Why do you think lately Have superhero movies become so popular? In my opinion, there are two reasons: firstly, they are always equipped with colorful special effects - thanks to Hollywood and modern technologies. Secondly, unrealistic dreams of one’s own superpower play a role. Who wouldn't want to throw lightning bolts or become invisible? How many things could be created! The anime industry is not lagging behind, and uses the heroic theme to its fullest potential. Recently, more and more superhero titles have been appearing. But this time I suggest you go back in time a little and take a look at a rather old title, in which a gloomy urban atmosphere and the presence of people endowed with superpowers are harmoniously intertwined. This review is dedicated to anime Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha("Darker than Black").
Brief information
Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha- anime produced by the studio Bones in 2007. Consists of twenty-five episodes plus one Special episode. It is based original scenario. A manga was released based on the anime. A sequel appeared in 2009 - Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini(it turned out to be much weaker than the first season), and in 2010, 4 OVA episodes appeared (goodness), describing the events that chronologically occurred between the first and second seasons. In this review, I only touch on Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha, that is, the first season.
Ten years have passed since then... Now I can’t even remember what the glorious city of Tokyo was like without a giant wall in the center. No one knows what happened that day and what is hidden inside. Only people could think of building a giant wall and hiding the truth behind it. Be that as it may, they began to appear all over the world unusual creatures. Creatures with unique abilities contractors, and passive mediums dolls — That's what they were officially called a week after the wall was built. Special government services are involved in monitoring and monitoring them. To ordinary people who encounter contractors have their memories erased. All information about the existence of people with unusual abilities strictly classified. But the rumors cannot be stopped. Monsters... Cruel killers... Society treats them with fear and disgust. But the most mysterious of them is considered to be someone BK-201. The elusive and deadly contractor is main character Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha.
Characters
Set of characters in Darker than Black perfectly staffed - it’s difficult to single out just one. All characters are in their places and are used to convey concrete ideas. There are virtually no extra characters. The main character Hey(translated as “black”) is the Batman of Tokyo: a dark guy with a mysterious past and excellent fighting skills, fighting villains, while being able to turn into an ordinary friendly Chinese student with the unremarkable name of Lee. For all his strength, he does not look pretentious or worn out by life. Such a character is interesting to watch, and you look forward to the revelation of details about his past, which from a plot point of view is done very well. The details of Hay's life are not revealed all at once, but gradually throughout the season.
Among the other characters I found the most interesting Yin. Using the example of Yin in the anime, the question of human essence is raised. What makes a person human? Thinking? Soul? Actions? Can a doll endowed with thinking but devoid of emotions be called a person? A question that humanity is yet to face, but nothing prevents us from speculating about it now, right? Sooner or later, technology will reach a level where a humanoid robot can no longer be distinguished from a human, and then the question of ethics in relation to robots will arise. Can a person who destroys a humanoid robot be considered a murderer? What if this robot had emotions and could experience pain? Everything is not as simple as it looks at first glance... Well, okay, it was digression. Yin is at her best not in the first season, but in four OVA episodes that chronologically show the events between the first and second seasons - be sure to check them out. In addition to Yin, I would note one more girl - the inspector, who allows you to look at the problem of relations between contractors and ordinary people from an unusual point of view, which is very important for the full disclosure of the plot.
Plot
The Darker than Black storyline consists entirely of two-part arcs dedicated to the adventures of Hay and his team. Was this justified? plot structure? I think so. - this is one of those rare cases when I have no complaints about the plot. Maintained throughout the series high quality stories told, without any ups and downs. The lack of failures can be explained by the fact that the written script is not complex or excessively deep, and therefore it was not so easy to mess up in it, especially considering that no one pushed the writers into a time frame (twenty-five episodes is a lot). Is this the right approach? Who knows... Personally, I would prefer to watch a plot that is even in intensity, rather than constant ups and downs, when you are bored for ten minutes watching useless chatter, only to then get a minute of climax.
Studio Bones has long developed a special style of storytelling, which it tries to adhere to in most of its creations. Of course, Darker than Black was no exception. The style lies in the fact that, despite the general seriousness and gloom of the narrative, elements are unobtrusively introduced into it that slightly defuse the situation. These can be either characters added solely for comedic purposes, or some funny scenes or even episodes. You don’t have to look far for examples: this is absurdity like writing your own in toilets mobile phone, committed by Yato, which are adjacent to discussions about life and death; c - constant bickering between Edward, Winry and Alphonse, adjacent to one of the deepest philosophies that I have encountered in anime; and finally in Darker than Black- series in which the main characters are a private detective and his young assistant, or a set of little things like Hay's gluttony, adjacent to discussions about minorities with superpowers.
