surrounding Hell's Gate, Section 4 Chief Misaki Kirihara finds herself at odds with an infamous Contractor codenamed Hei. 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. From 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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Score 8.04
Status Finished Airing
Format TV
Source Original
Season Spring 2007
Episodes 25
Rating R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Genres Action, Mystery
Studios Bones
Themes Super Power
Audience Pending
Broadcast Apr 6, 2007 to Sep 28, 2007
Route /anime/2025-darker-than-black-kuro-no-keiyakusha

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