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Darker than Black S1E7 — The Gardenia Releases its Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain... (1)

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Darker than Black•Season 1•Episode 7

The Gardenia Releases its Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain... (1)

7.1/10 · 160 votesMay 18, 200725 min

Ranked #23 of 25 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

Gai and Kiko get hired by a widow and are asked to find the widow's lost black cat. While trying to find the cat, they meet Hei, who is looking for the Contractor that is killing employers from that same company. As both Gai and

Directed byShingo Kaneko

Written byShinsuke Onishi

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Cast5

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Hei (voice)

Masaru Ikeda

Masaru Ikeda

Huang (voice)

Misato Fukuen

Misato Fukuen

Yin (voice)

Kiyomi Asai

Kiyomi Asai

July (voice)

Ikuya Sawaki

Ikuya Sawaki

Mao (voice) / Petya (voice)

Crew5

K

Kazumi Inadome

Key Animation

S

Shingo Kaneko

Director

Takuya Igarashi

Takuya Igarashi

Storyboard Artist

Shinsuke Onishi

Shinsuke Onishi

Writer

T

Tatsuro Nagai

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Gardenia Releases its Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain... (1)" is episode 7 of Darker than Black season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 160 votes, ranking #23 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Shingo Kaneko and written by Shinsuke Onishi, it aired on May 18, 2007.

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