No more Darker than Black season 3? That was THE END?
There will probably be no Darker than Black Season 3, and Yin’s most probably dead, as assumed by the director:
The text roughly translates to Okamura Tensai speaking of Yin looking to be very dead.
If this is true I’m going to be very disappointed. I thought the whole series was decent because it was going to be a set-up for season three. If this is the definitive ending to Darker than Black I guess … I’ll just say I’m quite disappointed.
Further updates will come.
EDIT1: Kaoru Chujo of Animesuki (who’s obviously more knowledgeable in Japanese than I am) confirms that Tensai believes it is the end of Darker than Black. How it answers most of the questions is still a big question for me, but he does say that the OVA will tend to add more to our understanding.
At least, I hope so.
December 30th, 2009 at 1:20 am
Of course the continuation of every series is always only written in the stars, but they certainly left some things unresolved that were just opened in the recent season, seems a waste to do that and then not continue. I mean the hinting of a great catastrophe and birth of that Yin look-a-like and then just ending everything without any follow up. And as far as I know the BR are selling quite well, would be weird to no milk the cow further, especially if additional seasons are somewhat logical, considering the already animated material. As for what he said about Yin, many chars seemed dead in this series before and then started showing up when least expected so I don’t think her death is cast in stone just yet. Or in a less polite tone, if someone still thinks she is dead send him to me and I’ll punch some sense into him/her. j/k~
December 30th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Perhaps, they will just change the whole cast and change the series title to something else while the story still has some connection to Hei and co. I think that’s what they mean by no more DBT.
December 30th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
If it really is the end for DtB than I am truly disappointed in Bones and the director for leaving such a heavily open ended ending for S2 and the series as a whole. S1′s open ending was much better in that sense because it concluded the majority of plot points, and still left enough to be continued, but S2 just leaves TOO much to be answered.
However, it is my experience with reading comments from staff members in anime studios that what they say shouldn’t always be taken as the final word. There was no confirmation about S2 until about a year or less ago, and if it makes enough money, a third sequel would always be welcome to any studio, especially and economically tight situation in the anime industry.
But until we get any confirmation for a while, if any, the best we can do is hope and move on from DtB.
December 31st, 2009 at 11:00 am
i don’t think this will the the end DTB cause the left alot of holes. Hei might still be alive, the yin look alike. that boy who killed those Americans, and that the end when Misaki tells her boss “No its the beginning” we don’t know for sure if Yin is dead or alive. This is just my guess and i think their will be another DTB season.(hopefully)
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:07 am
I honestly hope there will be a season 3, or at least some sort of “bonus” episode because unlike in the end of the first season, there was no closure for Hei. We get one last shot of him walking, and that’s it. I was sorely disappointed, as Hei has been my favorite anime character out of all the shows I have seen. My conscious needs to know that he’s alive, or at leasta content, wherever he is.
January 2nd, 2010 at 9:09 am
They have not resolved a ton of things. Maybe the OVA addresses most of them that we can only wait and see with the OVAs.
Beth:
Hei is alive, but Yin’s pretty much dead. I don’t know his fate, or whether he’s made the supreme sacrifice again, but the end of Darker than Black 2 has been pretty much a disappointment.
For the rest, I’m just as hopeful as you are. I wish there will be a season three, if only for a chance for DtB to be redeemed.
January 5th, 2010 at 7:58 am
It be better if they bring it all into 1 huge movie. like the Guost under the Shell. some may herd of it and thus knowing what i mean. …yes the presense of that femail in the last one left some questions in the air. but did a great deal of showing the after math. same for darker than black. they can probably summon all there hangin questions in one huge plot or somthin!
-sorry grammer is bad for me-
January 6th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Hmm while I don’t agree with the DtB needs a new season for redemption, I do believe that it would be in the best interests of DtB’s to animate a third season. Questions have been left on the table, but in my opinion a good anime should always leave some wiggle room at the end of the series for the fans to argue over (I don’t know if anyone here watched or is watching the anime “Xam’d”, but a very loose ending and it was the best anime that came out in ’08). DtB did close up the story fairly decent although Kirihara’s inner dialouge at the end confused the crap out of me. Plus this wasn’t a season that was dedicated to Hei, so I would hope that if they do make a new season we get to see more of him (less drunk and child abusive though).
