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Darker than Black S1E8 — The Gardenia Releases its Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain... (2)

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Darker than Black•Season 1•Episode 8

The Gardenia Releases its Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain... (2)

7.1/10 · 157 votesMay 25, 200725 min

Ranked #24 of 25 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

As Gai investigates the murder of Toshiko he is attacked by the mind switching contractor, who wants his jacket back. Mao makes an attempt to steal the jacket and take off with it by switching bodies with a crow. He fails and must revert back

Directed byKei Tsunematsu

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

H

Hitoshi Kamata

Key Animation

Y

Yuichi Nakazawa

Key Animation

Takuya Igarashi

Takuya Igarashi

Storyboard Artist

Shinsuke Onishi

Shinsuke Onishi

Writer

K

Kei Tsunematsu

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Gardenia Releases its Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain... (2)" is episode 8 of Darker than Black season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 157 votes, ranking #24 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Kei Tsunematsu and written by Shinsuke Onishi, it aired on May 25, 2007.

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