List of Darker than Black episodes

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This is an ongoing episode listing of Darker Than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha, a Japanese anime series created by Tensai Okamura and Bones. It premiered in Japan on April 5, 2007 on MBS, TBS, CBC and its affiliated broadcasting stations.

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#	Title	Original air date

01	"The Star of a Contract Fell… (Part 1)" "Keiyaku no Hoshi wa Nagareta… (Zenpen)" (契約の星は流れた…（前編）)	April 5, 2007
Hei, a powerful Contractor from the Organization who goes by the alias "Li Shengshun", arrives in Tokyo. He comes in contact with another Contractor known as Louis, and kills him after attempting to obtain information from him. Hei then meets a woman named Chiaki Shinoda who is connected with a number of other Contractors. He ends up saving her multiple times from said Contractors.
02	"The Star of a Contract Fell… (Part 2)" "Keiyaku no Hoshi wa Nagareta… (Kōhen)" (契約の星は流れた…（後編）)	April 12, 2007
Hei brings Chiaki back to her apartment but finds that her room has been ransacked by the men who have been chasing her. Chiaki asks to stay in Hei's room for now, and then they go out to eat in a diner. Before long, the men after Chiaki appear and Hei and Chiaki try to run, but Hei gets injured. The next day, Hei has a run in with the Contractors and in the process it is revealed that Chiaki has been dead for some time and the woman he's been helping is a Doll. Hei ends up killing the three Contractors and Chiaki "dies" in the process.
03	"The New Star Twinkles in the Dawn Sky… (Part 1)" "Shinsei wa Shinonome no Sora ni Kirameku… (Zenpen)" (新星は東雲の空に煌く…（前編）)	April 19, 2007
Hei covertly investigates Tahara, the sole survivor of the first expedition into Hell's Gate. He later helps Tahara's daughter Mai, who has a strained relation with her father, when she is nearly caught shoplifting. Hei hangs out with her until morning and the next day they are attacked. Kirihara is informed that a new star has appeared.
04	"The New Star Twinkles in the Dawn Sky… (Part 2)" "Shinsei wa Shinonome no Sora ni Kirameku… (Kōhen)" (新星は東雲の空に煌く…（後編）)	April 26, 2007
Mai, on the run, is kidnapped by people from Meyer & Hilton, Tahara's previous employers, who want his research material. Meanwhile, Tahara reveals to Hei that he has been subduing his daughter's Contractor powers with the help of the seeds of a plant he brought back from the Gate expedition, which have also caused her to turn into a Moratorium. With the seeds' power weakening and no substitute available, Mai is unable to subdue her surfacing powers. Tahara is killed in an attempt to rescue Mai, who turns into a Contractor.
05	"The Red Dream of a Calamity Disappears in Eastern Europe… (Part 1)" "Saiyaku no Akaki Yume wa Tōō ni Kiete… (Zenpen)" (災厄の紅き夢は東欧に消えて…（前編）)	May 3, 2007
Havoc, formerly a feared Contractor but now without her powers, is captured by MI6 Contractors and transported, jointly with the Tokyo police, to a research facility in Tokyo. However, Havoc is kidnapped from the convoy by Hei's team. Hei himself has a hidden agenda regarding Havoc and his missing younger sister.
06	"The Red Dream of a Calamity Disappears in Eastern Europe… (Part 2)" "Saiyaku no Akaki Yume wa Tōō ni Kiete… (Kōhen)" (災厄の紅き夢は東欧に消えて…（後編）)	May 10, 2007
Hei interrogates Havoc as to the whereabouts of Amber and Bai, Hei's younger sister, but Havoc does not know anything useful. She offers to help Hei by approaching the Gate and recovering her memories and powers, but that only leads her to wanting her own death. With the MI6 agents in pursuit, her wish may be granted.
07	"The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain… (Part 1)" "Samidare ni Kuchinashi wa Kaori o Hanachi… (Zenpen)" (五月雨にクチナシは香りを放ち…（前編）)	May 17, 2007
Guy, a private detective, and his partner Kiko, a young girl, are hired by the widow of a cosmetics company executive to search for her lost black cat. They cross paths with Hei, who is on the search of the Contractor killing employers from the very same company. As the two groups continue to peruse in their search, Guy unexpectedly comes across the skeleton of a long dead woman.
08	"The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain… (Part 2)" "Samidare ni Kuchinashi wa Kaori o Hanachi… (Kōhen)" (五月雨にクチナシは香りを放ち…（後編）)	May 24, 2007
Guy continues his investigation, even suspecting his own client of murder, while Hei continues to go after the body-switching Contractor. Mao, who temporarily switches bodies with a crow, nearly drowns in the process.
09	"The Pure White Dress Is Stained by the Girl's Dream and Blood… (Part 1)" "Junpaku no Doresu wa Shōjo no Yume to Chi ni Somaru… (Zenpen)" (純白のドレスは少女の夢と血に染まる…（前編）)	May 31, 2007