I am sure that someone will now grimace and say: “But because of such stupid moments, the atmosphere of tension suffers!” Even though these words make sense, I don’t agree with them. On the contrary, it is the comedic moments that make the psychological and dramatic scenes that follow have such a powerful effect. Firstly, due to the fact that comedic moments bring the characters closer, and subsequently the viewer empathizes with them more strongly. How stronger man laughs at first, the more he will empathize with the characters in the end. Secondly, Constantly watching the drama and psychology is very exhausting— it’s unlikely that anyone would want to be in constant tension for twenty-five episodes (which is, no less, more than eight hours of real time), and comedy allows you to slightly replenish emotional resources. So I think the style used by the Bones studio is more than justified, which has already been proven in practice several times.
Even though the plot is somewhat superficial, it touches on some very interesting issues. First of all, it is the relationship between social minorities endowed with advantages and ordinary people. The problem is not new, and has been touched upon in many books and films (you don’t have to look far for an example - take latest movies Marvel, the relationship of ghouls and people in or the relationship of magicians and ordinary people in Avatar: The Legend of Korra), however, it does not lose its relevance, because there is no clear answer. How should such relationships be regulated? Who should compromise? If one of the parties begins to take advantage of ( ordinary people– in quantity, contractors – with superpowers) when conditions are imposed, a conflict may arise in which innocent people will suffer. Darker than Black shows what happens if the minority and the majority cannot (or do not want) to come to an agreement. Another interesting question, touched upon in the final episodes of the season, goes like this: “Is it worth sacrificing the minority to save the majority?” . Is it possible to hide behind good intentions when you consent to the murder of tens of thousands of people, many of whom are innocent people, for the sake of saving millions of other lives? Once again a question to which it is not so easy to find an answer.
Panache
As strengths of drawing, I would highlight character design And implementation of battles. The characters look original - look at one dark-skinned female agent with blue hair and a fur coat on her shoulders. In Darker than Black, no two characters are alike, which makes them all easy to remember. Speaking about battles, I would like to note that the artists did not overload them with visual effects, thanks to which maximum attention is paid to the abilities of the contractors. It's a shame that Darker than Black doesn't have a lot of fight scenes or action. From weaknesses The drawings can be distinguished by rustic background images and the absence of non-standard angles. Because of this, the picture sometimes looks gray and lifeless. However, the advantages of drawing outweigh the disadvantages - the Bones studio did a great job. For 2007, the art is very good.
Music
First opening Howling performed Abingdon Boys School has long been included in my collection of the best openings. The most powerful guitar riff in the best traditions of Metallica is simply inimitable, even the less expressive vocals did not spoil it. Second opening Kakusei Heroism ~ The Hero without a Name~ performed An Cafe is also cool and dynamic, although it doesn’t sound as powerful as the first one. First ending Tsuki Akari performed Rie Fu nothing remarkable, although the female vocals in it are not bad. Second ending Dreams performed HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR it turned out so-so. The background music varies greatly: powerful rock is replaced by elegant jazz, blues, and simple instrumental compositions. The music copes with conveying the required mood, and this is the main thing.
Ratings
Characters – 8.5. Quality main characters. Lots of original minor characters, adding variety and depth.
Plot – 9.0. An extremely smooth plot with virtually no ups and downs.
Drawing – 8.5. A very worthy drawing for its time. The character designs were especially good.
Music – 8.0. Excellent openings, ordinary endings. The background music pleasantly surprises with its variety of styles.
Conclusion
Darker than Black represents that rare case where it is very difficult to find fault with an anime. Yes, it cannot boast of super-bright characters or an intricate multi-level plot, but the average level of each component is very high level. There is a dynamic, varied, albeit simple plot. There is an interesting problem. There are original and well-used characters. High-quality art and music – yes. And, most importantly, the anime uses the classic Bones atmosphere of tension, diluted from time to time with comedic inserts. For me personally Darker than Black gave me a lot of pleasure. Isn't that why we watch anime?
8.5/10
Rudean, special for site
P. S. I have a habit: when I watch anime, I always try to pay attention to the Russian and English inscriptions used in it. These could be signs on the streets, documents or signatures under photographs. In Darker than Black, apparently, the scriptwriters limited themselves to software translation. Just take a look.
Review of the anime Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha (“Darker than Black”) was last modified: September 9th, 2018 by Rudean
The second season of the anime series has ended Darker than Black 2, which lasted 12 episodes. In history there was a place for both well-known characters and new faces.
The main character was Suo Pavlichenko, and the Russian city of Vladivostok was chosen as the location.
Among the old acquaintances remained Hei, Mao, who moved to new uniform, July, Kirihara, etc. What happened between the seasons will not be directly discussed; for this purpose, four OVAs will be released along with the discs of the second season.
Meanwhile, the gap between the two seasons is not the only thing that leads viewers to misunderstandings. Bones famous for creating open-ended anime such as Xam'd, DtB, Eureka Seven And Soul Eater , so DtB 2 was no exception. On the one hand, this was facilitated by the small number of episodes themselves, on the other hand, that the creators decided not to reveal their cards until the very end - which caused confusion. Therefore, conclusions about the end of the second season are up to each individual.
This article is the result of a collection of different opinions supplemented by the opinion of the author himself.
A brief retelling of the events of the last episode.
Suoh meets with Shion and they go to the gate. Hei meets with Yin, or rather with her shell, and also goes to the gate for her soul.
Kirihara, along with Mao, meets with Madame Oreily, who shows the supercomputer.
Shion disappears and Suoh meets with July.
Hazuki meets with Genma and they have a fight. July leads Suo to the half-dead Shion and Yin. Shion dies, July falls unconscious, Suo takes out the PTRD and aims at Yin.
The meteorite fragment on Suo's chest breaks into pieces, and Hei appears. Scary and Incomprehensible Things are happening. Yin suggests that Hei kill himself. Kirihara sees Hei and Yin for a moment, then a flash of light engulfs everything. Suo is alive, her parents are alive and she was late for school.
Kirihara and Kabayashi leave the Gate.
Now what happened?
Shion leaves Suoh at the center of the gate to make a deal with Yin, which he subsequently tells Suoh. The exact terms of the deal are unknown. One of the opinions is this. Shion is capable of creating physical copies of anything, including humans, but is unable to give them souls. In the past, ME was used for this purpose. But the creation of a new Earth requires the infusion of a large number of souls, and this is where the role of Yin begins. According to the theory, all the killed (or committed suicide, if you prefer) contractors whom Yin saw gave her their souls. This theory is indirectly confirmed by the fact that on the new Earth Suo meets people who died on the old one: her father, mother, etc. The purpose of creating a new Earth is to give the contractors normal human life, and the cost of the transaction is Shion’s life.
Suo does not remember anything about his “past life” due to the destruction of the pendant with a meteorite fragment. As explained in the series, the meteorite is needed to retain the memories of the "cloned" people. If you carefully examine Madame Oreily's supercomputer, you will notice a huge sphere - a meteorite that supposedly fell on Dr. Pavlichenko and his children. After the transaction is completed, this ball is no longer there.
Suoh supposedly lost her contractor abilities also due to the destruction of the pendant. It may have contained the sealed power of Hei. In this case, by destroying it, Yin would return Hei’s abilities.
Series "Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini"
Darker than Black
Darker than Black (Japanese) Darker than BLACK -黒の契約者- Yes:ka: Zan Burakku -Kuro no Keiyakusha-, Darker than black)- anime directed by Tensai Okamura with music by composer Yoko Kanno. After the success of the series in the magazine Asuka a manga of the same name began to appear. In 2009, the series received an animated sequel Darker Than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini, and in 2010 - a 4-episode OVA continuation, chronologically standing between the first and second seasons.
Plot
In the near future, ten years before the events described in the first season of the series, anomalous zones appear on Earth, later called the Gates of Heaven (zone in South America) and the Gates of Hell (zone in Japan). On their territory, people mysteriously die, plants unknown to science grow, and ghosts appear. Governments organize evacuations, and the zones themselves are fenced off with a wall. A specialized institute for the study of the anomaly, Pandora, is being created at the UN. And everything would be fine, but the influence of the zone spread far beyond its borders. Contractors (counterparties) began to appear among people - people endowed with special abilities, but devoid of emotions and feelings. Each contractor has his own payment for the power given to him: someone is obliged to smoke constantly, someone is obliged to arrange pebbles in a certain way. The capabilities of the contractors were appreciated and, soon, many of them ended up working in the intelligence services, the yakuza or terrorist organizations.
