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Darker than Black
-Ryūsei no Gemini- |
"Darker Than Black -Ryūsei no Gemini-" Title
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DARKER THAN BLACK
-流星の双子（ジェミニ）-
(Darker Than Black -Ryūsei no Jemini-) |
| Genre |
Neo-noir, Supernatural |
| TV
anime |
| Darker than Black
-Ryūsei no Gemini- |
| Director |
Tensai Okamura |
| Writer |
Tensai Okamura |
| Studio |
Bones |
| Licensor |
 Aniplex |
| Network |
TBA |
| Original run |
October 8,
2009 – December 24,
2009 |
| Episodes |
12 (List of
episodes) |
| Anime
and Manga Portal |
Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini
(DARKER THAN BLACK -流星の双子（ジェミニ）-, Dākā Zan
Burakku -Ryūsei no Jemini-
?, lit. "Darker than Black: Twins of the
Meteor") is an anime
television
series, created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura
and animated by Bones. It is a sequel to the anime
series Darker than Black and premiered
in October 2009. Though details of the sequel series were leaked
beforehand, it was officially unveiled almost a year later by Square Enix's Young
Gangan seinen magazine.
Story
Main article: List of
Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini episodes
In the sequel, Hei and Yin are now on the run after betraying
the Syndicate in the previous season. After leaving Japan, Hei
encounters Suou Pavlichenko, a 13 year old Eurasian girl who
becomes embroiled in the war and politics of the various factions
and Contractors vying for power. Meanwhile, Hell's Gate remains
standing in Tokyo, after Hei's efforts to stop the Saturn Ring
anti-Gate particle weapon from activating. Although Contractors are
safe from the danger of having their existences erased, this does
not prevent new and old Contractors from abusing their powers.
Misaki Kirihara resigns her position in Foreign Affairs to pursue
her own investigations into Hei and the contractors.[1] The
storyline setting begins in Russia.
Main
characters
- Hei (黒
?, Chinese: Black) Voiced by: Hidenobu
Kiuchi
- The main protagonist and an elite Contractor with the Messier
Code BK-201. During the events of the first season of Darker than
Black, Hei used the cover of a seemingly gentle student from China
named Lee Shenshun (Li Xiansheng (Hanyu Pinyin) or Li
Sianshong (Tongyong Pinyin), literally Mr. Li),
but donned a mask and the dark clothes of the assassin "Black
Reaper" while working for the Syndicate. Hei's contract allows him
to generate electricity, and it is later revealed that his
Contractor ability is the manipulation of molecules, electricity
being his power's least extent, the greatest being to transfer the
powers of a Contractor to a human being, as his sister did with
him. The Japanese government, among many others, hotly pursues him
for his involvement in multiple assassinations. In the last episode
of the first season, he saved all the Contractors by manipulating
the molecules in Hell's Gate, preventing it from exploding, just as
Heaven's Gate had five years ago. His lack of remuneration is
explained toward the end of the first season: since he inherited
his ability from his younger sister, Pai (Another name Xing), he is
still human, and therefore still experiences emotions. As of Darker
than BLACK: Ryūsei no Gemini, he is on the run from the Syndicate,
operating, under the CIA's orders, in Russia. He has become an
alcoholic, and has not shaved or cut his hair in some time, hinting
to depression, presumably because of Yin's disappearance. In
several dreams, he is seen desperately chasing after Yin, who
promptly says goodbye and leaves. After discovering Yin's
whereabouts, Hei has softened his attitude towards Suou and has
given up his alcohol abuse. In Episode 9, Hei cuts his hair and
shaves his stubble, reverting back to his appearance in the
previous show. As of Episode 3, Suou, the newly rediscovered Mao
and Hei are en route back to Japan, in pursuit of Shion. Also as of
episode 6, it has been confirmed that Hei no longer possesses his
Contractor power, but it is believed that he may have gotten his
power back at the end of the last episode, episode 12.
- Yin (銀,
In
?, lit. Silver) Voiced by: Misato
Fukuen
- A supporter in Hei's team. Yin is a spirit medium known as a
"Doll". Her primary function as a Doll is surveillance, as she has
the ability to see anything near water as long as she is in contact
with water. During the events of the first season, she is seen
locating mission targets for Hei and Mao. Yin possesses the
memories of her body's previous 'owner', Kirsi (last name unknown),
who lived in Finland/Scandinavia learning to play the piano under
the tutelage of famed pianist Eelis Kostinen. In the manga, she
resembles Kanon since she is also a "doll" though she has some of
Kirsi's memories, making the method for creation of dolls a point
of speculation. As of episode 6, it has been revealed that the
anti-Contractor weapon Izanami, is none other than Yin kept in a
containment box.