Misaki, who is investigating a string of murders, ends up at the birthday party of her highschool classmate, Alice, who is the daughter of the boss of the Hong Kong mafia, Chen Long Tang. The party is actually a cover for an emergency board meeting related to the deaths, and Hei is also in attendance, posing as a waiter. With the Contractor Wei Zhi Jung on her side, Alice eliminates the mafia, but Misaki is also on her list.
10	"The Pure White Dress Is Stained by the Girl's Dream and Blood… (Part 2)" "Junpaku no Doresu wa Shōjo no Yume to Chi ni Somaru… (Kōhen)" (純白のドレスは少女の夢と血に染まる…（後編）)	June 7, 2007
Hei and Misaki barely escape from Alice, but Hei goes his own way after reuniting Misaki with Saitō and goes after the crystal in the stone flower garden. He runs into Wei and loses the crystal in the process. Wei then meets up with Alice, but decides to eliminate her first before going after Misaki and Saitō.
11	"Within the Wall, When You Recover Something Lost… (Part 1)" "Kabe no Naka, Nakushita Mono o Torimodosu Toki… (Zenpen)" (壁の中、なくしたものを取り戻すとき…（前編）)	June 14, 2007
Hei has been asked to infiltrate Pandora Research, which is located in the vicinity of the Gate and retrieve a meteor fragment, which even the CIA is after. There, he meets a man named Nick, and they find that they share the same dream of seeing the real stars.
12	"Within the Wall, When You Recover Something Lost… (Part 2)" "Kabe no Naka, Nakushita Mono o Torimodosu Toki… (Kōhen)" (壁の中、なくしたものを取り戻すとき…（後編）)	June 21, 2007
Hei discovers that Nick is contractor with similar powers to his own. Hei follows Nick into Hell's Gate, where Nick perishes and Hei recovers the meteor fragment.
13	"On a Silver Night, the Heart Does Not Sway on the Water's Surface… (Part 1)" "Gin'iro no Yoru, Kokoro wa Suimen ni Yureru Koto Naku… (Zenpen)" (銀色の夜、心は水面に揺れることなく…（前編）)	June 28, 2007
Many years ago Kirsi (Yin) is playing the piano under the watch of her teacher, Kastinen. In the present Yin has apparently run away. Guy and Kiko are asked by Kastinen to look for Yin.
14	"On a Silver Night, the Heart Does Not Sway on the Water's Surface… (Part 2)" "Gin'iro no Yoru, Kokoro wa Suimen ni Yureru Koto Naku… (Kōhen)" (銀色の夜、心は水面に揺れることなく…（後編）)	July 5, 2007
The syndicate orders Huang and Hei to kill Yin. But, Yin decides to continue working with Hei and the others. Yin then displays emotions by crying. Hei stuns Kastinen, and then on Yin's approval erases his memory.
15	"The Memory of Betrayal Is an Amber-Colored Smile… (Part 1)" "Uragiri no Kioku wa Kohakuiro no Hohoemi… (Zenpen)" (裏切りの記憶は琥珀色の微笑み…（前編）)	July 12, 2007
April spots Amber and Maki, two operatives of the Evening Primrose, and ends up in a non-fatal explosion. Meanwhile, a chain of bombings occur, the culprit being Maki, that allows the Evening Primrose to steal the meteor fragment. November 11, wanting revenge, chases down Amber. Hei, also wanting revenge, chases after her as well.
16	"The Memory of Betrayal Is an Amber-Colored Smile… (Part 2)" "Uragiri no Kioku wa Kohakuiro no Hohoemi… (Kōhen)" (裏切りの記憶は琥珀色の微笑み…（後編）)	July 19, 2007
The Stargazer of the Astronomical Bureau finally speaks, giving vague information on the Evening Primrose. November 11 kills Maki in a final showdown as Hei finally reaches Amber, who has taken Yin. Misaki also arrives at their location, but, with the help of Amber's contract, everyone escapes.
17	"I'll Sing a Love Song at the Garbage Dump… (Part 1)" "Hakidame de Rabu Songu o Utau… (Zenpen)" (掃きだめでラブソングを歌う…（前編）)	July 26, 2007
Hei meets Sakurai Kenji of the Nakazawa Group, a clumsy yet ambitious young man. New characters are introduced who live in Hei's apartment building. Later, Kenji is given the assignment of taking care of a doll by his boss. Hei, Mao, Yin, and Huang try to find the doll, who is conveniently in the hands of Kenji.
18	"I'll Sing a Love Song at the Garbage Dump… (Part 2)" "Hakidame de Rabu Songu o Utau… (Kōhen)" (掃きだめでラブソングを歌う…（後編）)	August 2, 2007
Kenji falls for the doll, and they try to run away together with Hei's help. While out shopping, Hei is nearly identified by Kirihara Misaki as BK201, but Misaki doesn't see the relation between Li Shunsheng and BK201. Later, Kenji is caught and nearly killed by the boss, his brother, when Hei saves him. Kenji and the doll successfully run away.
19	"Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams, and Falling Drunk… (Part 1)" "Asaki Yumemishi, Yoi mo Sezu… (Zenpen)" (あさき夢見し、酔いもせず…（前編）)	August 9, 2007
Hei is sent to infiltrate a religious organization and kill the Prophet, Alma. He is aided by an insider, another Contractor by the name of Shihoko whom Huang appears to know. Amagiri and Alma appear to be in cahoots with Alma providing him with dolls. A well-meant mistake on Huang's part leads to Shihoko's capture.
