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DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita banner
DARKER THAN BLACK: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita
Aliases

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, Default, Synonym, Darker than Black Episode 26, DTB, Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha Special, Japanese, English, Darker Than Black Episode 26: Beneath the Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms, German, Darker Than Black: Unter Voll Erblühten Kirschbäumen

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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

Jun 4, 2026, 12:01 AM

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Courcast score breakdown

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.

CourScore

47.0

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 2 hours ago

Top reasons

  • Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 74.1
  • Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~7,214 followers
  • Committee investment depth - Committee investment: 4 committee member(s), music label on committee, international distributor on committee
Runway
Unknown

Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.

Financial & Commercial64
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception74
Strategic Priors33
Fandom Engagement0

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedJun 4, 2026, 12:01 AM
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Latest signals

Fresh telemetry

Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.

SourceMetricGeoValueCollected
anilistpopularityGLOBAL29,784Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsurating rankGLOBAL2,308Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeuploads 7dGLOBAL25May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeviews 7dGLOBAL24,704May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistfavoritesGLOBAL211Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistaverage scoreGLOBAL72Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilisttrendingGLOBAL0Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipediapageviews dailyEN.WIKIPEDIA12May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsumember countGLOBAL14,566Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsuscore meanGLOBAL75.35Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeuploads 30dGLOBAL25May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubesubscribers totalGLOBAL580May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsufavoritesGLOBAL57Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdatesbayesian ratingGLOBAL8.08May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubechannel views totalGLOBAL397,503May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeviews 30dGLOBAL24,704May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoriscore meanGLOBAL75.2May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdbvote countGLOBAL254Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdbpopularityGLOBAL17.25Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
malwatchingGLOBAL1,747Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
malcompletedGLOBAL119,990Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
malplan to watchGLOBAL24,145Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM