Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor
| Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor | |
|---|---|
 The official DVD cover of Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini as released in Japan only. | |
| No. of episodes | 12 + 4 OVA |
| Release | |
| Original network | MBS |
| Original release | October 8 – December 24, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor is an original Japanese anime series directed and written by Tensai Okamura and produced by Bones. It is a sequel to the 2007 series Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha with most of the crew returning for production duties. The series premiered on TBS, MBS and their affiliated stations from October 8, 2009.[1] The sequel tells of Suō Pavlichenko, a Eurasian girl whose life is changed by a frightful incident regarding a meteor shower, and her subsequent encounter with the assassin Hei, who is still on the run from the Syndicate two years after the events in the previous season.
The series was released on both DVD and Blu-ray beginning from December 23, 2009 with an estimated eight volumes. Each odd-numbered volume contains two series episodes, while an OVA episode known as Darker than Black Gaiden was released along with one series episode in each even-numbered volume. Altogether four OVA episodes, they are side-stories of the main characters Hei and Yin, with the events set in between Kuro no Keiyakusha and Ryūsei no Gemini.[2]
Two pieces of theme music are used: one opening theme and one ending theme. The opening theme "Tsukiakari no Michishirube" (ツキアカリのミチシルベ, lit. "Guidepost of the Moonlight") is sung by the Japanese rock band Stereopony,[3] while the ending theme "From Dusk Till Dawn" is performed by Abingdon Boys School, who previously did the first opening theme for Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha.[3] The OVAs use "Darker than Black" by Yasushi Ishii as the ending theme.
Episode list
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Darker than Black: Gaiden
Four OVAs were released in 2010 which depict events taking place between season 1 and season 2.
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Home media release
- Aniplex
| Vol. | Episodes | Blu-ray / DVD artwork | Release date | Ref. | |
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| 1 | 1, 2 | December 23, 2009 | [4] | ||
| 2 | 3, OVA | January 27, 2010 | [5] | ||
| 3 | 4, 5 | February 24, 2010 | [6] | ||
| 4 | 6, 2nd OVA | March 24, 2010 | [7] | ||
| 5 | 7, 8 | April 21, 2010 | [8] | ||
| 6 | 9, 3rd OVA | May 26, 2010 | [9] | ||
| 7 | 10, 11 | June 23, 2010 | [10] | ||
| 8 | 12, OVA | July 21, 2010 | [11] | ||
References
- General
- "Darker than Black's Story Page" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- Specific
- ^ "放送情報 DARKER THAN BLACK 流星の双子" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "パッケージ情報 DARKER THAN BLACK 流星の双子" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ a b "Official Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini Music Page" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ "DARKER THAN BLACK ― 流星の双子 ― 1" (in Japanese). D-Black. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "DARKER THAN BLACK ― 流星の双子 ― 2" (in Japanese). D-Black. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "DARKER THAN BLACK ― 流星の双子 ― 3". D-Black. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "DARKER THAN BLACK ― 流星の双子 ― 4". D-Black. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "DARKER THAN BLACK ― 流星の双子 ― 5". D-Black. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "DARKER THAN BLACK ― 流星の双子 ― 6". D-Black. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "DARKER THAN BLACK ― 流星の双子 ― 7". D-Black. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "DARKER THAN BLACK ― 流星の双子 ― 8" (in Japanese). D-Black. Retrieved June 22, 2014.