20	"Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams, and Falling Drunk… (Part 2)" "Asaki Yumemishi, Yoi mo Sezu… (Kōhen)" (あさき夢見し、酔いもせず…（後編）)	August 16, 2007
The Organization orders Huang to kill Shihoko, and as a secondary directive secretly orders Mao and Hei to kill them and Alma if Huang fails. In Huang's past we see him falling for Shihoko, and then Shihoko killing his then police partner Isozaki. Isozaki's wife's memory is wiped by the ME, and Huang is drafted into the Syndicate. He is unable to kill Shihoko, and asks Hei to kill them both. Hei tries to help them run away while Mao refuses to have any involvement. When they arrive at the docks to wait for a boat, Shihoko sees someone from the Syndicate and realizes they cannot escape. For love of Huang she runs into the path of an oncoming truck and dies.
21	"The City of Regulations Is Moistened by Tears… (Part 1)" "Shukusei no Machi wa Namida ni Nurete… (Zenpen)" (粛正の街は涙に濡れて…（前編）)	August 30, 2007
A doctor is abducted by agents of the EPR, while the American embassy in Tokyo suffers attack from Hei and his team. A new contractor with the power to teleport herself and others appears as a double agent for the EPR. Wei Zhi Jung reappears, but is scarred from his last encounter with Hei. Misaki enters the embassy compound only to be detained by PANDORA, and Mao is discovered by Amber. November 11 leaves the MI6 for the EPR.
22	"The City of Regulations Is Moistened by Tears… (Part 2)" "Shukusei no Machi wa Namida ni Nurete… (Kōhen)" (粛正の街は涙に濡れて…（後編）)	September 6, 2007
Mao is taken by Amber to the headquarters of the EPR. While there, Amber calls a meeting for all of the EPR's contractors, including Mao, and the Doctor. She reveals that there was a plan to destroy the South American gate, which would have led to the eventual disappearance of all world-wide contractors. The Doctor notes that the plan was interrupted by a mysterious blue light. November 11 meets the head of East Asian MI6 operations, who is revealed to be a member of the Syndicate, and they kill each other. Hei attacks the EPR to rescue Mao. Hei uses his powers on Amber while Amber activates her meteor shard, resulting in the illumination of the whole building in a blue light.
23	"God's in His Heaven…" "Kami wa Ten ni Imashi…" (神は天にいまし…)	September 13, 2007
Eric Nishijima is using a particle accelerator to wipe out the contractors. Amber gathers numerous contractors to destroy the accelerator, and dolls to be used for some other unknown reason. Nijishima, revealed to work with the Syndicate, places a phone call to eliminate Hei and his team. Amber sends a message to Hei via Wei, telling him to meet her in the Gate. Hei agrees and thus Huang, Mao, and Yin assist Hei to infiltrate Hell's Gate with Wei's guidance.
24	"Meteor Shower" "Ryūseiu" (流星雨)	September 20, 2007
Hei's team, on the orders of Eric Nishijima, has been kicked out of the syndicate and contracts taken on all their lives. Misaki discovers that the "syndicate" is really a collaboration between intelligence agencies of multiple countries and that she herself has been an unknowing member. Hei, Yin, and Mao infilitrate Hell's Gate while Huang detonates a suicide bomb for distraction. Mao is disconnected from the Syndicate's network and his feral cat behavior takes over and runs away. The EPR's contractors attack the gate, leaving the focus open for Hei and Yin. The syndicate takes out the EPR's doll system, leaving Hei with only Yin for guidance as they head towards the conclusion of the story.
25	"Is the Dream That a God of Death Has a Darkness Darker Than Black?" "Shinigami no Miru Yume wa, Kuro yori Kurai Kurayami ka?" (死神の見る夢は、黒より暗い暗闇か？)	September 27, 2007
After meeting with Amber, Hei learns that against common knowledge Contractors can become more humane than was thought to be possible. Realizing his own position between the world of contractors and humans, Hei has to make the decisive choice for both. With final farewells to his past comrades inside the Gate, and their support behind his back, Hei's decision brings new future for the world.

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#	Title	Original release date

26	"Beneath the Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms" "Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita" (桜の花の満開の下)	March 26, 2008 (DVD OVA)
Mayu Otsuka works at the 4th Foreign Affairs Department in the Japanese National Police Agency as a liaison officer with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. She wrote a story about a masked man that supposedly seemed to be a dream, but she isn't sure. Hei and his comrades got themselves a new task and are looking for a numeric password with a sample. A contractor took it from the Gate and buried it under a blossom tree. As events unfold, Mayu seems to fall in love with Hei, while Saitou struggles to confess his feelings for Kirihara.