Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita

What happens when contractors run into a fanfic author? This is Darker than BLACK on crack. It's a standalone episode placed in no definite part of the timeline and completely irrelevant to the actual story, so there's no need to worry about spoilers. The art and sound are the same as the series, and the same characters are used. It gives absolutely no further resolution to the series, but I can say that at least it gave me a good laugh. The humor is well-done, and the episode so absurd you can't take it seriously. The only thing I'd mention is that I'm glad I gavethe real ending to the series a day or so to sink in. The mood change would have been a bit drastic. If you want my advice, finish the series first, then sometime go back and watch this when you're just looking for something short and amusing.

Can be summed up as a one-shot sidestory with a healthy dosage of CRACK. You'd have to have some background from the first half or so of the series in order to know what was going on, but most of the events in this episode end up being absolutely useless to the continuum, as they're all forgotten because of a plot device at the end of the episode. Plus, it takes an amusing look at fandom. Aside from the Story, nothing else has really changed from the series, so I won't be covering Length, Music, Art, or Seiyuu. I'm not happy that it didn't resolve severalof the issues of the series. But, overall, it's a nice amusing diversion.

Darker Than Black first season finale is nothing I would call spectacular, but the way it ended was fitting. Treating its own finale like another storyline instead of a spectacle which would have been out place in the series. This OVA doesn’t add anything more to the mythos or expand on anything in the main series. Hence, the length of this review being relatively short and to the point. This OVA instead decides to leave a good final impression on season one with a comedic episode. The OVA takes place in a nonspecific timeline in Darker Than Black. It’s basically a comedic side story about Heiand the police looking for a stolen item with a police agent who writes fan fiction unintentionally getting thrown into the mix. It’s a simple story to keep track off. Due to the fate of a certain character a fan of the series can immediately tell it takes place before the finale of season. The comedy is built around three things; love, some sort of association with the season of spring (allergies, mating seasons for cats), and character reactions to a situation. With knowledge buildup on the cast it makes the following events hilarious. However, it's all rather convenience how all the events are tied together within the special. Bones Studio gives this OVA the same treatment they give the first season. Looking and sounding like an an episode in the main series. Background are drawn in detail and the animation is smooth. The voice acting from the Japanese cast and English dub cast are on par with the main series. Music remains the same with the second opening and closing songs in place. If you enjoyed the comedic episodes in Darker Than Black than this is a fun diversion. Like stated in the opening paragraphs it doesn’t add anything or show what occurred after the finale. Let alone offer an explanation on events after the finale. It’s not essential to see this OVA, but if you it do it’ll be a good final reminder that Darker Than Black was also a fun series to see whenever it wasn’t serious.

Don't call this episode "the 26th episode" anymore. The story is cool and will give you kinda a break if you watch it during Kuro no Keiyakusha. This episode, between other things, treats on the relationship between Kiko and Yin, and furthermore : Yin and the crew (Hei, Mao and Huang). That is why I recommend to watch it a bit after Kiko (you know, that pink-haired girl crazy of cosplay) and Yin met in first season. I was amused to see how characters interact here and I liked this little side-story. Except this, nothing really change about art and sound, opening is still cool.

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