- Suōu Pavlichenko (蘇芳・パブリチェンコ, Suō Paburichenko
?) Voiced by: Kana
Hanazawa
- The main female protagonist. A 13 year old girl who lives in Vladivostok, Russia. In the Gemini of the
Meteor story arc, Suō becomes involved in the war and
machinations between the various groups and Contractors, and her
life is forever changed when she meets Hei. She is Eurasian, with a
Japanese mother and Russian father. She also has a twin brother,
Shion, who uses a wheelchair. She is later revealed to have some
form of contractor ability when she goes into mental shock, which
awakens her latent powers. Her exact Contractor ability is not
explicitly known, but with it, she is able to manifest an PTRD-41
from the meteor fragment she wears. Suō wields the rifle with ease
and skill, though whether this is also part of her Contractor
ability or not is unknown. Her remuneration involves folding paper
into origami. In episode 9, it is revealed by Suou's mother that
Suou actually died eight years ago and thus cannot be alive. It is
also revealed subsequently by her father that she is a copy created
by Shion, after he was hit by meteor core fragment. When Izanagi
shatters the meteor core, her memories are lost, but Shion
sacrifices his life to have Izanagi send her and July to his copy
of earth so they can live happy lives.
Her name may be a reference to Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a Soviet
sniper widely considered to be the best female sniper in
history.
- Shion Pavlichenko (紫苑・パブリチェンコ, Shion Paburichenko
?) Voiced by: Hōko
Kuwashima
- Suō's twin brother. He loses his right eye due to an accident
with a falling meteor core fragment, however this incident turns
him into a Contractor. His remuneration confined him to a
wheelchair. Shion has since told his father that he has fully paid
it, meaning that he no longer needs to pay whichever remuneration
he had. It is hinted, by Shion standing up when he told his father
his remuneration is finished, that his remuneration might be the
loss of use of his legs. In Episode 10 it is revealed that Shion's
ability is to make physical copies of things. It is also revealed
that he was a contractor since birth, though the meteor core
fragment has given his powers a boost in order to create the Suou
copy. In the penultimate use of these powers, he links to the Doll
Network, which has cataloged all the thoughts of all the people on
earth, and creates a copy of the entire planet, minus the gates.
This renders him paraplegic. He gives his life to Izanagi in
exchange for sending Suou and July to the Earth copy, where they
can live happily. With his last words, he calls Suou his
sister.
Development
A Microsoft
Excel document containing information about Bones staff and
production details, was leaked onto the Japanese filesharing site uploader.jp, in July
2008.[2]
Among other details, including the confidential contact information
of Bones staff members, it revealed that a second Darker than
Black and Fullmetal Alchemist series
were in production and were being directed by Tensai Okamura and Yasuhiro Irie
respectively.[2]
This information regarding Fullmetal Alchemist, which had
never been previously released, was later proven to be true in
January 2009.[2] In
an official statement posted on Bones' official website, co-founder
and president Masahiko Minami claimed that the
document was not released by the studio themselves but by an
unnamed third-party. In a later statement, Minami also stated in
regards to the two new series, "It hasn't been decided yet. We are
interested in doing them. As original science-fiction works, they
were extremely fascinating. With these kinds of dramatic story
lines, I feel that there's a lot we could do potentially."[3]
Six months later, however, the second series of Fullmetal
Alchemist was confirmed to be in production with Yasuhiro Irie
as director, thus confirming the document's validity.[2]
The second Darker than Black series was confirmed in the 12th issue
of Square Enix's Young
Gangan Magazine.[4] In the
14th issue of Young Gangan, the title had been revealed as
Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini (DARKER THAN BLACK-流星の双子-, Dākā Zan
Burakku -Ryūsei no Gemini-
?, lit. "Darker than Black: Gemini of the
Meteor") and it aired in Japan in October 2009.[5]
Theme
songs
- Opening theme
"Tsukiakari no Michishirube
(ツキアカリのミチシルベ; Guidepost of the Moonlight) by Stereopony
- Ending theme
"From Dusk Till Dawn" by Abingdon Boys School
Production
A number of the crew who previously worked on the first season
of Darker than Black are back on Ryūsei no
Gemini. However, Yoko
Kanno will not be composing for the sequel like she did in the
first series; the score will instead be composed by Yasushi Ishii, who
previously worked on Hellsing.[6]
- Original Concept: Bones, Tensai Okamura
- Original Character Design: Yūji Iwahara
- Character Design and Chief Animation Director: Takahiro
Komori
- Art Design: Tomoaki Okada, Takashi Aoi
- Art Director: Takashi Aoi (Green)
- Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi (Fonishia)
- Composer: Yasushi Ishii
- Color design: Nobuko Mizuta
- Prop Design: Takahiro Yamada
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