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“Side-story episode: Hei hunts buried contractor relics while Kirihara attends cherry blossom festival.”
Darker Than Black Episode 26: Beneath the Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms
DARKER THAN BLACK -黒の契約者- 桜の花の満開の下
7.52
2,017 rank · 146,783 viewers · 194 favorites
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Synopsis
Side-story episode: Hei hunts buried contractor relics while Kirihara attends cherry blossom festival.
A side-story of Darker than Black, also called Episode 26, that takes place during the events of Kuro no Keiyakusha. The Syndicate has another job for Hei and his team. This assignment involves the sought after possessions of a dead contractor, which are believed to have been buried beneath a cherry tree. Meanwhile, Misaki Kirihara and her team plan a trip to the Cherry Blossom festival.
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Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 9 viewers settled on.
89%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.42
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.42 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.56
Running avg · Apr 2008 → May 2020
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This side story delivers a cool narrative that provides a welcome break during Kuro no Keiyakusha, with amusing character interactions between Kiko and Yin that showcase their relationship dynamics...”
- 8 “A fun, crack-filled romp that amusingly skewers fandom culture, but its events are wiped clean by a reset ending, leaving the main series’ unresolved issues untouched. Newcomers will be lost, and...”
- 7 “This OVA delivers another solid mini-arc story with good action scenes, welcome comedy touches, and the franchise's trademark stellar animation and sound design. While it doesn't break new ground,...”
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Short · 78%
Medium · 22%
Long · 0%
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- Format 1 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 23m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2008 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-3528 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Square Enix Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor