Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana
Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana (Japanese: DARKER THAN BLACK-漆黒の花-, Hepburn: Dākā Zan Burakku Shikkoku no Hana, lit. "Darker than Black: Jet Black Flower") is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yuji Iwahara. The series is a spin-off to the 2007 anime series Darker than Black and focuses on the assassin, Hei, who hunts a man named Harvest. In the story, Harvest is creating several super-powered humans known as Contractors by using a plant filled with supernatural elements known as the "Black Dendelion."
| Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana | |
First tankōbon volume cover featuring Hei (left) and Yin | |
| DARKER THAN BLACK ー漆黒の花ー (Dākā Zan Burakku Shikkoku no Hana) | |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuji Iwahara |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Magazine | Young Gangan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 15, 2009 – January 21, 2011 |
| Volumes | 4 |
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The manga was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan between May 2009 and January 2011, and collected a total of four tankōbon volumes. Although it was not released in English-speaking regions, the series was popular in Japan, selling several issues and being the subject of positive reviews by Western critics. The characters and artwork were praised, along with the narrative's accessibility to new readers.