Darker than Black

Japanese anime television series
TVSeries anime_television_series Q672014
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Darker than Black

Summary

Darker than Black is an anime television series[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of anime_television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (674 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Darker than Black's instance of is recorded as anime television series[3].
  • Darker than Black's genre is neo-noir[4].
  • Darker than Black's genre is mystery anime and manga[5].
  • Darker than Black's genre is post-apocalyptic anime and manga[6].
  • Darker than Black's genre is love triangle romance[7].
  • Darker than Black's genre is supernatural anime[8].
  • Darker than Black was followed by Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor[9].
  • Darker than Black was performed by Yoko Kanno[10].
  • The original language of Darker than Black was Japanese[11].
  • Darker than Black's Commons category is recorded as Darker than Black[12].
  • Darker than Black was distributed by video on demand[13].
  • Darker than Black's country of origin is recorded as Japan[14].
  • Darker than Black comprises Darker than Black, season 1[15].
  • Darker than Black began on +2007-04-06T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Darker than Black ended on +2007-09-29T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Darker than Black's distributed by is recorded as Hulu[18].
  • Darker than Black's official website is recorded as http://www.d-black.net/[19].
  • Darker than Black's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Darker than Black[20].
  • Darker than Black's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+25'}[21].
  • Darker than Black's topic has template is recorded as Template:Darker than Black[22].
  • Darker than Black's list of episodes is recorded as list of Darker than Black episodes[23].
  • Darker than Black's derivative work is recorded as Darker than Black[24].
  • Darker than Black's derivative work is recorded as Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana[25].
  • Darker than Black's derivative work is recorded as Darker than Black: Gaiden[26].
  • Darker than Black's media franchise is recorded as Darker than Black[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Darker than Black was Yoko Kanno[10].

Publication

The original language of Darker than Black was Japanese[11]. Genres include neo-noir[4], mystery anime and manga[5], post-apocalyptic anime and manga[6], love triangle romance[7], and supernatural anime[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Darker than Black was followed by it: Gemini of the Meteor[9].

Why It Matters

Darker than Black ranks in the top 6% of anime_television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (674 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . anidb.net. anidb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . anidb.net. anidb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . anidb.net. anidb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work Darker than Black, Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana, Darker than Black: Gaiden
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    Has part(s) Darker than Black, season 1
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