DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita, Darker than Black: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom, DARKER THAN BLACK -黒の契約者- 桜の花の満開の下, Darker than Black Episode 26, DTB, Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha Special, Darker Than Black Episode 26: Beneath the Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms, Darker Than Black: Unter Voll Erblühten Kirschbäumen
Darker than Black: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom
DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita
A side story of Darker than BLACK, also known as Episode 26. A Contractor was killed and it was rumored that his corpse and possessions were buried under a Sakura tree. Hei and the others (including the Police) decide to investigate.
Last updated
Sep 10, 2026, 05:02 PM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2010, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Darker than Black: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom
DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita
2008ViewingConfirmedDarker than Black: Origins
DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Gaiden
2010ConfirmedDarker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor
DARKER THAN BLACK: Ryuusei no Gemini
2009(×﹏×)Darker than Black
DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha
2007Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated yesterday
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
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: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Darker than Black: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom getting a new season?
- Yes - Darker than Black: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Darker than Black: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom be renewed?
- Darker than Black: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Darker than Black: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom's renewal probability?
- Darker than Black: Beneath Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom's CourScore is 100 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-updated probability 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 | 72 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 228 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 30,419 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 88 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 9,599 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,209 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 57 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 14,602 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 2,334 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 75.34 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 120,439 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 147,968 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 24,276 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,766 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.08 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.87 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 36,781 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 75.2 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 14.68 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 261 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Sep 3, 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 | 26,970 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 26,970 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |