[Seinen] Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini

Director: Tensai Okamura
Writer Tensai Okamura
Original run: October 8, 2009 – ongoing
Episode 1 - 12 [Complete]


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.

Character

- Hei
> 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 (Han Yu Pinyin) or Li Sianshong (Tong Yu 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.

- Yin
> 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.

- Suō Pavlichenko
> 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. Her name may be a reference to Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a Soviet sniper widely considered to be the best female sniper in history.

- Shion Pavlichenko
> 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.

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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

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Episode listing

Episode 1
"The Black Cat Won't Dream of Stars..."
"Kuroneko wa Hoshi no Yume o Minai..." (黒猫は星の夢を見ない…)

Episode 2
"Fallen Meteor..."
"Ochita Ryūsei..." (堕ちた流星…)

Episode 3
"Vanishing into the Snow Field..."
"Hyōgen ni Kieru..." (氷原に消える…)

Episode 4
"The Ark Rocks on the Lake..."
"Hakobune wa Kosui ni Tayutau..." (方舟は湖水に揺蕩う…)

Episode 5
"Gunpowder Smoke Drifts Away, Life Drifts Away..."
"Shōen wa Nagare, Inochi wa Nagare..." (硝煙は流れ、命は流れ…)

Episode 6
"The Smell is Sweet, the Heart is Bitter..."
"Kaori wa Amaku, Kokoro wa Nigaku..." (香りは甘く、心は苦く…)

Episode 7
"The Doll Sings to the Dancing Snow..."
"Kazabana ni ningyou wa utau..." (風花に人形は唄う…)

Episode 8
"On Summer Days, the Sun Flickers..."
"Natsu no Hi, Taiyō wa Yurete..." (夏の日、太陽はゆれて…)

Episode 9
"A Sudden Meeting On A Certain Day..."
"Deai wa Aru Hi Totsuzen ni..." (出会いはある日突然に…)

Episode 10
"Your Smile in the Street of Lies..."
"Itsuwari no Machikado ni Kimi no Hohoemi o..." (偽りの街角に君の微笑みを…)

Episode 11
"The Water Bottom Dries, the Moon is Full..."
"Suitei wa kawaki, tsuki wa michiru..." (水底は乾き、月は満ちる…)

Episode 12
"The Ark of Stars"

Song:

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
"Hoshi no Hakobune" (星の方舟)

actually the status now is "completed".