Darker than BLACK: Origin, DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Gaiden, Darker than Black: Origins, DARKER THAN BLACK -黒の契約者- 外伝, Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha Gaiden, Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini Specials, Darker than BLACK 2 OVA, DTB, Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini Episode 12, Darker than BLACK -黒の契約者 外伝, Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor OVAs
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Darker than Black: Origins
DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Gaiden
2010Viewing(×﹏×)Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor
DARKER THAN BLACK: Ryuusei no Gemini
2009(×﹏×)Darker than Black: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom
DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita
2008ConfirmedDarker than Black
DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha
2007Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
28.1
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 77.6
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~43,643 followers
- Favourite base strength - 395 cross-platform favourites
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Darker than Black: Origins renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Darker than Black: Origins getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Darker than Black: Origins has a 28/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Darker than Black: Origins be renewed?
- Darker than Black: Origins currently scores 28 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Darker than Black: Origins's renewal probability?
- Darker than Black: Origins's CourScore is 28 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 76 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 395 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 45,086 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,035 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 158,726 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 306 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 7 | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1,319 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 74,603 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 605 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.07 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 10 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 206,882 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 271,966 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 53,047 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 18,116 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 6,779 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.75 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 11,080 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,987 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 366,924 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 31 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.83 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 48,821 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.9 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 74 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 24.83 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 267 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 5 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |