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“Ordinary teen Takaya learns he's reincarnated Lord Kagetora, must fight spirits with Naoe while rival clans threaten.”
Mirage of Blaze
炎の蜃気楼 [ミラージュ]
6.48
7,889 rank · 26,538 viewers · 87 favorites
Action
Boys Love
Drama
Supernatural
Historical
Reincarnation
School
Shoujo
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Synopsis
Ordinary teen Takaya learns he's reincarnated Lord Kagetora, must fight spirits with Naoe while rival clans threaten.
Takaya Ougi is an ordinary high-school student whose only wish is to keep his best friend safe and enjoy a quiet life. His world shifts when the mysterious Nobutsuna Naoe appears and reveals that Takaya is the reincarnation of the formidable Lord Kagetora. Naoe, a fellow possessor, re-awakens Takaya’s dormant powers to banish malevolent spirits and stand against the encroaching Feudal Underworld. Unlike other possessors, Takaya has no memories of his past life—something Naoe views as both a blessing and a curse. As Takaya struggles to master his newfound abilities, he begins to sense echoes of a complicated history between himself and Naoe. With rival clans such as the Hojo and Fuma stirring in the shadows, the boundary between the living world and the supernatural realm grows ever thinner, and Takaya must decide how far he is willing to go to protect those he cares about.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
5.8
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 2.49
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.49 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 2.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 3.25
Running avg · Feb 2007 → Nov 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Want to watch some cool bishounen? Check out this story about Takaya Oogi, a regular high school student trying to lead a normal life. I looked at this series with curiosity of how shounen-ai would...”
- 6 “Mirage wasn't a bad time necessarily. The idea was good and there was a lot of content that I could have enjoyed but the presentation was just so sub-par. I watched all 13 episodes in under 4 days...”
- 2 “So this was playing in the "yaoi" (not really) room at Fanime 2007, and I parked myself and my luggage in there since I did not yet have my badge or a hotel room in which to store my...”
Verbosity
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Medium · 75%
Long · 25%
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2002 – Apr 2002 Winter 2002
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0925 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
Licensed by
- Media Blasters Licensor