January 20th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
i dont think that they can just end it like that… with a whole new plot set up and everything… but i would much prefer that they made another series (more than 12 episodes) dedicated to hei.. and i beleive that the drunk child abusive was a nice spin they put on his character. rather then the nice polite hei in the first season. by doing this it gave him room to grow and change with the series. but i do prefer to see him nice and polite and getting into trouble rather then beating little girls.. hahaha.. loved the series.. and they have to make a 3rd series.. and a side line movie not one that summeries the whole show…
January 26th, 2010 at 10:49 am
tbh season 2 absolutely blew it was not wat i expected at all i dnt even think Hei was the main character this time i was like “say what, who’s this new bitch” i didnt much care for his new look at first it took him almost the whole season to look right again GOD DAMNIT THE FIRST SEASON WAS SO MUCH BETTER i hope to god they make another season to fix the mistake they made with season2 and just so that there will be a continuation of DtB, the characters in the first season where just so much better and Hei’s attitude was a lot better i liked his fake kindness and wats the deal with taking away his power that was bs too i was hoping to actually see wat happened to yin and hei but no lets just make a little walk scene at the end to piss people of *sigh* i swear to god if they do not make a season 3 and fix the bs of a thing they call season 2 im going to write the creator a very angry letter…
January 27th, 2010 at 11:23 am
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February 2nd, 2010 at 12:50 am
I agree. The involvement of girls with Hei is quite blurry. How is Misaki going to confront her feeling 2wards Hei – would be interesting. Plus, the plot is quite weak, as there is no exact denoument or ending. New characters’ arrival in the end is also gave headache. Season 2 is just full of questions, without answers from season 3- the story would be destroyed… at least hearts of anime lovers…
March 20th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
From what I read above, I think his comment just a teaser to all fans to see the reaction from his comment. He just think that Yin was killed and didn’t confirm that exactly. Though I can’t read kanjis well T_T. So in the end, it’s their decision to make a continuation of this series or not ^_^.
March 27th, 2010 at 9:04 am
There is certainly a lot left to answer, and more money to be made, the only reason I can see them NOT making a new season would be if they just don’t want to write and draw anymore. I feel season II is basically half of a season, both in episodes and in plot. The OVA is clearing up a lot of things that we were confused by during the beginning of season II (and some at the end) and if there isn’t another set of OVAs or another season, I hope that there is at least a public statement about the true end to give us DtB fans some closure.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:12 am
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April 30th, 2010 at 12:54 am
This is by far my favorite anime I’ve ever watched, and if it wasn’t created I would never have discovered any of my other favorites. I can see why people are upset about the ending, but I personally love both endings. This show just has so much to offer and the mystery is probably the biggest reason I like it so much.
If any knows an extremely active forum on this anime please let me know.
June 15th, 2010 at 8:40 am
There is a season 3. I watched the first three episodes on animecrunch.com and am waiting for more. The third season is called Darker Than Black Gaiden
June 26th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
@ Shane: Darker than Black: Gaiden is not the third season. It is an OVA that takes place in between the first and the second season. So far there are three episodes and the last one will be aired on July 21.
July 26th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
i’ve finsh watching all ova n im hoping for a season 3 tat can explain every thing more clearly
August 6th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Yeah the OVA still hasn’t answered our questions actually. It just gave a better understanding before re-watching the 2nd season I guess
August 8th, 2010 at 12:06 am
DTB must be continued, a second series was especially good Suou really liked but what Hei and Yin was dead serious? So many questions unanswered. It seems to me that the ability Yin Shion can not end this way. You do not have e-mail to Tensei Okamura? To him I wrote that let drop a continuation of the third series.
August 30th, 2010 at 11:03 am
umm ^ the fuck? leon34 L!
September 1st, 2010 at 5:19 pm
what kustomiz? what problem?
September 2nd, 2010 at 5:10 am
LOL,you know I don’t see that happening ?
Come on now,even an amateur fan would realize the Ryuusei no Gemini was a huuge setup.It resolved the Suou’s story but the whole DTB was continuing.
New characters,new Syndicate,JP got under control of US,hint of new Gate appeared,Tease of Yin dying (which I dont buy it.Hei was smiling at Izanami when she told him he’s still not too late ,indicates that he’s glad Yin is still in there and probably alive after the whole thing.She didn’t look dead to me anyway.)…………come on son,BONES is just fuckin with you..
P.S If Im so wrong,BONES always denied DTB:Ryuusei for years.and Full Metal Alchemist:Brotherhood….and what happened ? exactly.Especially when S2 ends like this.
