


The series has an anime adaptation broadcasted by WOWOW in Japan and distributed in North America by Central Park Media. The English language version is published by Viz Media. The return of the serialization has yet to be confirmed. Volume 12 of the series is scheduled to be released in Januwith revisions that will differ from the chapters originally serialized in the magazine. There were three side-stories focusing on Tatsumi, Oriya and Ukyou respectively. The published chapters have been collected in 11 volumes with the 11th volume published on December 14, 2001. Even though the serialization stopped at the 2nd issue of Hana to Yume in 2003, the chapters that were not collected after volume 11 were not released. The manga was serialized in Hakusensha's semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine, Hana to Yume from the 14th issue of 1996 until the author decided to put the story on hiatus in the 2nd issue of 2003. These Guardians of Death work for Enma Daiō, the king of the dead, sorting out the expected and unexpected arrivals to the Underworld. Descendants of Darkness ( 闇の末裔 Yami no Matsuei ?) is a fantasy manga series created by Yoko Matsushita.