The main character of the series is Hei. As part of a small group, he works for the mysterious “Organization.” While completing missions, Hei tries to find out what happened to him, his comrades and his sister five years ago.
Manga
Darker than Black
The events of the manga "Darker than Black", released in 2007, are connected with the girl Kana Shinou. While walking with her friends, she meets a man similar to her father, who was killed more than a year ago. Kana begins her investigation and soon comes across an organization called “Wiegenlied”. At the same time, Hei and Mao are interested in this same organization. When Wiegenlied agents try to kidnap Kana, they take her under their protection...
Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana
The new manga "Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana" started a few months before the premiere of the second season of the series. Unlike the first manga series, Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana is published not in the shoujo magazine Monthly Asuka, but in the male audience Young Gangan. The new manga is longer: the manga “Darker than Black” - 9 chapters, “Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana” - 33 chapters. The manga's author, Yuji Iwahara, also worked on the character designs for the original series.
Characters
Note: a number of characters, despite using the Japanese version of the hieroglyph, use the Chinese reading and meaning. For example, the meaning of the character's name Hei is indeed "black", but is used Japanese character 黒 ( Kuro), which is read as Chinese 黑 ( hey).
Voiced by: Yuna InamuraYoshimitsu Horai- Misaki Kirihara's boss. At the end of the first season, Misaki Kirihara is arrested for first-degree murder.
Voiced by: Michihiro Ikemizu02. The star of the contract has fallen... (part 2).ass (UPLOAD SUBTITLES)
You know, every time a star falls, one of their lives ends.
A contractor has just died in this world.
Ten years ago, a fake sky hid the real stars from us.
Contractors are cold-blooded creatures with unheard-of strength.
The so-called dolls are bodies devoid of souls...
03. New star lit up in the morning sky... (part 1).ass (UPLOAD SUBTITLES)
The head of the column speaks. What happened to you?
What's happened?
Can you report, Tahara?
I don't know... I can't explain.
It's hard to hear. What's going on with you?
04. A new star lit up in the morning sky... (part 2).ass (LOAD SUBTITLES)
This new contractor is just showing off.
According to the astronomical department, the spectrum of its star contained the characteristics of a moratorium.
Fried until crispy, just like the bacon I had for breakfast.
Moratorium?
05. The trail of the crimson nightmare is lost in Eastern Europe... (part 1).ass (UPLOAD SUBTITLES)
I know how to keep my word.
I'm a businessman.
I like your business approach, Mr. Smith.
I'd like to get down to business.
06. The trail of the crimson nightmare is lost in Eastern Europe... (part 2).ass (UPLOAD SUBTITLES)
You were there when South America disappeared.
You, Amber, Pie - you were all there.
What happened?
Why are we the only ones left?
08. The fragrance of gardenia in the May rain... (part 2).ass (LOAD SUBTITLES)
List of employees for the last ten years.
I think ten years will be enough.
If we can find the spies, we will eventually find the contractor who is behind everything.
Where is Mao still unknown?
09. Clean white dress, stained with girlish dreams and blood... (part 1).ass (LOAD SUBTITLES)
Richard Lau?
Do you really have information about contractors?
11. Time to regain what was lost inside the wall... (part 1).ass (UPLOAD SUBTITLES)
Do you believe in an urban legend?
The gate can give you back what you once lost.
But you'll have to pay for it.
I wonder how exactly?
12. Time to regain what was lost inside the wall... (part 2).ass (UPLOAD SUBTITLES)
Oh, the star has fallen!
Brother, I saw another meteor!
Next time, make a wish.
Yeah. The meteor is the light that escapes whenever God lifts the lid of the sky.
14. On a silver night the waves cannot stir my heart... (part 2).ass (LOAD SUBTITLES)
What happened, mom?
Airplane... Dad's airplane...
Now I have nothing to lose
15. Memories of betrayal - memories of Amber's smile...(part 1).ass (LOAD SUBTITLES)
Should I issue an invoice?
Yes please.
Dark Side Blues
10 years ago the world changed. Some of the people became contractors, entering into an agreement with an unknown force and acquiring various abilities. In addition, mediums appeared - people (dolls) more like “vegetables”, devoid of personality and memory. This is how the anime Darker Than Black begins.
A paranormal zone called the "Gate of Hell" appears in Tokyo, which is surrounded by a wall. Intelligence agencies begin to hunt for contractors, either attracting them to themselves or killing them.