September 13th, 2010 at 6:22 am
Hi im ok. But you wont see me anymore.Bones doesnt like me anymore so i hope they make season 3 but well i am at a russian company now and yin is ok.Well bye and i hope we meet again in season 3 (but i think that will not happen)Well season 2 sucks so im coller in season 1 so watch me there!
P.P Oh and the intros are very cool eh!!!
Hei
September 13th, 2010 at 6:28 am
Oh and the whole land is destroyed one day after the US came here.Well i dint kill yin so it happend.And i was at russia and im ok but the other charecteurs died.So boens fired me.You see a destroyde Tokyo and thats why there will be no season 3.So im sorry i know its my falt but i cant kill yin!!!!So um well bye and i hope we meet again on season 3 but at russia….
If bones hire me again but that wont happen so um bye.
September 13th, 2010 at 6:35 am
THEY HIRED ME THEY DID IT WATCH ME AT DARKER THAN BLACK THE BLACK CONTRACTOR
November 10th, 2010 at 10:20 am
how manyh episodes are there of darker then black and is yin hei’s sister
November 15th, 2010 at 5:03 am
I’m in agree w/ K1ng (& also Exia), this all reeks of a plot setup for a season 3, I don’t care what Okamura says. Sure there are aspects of the ending of it that were ‘resolved’ and some question may have been answered and of course the OVAs helped fill in some things a bit clear of s2. HOWEVER, the same can be said for the multitude of NEW questions that seem to have sprung their way into s2′s ending. Some series ‘closure’ they did….<_<
As had been said before by others, I take w/ a grain of salt the things creators of series say they will and won't do–unless it's followed by 'Studio X' has decided not to do another season. In other words, I believe that if the true higher-ups feel that there is money to be made then there will most certainly be a season 3. After all Bones has a track record of not truly giving away new season details until way into the dvd/blu-ray sales of the previous one.
I'll give it another year or so, personally, before they backtrack on the 'no season 3' statement–especially when the studio is ready to get more money from DTB.
December 10th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
I love the series but not with the ending in S2. There’s so many questions left hanging. If they wait until the dvd/blu-ray sales of the previous one to decide whether to continue DTB, then they wouldn’t get me as a customer as I am very disappointed with the ending of S2. They really need to fix the ending first. But, I guess that is not how you run the business huh.
December 25th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
i did not like the way season 2 ended i saw all 3 seasons but the way i saw it was that the OVA was the second season and then ryuusei no gemini was the 3 and i did not like it it left me thinking what the hell happened to hei and yin did he kill her for real or what and i did not like this whole idea it was more about suou then it was about hei
January 8th, 2011 at 8:32 am
They can’t just end it like that, because a lot of people would be dissapointed. My sister hates anime, but when I showed her DTB she loved it, and begged for a third season. I hope another one comes out, if not I will literally die of disappointment.
February 4th, 2011 at 2:18 pm
will there seriously not be any third season? and you havent posted any updates
but seriously will there be or not be a third season?
March 14th, 2011 at 7:01 am
come on-give us a season 3.i see no reason for not having one.and i see no reason for killing off yin.there are many ways for her to be alive,like hei splitting yin abd izanami.
March 27th, 2011 at 1:37 am
PLEASE MAKE SEASON 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 3rd, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Well, if there is any announcement of the third season, pleaz post here for everyone to know
June 8th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
So guys, I think we should write a letter to ask them for some info about the 3rd season. This is better than just sit and think, so we will have some info.
Something like that I think:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m writing to you to ask for more information about the new season of Darker Than Black anime. Is the new season planned? If it is, when will it appears?
Yours faithfully, (Name).
Here is the bones’ email webmaster@bones.co.jp
Or on aniplex site: fill the form here
http://www.aniplex.co.jp/eng/contact.html
June 9th, 2011 at 9:27 am
Please ! Season III !
June 16th, 2011 at 2:16 am
well they did leave a lot of holes in Darker than Black Kuro no Keiyakusha Gaiden but in the last
episode 4 at the last scene you see hei getting drunk all depressed in a foul mood and the girl
say’s if your free work for CIA then a silence then she says “She’s still Alive, you know” to Hei
then Hei’s eyes open and changes mood “Music plays” just like that in a flash and then you see yin
talking to her spector and says “lets make a deal, when it’s that time, i’ll grant your wish” “do you
think one day, the right time will come?” “when it’s time, Hei will tell us” “Hei?” “thats right. Hei.”
“Okay” “Then I’ll wait for him with you” then you see the the thing she’s in closes.
so you see Hei is going to go save her and tell her something. to me that makes me think its on-going series.
June 16th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Sorry i did not see the Darker Than Black Ryuusei No Gemin I’ll watch It Now!!!:))
July 24th, 2011 at 7:01 am
We need season III. It really did feel like s2 was set up for a new season….
August 4th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Well, I just finished watching the OVA’s and Season 2. The OVA were alright for transition sake. However, I absolutely hated Season 2.The creators sucked the charm right out of it. 3 episodes in, I started to not like Hei! It felt rushed ( 12 episodes instead of 26) :/. I miss structure of the show (bi episodic) that helped pace the growth of the characters and the individual storyline.
Frankly, it was a disappointment. So, I am on the fence about Season 3. I am curious …But the first season I loved. The more I watched it the more I enjoyed it. And after seeing the OVAs and Season 2… I am discourage that Season 3 will live up to the first season. And answer all these unanswered questions. For the sake of DTB fans and the characters we enjoyed watching. I hope they turn it around if Season 3 is made. I do believe Season 3 will pop up at some point. Its perfectly setup for it. Unfortunately, I will not support Season 2 when it releases in October. I don’t plan on watching OVA/S2 ever again. Argh… There is my two cents… And onto another anime!
August 20th, 2011 at 5:54 am
@Tiffany :
well I agree with you, but I expect we’re going to be more disappointed to hope for season 3 (I’ve surrendered for hoping it ;____;)
I thought DtB season III will surely more interesting than that Bones’ ongoing anime (right now), since… you know… such a waste to ‘leave the story at it’… but then again, let’s hope for a miracle to happen :pray:
September 8th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Hey guys, keep in mind that there was a premature info leak about DtB Season 2 before it went public. That said, I’m sure they would keep S3 that much more under wraps. Furthermore, S1 came out in 2007, S2 was rushed and still took a few years. I’d say just cool your jets. With luck they will take their time on the next one and do it right. I still enjoyed S2, but it was lacking a lot of the charisma of S1. I’d be willing to wait another year or 2 if it meant a polished season to end it all.
September 15th, 2011 at 9:22 am
I have faith that there will be a season 3. Untill then I will enjoy the 2 seasons, two mangas, and 4 ovas. I realize something new each time I do. Plus, if an ending never comes, I am writing my own fan fiction ending to give myself closure, lol.
November 1st, 2011 at 9:50 am
Wait, 4 OVAs? I thought there was only one, Gaiden? Are there three more?
I pray for season 3.
November 5th, 2011 at 10:23 am
Gaiden is 4 episodes long, thus, 4 OVAs.
p.s.: episode 26 of s1 is somewhat also considered an OVA, due to it being out of place chronologically (it was released after the whole hell’s gate incident was concluded, but was set sometime before Hei’s group left the Syndicate)
December 1st, 2011 at 1:19 pm
They should really make season 3 because if they ended it like this, i’ll personally go and bitch slap Tensai in the face. They are throwing away a perfectly good anime.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:50 am
A lot of unexplained things in the hopefully not the ending of the anime, i myself expect a third season. Dont see any reason to end such a good anime while there is a lot of potential left.
January 22nd, 2012 at 3:17 am
They cannot kill of Yin! O: She is the most adorable little emo anime character I have ever seen!
February 1st, 2012 at 12:15 am
All i caught was Yin dies. so i will NOT be watching season 2 as they killed off my favorite character, i will instead live with the ending season 1 rovided thank you very much
March 12th, 2012 at 5:52 am
i don’t think they would kill of Yin. firstly, she is an integral part of Hei. if anything a third season will require adequate potrayal of Hei’s state of mind in dealing with loosing her. secondly, not so much due to any abstract quality of the anime itself – but more so due to the scientific anomolies of hell’s/heaven’s gate – Hei has been able to see people who had passed away ( like Nick Hillman etc. ) so the anomolies of hell’s/heaven’s gates could open a possibility for Hei to at least communicate with Yin if relevant to the story Which it probably would be due to Hei’s connection with her, at the same time though it was the second season that he delved in alcohol indulgence to deal with her loss so i doubt we’ll see him constantly greiving. The idea i got personally from the second season was that Hei received much needed closure from his relationship with Yin. And given his highly rational and now more mature state of mind he will likely have a completely new and more interesting personality in a 3rd season.
A 3rd season is DEFINITELY needed. Not just for the open ends left from season 2 but also because it is a noteworthy story that demands to be continued. It’s difficult to say where the writers could go on this one but it for sure needs to be continued – my personal desire would be an entire 3rd season ( 26 episodes ).
