Darker than Black

A decade after Heaven’s Gate surfaced in South America and Hell’s Gate appeared in Japan, the night sky has been replaced by an oppressive, unfamiliar canopy. Within these Gates, the rules of physics no longer apply—and their arrival brought forth Contractors: individuals who gain supernatural powers at the cost of their humanity.

In the Japanese city that has grown around Hell’s Gate, Section 4 Chief Misaki Kirihara pursues the elusive Contractor known as Hei. Feared in the underworld as the “Black Reaper,” Hei carries out covert assignments for a ruthless Syndicate, all while uncovering the hidden forces behind a conspiracy that could determine the fate of Contractors themselves. Conceived by Tensai Okamura, *Darker than Black* blends action and mystery into a shadow war where politics and justice mean little, and everything is decided in secrecy.