Hei is the main character, a contractor nicknamed “Black Reaper” with the ability to control electricity, works for a certain organization, performing various tasks and constantly being confronted with his past. His team includes an emotionless doll girl Yin, a former police officer Huang and a talking cat Mao.
The Darker than black anime is an extremely interesting mixture of fantasy, action, detective and noir with a well-thought-out universe that is slightly different from ours.
Recently, a topic has often come up about a person endowed with incredible abilities, be it films, TV series or anime. However, in Darker Thab Black, the contractors are somewhat of a cold-blooded, calculating bastard whose main goal is self-preservation. The concept of conscience and morality becomes something distant and forgotten, and “Everything for oneself” comes first. Due to their dulled senses, such superhumans become ideal killing weapons, ready to carry out any order.
However, you have to pay for everything, even in the Darker than black universe. Each contractor pays a special price for using his abilities. For some it is harmless eating eggs, laying out pebbles, but for others it is breaking the fingers on their own hand. In this case, the payment is more of a psychological dependence than a physical one.
Hey is unique. He does not pay any price, is the most irrational contractor, distinguished by atypical behavior from others who own life above all. So, living the life of an ordinary transferred student during the day, and turning into the black god of death at night, Hei seems to rush between the human world and the world of contractors, not allowing himself to turn into a completely soulless killer.
If I could describe the series in a nutshell, then these are the gray everyday life of the protagonist’s adventures in the company of a doll girl, a talking cat and an old-school man from the same sandbox as the rest of the brethren. At the same time, a feature of the series is that each mini-story is divided into two episodes for each story, which are practically unrelated.
Regardless of the fact that the trump card of “Darker than black” is its fantastic surroundings, excellent graphics, simply excellent dynamics of battles, the heroes themselves, their feelings and past come to the fore. Everything obeys the law of the blues: a leisurely narrative, a gloomy city and equally gloomy heroes. This state of affairs will not suit someone at all, forcing them to stop watching this creation after a couple of episodes, but we advise you to be more loyal, because “Darker Than Black” is a rare creation and is by no means bad.
The anime “Darker Than Black” caused mixed impressions, since the ending remained unclear and unrevealed. In addition, the second season is much worse than the first: the main character is no longer our beloved Hei (here they show a different side), many new characters have appeared, some are not revealed, and twelve episodes are not enough to maintain the pace of the previous season. But there is anime, and it's good. Interesting and intriguing. But many questions remain regarding its ending.
So let's begin.
Who is Izanami?
To understand who Izanami is, it is best to watch the four OVAs that were released in 2010, after the second season. In them you can find many answers to questions that interest us. First of all, Izanami is not Yin. But only the spirit that was released in the Yin body.
You, of course, ask, why Yin and not any other doll? Because Yin evolved much faster than other dolls. The anime says that the dolls, like the contractors (after the events of the first season), began to evolve, that is, they became smarter, more capable, and began to feel. Therefore, for example, many contractors committed suicide, feeling guilty for what they had done.
Yin evolved faster because Hei was nearby, for whom she had romantic feelings. She fell in love with Hay. In the last episode of the OVA we see two Yin: one in black, the other in white. The one in black is the personification of Izanami. The one in white is Yin. It is closely related to Japanese mythology.
“Izanami was very angry with Izanagi and sent eight ugly women from the country of Yomi after him. He, drawing the sword of Ame, but Ohabari, fled from them. At one point, he threw away his headband while running, and when it turned into a bunch of grapes, eight ugly women stopped and began to eat him. Then Izanami herself rushed in pursuit of Izanagi. However, by that time, Izanagi had already reached the border between the country of Yomi and the rest of the world and blocked the passage between them with a large rock. At that moment, he sensed Izanami's presence on the other side of the rock and suggested that she dissolve their union. Izanami replied that in this case she would kill a thousand people in one day, but Izanagi answered her that he was ready to build one thousand five hundred houses a day for women in labor.”[Wikipedia].
This brings up the second question.
Who is Izanagi?
On forums, those who have watched the anime are divided in their opinions. Some believe that Izanagi is Zion. Others say it's Hay. But who really is Izanagi?
Let's start with the fact that in the last episode of the OVA, Yin talks to a silhouette who asks where he is? And Yin replies that he is inside her - Yin. Therefore, can we conclude that this glow is Izanagi? We probably can. When Yin gathers required quantity the souls of the contractors, then this glow will take shape. Yin will help to take shape, in return it will fulfill Yin’s wish, but it is too early to do this, because Yin is waiting for Hei. However, we can also consider that something glowing to be Izanami, which has not yet taken shape because Yin has not collected enough souls. “Izanami replied that in this case she would kill a thousand people in one day, but Izanagi answered her that he was ready to build one thousand five hundred houses a day for women in labor.”[Wikipedia].