April 10th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
As much as I want a season three, its been a long time since the end of season 2, I dont think a season 3 is gonna happen, I think thats why the manga was made to give a different closure to the series
April 29th, 2012 at 7:54 am
Guys, think about how long it took them to create a season two-it wasn’t released until two years after season three, and season two was only 12 episodes. Then the four Gaiden episodes came out in 2010. And since both bones and Tensai Okamura each are currently working on other projects, neither of them currently have time. So factoring all that in, it should take them around two to three years to make an announcement, when the production company and the director can both set aside time and then get the green light to start production. Honestly, if there is at all a season three, which I am hoping for since they left us so many questions, I think we can expect some sort of confirmation around late 2012/early 2013. I mean, in the interview Tensai Okamura doesn’t give away anything specific, only saying that such and such “seems” to be this and that. And you can expect them to be much more secretive about things this time, since the plans to have a second season of Darker Than Black had been leaked to the internet. Let’s all hope for a great(possible) third season that can answer our biggest questions.
May 12th, 2012 at 6:52 am
Although the anime is freaking great, they have a manga continuing the story line of season 1 and yin is still alive :3 DTB:Shikkouk no hana
It’s good And way worth the read!
July 5th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
they should follow fate/ zero and fate/ stay night, they should either continue on with darker than black series, alternatively they could go back before we meet Li-kun in japan and show us the heaven war because we do not really know how Li got his powers, and why he is cursed, also they should explain to how the heaven and hell gates opened.
July 12th, 2012 at 4:30 am
Unfortunatley, no, they will not be making a third season of DtB. Tensai Okamura has no plans for a third season as of 2009. They have made a manga, however, it is not a manga adaptation of any of the existing anime episodes, but incorporates an entirely new story to the franchise that takes place after the first season of the anime.
http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Darker_than_Black:_Shikkoku_No_Hana
I hope this helps, because I loved the Darker than Black series, I wished it hadn’t ended. But hey, we can still send emails and fan mail requesting one right?
For more info you can reach me at taylo911 at live.ca.
Ciao,
-Sincerely,
MangaMan
August 20th, 2012 at 8:55 am
Okay, i actually love the ovas because of all the amazing yin and hei moments. Season 2 was medicore bordering annoying. I hated the whole suou storyline and wished for more yin and hei. I know there were some rumors of a third season in october but those were false. Bones in making Zetsuen no Tempest in the fall. I really think there is a lot of unanswered questions and there is a huge fan base for this anime, so it would be really illogical for them not to make a season 3. I hope they do, but do it right: 26 episodes. I looked up bones on wiki, and if they gave a sequel to eureka 7 6 years later, then there’s still hope for a season 3. Hopefully 2013????? Yin and Hei forever!
August 20th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
will personally strangle the higher ups of studio bones and Tensai Okamura if there will never be a season 3…you should never leave that sort of ending for fans. Some closure is needed!
December 9th, 2012 at 11:26 am
Tensaid Okamura, Please make a season 3.
Do either a prequel before the events of South America , or a continuation with Hei and the Third Gate.
Please, please.
December 23rd, 2012 at 2:56 pm
I’m glad to see that there is a lot of support for this anime.
I just heard about it a week ago, and watched all the episodes.. and it cannot end like this.
Love love love this story. Please. Animate. More.
Please.
March 11th, 2013 at 2:37 am
we should start a petition to get them to make a third season
March 28th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
“we should start a petition to get them to make a third season
”
Agreed.
I’ve just finished the s2 and now on the ovas. Season two was a bit disappointment and more so the ending. I (really really)didn’t want Yin to die. They left some/many openings in the end(which gave me some hope for s3) and I hope Yin is not dead. The kid in the end looks like Yin’s descendant or her child (maybe capable of reviving them). Just as Hei has his sis powers/memories, maybe the child possesses of Yin’s too. If I am not mistaken, Hei has his powers back i.e. his star. I liked the story and Hei x Yin’s moments (very much).:)
Tensaid Okamura sensei, Please, please make the 3rd season, I want it badly.
April 8th, 2013 at 8:54 am
Don’t worry guys there WILL be a season 3! I have a friend whose cousin is working for BONES. So far he’s seen many trailers that could be possible outcomes for season 3, rest assured my fellow DTB fans. Also, yin can’t be dead. Remeber, Hei’s (actually Pai’s) full power is molecular manipulation. He could separate Yin from Isanami, killing Isanami in the process. That’s why his star was shining brighter than ever, he was using his power to the full extent.