

Darker Than Black: Gaiden
Season 1
TV-14
Tells the story of what happened to Yin and Hei between the first and second instalments.
Where to Watch Season 1
4 Episodes
- OVA 1E1
OVA 1Fleeing from the consequences of his decision at the Hell's Gate, superpowered Contractor Hei and his companion Yin take refuge in a quiet inn, adopting the guise of a married couple in order to not draw suspicion. In an attempt to recover from recent events, Hei befriends the inn's other guests. He discovers that one of them is a fellow Contractor tasked with killing him. Their resulting encounter spells disaster for both Hei and Yin, who are forced to fight for their lives and grapple with the emotional wounds sustained in their previous life together. - OVA 3E3
OVA 3Picking up from last time,the men barging in to help Hei turned out to be Amber’s former Evening Primrose members led by Amagiri. Upon talking to Hei about how books from over fifty years ago predicted the appearance of a girl with the power to change the world and wondering if Amber foresaw all this, Amagiri asks Hei what exactly does he think of Yin. Hei is unable to give an answer... - OVA 4E4
OVA 4Claude gives Yin an unknown substance which should make her unstable to fasten her awakening. He calls every secret organization in the world in order to set them up against each other. The Chinese Secret Organization is first, whom Claude sells Yin to. He throws the money out of the window. In the next scene, Hei is seen with the real contractor body of the dog who helps him now because of Claude's irrational actions. They are able to enter into the building, killing contractors in the process. Outside the building, several organizations are fighting each other just as Claude had intended...