Now let's talk about whether Izanagi is Hei or Sion. It was said that if they met, it would be the end of the world for humanity or something like that. In general, the Gates of Hell will open, perhaps something similar will happen, as in South America(can we conclude that Izanami also awakened then, but in the body of Hei’s sister Pie? That’s why Pie died and transferred her powers to Hei). So, in episode 12 of the second season, around the 13th minute, Madame says that two people met - Izanami and Izanagi. As we understand, it was Yin and Xion who met, who disappeared somewhere from Suo. After all, Hei was not yet close to Yin at that time. He came a little later. Therefore, we can say that Sion is Izanagi. Their meeting opened the Gates of Hell.
As a result of this meeting, a copy of the Earth was created, where dead contractors were sent (for example, Suo, July and others are there) in order for it to be permanent, they used a meteorite that Suo wore in the form of a pendant. He kept the memories because she, too, is a copy created by her brother. And again we turn to the legend about Izanami and Izanagi.
“Izanagi and his wife Izanami stood on a sky-floating bridge and looked down, asking each other if there was land below them. To find out, the gods lowered what was made from gemstone spear and discovered the ocean. When they lifted the spear, the water that flowed from it solidified and turned into Onogorojima Island (a self-frozen island).”[Wikipedia].
Is Hay still alive?
Hay didn't die. He remained alive and even regained his abilities as a contractor, as his star lit up in the sky again. How did he get them back? Unknown. But I’ll write a little further what I think about this.
There are two options: either Hey remained on our Earth, or he went to another dimension, like a fake Earth, but for contractors and dolls. The first option is confirmed by the fact that the star is burning in the sky on the planet where the anime takes place, that is, Hei is somewhere here. But at the end of the anime, two twin girls, mediums, said that the Gates of Hell are open. “Let's go see, let's go see,” they said, and their spirits disappeared somewhere. It is possible that they went into the world that they created after the meeting of Izanami and Izanagi, and the entrance to it is the Gates of Hell, where only contractors, dolls, and mediums go. It's possible that Hei is there with Yin.
Is Yin alive?
In the last episode, in the last minutes, we see Hei carrying Yin’s body in his arms. It is not shown what dimension this is, where he is going, and it is not shown what happened to Yin. We see only Hei's back, Yin's lifeless body (which may be alive or dead - unknown). We put forward two options for the development of events. The first - Hei killed Yin, and carries her dead body in his arms. Thus, we explain why nothing happened to the world, because Hei killed Yin. But we were not shown that he actually killed her, and he hardly could have. When Yin asked about this in the last episode, Hei just smiled. This means that he knew how to return Yin without killing. In addition, if Hei had killed Yin, then nothing would have been born (as was said in the prediction), and in the last episode we see that someone similar to Yin crawled out of the coffin.
Therefore, I am more inclined to believe that Hei did not kill Yin. She is alive, just unconscious, after being separated from Izanami. As we see, Hei is carrying Yin’s naked body in his arms, not just in a black robe, not just in a white one. And her hair does not glow, which means that she is the real Yin, whose body lay in that container. In addition, in the anime it was said that due to the opening of the Gates, worlds open, apparently, Hei, along with Yin, went into one of them.
How could Hei save Yin?
We heard that inside the gate, Izanami grants a wish. The policewoman also wanted to make a wish, but did not have time. So, maybe Hay made a wish? For example, Yin's wish for him to regain his contractor powers and his star to light up in the sky again, because we know that the glow at the end of the OVA promised to fulfill Yin's wish. And then Hay also made a wish. For example, for Izanami to leave Yin’s body, or something like “I want to be with Yin forever.” So they stayed together. But Mao said that he would have to give something for his desire, so what did Yin or Hei give?
Who crawled out of the coffin?
I believe this is the glow Yin was talking to. It is possible that this is Izanami. Since Hei did not kill Yin, the prophecy was fulfilled, so something was born that would change lives (both for contractors and people). It is likely that Izanami is inside the coffin because she took the souls of the contractors that were nearby. And it is Izanami who can do this.
And the fact that she was born speaks once again that Hei did not kill Yin.
Something like that. I hope you liked it and that this article helped you understand the ending of “Darker Than Black.”