Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha - Sakura no Hana no Mankai no Shita
English title: Darker Than Black Episode 26: Beneath the Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms
Japanese title: DARKER THAN BLACK -黒の契約者- 桜の花の満開の下
Alternative titles: Darker than Black Episode 26, DTB, Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha Special
Type: Special
Source: Original
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 26, 2008
Duration: 23 min
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: Bones
Producers: Aniplex, Square Enix
Licensors: Funimation
Genres: Comedy
Themes: Parody

A side-story of Darker than Black, also called Episode 26, that takes place during the events of Kuro no Keiyakusha. 

The Syndicate has another job for Hei and his team. This assignment involves the sought after possessions of a dead contractor, which are believed to have been buried beneath a cherry tree. Meanwhile, Misaki Kirihara and her team plan a trip to the Cherry Blossom festival.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

This episode represents episode 9 on the Darker than Black DVDs.